CTV Question Period with Vassy Kapelos Podcast · CTV News

CTV QP Podcast #494: Exclusive interview with PM Mark Carney

May 19, 2025·46 min·3 clips

Carney says C-69 and the emissions cap “could include both” in changes to move energy projects forward.

1. CTV Question Period with Vassy Kapelos focuses on Mark Carney’s first Canadian broadcast interview as Canada’s 24th prime minister and his plan for the new government. 2. Vassy Kapelos hosts the interview, and Mark Carney appears as prime minister to explain his cabinet and policy agenda. 3. The episode asks what Carney’s promised change will look like in practice, beyond new faces and campaign language. 4. Carney defends a 28-minister cabinet and says half of the ministers are new, including people new to Parliament and senior posts. 5. He points to François-Philippe Champagne at Finance, Mélanie Joly at Industry, Dominic LeBlanc at Intergovernmental Affairs, and Anita Anand at Foreign Affairs as examples of experience used differently. 6. Carney says his first act was cancelling the consumer carbon tax and says the government will push a middle-class tax cut by Canada Day. 7. He says the agenda includes removing internal trade barriers, working with provinces, and advancing nation-building projects. 8. He says the government is moving toward a speech from the throne in about 12 or 13 days and toward a Saskatoon first ministers’ meeting on June 2. 9. Carney says Canadians gave his party a mandate for change, citing 19 million voters, the most votes of any party, and majorities in 7 of the 10 provinces. 10. He says the economy must unlock an investment era through conventional energy, clean energy, and doubling the rate of home building over several years. 11. He says Canada is in “the biggest crisis” in generations because of American tariffs and a changing global economy. 12. He connects that crisis to affordability, wages, GDP per capita, and productivity, saying there is no single button that fixes productivity. 13. He says AI and the digital economy will matter because they can raise productivity and wages without replacing jobs. 14. Carney describes energy superpower status as more than one pipeline and includes oil and gas, nuclear, hydro, and carbon capture and storage. 15. He says he will support building a pipeline if consensus exists and says he can help create that consensus through provinces, companies, and Indigenous partners. 16. He says C-69 and the emissions cap could both be changed, and he says provincial environmental assessments may be used as appropriate. 17. The interview moves quickly and stays combative, with Vassy Kapelos pressing Carney on contradictions between his campaign, his book Values, and his current answers. 18. Carney answers in a controlled, results-first style, repeatedly returning to “one Canadian economy,” “real results,” and “roll up our sleeves.” 19. Listeners interested in Canadian federal politics, energy policy, and U.S. trade pressure will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners looking for a light, non-political conversation will probably skip it.

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A brisk first interview that tests Carney's promises against energy policy, unity, and Trump's pressure.

CTV Question Period gives Mark Carney a useful first-pass interview after his cabinet rollout, and it does the basics well. The conversation moves from the economy to national unity to Donald Trump, with the real test hanging over it: how much of Carney's pragmatism survives…

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You want Carney on the record, in his first Canadian broadcast interview since the win, after Tuesday's cabinet introduction.

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