Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is in Ottawa where she says she’s feeling ‘much more confident’ about reaching an energy agreement after what she calls a ‘meeting of the minds’ with the prime minister. The Weekly Wrap panel breaks down another busy week in Ottawa.

As the Carney government makes moves to speed up project approvals, it's also propping up struggling industries hit hard by U.S. tariffs with new funding. Globe and Mail Ottawa bureau chief Robert Fife, Canadian Press deputy parliamentary bureau chief Mia Rabson and La Presse parliamentary bureau chief Joël-Denis Bellavance bring you inside the biggest stories on Parliament Hill.

Alberta's separatist movement is wrapped up in a huge personal data breach that has impacted nearly three million people including former premier Jason Kenney, who tells Power & Politics he's 'ticked off' and 'concerned' about the privacy violation. Plus, the federal government is moving to make it easier to get things built faster in Canada. CBC's Kate McKenna reports.

Nearly three million Albertans had their personal information uploaded to a publicly accessible database last month. As new details emerge about how an Alberta separatist group used the data, Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi questions how much Premier Danielle Smith knew about the leak — considering one of her caucus staff attended the meeting where the database was presented. Plus, Honda is reportedly suspending plans to build a $15-billion electric vehicle plant in Ontario — indefinitely. P&P hears from Karim Bardeesy, parliamentary secretary for Industry Minister Mélanie Joly.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has chosen former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour to serve as the King's representative and commander-in-chief of Canada's Armed Forces. Power & Politics dives into the significance of this choice. Plus, another province considers limiting social media for young people. P&P hears from Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe.

In the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's Section 232 tariffs, the federal government has introduced an additional $1.5B in funding to support steel, aluminum and copper industries. Power & Politics hears from Industry Minister Mélanie Joly. Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney's talking about a new world order — one that he says will be 'rebuilt out of Europe.' The Power Panel weighs in.

Laura D'Angelo, Zain Velji and Michael Solberg break down how the Liberals are trying to sell their economic update to Canadians, and whether controversies over an Iranian official who was given a visa to Canada, plus four committees that the Liberals pushed out of public view, could overshadow that message.

After a former Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander had a visa for Canada granted and revoked, Globe and Mail Ottawa bureau chief Robert Fife, Canadian Press deputy parliamentary bureau chief Mia Rabson and La Presse parliamentary bureau chief Joël-Denis Bellavance argue that the Carney government's sparse explanations amount to another communications failure — particularly after what Fife calls a 'pathetic performance' by the immigration minister at committee.