The House
with Kathleen Petty

This week on The House, guest-host Alison Crawford is in Winnipeg for the Council of the Federation's annual meeting. Alison sits down with British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell and his Prince Edward Island counterpart Robert Ghiz to discuss ways to tackle growing health care costs. Alison also talks to Alberta's Ed Stelmach about how challenging it can be to make the Council of the Federation work. The House also takes advantage of its visit to Manitoba to explore the province's political scene. CBC Winnipeg's Leslie McLaren brings us up to speed, then Premier Greg Selinger shares his vision for the future of the province.

Guest-host James Fitz-Morris chats with Canada's former Chief Statistician, Ivan Fellegi, about the change to the long form census. Pollster Nik Nanos gives us his take on the political thinking behind the change. A Danish statistician explains how Copenhagen collects census information about its citizens. Assembly of First Nations Grand Chief Shawn Atleo outlines the work ahead if he wants to get rid of the Indian Act in two to five years. Rotman School of Management professor, Wendy Dobson, discusses her new book "Gravity Shift: How Asia's New Powerhouses Will Shape the Twenty-First Century."