COMMONS

People lost their minds when the long form census came back, after being replaced by the voluntary National Household Survey. But why does it matter?

David Hulchanski, a professor at University of Toronto, tells us how the NHS made Canada look more equal than it was.

Dillon Black from the group Queering613 talks about issues for trans and gender non-binary people in the census.

Plus, why is the government considering giving a billion dollars to a company owned mostly by a single family? We hear from Mike Moffatt, assistant professor at the Ivey Business School at Western University and Aaron Wudrick, federal director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. 

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Conservatives may finally decide toembrace gay marriage at a policy convention later this month. Ormaybe not. More than a decade after same-sex marriage was legalisedin Canada, the party still defines it as a union between one manand one woman.

BC’s Premier is under attack forconflict-of-interest, relating to over $300,000 in salary top-upsand a bunch of expensive fundraisers. The Tyee’s legislative bureauchief Andrew MacLeod fills us in on the time she told him the moneywas for a car allowance.

Newfoundland and Labrador’s budgetsituation has gotten so bad that the province is shutting down morethan half of their libraries. Memorial University economist AlisonCoffin (who ran for the provincial NDP in the last election) talksabout what got the province to where it is today.

Conservatives may finally decide toembrace gay marriage at a policy convention later this month. Ormaybe not. More than a decade after same-sex marriage was legalisedin Canada, the party still defines it as a union between one manand one woman.

BC’s Premier is under attack forconflict-of-interest, relating to over $300,000 in salary top-upsand a bunch of expensive fundraisers. The Tyee’s legislative bureauchief Andrew MacLeod fills us in on the time she told him the moneywas for a car allowance.

Newfoundland and Labrador’s budgetsituation has gotten so bad that the province is shutting down morethan half of their libraries. Memorial University economist AlisonCoffin (who ran for the provincial NDP in the last election) talksabout what got the province to where it is today.

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A Conservative MP’s op-ed about

Mike Duffy’s cleared of all charges

We hear from protestors who were

A Conservative MP’s op-ed aboutthe sexism in Parliament got a lot of praise. But Sarah Beuhler sawit as hypocritical and an attempt to gain favour for a possibleleadership bid. She debates with Supriya and guest co-host JaneLytvenenko whether a Conservative MP can be a feminist.

Mike Duffy’s cleared of all chargesin the Senate expense scandal.

We hear from protestors who wereliving inside the offices of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canadafor over a week. The Winnipeg office is still occupied.

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Guest co-host Vicky Mochama went out to the Hill to interview women about what it’s like to work in a space built for 19th century gentlemen.

In the wake of the NDP convention, the big question is whether Canada can stomach a party that’s a centimetre off centre. 

A powerful listener calls in with opinions on the Senate. 

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Guest co-host Vicky Mochama went out to the Hill to interview women about what it’s like to work in a space built for 19th century gentlemen.

In the wake of the NDP convention, the big question is whether Canada can stomach a party that’s a centimetre off centre. 

A powerful listener calls in with opinions on the Senate. 

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The fractures in the Conservative Party are showing as people jump into the leadership race.

Desmond wants to know why the Liberals flip flopped on an issue of torture. Supriya wants to get in on that sweet tax free status we've been hearing about in the Panama Papers.

University of Victoria economics professor Lindsay Tedds tells us why, despite the projected $30 billion deficit, "the budget might in fact balance itself."

The fractures in the Conservative Party are showing as people jump into the leadership race.

Desmond wants to know why the Liberals flip flopped on an issue of torture. Supriya wants to get in on that sweet tax free status we've been hearing about in the Panama Papers.

University of Victoria economics professor Lindsay Tedds tells us why, despite the projected $30 billion deficit, "the budget might in fact balance itself."

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Jane Lytvynenko, CANADALAND’s news editor, guest co-hosts with Supriya Dwivedi.

As the NDP approaches a leadership review, Jane and Supriya try to figure out who Tom Mulcair even is.

Maclean’s Quebec Bureau Chief Martin Patriquin laughs off the idea that the Quebec government will clean itself up after recent arrests in the provincial corruption scandal.

Jane and Supriya offer free advice on how the Trudeau government can make itself more transparent without having to do the whole public consultation thing.