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PrimeTime Politics Weekend
March 16, 2012
This week, join Martin Stringer and his journalist guests John Geddes, Ottawa bureau chief for Maclean's magazine, and Susan Lunn, parliamentary reporter for CBC Radio. They'll discuss: 1. The F-35 Fighter Purchase: This week, Julian Fantino, the minister responsible for military procurement, for the first time indicated the Harper government was considering alternatives to the 9 billion dollar purchase of F-35 stealth fighter jets. Until now, the government has maintained there was no other acceptable plane and no alternative plans, as the cost of the fighter climbs and its production and performance problems mount. How big a development is this, and what might it mean? Why is the government changing its message? 2. Robocalls – The Latest: At the end of the week, Elections Canada announced it has 700 concrete complaints concerning misleading or fraudulant automated or live phone calls to voters around the country. That, a few weeks after announcing it had received 31,000 "contacts" on the issue. What should we make of this latest development? Where is this issue going? 3. NDP leadership: The Final Stretch: On March 24th, 131,000 NDP party members will choose a new leader to replace the late Jack Layton. We'll look at the latest in the race among the 7 candidates. Also, Martin speaks with MPs Scott Armstrong (Conservative), Françoise Boivin (NDP), and Wayne Easter (Liberal) about the week's events in federal politics.