Episode description

Liberal MPs met this week in Nanaimo, B.C., quick to tell reporters they’ve got full confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The House is on the ground, taking the temperature, talking to Liberals about how they think they can turn their fortunes — even as one of Trudeau’s own MPs says people are “tired of his face.”

We also hear from Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer about how his party hopes to force a non-confidence motion to bring down the government as soon as possible.

Then, we head up Vancouver Island to Campbell River, which is likely to become a battleground between the Conservatives and the NDP. The CBC’s Emma Godmere speaks with voters there about the issues that matter most to them.

Finally, with British Columbians going to the polls next month, Premier David Eby said he’d scrap the carbon tax if Ottawa removes the requirement to have it. The Toronto Star’s Tonda MacCharles, and the National Post’s Stuart Thomson break down what to expect ahead of Parliament resuming on Monday.

This episode features the voices of: 

• John McKay, Liberal MP for Scarborough—Guildwood
• Francis Drouin, Liberal MP for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
• Hedy Fry, Liberal MP for Vancouver Centre
• Andrew Scheer, Conservative House leader
• CBC’s Emma Godmere
• Tonda MacCharles, Ottawa bureau chief for the Toronto Star.
• Stuart Thomson, Parliamentary bureau chief for the National Post