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In a special edition of Trillium Talk, Ontario's Green Party leader joins our 'Inside the Village' podcast for a wide-ranging conversation ahead of election day.

Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from The Trillium, Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature.

For today’s episode, we once again pass the mic to the hosts of our Inside the Village podcast, who sat down for an in-depth conversation with Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner.

Schreiner is one of two Green MPPs looking to get re-elected, and he’s confident voters are on the brink of sending some more representatives to Queen’s Park on Feb. 27.

Our interview covers a lot of ground — from affordable housing to climate change to Schreiner's American roots. (In case you didn't know, he grew up on a family farm in Kansas before moving to Ontario.)

We also ask Schreiner just how close he came to running for the Liberal Party leadership after the last election.

For the record, we have invited each of the major party leaders to join us on the podcast for an election-campaign conversation. Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie chatted with us last week and our interview with NDP Leader Marit Stiles was posted yesterday.

PC Leader Doug Ford declined our invitation, saying through a spokesperson that “we’re unable to accommodate this request.”

Voters head to the polls in exactly in six days, on Feb. 27.

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.

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In a special edition of Trillium Talk, Ontario's NDP leader joins our 'Inside the Village' podcast for a deep-dive discussion from the campaign trail — one week before voters make their choice.

Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from The Trillium, Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature.

For today’s episode, we pass the mic to the hosts of our Inside the Village podcast, who sat down for an in-depth conversation with NDP Leader Marit Stiles.

The conversation covers a lot of ground — from grocery rebates to the doctor shortage to the NDP’s plans for protecting renters.

We also ask Stiles what her party is doing to win back the support of some trade unions, who have steered toward PC Leader Doug Ford in recent years.

For the record, we have invited each of the major party leaders to join us on the podcast for an election-campaign conversation. Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie chatted with us last week, and Green Leader Mike Schreiner’s interview will be posted tomorrow.

Ford declined our invitation, saying through a spokesperson that “we’re unable to accommodate this request.”

Voters head to the polls in exactly one week, on Feb. 27.

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.

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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've been 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 explains why Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie has turned her sights on the NDP.

He also lays out what PC party researchers have unearthed from the social media pages of some Liberal candidates.

One candidate in particular, Viresh Bansal, has apologized for a Twitter reply he posted in 2023 that cheered on the assassination of a Canadian Sikh activist and called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "gay."

With eight days left to go in the campaign, the gloves are definitely coming off.

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.

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