MPs Adam van Koeverden (Liberal), Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) and Peter Julian (NDP) debate the Conservative Party's motion to suspend the carbon price on all forms of home heating. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs discuss the outcome of the premiers' meeting held today in Halifax.

Alberta's President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Finance, Nate Horner, discusses the federal-provincial-territorial meeting on his province's proposal to leave the Canada Pension Plan. Ottawa bureau chiefs Bob Fife (The Globe and Mail), Tonda MacCharles (The Toronto Star) and Joanna Smith (The Canadian Press) weigh in on the week's top stories, including the ongoing opposition to the federal government's decision to rollback the carbon price on home heating oil. Laura Dawson, executive director of the Future Borders Coalition, analyzes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's visit to Washington to participate in a 12-country economic summit.

Political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Tim Powers (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on the week's top stories, including how the federal government's rollback on the carbon price is impacting the prime minister politically. Alberta Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz explains her province's stance on the federal government’s rollback on the carbon price for home heating. Correctional Investigator of Canada Ivan Zinger discusses his annual report, which found Indigenous peoples continue to be overrepresented in Canada's prisons.

Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Randy Boissonnault responds to growing criticism over the federal government's decision to pause the carbon price on home heating oil. Bushra Khalidi, the Palestinian policy lead for Oxfam, discusses the need for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war following a deadly attack on a refugee camp in Gaza. Polls analyst Éric Grenier from The Writ weighs in on how the brewing controversy over the Liberal government's carbon price rollback could affect its support nationally.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith explains her government’s opposition to the federal government's decision to temporarily pause the carbon tax on home heating in Atlantic Canada. Freelance political columnist and commentator Graham Thomson weighs in on the growing feud between the Alberta government and Ottawa over energy policy. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller discusses the federal government's plan to improve Canada's immigration system.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe explains why he's threatening to withhold collecting and sending the federal carbon price in response to the government's decision to exempt it from home heating oil in Atlantic Canada. MPs Darrell Samson (Liberal), Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) and Peter Julian (NDP) debate the federal government's adjustments to the federal carbon system. Lana Payne, the national president of Unifor, discusses two deals reached between the union and automaker Stellantis and management with the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Journalists Bob Fife (The Globe and Mail) and Tonda MacCharles (The Toronto Star) weigh in on the week's top political stories, including the prime minister's suprise announcement that the government will implement a three-year pause to its carbon price on home heating oil in Atlantic Canada and rural areas. Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole discusses his testimony before a House of Commons committee studying foreign interference in Canada.

Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy discusses his letter to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland calling for an urgent pan-Canadian meeting on Alberta’s proposal to leave the Canada Pension Plan. Our political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Chuck Strahl (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) join CPAC's Michael Serapio to weigh in on Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's intention to withdraw her province from the Canada Pension Plan and Erin O’Toole's testimony on foreign interference before a House of Commons committee.

Employment Minister and Alberta MP Randy Boissonault responds to Alberta's pitch to leave the Canada Pension Plan and set up its own. Ahmed Benchemsi, the communications director for the Middle East and North Africa with Human Rights Watch, discusses the humanitarian situation in Gaza in the face of the Israel-Hamas war. Pedro Antunes, the chief economist at the Conference Board of Canada, reacts to the Bank of Canada's decision to hold its key overnight rate at 5 per cent.

Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu provides the federal government's response to the Federal Court's approval of a $23 billion compensation package for First Nations children harmed by the on-reserve child welfare system. Plus, Sarah Clarke, a lawyer representing the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, a co-complainant in this case, offers her thoughts on the landmark agreement. Michael Mostyn, CEO of B'Nai Brith Canada, speaks out against a rise in anti-semitic incidents in response to the Israel-Hamas war. Dan Arnold, chief strategy officer for Pollara Strategic Insights, discusses the Liberal government's strategy as its federal approval numbers continue to drop.