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CTV QP Podcast #495: What Canadians can expect from the new Liberal government

May 25, 2025·46 min·20 clips

Question Period returns on Sunday, May 25 with Parliament’s reopening at the center of the hour. Vashie Capellos sets the stakes early. The House is coming back. Newly elected and returning members of Parliament will gather in Ottawa, and the first job is choosing a Speaker. The next day, King Charles III is set to deliver the speech from the throne. It is presented as historic and unusual, and it sits at the center of a short but busy spring sitting. Capellos says the Liberal government has a lot to do. Steve McKinnon joins to lay out the government’s priorities and to argue that the goal is simple: get work done and get results for Canadians. The interview stays practical rather than ceremonial. It focuses on what the government will actually do next. Andrew Scheer then gives the Conservative response from the House of Commons. He frames the opposition’s role as holding the government to account. He also says his party wants to help where it can on the tariff fight with the United States, while still pressing the government for delivery. The exchange turns to competing claims about economic management. It touches on tariffs, investment, industrial carbon tax, household debt, and job losses in key sectors. Capellos presses on the gap between promises and evidence of results. The question underneath it all is whether delivery is showing up in practice. Perry Bellegarde closes the lineup with a different kind of reflection. He speaks about his long friendship with King Charles III and the meaning of the royal visit. His comments bring a steadier, more institutional tone to the end of the program. The episode also leaves room for the week’s broader mood. There is talk of a new spirit of cooperation among parties. There is also skepticism about how long that spirit will last once the House is back in session. Capellos flags a promised first move from the Prime Minister and says she will be watching the details closely. She ends by previewing special coverage of the throne speech on Tuesday morning. The structure stays clean and familiar. It moves from the procedural return of Parliament to the practical consequences for policy and politics.

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A measured look at Parliament's return, with real pressure on what comes next.

Question Period frames the Liberal government's return to Parliament around the King's throne speech and the work it says lies ahead. Kapelos keeps the hour moving in a straight line: priorities first, then the opposition's push for accountability, and finally Perry Bellegarde's…

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