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The Scrum: Gun Control, Canada-China Relations, Mark Carney & more

Posted on February 19, 2021 by

On this month’s Scrum, Caroline Harvey, André Pratte and Michael Cooke sit down with host Amanda Galbraith to debate the recent announcement on gun control, Canada’s ongoing relationship with China, Mark Carney’s new Twitter profile and so much more.

Indigenomics (w/ Karen MacKenzie and Karen Restoule)

Posted on February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 by

This week, host Amanda Galbraith sits down with Karen Restoule, a former Director of the Justice Sector of the Chiefs of Ontario and co-founder of Bold Realities, along with Karen Mackenzie, President of MacKintosh  Canada, PeopleBest  Canada and an Expert Panelist at the Canadian Centre for the Purpose of the Corporation. The trio discusses the rapidly growing Indigenous economic sector, land acknowledgements, the United Nations, and the Mi’kmaq fishery dispute in Nova Scotia.

Power Gap (w/Robyn Doolittle)

Posted on February 5, 2021 by

This week, host Amanda Galbraith sits down with Globe and Mail reporter Robyn Doolittle to discuss the blockbuster, two-and-a-half year investigation into the power gap that still exists between men and women in our workplaces and within Canada’s public institutions. Then, the two go head-to-head in our rapid fire round on blank front pages, Olympic controversy and their shared distaste for Tom Brady.

Blast Off (w/ Jason Hatcher and Mike Van Soelen)

Posted on January 29, 2021February 9, 2021 by

This week, guest host Jason Hatcher sits down with fellow Navigator Managing Principal Mike Van Soelen to discuss the departure of Julie Payette and what it means for the Liberal government. Then the two go head to head in our rapid-fire round to discuss GameStop, Superbowl predictions and their favourite winter sports.

The Scrum (w/ Caroline Harvey, Andre Pratte and Michael Cooke)

Posted on January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 by

This week on Political Traction, we launch our new monthly segment The Scrum. Every month, host Amanda Galbraith breaks down the biggest headlines in the country with Navigator colleagues and former heads of newsrooms, Caroline Harvey, André Pratte and Michael Cooke. This week they unpack everything from the vaccine rollout to the US presidential inauguration.