
Catherine Cullen
Host & senior reporter
Catherine Cullen is the host of The House on CBC Radio, Canada's most popular political affairs program. She's been chasing down politicians on Parliament Hill for over a decade with CBC News. Before that, Catherine learned the ropes of TV and radio reporting in Montreal, covering major stories including the student strikes and Lac-Mégantic rail disaster. She has also worked in Toronto and Vancouver.
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Canada needs a U.S. trade deal but shouldn't have set a negotiation deadline, says Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada urgently needs to land a trade deal with the United States but it should not have set a deadline for negotiations because U.S. President Donald Trump “will try to take advantage” of the time crunch.
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'Easier ways to send messages' to Trump than bringing in the King: U.S. ambassador
The new U.S. ambassador to Canada says he knows the implication of King Charles III’s upcoming trip to Ottawa is to push back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s 51st state threats — and he says there are “easier ways to send messages” to the American government.
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These incumbent MPs lost their races. Now, they're packing up and saying goodbye
CBC's The House spoke with four of at least 40 incumbent MPs who lost their seat in the House of Commons last election. Some described the moment as more than just losing a job. It's the end of a chapter of their life they've spent years, even decades, writing.
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Conservatives update platform to include omitted 'anti-woke' promise
The Conservative Party has republished the English-language version of its platform after what it says was a "publishing oversight" resulted in the omission of a previous commitment to crack down on "woke ideology" in the public service and federal funding for university research.
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Conservatives fear 'dysfunctional' campaign and 'civil war' in the party: sources
As Conservative infighting over how the campaign is handling Donald Trump’s tariff threats spills into the open, sources within the party are describing a “dysfunctional” campaign with too much centralized power and belittling and aggressive treatment of staff.
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A look at Canada's last-ditch push in D.C. to avoid looming tariffs
The House gets an exclusive look into the corridors of power on Capitol Hill as Canadian Ambassador Kirsten Hillman makes a last-ditch push to spare the country's economy from President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs.
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Conservative MP Jamil Jivani attending inauguration as 'good friend' J.D. Vance sworn in as VP
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani says he'll work to improve the 'toxic' Canada-U.S. relationship when he travels to Washington to watch his friend J.D. Vance take the oath of office as U.S. vice-president on Monday.
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Ontario Liberal MPs want Justin Trudeau to step down: sources
At a virtual meeting of the Ontario Liberal caucus on Saturday morning, more than 50 Liberal MPs came to a consensus that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to step down as party leader, multiple sources told CBC News.
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Some Liberal MPs are mounting a new effort to oust Justin Trudeau
Pressure is building on the prime minister and his office as a growing number of anxious Liberal MPs are co-ordinating efforts to force Justin Trudeau to step down as Liberal Party leader, multiple sources have told CBC News.
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Cabinet minister tells Liberals to 'change their attitude' as MPs return to Commons
A cabinet minister who serves as the federal Liberals' national campaign co-chair told MPs at the party's recent caucus retreat that they need to "change their attitudes" if they want to turn around their dismal polling numbers, sources tell CBC News.
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