en-ca http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/images/promo-backbencher.jpg http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting In Backbencher, we follow the story of Nellie Gordon, a paramedic from East Nova in Nova Scotia who decides to run for MP on a whim and, much to everyone's surprise, gets elected. We go into caucus meetings, the hallways of Parliament and the House of Commons itself and experience it all from Nellie's perspective each and every episode. CBC podcasting@cbc.ca Copyright © CBC 2011 podcasting@cbc.ca no CBC Radio backbencher backbenchers "Nellie Gordon" "Nova Scotia" CBC Radio In Backbencher, we follow the story of Nellie Gordon, a paramedic from East Nova in Nova Scotia who decides to run for MP on a whim and, much to everyone's surprise, gets elected. We go into caucus meetings, the hallways of Parliament and the House of Commons itself and experience it all from Nellie's perspective each and every episode.