Pot legalization, Trudeau’s travels, Syria fallout: Crosstalk live
Talk politics with insiders Evan Solomon and John Geddes, every Wednesday at 10:15 AM ET, with our weekly interactive Facebook Live show
Evan Solomon and John Geddes talk politics at Third Floor York in Ottawa August 18, 2016. Photograph by Blair Gable
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Every Wednesday, political insiders Evan Solomon and John Geddes unpack Parliament Hill and beyond in Maclean’s weekly Facebook Live interactive show Crosstalk, beaming our deep-dive discussions of politics, policy and current affairs to your device, no matter where you are. It’s our smart must-watch morning briefing on the week’s biggest topics—and you can join the fray with comments and questions of your own, live!
To get notified when Crosstalk goes live, subscribe to our Facebook page and tune in at 10:15 a.m. ET on Wednesday, April 12.
Here’s what’s on the agenda this week:
Coming soon: legal pot. The Trudeau government plans to table legislation this week that would set in motion the legalization of marijuana. The federal plan sparked controversy among some provinces, and an outspoken Tory leadership contender says she’d roll back legalization if elected—but the feds appear undeterred.
Trudeau’s recurring Bahamas problem. It’s the vacation debacle that just won’t fade away. The CBC reported that a Privy Council Office staffer travelled to the Aga Khan’s private island by chartered seaplane—not by helicopter, which the Prime Minister originally claimed was the only way he and his family could reach the Bahamas getaway. Don’t expect the opposition to let go of this story any time soon.
Fallout from the attack on Syria. Trudeau is calling on the Russians to give up their support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, and both the PM and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland now loudly oppose Assad’s continued hold on power. It’s all part of ratcheted-up rhetoric from the Liberals in the aftermath of the U.S. missile strikes on a Syrian airfield.
Bring your questions on all these topics or beyond, and Evan and John will be discussing and debating these and all items in the Facebook post’s comments during the show. So join in the conversation, and remember to subscribe to our Facebook page and tune in every Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. ET!