The West Block

The West Block with Mercedes Stephenson digs deep into the breaking news and major stories that impact Canadians’ lives. Through in-depth conversations with political, national, and international newsmakers, Stephenson pushes for answers to what’s really going on and why it matters.

Recent Episodes
  • What’s the summer strategy for Trudeau and Poilievre as make-or-break byelection looms?
    Jun 24, 2024 – 23:26
  • Canada to continue diplomacy with alleged foreign interference actors: Joly
    Jun 17, 2024 – 23:27
  • So far, 'deflection,' no answers on allegations of politician collusion: experts
    Jun 10, 2024 – 23:25
  • Judges need to ensure stricter bail principles are being upheld: Justice Minister
    Jun 3, 2024 – 23:27
  • U.S. ambassador says Canada now 'the outlier' in NATO on defence spending
    May 27, 2024 – 23:26
  • What does it take to be one of the prime minister’s bodyguards?
    May 20, 2024 – 23:27
  • Lessons for Canada from U.K.’s plan to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP
    May 13, 2024 – 24:44
  • Foreign interference inquiry releases report as RCMP arrest foreign suspects in Nijjar case
    May 6, 2024 – 23:26
  • Why aren’t more foreign grocers in Canada? Lack of space a hurdle: Minister Champagne
    Apr 29, 2024 – 23:30
  • Growing Iran-Israel tensions, Budget 2024’s capital gains tax changes
    Apr 22, 2024 – 11:58
  • Former Israeli PM Bennett on Iranian threats, PM Trudeau at foreign interference inquiry
    Apr 15, 2024 – 23:27
  • New foreign Interference revelations, Roméo Dallaire on Rwanda genocide anniversary
    Apr 8, 2024 – 23:27
  • Feds and premiers spar over carbon price hike, navigating global threats
    Apr 1, 2024 – 23:41
  • Court reforms for military sexual misconduct cases and carbon tax fact-check
    Mar 25, 2024 – 24:40
  • Canada’s role in supporting Haiti as gang violence engulfs Port-au-Prince
    Mar 18, 2024 – 23:07
  • Calls to bolster Canada’s military operation in Latvia and boost CAF recruitment
    Mar 11, 2024 – 24:55
  • Brian Mulroney’s legacy, Justice Minister defends Online Harms Bill
    Mar 4, 2024 – 23:16
  • 2-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, threats of insider leaks
    Feb 26, 2024 – 23:09
  • How should Canada respond to Trump’s NATO threats?
    Feb 19, 2024 – 23:35
  • Auto theft summit and Canadian diplomacy in a high-stakes U.S. election year
    Feb 12, 2024 – 23:48
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defends new transgender policies, federal minister reacts
    Feb 5, 2024 – 23:32
  • Parliament to resume sitting as foreign interference inquiry kicks off
    Jan 29, 2024 – 23:35
  • Health Minister on strained health-care systems and Ontario’s private-care plans
    Jan 22, 2024 – 23:35
  • Potential fallout from U.S. & U.K. airstrikes on Houthi sites in Yemen, Canada’s ER crisis
    Jan 15, 2024 – 24:18
  • Manitoba premier calls for a carbon tax respite, the future of Canada’s military
    Jan 7, 2024 – 23:39
  • Cost-of-living crisis, foreign interference: Reviewing the top stories of 2023
    Jan 1, 2024 – 24:35
  • One-on-one with PM Trudeau: Israel-Hamas conflict, foreign interference, housing
    Dec 25, 2023 – 24:24
  • Canada & U.S. on opposite sides of ceasefire call, new poll casts doubt on Trudeau
    Dec 18, 2023 – 23:59
  • As carbon price fight flares, Minister Wilkinson defends Liberal approach
    Dec 11, 2023 – 23:45
  • Defence minister says plan for 'significant' military investments in talks
    Dec 4, 2023 – 23:53
  • ‘We need to watch our purse strings’: says Anand following Fall Economic Statement
    Nov 27, 2023 – 23:48
  • Canada is ‘a haven for Islamic Republic agents’ warns Iranian human rights activist
    Nov 20, 2023 – 23:16
  • Veteran pushes for Canada to recognize toxic legacy of burn pits on soldiers
    Nov 13, 2023 – 23:31
  • Liberal Cabinet Minister defends carbon tax carve-out for home heating oil
    Nov 6, 2023 – 23:26
  • Israel’s offensive enters second stage and former Israeli PM on the future of Gaza
    Oct 30, 2023 – 24:57
  • Challenges in containing the Israel-Hamas conflict and negotiating the release of hostages
    Oct 23, 2023 – 23:39
  • Israel prepares ground attack as Gaza deals with humanitarian crisis
    Oct 16, 2023 – 22:44
  • Israel at war after Hamas launches worst attack 'in a generation'
    Oct 9, 2023 – 24:57
  • Canadian domestic politics under international scrutiny and Jewish groups urge feds to make Nazi documents public
    Oct 3, 2023 – 23:55
  • Will tensions with India derail Ottawa's Indo-Pacific Strategy?
    Sep 24, 2023 – 23:38
  • Which party has the best plan to address the housing crisis: Two big city mayors weigh-in
    Sep 17, 2023 – 24:53
  • Russian-aligned hackers stepping up cyber attacks to disrupt Canada's oil and gas industry
    Jun 26, 2023 – 23:45
  • Liberals must do more to ‘safeguard’ elections from foreign interference: O’Toole
    Jun 19, 2023 – 23:45
  • David Johnston's resignation means all options back on the table on foreign interference: Intergovernmental Affairs Minister
    Jun 12, 2023 – 24:22
  • Tensions heightened after Chinese warship comes dangerously close to U.S. destroyer in Taiwan Strait
    Jun 6, 2023 – 23:37
  • “Albertans don’t want to leave Canada, they want to lead Canada”: NDP Leader Rachel Notley
    May 29, 2023 – 23:40
  • Bail laws change amid rise in violent crime and will there be a foreign interference inquiry?
    May 22, 2023 – 23:49
  • MP Chong case is federal ‘collective failure’: former national security advisor
    May 15, 2023 – 23:45
  • MP Michael Chong wants Chinese diplomat expelled and prosecuting Putin for war crimes in Ukraine
    May 8, 2023 – 23:42
  • New bail reform legislation coming before parliament wraps and will there be a rematch in the 2024 U.S. presidential election
    May 1, 2023 – 23:44
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