Each week, Aaron Wherry and the Maclean’s politics team sit down with Rogers radio’s Cormac MacSweeney to hash out the week’s news in Ottawa.
This week — in celebration of the podcast’s first birthday — we invited listeners in Ottawa to a live taping at the University of Ottawa:
The audience for our live show of @MacleansMag on the Hill #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/NQssmS4oT9
— Cormac Mac Sweeney (@cmaconthehill) January 30, 2015
During the noonhour on Friday, we heard from Pierre Poilievre, Minister of State (Democratic Reform):
@inklessPW @PierrePoilievre Now talking about terrorism bill pic.twitter.com/296oRIvIMz
— Laura Peck (@LauraPeck6) January 30, 2015
Irwin Cotler, Liberal MP and Maclean’s Parliamentarian of the Year:
@macleansmag John Geddes interviews Irwin Cottler pic.twitter.com/yBfchLfMtf
— Laura Peck (@LauraPeck6) January 30, 2015
… and NDP MP Jean Crowder:
Now @aaronwherry sits down with @JeanCrowder pic.twitter.com/ZVFaDWMaCy
— Coimín (@KimberleeTaylor) January 30, 2015
We also spoke to Nancy Peckford, executive director of Equal Voice:
Our Executive Director @nancypeckford is currently speaking to @MacleansMag RE: women in #cdnpoli #elxn42 #respectHER pic.twitter.com/CtyXzaACvy
— Equal Voice National (@EqualVoiceCA) January 30, 2015
Later in our show, Ottawa bureau chief John Geddes grilled bestselling authors Paul Wells and Susan Delacourt on what we can expect in the election year ahead:
.@Geddes28 in discussion with @SusanDelacourt & @InklessPW about their books on @macleansmag panel. @ivotejevote pic.twitter.com/k22TJlLyOE
— Shane Mackenzie (@ShaneMackenzie_) January 30, 2015
Here’s a rough cut of this week’s edition. The edited and condensed version of the show is here.
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