Trillium Talk - A weekly briefing from the Ontario Legislature from the team at The Trillium
Every week, Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the week that was at Queen's Park — and the week ahead.
Launched in 2023 by Village Media, a leader in local journalism, The Trillium is a comprehensive news and information source devoted exclusively to insider coverage of Ontario politics.
Passionate and plugged in, The Trillium delivers the major political headlines of the day while unpacking complex policy changes and digging deeper into key issues that impact every Ontarian. Our dogged journalists also keep a close watch on legislative debates, question period, public appointments, lobbying activity and regulatory proposals.
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Episodes
62 episodes
TRILLIUM TALK: Ford government wants these ‘bed-blockers’ booted from Ontario hospitals
Welcome back to Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Every Sunday morning, Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our staffers at
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TRILLIUM TALK: With Ford’s blessing, Mulroney endorses Poilievre
Welcome back to Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Every Sunday morning, Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our staffers at
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TRILLIUM TALK: Doug Ford’s campaign manager thinks Pierre Poilievre could get ‘obliterated’
Welcome back to Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Every Sunday, Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our staffers at
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TRILLIUM TALK: Cops versus coyotes outside Doug Ford's house
Welcome back to Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Every Sunday, Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our staffers at
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6:54
TRILLIUM TALK: Charged-up Doug Ford determined to hit back at U.S.
Welcome back to Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Now that the provincial election campaign is over, our regular Sunday morning catch-up with staff...
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TRILLIUM TALK: Ford more years? Here’s what to expect
Throughout the provincial campaign, our team of political reporters at The Trillium kept you up to date on all the big news from the major party leaders. Today, they convene for one more panel discussion.We’ve officially reach...
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TRILLIUM TALK: On election eve, leaders make one final push
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we've been ramping things u...
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TRILLIUM TALK: Fighting her own election battle, Crombie takes time to endorse Carney
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we've been ramping things u...
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TRILLIUM TALK: Ford lays out billions in new spending, insists he won’t hike taxes
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we've been ramping things u...
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TRILLIUM TALK: Why Mike Schreiner has a good feeling about this election
In a special edition of Trillium Talk, Ontario's Green Party leader joins our 'Inside the Village' podcast for a wide-ranging conversation ahead of election day.Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see brie...
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TRILLIUM TALK: Marit Stiles answers all our questions
In a special edition of Trillium Talk, Ontario's NDP leader joins our 'Inside the Village' podcast for a deep-dive discussion from the campaign trail — one week before voters make their choice.Welcome to a special edition of T...
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TRILLIUM TALK: What you say on social media lasts forever
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we've been ramping things u...
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TRILLIUM TALK: Doug Ford’s Greenbelt line gets a good laugh
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we're ramping things up now...
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TRILLIUM TALK: Leaders trade jabs at first of two debates
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we're ramping things up now...
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TRILLIUM TALK: Premiers get ever so close to Oval Office
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we're ramping things up now...
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4:42
TRILLIUM TALK: Team Canada crashes the U.S. Capitol
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we're ramping things up now...
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Trillium Talk: Bonnie Crombie tells us how she can beat Doug Ford (and not just at push-ups)
In a special edition of Trillium Talk, Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie joins our 'Inside the Village' podcast for a deep-dive discussion about her party's campaign promises.Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your mus...
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TRILLIUM TALK: When coyotes attack, is that really Doug Ford’s fault?
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we're ramping things up now...
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TRILLIUM TALK: Our Trillium Talk podcast teams up with TVO
In a special edition of Trillium Talk, two of our Queen's Park journalists join the hosts of TVO's #onpoli podcast for a deep-dive discussion about the Ontario election campaign.Welcome to a very special edition of Trillium Ta...
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TRILLIUM TALK: Doctors need to pull the plug on fax machines
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we're ramping things up now...
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TRILLIUM TALK: Doug Ford will not take your questions now
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we're ramping things up now...
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TRILLIUM TALK: Ford tries to explain why he was ‘100%’ happy Trump won
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we're ramping things up now...
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TRILLIUM TALK: First it was U.S. booze, now Elon is gone
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we're ramping things up now...
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4:38
TRILLIUM TALK: Driving with Stiles on the NDP campaign bus
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we're ramping things up now...
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TRILLIUM TALK: This election is not about tariffs (or ball caps), Crombie says
Every weekday during the Ontario election campaign, one of our legislative reporters from The Trillium will break down all the big developments you need to know about.Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see brie...
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