The Hill Times' Hot Room

Jan 31 2025 100 ep. 22 mins 90

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The Hot Room is a podcast by The Hill Times, Canada's all-politics, all-the-time newspaper in the heart of Parliament Hill. We talk to politicians, experts, and other reporters about the biggest stories of the day. Hot Room podcast theme music written and performed by Gavin Gardiner for The Hill Times.

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Eric Miller explains the tariff war

Jan 31 2025 22 mins

Eric Miller is a Washington-based trade consultant who used to work in Canada's government. He joins The Hot Room to explain the how a trade war between Canada and the United States is likely to play out, and how it could affect ordinary Canadians.

Frank Baylis on his bid for the Liberal leadership

Jan 10 2025 22 mins

Frank Baylis talks with Peter Mazereeuw about his campaign for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada.

'Amateur hour on the Rideau,' with Sheila Copps

Dec 20 2024 21 mins

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Sheila Copps, a former deputy prime minister in Jean Chrétien's Liberal government, about Chrystia Freeland's resignation from the cabinet and the troubles plauging the Liberal Party.

The sales tax holiday, with Corinne Pohlmann

Nov 22 2024 13 mins

Host Peter Mazereeuw explains how the government might pass legislation to create a two-month sales tax holiday through a House of Commons paralyzed by a Conservative filibuster. Then, he speaks with Corinne Pohlmann, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business's vice-president of advocacy, about the challenges facing businesses that will have to implement the temporary tax br

How to lower housing prices, with Carolyn Whitzman

Nov 15 2024 25 mins

The Hot Room takes another look at the housing shortage with Carolyn Whitzman, a PhD in urban planning and author of, Home Truths: Fixing Canada’s Housing Crisis.

How dirty money gets into Canadian politics, with Jessica Davis

Nov 08 2024 26 mins

Foreign actors have been funding crime and democratic corruption in Canada. Jessica Davis of Insight Threat Intelligence explains how the money gets in, what it's used for, and how we can help authorities to stop it.

Lots of cash, no strings attached: Jerry DeMarco on the Net Zero Accelerator program

Nov 01 2024 23 mins

Canada's environment commissioner, Jerry DeMarco, rejoins The Hot Room to talk about his audit of the government's Net Zero Accelerator initiative. DeMarco's team found that the government has awarded billions to businesses without requiring any commitment that the money will be spent effectively to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The immigration cutback, with Elizabeth Long

Oct 25 2024 23 mins

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced a significant cut this week to the number of temporary and permanent immigrants who will be admitted to Canada in the coming years. Peter Mazereeuw speaks to Elizabeth Long, an immigration lawyer and partner at LM Law Group in Toronto, to get her perspective on this shift and what it could mean for immigra

India vs. Canada, with Bhagwant Sandhu

Oct 18 2024 27 mins

Hill Times columnist Bhagwant Sandhu weighs in on the dispute between Canada and India, and what you need to know about the politics of Indo-Canadian communities.

What the heck is going on in the House?

Oct 11 2024 15 mins

Hill Times reporter Irem Koca joins The Hot Room to explain the fight over documents that has led to a week-long filibuster in the House of Commons.