On this week’s show: The CBC’s Rosemary Barton and the Toronto Star’s Susan Delacourt weigh in on what the WE Charity controversy means for the Liberal government. Plus, a member of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council discusses why he didn't participate in an advisory board for the project. Then, two experts offer their takes on economic recovery; an extremism expert talks about the risk of violence after an armed man breached the gates of Rideau Hall; and Conservative leadership candidate Derek Sloan shares his views on social conservatism and party unity.

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Could WE take down the government?

On this week’s show: Education officials and an infectious disease specialist discuss resuming school in September; while Canada's Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Ahmed Hussen, talks support for parents. Then, MPs weigh in on the Liberal government and the WE Charity parting ways — and next week’s fiscal snapshot. Plus, the CBC’s David Thurton dives into the Green Party's leadership race to replace Elizabeth May, and The House talks to two experts about a Canada-U.S. relationship that remains divided by a restricted border.

Can Ottawa help provinces reopen schools?

On this week’s show: Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on COVID-19, Canadians detained in China and NAFTA 2.0. Plus, a privacy expert on whether Canada’s federally backed contact-tracing app should be made mandatory, a panel discussion on how the RCMP should respond to growing demands for accountability and justice and a look back to a past story on a national monument in Ottawa honouring LGBT Canadians.

Canada's supply lines and the race to trace COVID-19

This week on The House: Lawyer Danardo Jones talks reforming Canada’s criminal justice system and how change must go far beyond policing. Two international relations experts weigh in on Canada’s United Nations Security Council loss, plus the CBC’s Bartley Kives delivers a report on Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister’s pandemic politics. Also on the show, a debrief on this week’s Conservative leadership debates and an assessment of a COVID-19 crisis among Ontario’s migrant workers.

Beyond politics and policing: Fixing Canada's justice system

This week on The House, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh explains why his party drew the line on supporting the minority Liberal government this week. Then, two experts weigh in on whether Canadians should be concerned about continued government spending with little oversight. Plus, a special look at diversity and inclusion within the ranks of the federal civil service and a conversation about conflicting messaging on COVID-19.

Holding politicians to account — on COVID-19 and diversity

As Canadians react to the death of George Floyd and the urgent call for racial justice across the United States, The House convenes a panel of three Black Canadian politicians to discuss anti-Black racism in this country: Nova Scotia Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, Quebec Liberal leader Dominique Anglade and Alberta MLA David Shepherd. Plus, Harvard Kennedy School professor and former NAACP president Cornell Brooks says there is a “pandemic of policing” in the United States; Toronto lawyer Leslyn Lewis outlines why she wants to be the next leader of the Conservative Party; and, 30 years later, host Chris Hall revisits the failed Meech Lake Accord with former Ontario premier David Peterson and former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna.

The pandemic of racism

This week on The House, Dr. Kwame McKenzie, a psychiatry professor and CEO of the Wellesley Institute, asks why Canada isn’t doing a better job tracking which ethnic and socioeconomic groups are bearing the biggest burden when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, B.C. Premier John Horgan reflects on taking action on long-term care homes in his province, reopening the Canada-U.S. border, pitching for national sick leave, and potentially opening the door to NHL players; economist Kevin Milligan considers life after CERB, the federal government's income support program that's been a lifeline to millions of Canadians during the pandemic; and McGill University philosopher Daniel Weinstock explores the ethical dilemma facing policy makers as lockdown restrictions ease.

Same storm, different boat: COVID-19's disproportionate damage

This week on The House, ​​​​​​​CBC senior reporter Salimah Shivji outlines the federal government’s pitch to provinces and territories to help them increase COVID-19  testing and contact tracing, and who’s on board. Plus, a leading infectious diseases specialist explains this country’s role in identifying effective treatments to reduce the symptoms and severity of COVID-19 infections; Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne reflects on the pandemic’s effect on Canada's already tense relationship with China; Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, president of the UN General Assembly and a diplomat from Nigeria, highlights some of the challenges facing the international community; and a trio of MPs weighs in on whether it's time for the House of Commons to resume its normal routines.

COVID's next frontier: Contact tracing and the race to find a treatment

This week on The House: CBC reporter Ashley Burke brings you the latest on Air Canada's expected layoffs; Transport Minister Marc Garneau explores what it might take to see Canada’s grounded airline industry take off once again; three tourism operators from across the country open up about a difficult season ahead; CBC Washington correspondent Alex Panetta reveals where Canada has surpassed the U.S. in a concerning statistic; economists Armine Yalnizyan and Philip Cross discuss whether a rising federal deficit poses an urgent concern; and hear part two of senior producer Kristin Nelson's report on Canada's abortion debate, then and now.

Travels and tribulations

This week on The House, the service and retail sectors are being hit particularly hard by the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has put more than three million Canadians out of work since March. Chris Hall hears from three women who lost their jobs and face uncertain futures. Then, an expert on ageing considers whether it’s time to bring long-term care under the Canada Health Act, a pair of Tories discuss how the Conservative Party of Canada can push its leadership race into the spotlight amidst the pandemic, and New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs explains how his province got it right — and what lies ahead as the Maritime province re-opens. Plus. part of one of senior producer Kristin Nelson’s doc on Canada's abortion debate — then and now.

Work in a COVID-19 world

On this week's show, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair talks about the Liberal government's ban on assault weapons — and the timing of the announcement. The co-chair of Canada's new COVID-19 Immunity Task Force discusses where we stand on protecting against the virus. Plus, Liberal MP Greg Fergus on representing a Quebec riding near the Ontario border amid re-opening plans, how students are handling the pandemic and the toll of the crisis on Canadians' mental health.

The mystery of immunity

This week on The House, Nova Scotia Sen. Stan Kutcher joins Chris Hall to talk about the impact of the Nova Scotia shootings — and how people in his province are coping. Then, an Ottawa physician discusses the concept of immunity passports — and their repercussions — as a stepping stone to reopening the economy in the absence of a COVID-19 vaccine. Plus, two political commentators debate whether Question Period is an essential service; Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau explains what’s being done to protect Canada’s food supply amid the pandemic and Canada’s Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations offers her perspective on the crisis from New York City, including how her past mental health struggles have helped her during this time.

Mourning in the midst of a pandemic

On this week's show, a human rights advocate discusses how the COVID-19 crisis has unleashed a reckoning in Canada about the treatment of seniors. Plus, we learn about a camp sheltering hundreds of thousands Rohingya refugees and how it's facing the pandemic. Finance Minister Bill Morneau talks about aid for Canada's oil and gas sector and the moment he realized the severity of this crisis, and we hear from artists worried about their livelihoods amid a ban on public gatherings.

A terrible toll: How the human and economic costs of COVID-19 are piling up

This week on The House, federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu assesses Canada’s pandemic response thus far — and explains why she thinks now is not the time to analyze the government’s steps. Meanwhile, the CBC’s Karina Roman takes a closer look at those steps and whether they led to missed opportunities. Plus, we hear from three MPs on how they’re fulfilling their parliamentary duties from inside their homes, while others weigh in on the ways they’re marking religious holidays this month.

What if? Reflecting on Canada’s COVID-19 response

This week on The House, infection control and prevention expert Dr. Michael Gardam dissects new data from the Ontario government and explains what he expects to see nationwide in the coming weeks. Then, Minister of Seniors Deb Schulte on what the federal government is doing to protect seniors from the virus; former federal health minister Jane Philpott on her return to the medical frontlines; and Anita Anand, minister of public services and procurement, on what the government is doing to address a shortage of medical supplies and equipment. Plus, Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart outlines the unprecedented step his city is taking to tackle two health emergencies — COVID-19 and the opioid overdose crisis.

A critical week in the fight against COVID-19

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