The QP Briefing team discusses one wild week in Ontario politics. The politicians had a slumber party, went to a plowing match and mocked each other in Question Period with the lyrics to a song by The Police. Plus, we discuss all of the ramifications of the government's major court victory. And we welcome new QPB reporter Sneh Duggal.

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The legislature is back for the fall and so is the QP Briefing podcast. NDP MPP Peter Tabuns sits down with the team after a rare Saturday debate at Queen's Park to discuss the PC government's historic attempt to use the notwithstanding clause of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as the NDP's vow to do everything possible to stop it. Plus, why books about Doug Ford are on his reading list and what he believes shame has to do with the premier's decision-making.

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The legislature is back for the fall and so is the QP Briefing podcast. NDP MPP Peter Tabuns sits down with the team after a rare Saturday debate at Queen's Park to discuss the PC government's historic attempt to use the notwithstanding clause of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as the NDP's vow to do everything possible to stop it. Plus, why books about Doug Ford are on his reading list and what he believes shame has to do with the premier's decision-making.

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TVO's John Michael McGrath joins the podcast as a special guest to talk about a wild week in Ontario municipal politics. We discuss forthcoming legislation that's expected to cancel four Ontario regional chair elections and slash the number of Toronto city councillors in half. Are Premier Doug Ford's moves a good idea? And why now, in the middle of an election period?

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TVO's John Michael McGrath joins the podcast as a special guest to talk about a wild week in Ontario municipal politics. We discuss forthcoming legislation that's expected to cancel four Ontario regional chair elections and slash the number of Toronto city councillors in half. Are Premier Doug Ford's moves a good idea? And why now, in the middle of an election period?

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NDP MPP Kevin Yarde joins the podcast this week to talk about how he ended up in the middle of a political storm in his first full sitting week in the Ontario Legislature. We discuss how he and NDP Leader Andrea Horwath have called comments Community Safety Minister Michael Tibollo made about wearing a bulletproof vest in the Jane and Finch area of Toronto racist, and the PCs' response that the NDP cares more about headlines than victims of crime.

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NDP MPP Kevin Yarde joins the podcast this week to talk about how he ended up in the middle of a political storm in his first full sitting week in the Ontario Legislature. We discuss how he and NDP Leader Andrea Horwath have called comments Community Safety Minister Michael Tibollo made about wearing a bulletproof vest in the Jane and Finch area of Toronto racist, and the PCs' response that the NDP cares more about headlines than victims of crime.

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Ontario's first Green MPP joins the QP Briefing Podcast this week to discuss the Throne Speech he calls "a bit of an attack on the modern world." Mike Schreiner also weighs in on what he sees as anti-business moves by Ontario's new Progressive Conservative government.

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Ontario's first Green MPP joins the QP Briefing Podcast this week to discuss the Throne Speech he calls "a bit of an attack on the modern world." Mike Schreiner also weighs in on what he sees as anti-business moves by Ontario's new Progressive Conservative government.

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QP Briefing's David Hains and Chris Reynolds discuss the first full week of Ontario's Progressive Conservative Government. Premier Doug Ford may be standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the trade dispute with the U.S., but the two first ministers butted heads this week on immigration. Plus, Vape Dad Randy Hillier enters the race for speaker.

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