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#6: Finite and Infinite Games: An Interview with James Carse

Thirty-five years ago, James Carse wrote the classic book 'Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility’. Over three decades...
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#28: How Halifax cyclists won a 1.5km protected downtown bike lane

Last Tuesday, Halifax municipal councillors voted in favour of approving a 1.5 kilometer stretch of protected bike lane on South Park Street in Halifax....
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#26: PC leader wants to modernize PEI legislature – Interview with James Aylward

On January 25th, PEI Progressive Conservative Leader James Aylward released a discussion paper about the need to reform the way that the Prince Edward...

Episode Four: If you don’t know … form a government!

In this episode of Off the Ledge, Mark and Jesse pour over the election results. They take stock of election night coverage, speculate on...
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#1: Dining with Difference – The People’s Supper

When the founders of The People's Supper began their work, it was called '100 Days, 100 Dinners'. They held their first dinners on Inauguration...
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One Government Place: Cabinet and the Premier’s Office (OS17)

In this episode, we unpack how a meeting of the Nova Scotia Cabinet works. We explore the tension between Cabinet and the Premier's Office,...
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#23: Trudeau’s Town Halls, PEI’s Cabinet Shuffle and an Interview with Halifax MLA Lisa...

This week on the show, we talk about Justin Trudeau's town hall tactics, the PEI Cabinet shuffle and what it means for women, and...
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#24: #MeToo hits Canadian Politics: Interview with Michelle Coffin

This week we’re talking about the power women in Canadian politics have begun to wield over the last seven days. Michelle Coffin joins the...
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Off Script: The Experience of African Nova Scotian MLAs: Yvonne Atwell, Wayne Adams, Percy...

In the 259 years of responsible government in Nova Scotia there have been just five African Nova Scotian MLAs. This week, we speak to...
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#30: The Battle for Proportional Representation on PEI – Interview with Mark Greenan

The first time Prince Edward Islanders voted on electoral reform, they voted to keep the status quo. That was in 2005. Mark Greenan was...