Ep.67 - A Hodge Podge of Political Hacks: Inside the War Room
COMMONS
English - October 11, 2016 02:43 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB - ★★★★ - 69 ratingsPolitics News Society & Culture Documentary canada hockey sports history storytelling Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Today, we go behind the scenes in Canadian politics. How do the backroom dealings in Ottawa stack up to the kind of power games we see on shows like House of Cards or the West Wing?
Warren Kinsella brought the American war room model to Jean Chrétien's campaign, making it his mission to drive rival politicians crazy and throw them off their game. Lisa Kinsella has also worked in Liberal war rooms, and is now a "dirty rotten lobbyist." They both currently work for Daisy Group.
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