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PrimeTime Politics Weekend
February 10, 2012
Join Martin Stringer and his journalist guests: John Geddes, Ottawa Bureau Chief for Maclean's magazine, and Mark Kennedy, Parliamentary Bureau Chief for Postmedia News. They'll discuss: 1. The Prime Minister's China trip: - What was achieved? 2. Old Age Security: This week, Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page released a study saying the OAS system is not facing a sustainability crisis, and that the government will have adequate revenues to fund it - and even add to it - in the decades to come. - How does this affect the debate over the Prime Minister's -- as yet unspecified -- intentions to change OAS? - Where is the issue going, politically? - What might we expect to hear on this subject in the upcoming budget? 3. The Beginnings of Life: This week, Ontario Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth made headlines with his Private Member's Motion calling for the creation of a special parliamentary committee to study when life legally begins: at birth, or before? - What should we make of this individual MP's intiative? - How's it playing out, politically? Also, Martin speaks with MPs from the different parties about the week's big events in federal politics.