Canada's ties to the U.S. are now a 'weakness': Carney
4/20/202657 min
In a video posted to YouTube, Prime Minister Mark Carney tells Canadians that Canada's close ties to the U.S. have become 'weaknesses that we must correct.' Power & Politics hears from Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson and the Power Panel weighs in. Plus, former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge discusses the impacts of war in Iran on Canadians, as inflation ticks up.
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[upbeat music] War weighs on the Canadian economy. The number of people who want to join Canada's army is up, and Canada's premiers navigate continued global uncertainty. It's Monday, April 20th. I'm David Cochrane. The Power and Politics Podcast starts now. [upbeat music] The war in the Middle East is driving up inflation. New numbers show Canada's inflation rate climbed to 2.4% in March. That's up from 1.8% in February. March also brought the largest price increase for gasoline on record, as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to choke global fuel supply. And we are now just over a week away from the government's spring economic statement, where we'll get a sense of how the war has shaped Canada's overall