Category: Political Traction

Welcome to Political Traction. This week, we are joined by our insider Jennifer Pagliaro, City Hall Bureau for The Toronto Star. She will unpack the upcoming municipal election and explain what it’s like to cover City Hall. We are also joined by Navigator’s Ryan Guptill and Mike VanSoelen to discuss the madness of municipal politics in our country ahead of E-Day, and look at the role cities will play ahead of cannabis legalization.

Welcome back to Political Traction. This week, we speak to our insider Richard Madan, Washington Bureau Correspondent for CTV News, on what’s been happening behind closed doors in D.C. We are also joined by Navigator’s Deirdre McMurdy and Philippe Gervais, who hails from our Montreal office and arrived straight from the polling booth, to discuss the results of the provincial election in Quebec as well as the NAFTA- or should we say USMCA…

Welcome to the first episode of the fourth season. This week, we speak to our insider Marieke Walsh from iPolitics on what it’s like to report at Queen’s Park. We’re also joined by Navigator’s Ryan Guptill and Colin MacDonald to discuss Jagmeet Singh’s troubles as federal NDP leader, Governor General Julie Payette one year in, and the exciting results of the New Brunswick provincial election.

Join us every Thursday as we continue to unpack what’s making headlines.

Welcome to Political Traction, the podcast that takes a closer look at the political issues of the week to see how well they are resonating with the public. In this season’s brand new segment, we will be sitting down with political figures, industry professionals and strategists to find out more about who they are, but more importantly, why you should care. Join us every Thursday, beginning September 27, with our host Amanda Galbraith to unpack what’s making headlines.

On this episode of Political Traction, David sits down with Navigator Consultants Jeff Costen and Kanivanan Chinniah to discuss the ongoing NAFTA negotiations, Trump’s continued criticism of Trudeau, and the shut down of a Twitter account parodying Environment Minister Catherine McKenna.

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