Rob Snow Interviews

'The World with Elliot Tepper' is a weekly deep dive into global affairs and international news with Professor Elliot Tepper, Distinguished Senior Fellow with the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University.

In the midst of a housing crisis and inflation not seen in a generation, city council has approved new building standards that will add to the cost of homes in Ottawa.

Masks, Pierre Poilievre and the Bank of Canada all in focus today.

Board chair Lynn Scott says staff are still working on an implementation plan.

Can Poilievre turn big crowds into memberships and votes? Will the Conservative Party survive an acrimonious campaign? This is your Political Fix!

The former Quebec Premier says his rival's support for the convoy protest and silence on Bill 21 shows he is not a suitable leadership candidate.

Chrystia Freeland says Canada's housing crisis represents "inter-generational injustice". Has the Government of Canada failed Millennials and Gen Z? Conservative Party leadership hopeful Jean Charest joins the show.

Jean Charest is pitching would-be voters on expanded benefits for parents outside of subsidized day care spaces under the Liberal government national child care program.

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is praising the Trudeau government for putting a focus on housing in the 2022 federal budget, as the city grapples with what he calls a housing crisis.

The federal budget has been tabled, with more of a whimper than a bang. We'll go through the underwhelming document and gather reaction.