What did the Trump-Putin summit achieve — and what comes next for Ukraine? CBC senior defence reporter Murray Brewster helms this security-focused episode of The House, featuring a debrief with former U.S. diplomat Michael Carpenter on what came out of the sit-down between the U.S. and Russian presidents late Friday in Alaska.

Then, two Canadian experts — a former NATO assistant secretary general and a former naval commander — dive deep into whether Canada can realistically reduce its dependence on U.S. military equipment and support.

Also: as global leaders watch closely for what could happen next in Ukraine, Chief of the Defence Staff General Jennie Carignan discusses what possible role Canada could have in any ceasefire — and whether armed forces have the bench strength for a prolonged engagement.

Finally, Canadian researcher and author Alicia Wanless joins The House to explain why she believes the world’s democracies should look to the past — the far past — as governments continue to fight against disinformation.

This episode features the voices of:

• Michael Carpenter, former U.S. ambassador and permanent representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, now senior fellow for transatlantic affairs at the International Institute for Strategic Studies
• Wendy Gilmour, former NATO assistant secretary general for defence investment
• Mark Norman, retired vice-admiral of the Royal Canadian Navy
• General Jennie Carignan, chief of the defence staff
• Alicia Wanless, author and director of the Information Environment Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Canada has just five years to meet its 2030 climate target: a 40 per cent reduction in emissions below 2005 levels. CBC’s David Thurton covers climate change and the environment for the Parliamentary Bureau, and this week guest hosts a special edition of The House to take stock of why climate experts fear the 2030 goal will not be met. In an age of weakening interest in climate change as other crises take centre stage — is there even the political will to get it done?

This episode features the voices of:

• Mikyla Tacilauskas, Salvation Army outreach and housing services manager
• Simon Donner, co-chair of the Net-Zero Advisory Body
• Nichole Dusyk, senior policy advisor at the International Institute for Sustainable Development
• Dave Sawyer, principal economist at the Canadian Climate Institute
• Serge Dupont, head of Bennett Jones’ Public Policy Group
• Eulalie Reesink-Babillon, with the climate action group Last Generation
• Benjamin Welchner, with the climate action group Last Generation
• Shannon Joseph, chair of Energy for a Secure Future
• Oliver Anderson, vice-president of communications and growth for water charity AquaAction

A new nuclear reactor. A natural gas pipeline extension. Thousands of offshore wind turbines. Atlantic provinces have ambitious ideas to generate and transmit more energy across Canada, all under one banner. As Prime Minister Mark Carney renews his call for nation-building projects to strengthen the Canadian economy, will this network of ideas, the Eastern Energy Partnership, make the cut? And how realistic – and expensive – are these plans?

CBC's provincial affairs reporter in New Brunswick Jacques Poitras speaks to New Brunswick's premier and the federal minister in charge of the Atlantic, Sean Fraser, as well as First Nations leaders, experts and stakeholders about what it could mean for power in eastern Canada for generations to come.

This episode features the voices of:

• John Herron, New Brunswick Minister of Natural Resources
• Joanna Bernard, New Brunswick Regional Chief for the Assembly of First Nations
• Chief Terry Richardson, Pabineau First Nation
• Brad Coady, vice-president of business development for NB Power
• Lori Clark, President and CEO of NB Power
• David Coon, leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick
• Heidi Leslie, CEO of Crux Energy Consulting
• Scott Urquhart, CEO of Aegir Insights
• Larry Hughes, energy expert at Dalhousie University
• Susan Holt, premier of New Brunswick
• Sean Fraser, minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

If you want to stay up to date this summer on everything going on in the world, The House is recommending As It Happens. Meet people at the centre of the day’s most hard-hitting, hilarious, and heartbreaking stories – powerful leaders, proud eccentrics, and ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. And plenty of puns too.

In this episode:

One day after the UK makes a similar statement, Ottawa announces plans to recognize Palestinian statehood in September. We'll reach Canada's former Ambassador to the United Nations.

The head of the Stephen Lewis Foundation tells us what a new million-dollar donation will mean for organizations whose capacity to help was suddenly slashed when the Trump Administration cut billions in USAID funding.

A Maui resident tells us he and his neighbours were lucky to avoid any major damage after living through a tsunami warning last night. But that doesn't mean they should be any less prepared next time.

A St. John's fire chief tells us about the fires that destroyed two historic fishing stages last night and how it felt to watch them burn, helpless to stop the flames.

Canada's 18-year-old swimming sensation Summer McIntosh is chasing five individual golds this week at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Her mother, a former Olympic swimmer herself, tells us what it's like to watch her daughter lean all the way in.

A man in Argentina was shocked, outraged and then really, really embarrassed after a Google Street View camera captured him in his yard – fully naked with his bottom on full display.

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that imagines he'll be happy when the whole incident is in the rearview.

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Over the past 10 years, the Senate has witnessed extraordinary change — namely a radical overhaul to do away with formal partisanship. The driver behind that? Former prime minister Justin Trudeau. But now that he’s gone, will those changes stick?

In a special documentary edition of The House, guest host J.P. Tasker carves out some frank and revealing conversations with Senators Andrew Cardozo, Marc Gold, Leo Housakos, Paul Prosper, Paula Simons and Pamela Wallin about their place of work.

Professor and author Jonathan Malloy also weighs in on representation in the Senate and whether reform is realistic, while Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon explains the new government’s strategy when it comes to dealing with the chamber of sober second thought.

This episode features the voices of:

• Marc Gold, former senator & government representative in the Senate
• Senator Andrew Cardozo
• Senator Leo Housakos
• Senator Paul Prosper
• Senator Paula Simons
• Senator Pamela Wallin
• Jonathan Malloy, political science professor at Carleton University
• Steven MacKinnon, government House leader

Prime Minister Mark Carney met with First Nations leaders this week to get their support for his nation-building plans — but some right-holders left with more questions than answers or outright blasted the meeting. Host Catherine Cullen checks in with Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand and Regional Chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations Terry Teegee on the sidelines of the summit in Gatineau, Que.

Then, ahead of next week’s premiers’ meeting in Huntsville, Ont., Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe explains why he believes a deal with Trump on tariffs is likely, but he doesn’t think “elbows up” is the right way to get there.

Plus, as federal data shows inequality is widening and the federal government is going big on military spending and national projects, two economists offer their views on the most pressing priorities for Canadians and whether Ottawa’s spending matches their needs.

Finally, two Hill watchers weigh in on the uphill path Carney faces on trade and energy projects, as well as the Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's shift in tone.

This episode features the voices of:

• Rebecca Chartrand, Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs
• Terry Teegee, Regional Chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations
• Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan
• Don Drummond, economist and fellow-in-residence at C.D. Howe Institute
• Armine Yalnizyan, economist and Atkinson Fellow On The Future Of Workers
• Christopher Nardi, parliamentary reporter for the National Post
• Stephanie Levitz, senior reporter for the Globe and Mail Ottawa bureau

Once again, U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to slap more tariffs on Canada — and Pierre Poilievre has thoughts. The Conservative leader speaks with Catherine Cullen in his first national English interview with CBC since becoming party leader to discuss how he’d tackle the Canada-U.S. trade war differently and why he thinks he deserves a second shot at holding a seat in the House of Commons.

Then, national security expert Wesley Wark explains why Trump’s latest move should elicit a bigger response from north of the border.

Plus, the new head of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet, tells The House her priorities for the new role in a “volatile and uncertain” time.

Finally, as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s chief of staff and the new Clerk of the Privy Council officially take the reins of the federal government, Janice Charette, a former clerk who assisted with the Carney transition, and Ian Brodie, former chief of staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, lift the curtain on the high-pressure roles and examine the challenges of executing the prime minister’s ambitious agenda.

This episode features the voices of:

• Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
• Wesley Wark, senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation
• Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet, commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force
• Janice Charette, former Clerk of the Privy Council
• Ian Brodie, former chief of staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Canada-U.S. trade once again became the hottest topic in town after Donald Trump said he was walking away from the negotiating table over the federal government’s digital services tax. Just a few days later, Prime Minister Mark Carney rescinded the tax. Was that a smart move? Two trade experts join The House, guest hosted by CBC’s trade reporter Janyce McGregor, to discuss the retreat and the looming July 21 deadline for a deal.

Plus, The House talks to cheesemakers at a festival in Kingston, Ont. about concerns Trump’s tariff threat will spell the end of Canada’s protection of its dairy industry. Then, a Saskatchewan cattle rancher explains why she’s frustrated over a recently passed bill that protects that supply management system from Canada-U.S. trade talks.

Next, as Canada’s trade relationship with the U.S. remains uncertain, it needs other allies more than ever. In his first broadcast interview since being named to cabinet, International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu explains why making up for lost trade with the U.S. is hard to do.

Finally, trade policy and negotiations used to be dominated by economic data, legal rules and a ton of fine print — until Donald Trump flipped the table. Dmitry Grozoubinski, an Australian trade consultant, discusses his book, Why Politicians Lie About Trade, and how to spot the misformation to be able to make sense of (and even poke fun at?) the current state of trade debates.

This episode features the voices of:

• Inu Manak, fellow for trade policy at the Council of Foreign Relations
• Julian Ovens, former chief of staff for two international trade ministers
• Roxanne Renwick, cheesemaker
• Shep Ysselstein, cheesemaker
• Hans Weber, cheesemaker
• Karla Hicks, board member of the Canadian Cattle Association
• Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade
• Dmitry Grozoubinski, author of Why Politicians Lie About Trade