April 2012

Watchdog and government clash over the impact of cuts

This week on The House, Evan Solomon sits down with Parliamentary Budget Officer to discuss his latest report. Kevin Page explains why federal cuts...

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Energy fight

Could new environmental assessment rules for major energy projects lead to clashes between environmental groups, first nations and the federal government? Some groups say...

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Kady's Good Question - The "When does human life begin?" committee

Rarely do private members' motions create such a stir. But this week, Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth managed to trigger quit the controversy with his....

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Appropriate politics

This week on The House, Evan Solomon reflects on what's appropriate and what's not when it comes to politics. Listen to Evan's weekly commentary...

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Carney warns of potential housing market trouble

This week on The House, Evan Solomon asks Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney whether there is a housing bubble, the dangers of high household debt,...

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Major changes to environmental assessment process

It's an overhaul of how environmental assessment works when it comes to major energy projects -- such as pipelines. And the federal government summarizes...

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The battle of Alberta

Albertans go to the polls on Monday. And that will mark the end of a close, and at times controversial, campaign. The Progressive Conservatives have...

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MPs to decide on F-35 witness list next Tuesday

Members of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee reconvened for an emergency meeting to study the auditor general's report on F-35s, days before MPs...

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Prison math

This week on The House, Evan Solomon reflects on the true costs of incarceration. Listen to Evan's weekly commentary here. Vic Toews: "You may have...

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When MPs mislead Parliament

As the government continues to claim it did not mislead Canadians on the costs of F-35s, a listener writes in to Kady with this question:...

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Clarity cuts

This week on The House, Evan Solomon reflects on the messaging around government budget cuts. Listen to Evan's weekly commentary here:   Jim Flaherty: "The...

The impact of budget cuts on food safety

This week on The House, are cuts included in the federal government's most recent budget about to jeopardize the safety of your food? Evan Solomon...

House Additions - Ian Binnie

He sat on the Supreme Court for 14 years, now Ian Binnie shares his thoughts about the impact of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms,...

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Liberals raise a question of privilege on the F-35s

On Thursday, interim Liberal leader Bob Rae raised a question of privilege alleging that the government provided two "completely different and contradictory versions of reality" with...

The Roar of F-35s

This week on The House, Evan Solomon reflects on the auditor general's report on the F-35 program. Listen to Evan's weekly commentary here:  ...

F-35 process plagued with problems

This week on The House, Evan Solomon talks to Canada's new Auditor General, Michael Ferguson, about what went wrong with the government's plan to...