Auditor General’s Report: Poor management of delays in building new Canadian ships, difficult access to clean water for First Nations, rail safety, and ways to improve the Canada Child Benefit. Karen Hogan answers our questions.

Also on the show: retired Colonel Michel Drapeau analyzes the impact of two possible cases of misconduct by senior officers of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Finally, journalists Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse), Konrad Yakabuski (The Globe and Mail) and Althia Raj (HuffPost) discuss the Biden-Trudeau summit, the motion on the genocide of the Uyghurs and the popularity of federal leaders.

Esther Bégin

Esther joined CPAC in 2018 as the network’s French Anchor. She hosts L’Essentiel, a daily program that looks at the impact of federal policy decisions on the everyday lives of Canadians, specifically those in French-speaking communities.

A seasoned and accomplished communications professional, Esther has more than 25 years of experience in journalism and broadcasting. As anchor at LCN and TVA from 1997 to 2007 as well as TQS (currently known as V Télé) from July 2007 to May 2008, she has hosted hundreds of interviews with key decision makers in Quebec and Canada, including prime ministers and renowned business leaders in various sectors. She has also hosted decision day coverage in dozens of Quebec, Canadian and American elections.

More recently, she produced the documentary series Fièvre politique, which was broadcast on Télé-Québec and later honoured at the Prix Gémeaux in 2017. She has also worked as a journalist and correspondent for RDI and ICI Radio-Canada on Canada’s West Coast.