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The Writ Podcast

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Éric Grenier

Hosted by Éric Grenier, The Writ podcast explores the world of elections and politics in Canada. [www.thewrit.ca] (https://www.thewrit.ca/s/the-writ?utm_medium=podcast)

#186

Ep. 146: What's at stake in Newfoundland and Labrador's election

John Hogan’s Liberals are looking for their fourth consecutive victory under a third diffe... more

26 Sep 2025

36 MINS

36:55

26 Sep 2025

#185

Ep. 145: Behind the scenes on the last days of a campaign

The final days of a campaign can be hectic. The Conservatives had to pull together a coupl... more

23 Apr 2025

41 MINS

41:45

23 Apr 2025

#184

Ep. #144: How elections are called

The tension rises and the drama builds. The results have been trickling in all night — fir... more

22 Apr 2025

35 MINS

35:56

22 Apr 2025

#183

Ep. #143: Where the polls are before the debates and where they go next

We’re entering a critical phase of this election campaign as the leaders face-off in two d... more

16 Apr 2025

42 MINS

42:51

16 Apr 2025

#182

Ep. 142: When to dump your candidate — and dump on your opponents

Parties proudly present their slate of candidates in every election shortly before dumping... more

08 Apr 2025

44 MINS

44:53

08 Apr 2025

#181

Ep. #141: Is it baked-in or could the polls change?

We’re deep into the second week of this election campaign and it appears to be Mark Carney... more

02 Apr 2025

38 MINS

38:07

02 Apr 2025

#180

Ep. #140: Parties plan, the election gods laugh

Mark Carney kicked off Canada’s election campaign on Sunday and already parties are discov... more

26 Mar 2025

35 MINS

35:37

26 Mar 2025

#179

Ep. #139: The polls say it's a race

We’re apparently only days away from an election call and the polls suggest that Mark Carn... more

19 Mar 2025

46 MINS

46:52

19 Mar 2025

#178

Ep. #138: Is the political landscape shifting?

Canada’s political environment appears to be in flux, as the threats of tariffs from U.S. ... more

29 Jan 2025

47 MINS

47:46

29 Jan 2025

#177

Ep. #137: Freeland is out. Is Trudeau next?

Chrystia Freeland’s resignation as finance minister on Monday has thrown Prime Minister Ju... more

18 Dec 2024

37 MINS

37:48

18 Dec 2024

#176

The Numbers: Polls go from bad to sad for the Liberals

Four new polls put the Liberals and New Democrats within zero to two points of each other ... more

06 Dec 2024

37 MINS

37:45

06 Dec 2024

#175

The Numbers: A shock poll and a PC wave

A new poll, employing a new methodology, has the Conservatives at their highest and the Li... more

29 Nov 2024

43 MINS

43:18

29 Nov 2024

#174

The Numbers: Liberals, NDP tied in new poll — again

A new poll by Abacus Data puts the Liberals and NDP neck-and-neck in national voting inten... more

22 Nov 2024

43 MINS

43:33

22 Nov 2024

#173

The Numbers: Yet another tough byelection test for Trudeau

The Liberals face a tough test — maybe their toughest test yet — in an upcoming byelection... more

15 Nov 2024

51 MINS

51:51

15 Nov 2024

#172

The Numbers: Did the U.S. polls miss the mark?

Pollsters under-estimated Donald Trump’s support in his first two presidential campaigns. ... more

08 Nov 2024

42 MINS

42:20

08 Nov 2024

#171

Ep. #136: Three elections, many lessons

Incumbents in all three provinces that voted in October took their licks, but David Eby in... more

01 Nov 2024

39 MINS

39:03

01 Nov 2024

#170

The Numbers: What just happened?

This week on The Numbers, we parse through the surprising results of the British Columbia ... more

25 Oct 2024

45 MINS

45:48

25 Oct 2024

#169

The Numbers: Days of Decision in BC, NB — and for Justin Trudeau

Justin Trudeau faces a leadership challenge from within his own caucus — will it be the be... more

18 Oct 2024

54 MINS

54:53

18 Oct 2024

#168

Ep. #135: B.C., New Brunswick and Saskatchewan election updates

There are less than two weeks to go in the B.C. and New Brunswick provincial elections, wh... more

10 Oct 2024

45 MINS

45:29

10 Oct 2024

#167

The Numbers: Are the Liberals now in third place?

This week on The Numbers, we discuss a couple of new polls that put the Conservatives firs... more

04 Oct 2024

39 MINS

39:53

04 Oct 2024

#166

Ep. #134: B.C. and New Brunswick campaign update

The writs dropped last week in both British Columbia and New Brunswick as the dates for th... more

27 Sep 2024

30 MINS

30:56

27 Sep 2024

#165

The Numbers: After another defeat, where do the Liberals go from here?

This week on The Numbers, we parse through the results of Monday's byelections in LaSalle–... more

20 Sep 2024

56 MINS

56:51

20 Sep 2024

#164

Ep. #133: Byelections for now, a general election soon?

The fall political season could prove to be a tumultuous one, as the end of the deal betwe... more

13 Sep 2024

41 MINS

41:40

13 Sep 2024

#163

The Numbers: Jagmeet Singh rips up the deal — now what?

This week on The Numbers, we break down the implications of Jagmeet Singh's decision to en... more

06 Sep 2024

54 MINS

54:49

06 Sep 2024

#162

Ep. #132: B.C.'s election bombshell

With just a few weeks to go before the writ drop, the next election in British Columbia wa... more

29 Aug 2024

26 MINS

26:31