The Writ Podcast

Hosted by Éric Grenier, The Writ podcast explores the world of elections and politics in Canada. www.thewrit.ca

The Writ Podcast is a news podcast hosted by Éric Grenier, with 188 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Éric Grenier hosts The Writ Podcast, a news show with 188 episodes published.

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  The Writ Podcast: Carney's bump, Poilievre's challenge and the NDP's choice

  Feb 6, 202648 minS0

  <p>The Writ Podcast is back for the 2026 political season, and what better way than to re-convene the Pollster Panel!</p><p>Dan, Andrew and James are back to break down the state of public opinion in federal politics. What do they make of Mark Carney’s bump in the polls after his Davos speech? What challenges does Pierre Poilievre face after passing his leadership review? What lanes are open to the New Democrats as they choose a new leader?</p><p>And would it be a strategic error or the right time for Carney’s Liberals to call a snap...

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

  Sep 26, 202537 minS0

  <p>John Hogan’s Liberals are looking for their fourth consecutive victory under a third different leader on October 14, when Newfoundlander and Labrador goes to the polls. Hoping to end the Liberals’ decade-long run in power are Tony Wakeham’s Progressive Conservatives and the New Democrats under Jim Dinn. </p><p>What are the major issues in this provincial election and what should we keep an eye on as we enter the last stretches of this campaign?</p><p>Joining me on this new episode of The Writ Podcast are Amanda Bittner, a professor in the department of political science at Mem...

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

  Apr 23, 202542 minS0

  <p>The final days of a campaign can be hectic. The Conservatives had to pull together a couple of advertisements on short notice. Every party is sending their leader on a cross-country tour and volunteers on the ground are pulling out all the stops to ID their supporters in order to get them out to the polls on election day.</p><p>There’s a lot going on in this last week before election day. Ads, tour, get-out-the-vote. So, what’s the story on how parties actually get it done?</p><p>Throughout this election, three veteran party organizers have been...

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  Ep. #144: How elections are called

  Apr 22, 202536 minS0

  <p>The tension rises and the drama builds. The results have been trickling in all night — first it was too early to call, then it was too close to call. But, finally, the networks are ready. The anchor cuts off whoever is speaking and says “we’re ready to make a projection.”</p><p>There’s a brief pause as the graphics come on the screen and the music pipes in. It took a long time, but the network is now ready to project a government. Will it be majority or minority, Liberal or Conservative (or something else)? </p><p>It’s the m...

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

  Apr 16, 202543 minS0

  <p>We’re entering a critical phase of this election campaign as the leaders face-off in two debates and advance voting begins this weekend. The polls suggest the margin could be tightening somewhat between Mark Carney’s Liberals and Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives. Could the debate shake things up?</p><p>On this episode of The Writ Podcast, the Pollster Panel is back to survey the current landscape, discuss the reliability of the polls and what they may or may not be missing, and how public opinion research will be used by all the political parties in this final stretch of the...

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