Would a new pipeline cure or crush national unity?

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed an agreement this week paving a path for an oil pipeline — a move that ended up costing Carney a cabinet minister and key ally in Quebec. 

Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc joins The House to discuss Steven Guilbeault’s resignation and how Canada plans to address the frustrated B.C. government and coastal First Nations. Then, Catherine Cullen asks B.C. Premier David Eby whether he believes this pipeline will really happen without his province’s consent.

Plus, as the dust settles on the Alberta agreement, political strategists Marci Surkes, Erika Barootes and Matthew Dubé discuss the political fallout of the deal and what it means for the fortunes of the Conservatives and the NDP.

Finally, Canada is the latest country to cut back on foreign aid. Recently back from Afghanistan, War Child Canada President Dr. Samantha Nutt describes seeing an “unprecedented” level of global suffering and whether she believes the Liberals are giving up on feminist foreign policy.

This episode features the voices of:

• Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
• Marci Surkes, former senior advisor to Justin Trudeau and chief strategy officer at Compass Rose
• Erika Barootes, Conservative commentator and former principal secretary to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith
• Matthew Dubé, former Quebec NDP MP and vice-president of Proof Strategies
• David Eby, Premier of B.C.
• Samantha Nutt, president of War Child Canada