PrimeTime Politics
December 12, 2017
Peter Van Dusen looks at the government's new plan for fighter jets with Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough, plus MPs Tony Clement (Conservative), Stephen Fuhr (Liberal), and Randall Garrison (NDP). Constitutional law expert Errol Mendes (University of Ottawa) discusses the appointment of Richard Wagner as the new Chief Justice of Canada. Martin Stringer speaks with MPs about a new committee report on the Official Languages Act and Canada's justice system. Green Leader Elizabeth May assesses the fall sitting of Parliament. Journalists Kristy Kirkup (The Canadian Press) and Althia Raj (HuffPost Canada) analyze today's top political stories. Also: Mario Dion, the government's nominee for conflict of interest and ethics commissioner, appears at a parliamentary committee.
