Category: Political Traction

This week on the “Ford More Years?” edition of Political Traction, host Amanda Galbraith sits down with the political power panel, including Navigator’s Shakir Chambers and Brayden Akers, and iPolitics’ Queen’s Park reporter Marieke Walsh, to discuss the Ontario PC Party’s first year in power. The group will unpack the highs and lows of the last 365 days, and make their predictions for what’s to come in the months and years ahead. Then, the panel will go head-to-head in our Queen’s Park-themed rapid fire round.

On this week’s “Mad Men” edition of Political Traction, Amanda sits down with Dennis Matthews, an advertising and communications expert, who served as the former national marketing lead for the Conservative Party of Canada and most recently worked in the Ontario PC war room as a senior advertising adviser. The two will discuss the use of digital and social media advertising, Bill C-76 and the implications the new legislation will have ahead of the federal election. Then, the two will go head to head in this week’s rapid fire round with off the cuff thoughts on topics gaining traction.

On this week’s “Loose Lips Sink Ships” edition of Political Traction, host Amanda Galbraith sits down with Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star Robert Benzie to talk about the anatomy of a news leak, the role journalists play as “watchdogs” on the government and what defines journalism in today’s changing media landscape. Then, the two will go head to head in this week’s rapid fire round, with off the cuff thoughts on topics gaining traction.

On this week’s “Offside” edition of Political Traction, host Amanda Galbraith sits down with Bob Richardson, public affairs advisor and king of sports to talk about the intersection of politics and sports, and the role Bob played in the 2015 Pan Am Games and Toronto’s third Olympic bid. Then, the two will go head to head in this week’s sports-themed rapid fire round, with off the cuff thoughts on topics gaining traction.

On this week’s “Baby Oh Baby” edition of Political Traction, host Amanda Galbraith sits down with the Canada’s British High Commissioner Susan le Jeune d’Allegeershecque to talk about a day in the life, baby Archie, Brexit and the what it’s like to be a woman in the diplomatic war. Then, the two will go head to head in this week’s British-themed rapid fire round, with off the cuff thoughts on topics gaining traction.