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TV Ontario

The Agenda with Steve Paikin
26 October 2007, 20h00   (37:28)
With the Conservative government daring Stéphane Dion to precipitate an election, Steve Paikin asks how long the Liberal Party can, or should, endure the Conservatives' electoral brinksmanship. Professor Christine de Clercy, Dion biographer Linda Diebel, journalist John Ivison, lobbyist Robin Sears, and I grapple with one another's hyperbole.

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TV Ontario

The Agenda with Steve Paikin
27 April 2007, 20h00   (35:40)
With a year of minority government behind us, Norman Spector, Janice MacKinnon, and I revisit with Jeffrey Simpson the thesis of his book The Friendly Dictatorship, that Canada suffers from an over-concentration of power in the Prime Minister's Office. Steve Paikin moderated with his customary aplomb.

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CBC News

The Hour
25 January 2007, 20h00   (5:38)
Jian Ghomeshi interviews former Liberal leadership candidate Bob Rae, Conservative Leader John Tory, NDP MP Olivia Chow, and me, on the asymmetry between Canadian society and Canada's representatives.

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CBC Newsworld

Newsworld 24
27 November 2006, 18h00   (4:01)
Sarika Sehgal and I discuss the upcoming Liberal Leadership convention, and the challenges faced by the Party.

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TV Ontario

The Agenda
24 November 2006, 20h00   (34:55)
In the wake of the "Québecois Nation" issue, Steve Paikin assembles a panel to discuss whether politics and principles are Canada's true two solitudes.

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CBC Television

Politics
13 November 2003, 10h45
The other two presidential candidates and I go head to head to head in debate at the leadership convention.

 


CBC Television

CBC News Sunday
09 November 2003, 08h00
I discuss the moments of high drama and low comedy during Jean Chrétien's decade as Prime Minister.

 


CBC Newsworld

Newsworld Saturday
27 September 2003, 07h00   (5:36)
Speaking from Parliament Hill, I discuss the aftermath of the delegate election meetings, and the march towards the leadership convention.

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CHRO Ottawa

The NewRO @ Noon
26 September 2003, 12h00
Dave Stephens interviews me about the presidential campaign.

 


CBC Newsworld

Newsworld Saturday
20 September 2003, 08h00   (5:10)
"The question of the next leader and next prime minister of Canada will be decided this weekend."

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CBC Newsworld

Politics
01 September 2003, 10h00
I speak with Don Newman about the ethical imperative of a separation between Party and government.

 


NTV

NTV Evening News
30 August 2003, 18h00
During my tour of Newfoundland and Labrador, I discuss the relevance of federal politics to Atlantic Canada.

 


CTS

Michael Coren Live
07 May 2003, 22h00   (2:49)
"To be a Liberal is to believe that the rule of law must always triumph over the caprice of individuals."

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CPAC

Talk Politics
24 February 2003, 11h00   (13:43)
Ken Rockburn grills me on my vision for the Liberal Party in this nationally broadcast feature interview.

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CTS

Michael Coren Live
18 February 2003, 22h00   (2:08)
I debate representatives from the Canadian Taxpayer's Federation and the the Canadian Steelworkers' Union, immediately after the presentation of the national budget.

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CBC Television

@ The End
17 January 2003, 20h00
I join an eclectic panel in Vancouver to mull over the week's tidings, on both domestic and international topics.

 


CBC Newsworld

Newsworld Morning
16 January 2003, 07h15
The CBC interviews me on the ramifications of Allan Rock's decision not to seek the Liberal leadership.

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CBC Television

CBC News Sunday
12 January 2003, 10h00
In a national panel discussion, I speak on the emerging political issues of 2003.

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CFMT Omni 2

News
07 January 2003, 20h00
An interview with me on Canada's role in the international community, and on the domestic implications of recent anti-terrorism legislation.

 


CTS

Michael Coren Live
18 December 2002, 22h00
I debate representatives from the Progressive Conservatives and Canadian Alliance, in a year end review of politics in Canada.

 


CBC Newsworld

Newsworld Live
30 November 2002, 12h00  (5:17)
Ben Chin interviews me live at the Liberal Party of Canada (Québec) convention, on the Party leadership race.

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Rogers London

Jim Chapman Live
20 November 2002, 19h00  (18:41)
I present my vision of Liberalism with one of south-western Ontario's best known commentators.

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CBC Newsworld

Newsworld Morning
06 November 2002, 07h15
I discuss the long-term implications of the Commons vote to elect committee chairs by secret ballot.

 


TVO
Diplomatic Immunity
11 October 2002, 23h00
I insist that any Canadian participation in an action against Iraq must respect international law.

 


TVO
Studio 2
13 September 2002, 18h00
I debate opposition MPs and academics on Canada's potential participation in an invasion of Iraq.

 


CTV
Question Period
08 September 2002, 12h00
I call for the Liberal leadership succession rules to respect the primacy of the national interest.

 


CBC Television

The National
30 August 2002, 22h00  (2:10)
I call for the Liberal Party to stand equal to its duty to observe democratic norms.

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CBC Television
News
26 August 2002, 18h00
I take a firm stand against the cancellation of the Liberal policy convention

 


CFMT Omni 1
News
24 August 2002, 11h00
I discuss Jean Chrétien's legacy to Canada.

 


CTV
Canada AM
23 August 2002, 07h30
I wake-up bleary-eyed Canadians with my projections about the coming Liberal leadership race.

 


CTV
National News
22 August 2002, 23h00
I appear on CTV National News to discuss Jean Chrétien's retirement and the future of the Liberal Party.

 


CTV NewsNet
News
22 August 2002, Multiple Broadcasts
I call upon the Liberal Party to adhere to democratic principles in the management of upcoming Party conventions.

 


CTS
Michael Coren Live
07 August 2002, 22h00
I debate the future of Canada's parliamentary makeup, with representatives from the Progressive Conservatives, Canadian Alliance, and New Democratic parties.

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Television

TVOntario's The Agenda
 

Steve Paikin's panel grills me on the Liberal Party's reply to Tory electoral brinksmanship.


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"Mr. Maharaj has made it to the top tier of one of the world's most obscure and challenging sports."


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Radio 1's The Current
 

I join a national panel on the decline of public discourse to argue that the end is not yet nigh.

   
 
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