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Party in the U.S.A: A nation divided from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
At time of recording, we still don't know who will be the next president of the United States. But honestly, there's enough to discuss while we wait for the numbers — from Trump's premature declara...
ListenParty in the U.S.A: Voting Day from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The odds of a clear result on voting day are slim to none, and that's going to prove a great challenge for news organizations, especially cable news networks who are so used to building a narrative...
ListenParty in the U.S.A: What could possibly go wrong? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Sure, the U.S. election is on November 3 — but that doesn’t mean that we’ll know who won the presidency by November 4. Between the lag time for mail-in ballots to Trump’s constant foreboding about ...
ListenWhat can pandemic elections tell us? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Four elections in under four days — whew. Voters in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and two federal Toronto ridings all headed to the polls this past week, and incumbents were largely rewarded acros...
ListenParty in the U.S.A.: One week out from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Here we are in the final stretch. In just seven days, millions of Americans will head to the polls and elect the next president of the United States. Elamin calls up Sabrina Siddiqui, national poli...
ListenShowdown in Parliament from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Yesterday marked exactly one year since the last federal election… and yesterday, Canadians were nearly sent to the polls once again. After the Conservatives put forward a motion in the House calli...
ListenParty in the U.S.A.: Brace yourself, world from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
If it feels like the U.S. election has been going on for two to twenty years, take this in: we're now just two weeks out. This week Elamin calls up Hayes Brown, host of BuzzFeed’s Daily News podcas...
ListenCanada-China relations frayed at 50 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
“This is something which we shall never forget.” Those were just some of the strong words Canada’s new ambassador to the UN, Bob Rae, shared last week in reference to China’s treatment of Michael K...
ListenParty in the U.S.A.: The long wait for relief from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's been a quiet week in the U.S. presidential race, relatively speaking, considering the dizzying drama of the last few. But even still, there have been plenty of news stories that under normal c...
ListenIntroducing: Pop Chat from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Elamin Abdelmahmoud and the Pop Chat round-table invite you in to the group chat to help make sense of the cultural drama blowing up the internet. Bringing their hottest takes to the table, join th...
ListenA prescription for transparency from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Prime Minister revealed this week that he tested negative for COVID-19 last month. Should the public have known that he was concerned? As U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent COVID-19 diagnosis...
ListenParty in the U.S.A.: A positive spin from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We are less than 30 days away from the election and the President of the United States would have you believe that he’s got it all under control. His positive COVID-19 diagnosis? He feels “better t...
ListenParty in the U.S.A.: October surprise from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Breaking at the tail end of one of the strangest and most unpredictable election years in recent memory, news that Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 — after months of downplaying the seriou...
ListenThe politics of lockdowns from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The second wave of the pandemic has begun, according to the prime minister and the premier of Ontario. That doesn’t cover the whole country, of course — hat tip to the Atlantic bubble — but it does...
ListenParty in the U.S.A: The stage is set from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Trump campaign has spent months setting expectations low for Joe Biden, from nicknaming him “Sleepy Joe” to outright questioning his mental capacity. Now, on the eve of the first Presidential d...
Listen‘We are at a crossroads’ from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
So, that was a lot yesterday: a lengthy throne speech, that resets the Liberal government’s priorities six months into this pandemic; some fiery responses from opposition parties, one of which the ...
ListenParty in the U.S.A: A Supreme loss from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
November’s election was already set to go down as the most litigated in U.S. history — but then Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, opening up a whole new layer of complications. To und...
ListenAre we still in this together? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
You’ve probably seen the headlines this week: COVID-19 cases are on the rise in several provinces across the country. “The time to act is now,” according to Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa ...
ListenParty in the U.S.A: What suburbs want from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's become gospel in America: win the suburbs, win the election. These vast, rapidly changing communities have become the focus of both campaigns. Trump claims that a Biden administration would sp...
ListenWhere do you get your COVID advice? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It’s a question at the top of Elamin’s mind, and it’s even the Last Call question for the week: who do you look to for public health advice, as you figure out how to go about your day during the pa...
ListenSo… a lot happened this summer. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Okay, let’s catch you up: in the span of about a week last month, the finance minister resigned, the prime minister prorogued Parliament, and the Conservatives elected a new leader. Where does that...
ListenParty in the U.S.A.: Your move, GOP from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It has now been a week since U.S. media networks called the election for Joe Biden. At this point, Biden’s powering ahead with the transition as much as he can. But Donald Trump still has not conce...
ListenIntroducing: Party in the U.S.A. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Let’s face it: whether or not you’ve been officially following the U.S. presidential race, you’ve been hearing about it. And the Trump vs. Biden talk is only going to ramp up this fall, as the whol...
ListenWe’re proroguing Party Lines from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Call it a prorogation, call it a vacation — Party Lines is taking a summer break! Elamin runs through the political stories he and Rosie will be keeping an eye on, from the WE Charity controversy t...
ListenParty in the U.S.A.: The meaning of this moment from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It’s the first episode in which we can say it: Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. Yes, there will be challenges to come — including legal challenges from a defiant incumbent...
ListenTrudeau faces his third ethics probe from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admitted this week he should have recused himself from discussions about WE Charity; specifically, whether they should have been contracted to run a multi-million doll...
ListenYeah, that’s a big deficit from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rosie and Elamin were pretty sure the federal government’s fiscal “snapshot” was going to present a rather bleak picture this week. Lo and behold, they were right on the money: Finance Minister Bil...
ListenWill you download a contact tracing app? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Get ready to make space on your home screen soon: July 2nd was supposed to be the day Canada’s “COVID Alert” app rolled out for testing across Ontario, with a wider cross-country release expected d...
ListenIs it time to pause the PM’s pressers? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hit a milestone, if you will, on Monday: he completed his eightieth press conference since the pandemic was declared in mid-March. The majority of them have been held ...
ListenSystemic racism and the RCMP from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
You’ve probably heard a lot of discussion around systemic racism this past week — particularly when it comes to the RCMP. Commissioner Brenda Lucki acknowledged last Friday that it exists within th...
ListenDoes taking a knee mean taking a stand? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
People all around the world saw the photo of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau taking a knee at an anti-Black racism protest in Ottawa last week. Some felt it was a striking image, but others wondered ...
ListenWho feels served and protected? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Elamin was ready to talk about something else this week — anything else, but recent events have forced another heavy conversation about structural, anti-Black racism. The protests unfolding in citi...
ListenThe crisis in our care homes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It’s some of the most wrenching news to come out of this pandemic: horrific allegations of elder abuse and neglect at five Ontario long-term care homes, outlined in detail by the Canadian military,...
ListenIs it safe out there? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Elamin and Rosie have spent weeks wondering how and when Canada might start rebooting parts of the economy. But now that virtually every part of the country is starting to re-open, Elamin has a new...
ListenWhat lies beyond the border from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rosie and Elamin check in on two borders this week: the one Canada shares with the U.S., and the one Quebec shares with Ontario. In both cases, one side’s dealing with a much more serious COVID-19 ...
ListenLet’s check in on the Conservatives from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
While it’s been about five months since Andrew Scheer announced he’s stepping down as Conservative leader, he pledged to stick around until a replacement was picked — meaning he remains Canada’s le...
ListenJurisdictional jealousy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
If you’re listening to this in New Brunswick right now, congratulations! You’re allowed to go to the beach today. Rosie and Elamin are not. But as Rosie points out, provincial reopening plans vary ...
ListenPolicy in the wake of tragedy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It’s been a tough week, in a tough month, in a tough year. In the wake of last weekend’s devastating tragedy in Nova Scotia, questions have inevitably been raised about federal gun control. Prime M...
ListenHow do you turn the economy back on? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
So, we’re a month into this whole thing: the physical distancing, the not being able to hang out, the favourite restaurants being closed, and the kids staying home from school. That’s also four wee...
ListenTo project, or not to project? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Projections. Models. Curves. Political coverage is getting a whole lot more mathematical these days, as provinces release their pandemic predictions to the public. But when we hear these best- and ...
ListenFighting a war on two fronts from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The start of a new month means rent is due for millions of Canadians all across the country. But people can only apply for these new federal government assistance programs starting next week. As El...
ListenWill the government drop the hammer? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Did you notice the Prime Minister sounding more stern this week? Elamin says it’s like the scene in a family minivan: if you don’t stop acting up back there, dad’s gonna turn this car around and no...
ListenExtraordinary times. Extraordinary measures. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Elamin gets the most important question out of the way first: how are you? As the entire country faces an unprecedented public health emergency, it’s easy to get lost among the nonstop COVID-19 upd...
ListenHow do you budget for a pandemic? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
With new updates coming every day on the spread of coronavirus, Elamin wonders: what are people looking for, from their government? And do Canadians need to hear a more complete picture from author...
ListenEight Conservatives enter the Thunderdome from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
After weeks of wondering who's in and who's out, the stage is finally set for the federal Conservative leadership race. Eight contenders will fight it out to become party leader, and by extension, ...
ListenCan Canada reconcile oil and the environment? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week, Justin Trudeau’s cabinet had a tough decision on the docket: approve the Teck Frontier oilsands mine in Alberta, or turn it down? Turns out, they never had to make the call, as the compa...
ListenWhat's at stake with Wet’suwet’en? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In the week since Rosie and Elamin last spoke, the rail blockades and protests in support of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation have evolved into a "full-blown national crisis," as Elamin puts it. It's ...
ListenWe need to talk about Wet'suwet'en from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Demonstrations have rolled out across the country this week in support of the Wet’suwet’en Nation, where members have been fighting the construction of a natural gas pipeline on their traditional t...
ListenCould the Red Chamber oust Lynn Beyak? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
You can count on one hand — exactly — how many times in Canadian history senators have suspended one of their own, but no senator has ever been permanently expelled from the Red Chamber. As Senator...
ListenParliament’s back — and so is Party Lines from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
When Rosie and Elamin last spoke, the question of what might happen to Conservative leader Andrew Scheer loomed large. Now that he's stepping down, the race to choose a new party leader is heating ...
ListenRe-introducing Party Lines (S2 Trailer) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
By popular demand, our hit election primer podcast — co-hosted by Rosemary Barton (Chief Political Correspondent, CBC News) and Elamin Abdelmahmoud (BuzzFeed News) — is relaunching as a political w...
ListenThe shelf life of Andrew Scheer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Though the Conservatives lost urban votes in Ontario and Quebec, Andrew Scheer says it’s possible for him to hold socially conservative views and be the next prime minister. The results say differe...
ListenWhere does Canada go from here? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
So, that just happened. The Liberals have been re-elected with the smallest vote share of any government in history. Rosie and Elamin reflect on what Trudeau can (and can’t) do with his party’s new...
ListenWords to define on the eve of an election from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It’s the final stretch before voting day and opinion polls suggest it will be a very close race. Elamin wants to define some key terms (coalition, anyone?) and walk through a brief history of minor...
ListenHow to serve up your politics this Thanksgiving from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We’re told to avoid politics at the dinner table, but with advanced polls open on Thanksgiving weekend, it may be harder to avoid the subject this year. That doesn’t have to be a bad thing, says Ro...
ListenWhy debates still matter in 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
You could be forgiven for thinking only diehard political junkies watch election debates. Rosie thinks we should change that. She makes the case for spending some of your precious time watching the...
ListenWho really (truly) cares about climate change? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The polls suggest that a majority of Canadians (9 out of 10) see addressing climate change as “important or urgent.” But do they behave and vote accordingly? Rosie wants to talk about political pos...
ListenJustin Trudeau's bombshell "brownface" photo from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Liberal campaign is in damage control mode after Time surfaced a yearbook photo of Justin Trudeau wearing “brownface” in 2001. Elamin and Rosie got on an overnight call to talk about his swift ...
ListenWill women decide the election — again? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The federal election campaign has officially started, and Rosie wants to talk about what women want. They aren’t a monolith — but how they vote could determine the outcome of this election (as it d...
ListenElephants in the war room from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rosie takes stock of each party’s position out of the gate. What’s at stake for each leader — and what would success look like? And Elamin wants to talk about the elephants in the room. How does ea...
ListenIntroducing Party Lines (Trailer) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rosemary Barton and Elamin Abdelmahmoud introduce Party Lines, a new political podcast from CBC News and CBC Podcasts, dropping Sept. 5, 2019. Talking politics is for everyone.
ListenElephants in the war room from 2019-09-05T12:00
Rosie takes stock of each party’s position out of the gate. What’s at stake for each leader — and what would success look like? And Elamin wants to talk about the elephants in the room. How does ea...
ListenElephants in the war room from 2019-09-05T12:00
Rosie takes stock of each party’s position out of the gate. What’s at stake for each leader — and what would success look like? And Elamin wants to talk about the elephants in the room. How does ea...
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