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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.

Canada Proud? Protecting Canada? Hill Times reporter Stuart Benson joins the podcast to talk about the so-called "third party" groups behind political ads posted on trucks and spamming your screens.

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.

The Hot Room

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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.

Carole Kennedy served as the director of the Canada Gazette for 15 years, retiring in 2007. She spoke with The Hot Room about how the Gazette works and why it should matter to Canadians.

Carole Kennedy served as the director of the Canada Gazette for 15 years, retiring in 2007. She spoke with The Hot Room about how the Gazette works and why it should matter to Canadians.

Carole Kennedy served as the director of the Canada Gazette for 15 years, retiring in 2007. She spoke with The Hot Room about how the Gazette works and why it should matter to Canadians.