Re-engaging with China, with Senator Yuen Pau Woo

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Jocelyne Bourgon, a former clerk of the Privy Council who served as Jean Chrétien's right hand. They discuss Canada's move away from the United States, national unity, public service cuts, and Bourgon's new book, A Public Servant's Voice: Through the Words of the First Woman Clerk of the Privy Council of Canada.

Peter Mazereeuw interviews Valeriy Kostyuk, the executive director of the Canada-Ukraine Foundation, about his work raising donations and sending everything from power generators to surgical teams into Ukraine as it tries to fight off the Russian invasion.

Mark Norman, formerly Canada's second-highest ranking military officer, weighs in on the government's new plan to build up Canada's defence industry. 

Peter Mazereeuw gets you up to speed on what happened on and away from Parliament Hill this week in this five-minute mini-pod. 

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Mireille Lalancette (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières) and Éric Bélanger (McGill University), the co-holders of the Quebec Research Chair on Democracy, Living Together and Common Values, about the rise in support for the provincial Parti Québécois, which has promised another referendum on leaving Canada. 

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with former Conservative Party president Rob Batherson from Calgary, Alta., on Jan. 31, the last day of the Conservative convention after 87 per cent of delegates voted in favour of Pierre Poilievre's leadership.

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps about Mark Carney's big speech at Davos, China, Trump and Greenland, a 2026 election, floor crossing, and more.

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Senator Yuen Pau Woo, a former head of the Asia Pacific Foundation, about Prime Minister Mark Carney's move to rebuild ties with China. 

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with comedian Mark Critch about Donald Trump, comedy in dark times, Canadian culture, and his new book, Sorry, not sorry: An unapologetic look at what makes Canada worth fighting for. 

Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Marlo Glass, The Hill Times' public service reporter, about the Carney government's plan to downsize the public service.