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Paul Adams is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University. For more information, visit his faculty web page.

Cristine de Clercy is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario.

Louise Elliott is a reporter with CBC Radio News and host of World Report. For more information, visit her web page.

Steve Maich is the editor of Canadian Business magazine.

David Mitchell is vice-principal (advancement) of Queen's University. For more information, visit his web page.

Peter Russell is a member of the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto, and author of Two Cheers for Minority Government: The Evolution of Canadian Parliamentary Democracy.

David Mitchell is vice-principal (advancement) of Queen's University. For more information, visit his web page.

Steve Maich is the editor of Canadian Business magazine.

Peter Russell is a member of the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto, and author of Two Cheers for Minority Government: The Evolution of Canadian Parliamentary Democracy.

Paul Adams is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University. For more information, visit his faculty web page.

Cristine de Clercy is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario.

Louise Elliott is a reporter with CBC Radio News and host of World Report. For more information, visit her web page.

Judy Brake is a senior producer for The Agenda with Steve Paikin. Previously she was a senior producer on Studio 2. Before joining TVO, she was the network producer of CBC Radio in Ottawa, was the program representative in CBC's New York bureau, and worked on CBC Radio's: As It Happens, This Country in the Morning, Morningside, Sunday Morning, and created the national magazine program, Dayshift which received an Actra Award.

Alan Echenberg is a senior producer for the Agenda with Steve Paikin and has been TVO's Ottawa bureau chief since 1998. In his fifteen seasons in the Parliament Hill bureau of TVO, he has produced dozens of field documentaries and hundreds of studio interviews and discussions. He's covered five federal elections, one referendum, one ice storm, one Grey Cup, one Alanis Morissette concert, one hot-air balloon festival, several playoff collapses by the Ottawa Senators, and many other stories. Somewhere in there, his efforts on one particular show helped win TVO a Gemini Award. Follow Alan on Twitter.

Sandra Gionas is a producer for The Agenda with Steve Paikin. She has been at TVO for eleven years, first as a producer for the Daily Unit at Studio 2, and then as a producer for More 2 Life. She has covered health and education issues extensively for TVO. Sandra is a graduate of the University of Toronto, and Ryerson University’s School of Journalism. Follow Sandra on Twitter.

Alan Echenberg is a senior producer for the Agenda with Steve Paikin and has been TVO's Ottawa bureau chief since 1998. In his fifteen seasons in the Parliament Hill bureau of TVO, he has produced dozens of field documentaries and hundreds of studio interviews and discussions. He's covered five federal elections, one referendum, one ice storm, one Grey Cup, one Alanis Morissette concert, one hot-air balloon festival, several playoff collapses by the Ottawa Senators, and many other stories. Somewhere in there, his efforts on one particular show helped win TVO a Gemini Award. Follow Alan on Twitter.

Judy Brake is a senior producer for The Agenda with Steve Paikin. Previously she was a senior producer on Studio 2. Before joining TVO, she was the network producer of CBC Radio in Ottawa, was the program representative in CBC's New York bureau, and worked on CBC Radio's: As It Happens, This Country in the Morning, Morningside, Sunday Morning, and created the national magazine program, Dayshift which received an Actra Award.

Sandra Gionas is a producer for The Agenda with Steve Paikin. She has been at TVO for eleven years, first as a producer for the Daily Unit at Studio 2, and then as a producer for More 2 Life. She has covered health and education issues extensively for TVO. Sandra is a graduate of the University of Toronto, and Ryerson University’s School of Journalism. Follow Sandra on Twitter.

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