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Election results overturned in Etobicoke Centre

Saturday, May 19, 2012 | Categories: News Promo |

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This week on The House, after a judge overturned the results of the last federal election in the Toronto riding of Etobicoke Centre, Evan Solomon talks to the man behind the challenge: former Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj.
 
Then, to find out what the ruling means and what comes next, Evan speaks with the former head of Elections Canada, Jean-Pierre Kingsley.
 

EI changes coming "very soon"

Saturday, May 19, 2012 | Categories: |

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The federal government wants to transform Employment Insurance, but what will those changes be? Human Resources and Skills Development Minister Diane Finley is in to explain.

Then the NDP's Malcolm Allen explains why his party thinks the government can't keep the changes secret.


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The future of Canada's presence in Afghanistan

Saturday, May 19, 2012 | Categories: |

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Before heading to a NATO meeting where the future of Afghanistan will be at the very top of the agenda, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird drops by our studios to explain Canada's position.

A year into his portfolio, Baird also discusses the situation in Syria, Iran, and Canada's role in the Middle East.



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Kady's Good Question - What's next in Etobicoke Centre?

Saturday, May 19, 2012 | Categories: Good Question |

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Now that a judge has overturned the results of the last election, what's next in Etobicoke Centre? And what will the Conservative party challenge the ruling?

Kady O'Malley is here to explain.



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The politics of sex - Evan's essay

Saturday, May 19, 2012 | Categories: House Blog |

This week, Evan reflects on on a controversial exhibit at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa.

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B.C. Premier rebukes leader of the federal NDP over "Dutch disease" comments

Saturday, May 12, 2012 | Categories: News Promo, Past Episodes |

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This week on The House, the debate over resource development flared up this week after NDP leader Tom Mulcair said on this show that the current way of developing the oil sands is hurting the manufacturing sector, and the overall Canadian economy.

Evan Solomon asks British Columbia premier Christy Clark what she makes of Mulcair's comments, why the Northern Gateway pipeline might not benefit B.C. as much as some people might think, and why she wants to change the name of her party.


 

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Canada on track to miss its emissions target

Saturday, May 12, 2012 | Categories: |

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Canada will not meet its self-imposed green house gas emissions target for 2020. In his spring report, Canada's Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner Scott Vaughan writes the targets that replaced those of the Kyoto protocol -- judged unrealistic and too costly to achieve by the Conservative government -- will likely not be met.

We also ask Vaughan what his concerns are about the environmental assessment changes included in the government's budget implementation bill.

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Government refuses to split its budget bill

Saturday, May 12, 2012 | Categories: |

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In one corner, the Conservative government. In the other, the NDP, Greens, Liberals, environmental groups, and more. All fighting over the government's controversial 425-page budget implementation bill.

Government house leader Peter Van Loan sits down with Evan to explain why C-38 needs to be passed as quickly as possible, and why he thinks there's been plenty of debate on the contents of the bill.

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Kady's Good Question - How to oppose the budget implementation bill?

Saturday, May 12, 2012 | Categories: Good Question |

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Now that the government has declined the NDP's requests to break down the omnibus budget implementation bill, is there anything the opposition can do to change its content or delay its passage?

Kady O'Malley is here with the answer.

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Budget Wars

Saturday, May 12, 2012 | Categories: House Blog |

This week, Evan reflects on the new numbers surrounding the cost of the military mission to Libya.


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Closing in on Pierre Poutine

Sunday, May 6, 2012 | Categories: |

Pierre Poutine. That name has been associated with those automated calls that misdirected voters in the riding of Guelph before the last election. While Elections Canada continues to investigate, CBC News has obtained court documents that shed new light on who was behind those calls -- and may eventually lead to unmasking the infamous Poutine. The CBC's senior political correspondent Terry Milewski and Steve Maher from Post Media News join us with the latest.

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