The Hill Times' Hot Room

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The Hill Times' Hot Room

The Hot Room is a podcast by The Hill Times, Canada's all-politics, all-the-time newspaper in the heart of Parliament Hill. We talk to politicians, experts, and other reporters about the biggest stories of the day. Hot Room podcast theme music written and performed by Gavin Gardiner for The Hill Times.

  1. 'Everything is negotiable at all times': a Trump trade update, with Eric Miller

    JUL 4

    'Everything is negotiable at all times': a Trump trade update, with Eric Miller

    Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Eric Miller, a trade consultant leading Rideau Potomac Strategy Group, about the latest developments in trade talks between Donald Trump and Mark Carney.

    24 min

  2. JUN 27

    A military spending spree, with David Perry

    Prime Minister Mark Carney has signed Canada up for a new defence spending target worth tens of billions of extra cash per year. David Perry of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute joins The Hot Room to talk us through what we might spend it on, obstacles to getting the new gear, and Carney's promised new defence procurement agency.

    25 min

  3. JUN 20

    The crisis of Canadian democracy, with Andrew Coyne

    Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne about his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy. The two touch on why Canada's political system has concentrated so much power in the hands of the prime minister, why the big parties can afford to ignore some parts of the country, and what it will take to set things right.

    29 min

  4. JUN 13

    Making sense of the 'Building Canada Act', with Elizabeth May

    Green Party Leader Elizabeth May joins The Hot Room to break down Mark Carney's Building Canada Act, which proposes to give the cabinet the power to skip major infrastructure and natural resource projects past the environmental assessment process.

    27 min
  5. The return of Parliament, with Sheila Copps

    MAY 23

    The return of Parliament, with Sheila Copps

    Peter Mazereeuw and Sheila Copps dig into the return of Parliament, how Mark Carney might handle Question Period, whether the Liberals should elect a Conservative House speaker, and more.  2025 Governor General's Performing Arts Awards | Sat, Jun 14, 2025, 6:30 pm | Southam Hall | National Arts Centre   Nominate your favourite artist for a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award | National Arts Centre

    25 min
  6. Carney’s missing budget, with Mostafa Askari

    MAY 16

    Carney’s missing budget, with Mostafa Askari

    Mark Carney's finance minister, François-Philippe Champagne, says the government isn't releasing a budget this year. Peter Mazereeuw digs into why, what that means, and how the government gets its money, with the help of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy's Mostafa Askari.

    23 min
  7. 'Ally is a verb': How to do your part for reconciliation, with Rose LeMay

    MAY 9

    'Ally is a verb': How to do your part for reconciliation, with Rose LeMay

    Author, columnist and CEO Rose LeMay joins The Hot Room to discuss her new book, Ally is a Verb: A Guide to Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

    20 min
  8. 'This really is an intergovernmental struggle': The view from Alberta, with Jared Wesley

    MAY 1

    'This really is an intergovernmental struggle': The view from Alberta, with Jared Wesley

    Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Jared Wesley, a political scientist at the University of Alberta, about how Albertans are taking the election of another Liberal government, Danielle Smith vs. Mark Carney, and the tensions between East and West.

    19 min
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The Hot Room is a podcast by The Hill Times, Canada's all-politics, all-the-time newspaper in the heart of Parliament Hill. We talk to politicians, experts, and other reporters about the biggest stories of the day. Hot Room podcast theme music written and performed by Gavin Gardiner for The Hill Times.

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  • Creator
    Hill Times Publishing
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © The Hill Times
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