Carney’s decision to abandon trade talks
Canada-U.S. trade talks collapse and Donald Trump threatens even more tariffs. Was it the right decision for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s go...
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20 of 37 episodesCarney's G7 hits and misses
Mark Carney's mixed-bag G7 trip wins big interest in Canadian oil, and another snub from Donald Trump. Analyzing the big challenges facing t...
Canada scrambles to bridge U.S. trade divide
Canada grapples with more Trump threats to free trade and a delay in opening the new Gordie Howe bridge. The Liberals move against social me...
Carney fends off recession accusations
Mark Carney fends off accusations of driving Canada into a recession. What ordering the CRTC to back down over its 'Netflix tax' means for U...
Will Donald Trump's revenge tour backfire? | Analysis from Washington
CBC’s weekly podcast, Two Blocks from the White House, takes a clear-eyed look at what’s happening in the U.S. right now and what it means f...
Carney says Canada can make America great again
Prime Minister Mark Carney tells U.S. investors how Canada 'will help make America great again.' Climate frustrations push Steven Guilbeault...
What Stephen Colbert’s cancellation says about Trump’s America | Analysis from Washington
CBC’s weekly podcast, Two Blocks from the White House, takes a clear-eyed look at what’s happening in the U.S. right now and what it means f...
Alberta premier's move to keep separation referendum alive
Premier Danielle Smith addresses Alberta's sovereignty quagmire with plans for a referendum on having the original separatism referendum. Ho...
Has Trump made conspiracy theories mainstream? | Analysis from Washington
CBC’s weekly podcast, Two Blocks from the White House, takes a clear-eyed look at what’s happening in the U.S. right now and what it means f...
How is Mark Carney balancing energy ambitions and climate concerns?
The Liberals announce their plans to double Canada’s electricity grid by 2050 and build on changes to project approvals with progress on pip...
Is U.S. Voting set to change forever? | Analysis from Washington
CBC’s weekly podcast, Two Blocks from the White House, takes a clear-eyed look at what’s happening in the U.S. right now and what it means f...
Will a pipeline push soothe separatist sentiment?
Will Carney’s move to speed up natural resource project approvals — including pipelines — soothe separatist sentiment in Alberta? Plus, repo...
The costs of Carney's spending plans
What Mark Carney's spending goals outlined in the spring economic update mean for the deficit. Conservatives battle Liberal efforts to move...
Carney fires back at Trump’s trade demands
Ottawa responds to the Trump administration demands for trade concessions, including lifting the U.S. liquor ban. Mark Carney and Pierre Poi...
How will Carney flex his majority power
Prime Minister Mark Carney returns to the House of Commons with his newly-minted majority government. The Conservatives try to chart a new p...
Carney's expanding Liberal tent
As former Conservative MP Marliyn Gladu's move to the Liberals further widens the views within caucus, could it impact upcoming byelections?...
Carney juggles risk and reward with China trade push
Mark Carney juggles risk and reward as the Liberals chase closer China trade ties despite blowback over his human rights comments. Pierre Po...
What hitting NATO's spending target means for Carney and Canada
The benefits, and challenges, of Canada finally meeting its two per cent NATO spending target. The uphill political battle facing the next N...
Pierre Poilievre goes on Joe Rogan’s podcast
Will Pierre Poilievre’s Joe Rogan’s podcast appearance help him politically, and what will it do for Canada? How Mark Carney has reshaped th...
Why are so many MPs crossing to Carney’s team?
A fourth member of parliament ditches their party to join Mark Carney’s Liberals. The Conservatives push the government to step up deportati...