Political memes on social media are edgy, partisan and some would say offensive and misleading. Nonetheless, these memes are wildly successful online. Welcome to a new wave of third-party advocacy groups. Are they toxic to democracy ? Or as the founder of Ontario Proud (and now Canada Proud) Jeff Ballingall says, are memes a cure for apathy? Steve Paikin interviews Ballingall and hears from CBC senior reporter covering disinformation, Kaleigh Rogers, as well as OPPO podcast host Justin Ling, on the role these new third-party groups are playing in the election.

From populism to the carbon tax and disinformation, Season 3 of the #onpoli podcast focuses on the upcoming federal election. Co-hosts Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath dissect the major issues in the 2019 campaign.

You asked. We answered. From beer sales and student loans to question period and why there aren't political parties in city politics, Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath dig into our mailbag and answer all your questions for our final episode of the season.

The politics of education have tripped up every Ontario government in recent memory. But why? Why is the province so involved in what kids learn in school? And who decides what your kids learn? From sex ed to discovery math, John Michael McGrath explains why your kids learn what they do (and why it matters.)

Once upon a time, Legislative Pages delivered parcels for Members of Provincial Parliament. Today, students from all over the province participate in the Page Program, a crash course in Ontario politics that includes serving within the Legislative Chamber. Producer Matthew O'Mara - who was once a page - looks back on his experience in the program and speaks to current and former pages about why this program is so special.

You may think you remember how a bill becomes law from high school civics, but the truth is much more complicated. Citizens, activists, and MPPs from any party can play a role in creating the law of the land. John Michael McGrath drills down on "Ryan's Law," established in 2015, to show how the death of a young boy led to changes in Ontario's school system.

The grandstanding. The heckling. You might think that Question Period at Queen's Park is just a place for politicians with bad manners to mouth off. But John Michael McGrath goes beyond the insults and shouting matches to explain how the daily proceedings work, why the parties employ the tactics they do when asking and answering questions, and what role this legislative tradition plays in provincial democracy.

At the peak of his career on Wall Street and Bay Street, Peter Bethlenfalvy left the financial sector behind to become the PC MPP for Pickering-Uxbridge. The president of the Treasury Board tells Steve Paikin about his Montreal roots, his parents' Second World War escape, and why he believes Queen's Park should be run like a business.

From growing up in Nepal to becoming the first person of Tibetan descent to hold office in North America, NDP MPP Bhutila Karpoche's story is not exactly typical for a politician. She charts her journey from refugee to MPP with Steve Paikin.

"I'm the exact opposite of Doug Ford. I grew up poor ... and I built something by myself." Liberal MPP Michael Coteau shares his story and his ambition to run for the Ontario Liberal leadership in conversation with Steve Paikin in this wide-ranging interview.