{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5999bea09f79334965337112/59a6dc4b64e37fb21b0547ef?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"\"Courtesy isn't always reciprocated' - Interview with Michele Raymond (SE #26) ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5999bea09f79334965337112/1504107965059-ae1b7690df1a4920dcd104ad127589a0.png?height=200","description":"<p>This week, we share our interview with Michelle Raymond, who is a former NDP MLA for the riding of Halifax Atlantic. She served from 2003 to 2012.&nbsp;Michelle held a relatively low profile during her career as an MLA - she served on the backbenches of the NDP government - but she had plenty of strongly stated, and eloquently delivered thoughts on the state of politics, and the life of an MLA.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Some of the things I chatted about in my interview with her included:&nbsp;</p><p>- what it means to be an unmanageable candidate and why she wished she’d been one.&nbsp;</p><p>- the wealth of information and access available to MLAs, should they choose to use it.&nbsp;</p><p>- the false flag of ‘privacy concerns’ that she says is more often used to protect the privacy of failing government agencies than the individuals they’re supposed to be serving.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Springtide"}