Unpacking The Politics

• Unpacking the politics: 100 days and running, what’s next?

  Maclean's Paul Wells and Susan Delacourt of the Toronto Star unpack the politics of the first 100 days of the liberal government and what to expect in the coming months.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2016
  
• Unpacking the politics: What will become of the Conservative Party?

  The Conservative Party has some major soul-searching to do as it regroups and potentially re-invents itself ahead of the next federal election in 2019, says The West Block's panel of experts.

  Politics

  Jan 17, 2016
  
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• Unpacking the politics: the ad war

  As a new season of The West Block begins, Tom Clark sat down with the Toronto Star's Susan Delacourt and Sun Media's David Akin to unpack the politics of the newest election ads and how the federal campaign is going so far.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2015
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• Unpacking the Politics: the importance of imagery in politics

  While party leaders travel the road to the 42nd federal election, they'll have their sights set on gaining traction and climbing the polls, separating themselves from the others.

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2015
• Unpacking the politics: end of the 41st Parliament

  The week went out with a bang: the House of Commons rose for the last time before the fall election and Industry Minister James Moore announced he wouldn't run again.

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2015
• Unpacking the politics: Vanity ads produced on taxpayers’ time and dime

  Ottawa bureau chief for The Canadian Press Heather Scoffield and the Ottawa Citizen's Mark Kennedy discuss taxpayers footing the bill for videos promoting government programs.

  Canada

  May 17, 2015
• Unpacking the Politics: Week 2 of the Mike Duffy trial

  If the Mike Duffy trial were a boxing match, the first round (or week) would have gone to the defence, says Global News Ottawa correspondent Mike Le Couteur.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2015
• Unpacking the politics: Week 1 of the Mike Duffy trial

  Press gallery veteran David Akin stopped by for a quick look at the first week of the long-anticipated criminal trial again suspended senator Mike Duffy.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2015
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• Unpacking the Politics: What did Stephen Harper know about Mike Duffy’s expenses?

  The charges against Mike Duffy are criminal, but the context is 100 per cent political. And the question atop many minds is: what did Prime Minister Stephen Harper know?

  Canada

  Apr 5, 2015
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• Unpacking the politics: Third-party advertising and election timing

  Could -- and would -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper call for a long campaign period in an effort to limit how much third parties can spend on political advertising?

  Mar 1, 2015