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PrimeTime Politics
February 21, 2017
How should the government deal with the increasing number of asylum seekers illegally crossing the Canada-US border? Mark Holland (Liberal), Candice Bergen (Conservative) and Matthew Dube (NDP) present their positions. Immigration minister Ahmed Hussen announces the government’s plans to welcome 1,200 Yazidis. Members of the Canadian Muslim Forum comment on the upcoming Commons vote on the Liberal Party’s anti-Islamophobia motion. Former prime minister Brian Mulroney comments on the Trump administration's perception of Justin Trudeau, and the future of NAFTA. Foreign affairs minister Chrystia Freeland and her Mexican counterpart, Luis Videgaray, discuss mutual trade concerns. Journalists Joel-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) and Laura Stone (The Globe and Mail) dissect the day's events.