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PrimeTime Politics
November 29, 2017
Peter Van Dusen speaks with Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould about Sheilah Martin's nomination to the Supreme Court of Canada. Peter also speaks with University of Ottawa law professor Carissima Mathen and MPs Marco Mendicino (Liberal), Rob Nicholson (Conservative) and Murray Rankin (NDP) about the nomination. Canada and the United States announce they will co-host a meeting of foreign ministers to seek a diplomatic solution to the escalating North Korean nuclear threat. Tina Park (Canadian Centre for the Responsibility to Protect) discusses the significance of the meeting. Isadore Day, the Ontario regional chief for the Assembly of First nations, joins Peter to discuss the role Indigenous leaders should be playing in the renegotiation of NAFTA and other trade agreements. The government's marijuana legislation is now before the Senate. Martin Stringer speaks with senators Denise Batters and Tony Dean about what to expect from the Upper Chamber. Also: An encore presentation of CPAC's documentary on the Supreme Court. A special ceremony in the House of Commons honouring Canadian athletes who participated in the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games.