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Baird skeptical of diplomatic developments with Iran

This week on The House, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird discusses whether Canada will follow the U.S.'s lead and re-engage diplomatically with Iran . Then, Quebec Minister Veronique Hivon talks about her province's "dying with dignity" legislation.

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NATO chief weighs into the ongoing crisis in Syria

This week on The House, the Secretary General of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, discusses the crisis in Syria. Then, B.C. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip tells us if a pipeline charm offensive by the federal government is too little too late.

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PQ minister argues Canadian politicians are afraid of secular debate

This week on The House, guest-host Chris Hall talks about Quebec’s proposed Charter of Values with PQ minister Bernard Drainville. Then, Transport Minister Lisa Raitt discusses the latest developments in the Lac-Mégantic investigation.

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Baird: Syria poses "biggest humanitarian challenge this century"

This week on The House, Evan Solomon asks Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird about his discussions at the G20 meetings regarding Syria. Also, Elizabeth May explains her claims that the federal government is subsidizing Enbridge research.

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Turkish Ambassador says Assad regime used chemical weapons

This week on The House, guest-host Chris Hall asks the Turkish Ambassador to Canada what options there are for dealing with Syria. And Jerry Dias, who is expected to head Canada’s newest trade union, discusses the challenges ahead for his members.

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Mayors say Feds must address municipalities' safety concerns

This week on The House, guest-host Chris Hall gets reaction from Bromont, Quebec Mayor Pauline Quinlan on the Senate report on rail safety. Then, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver joins us to discuss resource development in Canada’s arctic.

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Mulcair says Conservative Party should pay for Wallin audit

This week on The House, guest-host Chris Hall talks to NDP Leader Tom Mulcair about the audit into Senator Pamela Wallin's expenses. Then, Industry Minister James Moore joins us to discuss the fight to keep Verizon from entering Canada’s wireless market.

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Senate won't 'monkey around' with Wallin audit, Senator Comeau says

This week on The House, guest-host James Fitz-Morris talks to Senator Gerald Comeau about the release of the audit into Senator Pamela Wallin’s expenses. Then Jason Kenney, the Minister of Employment and Social Development, discusses changes to the Tempor

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New Brunswick confident Quebec won't stand in the way of West-East pipeline

This week on The House, guest-host Alison Crawford looks at the proposed $12-billion Energy East pipeline project with New Brunswick Premier David Alward.

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Premiers gear up for a fight with Ottawa over jobs

This week on The House, guest-host Alison Crawford is in Niagara-on-the-Lake for the annual summer gathering of the country’s 13 territorial and provincial premiers.

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Lac-Mégantic investigators urge review of rail safety rules

This week on The House, guest-host Kathleen Petty talks to Don Ross, the Transportation Safety Board's lead investigator in Lac-Mégantic. Then, we hear from Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter ahead of the Council of the Federation meeting.

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Lac-Mégantic's quest for answers continues

This week on The House, while questions continue to be raised about what happened in Lac-Mégantic, Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Transport Minister, Pierre Poilievre, explore whether rail safety standards in Canada are a

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New Duffy affair details could overshadow upcoming cabinet shuffle

This week on The House, two former PMO insiders discuss new developments in the Mike Duffy affair and the upcoming Cabinet shuffle. And Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault looks at the effectiveness of Canada's Access To Information Act.

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Laureen Harper discusses the Alberta flood clean up effort

This week on The House, Laureen Harper and Naheed Nenshi bring us the latest from the Alberta flood clean up effort. Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver reacts to President Obama’s comments on the Keystone XL project.

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Assessing the damage

This week on The House, Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi on the Alberta floods. Government House Leader Peter Van Loan on the government's handling of the Parliamentary sitting. And Bob Rae reflects on his 35 year career in politics.

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Tkachuk defends his committee's work

This week on The House, Senator David Tkachuk on the Senate expenses scandal. And Shawn Atleo, National Chief of the AFN criticizes Ottawa's approach to First Nations issues, and the Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt responds.

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Mulcair to Harper 'produce the cheque'

This week on The House, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair on the Wright/Duffy affair and the widening Senate scandal. And Conservative MP Chris Alexander on reports of a partisan fund administered by the PMO.

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Senators trade barbs over Duffy affair

This week on The House, Conservative Senator Larry Smith and Liberal Senator Jim Munson weigh in on the Senate expenses scandal. Plus, BC's Environment minister Terry Lake explains why BC says no to the Northern Gateway pipeline.

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Tory MP 'disappointed' with Senate expenses scandal

This week on The House, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel and Liberal Senator James Cowan on the Senate expenses scandal. Plus, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall on his plea to abolish the Senate.

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Tory MP 'disappointed' with Senate expenses scandal

This week on The House, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel and Liberal Senator James Cowan on the Senate expenses scandal. Plus, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall on his plea to abolish the Senate.

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Senators, Wright face new probe demands

This week on The House, with Senators Wallin and Duffy out of the Conservative caucus, we get reaction from NDP Ethics Critic Charlie Angus. We also hear from Senator Patrick Brazeau. And we speak with B.C. Premier Christy Clark after her stunning victory

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No discipline for misspending Senators

This week on The House, Senators Marjory Lebreton and James Cowan on Senate expenses, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver on EU plans to label oilsands crude dirty oil, and an update on the B.C. election.

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Kenney promises more changes

This week on The House: Immigration Minister Jason Kenney on Temporary Foreign Workers, more on the costs of Canada’s new Arctic offshore patrol ships, and our political panel on 2 years under a Harper majority.

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Ontario Premier bets on budget to stay in power

This week on The House: Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne on her upcoming budget, a war of words between Joe Oliver and leading climate scientist James Hansen, backbenchers win some space, and a new bill in Nova Scotia targets cyberbullies.

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Dealing with the aftermath of the Boston bombings

This week on The House, former Assistant Director of CSIS, Ray Boisvert, John Manley and Tom Ridge, both of who were key players following 9/11, join us to talk about the aftermath of the Boston bombings.

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Tom Mulcair's NDP readies for 2015

This week on The House, host Evan Solomon asks NDP leader Tom Mulcair how he plans to re-tool his party ahead of the next election, and what a Justin Trudeau-led Liberal party mean for the NDP?

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Next Liberal leader faces serious challenges

This week on The House, with federal Liberals about choose a new leader, is the party at a crossroads? We speak with outgoing interim leader Bob Rae. Then, Revenue Minister Gail Shea talks about her department’s capacity to track down tax evaders.

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