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PrimeTime Politics with Michael Serapio

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Apr 9, 2024 • 27min

Ottawa Unveils Multi-Billion-Dollar Defence Spending Plan - April 8, 2024

National Defence Minister Bill Blair elaborates on the federal government's multi-billion dollar plan to strengthen the Canadian Armed Forces. NDP MP Charlie Angus discusses his decision not to run in the next federal election. Philippe Fournier, editor-in-chief of 338 Canada, weighs in on a recent poll showing the governing Liberals are closing the gap on the Opposition Conservatives.
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Mar 23, 2024 • 27min

Preparations for Brian Mulroney's State Funeral - March 22, 2024

CPAC’s Michael Serapio reports from Montreal ahead of the state funeral for former prime minister Brian Mulroney on Saturday. John Parisella, former chief of staff to former Quebec premier Robert Bourassa, reflects on Mulroney's legacy in Quebec. Journalists Robert Fife (The Globe and Mail), Laura Osman (The Canadian Press) and Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) discuss the opposition's failed non-confidence motion over the carbon tax.
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Mar 22, 2024 • 28min

Non-Confidence Vote and the Crisis in Haiti - March 21, 2024

Canada's ambassador in Port-au-Prince, André François Giroux, discusses the response to the humanitarian crisis in Haiti. Political observers Stevie O'Brien (Liberal), Sean Murphy (Conservative), and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on the ongoing carbon tax debate as Conservatives failed to pass a non-confidence motion in the government.
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Mar 21, 2024 • 29min

Ben Mulroney Remembers His Father - March 20, 2024

Brian Mulroney's eldest son, Ben, shares his memories of his dad, Canada's 18th prime minister. Former Liberal cabinet minister Anne McLellan and former Conservative cabinet minister Lisa Raitt, co-chairs of the Coalition for a Better Future, share the findings of their annual scorecard. Pembina Institute executive director Chris Severson-Baker weighs in on the debate over the federal carbon tax.
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Mar 20, 2024 • 30min

Remembering Brian Mulroney and MPs Approve Divisive NDP Motion - March 19, 2024

Bonnie Brownlee, a former executive assistant to the Mulroney family, shares her thoughts on the public tributes for former prime minister Brian Mulroney. MPs Heather MacPherson and Anthony Housefather weigh in on a contentious vote on an NDP motion which initially called on the government to recognize Palestine as a state.
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Mar 19, 2024 • 28min

Carbon Tax Debate, Nenshi Enters Alberta's NDP Leadership Race - March 18, 2024

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Adam van Koeverden and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer debate the increase to the federal carbon price, scheduled for April 1. Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi discusses why he's running to be Alberta's next NDP leader.
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Mar 2, 2024 • 58min

Remembering Brian Mulroney - March 1, 2024

Friends and former colleagues of Brian Mulroney remember the life and legacy of Canada's 18th prime minister, who died on Thursday at 84. We hear from former prime ministers Joe Clark and Kim Campbell and former Mulroney cabinet minister Perrin Beatty. And journalists Robert Fife (The Globe and Mail), Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse), and Julie Van Dusen reflect on Mulroney's contributions to Canadian political history.
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Mar 1, 2024 • 27min

February 29, 2024

CPAC’s flagship show is the daily source for political roundup and analysis of policy issues. Get an insider’s perspective from Ottawa featuring interviews and guest panels from the Hill including all of the day’s political highlights in extended, primetime replay.
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Feb 29, 2024 • 29min

Health Minister Tables Top-Secret Winnipeg Lab Documents – February 28, 2024

Health Minister Mark Holland announces the government will make public documents concerning the two scientists fired from a top-secret government lab in Winnipeg. Politico White House reporter Daniel Lippman previews Super Tuesday following last weekend's primaries in Michigan. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow discusses her call more more federal funding as her city deals with growing challenges like homelessness and affordability.
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Feb 28, 2024 • 29min

Conservatives Demand Full Accounting for ArriveCan App - February 27, 2024

MPs Yasir Naqvi (Liberal), Larry Brock (Conservative) and Taylor Bachrach (NDP) weigh in on a Conservative motion urging the government to table a report outlining how it spent public money on ArriveCan. Nicholas Marcus Thompson, the executive director of the Black Class Action Secretariat, explains why a coalition of black civil servants has filed a complaint against the Canadian Human Rights Commission for systemic discrimination.

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