TORONTO — Evan Solomon is back hosting a political talk program with the announcement Wednesday by SiriusXM that the recently fired CBC personality will host its new Everything is Political: Campaign 2015 radio program.
The one-hour daily political talk program will cover all angles of Canada’s federal election campaign, and will break news as well as feature key players in the election, including members of Parliament, leaders, strategists and pollsters, SiriusXM said in a press release.
The show will premiere Thursday, August 6 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (ET) on SiriusXM’s Canada Talks (channel 167), ahead of the first televised leaders’ debate. A post-debate show will air on Friday, August 7 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (ET). The show will then air Thursdays during the rest of August and daily Monday to Friday starting in September and continuing until Nov. 5, all during the 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (ET) time slot.
“We are excited to be teaming up with one of Canada’s most experienced political journalists,” said John Lewis, SVP, Programming and Operations, SiriusXM Canada, in the news release. “SiriusXM’s Everything is Political will be the political talk destination, offering listeners the highs and lows with passion, personality, and the news that make up a campaign.”
Prior to his dismissal from the CBC, Solomon hosted the CBC Radio program The House — which reached close to one million listeners each week, according to SiriusXM. As well, Solomon’s television program Power and Politics was the highest-rated original show on CBC News Network, SiriusXM added.
“I am pleased to be part of SiriusXM Canada for this historic election campaign,” Evan Solomon said in the news release. “With the help of a talented pool of Ottawa-based journalists, we will bring a unique perspective to the campaign and aim to become a required everyday source of essential national campaign material for our listeners.”
