Everything Is Political With Evan Solomon

Liberals introduce tougher rules for pipeline approvals amid Energy East discord

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On the Show: Althia Raj, Jonathan Wilkinson, Nathan Cullen, Mohamed Fahmy, Maureen Taylor, Max Rubin, Tom Parkin, Jason Lietaer As the Liberal government toughens rules for pipeline approvals through agencies like the National Energy Board, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson and NDP natural resources critic Nathan Cullen debate the issue and what's needed to get the public on board with new pipeline projects. Former Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy is lobbying the Canadian government for a new charter that would force the government to act in cases where Canadians are detained abroad after he was released from after more than 400 days in a prison in Egypt. Physician-assisted dying advocate Maureen Taylor says Canadians younger than 18 years of age should be allowed to decide for themselves to end their own life with the assistance of their doctor in some cases since in many provinces youth are already given that right to choose their treatment in many other medi