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PrimeTime Politics Weekend
December 11, 2009
Host Martin Stringer speaks with military analyst Mercedes Stephenson and retired colonel Michel Drapeau about concerns over the alleged torture of detainees transferred from Canadian Forces to Afghan authorities. Journalists Susan Lunn (CBC Radio) and David Akin (CanWest News Service) join Martin in the studio to reflect on the year in Canadian politics, including the government’s response to global climate change. In the House of Commons foyer, Conservative cabinet ministers speak with reporters about the year in federal politics. International Trade Minister Stockwell Day presents the sixth quarterly report on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan. Industry Minister Tony Clement announces that the government will overrule a CRTC decision, thereby allowing Globalive to enter into Canada’s wireless market. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty holds a press conference in Quebec City, Que., ahead of online consultations about the 2009 federal Economic Action Plan. CPAC’s Bill Luxton presents a report exploring the Canadian government’s response to global climate change.