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• Carney fast-tracks a West Coast pipeline

  October 2, 2026 · 23 min

  Prime Minister Mark Carney puts a West Coast pipeline on the approval fast track ahead of the Alberta referendum. The Parti Québécois emerges as an election frontrunner. And another Conservative MP announces his departure. Rosemary Barton…

• Is Carney pushing too hard to speed up project approvals?

  September 25, 2026 · 22 min

  The Liberals move to ram through accelerated major project approvals as unions push back over workers' rights. B.C.’s snap election call: prudent response to Trump's trade threats or opportunistic fear-mongering? And the possible strategy…

• Is Carney’s Europe pivot in Canada’s best interest?

  September 18, 2026 · 25 min

  Prime Minister Mark Carney moves to deepen ties with the European Union, but is it in Canada’s best interest? The Liberals try to lure foreign investment. And Stephen Harper stands behind the decision to walk away from U.S. trade talks…

• Canada faces more U.S. trade war escalation

  September 9, 2026 · 23 min

  With Canada's $28 billion tit-for-tat counter-tariffs sparking further U.S. tariffs and outright bans on some Canadian products, the At Issue panel breaks down Canada's strategy, what it might do next, and what all the trade chaos means…

• Carney’s decision to abandon trade talks

  August 25, 2026 · 13 min

  Canada-U.S. trade talks collapse and Donald Trump threatens even more tariffs. Was it the right decision for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to walk away and is a deal still possible? Rosemary Barton hosts Chantal Hébert, Andrew…

• Carney's G7 hits and misses

  June 19, 2026 · 23 min

  Mark Carney's mixed-bag G7 trip wins big interest in Canadian oil, and another snub from Donald Trump. Analyzing the big challenges facing the Liberals in the fall. And the Conservatives call out Carney for skipping Question…

• Canada scrambles to bridge U.S. trade divide

  June 12, 2026 · 25 min

  Canada grapples with more Trump threats to free trade and a delay in opening the new Gordie Howe bridge. The Liberals move against social media but not everyone's on board. And Pierre Poilievre pitches Albertans on staying in…

• Carney fends off recession accusations

  June 5, 2026 · 23 min

  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.S. trade negotiations. And are some Liberal MPs chafing under Mark Carney's leadership…