Liberals and Conservatives Cooperate on GST Rebate – February 4, 2026

David Macdonald, senior economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives talks about the practical impact of the GST rebate and top-up on Canadians. Toronto Star Queen's park Bureau Chief Robert Benzie unpacks the drama in Toronto and in Ottawa after the federal Liberals poached the deputy leader of the NDP to run in a by-election and subsequent announcement by MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith that he would run in a provincial by-election. Alberta's Chief Firearms Officer Teri Bryant talks about her province's opposition to the federal gun buyback program.