Ep.43 - Rogue Senators

03/15/16 • 20 min

A group of Senators says partisan activity has "seriously eroded the credibility and reputation” of their workplace. So they’ve formed a non-partisan working group to try to fix it.

Senator Diane Bellemare talks to Desmond and Supra after quitting the Conservative caucus and joining this new group.

Senate scholar Heather Hughson says this is exactly what’s needed to restore faith in the Chamber.

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A group of Senators says partisan activity has "seriously eroded the credibility and reputation” of their workplace. So they’ve formed a non-partisan working group to try to fix it.

Senator Diane Bellemare talks to Desmond and Supra after quitting the Conservative caucus and joining this new group.

Senate scholar Heather Hughson says this is exactly what’s needed to restore faith in the Chamber.

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Ep.44 - Canada's Arms Deals: Beyond Saudi Arabia

Canada’s arms deal with Saudi Arabia has raised a lot of controversy, but they’re not the only ones getting our weapons or weapons parts.

Supriya wants to know who else Canada is selling arms to, what oversight exists to make sure our weapons aren’t being used unethically and what happens if we do see a reason to break an arms contract.

She talks to NDP defence critic Hélène Laverdière, who wants to create a Parliamentary sub-committee to oversee arms sales.

She also talks to Anthony Fenton, a PhD candidate at York University who studies political economy of Canada and the Middle-East.

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