Category: Political Traction

This week on the “OLP MVP Part 2” edition of Political Traction, host Amanda Galbraith sits down with Steven Del Duca, former provincial cabinet minister and MPP for Vaughan, to talk about his brief taste of civilian life and why he’s willing to give it up for a shot at the Ontario Liberal Party leadership. This is the second in a special series of one-on-one interviews with candidates vying for party leadership.

This week, on the “OLP MVP” edition of Political Traction, former provincial cabinet minister and MPP for Don Valley East, Michael Coteau, tells our host Amanda Galbraith about his working-class roots, how his upbringing helped shape his values-driven campaign for leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party — plus his strong opinions about the Lion King. This is a first in a special series of one-on-one interviews with candidates for party leadership.

This week on the “From Politics to Property” edition of Political Traction, host Amanda Galbraith sits down with Tim Hudak, former leader of the Ontario PC Party and long-time MPP, and current CEO of the Ontario Real Estate Association. The two will discuss the highs and lows of political life, his seamless transition into the private sector and his success at building the association’s profile in time for a federal election that will see housing affordability at the forefront of public discourse. Then, the two will go head-to-head in our rapid fire round.

On this week’s “Everyday I’m Shufflin’” edition of Political Traction, we unpack this week’s surprising Cabinet shuffle at Queen’s Park which follows a series of polls that have demonstrated low public support for the Ford government and its handling of key files. It’s a very special week for the podcast because in the spirit of the Cabinet shuffle, Political Traction is undertaking a shuffle of its own.

On this week’s “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” edition of Political Traction, Amanda sits down with Rod Phillips, Ontario’s Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks and the Member of Provincial Parliament for Ajax, to discuss the politics of the environment, including Ontario’s environment plan and this week’s federal announcement on single-use plastic. Then, the two will go head to head in this week’s rapid fire round with off the cuff thoughts on topics gaining traction.