Maclean’s on the Hill: Scotland, Ukraine and Mike Duffy
Each week, the Maclean’s politics team and Cormac MacSweeney sit down to hash out the week’s news in Ottawa. This week, Paul Wells reports from Scotland on the nation’s dramatic referendum, John Geddes talks to Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland about the situation in Ukraine, Cormac looks at the political ramifications of Mike Duffy’s trial, Aaron Wherry looks at the NDP’s proposal for a federal minimum wage and the politics panel convenes to consider the permanent campaign that has taken hold of federal politics.
NDP MP Nathan Cullen on a federal minimum wage.
Economist Kevin Milligan on minimum wage policy.
Luiza Savage talks to Nebraska congressman Lee Terry about Keystone XL.
THE HEADLINES
ON SCOTLANDScots want better government
ON UKRAINEPetro Poroshenko visits Ottawa
ON DUFFYWill his trial devolve into circus?
ON WAGESThe NDP has a proposal
ON DEBATEWhat happened to Commons discourse?
ON REFORMMichael Chong wants to empower MPs
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