Off Script: Interview with Yvonne Atwell, Former Preston MLA
Yvonne was the NDP MLA for the riding of Preston for just 18 months in the late 90s. Despite having a relatively short career...
Off Script: The job nobody else can do (Episode #11)
MLAs have a great deal of choice when it comes to the kind of work they focus on, but there is one job that...
Off Script: Deep Democracy with Sera Thompson (Special Ep. #19)
Sera Thompson teaches and practices Deep Democracy, a psychology-based practise for resolving conflict among groups. In this special episode of the podcast, we share...
Off Script: From Church Minister to Environment Minister: Mark Parent Interview (Special Ep #22)
This week’s featured interview is with Mark Parent, a former PC Party MLA and environment minister. Mark spoke to us about a range of...
Eleanor Norrie’s stories: Negotiating with Texans, telephone voting, closing the Teacher’s College and co-writing...
Eleanor Norrie shares stories about her time in politics, including her negotiations with Texan oil tycoons as Natural Resources minister, chairing the failed attempt...
“Corrosive – that’s probably the best word.” – Graham Steele Interview (Special Ep. #23)
Graham Steele was the Finance Minister in Darrell Dexter's NDP Government. In this podcast he talks about his personal path in and out of...
Off Script: Francene Cosman; former Bedford MLA and Mayor
Francene has worn many political hats in her day: first Mayor of Bedford, PC Party Candidate, Liberal Party Executive Director, Liberal MLA and Minister...
Off Script: The other side is not Attila the Hun (Special Ep. #25)
George Archibald was the seventh generation of the Archibald family to serve in the Nova Scotia legislature. His time in the legislature spanned two...
“Courtesy isn’t always reciprocated’ – Michele Raymond (Special Ep. #26)
This week, we share our interview with Michelle Raymond, who is a former NDP MLA for the riding of Halifax Atlantic. She served from...
Off Script: Party discipline is ‘political immaturity’ – Interview with Howard Epstein (Special Ep....
Howard Epstein was elected seven consecutive times to serve his constituents on the Halifax peninsula. Twice as a municipal councillor and five times as...