Épisodes

  • Something fishy in the fisheries
    Jul 18 2025

    Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Ocean Canada's Josh Laughren about the state of Newfoundland's cod fishery, and the government's decision to open it back up to fishing after a more-than 30 year moratorium.

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    24 min
  • 'Everything is negotiable at all times': a Trump trade update, with Eric Miller
    Jul 4 2025

    Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Eric Miller, a trade consultant leading Rideau Potomac Strategy Group, about the latest developments in trade talks between Donald Trump and Mark Carney.

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    24 min
  • A military spending spree, with David Perry
    Jun 27 2025

    Prime Minister Mark Carney has signed Canada up for a new defence spending target worth tens of billions of extra cash per year. David Perry of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute joins The Hot Room to talk us through what we might spend it on, obstacles to getting the new gear, and Carney's promised new defence procurement agency.

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    25 min
  • The crisis of Canadian democracy, with Andrew Coyne
    Jun 20 2025

    Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne about his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy. The two touch on why Canada's political system has concentrated so much power in the hands of the prime minister, why the big parties can afford to ignore some parts of the country, and what it will take to set things right.

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    29 min
  • Making sense of the 'Building Canada Act', with Elizabeth May
    Jun 13 2025

    Green Party Leader Elizabeth May joins The Hot Room to break down Mark Carney's Building Canada Act, which proposes to give the cabinet the power to skip major infrastructure and natural resource projects past the environmental assessment process.

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    27 min
  • The return of Parliament, with Sheila Copps
    May 23 2025

    Peter Mazereeuw and Sheila Copps dig into the return of Parliament, how Mark Carney might handle Question Period, whether the Liberals should elect a Conservative House speaker, and more.

    2025 Governor General's Performing Arts Awards | Sat, Jun 14, 2025, 6:30 pm | Southam Hall | National Arts Centre

    Nominate your favourite artist for a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award | National Arts Centre

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    25 min
  • Carney’s missing budget, with Mostafa Askari
    May 16 2025

    Mark Carney's finance minister, François-Philippe Champagne, says the government isn't releasing a budget this year. Peter Mazereeuw digs into why, what that means, and how the government gets its money, with the help of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy's Mostafa Askari.

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    23 min
  • 'Ally is a verb': How to do your part for reconciliation, with Rose LeMay
    May 9 2025

    Author, columnist and CEO Rose LeMay joins The Hot Room to discuss her new book, Ally is a Verb: A Guide to Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

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    20 min