Andrew Black has been an active progressive conservative party member for over a decade, but his most successful campaign was the one that got an active member of another party elected to the mayor's office in Halifax.

Starting in April, Sandra Hannebohm will be a regular co-host, writer, and contributor to Off Script podcast. On this week's Off Script podcast, listen in on Mark's 'interview' with her.

The second part of a discussion shared between former NDP MLAs and authors, Howard Epstein and Graham Steele. Howard explains why he never crossed the floor to sit as an independent, and Graham outlines why (despite all his gripes with the system) politics is 'so worth it.'

This week we share the recording from a discussion with two former members of the NDP caucus, who have written books on their experience in Atlantic Canada's first NDP government.

We've got some news to share with our listeners.

In Special Ep #6, you heard the opening remarks from an event Springtide hosted in the middle of the last provincial election in Nova Scotia. In this episode, you'll hear the panelists engage with one another in a conversation about the future of parliamentary democracy in Canada.

In this episode, we explore the issue former MLAs told us they heard more about than anything else from their constituents.

This week, we share tape from a discussion Springtide hosted in the middle of the 2013 Nova Scotia election campaign. We invited current and former politicians spanning the political spectrum to talk about the future of political parties in Canada. Each speaker has challenged the conventional approach to party politics in Canada.

This week on Off Script, we talk to former MLAs about their experience with their own parties.

In this week’s episode : we look back on Kevin Page’s speech from the 2016 Better Politics Awards in Halifax.