The Maclean’s Ottawa bureau gives you its weekly podcast on all things #cdnpoli
Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, after a stunning vote, the ‘Leave’ camp won the Brexit referendum—and that means the U.K. has voted to leave the European Union. The news caused turmoil in global markets and prompted Prime Minister David Cameron to announce his intention to step down. What does this mean for Canada’s economy and our pending trade deal with the EU? We speak with Conservative finance critic Lisa Raitt.
The Mike Duffy expense saga isn’t over yet. A Senate committee is demanding the senator repay nearly $17,000 in expenses. That comes just two months after he was acquitted in court. Duffy’s lawyer, Donald Bayne, tells us his client is prepared to take legal action.
The Trudeau government began the week with a major deal with the provinces over retirement savings. They struck an agreement-in-principle to expand the Canada Pension Plan. How will it work? And what will it mean for you? We get answers from economist Kevin Milligan.
Finally, what is triggering much of the anti-immigrant sentiment we’re seeing among disenchanted voter bases around the world? That’s the subject of a new academic study, and we get some of the details from its lead author.
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After a stunning vote, the ‘Leave’ camp won the Brexit referendum—and that means the U.K. has voted to leave the European Union. The news caused turmoil in global markets and prompted Prime Minister David Cameron to announce his intention to step down. What does this mean for Canada’s economy and our pending trade deal with the EU? We speak with Conservative finance critic Lisa Raitt.
The Mike Duffy expense saga isn’t over yet. A Senate committee is demanding the senator repay nearly $17,000 in expenses. That comes just two months after he was acquitted in court. Duffy’s lawyer, Donald Bayne, tells us his client is prepared to take legal action.
The Trudeau government began the week with a major deal with the provinces over retirement savings. They struck an agreement-in-principle to expand the Canada Pension Plan. How will it work? And what will it mean for you? We get answers from economist Kevin Milligan.
What is triggering much of the anti-immigrant sentiment we’re seeing among disenchanted voter bases around the world? That’s the subject of a new academic study, and we get some of the details from its lead author.
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