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Political insiders and policy experts weigh in on the biggest stories in Canadian politics every week. The Hill Times’ reporters take you behind the curtain, and reveal details that didn’t make it into the final version of their latest stories.
The Hill Times Hotroom is hosted and edited by deputy editor Peter Mazereeuw. The show is a Hill Times production. Art was created by senior online and graphic designer Joey Sabourin. Music attribution: Gavin Gardiner.
The government's latest budget projects more debt and deficits for years to come. Can we afford it? How should we grade governments on spending when we go to the ballot box? Mostafa Askari, the chief economist at the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy, tackles those questions, and more.
The government's latest budget projects more debt and deficits for years to come. Can we afford it? How should we grade governments on spending when we go to the ballot box? Mostafa Askari, the chief economist at the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy, tackles those questions, and more.
The government's latest budget projects more debt and deficits for years to come. Can we afford it? How should we grade governments on spending when we go to the ballot box? Mostafa Askari, the chief economist at the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy, tackles those questions, and more.
Canada and the United States have agreed to extend the "Safe Third Country Agreement" across the whole border, and will now be turning back migrants who use unofficial crossing like the one at Roxham Road in Quebec. Was this the right call? Immigration lawyer and professor Jamie Liew gives her take.
Canada and the United States have agreed to extend the "Safe Third Country Agreement" across the whole border, and will now be turning back migrants who use unofficial crossing like the one at Roxham Road in Quebec. Was this the right call? Immigration lawyer and professor Jamie Liew gives her take.
Canada and the United States have agreed to extend the "Safe Third Country Agreement" across the whole border, and will now be turning back migrants who use unofficial crossing like the one at Roxham Road in Quebec. Was this the right call? Immigration lawyer and professor Jamie Liew gives her take.
The federal government has been making big changes to the immigration system. Are they the right changes ? Economist Mikal Skuterud studies immigration and labour, and he walks us through the winners and losers these changes could produce.
The federal government has been making big changes to the immigration system. Are they the right changes ? Economist Mikal Skuterud studies immigration and labour, and he walks us through the winners and losers these changes could produce.
The federal government has been making big changes to the immigration system. Are they the right changes ? Economist Mikal Skuterud studies immigration and labour, and he walks us through the winners and losers these changes could produce.
Justice Minister David Lametti has pledged to make changes to Canada's bail system for people facing charges. Ontario police union president Mark Baxter joined The Hot Room to talk about why changes are needed, and how he thinks the system should be reformed.
Justice Minister David Lametti has pledged to make changes to Canada's bail system for people facing charges. Ontario police union president Mark Baxter joined The Hot Room to talk about why changes are needed, and how he thinks the system should be reformed.
Justice Minister David Lametti has pledged to make changes to Canada's bail system for people facing charges. Ontario police union president Mark Baxter joined The Hot Room to talk about why changes are needed, and how he thinks the system should be reformed.
Don Valley East MP Michael Coteau opened the report of the electoral boundary commission for Ontario on Feb. 10, and discovered that his riding had been erased. Now, he's trying to save it before the change takes effect.
Don Valley East MP Michael Coteau opened the report of the electoral boundary commission for Ontario on Feb. 10, and discovered that his riding had been erased. Now, he's trying to save it before the change takes effect.
Don Valley East MP Michael Coteau opened the report of the electoral boundary commission for Ontario on Feb. 10, and discovered that his riding had been erased. Now, he's trying to save it before the change takes effect.
Ron Dalton is the co-president of Innocence Canada, and spent eight years in prison after being wrongly convicted. Dalton joins The Hot Room to discuss the federal government's new bill to create an independent commission to remedy wrongful convictions.
Ron Dalton is the co-president of Innocence Canada, and spent eight years in prison after being wrongly convicted. Dalton joins The Hot Room to discuss the federal government's new bill to create an independent commission to remedy wrongful convictions.
Ron Dalton is the co-president of Innocence Canada, and spent eight years in prison after being wrongly convicted. Dalton joins The Hot Room to discuss the federal government's new bill to create an independent commission to remedy wrongful convictions.
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather has been at the centre of a controversy sparked by his attempt to amend the government's official languages bill, C-13. He joined The Hot Room to talk about what really happened, and why he's still fighting for a better bill.
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather has been at the centre of a controversy sparked by his attempt to amend the government's official languages bill, C-13. He joined The Hot Room to talk about what really happened, and why he's still fighting for a better bill.
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather has been at the centre of a controversy sparked by his attempt to amend the government's official languages bill, C-13. He joined The Hot Room to talk about what really happened, and why he's still fighting for a better bill.
The head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association, Flavio Volpe, and host Peter Mazereeuw dig into the switch from gas to electric cars, from mining to mandates, and an all-Canadian concept car.
The head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association, Flavio Volpe, and host Peter Mazereeuw dig into the switch from gas to electric cars, from mining to mandates, and an all-Canadian concept car.
The head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association, Flavio Volpe, and host Peter Mazereeuw dig into the switch from gas to electric cars, from mining to mandates, and an all-Canadian concept car.
Former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps joins the podcast to talk about election preparation and the return of Parliament following its winter break.
Former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps joins the podcast to talk about election preparation and the return of Parliament following its winter break.
Former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps joins the podcast to talk about election preparation and the return of Parliament following its winter break.
A search of the former Lebret or Qu'appelle residential school site has uncovered a child's jawbone and 2,000 unknown anomalies in the soil. Host Peter Mazereeuw gives you on a six-minute briefing on what we know about the school and what happened there during the more than a century in which it operated.
A search of the former Lebret or Qu'appelle residential school site has uncovered a child's jawbone and 2,000 unknown anomalies in the soil. Host Peter Mazereeuw gives you on a six-minute briefing on what we know about the school and what happened there during the more than a century in which it operated.
A search of the former Lebret or Qu'appelle residential school site has uncovered a child's jawbone and 2,000 unknown anomalies in the soil. Host Peter Mazereeuw gives you on a six-minute briefing on what we know about the school and what happened there during the more than a century in which it operated.
Memorial University political scientist Alex Marland joins Peter Mazereeuw look at the forces that could shape Canadian politics in 2023.
Memorial University political scientist Alex Marland joins Peter Mazereeuw look at the forces that could shape Canadian politics in 2023.
Memorial University political scientist Alex Marland joins Peter Mazereeuw look at the forces that could shape Canadian politics in 2023.
The Hill Times' Hot Room
Conservative MP and public safety critic Raquel Dancho weighs in on the expansive gun ban proposed by the Liberal government, and the clash of cultures highlighted by the gun control debate.
Conservative MP and public safety critic Raquel Dancho weighs in on the expansive gun ban proposed by the Liberal government, and the clash of cultures highlighted by the gun control debate.
Conservative MP and public safety critic Raquel Dancho weighs in on the expansive gun ban proposed by the Liberal government, and the clash of cultures highlighted by the gun control debate.
A group of mayors from big cities and small towns are arriving in Ottawa on Dec. 5 to lobby the federal government. Taneen Rudyk, the president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, joins The Hot Room to discuss what they'll be talking about behind closed doors.
A group of mayors from big cities and small towns are arriving in Ottawa on Dec. 5 to lobby the federal government. Taneen Rudyk, the president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, joins The Hot Room to discuss what they'll be talking about behind closed doors.
A group of mayors from big cities and small towns are arriving in Ottawa on Dec. 5 to lobby the federal government. Taneen Rudyk, the president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, joins The Hot Room to discuss what they'll be talking about behind closed doors.
