May 20, 2023

Rick Bell, a columnist with the Calgary Sun, shares his assessment of Thursday night’s Alberta provincial election debate between UCP Leader Danielle Smith and NDP Leader Rachel Notley.

Political strategists Carlene Variyan (Liberal), Gerry Keller (Conservative) and Kim Wright (NDP) provide a preview of the four federal byelections Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for June 19.

Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett responds to the Conservative leader's criticism of the federal government's safe drug supply program.

Journalists Marieke Walsh (The Globe and Mail), Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) and Joanna Smith (The Canadian Press) offer their thoughts on the week's political developments, including a new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer on the federal government's clean fuel regulations.

Danielle Robitaille, a criminal defence lawyer and managing partner of Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP, reacts to the federal government's bail reforms targeting repeat violent offenders.

Former CSIS director Richard Fadden discusses Conservative MP Michael Chong's recommendations to the federal government on protecting parliamentarians from foreign interference.