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spaikin.bsky.social
Anchor, "The Agenda with Steve Paikin" on TVO. Co-host, "The #onpoli Podcast." Author, most recently, of "John Turner: An Intimate Profile of Canada's 17th Prime Minister."
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🎙️On the #onpoli podcast @spaikin.bsky.social, @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social, @emgpelletier.bsky.social & @sabrinananji.bsky.social discuss: • The final days of the election • The French leader's debate • Candidate controversies 🎧 On The Agenda, YouTube & podcast feeds podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Fixed date, or at the pleasure of the premier, vote for democracy in Ontario's 44th Election, via Hilary Clark: www.linkedin.com/pulse/fixed-...

Pulled the #TeamCanada jersey out for tonight's #onpoli podcast, as John Michael McGrath & I are joined by @sabrinananji.bsky.social & @emgpelletier.bsky.social. Less than a week to go before #election day. @ledroit.com

ANALYSIS: Can lightning strike twice for the Greens in Kitchener Centre? www.tvo.org/article/anal... @aislinnclancy.bsky.social @ontariogreens.bsky.social #onpoli

He was at the helm when Ontario actually built housing. He was Ontario's first Black cabinet minister and first Black Speaker of the House. This is the story of Alvin Curling. Ontario Chronicle with @spaikin.bsky.social #onpoli #BlackHistoryMonth

“Civic involvement was the common thread between my dad and me,” Brian Saunderson tells @spaikin.bsky.social. “If you had strong passions about something, you got involved.” #onpoli

Aislinn Clancy won the Green party’s second-ever seat 15 months ago. Now she’s back on the hustings — by @spaikin.bsky.social #onpoli

@ontariondp.bsky.social leader @maritstilesndp.bsky.social joins us on @theagenda.bsky.social tonight to talk tariffs, health care, the leaders' debate, and why she's the best alternative to Doug Ford. 8/11 pm on @tvotoday.bsky.social. #onpoli #elections

For Family Day, a father-son political profile: Bill and Brian Saunderson. www.tvo.org/article/for-... #onpoli @ontariopcparty.bsky.social @ontariondp.bsky.social @ontliberal.bsky.social @ontariogreens.bsky.social #onpoli

“You don’t have a democracy unless you engage and know how it works. Be strong, be forceful, but not destructive to your fellow human beings,” Senator Rebecca Patterson tells @spaikin.bsky.social #cdnpoli #onpoli

The Aga Khan's special bond with Canada: @spaikin.bsky.social spoke with former Canadian ambassador Arif Lalani (StrategyCorp, Munk School, CIGI) about the life and legacy of Aga Khan IV.

Yessir. Partly because it was Feb. 14: Hazel McCallion's birthday. Needed to rep Mississauga.

I don't know whether to be impressed or horrified! Thanks Richard.

Why model parliament is the perfect election counter-programming www.tvo.org/article/why-... #onpoli #cdnpoli @queensucsdd.bsky.social @laurentianu.bsky.social #Parliament

After 15 years at the helm, Ontario Green Party leader @mikeschreiner.bsky.social has put climate change and the environment on the agenda at Queen's Park. Can they break through in the upcoming election? @spaikin.bsky.social spoke with Schreiner about his party's plan. #onpoli

Green Party leader @mikeschreiner.bsky.social joins us on @tvotoday.bsky.social tonight, offering up his solutions to affordability, housing, healthcare, & education. He's on at 8/11 pm on tvo. #onpoli #Election2025

ANALYSIS: Why this @ontliberal.bsky.social candidate jumped from journalism to politics: www.tvo.org/article/anal... #onpoli @stephaniesmyth.bsky.social @bonniecrombie.bsky.social @jillslastword.bsky.social @stephaniebowman.bsky.social #Liberals

"So much of what we see in politics these days is unpleasant. It’s too toxic, too stupidly partisan, and reflects poorly on too many political practitioners. Seeing these former foes in a different time, in a different light, was good for the soul." — @spaikin.bsky.social #onpoli

"Canada is a strong country, stronger than Donald Trump thinks, stronger than he will ever know. I believe we should hit back, hit back hard, and hit back strong." ANALYSIS: How Doug Ford broke from Donald Trump — by @spaikin.bsky.social #onpoli

Saying goodbye to the loveliest person I’ve ever met in Ontario politics www.tvo.org/article/sayi... #onpoli

Just saw this the other night at @canadianstage. Just fantastic. Real life husband-wife team Paul Gross & Martha Burns are frighteningly good. #theatre

🎙️On #onpoli, @spaikin.bsky.social & @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social discuss: • The ABCs of election campaigns • The premier's election bombshell at the ROMA conference • Can Canada escape the economic threat of tariffs? 🎧 At 8/11pm on The Agenda, YouTube & podcast feeds www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oVN...

Ontario's 22nd premier, Mike Harris, turns 80 years old today. Here's a shot of him a few months ago with his son, cabinet minister Mike Harris, Jr. #onpoli @ontariopcparty.bsky.social

ANALYSIS: Justin Trudeau, Joe Biden, and a growing club: leaders who don’t know when to leave www.tvo.org/article/anal... #cdnpoli #onpoli #uspolitics

Former @liberalpartycanada.bsky.social leader Michael Ignatieff writes about Canada, @donaldtrump.bsky.social and the new world order, and he's not loving what he's seeing: www.ft.com/content/b8b5... via @ft

I know there's a lot of going on in politics these days, but this is the main reason you should check out the #onpoli podcast this week: John Michael McGrath wears an absolutely phenomenal @startrek.bsky.social shirt. Phasers on phabulous. @startrekfamily.bsky.social @startrektour.bsky.social

Jean Chretien is 91 today and he gave himself a birthday present. He told @donaldtrump.bsky.social to piss off in the Globe and Mail: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #Trump #cdnpoli #USPolitics #51stState #51State

We did a show the other day speculating on Canada as the 51st state. Don Tapscott has now set the terms. Worth reading: fortune.com/2025/01/08/t... #51stState

Now that the @liberalpartycanada.bsky.social is about to have a leadership election, John Michael McGrath & I almost come to blows over what system they should use to pick Justin Trudeau's replacement. youtu.be/4ZmQDmiaAm0?... #cdnpoli #onpoli

OPINION: Doug Ford’s toughest decision of the year just got a whole lot more complicated www.tvo.org/article/opin... #cdnpoli #onpoli @ontariopcparty.bsky.social @liberalparty.bsky.social

A story about the time when Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter visited the @cityofkingston.bsky.social and stayed at Arthur Milnes' home: people.com/the-night-ji... #JimmyCarter #uspoli

I wrote this a few months ago when Jimmy Carter turned 100. America's oldest ever president, and best ex-president has died. www.tvo.org/article/hono... #uspoli @thedemocratsmv.bsky.social @exploregeorgia.bsky.social #uspoli

A year-end look at the state of our democracy: www.tvo.org/article/opin... #cdnpoli #onpoli @margaretatwood.bsky.social @mavenmom.bsky.social @drewdilkens.bsky.social @oliviachowtoronto.bsky.social @samanthabee85.bsky.social @tvotoday.bsky.social

You're quite right. Thanks!

Our annual music show: Alexander Brose of the Royal Conservatory of Music; 16-year-old Ellie Maxwell, who sounds like @ellafitzgerald.bsky.social; & Devin Cuddy, who mixes country, rock, & New Orleans. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBBT... #music

“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes,” writes @spaikin.bsky.social on Chrystia Freeland’s resignation and the echoes of John Turner. amp.tvo.org/article/befo...

Before @cafreeland.bsky.social, there was John Turner. We've seen this movie before. www.tvo.org/article/befo... #cdnpoli @liberalparty.bsky.social @justintrudea12.bsky.social #FreelandResigns #Freeland

Those very funny Ross Petty Pantos are back. Saw Wizard of Oz at the Elgin-Wintergarden Theatre this past week. Hilarious! Great songs. Good fun for all ages. And I won't spoil the surprise by telling you who plays the Wizard. #theatre #comedy #fun

[email protected] on Canadian history and the ‘battlefield of ideas’ www.tvo.org/article/davi... #history

The Auditor General of Ontario, Shelley Spence, joins us tonight to discuss the govt's plans for Ontario Place and how most of its ads cross the line into partisanship. 8/11 pm on @tvotoday.bsky.social's The Agenda #onpoli

This interview airs tonight at 7 pm on @tvotoday.bsky.social @margaretatwood.bsky.social