The Trill
Welcome to The Trill, your go-to podcast for all things Ontario politics. Hosted by your favourite journalists at The Trillium, we'll bring you regular episodes on the biggest issues in Ontario politics, plus some stuff we think is worth your attention that might not be making headlines.
Episodes
31 episodes
The Trillium-TVO crossover episode
Hello politicos, and welcome to the Trill.Our friends at TVO thought it would be fun to do a crossover episode — the Trillium and TVO, together at last.We talk about an update on the Greenbelt Scandal and that has the opposition...
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26:00
The municipalities episode
Hello politicos. Municipal affairs reporter Jack Hauen hosts this episode of The Trill. That's because there’s a big brewing trade war about to break out with our enormous neighbour to the south, federal politics has been upended b...
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31:56
The top five of 2024
It's the last sitting week of the year, and on this week's podcast, we're bringing you the top five stories of the year that will still be in the news next year.Our guests are the brilliant reporters who are The Trillium....
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26:24
On family docs — with MPP Adil Shamji, MPP Jessica Bell and more
This week we examine Ontario's family doctor shortage and the province's promise to connect all Ontarians to primary care within five years. We talk with Liberal MPP and family doctor Adil Shamji about a leaked report he shared with the media t...
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37:04
Vox Populi, Vox Dei — a polling episode
Hello politicos. This week, we dive into Ontario polling with two very smart guys. The first is Joseph Angolano, who does polling for The Trillium as head of Pallas Data. Philippe J. Fournier, editor-in-chief of 338Canada and an astrophysicist ...
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26:25
The first week back with Catherine Fife and John Fraser
Hello politicos. It's the first week of the fall sitting, and The Trill breaks it down with MPPs Catherine Fife and John Fraser. The tunnel? Booze? Booze bags? Health care and education? We talk about what matters — and what doesn't.
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28:58
Tunnel talk with Prof. Matti Siemiatycki
The most ambitious infrastructure project in Canadian history? Or the biggest potential boondoggle since Muskrat Falls? By now, almost everyone has an opinion on the tunnel Premier Doug Ford promised to build under the 401.
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Episode 18
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20:12
Recapping the Liberal convention and dissecting the latest international student news
A two-parter! First, Mike Moffatt joins us once again to go over the latest federal crackdown on international students. How will it affect Ontario's housing market, particularly in places that have seen rents surge alongside a boo...
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Episode 17
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27:48
The early election episode
Today on the podcast, McMillan Vantage's Ashley Csanady and StrategyCorp's Fraser Macdonald break down all the reasons why we may — or may not — have an early election.We also touch on how the tumult in Ottawa could affect when the vote ...
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Episode 16
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24:44
Sci-onara to the Ontario Science Centre
The Ontario Science Centre is no more — at least as Ontarians have known it for the last 55 years. On June 21, the provincial government closed the building, citing an engineering report that said small parts of the roof were unsafe...
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Episode 15
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The year (and a bit) in review with NDP Leader Marit Stiles
It's been 460 days since Marit Stiles took the NDP's top job. It's been quite the ride. She came in at the height of the Greenbelt scandal and has faced her fair share of intraparty turmoil, like kicking two MPPs from caucus. Recent byelections...
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Episode 14
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25:47
Paul Calandra makes his mark
There's been more than a bit of housing news in the past few weeks. The federal government made it the centrepiece of the 2024 budget and announced key measures ahead of time.Ontario Housing Minister Paul Calandra also introduced his fir...
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Episode 13
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31:47
Unpacking the carbon tax debate with Tyler Meredith
Axe the tax. Spike the hike. Judging by how much we hear the Tories talk about carbon pricing, you'd be excused for thinking we're a federal politics publication. The Ford government has made opposition to the carbon ta...
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Episode 12
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27:15
The international student fallout with Mike Moffatt
International students have been dominating headlines ever since federal immigration minister Marc Miller announced a cap on student visas to cool overheated rental markets. The decision will hurt post-secondary schools' bottom line...
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16:32
Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie
Bonnie Crombie hasn't been Liberal leader for three weeks and the Progressive Conservatives are already rolling out the attack ads. She sat down to talk to us and started with her warm welcome from Premier Doug Ford — including cle...
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Episode 17
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Previewing the Liberal leadership election with Dan Moulton
After months of campaigning Ontario Liberals are set to vote on their next leader. Members go to the poll this weekend, Nov. 25 and Nov. 26, before the results are announced in Toronto on Dec. 2 and the new leader is crowned. Dan Mo...
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Episode 16
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24:39
Ontario's financial future with economist Brian Lewis
Brian Lewis was the top economist at Ontario's Ministry of Finance from 2015 to 2022. Before that, he served nearly 30 years in senior positions across government. His time in the civil service spanned Liberal, NDP and Conservative governments....
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Episode 15
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'The face of Scarborough': Liberal MPP Andrea Hazell
One of the newest members of the Ontario legislature sat down with us for an interview you won't want to miss. She's not a typical politician. Liberal MPP Andrea Hazell kept Scarborough—Guildwood red in the July 27 byelection to re...
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Episode 14
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25:03
Walking through the Greenbelt walk back
Doug Ford's stunning decision to reverse the Greenbelt land swap has dominated the last two weeks of provincial politics. The 11-month scandal claimed two ministers, two senior staff, and several points in the polls. On ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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38:04
Special edition! The International Plow Match
The Trillium took a field trip out to Bowling Green for one of the biggest events on Ontario's political calendar. The International Plow Match and Rural Expo! What's normally a good-vibes-only event had a slig...
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Episode 11
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16:14
The Greenbelt review with David Crombie
The Greenbelt news cycle never ends.Paul Calandra replaced Steve Clark as housing minister after the latter resigned in the wake of two reports highly critical of his role in the land swap. Calandra didn't waste any time in...
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Episode 10
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26:50
Steve Clark is sorry
Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark's actions in the ongoing Greenbelt land swap scandal broke MPP ethics rules. Clark "failed to oversee an important initiative in his ministry which led to some developers being aler...
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Episode 9
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27:12
The Greenbelt report
Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk dropped her long-awaited report into the Greenbelt land swap last week and it did not disappoint. “The exercise to change the Greenbelt boundaries in Fall 2022 cannot be described as a standard or defen...
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Episode 8
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20:45
Ted Hsu's pitch to lead the Ontario Liberal Party
Physicist, financier, father ... and future premier? Ted Hsu's banking that his past experience in and out of politics will catapult him to the top of Ontario Liberal leadership contestants. The Kingston and the Islands ...
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Episode 7
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27:22
Adil Shamji on his Liberal leadership bid
After months of exploring Liberal MPP Adli Shamji finally jumped headfirst into the Liberal leadership race, making him the fifth contestant to do so. We had the rookie MPP on the pod to talk about why he's running despite having j...
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Episode 6
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