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PrimeTime Politics
March 1, 2018
Peter Van Dusen has the latest on NAFTA talks and the U.S. plan for steel and aluminum tariffs, including analysis from trade expert Peter Clark. MPs debate Canada-India relations and this week’s diplomatic tension: Daniel Blaikie (NDP), Blaine Calkins (Conservative), and Matt DeCourcey (Liberal). Michael Bryant, executive director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, discusses the budget’s call for tax information sharing with foreign governments to counter evasion and other major crimes. James Hutt (Canadian Health Coalition) responds to the creation of an advisory panel on national pharmacare. Journalist David Reevely (Ottawa Citizen) offers thoughts on yesterday’s Ontario PC leadership debate and the final days of the race. Martin Stringer looks at the call for a Supreme Court reference on the Trans Mountain pipeline dispute. He also has details on grain farmers calling for federal action to resolve rail backlogs in western Canada. Political commentators Kate Harrison, Greg MacEachern, and Robin MacLachlan have their say on the top stories. Also: Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale appears at a parliamentary committee.