Party Lines Introduces: Understood Season 3: Modi's India
In the latest season of Understood, Mumbai-based journalist Salimah Shivji examines how Modi went from being barred from the US, to becoming...
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20 of 118 episodesAlberta’s COVID crisis and what’s topping Trudeau’s agenda
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney continues to face criticism from all sides for his handling of the pandemic in the prairie province, where doct...
Another minority. What happens next?
Now that Rosie and Elamin have mostly — mostly — caught up on sleep after Monday’s big night, they’re ready to look ahead at what happens ne...
It’s the final countdown
This is it: the final stretch before election day. Rosie and Elamin have noticed that the major party leaders have shifted their tone into m...
#Elxn44 Wrestlemania (or, “debate night”)
Tonight, five federal party leaders go head-to-head in the sole official English-language debate of this election. Elamin and Rosie lay out...
Comparing climate change commitments
We heard you loud and clear: climate change is a top issue for many Party Lines listeners. This week, Rosie and Elamin dive into what the ma...
What are the parties’ prescriptions for health care?
We’re two weeks (out of five!) into this federal election campaign, and while parties have so far attempted to push a whole range of issues...
It’s election time again
They’re back! Rosie and Elamin have tossed the rest of their summer plans out the window and are settling in for a five-week federal electio...
Introducing Party Lines (Trailer)
Welcome to Party Lines! Co-hosts Rosemary Barton and Elamin Abdelmahmoud demystify Canadian politics, one issue at a time. Because talking p...
A day of reflection
The way Elamin sees it, this Canada Day comes after a year full of questions that included: what is Canada about? And who is Canada for? As...
Election speculation as MPs break for summer
Questions about a possible trip to the polls have been floating around Ottawa for months, but election speculation hit a new level this week...
Trouble for the Green Party leader
On this week's podcast, Rosie and Elamin discuss the Ontario government's use of the notwithstanding clause for the first time in the provin...
After the London attack, politics and Islamophobia
In the wake of a fatal attack on a Muslim family in London, Ont., we've heard some familiar sentiments: “This is not who we are.” “This is n...
A residential schools reckoning, again
It’s a heavy one this week, as Elamin and Rosie explore the state of Canada’s path to reconciliation with the help of CBC colleague Duncan M...
Quebec wants to tinker with the Constitution
Anytime the words “Quebec” and “Constitution” come up in political conversation, it’s usually a pretty big deal — and, historically, it’s le...
Should Canada share its shots?
This week, U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to ship 20 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines to countries that need them — meaning our sou...
Border brawls and regulating streaming giants
For weeks, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has been urging the federal government to tighten border restrictions in an effort to prevent more case...
Concern and confusion over ‘preferred’ vaccines
For months, the Prime Minister has said that the best COVID-19 vaccine is the first one that’s offered to you. If you’ve been watching the h...
Doug Ford budges on paid pandemic sick leave
After months of mounting pressure from opposition parties, scientific advisers, labour groups and local medical officers of health across th...
The Chauvin verdict and Ontario’s COVID crisis
Elamin and Rosie turn their attention south to reflect on Tuesday’s verdict in the Derek Chauvin case. The former Minneapolis police officer...