Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is sending the Canada Post labour dispute to the Canada Industrial Relations Board for what could be an order to return to work; he says he expects mail service to resume next week. A negotiator for the union reacts to Ottawa's intervention. Plus, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe explains why using export taxes as a countermeasure against U.S. tariffs would be a "complete betrayal" by the Trudeau government. 

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith explains the province's $29 million plan to bolster border security and address U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's demands. Plus, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey explains how a tentative deal with Quebec on the Churchill Falls hydroelectric plant "changes everything" for the province's future. 

New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt explains what the prime minister told premiers about his plan to bolster the border at a second meeting about U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's tariff threat. Plus, a breakdown of the economic threats that drove the Bank of Canada's second consecutive half-point interest rate cut. 

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump made another suggestion that Canada should be part on the U.S. in a Truth Social post on Tuesday. The Power Panel breaks down what spurred the taunt and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith explains what she did for the relationship on a trip to Las Vegas. Plus, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says the Bloc supported a non-confidence motion designed to embarrass the NDP leader because he ''deserved to be embarrassed."

Omar Alghabra, Canada's only MP of Syrian descent, explains why many Syrians abroad are celebrating the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's dictatorship despite uncertainty about the intentions of those seizing power. Plus, the person who chaired the Council of the Federation when CUSMA negotiations began offers negotiating lessons from Donald Trump's first term.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says the Arctic is no longer a "low-tension region" and defends her government's new Arctic foreign policy from claims that it comes too late to catch up with Russia's northern power. The premiers of Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories weigh in on what it will take to support their residents and secure the region. Plus, CBC's Peter Armstrong breaks down a jump in the unemployment rate.