June 1, 2018

This week, two high-profile news stories have hit the headlines in Ottawa. On Tuesday, the Trudeau government announced the $4.5 billion-dollar purchase of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline. Two days later, the federal government announced retaliation measures against Washington for its decision to impose tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports. In an unprecedented display of firmness against the Trump Administration, Prime Minister Trudeau decreed that Canada will also impose tariffs on imports of about a dozen U.S. products.

Laval University’s Institute for Advanced International Studies director Louis Bélanger examines the impact of these measures on Canada-U.S. relations ahead of the G7 Summit, only one week away.

The following MPs discuss these issues: Joël Lightbound (Liberal Party), Sylvie Boucher (Conservative Party), and Anne Minh-Thu Quach (NDP).

Reporters Manon Cornellier (Le Devoir) and Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) comment on the week's political highlights.