The Hill Times' Hot Room

Alex Himelfarb, the top public servant under two prime ministers, speaks with Peter Mazereeuw about the challenges facing Canada, and his new book, Breaking Free of Neoliberalism in Trump Times.  

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Daniel Béland about Quebec's provincial election, what it could mean for federal politics, and how the Liberals flipped a seat in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in a recent byelection. Béland is the director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada.

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with trade consultant Eric Miller on the morning of Aug. 21 about the latest twists and turns in Canada's trade negotiations with the United States. 

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Liberal strategist and Pollara CSO Dan Arnold about the spate of upcoming byelections, why they matter, and how the parties will try to win.

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with the Pembina Institute's Janetta McKenzie about the deal between the Oil Sands Alliance and the governments of Canada and Alberta to build a carbon capture and storage system for the oil patch. 

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Darren Hawco, a senior defence advisor for Deloitte Canada and retired vice-admiral in the Royal Canadian Navy, about Canada's plan to buy 12 new submarines, which the prime minister has called the largest defence procurement in Canadian history. 

Peter Mazereeuw recaps Prime Minister Mark Carney's pipeline deal with Alberta and his infrastructure agreement with British Columbia, then speaks with guest Charlie Feldman about his new book on the history of bad behaviour and strange happenings in Canada's Parliament—Unparliamentary: Tales from Canada's Colourful Parliamentary Past.

Host Peter Mazereeuw walks you through the flurry of legal changes passed by Parliament in June and the political maneuvering that made it happen in this 6-minute mini-pod.

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with David Fraser, an expert in internet and privacy law at McInnes Cooper, about Minister Marc Miller's new bill to restrict social media access and content, the Safe Social Media Act. 

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Senator Marilou McPhedran, who was at the centre of a controversy over documents she used to try and help Afghan women flee the Taliban in 2021—documents the government later said were false. Senate Ethics Officer James O'Reilly cleared McPhedran of wrongdoing in a report issued June 1.

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Monte Solberg, a former Alberta MP and federal minister, about the Alberta independence movement, why he thinks Albertans should vote to reject a referendum on separation, and what role Prime Minister Mark Carney should play in the campaign to remain.

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Auditor General Karen Hogan about the costs, risks and rewards of the government's move to scrap the disastrous Phoenix pay system for public servants and adopt an even more ambitious new system in its place.