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Mar 30, 2021

Conservative MP Michael Chong woke up on Saturday morning to news he'd been sanctioned over a motion he put forward in the House of Commons to deem the Chinese government's treatment of the Uyghur people as a genocide. He takes us through what it means to him, why it happened, and what the Canadian government should do...


Mar 25, 2021

The ongoing sexual misconduct scandal at the Department of National Defence took new twists this week with key players testifying before House of Commons committees, and more reporting on the fallout from military members. Hill Times reporter Samantha Wright Allen walks us through what happened, why it matters, and...


Mar 17, 2021

Erin O'Toole has been in some hot water lately. MPs have been speaking to newspapers to voice their frustration with his leadership. Now, the party membership will have their say on the direction of the party at the Conservative policy convention. Hill Times reporter Palak Mangat and Hill Times columnist Tim Powers walk...


Mar 11, 2021

The parties have been trading barbs for weeks over which of them is causing consternation in the Commons. What's behind all the harsh words? Could it lead to a pandemic election? Conservative house leader Gérard Deltell and parliamentary secretary to the government house leader Kevin Lamoureux join The Hot Room...


Mar 4, 2021

A two part podcast! First, we talk with CUTRIC's Josipa Petrunic to get an look inside a lobbying campaign that just bore fruit in the form of the Liberal government's multi-billion dollar transit funding announcement. 

Second, we talk with Hill Times columnist Scott Taylor about the ongoing crisis in the Canadian Armed...