Nov 25, 2022
Should we make it easier to fire poor performers? Are government executives paid enough? Do we need a bilingualism bonus? Michael Wernick, who served as Canada's top public servant until 2019, joins The Hot Room to talk about his recent column in Policy Options Magazine about the taboo conversations that are key...
Nov 18, 2022
Tracking how much money Canada's government spends, and how MPs approve that spending, is surprisingly complicated. Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux talks us through it on the latest Hot Room podcast.
Nov 11, 2022
Shachi Kurl, the president of the Angus Reid Institute, talks us through her latest survey of Canadians and Americans on their support for democracy, strongmen, military rule, and more.