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• Separatist Parti Québécois wins minority. What now?

  October 6, 2026 · 58 min

  A major shakeup in Quebec — the pro-independence Parti Québécois is elected to form a minority government. What does it mean for the province, and what does it mean for the federal government's national unity agenda? Our panel of Quebec…

• Parti Québécois poised for victory, Alberta separatists get help from Washington

  October 5, 2026 · 48 min

  All eyes are on the Quebec election, where the pro-independence Parti Québécois is poised for a victory tonight. Plus, the separatist movement in Alberta may be getting some help from the U.S — an investigation from the Globe and Mail…

• Weekly Wrap: Quebec, Alberta and separatist sentiments

  October 3, 2026 · 24 min

  As Alberta Premier Danielle Smith hopes the recent 'national interest' designation of her proposed pipeline helps quell some separatist sentiments, Quebec is headed for an election on Monday that could elect a separatist party to power…

• Reporter Roundtable: Will a new pipeline ease separatist sentiment in Alberta?

  October 2, 2026 · 23 min

  After promising to make big moves on big projects, Prime Minister Mark Carney has officially designated the first project of national interest — a new Alberta oil pipeline. Will this cool separatist sentiment in Alberta? The Reporter…

• Carney designates Alberta's pipeline a project of 'national interest'

  October 1, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

  Alberta's proposed pipeline to the West Coast becomes the first project to be designated in the national interest by the federal government, but it still lacks a private proponent. As of now, a majority of the pipeline will be publicly…

• Canada marks dedicated day for reconciliation on eve of pipeline announcement

  September 30, 2026 · 49 min

  As Canada marks the 6th National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Rebecca Alty joins Power & Politics to discuss the government's efforts to right historic wrongs. This comes on the eve of an…

• LNG Canada gets go-ahead for massive expansion in B.C.

  September 29, 2026 · 51 min

  LNG Canada says its multibillion-dollar Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, B.C., is going forward, in a move that could double Canadian exports of liquefied natural gas. Power & Politics hears from Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of…

• Trump's latest trade war escalation: Import bans on Canadian products

  September 28, 2026 · 58 min

  U.S. President Donald Trump's ban on several Canadian products kicks in Tuesday at 12:01 am ET — the latest escalation in the trade war. Power & Politics hears from an impacted business and international trade lawyer William Pellerin…