Cpac Today In Politics

The war of words continues, as we head into day 6 of the public service strike; The German President continues his visit to Canada; And could Justin Trudeau’s comments aimed at Pierre Poilievre be a preview of the next election campaign?

The government defends its pledge to give Volkswagen up to 13-billion dollars in subsidies over the next decade; And The Globe and Mail reports that The University of Montreal will keep a large donation from two Chinese businessmen at the centre of the foreign interference allegations.

The Prime Minister isn’t ruling out back-to-work legislation for striking civil servants; The Opposition calls on the Prime Minister to pay the hotel bill for his Christmas vacation at a friend’s luxury resort in Jamaica; And Dominic Leblanc’s sister in law steps down as the interim ethics commissioner.

More than 155,000 federal public servants will go on strike today after the federal government and the Public Service Alliance of Canada failed to reach a deal; The Prime Minister defends a Christmas vacation to a Jamaican estate owned by a family who donated to the Trudeau Foundation; While the opposition parties paint him as being out-of-touch.

CBC and Radio Canada pause their Twitter accounts, after being labelled “government-funded” following calls from Pierre Poilievre; The Conservatives turn their attention to Justin Trudeau’s brother; And more than 130,000 federal public servants could walk off the job starting tomorrow.

The House of Commons returns from a two-week break, with the topic of Chinese interference in Canada’s elections still top-of-mind; Pierre Poilievre continues to take aim at the CBC; And we could find out today if the federal government will face a workers’ strike.

A scathing report on the Nova Scotia shootings concludes the RCMP failed the community; The Liberals face criticism, after Dominic Leblanc’s sister-in-law is named interim Ethics Commissioner; We consider the lack of money in the budget for supporting Ukraine; Industry Minister expected to accept Rogers takeover of Shaw.

The Prime Minister defends the deficit spending in the budget, saying his government is focusing on the right priorities; Jagmeet Singh takes credit for some big ticket items in the budget; Pierre Poilievre says he will make no promises to keep any of the budget initiatives if he were to become Prime Minister; And the Bloc Quebecois stands by the Quebec government’s desire to opt out of the federal dental care plan.

The Finance Minister tables a budget that projects big deficits into the future, and features big spending on things like a grocery rebate, a tax credit for green energy, and the expansion of dental care; It’s a budget that’s getting approval from the NDP; But there will be no support from the Conservatives.

Lower-income Canadians can expect a bit of a break in today’s federal budget; But will there be enough measures to keep the NDP on the government’s side?; And will this budget give the Liberals a boost, after weeks of being on the defensive?

A look at reaction to the closure of the Roxham Road irregular border crossing; And we break down some of the expectations for tomorrow’s federal budget.

As the U.S. President visits Ottawa, there are reports that Canada and the US have come to an agreement that would close the irregular border crossing at Roxham Road; The government continues to be dogged by the issue of Chinese interference, after Liberal MP Han Dong quits the Liberal Caucus; And the House passes an NDP motion calling for an inquiry into foreign interference in our elections.

President Joe Biden arrives today for his first official visit to Canada; There are expectations that the irregular crossing at Roxham Road will be part of the conversation; Liberal MP Han Dong has left the Liberal caucus over Chinese interference allegations; And will the ongoing crisis in Haiti be on the schedule when the Prime Minister sits down with the President?

The Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff will appear at the House of Commons procedure committee, as part of its study of foreign election interference; David Johnston’s mandate letter is released; And, we get a rundown of U.S President Joe Biden’s upcoming visit to Ottawa.

Chrystia Freeland outlines her budget priorities; The Conservatives put pressure on the NDP to support a motion forcing the Prime Minister's chief of staff to testify on foreign election interference.

A Conservative motion goes before the House of Commons that would force the Prime Minister’s chief of staff and several politicians and senior security officials to appear as witnesses at the Ethics Committee probing foreign interference; But the Prime Minister dismisses the move as political theatre; And we're just a few days away from U.S. President Joe Biden's first official visit to Canada.

(Michael Serapio in for Julie Van Dusen) The Prime Minister faces more pointed questions from the Opposition over alleged interference in Canada’s elections; Calls for a Conservative MP to apologize for a comment he made to Melanie Joly during a hearing into foreign interference; And the Prime Minister’s Office announces a date for the U.S. President’s visit.

(Michael Serapio in for Julie Van Dusen) Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre spar over investigating allegations of election interference; Grocery CEOs appear before the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee; Marc Garneau announces his retirement from Parliament

(Michael Serapio in for Julie Van Dusen) Pierre Poilievre accuses the Prime Minister of covering up for China; Jagmeet Singh accuses the Conservatives of playing political games; Grocery CEOs appear before the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee this afternoon.

(Michael Serapio in for Julie Van Dusen) The Prime Minister announces an independent special rapporteur in response to allegations of foreign interference in Canada’s elections; And the President of the European Commission addresses Parliament this evening, with an expected focus on clean energy, trade, and support for Ukraine.