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 (...)

Paul G. Brunet, President of the Council for the Protection of the Sick, on the Medical assisted dying Bill. Guy Saint-Jacques, former Canadian Ambassador to China, analyzes the virtual summit between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and (...)

We discuss the meeting between Justin Trudeau and Joe Biden with presidential historian Tim Naftali. More and more COVID-19 vaccines in Quebec: the Legault government unveils its mass vaccination plan. Dr. Yves Bolduc analyzes the (...)

The genocide motion on Chinese treatment of Uyghurs and the reform of the Official Languages ​​Act are discussed with MPs Élisabeth Brière (LIB), Steven Blaney (PCC), Mario Beaulieu (BQ) and Alexandre Boulerice (NDP). Also on the (...)

Journalists Althia Raj (HuffPost), Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) and Konrad Yakabuski (Le Devoir) discuss the reform of the Official Languages Act and the abolition of mandatory sentences for simple possession of drugs and several (...)

Ottawa will amend the Criminal Code in order to be more lenient in the face of simple drug possession. We discuss this with Irvin Waller, professor of criminology at the University of Ottawa. The Trudeau government is expected to table its (...)

Esther Bégin discusses the impact of COVID-19 variants in Quebec with Dr. Nathalie Grandvaux. Also on the show: the president and CEO of the Conseil du patronat du Québec shares with us the results of his survey on the place of French in (...)

Joël Lightbound, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety, discusses the new gun bill. Heidi Rathjen, coordinator of the PolySeSouvient group, denounces the draft law on gun control. Finally, political scientists (...)

Althia Raj (Huffpost), Konrad Yakabuski (The Globe and Mail) and Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) analyze the vaccine supply management, the possibility of a spring election and Canada-US relations. The Minister of Innovation, Science (...)

Today on L’Essentiel : Marc-André Gagnon, a professor specializing in pharmaceutical policy at Carleton University, discusses the management of the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines in the country. Also on the show: Althia Raj (...)

A look at the impacts of decisions made in Ottawa on the lives of Canadians through in-depth analysis, context, and points of view.

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, discusses Canada’s agreement with the company Novavax for the production of a vaccine against COVID-19 in Montreal. Also on the show: Dr. André (...)

Esther Bégin discusses with Dr. Nathalie Grandvaux, professor at the University of Montreal, about the spread of new COVID-19 variants in Canada, the mandatory quarantine and the protectionism of the European Union in terms of vaccines. (...)

A look at the impacts of decisions made in Ottawa on the lives of Canadians through in-depth analysis, context, and points of view.

Dr. Maryse Guay discusses the distribution of vaccines across the country and the timing of the second dose of vaccine in Quebec. Also on the show: journalists Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse), Konrad Yakabuski (The Globe and Mail) and (...)

MPs Rhéal Fortin (BQ), Luc Berthold (CPC), Steve Mackinnon (LIB) and Peter Julian (NDP) discuss a possible ban on non-essential travels and the resignation of former Governor General Julie Payette. Also on the show: political scientists (...)

Our panel of journalists Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse), Konrad Yakabuski (The Globe and Mail / Le Devoir) and Althia Raj (HuffPost Canada) analyzes the federal-provincial meeting on health and the results of the parliamentary session. (...)

Quebec expects to receive 1,300,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine by March 31. Esther Bégin is joined by former Quebec health minister Yves Bolduc to discuss the challenges of the upcoming vaccinations. Also on the show, six former (...)

Tonight on l’Essentiel, the Trudeau government still faces a barrage of questions from the opposition on the upcoming COVID-19 vaccination.  In the meantime, Quebec is considering bringing the province back on ‘’pause’’. Roxane (...)

Our panel of journalists Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse), Konrad Yakabuski (The Globe and Mail / Le Devoir) and Althia Raj (HuffPost Canada) analyze the distribution of future vaccines in Canada, the decision of Quebec Premier François (...)

The situation is deteriorating in Alberta as the province continues to set new daily records for COVID-19 infection. The province plans to set up field hospitals to deal with the crisis. Esther Bégin welcomes Frédéric Boily, political (...)

As the U.K. gives the green light to its first vaccine, Esther Bégin welcomesl Dr. Nathalie Granvaux, the specialist in molecular medicine at the University of Montreal, to discuss the arrival of future vaccines against COVID-19 in Canada (...)

The day after the presentation of its economic update, Ottawa also announced its intention to submit it to a vote of confidence in Parliament. Could the opposition plunge the country into an election? We put the question to our panel of (...)

Esther Bégin welcomes the chief economist of the Industrial Alliance Group, Clément Gignac, to dissect Ottawa’s latest economic statement. Also on the show: Political scientists Geneviève Tellier and Daniel Béland analyze the (...)

Esther Bégin discusses the arrival of future vaccines and how they will be distributed in Canada with epidemiologist and lecturer at the School of Public Health of the University of Montreal Nimâ Machouf. Also on the show: our panel of (...)

A panel of MPs discuss the distribution of future COVID-19 vaccines in Canada and voters’ expectations. Also on the show: How best to re-open the Canada-U.S. border safely to travellers? Esther Bégin is joined by former Quebec (...)

Journalists Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) and Konrad Yakabuski (Le Devoir / The Globe and Mail) analyze the debate on the protection of the French language in the House of Commons, the Conservative motion calling on the Canadian (...)

Justin Trudeau’s government tabled legislation today to establish a roadmap to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 in Canada. Esther Bégin discusses this plan with the spokesperson for the Action-Climate network, Caroline Brouillette. (...)

Microbiologist Nathalie Grandvaux provides an update on the efficacy of future vaccines against COVID-19. Also on the program: the Bloc Québécois challenges the Liberals to protect the French language. Finally, the Conservatives succeed (...)

Despite the milestone of 300,000 cases of COVID-19 infection across the country, the Trudeau government refuses to invoke the Emergency Measures Act. Also on the show: how tired are Canadians of this pandemic? Members of Parliament tell us (...)