The notwithstanding clause, and the Supreme Court's big decision
Release Date: 09/26/2025
30 by 30: Can we do it? Megan Leslie weighs in
The Hill Times' Hot Room
Peter Mazereeuw speaks with World Wildlife Fund Canada president and former NDP MP Megan Leslie about the government's new plan to conserve land and water, and the sluggish progress towards Canada's target of protecting 30 per cent of both by the year 2030.
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How Carney's majority will change things up on the Hill
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Sheila Copps joins The Hot Room to talk about the new Liberal majority government, questions about its legitimacy, and how it could change the dynamic on the Hill for Prime Minister Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives.
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'Constituents don't matter, and that's a problem': Alex Marland weighs in on floor crossing, and more.
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Peter Mazereeuw talks with political science professor Alex Marland about MPs crossing the floor to join the Liberal Party, the fate of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and Liberal Party indifference to Mark Carney's small-c conservative policies. Marland holds the Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership at Acadia University, and has written books about party discipline and loyalty in Canadian politics.
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Unpacking the lawful access bill, with David Fraser
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Peter Mazereeuw speaks with David Fraser, a technology and privacy lawyer with McInnes Cooper, about government bill C-22, which proposes new powers for police and intelligence officers to access Canadians' electronic data and tap into their devices.
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'It's a balancing act': the bail reform bill, with Senator Pierre Dalphond
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Peter Mazereeuw speaks with senator and former judge Pierre Dalphond about the government's bill to toughen up criminal bail and sentencing rules.
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'It's a massive problem': Immigration fraud—who's to blame and how to fix it
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Peter Mazereeuw tackles the hot topic of immigration fraud, a problem that has spurred the government to introduce controversial changes in law, and the opposition to demand more. He speaks to Ravi Jain, an immigration lawyer who makes the case that immigration consultants are the root of the problem, and Dory Jade, a spokesperson for professional immigration consultants who defends his peers, and highlights the trouble caused by unlicensed practioners.
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'Pace yourself for the long haul': Jocelyne Bourgon joins The Hot Room
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Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Jocelyne Bourgon, a former clerk of the Privy Council who served as Jean Chrétien's right hand. They discuss Canada's move away from the United States, national unity, public service cuts, and Bourgon's new book, A Public Servant's Voice: Through the Words of the First Woman Clerk of the Privy Council of Canada.
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'We knew there was something coming': how a Canadian charity has been sending aid into Ukraine
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Peter Mazereeuw interviews Valeriy Kostyuk, the executive director of the Canada-Ukraine Foundation, about his work raising donations and sending everything from power generators to surgical teams into Ukraine as it tries to fight off the Russian invasion.
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The 'ambitious' Defence Industrial Strategy, with Mark Norman
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Mark Norman, formerly Canada's second-highest ranking military officer, weighs in on the government's new plan to build up Canada's defence industry.
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Tumbler Ridge shooting upends the agenda: The week in review
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Peter Mazereeuw gets you up to speed on what happened on and away from Parliament Hill this week in this five-minute mini-pod.
info_outlineCanada's Supreme Court has been asked to rule on Quebec's ban on religious clothing in the public service, and whether the Constitution's "notwithstanding" clause can be used indefinitely. Peter Mazereeuw speaks with University of Ottawa law professor Natasha Bakht about what's happening, and what's at stake.