Every week, Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the week that was at Queen's Park — and the week ahead.
Launched in 2023 by Village Media, a leader in local journalism, The Trillium is a comprehensive news and information source devoted exclusively to insider coverage of Ontario politics.
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Trillium Talk - A weekly briefing from the Ontario Legislature from the team at The Trillium, a podcast by Village Media Inc. - Stats, Episodes and Rankings - My Podcast Data
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature.
Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we're ramping things up now that a provincial election has been set for Feb. 27.
Every weekday during the campaign, Village Media's Scott Sexsmith will sit down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the big developments of the day.
On the show today is reporter Charlie Pinkerton, who was in North Bay for a sold-out leaders' debate at Canadore College.
It marked the first time Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford, NDP Leader Marit Stiles, Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie and Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner squared off on the same stage during this campaign.
Looking for previous episodes of Trillium Talk? You can find them all HERE.
And be sure to check out our site's 'Ontario Votes' page for everything you need to make an informed decision at the ballot box, including local campaign headlines, candidate profiles, party promise trackers — and in-depth daily coverage from The Trillium.
Operated by Village Media, a leader in local journalism, The Trillium is a comprehensive news and information source devoted exclusively to insider coverage of Ontario politics.
Passionate and plugged in, The Trillium delivers the major political headlines of the day while unpacking complex policy changes and digging deeper into key issues that impact every Ontarian. Our dogged journalists also keep a close watch on legislative debates, question period, public appointments, lobbying activity and regulatory proposals.
The Trillium is a subscription-based news service designed especially for Queen’s Park stakeholders, such as public servants, political staffers, business leaders, lobbyists and strategists. But the site also features free content that is regularly published across our chain of local news sites.
Click HERE to sign up for the site's free afternoon email newsletter, The Trillium Wrap. Subscription information can be found HERE.
TRILLIUM TALK: Premiers get ever so close to Oval Office
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature.
Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we're ramping things up now that a provincial election has been set for Feb. 27.
Every weekday during the campaign, Village Media's Scott Sexsmith will sit down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the big developments of the day.
On the show this afternoon is Editor-in-Chief Jessica Smith Cross, who was in Elmvale today for a campaign stop with Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie.
NDP Leader Marit Stiles will be in Sudbury this afternoon to unveil her party's northern platform, while Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner was in the riding of Dufferin—Caledon this morning.
PC Leader Doug Ford doesn't have any public events planned for Thursday — one day after returning from Washington, where joined fellow provincial premiers in meetings with White House officials.
They didn't get any face time with U.S. President Donald Trump, but the premiers said they're optimistic that their anti-tariff message is being heard.
As for Canada becoming the 51st state, that rhetoric isn't slowing down. As soon as the premiers left, Trump's deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs took to X.
"Pleasant meeting with the Premiers," wrote James Blair. "To be clear, we never agreed that Canada would not be the 51st state."
Looking for previous episodes of Trillium Talk? You can find them all HERE.
TRILLIUM TALK: Team Canada crashes the U.S. Capitol
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature.
Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we're ramping things up now that a provincial election has been set for Feb. 27.
Every weekday during the campaign, Village Media's Scott Sexsmith will sit down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the big developments of the day.
On the show this afternoon is ParliamentToday editor Katherine DeClerq, who has followed Doug Ford’s campaign detour to Washington, D.C. for two days of meetings with U.S. politicians and business leaders.
Ford is definitely not alone on his anti-tariff tour. All of his fellow provincial premiers are with him in the U.S. capitol, along with federal Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc.
As DeClerq reports, the "Team Canada" contingent is cautiously optimistic they can convince Republicans that U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to impose punishing tariffs on Canada is not in anyone's best interest.
In a special edition of Trillium Talk, Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie joins our 'Inside the Village' podcast for a deep-dive discussion about her party's campaign promises.
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature.
For today’s episode, The Trillium passes the mic to the hosts of our Inside the Village podcast, who sat down for an in-depth conversation with Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie.
The interview covers a lot of ground — from the province's doctor shortage to homeless encampments to the Liberal party's Super Bowl ads.
We also ask Crombie — who was elected as party leader a little more than a year ago — if she thinks she has the name recognition to catch Doug Ford in the polls.
For the record, we’ve invited each of the party leaders to join us on the podcast for an election-campaign conversation. Stay tuned for those (if any others agree).
Looking for previous episodes of Trillium Talk? You can find them all HERE.
And be sure to check out our site's 'Ontario Votes' page for everything you need to make an informed decision at the ballot box, including local campaign headlines, candidate profiles, party promise trackers — and in-depth daily coverage from The Trillium.
TRILLIUM TALK: When coyotes attack, is that really Doug Ford’s fault?
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature.
Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we're ramping things up now that a provincial election has been set for Feb. 27.
Every weekday during the campaign, Village Media's Scott Sexsmith will sit down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the big developments of the day.
On the show today is reporter Charlie Pinkerton, who was in downtown Toronto to cover campaign events with both Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie and NDP Leader Marit Stiles.
Stiles, who was joined by the president of the Ontario Nurses Association, is promising to the boost the number of nurses across the province by 15,000 over the next three years.
Crombie, meanwhile, stuck to the main agenda on her platform: the Liberals' promise to get every Ontarian a family doctor within the next four years.
Interestingly, talk also turned coyotes. Speaking to reporters, the Liberal candidate in Spadina—Fort York blamed a recent spike in downtown coyote attacks on the Ford-approved demolition of Ontario Place. (The site is being redeveloped by Therme, an Austrian spa company.)
TRILLIUM TALK: Our Trillium Talk podcast teams up with TVO
In a special edition of Trillium Talk, two of our Queen's Park journalists join the hosts of TVO's #onpoli podcast for a deep-dive discussion about the Ontario election campaign.
Welcome to a very special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature.
Now that the provincial election campaign is in full swing, we decided to team up for a wide-ranging discussion with our colleagues at TVO’s #onpoli podcast, co-hosted by Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath.
Joining the panel today from The Trillium are Editor-in-Chief Jessica Smith Cross and reporter Charlie Pinkerton.
Although our Trillium Talk segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we’ve ramped things up now that the election is set for Feb. 27. Look for episodes here every weekday throughout the campaign.
Want to watch previous episodes of Trillium Talk? You can find them all HERE.
And be sure to check out our site's 'Ontario Votes' page for everything you need to make an informed decision at the ballot box, including local campaign headlines, candidate profiles, party promise trackers — and in-depth daily coverage from The Trillium.
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TRILLIUM TALK: Doctors need to pull the plug on fax machines
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature.
Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we're ramping things up now that a provincial election has been set for Feb. 27.
Every weekday during the campaign, Village Media's Scott Sexsmith will sit down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the big developments of the day.
On the show today is deputy editor Sneh Duggal, who covered Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie's campaign stop in Scarborough Thursday morning.
Health care was at the top of the agenda — more specifically, the Liberals' plan to ensure everyone in the province has a family doctor.
Crombie laid out a lot of promises, including opening up two more medical schools in Ontario and improving health team networks across the province. She also made a point of saying it's time for doctors to scrap their fax machines in the name of efficiency.
At one point, Duggal asked Crombie about one of the slogans plastered on her campaign bus: "11,000 PEOPLE DIED WAITING FOR SURGERY LAST YEAR." Data obtained by The Trillium suggests that figure is actually a lot lower.
Stay tuned for more on that story.
Looking for previous episodes of Trillium Talk? You can find them all HERE.
And be sure to check out our site's 'Ontario Votes' page for everything you need to make an informed decision at the ballot box, including local campaign headlines, candidate profiles, party promise trackers — and in-depth daily coverage from .
TRILLIUM TALK: Doug Ford will not take your questions now
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature.
Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we're ramping things up now that a provincial election has been set for Feb. 27.
Every weekday during the campaign, Village Media's Scott Sexsmith will sit down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the big developments of the day.
On the show today is reporter Alan S. Hale, who covered Doug Ford's campaign stop in Pickering on Wednesday afternoon.
As always, Hale had a question to ask the PC Leader — but was abruptly cut off because Ford's campaign has suddenly decided to limit media questions to six per press conference for the remainder of the election campaign.
Trust us, our reporters will keep trying.
As for the other party leaders, the NDP's Marit Stiles was in Toronto today, Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie was in Hamilton and Mike Schreiner of the Green Party was in his home community of Guelph.
Looking for previous episodes of Trillium Talk? You can find them all HERE.
And be sure to check out our site's 'Ontario Votes' page for everything you need to make an informed decision at the ballot box, including local campaign headlines, candidate profiles, party promise trackers — and in-depth daily coverage from .
TRILLIUM TALK: Ford tries to explain why he was ‘100%’ happy Trump won
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature.
Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we're ramping things up now that a provincial election has been set for Feb. 27.
Every weekday during the campaign, Village Media's Scott Sexsmith will sit down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the big developments of the day.
TRILLIUM TALK: First it was U.S. booze, now Elon is gone
Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature.
Although this segment usually runs on Sunday mornings, we're ramping things up now that a provincial election has been set for Feb. 27.
Every weekday during the campaign, Village Media's Scott Sexsmith will sit down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the big developments of the day.
On the show today is Katherine DeClerq, who covered a defiant Doug Ford at a press conference today in his riding of Etobicoke North.
A day after pulling U.S. booze from LCBO shelves, Ford also announced further retaliation against U.S. President Donald Trump's looming tariffs, scheduled to take effect on Tuesday.
Most notably, the province is "ripping up" a $100-million deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink that would have provided satellite internet to thousands of Ontario homes and businesses.
The PC leader and current premier also announced Monday morning that Ontario would ban all U.S. companies from provincial contracts until Trump's tariffs are removed.
"Every year, the Ontario government and its agencies spend $30 billion on procurement, alongside our $200 billion plan to build Ontario," Ford said. "U.S.-based businesses will now lose out on tens of billions of dollars in new revenues. They only have President Trump to blame."
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Operated by Village Media, a leader in local journalism, The Trillium is a comprehensive news and information source devoted exclusively to insider coverage of Ontario politics.
Passionate and plugged in, The Trillium delivers the major political headlines of the day while unpacking complex policy changes and digging deeper into key issues that impact every Ontarian. Our dogged journalists also keep a close watch on legislative debates, question period, public appointments, lobbying activity and regulatory proposals.
The Trillium is a subscription-based news service designed especially for Queen’s Park stakeholders, such as public servants, political staffers, business leaders, lobbyists and strategists. But the site also features free content that is regularly published across our chain of local news sites.
Click HERE to sign up for the site's free afternoon email newsletter, The Trillium Wrap. Subscription information can be found
And be sure to check out our site's 'Ontario Votes' page for everything you need to make an informed decision at the ballot box, including local campaign headlines, candidate profiles, party promise trackers — and in-depth daily coverage from The Trillium.
Operated by Village Media, a leader in local journalism, The Trillium is a comprehensive news and information source devoted exclusively to insider coverage of Ontario politics.
Passionate and plugged in, The Trillium delivers the major political headlines of the day while unpacking complex policy changes and digging deeper into key issues that impact every Ontarian. Our dogged journalists also keep a close watch on legislative debates, question period, public appointments, lobbying activity and regulatory proposals.
The Trillium is a subscription-based news service designed especially for Queen’s Park stakeholders, such as public servants, political staffers, business leaders, lobbyists and strategists. But the site also features free content that is regularly published across our chain of local news sites.
Click HERE to sign up for the site's free afternoon email new
Operated by Village Media, a leader in local journalism, The Trillium is a comprehensive news and information source devoted exclusively to insider coverage of Ontario politics.
Passionate and plugged in, The Trillium delivers the major political headlines of the day while unpacking complex policy changes and digging deeper into key issues that impact every Ontarian. Our dogged journalists also keep a close watch on legislative debates, question period, public appointments, lobbying activity and regulatory proposals.
The Trillium is a subscription-based news service designed especially for Queen’s Park stakeholders, such as public servants, political staffers, business leaders, lobbyists and strategists. But the site also features free content that is regularly published across our chain of local news sites.
Click HERE to sign up for the site's free afternoon email newsletter, The Trillium Wrap. Subscription information can be found HERE.
Speaking of attacks, Ford is facing fresh criticism for tomorrow's mid-campaign trip to Washington, where he will join fellow premiers in lobbying against Trump's threatened tariffs. Look for full coverage of the Washington trip here.
Looking for previous episodes of Trillium Talk? You can find them all HERE.
And be sure to check out our site's 'Ontario Votes' page for everything you need to make an informed decision at the ballot box, including local campaign headlines, candidate profiles, party promise trackers — and in-depth daily coverage from The Trillium.
Operated by Village Media, a leader in local journalism, The Trillium is a comprehensive news and information source devoted exclusively to insider coverage of Ontario politics.
Passionate and plugged in, The Trillium delivers the major political headlines of the day while unpacking complex policy changes and digging deeper into key issues that impact every Ontarian. Our dogged journalists also keep a close watch on legislative debates, question period, public appointments, lobbying activity and regulatory proposals.
Passionate and plugged in, The Trillium delivers the major political headlines of the day while unpacking complex policy changes and digging deeper into key issues that impact every Ontarian. Our dogged journalists also keep a close watch on legislative debates, question period, public appointments, lobbying activity and regulatory proposals.
The Trillium is a subscription-based news service designed especially for Queen’s Park stakeholders, such as public servants, political staffers, business leaders, lobbyists and strategists. But the site also features free content that is regularly published across our chain of local news sites.
Click HERE to sign up for the site's free afternoon email newsletter, The Trillium Wrap. Subscription information can be found HERE.
The Trillium
Operated by Village Media, a leader in local journalism, The Trillium is a comprehensive news and information source devoted exclusively to insider coverage of Ontario politics.
Passionate and plugged in, The Trillium delivers the major political headlines of the day while unpacking complex policy changes and digging deeper into key issues that impact every Ontarian. Our dogged journalists also keep a close watch on legislative debates, question period, public appointments, lobbying activity and regulatory proposals.
The Trillium is a subscription-based news service designed especially for Queen’s Park stakeholders, such as public servants, political staffers, business leaders, lobbyists and strategists. But the site also features free content that is regularly published across our chain of local news sites.
Click HERE to sign up for the site's free afternoon email newsletter, The Trillium Wrap. Subscription information can be found HERE.
The Trillium
Operated by Village Media, a leader in local journalism, The Trillium is a comprehensive news and information source devoted exclusively to insider coverage of Ontario politics.
Passionate and plugged in, The Trillium delivers the major political headlines of the day while unpacking complex policy changes and digging deeper into key issues that impact every Ontarian. Our dogged journalists also keep a close watch on legislative debates, question period, public appointments, lobbying activity and regulatory proposals.
The Trillium is a subscription-based news service designed especially for Queen’s Park stakeholders, such as public servants, political staffers, business leaders, lobbyists and strategists. But the site also features free content that is regularly published across our chain of local news sites.
Click HERE to sign up for the site's free afternoon email newsletter, The Trillium Wrap. Subscription information can be found HERE.
Check out our site later this afternoon for a full wrap of today's news from the campaign trail.
Looking for previous episodes of Trillium Talk? You can find them all HERE.
Operated by Village Media, a leader in local journalism, The Trillium is a comprehensive news and information source devoted exclusively to insider coverage of Ontario politics.
Passionate and plugged in, The Trillium delivers the major political headlines of the day while unpacking complex policy changes and digging deeper into key issues that impact every Ontarian. Our dogged journalists also keep a close watch on legislative debates, question period, public appointments, lobbying activity and regulatory proposals.
The Trillium is a subscription-based news service designed especially for Queen’s Park stakeholders, such as public servants, political staffers, business leaders, lobbyists and strategists. But the site also features free content that is regularly published across our chain of local news sites.
