Parliament resumes this week with Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s majority conservative government, alongside the NDP in its historical role as the official opposition. CTV delivers complete live coverage of the throne speech today, Friday, June 3 beginning at 2 p.m. ET on CTV News Channel and CTV.ca. And on Monday, June 6, viewers can turn to CTV News Channel and CTV.ca for the most comprehensive live coverage of the 2011 Federal Budget.
Prime Minister Harper’s Conservative majority following the May 2 Federal Election marks the party’s first majority government in Canada since 1988. Today, CTV News Channel’s Don Martin hosts THRONE SPEECH 2011 followed by a special edition of POWER PLAY, broadcast from the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa, at 5 p.m. ET. Martin takes viewers through the Governor General’s throne speech with analysis from Ottawa Bureau Chief Robert Fife, who joins the coverage from the Senate foyer.
On Monday, June 6 starting at 3:30 p.m. ET, CTV News Channel delivers live coverage of Finance Minister Jim Flaherty as he presents his revised budget. Hosted by Sandie Rinaldo along with Craig Oliver, Robert Fife, and Don Martin participating from the foyer of the House of Commons, BUDGET 2011 helps Canadian taxpayers understand Flaherty’s first budget with the power of a majority government behind it. CTV News Channel’s panel of experts deconstruct the budget, with analysis of what the Conservatives have changed since the March 22 budget. A special edition of POWER PLAY hosted by Don Martin follows at 5 p.m. ET, as Martin brings Canadians further discussion and insight into the budget, and how it differs from the one that never passed.
CTV.ca provides the most in-depth online coverage of the throne speech and federal budget. For Canadians who aren’t near a TV, CTV.ca streams live coverage of CTV News Channel’s THRONE SPEECH 2011 today, Friday, June 3 and BUDGET 2011 on Monday, June 6, with a live chat Friday afternoon as the Throne Speech is delivered. As always, CTV.ca is open for comments from Canadians, delivers the latest breaking news as it develops, live blogging, and Canadian reactions to the news. In addition, CTV.ca’s coverage includes the full edition of POWER PLAY.
Each night CTV ends the day with the most-watched newscast in the country, CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH LLOYD ROBERTSON at 10 p.m. ET on CTV News Channel and 11 p.m. ET on CTV
