Off Script: Atlantic Canada Politics

Could New Year’s resolutions for better civic administration from 1921 still apply in 2017? In this week’s episode, you be the judge.

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In this week’s episode : we look back on Kevin Page’s speech from the 2016 Better Politics Awards in Halifax.

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This week, we talk about the days and weeks immediately following a new MLA’s election and ask the question: how do you learn to be an MLA?

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In this week’s episode : an update on our production schedule, and a story about learning how the legislature works by protesting what happens inside.

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What do a lawyer, a baptist minister, a farmer and a nurse have in common? At one point, they've all walked into the legislature to serve as MLAs. In episode two of Off Script, hear the stories that turned regular citizens into lawmakers, and the challenges they faced along the way.

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What's it like traveling across Canada to talk to former MPs about their life in politics? In last week's podcast, you heard from Alison Loat, one of the co-authors of the book "Tragedy in the Commons: Former Members of Parliament Speak Out on Canada's Failing Democracy". In this special episode, we’re sharing an extended version of the interview we did with Alison for that episode, where we explore the impact that book has had on Canadian Politics.

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What do former MPs have to say about the health of Canadian democracy? Not much good news, accoriding to Michael MacMillan. In last week's podcast, you heard from Michael MacMillan, one of the co-authors of the book "Tragedy in the Commons: Former Members of Parliament Speak Out on Canada's Failing Democracy". In this special episode of the podcast, you'll hear a keynote address that Michael gave when he visited Halifax two years ago for the Springtide Better Politics Awards. You can order the book here: http://amzn.to/2fvHBu2

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The first full episode of the Off Script podcast is here. It plots the path for where this podcast is taking you, and gives you a peak at some of the key findings from the MLA Exit Interviews.

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Today, we were planning on releasing the first full episode of the podcast. But, our hearts and minds are somewhere else today, and we suspect yours are too. We’ll pick up where we left off this time next week, and this week we'll share some of the writings of Parker J. Palmer, on healing the heart of democracy.

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Clarrie MacKinnon recounts the kinds of things he would end up doing when government services fell short of his constituents needs.

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