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The Pollcast on the year in politics: Leadership races, Trudeau and Trump

If 2016 taught us anything, it is that politics can be unpredictable. Joining host Éric Grenier to break down the year that was and what to watch for in 2017 are Susan Delacourt of the Toronto Star and iPolitics and Althia Raj of The Huffington Post Canada.

Host Éric Grenier is joined by the Toronto Star's Susan Delacourt and Althia Raj of The Huffington Post Canada

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: two agents of change? (Associated Press/Canadian Press)

The CBC Pollcast, hosted by CBC poll analyst Éric Grenier, explores the world of electoral politics, political polls and the trends they reveal.


It was a year for change. A new government getting settled in Ottawa, a new president on the way in the United States, and two opposition parties searching for the next leaders to take on Justin Trudeau.

But if there was one lesson to take from 2016, it is that politics can be unpredictable.

What were the successes of Trudeau's first full year in office? What were some of his failures? What has the Liberal government's new approach and the election of Donald Trump taught the media about what matters most to people outside of the political bubble in Ottawa or Washington, D.C.?

And what to make of the candidate-less NDP leadership race and the cavalcade of contestants in the running for the Conservative top job?

Joining host Éric Grenier on the last Pollcast episode of 2016 are Susan Delacourt, columnist for the Toronto Star and iPolitics, and Althia Raj, the Ottawa Bureau Chief of The Huffington Post Canada.

Listen to the full discussion above — or subscribe to the CBC Pollcast and listen to past episodes.

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