PrimeTime Politics with Michael Serapio

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May discusses foreign interference after reading the unredacted NSICOP report. Former CSIS official Michelle Tessier comments on the release of the NSICOP report last week and the fallout since then. Aengus Bridgman, director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory talks about a report released by his organization on the Canadian information ecosystem.

MPs Mark Gerretsen (Liberal), Andrew Scheer (Conservative), Jean-Denis Garon (Bloc Québécois) and Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) discuss the Bloc's motion asking that the Hogue Commission's mandate be expanded to allow it to investigate allegations of MPs colluding with foreign states. Journalist Catherine Lévesque (National Post) and political analyst Geneviève Tellier comment on today's meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier Francois Legault. Liberal MP George Chahal talks about his efforts to prevent the deportation of Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the truck driver responsible for the accident that killed 16 members of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team in 2018.

Journalists Tonda MacCharles (The Toronto Star), Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) and Kristy Kirkup (The Globe and Mail) analyze the week's top political stories, including the opposition's ongoing push to get the government to disclose the identities of the parliamentarians who allegedly collaborated with foreign states. Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, one of four crew members preparing for NASA's Artemis II mission to the moon, explains the objectives of the Artemis program. Immigration Minister Marc Miller discusses the government's new program to give caregivers from abroad permanent Canadian residency status upon arrival.

Political commentators Stevie O'Brien (Liberal), Cole Hogan (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on the week's top political stories, including the continued fallout from an explosive report on foreign interference from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians. Berkley Lawrence, the dominion first vice-president of the Royal Canadian Legion, discusses today's ceremony in Moncton, New Brunswick, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.

MPs Ryan Turnbull (Liberal), Michael Chong (Conservative) and Peter Julian (NDP) respond to the explosive report from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, which said some MPs wittingly helped foreign actors interfere in Canada's democratic process. Former London bureau chief for CTV and CBC News, Ann MacMillan, discusses Tuesday night's U.K. election debate, the first between the two party leaders since the snap election call.

Auditor General of Canada Karen Hogan shares the findings from her latest audit reports, including an examination of federal contracts awarded to consulting firm McKinsey and Company. Economists Kaylie Tiessen (Unifor) and Ted Mallett (The Conference Board of Canada) share their expectations for Wednesday's interest rate decision from the Bank of Canada.

Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner speaks out against the politicization of Canada's judicial system, warning it risks undermining public confidence in the rule of law. Newly-elected president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, Sharon De Sousa, outlines her priorities for the union representing more than 240,000 workers. David Weinstein, a former U.S. federal prosecutor for the Southern District of Florida, discusses the possible legal consequences for former U.S. president Donald Trump after his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records.

Journalists Stephanie Levitz (The Toronto Star), Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) and Kristy Kirkup (The Globe and Mail) weigh in on the week's top political stories. Canada's Ambassador to the U.S., Kirsten Hillman, discusses the future of Canada's defence spending as it faces pressure to increase its financial contribution to the NATO military alliance.

Matthew Lebo, chair of the political science department at Western University and Dave Levinthal, editor-in-chief of Raw Story, react as a New York jury finds former U.S. president Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony charges. Political commentators Carlene Variyan (Liberal), Mitch Heimpel (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on the week's top political stories.

Sol Mamawka, an NDP member of Ontario's provincial parliament, discusses his history-making speech in Oji-Cree, the first time an Indigenous language was fully recognized by Queen's Park. Deborah Lyons, Canada's Special Envoy on Combating Antisemitism, reacts to last weekend's shooting at a Jewish girls school in Toronto and shares how political leaders should respond to increased violence against Jews in Canada. Dave Levinthal, editor-in-chief Raw Story, weighs in on the end of Donald Trump's hush money trial, as jury deliberations begin in the prosecution of the former U.S. president.