The Maclean’s Politics Panel: On Mike Duffy’s day in court

The suspended Senator’s trial begins April 7

<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.

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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, the bureau chats about the criminal trial of Sen. Mike Duffy, whose defence of 31 charges—including bribery—begins in court on April 7.