Humans of the House

In this special bonus episode, we celebrate and reflect upon the tenth anniversary of the bestseller book, Tragedy in the Commons, written by Samara Centre for Democracy co-founders, Alison Loat and Michael MacMillan. Samara Centre CEO Sabreena Delhon hosts this conversation to ask, what has changed? What has stayed the same? Where are the fault lines in Canadian democracy?THIS EPISODE FEATURES:Alison LoatThe Samara Centre for Democracy, Co-founderTragedy in the Commons, Co-authorMichael MacMillanThe Samara Centre for Democracy, Co-founderTragedy in the Commons, Co-authorAndrew CoyneColumnistThe Globe and MailZain VeljiSamara Centre for Democracy, Board MemberOfficial Website https://www.samaracentre.caSamara Centre YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@TheSamaraCentreSamara Centre Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thesamaracentre/ Samara Centre Twitter https://twitter.com/TheSamaraCentre Samara Centre on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheSamaraCentreJoin the conversation using #HumansOfTheHouse.This podcast is part of the Samara Centre for Democracy’s MP Exit Interview Project. Listen to all 6 episodes: https://www.samaracentre.ca/podcasts/humans-of-the-house-podcast  This series is produced by Media Girlfriends (https://www.mediagirlfriends.com) for the Samara Centre for Democracy.Visit our website (https://www.samaracentre.ca/) to learn more about how the Samara Centre for Democracy is working to secure a resilient democracy, and consider supporting our work with a donation. Humans of the House is funded by the Government of Canada and Rosamond Ivey.The Samara Centre for Democracy and SSENC/RESCC have partnered on curriculum-connected teaching resources based on Humans of the House. Click here to access free accessible teaching resources for your classroom!Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode features audio clips from ABC News, Global News, CNN, Bloomberg, The Ottawa Citizen, and PBS NewsHour.We elect our representatives hoping they’ll make meaningful change while in office. We lose trust when we see their election promises broken. But we don’t often get to see the process of making change from their point of view. What does it take for MPs to make a difference?THIS EPISODE FEATURES: Romeo Saganash, NDP, Abitibi-Baie James-Nunavik-Eeyou, (2011-2019)Robert-Falcon Ouellette, Liberal, Winnipeg Centre, (2015-2019)Matt DeCourcey, Liberal, Fredericton, (2015-2019)Hon. Lisa Raitt, Conservative, Milton, (2008-2019)Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Liberal, Whitby, 2015-2019; Independent, Whitby, (2019)Kennedy Stewart, NDP, Burnaby South, (2011-2018)____This episode features audio clips from ABC News, Global News, CNN, Bloomberg, The Ottawa Citizen, and PBS NewsHour.This podcast is part of the Samara Centre for Democracy’s MP Exit Interview Project.  This series is produced by Media Girlfriends for the Samara Centre for Democracy.The Samara Centre for Democracy and SSENC/RESCC have partnered on curriculum-connected teaching resources based on Humans of the House. Visit samaracentre.ca to access free accessible teaching resources for your classroom.Learn more at samaracentre.ca about how the Samara Centre for Democracy is working to secure a resilient democracy, and consider supporting our work with a donation. Humans of the House is funded by Heritage Canada and Rosamond Ivey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is Parliament Hill like as a workplace? Is it respectful? Is it safe? If we want our democracy to thrive, it should be. Former MPs tell us how they were treated on the job, both inside and beyond the House of Commons. How did they navigate the extreme workloads and all the pressure? And when you’re in such a huge job, where can you turn for support?Plus, a who’s-who of the many different roles in parliament. This episode features:Romeo Saganash, NDP, Abitibi-Baie James-Nunavik-Eeyou, (2011-2019)Cheryl Hardcastle, NDP, Windsor-Tecumseh, (2015-2019)Hon. Catherine McKenna, Liberal, Ottawa Centre, (2015-2021)Hon. Lisa Raitt, Conservative, Milton, (2008-2019)Kennedy Stewart, NDP, Burnaby South, (2011-2018)Matt DeCourcey, Liberal, Fredericton, (2015-2019)____This episode features audio clips from CTV News, CBC and CPAC.This podcast is part of the Samara Centre for Democracy’s MP Exit Interview Project.  This series is produced by Media Girlfriends for the Samara Centre for Democracy.The Samara Centre for Democracy and SSENC/RESCC have partnered on curriculum-connected teaching resources based on Humans of the House. Visit samaracentre.ca to access free accessible teaching resources for your classroom.Learn more at samaracentre.ca about how the Samara Centre for Democracy is working to secure a resilient democracy, and consider supporting our work with a donation. Humans of the House is funded by Heritage Canada and Rosamond Ivey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Would you ever run for political office? For many of us, “politician” is the last job title we’d ever consider. What is it that drives people to run for political office? In this episode we talk to former MPs from across Canada. They each have a unique journey that brought them to Ottawa to serve their communities. For some, federal politics was a childhood dream – for others, something they had never thought to aspire to. Some were chosen by their parties, and some put their own hats in the ring. Plus, background on the nominations process that determines our electoral candidates in the first place.THIS EPISODE FEATURES: Robert-Falcon Ouellette, Liberal, Winnipeg Centre, (2015-2019)Kennedy Stewart, NDP, Burnaby South, (2011-2018)Romeo Saganash, NDP, Abitibi-Baie James-Nunavik-Eeyou, (2011-2019)Hon. Lisa Raitt, Conservative, Milton, (2008-2019)Adam Vaughan, Liberal, Spadina-Fort York, (2014-2021)Matt DeCourcey, Liberal, Fredericton, (2015-2019)Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Liberal, Whitby, (2015-2019); Independent, Whitby, (2019)____This episode features audio clips from Bloomberg, The Ottawa Citizen and CBC. This podcast is part of the Samara Centre for Democracy’s MP Exit Interview Project.  This series is produced by Media Girlfriends for the Samara Centre for Democracy.The Samara Centre for Democracy and SSENC/RESCC have partnered on curriculum-connected teaching resources based on Humans of the House. Visit samaracentre.ca to access free accessible teaching resources for your classroom.Learn more at samaracentre.ca about how the Samara Centre for Democracy is working to secure a resilient democracy, and consider supporting our work with a donation. Humans of the House is funded by Heritage Canada and Rosamond Ivey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.