Progress Canada
by Created and hosted by Theresa Lubowitz
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The Wrap-Up: Municipal | Ontario's 2026 Municipal Election
The Wrap-Up: Municipal | Ontario's 2026 Municipal Election
About this podcast
The Progress Canada Podcast explores the political, social, and policy transformations shaping the future of our country. Each episode brings thought-provoking discussions with policymakers, activists, and experts who are driving change across Canada. We explore what’s working, what’s not, and what needs to be done next to deliver progressive change that builds a more inclusive, sustainable, and equitable future for us all.
Episodes
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- The Wrap-Up: Municipal | Ontario's 2026 Municipal Election · 59 min · Season 4 Episode 10Our municipal politics panel convenes to break down the key issues, stakes, and dynamics shaping the upcoming municipal elections across Ontario, while spotlighting the wide-open…
- The Wrap-Up: Municipal | The 2026 Toronto Municipal Election · 1 h 28 min · Season 4 Episode 9Our municipal politics panel convenes to break down the key issues, stakes, and dynamics shaping the upcoming Toronto municipal election. Topics include:Toronto Municipal…
- Wrap-Up Ontario | The Final Stretch of the OLP leadership Race · 1 h 3 min · Season 4 Episode 6Our Wrap-Up Ontario panel is back to tackle the final stretch of the Ontario Liberal leadership race, with fresh membership numbers, the candidate list shrinking to four, and a…
- The Wrap-Up: Municipal | The 2026 Mississauga Municipal Election · 1 h 15 min · Season 4 Episode 5Our municipal politics panel convenes to break down the key issues, stakes, and dynamics shaping the upcoming Mississauga municipal election. Topics include:Mississauga Municipal…
- The Wrap-Up: Municipal | The 2026 Ottawa Municipal Election · 1 h 15 min · Season 4 Episode 7Our municipal politics panel convenes to break down the key issues, stakes, and dynamics shaping the upcoming Ottawa municipal election. Topics include:Ottawa Municipal Election…
- On Message Panel | Canada at Home and Around the World · 52 min · Season 4 Episode 4In our latest episode featuring the On Message communications panel, we evaluate Carney’s middle-power summer, Canada's positioning at the UN, and the state of our domestic…
- Tyler Watt | Doug Ford's Attack on Post-Secondary Education · 54 min · Season 4 Episode 5Tyler Watt, MPP for Nepean and Ontario Liberal Critic for Training, Colleges, and Universities, joins the podcast to break down the ongoing crisis facing higher education in…
- Wrap-Up Ontario | The State of the OLP Leadership Race · 1 h 14 min · Season 4 Episode 3With the Ontario Liberal Leadership race half over, our Wrap-Up Ontario panel tackles the state of the race so far, the candidates and their performances, and the drive to sign…
- Progressive Passport | A Circuit Breaker Moment for Britain · 1 h 29 min · Season 4 Episode 2In the premiere episode featuring our Progressive Passport panel, we tackle Andy Burnham’s sudden rise to UK Prime Minister and his bold circuit breaker agenda aimed at reversing…
- John Taylor | Moving Newmarket Forward · 1 h 21 min · Season 4 Episode 1Newmarket Mayor John Taylor joins the podcast to share his blueprint for building one of Canada’s most livable communities.About Progress Canada:The Progress Canada Podcast…
- Scott Hamilton | A Cambridge that Works · 1 h 8 min · Season 3 Episode 29Cambridge City Councillor and mayoral candidate Scott Hamilton joins the podcast to lay out his vision for municipal leadership ahead of this fall's election. Topics…
- Pulling Back the Curtain on Party Nominations · 50 min · Season 3Past candidates and long-time Liberal organizers Tyler Banham and Sumi Shan join the podcast to pull back the curtain on the contentious and secretive world of political party…
- Targeted | The Future of Digital Campaigns · 1 h 29 min · Season 3In this episode, the Targeted panel debates the end of the traditional media monoculture, the rise of algorithmically siloed voter feeds, and the critical need to embed digital…
- Online Safety, Digital Surveillance, and Canada's AI Future · 53 min · Season 3Canada's leading digital policy expert, Dr. Michael Geist, joins the podcast to discuss youth social media bans, the privacy risks embedded in the federal government’s proposed…
- Reporting from Queen's Park · 55 min · Season 3With the spring legislative session wrapping up, journalists Colin D'Mello (Global TV), John Michael McGrath (TVO and the #onpoli Podcast), and Jessica Smith Cross (The Trillium)…
- Rob Cerjanec | The Next Ontario Liberal Party Leader · 1 h 0 min · Season 3As part of our 2026 Liberal Leadership Series, the Progress Canada Podcast is sitting down with every Ontario Liberal Party leadership hopeful to discuss their vision for the…
- Young Liberal Leadership · 57 min · Season 3Ontario Young Liberal President Palwashah Ali joins the podcast to discuss how the youth wing is participating in the Ontario Liberal leadership race, mobilizing student outreach…
- Eric Lombardi | The Next Ontario Liberal Party Leader · 1 h 1 min · Season 3As part of our 2026 Liberal Leadership Series, the Progress Canada Podcast is sitting down with every declared candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party leadership to discuss their…
- The End of the CBC? · 60 min · Season 3Joining the Progress Canada Podcast is Chris Waddell, former CBC Parliamentary Bureau Chief and co-author of "The End of the CBC?", to discuss the path forward for the CBC as it…
- Lee Fairclough | The Next Ontario Liberal Party Leader · 1 h 2 min · Season 3As part of our 2026 Liberal Leadership Series, the Progress Canada Podcast is sitting down with every declared candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party leadership to discuss their…
