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CTV's Question Period: Backlash after proposed bill
For the first time Conservative MPs criticized a Conservative bill: Bill C-30 and many Canadians took no time to attack the bill, which would give authorities greater access to citizen's private data without a warrant.

CTV's Question Period: MPs debate Bill C-30
Dean Del Mastro, a Conservative MP, Jack Harris, an NDP MP and Marc Garneau, a Liberal MP debate over the surveillance bill, and whether the NDP is behind the tweets that released Vic Toews' divorce details.

CTV's Question Period: Was it unethical?
Colin Horgan with iPolitics.ca, Lindsey Pinto with openmedia.ca, and Alfred Hermida, a professor at University of British Columbia discuss whether it was unethical to tweet details about Public Safety Minister Vic Toews' divorce.

CTV's Question Period: Effects of raising taxes
Glen Hodson, with the Conference Board of Canada, and Gregory Thomas with Canadian Taxpayers Association weigh in on why politicians are afraid to even mention taxes and what affect cutting taxes has on the economy.

CTV's Question Period: The Scrum on political headlines
Gloria Galloway with the Globe and Mail, Dan Gardner with Ottawa Citizen, and Roger Smith with CTV's Ottawa bureau tackle tweets releasing Public Safety Minister Vic Toews' divorce details, Conservative government's struggles and other headlines making news this week.

CTV's Question Period: Relations between China, Canada
CTV's Question Period's co-host Kevin Newman takes a look at the evolving relationship between China and Canada. He says self interest is now the basis of the relationship.

CTV's Question Period: Is free trade possible?
Peter Harder, the president of Canada-China Business Council discusses whether a free trade deal is a possibility between Canada and China and whether our country is turning its back on U.S.

CTV's Question Period: Weighing in on NDP debate
Pat Martin, an NDP MP, Robin Sears, a former NDP national director, and Alice Funke with Pundits' Guide discuss the lack of interest in the NDP leadership debate and what challenges the NDP leader would face against the Conservatives.

CTV's Question Period: Impact on purchasing F-35 jets
Andrea Shalal-Esa with Thomson-Reuters discusses further delays in purchasing the F-35 jets, and whether costs of the jets will increase for Canada.

CTV's Question Period: Kevin Page on the finances
The parliamentary budget officer discusses how Old Age Security is sustainable and also addresses Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's recent remarks saying Page is 'unbelievable, unreliable, incredible'.

CTV's Question Period: The Scrum on political headlines
Dan Gardner with Ottawa Citizen, Jennifer Ditchburn with Canadian Press, and Shawn McCarthy with the Globe and Mail discuss Old Age Security, NDP leadership debate and other headlines making news this week.

CTV's Question Period: Minister John Baird in Tel Aviv
Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird is in Tel Aviv, Israel, and discusses the decision by China and Russia to veto a UN resolution aimed at stopping Damascus' crackdown in Syria. He explains it wasn't a surprise, but it was deeply disappointing.

CTV's Question Period: Risky relations with China?
Expert panelists Wenran Jiang with the University of Alberta, and Gordon Chang, author, discuss Canada's opportunities and risks in forging a lasting energy relationship with China.

CTV's Question Period: Minister on unsustainable OAS
Minister of Human Resources Diane Finley says it would be irresponsible not to make changes to the Old Age Security program, as there will not be enough funding to support seniors in the future.

CTV's Question Period: The Scrum on political headlines
Dan Gardner with the Ottawa Citizen, John Ivison with the National Post and Aaron Wherry with Maclean's Magazine, discuss Old Age Security, deficit targets, and Canada's relations with China.

CTV's Question Period: MPs on pension changes
Shelly Glover, a Conservative MP, Peter Julian an NDP MP, and Ralph Goodale a Liberal MP discuss the OAS debate and what types of changes might be made to pensions.

CTV's Question Period: Jason Kenney, minister
The immigration minister discusses what changes are expected in the immigration reform and says more skilled workers are needed opposed to just anybody.

CTV's Question Period: Joe Oliver, minister
The natural resources minister discusses how the process is going in regards to the Northern Gateway pipeline project and says it is a matter of national urgency.

CTV's Question Period: The Scrum on hot topics
Ottawa Bureau Chief Robert Fife, Dan Gardner with the Ottawa Citizen, and Gloria Galloway with the Globe and Mail discuss falling NDP support, Old Age Security, and what's expected when Parliament resumes.

CTV's Question Period: Spotlight on Gingrich
Former U.S. ambassador to Canada David Wilkins discusses how Newt Gingrich managed to beat Mitt Romney and also says it might be two months before we know who will be the Republican leader.

CTV's Question Period: Canadians overspending
CTV's Question Period's co-host discusses how Canadians are spending 'like crazy' on borrowed money and says household debt is three times the amount of national debt.

CTV's Question Period: Mark Carney on debt
The Bank of Canada governor discusses whether the eurozone crisis can drag Canada down and also how household debt is a serious issue in the country.

CTV's Question Period: Improving relationship
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo discusses what the First Nations chiefs are expecting out of the meeting with Harper.

CTV's Question Period: The Scrum on this week's issues
Dan Gardner with the Ottawa Citizen, Gloria Galloway with the Globe and Mail, and Tonda MacCharles with Toronto Star discuss the First Nations meeting with Harper, political ads and other hot topics of this week.


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Continue the conversation with an online chat during CTV's Question Period. Do we have to choose between services or taxes? Why has the Surveillance Bill caused such a firestorm? What are the ethical limits of social media political attacks?

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Craig's Take: Gov't takes on Twitter

For the first time, the power of social media has caught a Canadian government in its cross-hairs. The Twitter universe has been swamped by opponents of changes in the laws which allow police to collect personal information on Internet users without having to clear it with a judge.

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Craig's Take: Go east, young man

Canada has a lot to gain from this tilt of the global economic gravity away from the West and toward the Pacific.

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Craig's Take: The politics of pipelines

Canadian pipelines have become a hot issue in the domestic politics of both Canada and the United States, and there is a lot more to come.    Comments  

Craig's Take: The politics of pipelines

Canadian pipelines have become a hot issue in the domestic politics of both Canada and the United States, and there is a lot more to come.    Comments  

Craig's Take: A Child's Christmas in Rupert

CTV's Chief Political Correspondent Craig Oliver remembers a cold, snowy Christmas that started out on a sad note, but ended with a lift to his self esteem.

Craig's Take: What's next for Attawapiskat?

The long and often shameful history of deteriorating Aboriginal communities in the North and federal government inaction endures.    Comments  

Craig's Take: Is there a survival plan for health care?

Is a a survival plan for medicare in the works? Much of the coming debate may focus on whether the system will permit more health-care entrepreneurship and private-for-profit, medicine.

Craig's Take: Flaherty proved his critics right

A reputation in politics can sometimes be lost pretty quickly. You don't have to go any further than the Liberal Party to know that. And now the Conservatives may be at risk of going down that road themselves on their reputation for deft management of the economy.    Comments  

Craig's Take: Major decision looms for the XL pipeline

It is at least arguable that no Canada-U.S. event in recent memory has caused so much personal pain for an American administration than the construction of the XL pipeline is causing for U.S. President Barack Obama.   4 Comments 4  

Craig's Take: Memoir was race against worsening vision loss

Craig worked on his book in fits and starts over the last 15 years, but it became a race against the enveloping darkness of vision loss as time went on.   12 Comments 12  

Craig's Take: Don't get caught up in contract fairness

The chattering classes in Ottawa seem to have arrived at a consensus that the manner in which the $33-billion shipbuilding contracts were handed out was fair.   7 Comments 7  

Craig's Take: NDP leadership race set for drama

There may be one more candidate yet to come if NDP critic Peggy Nash jumps into the fray, but with the entry of Quebec's Thomas Mulcair on Wednesday, the party's leadership field is pretty much complete.    Comments  

Craig's Take: The meaning of incumbent wins

After five elections in five months, why are voters staying the course? And - Is it time for online voting?   8 Comments 8  

Craig's Take: How two elections could impact Cdn. politics

The results of a provincial election in Ontario and a leadership race in Alberta could have a lasting impact on national politics.   8 Comments 8  

Craig's Take: Too big to bail out

If the world slips into the second recession in three years, as many leading economists believe it will, it will be much worse than the last one.   8 Comments 8  

Craig's Take: Expect the unexpected as Parliament returns

The return of Parliament on Monday marks a watershed, in the life of the country. Whether it will be an eventful Parliament or not is difficult to say because it also contains unprecedented elements.   2 Comments 2  

Craig's Take: Anti-terrorism laws re-introduced to satisfy U.S.?

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced this week that Canada will re-introduce draconian anti-terrorist laws introduced in the months after the 9-11 attacks but allowed to lapse 4 years ago. One can be forgiven for suspecting these measures are being revived more to satisfy American fears than for our own domestic needs.   1 Comments 1  

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