/Thread #56: Diplomat disputes, USMCA on hold, and Trump’s call for cheap drug imports from Canada

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“It’s reasonable to hope and suggest to [former diplomats] that it’s best they don’t undermine what Canada is trying to do. Although if they think what Canada is trying to do is ill-considered, if they think it’s not going to work, if they think the government is screwing up, then they probably also have a higher duty to say that.”

Host Sarah Turnbull is joined by /Thread panelists Shannon Proudfoot of Maclean’s and David Reevely of The Canadian Press. The trio discuss: the House foreign affairs committee’s decision to squash a proposed investigation into alleged pressure by the Prime Minister’s Office to filter comments by former ambassadors over the Canada-China dispute, how the delay of USMCA ratification impacts Canada, and the probability, or lack thereof, of President Trump’s plan to import cheaper pharmaceuticals from Canada to the U.S.

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/Thread #55: Butts is back but is SNC?, BoJo takes the reins, and Mueller testifies

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“One of the operative things about him is that he’s very, very smart. He has this put on ludicrous, clown persona that works for him but I think underneath it is an intense intelligence.”

Host Sarah Turnbull is joined by /Thread panelists Shannon Proudfoot of Maclean’s and David Reevely of The Canadian Press. The trio discuss: Gerald Butts, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s former principal secretary, joins the Liberal campaign team reigniting the SNC-Lavalin controversy, Boris Johnson gets sworn in as the UK’s new leader promising follow-through on Brexit, and former special counsel Robert Mueller testifies before the U.S. judiciary committee about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 election.

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/Thread #54: CETA talks, Trump targets ‘The Squad’, and the obsession with FaceApp

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“It’s quite chilling, even if you strip away the naked racism in it, the notion that if you have anything critical to say about the United States or you think there’s anything you could be doing better, you’re effectively a traitor who should leave. That is a really gross, razor sharp line to draw.”

Host Sarah Turnbull is joined by /Thread panelists Shannon Proudfoot of Maclean’s and David Reevely of The Canadian Press. The trio discuss: moving ahead with the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement at the EU summit, the reaction to President Trump’s racist tweets targeted at four Democratic congresswomen, and why everyone can’t stop talking about the app that makes users look 30 years older.

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/Thread #53: China bans Canadian meat imports, Mark Norman retires, and Democrats kick off 2020 debates

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“Canadian federal officials have been walking a very tight rhetorical line…and then you have all of these peanut gallery members who keep jawing away and muddying the waters.”

Host Sarah Turnbull is joined by /Thread panelists Shannon Proudfoot of Maclean’s and David Reevely of The Canadian Press. The trio discuss: China’s ban on Canadian meat imports after customs agents discovered fraudulent veterinarian certificates and traces of restricted feed additive in pork shipments, why Vice-Admirable Mark Norman has announced his retirement from the Canadian military, and the winners and losers from the first of two Democratic primary debates in Miami.

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/Thread #52: Scheer’s climate plan, TMX approval, and Trudeau’s visit to Washington

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“It’s a little bit like a fiscal plan that says we’re going to change these programs but we don’t know how much money it’s going to save. It raises questions about just how much serious policy work has gone into this.”

Host Sarah Turnbull is joined by /Thread panelists Shannon Proudfoot of Maclean’s and David Reevely of The Canadian Press. The trio discuss: Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s plan for the environment, the Liberal motion to declare a climate emergency and the subsequent approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to Washington.

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/Thread #51: Ban on single-use plastics, pharmacare plan release, and Raps make history

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“The Raptors are all we got, they’re all the skin we have in the NBA game. This might be one of the only cases where you truly have a national team. So if anyone cares, this is where you locate that caring.”

Host Sarah Turnbull is joined by /Thread panelists Shannon Proudfoot of Maclean’s and David Reevely of The Canadian Press. The trio discuss: the federal government’s announcement to ban single-use plastics by 2021, the details of the report by the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare, led by Dr. Eric Hoskins, and the Toronto Raptors’ historic NBA finals win.

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2020 Live Episode 17: On location at Women Deliver in Vancouver

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“If women don’t have their hands on political power, all their other rights are under threat. And if you don’t believe that, just look at what’s happening around the world with regard to women’s reproductive rights.”

The 2019 Women Deliver conference was held in Vancouver, B.C. and hosted thousands of attendees from across the globe. It is the largest gathering on gender equality with a focus on the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women. The 2020 Network team was on the ground to speak with activists, politicians, and community groups about the benefits of investing in women, how to advocate on behalf of all women, and what it will take to build a more gender-balanced world.

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/Thread 50: MPs grill tech giants, JWR & Philpott go Independent, and Scheer’s immigration plan

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“Should any private company be forced to regulate speech that politicians don’t like, on behalf of lots of other people, when it’s legal and politicians won’t pass a law?”

Host Sarah Turnbull is back in Ottawa with /Thread panelists Shannon Proudfoot of Maclean’s, and David Reevely of The Canadian Press. The trio discuss takeaways from the International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy, and Democracy, former Liberal cabinet ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott’s decision to go Independent, and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s immigration plan.

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/Thread 49: A new Digital Charter, NAFTA 2.0 progress, and the Liberal’s media bailout plan

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“[The Digital Charter] is a document for consumers…It’s a way of telling consumers at a very high level ‘we’ve got you. How we’ve got you? TBD.'”

Host Sarah Turnbull is joined by Toronto panelists Marieke Walsh of iPolitics and Murad Hemmadi of The Logic. The trio discuss: The Liberal government’s release of Canada’s new Digital Charter as a part of the feds larger digital strategy, why a ratified NAFTA 2.0 is looking more likely with the arrival of U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence next week in Ottawa, and the details of the Liberal’s media bailout plan.

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