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4.1 • 14 Ratings
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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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Three weeks, 32 bills: Previewing silly season in Parliament
What are the parliamentary House leaders in for as we dive into the June legislation crunch? Peter Mazereeuw tees up the final three weeks of sittings before summer in 11 minutes.
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Canada's competition problem, with Matthew Boswell
Canada's competition commissioner joins the Hot Room to talk about the connection between high prices and poor competition policy, as well as the changes he wants the government to make to Canada's competition law.
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The 'can't buy silence act', with Senator Marilou McPhedran
Senator and legal expert Marilou McPhedran joins The Hot Room to discuss her new bill to crack down on the use of gag orders for harassment victims in the government.
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The Liberal Party convention, with Sheila Copps
Former deputy prime minister and Hill Times' columnist Sheila Copps joins The Hot Room to discuss the Liberal Party's convention, and what it means for the governing Grits.
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The public service strike, with Mike Lapointe
The Hill Times' public service reporter, Mike Lapointe, walks us through the causes and sticking points in the strike that has put more than 150,000 civil servants on picket lines.
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Julie Miville-Dechêne and the online broadcasting bill
Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne talks us through the controversy over the government's online broadcasting bill, her attempt to change it, and what the Senate will do next.
Customer Reviews
Is this Canada’s best podcast?
What a gem. If you’re looking for smart Canadian conversation that isn’t all about today’s headline news, you’ve come to the right place.
Very bland
It is very bland, and lacks insight. NPR Politics for Canada, this is not.