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The Liberal government has introduced a sweeping bill to bolster border security. @VassyKapelos asks @gary_srp: "If Donald Trump had not raised the issues he had raised, would you have introduced this bill?" Listen to his response: #cdnpoli #ctvpp #uspoli

WATCH: Canada’s federal budget watchdog says without the details that come with a spring budget, he can't properly assess whether the federal government is on track to meet its fiscal targets. #cdnpoli #ctvpp More: ctvnews.ca/video/shows/po…

‘I didn’t get into politics for my pension,’ says Conservative MP who stepped down so Poilievre can run for a seat ctvnews.ca/politics/artic…

"There will continue to need to be prior and informed consent from Indigenous nations. We will continue to protect the environment. None of that is sacrificed. However, we will be accelerating these projects," says @stevenmackinnon on the Liberals' “One Canadian Economy” bill.…

"This was a practical way that I could give back to the region that I love and care about so much," says @dckurek, who has officially resigned as the MP for Battle River—Crowfoot to allow Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection. "We made the offer. It wasn't…

Massachusetts Gov. @maura_healey on U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs: "My hope is that he does listen and that a deal is reached—an agreement is reached with Canada and with others out there, because this is killing our economy." #cdnpoli #uspoli #ctvpp More:…

Canada ‘just going to have to take it one step at a time’ with Trump: Hillman ctvnews.ca/politics/artic…

"I think we can get to a better place. Will it last a very long time, for the rest of this administration? I most certainly hope so . . . we're going to have to just take it one step at a time," says @KirstenHillmanA following PM Carney's bilateral meeting with U.S. President…

In October, @CommrRCMPGRC told CTV there was a "significant reduction" in the threat to Canadians with Indian diplomats expelled. How would he assess the current threat level? Listen to his response below. #cdnpoli #ctvpp More: ctvnews.ca/video/shows/po…

WATCH: The latest ballot tracking from @niknanos has the Conservatives ten points behind the Liberals, and Pierre Poilievre with just over half the support of Mark Carney for preferred prime minister. #cdnpoli #ctvpp More: ctvnews.ca/video/shows/po…

"I have no reason to believe that the lack of following the rules is linked to a specific vendor. This is really about the public service," says Auditor General Karen Hogan following the release of her report which found federal organizations disregarded procurement rules when…

Canada's federal budget watchdog, Yves Giroux, says if the Carney government wants to meet its spending promises, cuts will be necessary in the public service. #cdnpoli #ctvpp More: ctvnews.ca/video/shows/po…

"It's just absolutely mandatory to be able to grow our economy and to not have any any impediments in the way," says @VictorFedeli after the Ontario government passed its contentious legislation known as Bill 5. #onpoli #cdnpoli More: ctvnews.ca/video/shows/po…

NS Premier @TimHoustonNS on federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre: "I haven't spoken to him." "I hope that when legislation comes before the House of Commons, that all members will put political partisan stripes aside and focus on Canadians," he adds. #cdnpoli #ctvpp…

WATCH: Nova Scotia Premier @TimHoustonNS says today's First Ministers' meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney is "certainly the most positive meeting I've had." #cdnpoli #ctvpp More: ctvnews.ca/video/shows/po…

"We need all the help that we can get." @WabKinew joins Power Play amid a provincial state of emergency over wildfires. "We had 17,000 people within a short window of time yesterday afternoon being told that they had to leave their homes—biggest in recent memory." #cdnpoli…

Conservatives had a ‘leader problem,’ not a ‘strategy problem’: Liberal campaign director ctvnews.ca/politics/artic…

"I don't think they had a strategy problem. I do think they had a leader problem." One month post-Election Day, former Liberal National Campaign Co-Director @adwbto shares his thoughts on how the Conservatives ran their campaign. #cdnpoli #ctvpp More: ctvnews.ca/video/shows/po…

"I think that the wildcard with Trump winning meant that anything can happen politically." Former National Campaign Co-Director @adwbto says despite the Liberals being down 25 pts in the polls when he took the job, he still believed they could win the election. #cdnpoli #ctvpp

"We're lovers, not fighters here. Canada is not looking for a fight. You rile us, we'll strike back," says former Prime Minister Kim Campbell. "We're not a cantankerous country with respect to the rest of the world unless we are treated disrespectfully." #cdnpoli #ctvpp More:…