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The House

Politics these days can seem like one big shouting match. Catherine Cullen cuts through the noise. Every Saturday she makes politics make sense, taking you to Parliament Hill and across Canada for in-depth interviews, documentaries and analysis of the week’s news — from across the political spectrum. Because democracy is a conversation, and we’re here for it.

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00:48:50

Politicians are misbehaving. Meet their new ref

The House ·

2023/11/04

The federal government’s decision last week to carve out oil for home heating from the carbon tax has spurred cries for additional exemptions. Saskatchewan has even threatened to stop collecting the tax on home heating altogether. New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs sits down to talk about his province’s perspective on the fuel charge, as well as Alberta’s proposal to withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan. House Speaker Greg Fergus talks with host Catherine Cullen about his bid to bring decorum to a

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00:50:13

Not *quite* axing the carbon tax

The House ·

2023/10/28

The Liberal government has announced new measures to ease the burden of the carbon tax on rural Canadians, a carve-out from one of their landmark policies. Liberal MP Kody Blois, the chair of the Atlantic caucus who helped push for the changes, joins The House to talk about why he thinks it's necessary. Toronto Star parliamentary bureau chief Tonda MacCharles and The Hub editor-in-chief Stuart Thomson weigh in on that move and the bubbling internal debate the Liberals face over the Israel-Hamas war

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00:50:21

'Unfathomable' fear in Jewish and Muslim communities...

The House ·

2023/10/21

Tension and anxiety remain high in both Jewish and Muslim communities in Canada. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc sits down to talk about how the government is handling a rise in anti-semitism and islamophobia as a result of the conflict in the Middle East, as well as Alberta’s moves toward a separate pension plan. He also weighs in on Quebec’s tuition hike, before Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante gives her perspective. Then, The House takes a deep dive into Canada’s push for a digital services

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00:48:33

Can Canada do anything to help in the Middle East?

The House ·

2023/10/14

A week of violence and tragedy is ending with fears of further escalation. Alia Zaki of the UN World Food Programme joins The House to talk about how the humanitarian situation is developing right now. Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney weighs in on how Canada should respond to the crisis and whether it has the influence to make a difference. Former diplomats Arif Lalani and Daniel Kurtzer also analyze the conflict so far, the risks of escalation and the prospects for resolution. Plus — Canada’s

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00:51:19

On the frontlines of the toxic drug crisis

The House ·

2023/10/07

An average of 21 Canadians die every day from opioid-related overdoses. The situation has only worsened in recent years. In a special edition of the program, The House travels to Thunder Bay, Ont., a city that has the highest rate of opioid-related deaths in the province. Host Catherine Cullen hears from paramedics who see the devastation of the crisis and recovering addicts who are trying to help others on their own journeys. We also hear from Police Chief Darcy Fleury and Mayor Ken Boshcoff about

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00:49:42

Was this Canada’s biggest diplomatic embarrassment?

The House ·

2023/09/30

A week after Canadian parliamentarians rose in the House of Commons to honour a man who turned out to have fought in a Nazi unit, how bad is the damage to Canada’s reputation? The House hears from foreign policy expert Janice Stein, historian Robert Bothwell and disinformation watcher Marcus Kolga, then journalists Paul Wells and Susan Delacourt weigh in. The CBC’s Bartley Kives reports on the Manitoba provincial election, which takes place next week and has lately focused on the question of whether

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00:50:01

Murder and war: A big week for Canada’s global relations

The House ·

2023/09/23

A frenetic week in Canadian foreign affairs began with a bombshell allegation by the prime minister accusing the Indian government of involvement in the murder of a Canadian pro-Khalistan activist and ended with an in-person address to Parliament by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Sen. Peter Boehm and Garry Keller, chief of staff to former foreign affairs minister John Baird, talk about the fallout and where Canada stands now. The CBC’s Evan Dyer breaks down where the Canada-India

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00:48:55

Some Liberal MPs weren't happy. Has Trudeau won them...

The House ·

2023/09/16

The governing Liberals went into a caucus retreat this week down in the polls, concerned about unity and without a clear plan to pull themselves back together. On the other end of the weekend, have the political winds shifted? Three backbench MPs — Kody Blois, Arielle Kayabaga and Anthony Housefather — discuss what they heard. The CBC’s Jacques Poitras also joins the program to talk about how a New Brunswick policy governing the use of pronouns in schools has kicked off similar policies across the

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00:49:36

Generation Poilievre: Conservatives' pitch to Canadians

The House ·

2023/09/09

Canadian conservatives gathered in Quebec City this weekend for their first policy convention in the Pierre Poilievre era. Jenni Byrne, one of Poilievre’s top strategists, joins The House to talk about how the party has changed and what it plans to do next. Journalists Stephanie Levitz and Joël-Denis Bellavance break down the political implications of the goings-on. Plus — former CSIS director Dick Fadden and China expert Jia Wang discuss the appointment of a commissioner heading up a public inquiry

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00:49:43

From cows to cockpits: Our summer talking to MPs in...

The House ·

2023/09/02

In a special, end-of-summer edition of The House, the program looks back at some of the most interesting, enlightening and intense parts of our summer series. CBC journalists spoke to eight different MPs about what inspired them to get into politics, their hopes for their time in Ottawa and what they love most about their ridings.

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00:01:59

New to The House? Start here.

The House ·

2022/11/30

Democracy is a conversation, and we're here for it. Every Saturday, Catherine Cullen makes politics make sense, taking you to Parliament Hill and across Canada for in-depth interviews, documentaries, and analysis of the week’s news — from across the political spectrum.

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