Episode #16 - You say yes, I say no

This week on The Writ podcast:

In the news

• Annamie Paul is still leader of the Green Party, at least until some (more) legal issues are settled.

• Judicial recounts confirm the election results in two federal ridings.

• Nova Scotia finally sets a fixed election date — in the summer?

• Dave Cournoyer of Daveberta.ca and the Daveberta Podcast joins the show to discuss the upcoming municipal, senatorial and referendum votes in Alberta. You can watch the interview on YouTube:

Polls of the week

• The Angus Reid Institute gives us an update on which premiers are up and which are down (hint: most are down). Poll here, my write-up is here.

Questions and answers

• What will be remembered as the lasting legacy of the federal election?

• What are the odds the country goes to the polls before 2025?

• Could any provincial premiers or party leaders make the jump to federal leadership?

#EveryElectionProject

• The 1919 Ontario election, which introduced Ontarians to the concept of UFOs (and not the flying kind).

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This week’s podcast title musical inspiration courtesy of The Beatles:

Thanks for listening!