The National’s At Issue panel discusses what’s in the first federal budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney and whether it will pass in the House of Commons. Also, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne talks about the budget’s goals.

CBC News chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton asks Leader of the Official Opposition Pierre Poilievre what he needs to see in the upcoming budget to support it. They also discuss the disintegrating trade talks between Canada and...

Peter MacKay announced he’s officially entering the Conservative leadership race, while other faces from the party’s past are still deciding their future.

Marketing experts Dennis Matthews and Éric Blais discuss the Conservative brand and if it needs a refresh.

Andrew Scheer resigned after a very public campaign to take him out. October’s election saw the Liberals secure a second mandate. And Scheer was publicly criticized by senior voices within his own party for not leading the Conservatives...

Nathalie Provost survived the massacre at École Polytechnique 30 years ago and tells Adrienne Arsenault about fighting to ban the firearm that killed her classmates and to continue their legacy.

Canada voted for a UN resolution this week in support of Palestinians' right to self-determination, breaking with recent history by voting against Israel and signalling disagreement with U.S. policies.

Kory Teneycke, former director of communications to prime minister Stephen Harper, says Andrew Scheer should resign and run again for leader of the Conservatives.

Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's name has been cleared in court, as his criminal trial came to a stunning and abrupt end. This was a politically charged case that had the potential to expose the hazy inner workings of government. Instead, the...

Christian Right groups have made big political inroads around the world in recent years and Canada is no exception. Christian commentator Michael Coren talks about how the right is changing in politics. Wendy Mesley also talks about new...

The Liberals are targeting Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer in their pre-election strategy with a tactic similar to what the Tories used against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2015.

The processing time for forensic gun analysis has quadrupled in four years, piling more delays onto a justice system coping with an increase in gun-related violence. The RCMP are blaming those longer wait times on staffing challenges...

The Ontario election campaign is more than a provincial election — it is a microcosm of the next federal election.

Jerry Dias, president of Unifor, discusses Donald Trump's threat to look at new tariffs in the auto sector

What's the most common illness affecting politicians? Memory loss, according to Rex Murphy, who thinks it's especially evident when an opposition party becomes government

Whoever wins the Conservative leadership will become only the second permanent leader of the party.

The former cabinet minister predicted Scheer's win, but says the new leader faces the major challenge of uniting the party's factions

Critics question why PM spent his winter holiday on the private island of the Aga Khan in the Bahamas

Sunday Scrum panel discusses Canada's ambitions at the UN

Despite a declining approval rating at home, fascination with Canada's PM is a global phenomenon

Adam Vaughan was on Metro Morning Tuesday morning talking about his win and the Liberal sweep across Canada.

The Conservative leader's case for a fourth term as prime minister has become more pointed with repeated attacks on Justin Trudeau and the Liberals

Former prime minister should be remembered for his role on the international stage and stewardship of the economy, says Joe Oliver

Susan Riley and John Ibbitson discuss the legacy of the former PM, who stepped down from his 18-year career as a member of Parliament on Friday