25-04-2025
- Politics
- National Observer
Election Night Live with Canada's National Observer and Ricochet Media
Want election analysis that goes beyond tonight's results — brought to you by journalists, not spin doctors?
Join Canada's National Observer and Ricochet Media on election night for deep dives into what these outcomes mean for climate, democracy, and Canada's future. lO
Throughout the night, you'll hear from journalists, experts, and analysts from around the country, hosted by Adrian Harewood. With panellists Ethan Cox, Stephen Maher, Anne Lagacé Dowson and Max Fawcett, and analysis from David McKie. We'll have special guests to answer your questions, real-time reports from the ground, across the country, by Canada's National Observer and Ricochet Media, and exclusive interviews and commentary.
Our broadcast brings you updates from key campaign headquarters, and in-depth analysis as results unfold throughout the evening.
Grab a drink and a snack and fire up your computer, phone or tablet for our YouTube livestream, starting at 7:30pm ET until late Monday night.
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Adrian Harewood: Adrian Harewood is a journalist and assistant professor at Carleton's School of Journalism and Communication. He is the host of Ricochet's newest podcast, In Bed with the Elephant. Previously, Adrian was the host of CBC Ottawa's drive home radio show, All in a Day, anchor of CBC Ottawa News, and host of the CBC weekly cultural magazine show Our Ottawa. In 2017 he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Interviewer, and in 2020 he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Local Anchor. His writing has appeared in The Globe and Mail, Canadian Dimension, Take One Magazine, NOW Magazine, Mix Magazine, The Halifax Chronicle Herald, and Z Magazine. Adrian is a member of the Canadian Association of Journalists, the Canadian Association of Black Journalists, and the National Association of Black Journalists. He sits on the editorial board of the University of Ottawa Press and is a board member of Journalists for Human Rights.
Max Fawcett: Max Fawcett is Canada's National Observer's lead columnist. His brilliant essays and opinions are read and valued by millions of not sure how he finds so much time to write three substantial, searing columns a week and tweet through the day. Yet proof that he can and does is vivid on Twitter, where he engages in intense, irreverent conversations on politics and policy, with a special focus on the Smith government of Canada's National Observer columns are regularly highlighted on National Newswatch, and he is a frequent guest on leading podcasts and radio shows. He won the 2023 National Newspaper Award for best columnist, and also picked up a National Magazine Award in 2021 for his columns. Max's writing has been published in The Globe and Mail, Maclean's, The Walrus and CBC and he has been an executive editor at both Alberta Oil Magazine and Vancouver Magazine.
Ethan Cox: Ethan Cox is an editor and co-founder with Ricochet, Ethan is a 2021 Michener-Deacon Fellow, and was named on the 2024 Canadian Hillman Prize for his work as an editor/producer. His writing has appeared in many national and international outlets, and he has won three national awards for investigative journalism. Ethan is also a former radio and television pundit in Montreal and a board member with For the Refugees.
David McKie: David McKie, Managing Editor, is an award-winning author and journalist, he spent 26 years honing his skills at the CBC where his award-winning work (the CAJ, IRE and Michener) influenced policies in areas such as the adverse reactions of prescription drugs and medical devices, as well as the RCMP's use of Tasers.
Stephen Maher: Stephen Maher has been writing about Canadian politics since 1989. As a columnist and investigative reporter for Postmedia News, iPolitics, and Maclean's, he has often set the agenda on Parliament Hill, covering political corruption, electoral wrongdoing, misinformation, and human rights abuses. He has also won many awards, including the Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University, the Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism, the National Newspaper Award, two Canadian Association of Journalism Awards, a Canadian Hillman Prize, and has been nominated for several National Magazine Awards.
