What’s at stake in the federal workers’ strik...

Today on the show we are going to discuss the complete gutting of the Washington Post, an American institution. The paper that broke Watergate. The paper that just nine years ago told the world “Democracy Dies in Darkness”.And we’re going to place this latest news in the context ...  Show more

Last week the U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a very public warning to Prime Minister Mark Carney. At the centre of that warning is the USMCA trade deal, which kept Trump’s tariffs from unleashing even deeper damage to the Canadian economy. A mandatory review of the ...  Show more

July 7, 2023 - Canada's job market once again goes on a hiring spree, defying expectations. Will that prompt the Bank of Canada to tighten the screws once again? Power and Politics asks CBC Senior Business Correspondent Peter Armstrong. Plus, we speak with Ontario Economic Develo ...  Show more

Since January, there have been nearly 300 strikes throughout the U.S. This week on Intercepted: a look at the labor movement in 2021. Last week, tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers announced that they will go on strike on November 15 if a collective bargain ...  Show more

As the U.S. government moves closer to a shutdown, we hear what that means for the economy, federal workers and families across the country. 

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Congress must agree to a short-term funding bill before an Oct. 1 shutdown, whi ...

Guest: Monte McNaughton, Ontario Labour Minister The last two years of this pandemic hit everyone differently. It is undeniable that its impacts were not equitable and those with precarious jobs — including frontline essential workers — paid the most disproportionate price. Now t ...  Show more