Listen: Maclean’s on the Hill live at the University of Ottawa

Each week, Aaron Wherry and the Maclean’s politics team sit down with Rogers radio’s Cormac MacSweeney to hash out the week’s news in Ottawa.

This week — in celebration of the podcast’s first birthday — we invited listeners in Ottawa to a live taping at the University of Ottawa:

The audience for our live show of @MacleansMag on the Hill #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/NQssmS4oT9

— Cormac Mac Sweeney (@cmaconthehill) January 30, 2015

 

During the noonhour on Friday, we heard from Pierre Poilievre, Minister of State (Democratic Reform):

@inklessPW @PierrePoilievre Now talking about terrorism bill pic.twitter.com/296oRIvIMz

— Laura Peck (@LauraPeck6) January 30, 2015

 

Irwin Cotler, Liberal MP and Maclean’s Parliamentarian of the Year:

@macleansmag John Geddes interviews Irwin Cottler pic.twitter.com/yBfchLfMtf

— Laura Peck (@LauraPeck6) January 30, 2015

 

… and NDP MP Jean Crowder:

Now @aaronwherry sits down with @JeanCrowder pic.twitter.com/ZVFaDWMaCy

— Coimín (@KimberleeTaylor) January 30, 2015

 

We also spoke to Nancy Peckford, executive director of Equal Voice:

Our Executive Director @nancypeckford is currently speaking to @MacleansMag RE: women in #cdnpoli #elxn42 #respectHER pic.twitter.com/CtyXzaACvy

— Equal Voice National (@EqualVoiceCA) January 30, 2015

 

Later in our show, Ottawa bureau chief John Geddes grilled bestselling authors Paul Wells and Susan Delacourt on what we can expect in the election year ahead:

.@Geddes28 in discussion with @SusanDelacourt & @InklessPW about their books on @macleansmag panel. @ivotejevote pic.twitter.com/k22TJlLyOE

— Shane Mackenzie (@ShaneMackenzie_) January 30, 2015

 

Here’s a rough cut of this week’s edition. The edited and condensed version of the show is here. 

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