As Canada gears up for a hard-fought federal election campaign this fall, join the veteran TVO broadcaster Steve Paikin and co-host John Michael McGrath for the first-ever live edition of their wildly popular #onpoli podcast.
Through candid onstage interviews with those who have been in the election war rooms of our major parties, we’ll examine what’s at stake for Canadians in this deeply consequential election, by breaking down the issues that divide us.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised he wouldn’t be using wedge issues this election. But what is a “wedge issue” exactly? Where does it fit within political strategy? When have they been used to fracture the electorate and pit them against one another in Canadian history? And how are they being used in this campaign? Get the information you need to make your vote count this October.
Featuring: Sara MacIntyre, (BAI Communications), former Press Secretary for Prime Minister Stephen Harper; Scott Reid (Feschuk-Reid), former Communications Director to Prime Minister Paul Martin; and Kiavash Najafi, former NDP Strategist, who has worked in the leadership offices of Tom Mulcair and Jack Layton.