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Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, the spring sitting of Parliament is complete after five months of debating bills, arguing among MPs, the Official Opposition picking a new leader, and some clashing between the Senate and the House of Commons. We kick off our sh…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, the Trudeau government unveiled its new defence policy with a promise of pumping billions of new dollars into our armed forces to grow and modernize the military. To kick off our show we have an in depth interview with Defence M…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, President Donald Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord, dismissing it as draconian. The move has received worldwide condemnation, including from the Trudeau government. To offer her reaction, and tell us what…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, terror in Manchester. Nearly two dozen people in the U.K. were killed this week after a bomb exploded at an Ariana Grande concert. It was a horrendous attack, but should Canada be concerned as we prepare to celebrate Canada150 w…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, the clock started ticking on NAFTA renegotiations. The Trump administration formally gave 90-day notice to launch trade talks with Canada and Mexico. Now that the trigger has been pulled, what is the Trudeau government in for—an…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, the B.C. election could create some problems for the Trudeau government. While the outcome of the vote may not be clear for a couple of weeks, the province’s Green Party may hold the balance of power. Federal Green Party leader …

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, no story has dominated headlines more than Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan’s claims about his role in a critical battle during the war in Afghanistan. The minister has apologized, but the calls for his resignation continue. Corma…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, a political bombshell has been dropped in the Conservative leadership race that has drastically altered the course of the campaign to replace Stephen Harper. Frontrunner Kevin O’Leary has backed out, and is now tossing his suppo…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, the Trudeau government unveiled its plan to legalize marijuana, and it comes with a minimum age of 18, possession limits, strict regulations and new criminal offences. Health Minister Jane Philpott joins the show to explain the …

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, the U.S. launched missile strikes against Syria after a deadly chemical attack that killed dozens of people—including many children. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged full support and confirmed Canada was given advance notic…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, trade is a major issue, with the U.S. taking the first steps toward renegotiating NAFTA—and also examining America’s relationships with its trading partners. Maclean’s also sat down with the Governor of the Bank of Canada, Steph…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, chapter two of the Trudeau government’s fiscal plan: the Liberals unveiled their new budget this past week, and Maclean’s Ottawa bureau chief John Geddes joins Cormac to examine the five top stories from the budget—and we also h…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. Next week, the Trudeau government will table its second budget at a time of improving economic forecasts—but also uncertainty, thanks to U.S. President Donald Trump. In our tee-up coverage of Canada’s new economic plan, we hear from Financ…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. Subscribe on iTunes today or play below. The full episode Part 1. Sen. Vernon White on the report on Don Meredith Don Meredith/Mitchel Raphael A Senate committee released a long-awaited and scathing report about the actions of Sen. Don Mer…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, the Prime Minister speaks face-to-face with first responders who deal with the opioid crisis in Vancouver. We start our show with Health Minister Jane Philpott, who explains the government’s approach to the crisis—and also raise…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, no story has grabbed more attention than the hundreds of asylum seekers who have crossed the border illegally into Canada from the U.S. So what is the government doing about it? Will it take action? How will it help provinces an…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. Subscribe on iTunes today or play below. The full episode Part 1. Iqra Khalid on her motion against Islamophobia Iqra Khalid speaks next to Melanie Joly. (CP) A motion which denounces Islamophobia has created a firestorm of controversy on …

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. Subscribe on iTunes today or play below. The full episode Part 1. Marc Garneau on Trudeau’s trip to Washington Governor General David Johnston and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau look on as Marc Garneau is sworn in was the Minister of Transp…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, a broken Promise. The Trudeau government has abandoned its commitment to change Canada’s voting system before the next election. The decision has outraged the opposition, but here to defend the move is the new Democratic Institu…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. The spring sitting of Parliament gets underway on Monday. From fundraising to marijuana to Donald Trump, the Trudeau government’s plate is full. We speak with Conservative House leader Candice Bergen about what to expect on Parliament Hill…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, Donald Trump is the President of the United States of America. We have full coverage of the inauguration and what it means for Canada. To kick off the show, we’re joined by Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, who is in Washington as…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau launched a cross-country tour to reconnect with Canadians, but as the election-style circuit continues, his messaging is being derailed by an ethical controversy related to his Christmas vacation. M…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, where does the government stand on supervised injection sites, legalized marijuana and rejigged food-labelling laws? How much can they hope to accomplish in 2017? Health Minister Jane Philpott joins the show to discuss. This yea…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, we have a special episode of Maclean’s on the Hill. In 2017, Canada celebrates its 150th birthday, and to kick off that we look back at the last 150 years of our political history. We’ll take a look at the early years when polit…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, a look back at a controversial, progressive, historic year that produced probably the longest honeymoon any new Canadian government has ever seen. 2017 may be a different story, and joining Cormac to kick off the show is Ottawa …

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week: the health minister joins us to discuss federal health transfers to the provinces, a look back on the fall session of Parliament, a controversial comment from a marijuana advocate, and Jason Kirby’s look at what will be the big …

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, the firestorm around electoral reform continues to burn, this week over the government’s online survey. The opposition has attacked the initiative as seriously flawed, and an attempt to rig the results. Mark Holland, the parliam…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, outrage over electoral reform. A long-awaited committee report on changing our voting system led to heated exchanges between Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef and her opposition critics. From proportional representa…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, fighter jets took the spotlight as the Trudeau government announced plans to buy 18 Super Hornet jets on an interim basis. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan joins the podcast to discuss his strategy—and reveals the government may b…

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, an opioid crisis. Lawmakers and healthcare professionals gathered in Ottawa to find a strategy to deal with a disturbing rise in overdose deaths in Canada. Health Minister Jane Philpott joins the show to speak about what governm…

This week, on Maclean’s culture podcast—hosted by Adrian Lee, Emma Teitel and Julia De Laurentiis Johnson—we say goodbye. Yes, the Thrill is going to go on indefinite hiatus for a variety of reasons. But we’ve appreciated all the support, the listens, the compliments, and the criticisms over the last eight months. We started out doing this podcast …

This week, on Maclean’s pop-culture podcast—hosted by Adrian Lee, Emma Teitel and Julia De Laurentiis Johnson—we talk about the idea of “peak TV.” John Landgraf, the CEO of FX, recently pronounced there to be too much television on air, in this “golden era” of TV. Is he right, and how could that possibly be a bad thing for TV viewers? Then, with st…

This week, on Maclean’s culture podcast—hosted by Adrian Lee, Emma Teitel and Julia De Laurentiis Johnson—we go deep on pop music! We start by interviewing Chilly Gonzales, Canada’s musical polymath and the host of a masterclass series on pop music, to talk about why people shouldn’t dismiss pop as simplistic and schlocky. He’ll explain the relatio…

This week, on Maclean’s culture podcast—hosted by Adrian Lee, Emma Teitel and Julia De Laurentiis Johnson—we discuss the new N.W.A. biopic, Straight Outta Compton. Does this hip-hop history work on the big screen? Then, we discuss the responsibility that celebrities have to be good feminists. We’re joined by journalist Hana Shafi as we discuss inte…

This week, on Maclean’s pop-culture podcast—hosted by Adrian Lee, Emma Teitel and Julia De Laurentiis Johnson—we talk to Jaime J. Weinman, who wrote a piece for Maclean’s about Jon Stewart’s tricky legacy of partisanship. With the Daily Show host’s last day coming on Aug. 6, what kind of political legacy does he leave behind? Then, we’ll talk to a …

This week, on Maclean’s pop-culture podcast—hosted by Adrian Lee, Emma Teitel and Julia De Laurentiis Johnson—we talk to the coordinators both past and present of the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, the city that gave comedy legend Dave Chappelle an opportunity when his career was beginning and, again in 2013, when he was starting his comebac…

Drake was one of the artists shortlisted for the 2015 Polaris Prize. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Polaris Prize, Canadian music’s most interesting prize, where music writers vote on the year’s top Canadian album, then are left to scrap over which one is truly the best. Michael Barclay, a Polaris Prize juror, joined Adrian Lee and Emm…

This week, on Maclean’s pop-culture podcast—hosted by Adrian Lee, Emma Teitel and Julia De Laurentiis Johnson—we start by interviewing Kate Beaton, the bestselling creator of the history-lampooning comic, Hark! A Vagrant. She’s just released a delightful children’s book, The Princess and the Pony, and she tells us about the trickiness of writing in…

This week, on Maclean’s pop-culture podcast—hosted by Adrian Lee, Emma Teitel and Julia De Laurentiis Johnson—we start by discussing the record-smashing dinosaur blockbuster Jurassic World. Film writer John Semley joins us to talk about the rules of the summer blockbuster, the stardom of Chris Pratt, and we’ll do a quiz to see what we really know a…

This week, on Maclean’s pop-culture podcast—hosted by Adrian Lee, Emma Teitel and Julia De Laurentiis Johnson—it’s a bit of a different kind of show! We riff about our culture-y summer plans—while dropping some pro tips for music festivals—and announce that we’re starting our summer schedule. That means we’ll bring you a full episode of The Thrill …