The Maclean’s Politics Panel: Nigel Wright and the election

Nigel Wright testifies at the trial of Mike Duffy as the federal election continues

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Nigel Wright, former chief of staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, leaves the Ontario Court of Justice in Ottawa August 12, 2015. Wright has been called as a witness in the trial against Mike Duffy, a former ally of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is on trial for fraud and bribery. (Blair Gable/Reuters)

Nigel Wright, former chief of staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, arrives with his lawyer Peter Mantas (right) at the courthouse in Ottawa on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015 for his second day of testimony at the criminal trial of embattled Sen. Mike Duffy. (Justin Tang/CP)
Nigel Wright, former chief of staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, arrives with his lawyer Peter Mantas (right) at the courthouse in Ottawa on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015 for his second day of testimony at the criminal trial of embattled Sen. Mike Duffy. (Justin Tang/CP)

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 City TV studios to talk about the stories that matter. This week, the bureau talks about Nigel Wright’s testimony at the trial of Mike Duffy and the federal election that is, meanwhile, still going on.