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PrimeTime Politics Weekend
February 11, 2011
We being you Canadian reaction and analysis of the announcement that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down from power. Martin Stringer speaks with Costanza Musu, Professor of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa. Martin also discusses the week's events with a panel of MPs. They look at this week's vote on a Liberal motion - passed by the House of Commons - condemning the government's planned corporate tax cuts. Also: the showdown over Bill S-10 on the issue of drug trafficking. Also, Martin is joined by this week's journalists' panel: Bill Curry, parliamentary reporter with The Globe and Mail, and John Geddes, Ottawa bureau chief for Maclean's magazine. On the agenda: 1. An Arena for Quebec City: After mixed signals from the Harper government, this week the City of Quebec and the Quebec provincial government announced they're going ahead with the construction of a $400-million muliti-function sports and entertainment complex, in the hope of attracting NHL hockey and perhaps the Winter Olympics. * Will the Harper government pitch in with federal funds? Should it? * What are the political dimensions of this issue, with five Conservative MPs coming from the Quebec City region? 2. Fighting Over Crime Legislation: This week, the Liberals joined the NDP and Bloc in their opposition to the government's Bill S-10 on drug traffickers, virtually assuring its defeat. Part of the reason given was a lack of information from the government concerning the cost of its" tough-on-crime" legislation. * Where is the debate over cracking down on crime headed? 3. Perimeter Security. The week started with demands from the opposition parties that the government provide Canadians with more information on what's being negotiated with the Americans in the new "Shared Vision on Perimeter Security and Economic Prosperity," the framework agreement signed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama last week. * How big an issue might this become, politically? * How do most Canadians regard the issue? 4. Merging the Markets: This week, the Toronto Stock Exchange announced its intention of joining forces in a formal agreement with the London Stock Exchange. * Will this be a merger, a simple stock swap, or a foreign takeover of Canada's biggest stock exchange? * Should Canadians be concerned by this $6-billion deal? * How will the government deal with it - and what are the potential political repercussions?