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Political Traction episodes

  • Who Run the World? Girls.

    To celebrate International Women’s Day, we’ve put together a very special episode of Political Traction to celebrate the women who are at the top of their game, both at Navigator, and in provincial politics. In this three part episode, you’ll get to hear from host and PC insider Amanda Galbraith, Liberal politico Andrea Ernesaks and NDP strategist Sally Housser. This week’s guests include Ontario’s current Attorney General Caroline Mulroney, former Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Deputy Leader of the provincial NDP Sara Singh. They discuss experiences in politics, challenges they have and continue to face, and tactics they use to be trailblazers in the political arena.

    44 min
  • The Race to the Commons
    This week on Political Traction, Amanda sits down with Sally Housser, an active NDP member and Associate Principal at Navigator, to discuss Jagmeet Singh’s victory in the Burnaby South by-election and what this means for the federal NDP ahead is the federal election. Then, Sally will give her insights into the People’s Party of Canada’s results in this week’s three by-elections and share her predictions ahead of the Alberta election.
    21 min
  • The Race to the Commons

    This week on Political Traction, Amanda sits down with Sally Housser, an active NDP member and Associate Principal at Navigator, to discuss Jagmeet Singh’s victory in the Burnaby South by-election and what this means for the federal NDP ahead is the federal election. Then, Sally will give her insights into the People’s Party of Canada’s results in this week’s three by-elections and share her predictions ahead of the Alberta election.

    21 min
  • What is a Principal Secretary?
    This week on Political Traction, Amanda sits down with Vic Gupta, former Principal Secretary to Mayor Tory, to discuss what the role entails and what it’s really like being in the hot seat. Then, they will discuss the updates in the SNC case and the newly announced Netflix production hub in Toronto.
    22 min
  • What is a Principal Secretary?
    This week on Political Traction, Amanda sits down with Vic Gupta, former Principal Secretary to Mayor Tory, to discuss what the role entails and what it’s really like being in the hot seat. Then, they will discuss the updates in the SNC case and the newly announced Netflix production hub in Toronto.
    22 min
  • SNC Scandal




    On this week’s episode, host Amanda Galbraith sits down with Scott Reid, former Director of Communications for PM Paul Martin, to discuss the SNC-Lavalin political scandal, the future of Ontario Place, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister’s ongoing holiday and BC’s Speech from the Throne.




    23 min
  • SNC Scandal

    On this week’s episode, host Amanda Galbraith sits down with Scott Reid, former Director of Communications for PM Paul Martin, to discuss the SNC-Lavalin political scandal, the future of Ontario Place, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister’s ongoing holiday and BC’s Speech from the Throne.

    23 min
  • The China Conundrum
    On the first episode of the new season, host Amanda Galbraith sits down with John Baird, her old boss and Canada’s former Foreign Affairs Minister, to discuss the rocky relationship between Canada and China, leaks at Queen’s Park and the balance of power south of the border in Venezuela
    24 min
  • The China Conundrum

    On the first episode of the new season, host Amanda Galbraith sits down with John Baird, her old boss and Canada’s former Foreign Affairs Minister, to discuss the rocky relationship between Canada and China, leaks at Queen’s Park and the balance of power south of the border in Venezuela

    24 min
  • Out of the Ashes?
    This week on the season finale of Political Traction, Amanda is joined by Steven Del Duca, a former Cabinet Minister and the MPP for Vaughan. He will speak to us about the Liberal Party’s loss in the last election, and its plans moving forward as the party begins rebuilding from the ground up. Then, in our final episode, we will highlight some of the biggest stories of the year that shaped the news and will continue to gain traction in 2019, by looking back at the legalization of cannabis, the death of NAFTA and the new USMCA deal we have in its stead, and the big blue political wave we’ve seen across Canada.
    20 min

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Political Traction takes you behind the scenes for an insider’s look at what’s really going on when it comes to the country’s biggest political stories. Each Friday, host Adam Owen sits down with an…