Off Script: Atlantic Canada Politics
Off Script is a podcast for engaged citizens, public leaders and activists in Atlantic Canada. In April of 2019, this podcast will be dedicated to exploring the politics and possibilities surrounding the April 23 provincial election and referendum on electoral reform. Join hosts, Mark Coffin and Jesse Hitchcock, as they try to make sense of it all.
Explore our past episodes for conversations with former Nova Scotia MLAs (Season One), and conversations with active elected officials and activists in Atlantic Canada (Season 2).
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Off the Ledge #4: If you don't know ... form a government!
Off the Ledge #3: Leaders debate, civility contests, and waxing hypothetical
Off the Ledge #2: 'If you don't know, don't vote'
Off the Ledge #1: The politics and possibilities of the PEI Election
Springtide and the future of our podcasts
REPLAY: Women in Nova Scotia Politics - Former MLAs reflect on their experience
#31: Interview with Waye Mason: "Cars are the least important thing - that's the law in Halifax!"
#30: The Battle for Proportional Representation on PEI - Interview with Mark Greenan
#29: [LIVE] Engaging the Disengaged (A podcast episode for the already engaged)
#28: How Halifax cyclists won a 1.5km protected downtown bike lane
#27: How to serve the public on a dying school board | Interview with Cindy Littlefair HRSB Member
#26: PEI PC Leader wants to change the way the legislature works
Special Episode - The Effective Citizen with Graham Steele
#25: Justin Trudeau’s Criticisms of Proportional Representation vs. Actual Research
#24: #MeToo hits Canadian Politics: Interview with Michelle Coffin
Special Episode - Flying Solo and Representing Yourself: Interview with Gabor Lukacs
#23: Trudeau's Town Halls, PEI's Cabinet Shuffle and an Interview with Nova Scotia MLA Lisa Roberts
#22: PEI's Most Popular Politician: An Interview with Peter Bevan-Baker
Raw Audio - CBRM Council - December 14th 2017
#21: What happened last week at CBRM council? Feat. Interviews with Tom Urbaniak and Coun. Amanda McDougall
#20: What's happening at bookstores in Pictou County? Interview with Joan Baxter author of 'The Mill' (First episode of Season Two)
INTRODUCING: Govern Yourself Accordingly
#19: Advice for future MLAs - The Final Chapter
#18: What former MLAs would change about politics
#17: One Government Place
#16: Ministers
#15: How a Government vs Opposition MLA gets things done
The Future of the Senate: Wanda Thomas Bernard & Grant Mitchell
Perspectives on Ivany: Danny Graham & Karen Foster
#14: Our House
Andrew Younger: becoming an indepedent MLA and prioritizing policy-making
#13: The press gallery talks about the special relationship between the media and politicians in Nova Scotia
#12: Ex-MLAs talk about the special relationship between the media and politicians in Nova Scotia
The legislature returns, and a new podcast series
Party discipline is ‘political immaturity’ - Interview with Howard Epstein (SE #27)
SPECIAL NEWS: Our next podcast series
"Courtesy isn't always reciprocated' - Interview with Michele Raymond (SE #26)
"[The other side] is not Attila the Hun" - Interview with George Archibald (SE #25)
Francene Cosman Interview - Former Bedford Mayor and MLA, Liberal Executive Director (SE#24)
"Corrosive - that's probably the best word." - Graham Steele Interview (SE #23)
Mark Parent's journey from Church Minister to Environment Minister (SE #22)
Negotiating with Texans, closing the Teacher’s College and co-writing an election platform - Interview with Eleanor Norrie
Interview with Yvonne Atwell: Former Preston MLA and Restorative Justice Activist
#11: The job nobody else can do
Deep Democracy with Sera Thompson (SE #19)
#10: You're Hired; Responsibilities for the job of MLA are negotiable
#9: Mi'kmaq representation in Province House: The 52nd Seat
Coming up next... the 52nd Seat (SE #18)
Being an independent MLA in Nova Scotia - Andrew Younger (SE #17)
#8: Ready, willing and able: running for office with a disability
Basic election stuff we should all probably know about, but don't (SE# 16)
#7: The Experience of African Nova Scotian MLAs: Percy Paris, Yvonne Atwell, Wayne Adams
Sexism and misogyny in Canadian provincial politics (SE #15)
#6: Women in NS Politics: The Experience of Female MLAs
Partisanship and resisting 'the urge to wear a jersey' - Bob Mann Shares his story (SE #14)
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi Explains his 'Politics in Full Sentences' Strategy (SE #13)
Halifax Mayor Mike Savage: "We are not a box full of puppies" (SE #12)
The Politics of Togetherness - Andrew Black - Pecha Kucha (SE#11)
SE #10: Meet Sandra, Off-Script Co-Host
Howard Epstein and Graham Steele Debate their Books - 2 of 2 (SE # 8)
Howard Epstein & Graham Steele debate their books - 1 of 2 (SE #8)
Off Script - Important Update
Panel Discussion on Partisanship (Part 2) - Elizabeth May, Graham Steele, Danny Graham and Brent Rathgeber (SE#7)
#5 Road Politics in Nova Scotia
Panel Discussion on Partisanship - Elizabeth May, Graham Steele, Danny Graham and Brent Rathgeber - Part 1 of 2 (SE #6)
#4: How MLAs experience their own political parties
Off Script: It's flu season.
New Year's Resolutions for Elected Officials and Citizens (SE #5)
Better Politics and Watchdogging Parliament Hill - Kevin Page Keynote (SE #4)
#3: How do you learn to be an MLA?
How I got kicked out of Nova Scotia's province house - Nelson MacDonald (SE #3)
#2 Casting Call: Becoming a Nova Scotia MLA (Ep #2)
Interviewing Canada's former MPs - Extended Conversation with Alison Loat (SE#2)
Former MPs speak out: Tragedy in the Commons - Michael MacMillan Keynote (SE #1)
#1: Road Map: the journey of a Nova Scotia MLA
For the brokenhearted (Parker J. Palmer)
Off Script: How an MLA gets involved in 'those kinds of things' (Clarrie MacKinnon)
Off Script: "Where's the minister?" (Eleanor Norrie)
Off Script: "Three cheers for the lady" (Francene Cosman)