PrimeTime Politics This Week
October 9, 2020
Watch this week’s highlights from CPAC’s flagship show, PrimeTime Politics, the source for political roundup and analysis of policy issues. Get an insider’s perspective from Ottawa featuring interviews and guest panels from the Hill. Thursday, October 8: Peter Van Dusen welcomes CanAge CEO Laura Tamblyn Watts to discuss protecting elderly Canadians from the second wave of COVID-19, with a new report from the Ontario ombudsman on the situation at long-term care homes. Industry Minister Navdeep Bains faces questions on the federal-Ontario funding announcement on electric vehicles and the government’s COVID-19 strategy. And political observers Mira Ahmad, Shakir Chambers, and Kiavash Najafi debate the week’s top stories. Friday, October 9: Mary Ng, the federal minister responsible for small business and trade, joins Martin Stringer to discuss plans for direct rent support to businesses hit hard by COVID-19. We also have reaction from Laura Jones of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Journalists Alex Boutilier (Toronto Star), Catherine Lévesque (Le Presse Canadienne), and Laura Stone (The Globe and Mail).
