This weekend on The House

We're talking big bucks this week on the show!

First stop: London and Paris. That's where the prime minister is heading next week. Stephen Harper will try to talk his English and French counterparts to join the fight against a global bank tax. Oxford economist Linda Yueh tells Kathleen that Harper has a pretty steep hill to climb to reach his goal.

Then, more money talk. The MPs' dispute with the auditor general over their expenses has put the spotlight on how much it costs for them to travel. Our reporter Alison Crawford puts a face on the issue and looks at what's reasonable when it comes to MPs' travel expenses.

We're still getting a lot of feedback about the AG, so it's not surprising that Kady's Good Question this week is about Sheila Fraser. As a bonus, she also answers a crucial question: who audits the auditor?

The CBC's senior business reporter Amanda Lang makes her House debut this week to tell you why you should care about Jim Flaherty's plan to create a national securities regulator.

Then, we put the government's omnibus budget bill under the microscope, with the help of reporter James Fitz-Morris and Senator Lowell Murray.

And finally, Jean Chretien's official portrait was unveiled on Parliament Hill this week. The former prime minister also makes a special appearance on the House...well, he doesn't, but we got some of his former colleagues to share their favourite stories about the "little guy from Shawinigan." If you want more of those, there's a special feature on our website.

Hope you enjoy the show!

Nick