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Justice Minister David Lametti has pledged to make changes to Canada's bail system for people facing charges. Ontario police union president Mark Baxter joined The Hot Room to talk about why changes are needed, and how he thinks the system should be reformed.

Don Valley East MP Michael Coteau opened the report of the electoral boundary commission for Ontario on Feb. 10, and discovered that his riding had been erased. Now, he's trying to save it before the change takes effect.

Ron Dalton is the co-president of Innocence Canada, and spent eight years in prison after being wrongly convicted.  Dalton joins The Hot Room to discuss the federal government's new bill to create an independent commission to remedy wrongful convictions. 

Liberal MP Anthony Housefather has been at the centre of a controversy sparked by his attempt to amend the government's official languages bill, C-13. He joined The Hot Room to talk about what really happened, and why he's still fighting for a better bill.

The head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association, Flavio Volpe, and host Peter Mazereeuw dig into the switch from gas to electric cars, from mining to mandates, and an all-Canadian concept car.

Former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps joins the podcast to talk about election preparation and the return of Parliament following its winter break.

Dogs, mice, and other animals endure torturous testing in Canada in the name of keeping us safe as we consume new drugs and chemical products. Charu Chandrasekera of the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods joins The Hot Room to talk about the cutting edge of non-animal product testing, and whether the federal Liberals are living up to their promise to phase out animal testing.

A search of the former Lebret or Qu'appelle residential school site has uncovered a child's jawbone and 2,000 unknown anomalies in the soil.   Host Peter Mazereeuw gives you on a six-minute briefing on what we know about the school and what happened there during the more than a century in which it operated. 

Memorial University political scientist Alex Marland joins Peter Mazereeuw look at the forces that could shape Canadian politics in 2023. 

Peter Tilley is the CEO of the Ottawa Mission, a shelter and service provider for some of Ottawa's most vulnerable people located just a short walk from Parliament Hill. Tilley joins The Hot Room to talk about Mission's work, its relationship with Parliamentarians, and what it needs most from donors this holiday season.

Conservative MP and public safety critic Raquel Dancho weighs in on the expansive gun ban proposed by the Liberal government, and the clash of cultures highlighted by the gun control debate.

A group of mayors from big cities and small towns are arriving in Ottawa on Dec. 5 to lobby the federal government. Taneen Rudyk, the president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, joins The Hot Room to discuss what they'll be talking about behind closed doors.

Should we make it easier to fire poor performers? Are government executives paid enough? Do we need a bilingualism bonus? Michael Wernick, who served as Canada's top public servant until 2019, joins The Hot Room to talk about his recent column in Policy Options Magazine about the taboo conversations that are key to reforming the public service.

Tracking how much money Canada's government spends, and how MPs approve that spending, is surprisingly complicated. Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux talks us through it on the latest Hot Room podcast. 

Shachi Kurl, the president of the Angus Reid Institute, talks us through her latest survey of Canadians and Americans on their support for democracy, strongmen, military rule, and more.

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault joins The Hot Room to discuss the upcoming UN biodiversity summit in Montreal, and the government's work towards its target of protecting 25 per cent of Canada by the year 2025.

Liberal MP and former Ontario cabinet minister Yasir Naqvi joins a live recording of The Hot Room to talk about how businesspeople can work with elected officials to pursue their goals—and when they can't. 

Host Peter Mazereeuw gives you a five-minute runthrough of what's happening in Canadian politics and government during the week of Oct. 17.

Carole Kennedy served as the director of the Canada Gazette for 15 years, retiring in 2007. She spoke with The Hot Room about how the Gazette works and why it should matter to Canadians. 

Senator Vern White is leaving the Red Chamber and moving to Finland to be with his family. He spoke with The Hot Room about his decade in the Senate and what’s next for him.