Senator Gwen Bonfiace, former head of the OPP, talks police reform in Canada, her experience with the Ipperwash Inquiry, and more.
Host Peter Mazereeuw returns from vacation to talk with reporter Aidan Chamandy about the new contact-tracing app. Chris Sands, head of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute, also joins The Hot Room to talk about Canada-U.S. trade tensions and the USMCA.
Paul Heinbecker, former Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, joins The Hot Room to talk about Canada's unsuccessful campaign for a seat on the UN Security Council. Hill Times managing editor Charelle Evelyn also joins to talk about her recent story on Black public servants pushing back against racism in the federal public service.
Former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page joins the podcast to talk about the government's unprecedented spending during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Hill Times reporter Mike Lapointe digs into his latest story on a lack of diversity in the Parliament Press Gallery.
Political insiders and policy experts weigh in on the biggest stories in Candian politics every week. The Hill Times' reporters take you behind the curtain, and reveal details that didn't make it into the final version of their latest stories.
The Hill Times Hotroom is hosted by deputy editor Peter Mazereeuw, and edited by reporter Aidan Chamandy. The show is a Hill Times production. Art was created by senior online and graphic designer Joey Sabourin. Music attribution: "Faster Does It" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) (Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License)