Humans of the House

Canada’s democracy is under threat, and the stakes are high. But when we focus on how we are connected, we find the power to act - to strengthen what’s working and fix what’s not. This is what’s behind the Samara Centre for Democracy’s Group Chat podcast, hosted by Sabreena Delhon. It’s where we bring people together to make sense of this moment of democratic uncertainty - with a few friends.

Group Chat builds on the success of the Samara Centre for Democracy’s debut podcast Humans of the House which won a Canadian Online Publishing Award and was a Best Podcast nominee in the 2024 Radio Television Digital News Association Awards.

Listen to Group Chat on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Hey Humans of the House fans!

If you’ve been enjoying learning about the human side of politics we’ve got something you’ll love. The Samara Centre has a brand new podcast called Group Chat and it’s where we make sense of this moment of democratic uncertainty - with a few friends.

You’ll hear from political leaders, journalists, lawyers, and active citizens diving into topics like diaspora politics, use of the notwithstanding clause and whether technology can support democracy.

Be sure to subscribe and let us know what you think. Here’s our trailer.

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In this special bonus episode, we celebrate and reflect upon the tenth anniversary of the bestseller book, Tragedy in the Commons, written by Samara Centre for Democracy co-founders, Alison Loat and Michael MacMillan. Samara Centre CEO Sabreena Delhon hosts this conversation to ask, what has changed? What has stayed the same? Where are the fault lines in Canadian democracy?

THIS EPISODE FEATURES:

Alison Loat
The Samara Centre for Democracy, Co-founder
Tragedy in the Commons, Co-author

Michael MacMillan
The Samara Centre for Democracy, Co-founder
Tragedy in the Commons, Co-author

Andrew Coyne
Columnist
The Globe and Mail

Zain Velji
Samara Centre for Democracy, Board Member

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This podcast is part of the Samara Centre for Democracy’s MP Exit Interview Project. Listen to all 6 episodes: https://www.samaracentre.ca/podcasts/humans-of-the-house-podcast
This series is produced by Media Girlfriends (https://www.mediagirlfriends.com) for the Samara Centre for Democracy.
Visit our website (https://www.samaracentre.ca/) to learn more about how the Samara Centre for Democracy is working to secure a resilient democracy, and consider supporting our work with a donation.
Humans of the House is funded by the Government of Canada and Rosamond Ivey.
The Samara Centre for Democracy and SSENC/RESCC have partnered on curriculum-connected teaching resources based on Humans of the House. Click here to access free accessible teaching resources for your classroom!
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We’ve come to the final chapter of an MP’s civic journey. What is it like to leave office? Whether they resigned, decided not to run again, or lost an election, former MPs tell us their stories of leaving parliament. Just like any ending, it brings lots of mixed emotions.

After hearing all the ups and downs of their lives as MPs, one question remains: was it worth it?

THIS EPISODE FEATURES:
Matt DeCourcey, Liberal, Fredericton, (2015-2019)
Cheryl Hardcastle, NDP, Windsor-Tecumseh, (2015-2019)
James Cumming, Conservative, (2019-2021)
Hon. Lisa Raitt, Conservative, Milton, (2008-2019)
Romeo Saganash, NDP, Abitibi-Baie James-Nunavik-Eeyou, (2011-2019)
Hon. Scott Brison, Progressive Conservative, Kings-Hants, (1997-2003); Liberal, Kings-Hants, (2003-2019)
Hon. Peter Kent, Conservative, Thornhill, (2008-2021)
Adam Vaughan, Liberal, Spadina-Fort York, (2014-2021)
Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Liberal, Whitby, 2015-2019; Independent, Whitby, (2019)

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This podcast is part of the Samara Centre for Democracy’s MP Exit Interview Project.

This series is produced by Media Girlfriends for the Samara Centre for Democracy.

The Samara Centre for Democracy and SSENC/RESCC have partnered on curriculum-connected teaching resources based on Humans of the House. Visit samaracentre.ca to access free accessible teaching resources for your classroom.

Learn more at samaracentre.ca about how the Samara Centre for Democracy is working to secure a resilient democracy, and consider supporting our work with a donation.

Humans of the House is funded by Heritage Canada and Rosamond Ivey.

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This episode features audio clips from ABC News, Global News, CNN, Bloomberg, The Ottawa Citizen, and PBS NewsHour.We elect our representatives hoping they’ll make meaningful change while in office. We lose trust when we see their election promises broken. But we don’t often get to see the process of making change from their point of view. What does it take for MPs to make a difference?

THIS EPISODE FEATURES:
Romeo Saganash, NDP, Abitibi-Baie James-Nunavik-Eeyou, (2011-2019)
Robert-Falcon Ouellette, Liberal, Winnipeg Centre, (2015-2019)
Matt DeCourcey, Liberal, Fredericton, (2015-2019)
Hon. Lisa Raitt, Conservative, Milton, (2008-2019)
Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Liberal, Whitby, 2015-2019; Independent, Whitby, (2019)
Kennedy Stewart, NDP, Burnaby South, (2011-2018)

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This episode features audio clips from ABC News, Global News, CNN, Bloomberg, The Ottawa Citizen, and PBS NewsHour.

This podcast is part of the Samara Centre for Democracy’s MP Exit Interview Project.

This series is produced by Media Girlfriends for the Samara Centre for Democracy.

The Samara Centre for Democracy and SSENC/RESCC have partnered on curriculum-connected teaching resources based on Humans of the House. Visit samaracentre.ca to access free accessible teaching resources for your classroom.

Learn more at samaracentre.ca about how the Samara Centre for Democracy is working to secure a resilient democracy, and consider supporting our work with a donation.

Humans of the House is funded by Heritage Canada and Rosamond Ivey.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.