Maclean’s on the Hill – Episode 1

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Posted January 18, 2014 3:23 pm.

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Each week, the Maclean’s politics team and Cormac MacSweeney sit down to hash out the week’s news in Ottawa. Expect incisive analysis and commentary, as well as interviews with the biggest newsmakers of the last seven days.

Introducing the Maclean’s politics podcast. Each week, the Maclean’s politics team and Cormac MacSweeney sit down to hash out the week’s news in Ottawa. Expect incisive analysis and commentary, as well as interviews with the biggest newsmakers of the last seven days. This week, Cormac speaks with Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver about Neil Young’s criticism of the oil sands, Paul considers John Baird’s demand for a decision on Keystone XL, and John and Aaron consider the NDP’s future, as well as the fate of the Canada Job Grant.

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