Palestinian riot police surround protesters, one carrying a banner that reads in Arabic, "Canada supports terrorism, you are not welcome Baird," during Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird's meeting with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki, in front of the Palestinian foreign ministry in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, January 18, 2015.
Photo Credit: Nasser Nasser/AP

Politics Today – January 25, 2015

On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda reports on the protest last Sunday in the West Bank city of Ramallah as Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird met with Riad Malki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian Authority.

He also reports on the Bank of Canada rate cut and Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s reaction to it.

As well he’ll have details on a lawsuit against the Attorney General of Canada over the use of solitary confinement in Canadian prisons, on questions about a $15 billion Canadian arms deal with Saudi Arabia, and on the return of politicians to Ottawa after the holiday break.

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