The Housewith Chris Hall

Three senior members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet have been found to be in violation of ethics rules in the past year — a list that includes the prime minister himself.

This week on The House midweek podcast, Carissima Mathen, professor of law and constitutional expert at the University of Ottawa, talks about the repercussions of the decision by Ontario Premier Doug Ford to invoke the notwithstanding clause. We also ask the CBC's Hannah Thibedeau and David Cochrane for the latest details on the NDP and Liberal caucus meetings.

This week on The House, we ask Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi for details on the Liberals' plan to move forward with the Trans Mountain pipeline, and talk to NDP and Conservative MPs about the project. Chris Hall asks a media ethics expert about the implications of the scathing editorial about Donald Trump published by the New York Times. Finally, we break down the feud between Maxime Bernier and Andrew Scheer with a historian who talks about how that will affect the Conservatives' chances of winning in 2019.

The uproar created by an opinion piece written by a Trump administration official signals a critical juncture for both journalism and democracy, according to a media ethics expert.

Maxime Bernier's fiery departure from the Conservative party drew the ire of its leaders, though they seemed reluctant to mention him by name at the party's recent convention. In an effort to minimize the fallout, party officials seem to be resisting tackling the issue head-on.

This week on The House midweek podcast, Celeste Drake of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations talks about the push to keep Canada at the NAFTA negotiating table. We also ask the CBC's Katie Simpson for the latest details from the talks in Washington.

This week on The House, we recap the major shifts in the NAFTA negotiations with advisory council member Rona Ambrose. We also ask Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc about Ottawa's path forward after the Trans Mountain pipeline construction was stopped by a court ruling causing Alberta to go against the federal climate change plan. Finally, we look at the cluster of retirements from the NDP caucus.

As progress on the Trans Mountain pipeline stalls, Ottawa has lost another provincial ally in the climate fight — leaving the Trudeau government scrambling for answers as the crowd of friendly faces thins across the country.

Outgoing NDP MP Linda Duncan says it's "purely coincidental" that so many of her fellow caucus members are leaving politics at the same time.

This week on the midweek podcast, guest host Terry Milewski is joined by economist Daniel Schwanen to explore Canada's options when it comes to negotiating a trade deal with the U.S. — which announced a bilateral deal with Mexico this week.

This week on The House, we sit down with Conservative party leader Andrew Scheer to talk about the path to victory in next year's federal election. Three panels of MPs, pundits and observers from other parties join us to share their insights on the policies that will build the Conservative platform, and key Brexit figure Daniel Hannan explains the dangers of populism.

The Conservative deputy party leader says there's no danger of her now-former colleague Maxime Bernier unravelling the caucus to start his own party.

Populism may be taking root around the world, but one of the figures behind Brexit doesn't think there's an appetite for Trump-like tactics in Canada.

'We're not the Liberals' might as well be the slogan of the Conservative's efforts to win back seats on Canada's eastern coast, according to two MP hopefuls.

The Conservative party doesn't look any different than it did in the era of Stephen Harper's government to observers from the Liberal and NDP parties.

This week on the midweek podcast, we dive into the Liberal and Conservative party gatherings happening this week at opposite ends of the country. We look at what issues that will be on the table and how the parties are gearing up for the 2019 election.

This week on The House, we catch up with the RCMP's new commissioner Brenda Lucki to talk about her efforts to modernize the force. We talk with trade diversification minister Jim Carr about how Canada can move exports outside the U.S. Finally, we take an in depth look at the government's attempts to curb drug overdoses.

Part of moving a larger portion of Canada's trade market away from the U.S. must include working with other nations who share Canada's perspective, according to the new trade diversification minister.

The government introduced the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act in May 2017 to provide some amnesty for drug users - but a year after the legislation was passed, many people are still too scared to call for help because they fear arrest.

Eric Grenier, the CBC's polls analyst, and Jonathan Montpetit, who covers Quebec politics for CBC, give us a rundown of the political landscape in Quebec ahead of the campaign kickoff.

This week on The House, we talk to Vermont Governor Phil Scott about the upcoming meeting between his New England counterparts and eastern Canadian ministers. We'll also dissect the spat between Saudi Arabia and Canada, and chat with Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde about his priorities after being re-elected.

A U.S. governor fears recent blows to the relationship between Canada and the U.S. could leave scars that will take a long time to heal.