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Host Sarah Turnbull and two journalists break down the news of the week.
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A new IPCC report, the aftermath of two mass shootings in the U.S., and why Ottawa is a hot place to live
Aug 9, 201900:33:28Tap to summarizeHost Sarah Turnbull is joined by /Thread panelists Shannon Proudfoot of Maclean's and David Reevely of The Canadian Press. The trio discuss: the findings of a new UN report on land use, the fallout from the two mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio over the long weekend, and why Ottawa places third on Maclean's list of best communities to live in 2019. This is the final recording of the /Thread series.
Transcribe →Diplomat disputes, USMCA on hold, and Trump's call for cheap drug imports from Canada
Aug 2, 201900:21:12Tap to summarizeHost 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.
Transcribe →Butts is back but is SNC?, BoJo takes the reins, and Mueller testifies
Jul 26, 201900:31:40Tap to summarizeHost 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.
Transcribe →CETA talks, Trump targets 'The Squad', and the obsession with FaceApp
Jul 19, 201900:32:43Tap to summarizeHost 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.
Transcribe →China bans Canadian meat imports, Mark Norman retires, and Democrats kick off presidential debates
Jun 27, 201900:30:05Tap to summarizeHost 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.
Transcribe →Scheer's environmental plan, a climate emergency and a pipeline expansion, and Trudeau's visit to Washington
Jun 21, 201900:31:59Tap to summarizeHost 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.
Transcribe →Ban on single-use plastics, national pharmacare plans, and Raps make history
Jun 14, 201900:40:37Tap to summarizeHost 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. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'}
Transcribe →Parliamentarians grill tech giants, Wilson-Raybould and Philpott go Independent, and Scheer lays out immigration plan
May 30, 201900:42:08Tap to summarizeHost 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.
Transcribe →A new Digital Charter, NAFTA 2.0 progress, and the Liberal's media bailout plan
May 24, 201900:36:40Tap to summarizeHost 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.
Transcribe →Update on Mark Norman affair, politicians dive into climate talk, and the aftermath of Alabama's abortion ban
May 17, 201900:42:38Tap to summarizeHost Sarah Turnbull is joined by /Thread panelists Shannon Proudfoot of Maclean's, and David Reevely of The Canadian Press. The three catch up after a week away to discuss the latest in the Mark Norman affair, how politicians at the federal and provincial level are pitching their climate plans, and the fallout from Alabama's strict abortion ban.
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