Election pipe dreams: Will parties’ pipeline pitches pan out?

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are spurring renewed interest in Canada for oil and gas development and a possible national energy corridor — with the Liberals and Conservatives promising action. Are these pledges realistic? And what about climate change? Host Catherine Cullen talks to a pollster, a political scientist and an oil market researcher about pipeline politics.

Then, Kitchener Centre Green candidate Mike Morrice joins the program to discuss how big a challenge his party is facing this election if more Canadians support the prospect of pipelines.

Next, as the federal election campaign crosses the halfway point, CBC reporters on the road send us postcards from the campaign trail — with analysis on the Liberal, Conservative and NDP campaigns so far.

After that, party strategists discuss the hot topics of this week of the campaign, including Carney returning to Ottawa yet again as prime minister, Poilievre boasting about crowd sizes and what they’re expecting from the leaders’ debates next week.

Finally, The House’s Emma Godmere breaks down the closely-watched race in Châteauguay-Les Jardins-de-Napierville, where a Bloc Quebecois incumbent is facing off against a Liberal star candidate and longtime gun control advocate in a race that’s all about ground game versus party pull.

This episode features the voices of:

• Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute
• Sarah E. Sharma, political science professor at the University of Ottawa
• Rory Johnston founder of Commodity Context
• Mike Morrice, Green Party candidate for Kitchener Centre
• Marina von Stackelberg, CBC reporter following the Conservative campaign
• Karina Roman, CBC reporter following the Liberal campaign
• Ashley Burke, CBC reporter following the NDP campaign
• Brian Clow, Liberal strategist
• Kate Harrison, Conservative strategist
• George Soule, NDP strategist