
Kevin O’Leary drops out: Maclean’s on the Hill
Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, a political bombshell has been dropped in the Conservative leadership race that has drastically altered the course of the campaign to replace Stephen Harper. Frontrunner Kevin O’Leary has backed out, and is now tossing his support behind his main competitor, Maxime Bernier. The shark himself, Kevin O’Leary, joins the show to explain why he quit the race.
After that, David Coletto with Abacus Data tells us why O’Leary just didn’t have the numbers, even though he was the perceived frontrunner. And then candidate Michael Chong gives his thoughts on O’Leary’s departure and what this means for the race.
Renegotiate or scrap? No, just get rid of it. Wait, wait, let’s renegotiate. U.S. President Donald Trump is causing a lot of confusion and stress with his fluid position on the North American Free Trade Agreement. Maclean’s senior writer Paul Wells breaks down the trade tensions and reviews Trump’s first 100 days in office.
Finally, we finish our show with the Ottawa Power Rankings, when we let you know who are this week’s three stars—and who’s in the political doghouse.
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The full episode
Part 1. Kevin O’Leary drops out

A political bombshell has been dropped in the Conservative leadership race that has drastically altered the course of the campaign to replace Stephen Harper. Frontrunner Kevin O’Leary has backed out, and is now tossing his support behind his main competitor, Maxime Bernier. The shark himself, Kevin O’Leary, joins the show to explain why he quit the race.
Part 2. Why Kevin O’Leary couldn’t win

David Coletto with Abacus Data tells us why O’Leary just didn’t have the numbers, even though he was the perceived frontrunner. And then candidate Michael Chong gives his thoughts on O’Leary’s departure and what this means for the race.
Part 3. What does Trump really think about NAFTA?

Renegotiate or scrap? No, just get rid of it. Wait, wait, let’s renegotiate. U.S. President Donald Trump is causing a lot of confusion and stress with his fluid position on the North American Free Trade Agreement. Maclean’s senior writer breaks down the trade tensions and reviews Trump’s first 100 days in office.
Part 4. Shannon Proudfoot’s Ottawa Power Rankings
We finish our show with the Ottawa Power Rankings, when we let you know who are this week’s three stars—and who’s in the political doghouse.
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