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EPISODE · Feb 11, 2019 · 26 MIN

Political interference allegations, the future of elections in Venezuela and will Bill C-69 survive the Senate

from The West Block · host Global News / Curiouscast

A political bombshell rocks Ottawa after allegations the Prime Minister's Office pressured former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to end a criminal prosecution against SNC-Lavalin. The Prime Minister says the allegations are false, but the opposition isn't buying it. Where do we go from here? And then will it be free and fair elections or military intervention in Venezuela? We'll talk to Venezuela's interim ambassador to Canada. Finally, the government's contentious bill to overhaul natural resource project approval in Canada is fighting for its life in the Senate. Will it survive? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A political bombshell rocks Ottawa after allegations the Prime Minister's Office pressured former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to end a criminal prosecution against SNC-Lavalin. The Prime Minister says the allegations are false, but the opposition isn't buying it. Where do we go from here? And then will it be free and fair elections or military intervention in Venezuela? We'll talk to Venezuela's interim ambassador to Canada. Finally, the government's contentious bill to overhaul natural resource project approval in Canada is fighting for its life in the Senate. Will it survive? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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