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Alberta and Ottawa: It’s complicated
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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Dec 2, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
It’s rarely an easy ride with the Alberta-Ottawa relationship, and this rollercoaster week was no different. Starting with Alberta playing the sovereignty act card for the first time, then hugging it out over a big announcement … it may result soon in more fireworks over the emissions cap. The House breaks down what it all means for the federation.
Then, a man who once advised former prime minister Stephen Harper on his approach to criminal justice talks about his about-face on the toxic drug crisis.
Plus, the former head of this country’s spy agency breaks down the significance of a U.S. indictment alleging India is linked to multiple assassination plots — including three targets in Canada.
This episode features interviews with:
- Randy Boissonnault, Employment minister and Liberal MP
- Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star Ottawa bureau chief
- Stuart Thomson, National Post Ottawa bureau chief
- Benjamin Perrin, author and former Conservative adviser
- Alex Panetta, CBC Washington correspondent
- Dick Fadden, former head of CSIS
Then, a man who once advised former prime minister Stephen Harper on his approach to criminal justice talks about his about-face on the toxic drug crisis.
Plus, the former head of this country’s spy agency breaks down the significance of a U.S. indictment alleging India is linked to multiple assassination plots — including three targets in Canada.
This episode features interviews with:
- Randy Boissonnault, Employment minister and Liberal MP
- Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star Ottawa bureau chief
- Stuart Thomson, National Post Ottawa bureau chief
- Benjamin Perrin, author and former Conservative adviser
- Alex Panetta, CBC Washington correspondent
- Dick Fadden, former head of CSIS
Released:
Dec 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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