Politics Panel: How Canada responds to terror threats

The Ottawa bureau hashes out the issues that matter

<p>OTTAWA, ON- OCTOBER 23  &#8211;  The flag on the Centre Block of Parliament Hill flies at half mast as Canada mourns the death of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo. Police continue to investgate in  the aftermath of a shooting in Ottawa, where a soldier murdered at the War Memorial and a gun battle in Parliament killed the alleged gun man. in Ottawa. October 23, 2014.</p>

OTTAWA, ON- OCTOBER 23 – The flag on the Centre Block of Parliament Hill flies at half mast as Canada mourns the death of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo. Police continue to investgate in the aftermath of a shooting in Ottawa, where a soldier murdered at the War Memorial and a gun battle in Parliament killed the alleged gun man. in Ottawa. October 23, 2014.

Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down to discuss the stories behind the week’s stories in our politics podcast, On The Hill.

They also gather in the OMNI studios to talk about the stories that matter. This week, in the wake of the Paris shootings, they muse about Canada’s response to increased concern about terrorist threats.