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CTV QP Podcast #512: Michael Ma joins the Liberal Party

December 14, 2025·46 min·5 clips

Question Period opens with Vashie Capellos setting up a weekend political shift. Michael Moss has crossed from the Conservatives to the Liberals only seven months after winning his seat. That leaves the Liberals one seat shy of a majority. The opening segment asks whether Prime Minister Mark Carney can do it again. The show then brings in interim NDP leader Don Davies for the broader political response. From there, it turns south to the fight over Donald Trump's tariffs. The episode notes that the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule as early as this week on the legality of roughly half of those tariffs. Capellos asks Delaware Governor Matt Meyer what the trade fight is doing to prices and economic confidence. Meyer says the impact shows up in everyday costs, especially housing and construction. The interview links tariff policy to steel, aluminum, and the pressure on builders. The episode keeps the Canadian angle in view even while the guest is American. It then turns to Microsoft and its large investment pledge in Canada. Brad Smith says the company wants Canadians to know they can count on Microsoft. The conversation sets that promise against the backdrop of strained Canada-U.S. relations. The show uses that contrast to ask why a major company would lean in now. Throughout, the framing stays brisk and accountability-focused. Questions are clear and multi-part. The host keeps coming back to what changes, what it costs, and who has to deal with the result. The closing stretch resets the audience on the next political markers to watch. Those markers include more possible floor crossings and the Supreme Court tariff decision. The episode ends by pointing listeners ahead rather than wrapping everything in a tidy conclusion. The overall shape is classic Sunday political interviewing: a domestic power move, a trade dispute, and a policy signal from corporate Canada.

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A brisk look at majority math, tariff uncertainty, and Microsoft's big Canada bet.

The episode tracks Mark Carney's push toward a majority after another Liberal floor crosser left the party one seat short. Michael Moss's move from the Conservatives gives the piece its sharpest political edge, and it reads as a real test of discipline and momentum.

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