COMMONS

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.

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Andrew Loku was shot and killed by police last July. But the public doesn’t know who did it.

When the Special Investigations Unit announced that the officer who killed him would not face charges, it led to a protest organised by Black Lives Matter Toronto that has lasted over a week, day and night, through rain and an ice storm. Protestors have gathered from around the country, demanding for the name of the officer who killed Andrew Loku to be released and for more accountability when police kill or beat black citizens.

Desmond speaks to organisers and supporters at the demonstration.

Andrew Loku was shot and killed by police last July. But the public doesn’t know who did it.

When the Special Investigations Unit announced that the officer who killed him would not face charges, it led to a protest organised by Black Lives Matter Toronto that has lasted over a week, day and night, through rain and an ice storm. Protestors have gathered from around the country, demanding for the name of the officer who killed Andrew Loku to be released and for more accountability when police kill or beat black citizens.

Desmond speaks to organisers and supporters at the demonstration.

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Canada’s arms deal with Saudi Arabia has raised a lot of controversy, but they’re not the only ones getting our weapons or weapons parts.

Supriya wants to know who else Canada is selling arms to, what oversight exists to make sure our weapons aren’t being used unethically and what happens if we do see a reason to break an arms contract.

She talks to NDP defence critic Hélène Laverdière, who wants to create a Parliamentary sub-committee to oversee arms sales.

She also talks to Anthony Fenton, a PhD candidate at York University who studies political economy of Canada and the Middle-East.

Canada’s arms deal with Saudi Arabia has raised a lot of controversy, but they’re not the only ones getting our weapons or weapons parts.

Supriya wants to know who else Canada is selling arms to, what oversight exists to make sure our weapons aren’t being used unethically and what happens if we do see a reason to break an arms contract.

She talks to NDP defence critic Hélène Laverdière, who wants to create a Parliamentary sub-committee to oversee arms sales.

She also talks to Anthony Fenton, a PhD candidate at York University who studies political economy of Canada and the Middle-East.

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A group of Senators says partisan activity has "seriously eroded the credibility and reputation” of their workplace. So they’ve formed a non-partisan working group to try to fix it.

Senator Diane Bellemare talks to Desmond and Supra after quitting the Conservative caucus and joining this new group.

Senate scholar Heather Hughson says this is exactly what’s needed to restore faith in the Chamber.

A group of Senators says partisan activity has "seriously eroded the credibility and reputation” of their workplace. So they’ve formed a non-partisan working group to try to fix it.

Senator Diane Bellemare talks to Desmond and Supra after quitting the Conservative caucus and joining this new group.

Senate scholar Heather Hughson says this is exactly what’s needed to restore faith in the Chamber.

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Andray and Desmond host a live panel asking how cities are preparing refugees to fend for themselves in a year’s time and how they can get on their feet in our terrible job market.

Featuring: 

Michael Qaqish, an Ottawa city councillor and the city’s refugee liaison; Ula Abu Rashed, a student at the University of Ottawa whose family fled Syria for Germany last fall; Rouba Al-Fattal, a part time professor of Middle East and Arab politics at the University of Ottawa. She is a member of the Rotary Club of Ottawa, leading the #Canadians4Refugees campaign.