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CTV's Question Period: Janis Mackey Frayer
CTV's South Asia bureau chief who is reporting from Benghazi, Libya says rebel forces have checkpoints set up on main roads leading into Benghazi to look for mercenaries allegedly hired by Libyan Leader Moammar Ghadafi.

CTV's Question Period: Peter MacKay, minister
The minister of national defence explains how Canada is assisting both Canadians and foreign nationals get out of Libya, and whether Canada will join a NATO effort to put a no-fly zone into effect in the North African nation.

CTV's Question Period: Panel of MPs
Liberal MP Ralph Goodale, NDP MP Thomas Mulcair and Conservative MP Rick Dykstra discuss Prime Minister Stephen Harper's response to the crisis in Libya, as well as the Bev Oda affair.

CTV's Question Period: Justine Hunter, Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail's Justine Hunter discusses how Christy Clark is expected to interact with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and other members of the B.C. Liberal caucus when she takes over as premier of B.C.

CTV's Question Period: NDP leader Jack Layton
Following a meeting with Stephen Harper, Layton says the prime minister can come up with a good budget with NDP recommendations, or he can choose an election. Layton also addresses bringing back the home renovation tax credit, home heating and the need for family doctors.

CTV's Question Period: MPs McKay, Del Mastro and Dewar
Tory Dean del Mastro, NDP Paul Dewar and Liberal John McKay debate the severity of a memo doctored by Minister of International Cooperation Bev Oda, and the government's reaction to the scandal.

CTV's Question Period: Gary Doer, ambassador
The Canadian ambassador to the U.S. weighs in on the proposed entrance fee for Canadians to the U.S. The ambassador says the fee is in U.S.'s 2011 budget, but it has not yet been implemented.

CTV's Question Period: Journalists Around the Rim
Should Bev Oda be held in contempt of Parliament? John Ivison of the National Post and La Presse bureau chief Joel-Denis Bellavance discuss if the memo scandal will hurt the Tories during a possible election.

CTV's Question Period: MPs discuss the process
Liberal MP Bob Rae, Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai and NDP MP Paul Dewar talk about the federal government's response to the political upheaval in Egypt.

CTV's Question Period: Jason Kenney, minister
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney explains his request for federal judges to deport foreign criminals from Canada in a reasonable amount of time after they are given due process.

CTV's Question Period: Panel on the funding
Political Analyst Jean Lapierre, Wildrose Party Candidate Link Byfield and Newstalk 1010's John Tory talk about where funding for an NHL calibre arena in Quebec should be coming from.

CTV's Question Period: Journalists Around the Rim
The Winnipeg Free Press' Mia Rabson and The Globe and Mail's John Ibbitson look at a recent Ekos poll and what it could mean going into an election.

CTV's Question Period: Minister Lawrence Cannon
How much of a presence will U.S. border officials have in Canada? Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence cannon addresses Canada-U.S. border talks and says there is no secret pact between the two countries.

CTV's Question Period: Martin Seemungal in Cairo
It is not totally clear what came out of a meeting between Vice President Omar Suleiman and opposition leaders. Talks with the Muslim brotherhood is significant because the organization was banned in Egypt.

CTV's Question Period: MPs on the departure
Liberal Mark Holland, Conservative Dean Del Mastro and NDP Paul Dewar debate border transparency and OPP Commissioner William Elliott's resignation.

CTV's Question Period: Tactics Table on the issues
Political strategists Tim Powers, Warren Kinsella and Brad Lavigne weigh in on a so-called, top secret border deal between Canada and the U.S.

CTV's Question Period: Journalists Around the Rim
Ottawa bureau chief Robert Fife and The Globe and Mail's Gloria Galloway debate privacy and immigration concerns coming out of border negotiations.

CTV's Question Period: Minister Jim Flaherty
The finance minister, who is in Davos, Switzerland at the World Economic Forum, says the world market is still fragile, and a low-tax plan will ensure economic growth and job creation.

CTV's Question Period: Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff
Ignatieff says the Conservative party learned its lesson after attack ads were pulled off the party's website. Meanwhile, the Liberal leader says it is uncertain if there will be an election, but thinks the Tories are going in the wrong direction.

CTV's Question Period: Martin Seemungal in Cairo
CTV's Middle East bureau chief says the military is, for the most part, allowing demonstrators to do what they want. Also, neighbourhood watch groups patrol the streets at night to ensure homes and businesses are not raided.

CTV's Question Period: Panel of MPs
Parliament returns Monday. Will it be the last sitting before an election? Liberal Ralph Goodale, NDP Thomas Mulcair and Tory Tom Lukiwski weigh in on tax reductions and party priorities.

CTV's Question Period: Michael Bell, former ambassador
Michael Bell, a former Canadian ambassador to Egypt, says the risk of radicalization in Egypt as great as a takeover by the Muslin Brotherhood is highly possible.

CTV's Question Period: Jennifer Ditchburn, CP
Will an election coincide with the next federal budget? Jennifer Ditchburn weighs in on party buzz including the Bloc Quebecois' demand for $5 billion.


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