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PrimeTime Politics
December 9, 2015 – Part 1 of 2
Peter Van Dusen welcomes house leaders Andrew Scheer (Conservative) and Peter Julian (NDP), along with Kevin Lamoureux (parliamentary secretary to the government house leader). Geoff Regan, the new Speaker of the House of Commons, discusses his plans for the chamber and potential reform. Martin Stringer speaks with senators Claude Carignan and James Cowan about the future of question period in the upper chamber. Andrew Thomson recaps today's testimony by Senator Mike Duffy with Tonda MacCharles (Toronto Star) and David Reevely (Ottawa Citizen). Also: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers questions from reporters about balancing the federal budget, tax cuts to the middle class, Canada’s mission against ISIS, and more. Immigration Minister John McCallum provides an update on Syrian refugee resettlement.