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  • No Talking Points: Final days on the campaign trail
    No Talking Points: Season Two, Episode FiveThursday, Sept. 16, 2021Moderator: Janet E Silver, iPoliticsGuest: Quito Maggi, Mainstreet ResearchChattering Class: Kady O’Malley, iPolitics |Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star | Alex Ballingall, Toronto StarTopic 1. As the race gets tighter ahead of voting day on Monday, Quito Maggi joins us to talk about the polling numbers and why this race is too close to call.Topic 2. O’Malley, MacCharles and Ballingall weigh in on campaign strategy and leaders’ messages in the final days of this election.[audio mp3="https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/NTP-Sept16-Good.mp3"][/audio]
    22 min
  • No Talking Points: Battle in Quebec and post-debate hot takes
    No Talking Points: Season 2, Episode 5 Friday Sept. 10, 2021Moderator: Janet E Silver, iPoliticsGuest: Marilène Gill, Bloc Québécois MPChattering Class: Stephanie Levitz, The Toronto Star l Kady O’Malley, iPoliticsToday we look at the Bloc Québécois' campaign in Quebec. Polls show the party's support is down, but what's happening on the ground? We'll also break down the English-language leaders' debate and discuss what to look for in the final week of the election campaign.
    30 min
  • No Talking Points: Campaign snapshot and polling trends
    No Talking Points: Season 2, Episode 4Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021Moderator: Janet E Silver, iPoliticsChattering Class: Kady O’Malley, iPolitics | Quito Maggi, Mainstreet ResearchToday we bring you a special, post-French-debate analysis. We also look at polling numbers and trends, and what it all means with 11 days to go.Tune in again tomorrow, as we look at the Bloc Québécois' campaign in Quebec. We'll also do some post-English-debate analysis, and discuss what might be affecting polling results.[audio mp3="https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ShortPod-Sept9.mp3"][/audio]
    15 min
  • No Talking Points: Week 3 on the campaign trail
    No Talking Points: Season Two, Episode Three
    Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021
    Moderator: Janet E Silver, iPolitics
    Guest: Sean Yo, former campaign manager for Green Party Leader Annamie Paul.
    Chattering Class: Kady O’Malley, iPolitics |Stephanie Levitz, Toronto Star | Alex Ballingall, Toronto Star
    Sean Yo joins us to talk about the Green party campaign. Nearly 100 ridings will not have a Green party candidate. How is the party's internal turmoil affecting their election campaign?
    O'Malley, Levitz and Ballingall weigh in on the Green party, their campaign strategy, and the angry protests that have emerged at party leaders' events across the country.
    34 min
  • No Talking Points: Week 2 on the campaign trail
    No Talking Points: Season Two, Episode Two
    Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021
    Moderator: Janet E Silver, iPolitics
    Guest: Dan Robertson, chief strategist for Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's campaign
    Chattering Class: Kady O’Malley, iPolitics |Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star | Alex Boutilier, Toronto Star
    Dan Robertson joins us to talk about the new campaign tools the Conservatives are using to target voters and the shift in campaign policy.
    O’Malley, MacCharles and Boutilier weigh in on the Conservative strategy and how the other parties are doing as we approach the end of the second week of the election campaign.
    28 min
  • No Talking Points: The campaign begins
    No Talking Points: Season 2, Episode 1
    Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021
    Moderator: Janet E Silver, iPolitics
    Guest: Anne McGrath, NDP national director
    Chattering Class: Kady O’Malley, iPolitics |Stephanie Levitz, Toronto Star | Alex Ballingall, Toronto Star
    Anne McGrath joins us to talk about NDP strategy and candidates, and any gains the party might make in this election.
    O’Mally, Levitz, and Ballingall weigh in on NDP strategy — and how the other parties have fared — as we approach the end of the first week on the election campaign.
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    30 min
  • No Talking Points: Toxicity in the House and election speculation
    No Talking Points: Season One, Episode Eighteen
    Thursday, June 24, 2021
    Moderator: Janet E Silver, iPolitics
    Chattering Class: Kady O’Malley, iPolitics |Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star | Alex Boutilier, Toronto Star
    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the House is toxic and the Conservatives have been obstructionists this session. Is this just politics, or has it been a dysfunctional session these past few months?
    The House rose on Wednesday and MPs are not scheduled to return until September 20. What is the likelihood the government will call an election before this date – and are the parties ready for an election campaign?
    Plus the Upper Chamber is sitting next Monday and Tuesday. What’s left on their agenda before they break for the summer?
    24 min
  • No Talking Points: Greens see red and Conservatives play offence against Defence Minister as the House sets to rise.
    No Talking Points: Season One, Episode Seventeen
    Thursday, June 17, 2021
    Moderator: Janet E Silver, iPolitics
    Chattering Class: Kady O’Malley, iPolitics | Jacques Gallant, Toronto Star | Raisa Patel, Toronto Star
    Six members of the Green party federal council – the party’s governing body – called for an emergency meeting to discuss a non-confidence motion on party leader Annamie Paul. What led to it and why is the Green party so divided?
    Conservatives use their last opposition day to call on the House of Commons to “formally censure” Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan in the fallout from continual allegations of sexual misconduct in the military. What’s the fallout from a vote?
    And why is it so hard to predict w
    25 min
  • No Talking Points: Borders and government priorities before the House rises
    No Talking Points: Season One, Episode Sixteen
    Thursday, June 10, 2021
    Moderator: Janet E Silver, iPolitics
    Chattering Class: Kady O’Malley, iPolitics |Jacques Gallant, Toronto Star | Stephanie Levitz, Toronto Star
    U.S.-Canada border: the government is easing some restrictions. What does it mean? And when can we expect a full re-opening plan?
    Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez on Thursday put forth his government’s priorities in the final days of this session. What made the short list? What did not?
    And what to expect at the committee level during these final days before the House rises.
    20 min
  • No Talking Points: Reconciliation and what to expect in the final legislative push before the House rises
    No Talking Points: Season One, Episode Fifteen
    Thursday, June 3, 2021
    Moderator: Janet E Silver, iPolitics
    Chattering Class: Kady O’Malley, iPolitics | Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star | Stephanie Levitz, Toronto Star
    Reconciliation: why is it taking so long for the government to address the calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission?
    Residential school revelations: will the discovery of a mass grave for children impact two Indigenous related bills before Parliament?
    What other bills should we be watching in the next couple of weeks before the House rises for the summer?
    And what to expect in the coming days on Parliament Hill.
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    25 min

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