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Political insiders and policy experts weigh in on the biggest stories in Canadian 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 and edited by deputy editor Peter Mazereeuw. The show is a Hill Times production. Art was created by senior online and graphic designer Joey Sabourin. Music attribution: Gavin Gardiner.

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with conservative strategist and Hill Times columnist Gerry Nicholls about Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's pivot to a new message, as the Liberals choose a new leader and Donald Trump takes aim at Canada.

Ron Dalton is the co-president of Innocence Canada, and spent eight years in prison after being wrongly convicted.  Dalton joins The Hot Room to discuss the federal government's new bill to create an independent commission to remedy wrongful convictions. 

Ron Dalton is the co-president of Innocence Canada, and spent eight years in prison after being wrongly convicted.  Dalton joins The Hot Room to discuss the federal government's new bill to create an independent commission to remedy wrongful convictions. 

Ron Dalton is the co-president of Innocence Canada, and spent eight years in prison after being wrongly convicted.  Dalton joins The Hot Room to discuss the federal government's new bill to create an independent commission to remedy wrongful convictions. 

Liberal MP Anthony Housefather has been at the centre of a controversy sparked by his attempt to amend the government's official languages bill, C-13. He joined The Hot Room to talk about what really happened, and why he's still fighting for a better bill.

Liberal MP Anthony Housefather has been at the centre of a controversy sparked by his attempt to amend the government's official languages bill, C-13. He joined The Hot Room to talk about what really happened, and why he's still fighting for a better bill.

Liberal MP Anthony Housefather has been at the centre of a controversy sparked by his attempt to amend the government's official languages bill, C-13. He joined The Hot Room to talk about what really happened, and why he's still fighting for a better bill.

The head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association, Flavio Volpe, and host Peter Mazereeuw dig into the switch from gas to electric cars, from mining to mandates, and an all-Canadian concept car.

The head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association, Flavio Volpe, and host Peter Mazereeuw dig into the switch from gas to electric cars, from mining to mandates, and an all-Canadian concept car.

The head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association, Flavio Volpe, and host Peter Mazereeuw dig into the switch from gas to electric cars, from mining to mandates, and an all-Canadian concept car.

Former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps joins the podcast to talk about election preparation and the return of Parliament following its winter break.

Former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps joins the podcast to talk about election preparation and the return of Parliament following its winter break.

Former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps joins the podcast to talk about election preparation and the return of Parliament following its winter break.

A search of the former Lebret or Qu'appelle residential school site has uncovered a child's jawbone and 2,000 unknown anomalies in the soil. Host Peter Mazereeuw gives you on a six-minute briefing on what we know about the school and what happened there during the more than a century in which it operated. 

A search of the former Lebret or Qu'appelle residential school site has uncovered a child's jawbone and 2,000 unknown anomalies in the soil. Host Peter Mazereeuw gives you on a six-minute briefing on what we know about the school and what happened there during the more than a century in which it operated. 

A search of the former Lebret or Qu'appelle residential school site has uncovered a child's jawbone and 2,000 unknown anomalies in the soil. Host Peter Mazereeuw gives you on a six-minute briefing on what we know about the school and what happened there during the more than a century in which it operated. 

Memorial University political scientist Alex Marland joins Peter Mazereeuw look at the forces that could shape Canadian politics in 2023. 

Memorial University political scientist Alex Marland joins Peter Mazereeuw look at the forces that could shape Canadian politics in 2023. 

Memorial University political scientist Alex Marland joins Peter Mazereeuw look at the forces that could shape Canadian politics in 2023. 

The Hill Times' Hot Room

Conservative MP and public safety critic Raquel Dancho weighs in on the expansive gun ban proposed by the Liberal government, and the clash of cultures highlighted by the gun control debate.

Conservative MP and public safety critic Raquel Dancho weighs in on the expansive gun ban proposed by the Liberal government, and the clash of cultures highlighted by the gun control debate.

Conservative MP and public safety critic Raquel Dancho weighs in on the expansive gun ban proposed by the Liberal government, and the clash of cultures highlighted by the gun control debate.

A group of mayors from big cities and small towns are arriving in Ottawa on Dec. 5 to lobby the federal government. Taneen Rudyk, the president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, joins The Hot Room to discuss what they'll be talking about behind closed doors.

A group of mayors from big cities and small towns are arriving in Ottawa on Dec. 5 to lobby the federal government. Taneen Rudyk, the president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, joins The Hot Room to discuss what they'll be talking about behind closed doors.

A group of mayors from big cities and small towns are arriving in Ottawa on Dec. 5 to lobby the federal government. Taneen Rudyk, the president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, joins The Hot Room to discuss what they'll be talking about behind closed doors.

The Hot Room

Tracking how much money Canada's government spends, and how MPs approve that spending, is surprisingly complicated. Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux talks us through it on the latest Hot Room podcast. 

Tracking how much money Canada's government spends, and how MPs approve that spending, is surprisingly complicated. Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux talks us through it on the latest Hot Room podcast. 

Tracking how much money Canada's government spends, and how MPs approve that spending, is surprisingly complicated. Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux talks us through it on the latest Hot Room podcast. 

Shachi Kurl, the president of the Angus Reid Institute, talks us through her latest survey of Canadians and Americans on their support for democracy, strongmen, military rule, and more.

Shachi Kurl, the president of the Angus Reid Institute, talks us through her latest survey of Canadians and Americans on their support for democracy, strongmen, military rule, and more.

Shachi Kurl, the president of the Angus Reid Institute, talks us through her latest survey of Canadians and Americans on their support for democracy, strongmen, military rule, and more.