On Background

We go On Background with Glen McGregor, award-winning journalist, with decades of experience on Parliament Hill and covering federal election campaigns. Glen and Fred trade war stories as they battled through some of politics’ biggest “scandals” in this century, and talk about what the relationship between media and campaigns could look like with Pierre Poilievre.

We go On Background with David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, to discuss MRP, an innovative polling method that offers a more accurate look at the state of Canadian politics at a riding-by-riding level, and what it could mean for the future of campaigning.

We go On Background with Karl Bélanger, veteran NDP campaign strategist and President of Traxxion Strategies, to discuss the elephant in the room – should Justin Trudeau stay on as leader or make way for another Liberal to take on Pierre Poilievre.

We go On Background with spark*insights' Alex Kohut, an expert in public opinion research at the highest levels of Canadian politics, to look at the leadership of Poilievre and Trudeau, and what the polls are really telling us about who will be Prime Minister after the next election.

Every week, veteran political strategist Fred DeLorey takes you On Background with guests from across the political spectrum for an off the record view on what’s really happening in Canadian politics, and the intricate ballet of power and governance.