Breaking down Mark Carney's first year in Canadian Politics
In this episode of "It's Political," the Toronto Star's Ottawa bureau reporter Ryan Tumilty and deputy bureau chief Alex Ballingall join host Althia to discuss the year in Canadian politics and what to look ahead to in 2026. What to make of Prime Minister Mark Carney's first year in office and how long can his minority government survive?
This episode of "It's Political" was produced by Althia Raj and mixed by Matt Hearn. Our theme music is by Isaac Joel.
The audio clips this week were sourced from ParlVu, CPAC, CBC and CTV.
28 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT
Did Ottawa Just Get Hosed by Alberta?
The federal government signed a memorandum of understanding with Alberta yesterday, pledging support to build a new pipeline and make changes to environmental regulations. Prime Minister Mark Carney celebrated a "big day" for Alberta and Canada, but opposition to the deal was vast, including from environmental groups, B.C's Premier, Coastal First Nations, and even within the Liberal Caucus. After the deal was signed, Stephen Guilbeault resigned from Carney's Cabinet.
So what did the Liberals get out of this? We asked one of them. MP Corey Hogan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, joins us to talk about why he sees the MoU as a win for the environment, what he makes of the backlash, and what the path forward is for a pipeline that doesn't have buy-in from B.C. and affected Indigenous communities.
We also try to get to the bottom of a simple question: does Canada need another pipeline? We speak to Andrew Leach, professor of economics and law at the University of Alberta, Dale Beugin, executive vice president at the Canadian Climate Institute, and Janetta McKenzie, ddirector of oil and gas at the Pembina Institute. Hosted by Althia Raj.
This episode of "It's Political" was produced by Althia Raj and Kevin Sexton, and mixed by Matt Hearn. Our theme music is by Isaac Joel.
Some of the audio clips this week were sourced from CPAC and CBC
14 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT
After a budget, a defection, a resignation, can the Liberals survive Monday's vote?
Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont's decision to cross the floor to the Grits handed them a crucial vote to pass their budget and triggered a chain of events that left Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre struggling to maintain his grip on his caucus.
In this episode of "It's Political," the Toronto Star's Ottawa bureau reporters — Raisa Patel, Mark Ramzy, Ryan Tumilty and deputy bureau chief Alex Ballingall — join Althia to discuss the events since the tabling of the Liberals' budget and what factors will play in Monday's crucial budget vote. Can Mark Carney's government survive?
But before that discussion, the Canadian Tax Observatory's CEO Heather Scoffield breaks down the content of that budget.
"It's Political" is produced by Althia Raj and Kevin Sexton. Our sound engineer is Matt Hearn. Our theme music is by Isaac Joel.
The audio clips this week were sourced from ParlVu, CPAC, CBC and CTV.
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