Journalists Bill Curry (The Globe and Mail) and Nojoud Al Mallees (The Canadian Press) join Michael Serapio to analyze the political debate over federal consulting contracts awarded to McKinsey & Company and other private firms. Caitlin Shane of the Pivot Legal Society discusses the start of B.C.'s three-year decriminalization project for personal drug possession. Dr. Jane Philpott, a onetime health minister and current dean of health sciences at Queen's University, offers thoughts on health care reform and the role of private providers.

Michael Serapio looks at the return of Parliament with Government House Leader Mark Holland, Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer, and NDP House Leader Peter Julian. Journalists Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) and Tonda MacCharles (Toronto Star) analyze the top political headlines as the winter sitting gets underway.

Michael Serapio reviews Alberta's response to federal gun control measures -- and other top stories -- with journalists Tyler Dawson (National Post), Susan Delacourt (Toronto Star), and Robert Fife (The Globe and Mail). Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor faces questions on Bill C-13. And Sabine Sparwasser, Germany's ambassador to Canada, discusses her country's winter fuel supply and the potential for more Canadian imports.

Michael Serapio questions Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly on China, the Indo-Pacific strategy, and other pressing issues. And political commentators Kate Harrison, Susan Smith, and Kim Wright debate the latest headlines.

Government House Leader Mark Holland joins Michael Serapio to review the fall sitting of Parliament. Dr. Rod Lim, head of the children's emergency department at London Health Sciences Centre, provides a frontline perspective on Canada's health care crisis. And Stephanie Thorassie, executive director of the Seal River Watershed Alliance, discusses the potential for an Indigenous protected area in northern Manitoba.

Defence Minister Anita Anand has pledged to implement all recommendations from an independent review on sexual misconduct and military culture. Michael Serapio has reaction from MPs Bryan May (Liberal), Shelby Kramp-Neuman (Conservative), and Lindsay Mathyssen (NDP). Charles Sousa discusses his byelection win for the Liberals in Mississauga--Lakeshore, Ont. And François Boileau, the federal ombudsperson for taxpayers, outlines his latest report on the Canada Revenue Agency.

MPs Terry Duguid (Liberal), James Bezan (Conservative), and Richard Cannings (NDP) join Michael Serapio to mark the life of former cabinet minister Jim Carr, who passed away today at age 71. Bob Rae, Canada's ambassador to the United Nations, discusses his diplomatic mission to Haiti to determine Canada's potential role in ending the country's political unrest. Eric Grenier (The Writ) previews the federal byelection in Mississauga--Lakeshore, Ont.

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs joins Michael Serapio for questions on the continuing provincial demand for more federal health transfers. Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald discusses this week's Special Chiefs Assembly. And journalists Catherine Lévesque (National Post) and Marsha McLeod (The Globe and Mail) review the week's top political developments.

Michael Serapio questions Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne on his proposed changes to foreign investment review and the Investment Canada Act. Political commentators Kate Harrison, Susan Smith, and Kim Wright debate today's top headlines. And part two of our interview with Sport Minister Pascale Ste-Onge looks at the Hockey Canada scandal and ending the toxic culture that remains in many Canadian sports.

Economists Kevin Page and Armine Yalnizyan join Michael Serapio to analyze the Bank of Canada's latest interest rate hike that puts the key benchmark rate at 4.25%. Dallas Smith, president of the Nanwakolas Council, discusses today's $800-million federal pledge for Indigenous-led conservation projects in British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Ontario. And Sport Minister Pascale Ste-Onge explains her refusal to attend the FIFA World Cup in Qatar -- and whether it was a show of support for LGBTQ+ and migrant workers' rights.