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Peter Mazereeuw interviews former parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux about the government's annual budget, including the new sovereign wealth fund, the one-time anti-poverty payout, the "mega-deduction" for business, and rising Old Age Security costs.

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Dean Beeby about the new book he co-authored with Ian Bailey on the prime minister's official residence at 24 Sussex Drive, titled, 24 Sussex Drive: The Past and Future of Canada's Official Residence.  Beeby and Bailey spoke with four former prime ministers and dug through historical records to tell the tale of the property's origins as a lumber baron's mansion, its present as the empty shell of a house stuck in limbo, and everything in between.

Did Alberta narrowly dodge a constitutional confrontation with the rest of Canada? Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Gerard Kennedy, a professor of law at the University of Alberta, about the "other" nine questions in the Alberta referendum. Kennedy weighs in on the challenges of amending Canada's Constitution, whether Premier Danielle Smith's call for more powers over immigration could trigger a court battle, and more.

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Eleanor Olszewski, Canada's minister of emergency preparedness and the MP for Edmonton Centre, about the conversations she's had with Albertans in the run up to the province's Oct. 19 referendum on separation.

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Mireille Lalancette, a professor of political communication at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, about the Quebec election and how a PQ government will make its mark on Canadian politics.

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps about the big political issues facing Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet, the challenge facing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, U.S. claims of "protecting" Canada, and more.

Alex Himelfarb, the top public servant under two prime ministers, speaks with Peter Mazereeuw about the challenges facing Canada, and his new book, Breaking Free of Neoliberalism in Trump Times.

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Daniel Béland about Quebec's provincial election, what it could mean for federal politics, and how the Liberals flipped a seat in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in a recent byelection. Béland is the director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada.

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with trade consultant Eric Miller on the morning of Aug. 21 about the latest twists and turns in Canada's trade negotiations with the United States.

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Liberal strategist and Pollara CSO Dan Arnold about the spate of upcoming byelections, why they matter, and how the parties will try to win.

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with the Pembina Institute's Janetta McKenzie about the deal between the Oil Sands Alliance and the governments of Canada and Alberta to build a carbon capture and storage system for the oil patch.

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Darren Hawco, a senior defence advisor for Deloitte Canada and retired vice-admiral in the Royal Canadian Navy, about Canada's plan to buy 12 new submarines, which the prime minister has called the largest defence procurement in Canadian history.

Peter Mazereeuw recaps Prime Minister Mark Carney's pipeline deal with Alberta and his infrastructure agreement with British Columbia, then speaks with guest Charlie Feldman about his new book on the history of bad behaviour and strange happenings in Canada's Parliament—Unparliamentary: Tales from Canada's Colourful Parliamentary Past.

Host Peter Mazereeuw walks you through the flurry of legal changes passed by Parliament in June and the political maneuvering that made it happen in this 6-minute mini-pod.

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with David Fraser, an expert in internet and privacy law at McInnes Cooper, about Minister Marc Miller's new bill to restrict social media access and content, the Safe Social Media Act.