The Maclean’s politics panel: First Nations disclosures and veterans affairs

The Maclean’s Ottawa bureau discusses the week’s headlines with Cormac MacSweeney, host of Maclean’s on the Hill

<p>Journalists watch a T.V. as the Speaker of the House of Commons Peter Miliken tallies votes in the the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Tuesday, May 10, 2005 the Conservative party and Bloc Quebecois are pushing for a non-confidence vote. (CP Photo/Jonathan Hayward)</p>

Journalists watch a T.V. as the Speaker of the House of Commons Peter Miliken tallies votes in the the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Tuesday, May 10, 2005 the Conservative party and Bloc Quebecois are pushing for a non-confidence vote. (CP Photo/Jonathan Hayward)

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 in a panel setting. This week, they take on the disclosure of First Nations band chiefs’ salaries, the complexity of communications in the veterans file, and Justin Trudeau’s move to data-driven policy initiatives: