Variants and the vice-regal vacancy
Two significant news stories have taken over political headlines since Elamin and Rosie dropped their last episode. The first involves some heavy hints from the federal government that tighter travel ...
28 Jan 202120min
Party in the U.S.A.: All in a week’s work
It's been just under a week since Joe Biden took office as the 46th president of the United States, and already so much has changed. Biden is quickly reversing Trump's policies, working to get major l...
25 Jan 202129min
Keystone goes kaputt
There’s a new president in the White House — and one of Joe Biden’s very first executive actions has a big impact on Canada. Revoking the presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline was reported ...
21 Jan 202123min
Party in the U.S.A.: Bracing for Inauguration Day
It’s almost Inauguration Day, and Joe Biden's formal admission to office is going to look very different from any before it. Not only is it taking place during a pandemic, but also as Capitol Hill and...
18 Jan 202128min
Are politicians running out of tools?
Quebec: under curfew. Ontario: under a stay-at-home order. Manitoba: under lockdown for an extra two weeks. Many Canadians have seen their public health restrictions grow progressively tighter in rece...
14 Jan 202124min
Party in the U.S.A.: After the storm
On Wednesday, as we recorded last week’s episode, a mob of pro-Trump extremists shocked the country and the world by breaking into the Capitol building. It’s been a few long days since that violent in...
11 Jan 202144min
Vaccines and vexing vacations
By the time you hit play on this episode, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will likely be preparing for his first call of the new year with premiers, where vaccine rollout is expected to top the agenda. ...
7 Jan 202123min
Party in the U.S.A: Game changer in Georgia
It’s a historic day in American politics. Much like the general election, the Georgia Senate runoffs have been high stakes nail biters, with Senate control and a lot of Joe Biden’s agenda hanging in t...
6 Jan 202130min
