'Pierre has to be Pierre': How the Conservatives will tackle the return of Parliament
The Hill Times' Hot Room
Peter Mazereeuw talks to Hill Times columnist and conservative strategist Gerry Nicholls about the challenges facing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in the months ahead, including the return of Parliament, his January leadership review, and how to compete with Prime Minister Mark Carney.
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Plastics pollution treaty in jeopardy
The Hill Times' Hot Room
International talks toward a treaty on plastic pollution fell apart again this past week in Geneva. Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Karen Wirsig, who attended the summit on behalf of the NGO Environmental Defence, about why countries can't reach a deal, what it will take to reduce plastic pollution, and what Canada can do next.
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'We're living in a pretty dynamic time': Inuit leader Natan Obed
The Hill Times' Hot Room
Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Natan Obed, the president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, about Prime Minister Mark Carney, the major projects fast-track law, what Canada's Inuit need most from the federal government, and Obed's decision to run for the top job at ITK once more.
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'Just a slash and burn': Bhagwant Sandhu on Carney's public service cuts
The Hill Times' Hot Room
Former senior civil servant and Hill Times columinst Bhagwant Sandhu weighs in on the looming cuts to the federal public service, in an interview with Peter Mazereeuw.
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Something fishy in the fisheries
The Hill Times' Hot Room
Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Ocean Canada's Josh Laughren about the state of Newfoundland's cod fishery, and the government's decision to open it back up to fishing after a more-than 30 year moratorium.
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'Everything is negotiable at all times': a Trump trade update, with Eric Miller
The Hill Times' Hot Room
Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Eric Miller, a trade consultant leading Rideau Potomac Strategy Group, about the latest developments in trade talks between Donald Trump and Mark Carney.
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A military spending spree, with David Perry
The Hill Times' Hot Room
Prime Minister Mark Carney has signed Canada up for a new defence spending target worth tens of billions of extra cash per year. David Perry of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute joins The Hot Room to talk us through what we might spend it on, obstacles to getting the new gear, and Carney's promised new defence procurement agency.
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The crisis of Canadian democracy, with Andrew Coyne
The Hill Times' Hot Room
Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne about his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy. The two touch on why Canada's political system has concentrated so much power in the hands of the prime minister, why the big parties can afford to ignore some parts of the country, and what it will take to set things right.
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Making sense of the 'Building Canada Act', with Elizabeth May
The Hill Times' Hot Room
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May joins The Hot Room to break down Mark Carney's Building Canada Act, which proposes to give the cabinet the power to skip major infrastructure and natural resource projects past the environmental assessment process.
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The return of Parliament, with Sheila Copps
The Hill Times' Hot Room
Peter Mazereeuw and Sheila Copps dig into the return of Parliament, how Mark Carney might handle Question Period, whether the Liberals should elect a Conservative House speaker, and more.
info_outlineHost Peter Mazereeuw explains how the government might pass legislation to create a two-month sales tax holiday through a House of Commons paralyzed by a Conservative filibuster.
Then, he speaks with Corinne Pohlmann, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business's vice-president of advocacy, about the challenges facing businesses that will have to implement the temporary tax break.