The Boys talk House of Commons Committees, the Conservative leadership race, and the emerging displacement of Emperor Trudeau by his Shogun, Chrystia Freeland.

'Hustings' comes from Old English through Old Norse, and means "house thing," where "thing" means an assembly.

Episode 87 - Canada's Tokugawa Period

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The Boys are joined by Dr. Frederic Bouchard, Dean of Arts and Sciences at the University of Montreal, to discuss his work chairing a recent federal advisory panel on research and science policy.

Episode 129 - Science Policy Smorgasbord

The Boys join Politicoast for a crossover on the cabinet shuffle and Various National Security Issues.

Episode 128 - A Journey to the Coast

The Boys are joined by Tyler Meredith (@tylermeredith), former budget policy and platform impresario of the Liberal government.

Episode 127 - Budgets and Platforms with Tyler Meredith

Robin Shaban and Keldon Bester of the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project join Laurent for a chat about competition policy.

You can check out/submit to ISED's consultation here: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/strategic-policy-sector/en/marketplace-framework-policy/competition-policy/consultation-future-competition-policy-canada

Episode 126 - Feeling Competitive

The Boys welcome to the pod former chief of staff to the Conservative Whip, Sean Murphy, to discuss all things whip.

Episode 87 - Canada's Tokugawa Period

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