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A podcast that tries to prove Canadian Politics is wild, fun and just looking for a good time.
Two Canadian podcasters, Taylor and Matthew, discuss shenanigans and hijinks in Canadian politics. We also talk about high-profile Canadians, and criticize them from a leftist perspective. Whether you're a toiling MP in a rural riding, or riding high in the Red Chamber—watch out! We will probably make fun of you.
CPAC Today in Politics starts each weekday in Canadian politics with the latest news headlines, a summary of topical opinions from columnists, editorialists and pundits and a preview of the day’s events and activities. Hosted by veteran writer and broadcaster Mark Sutcliffe, CPAC Today in Politics provides you with the information you need to understand what’s driving public policy and political decision-making and tells you what to watch for in the day ahead. A broadcaster, writer and entre ...
Just a Canadian Kid is a podcast that reflects on Canadian Politics through the view of a kid.
In this era of knee-jerk partisanship and decision-based evidence making, the currency of actual ideas has become sadly devalued in Canadian politics. Veteran broadcaster Jo-Ann Roberts is changing all that with People, Politics and Planet, a wide-ranging audio journey through some fascinating political terrain where you’ll meet some of the country’s most thought-provoking policy innovators. Sure, they mostly lean towards Green – but, as Jo-Ann finds out, that’s where the all interesting stu ...
Every weekday afternoon, Power & Politics host Vassy Kapelos guides Canadians through the country's political news, with a regular cast of political panellists and the continuously unfolding drama of the Canadian political scene.
We rant about politics in Canada and local politics in Peterborough, Ontario. Open discussion. All welcome
Michael Lylyk, Edrick Dudang and Bryan McGovern, rant about the politics that are important to us, whether they're Canadian, America, or the rest of the world.
Welcome to ON THE LEDGE – Ontario’s Political Podcast with John Wright, Executive Vice President of Maru Public Opinion, Keith Leslie, veteran broadcaster and former Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for the Canadian Press and Dave Trafford, Executive Producer of iContact Production – the Power of Podcasting.
Every week, the Maclean’s politics team and Cormac MacSweeney sit down to hash out the week’s news in Ottawa. Expect incisive analysis and commentary, as well as interviews with the biggest newsmakers of the last seven days.
On every show, Jeff and Kevin dive deep in to a topic or two from different perspectives. Jeff will have the Canadian take on the issue and Kevin will have a take from point of view from the United States.
A critical but mostly overlooked aspect of both contemporary and historical political violence is the role diaspora communities have played in the planning, organization, financing, and execution of acts of terror. Members of the American Irish, Canadian Sikh, Swiss Tamil and Australian Croat diasporas—to provide just a sample—have all been powerful agents in the terrorist activities perpetrated in the name of their national and religious communities. The Diaspora Politics and Transnational ...
The Stephens (Stevens?) talk about political news, political trends, political people, screw-ups & scandals with humour, honesty & uncommon-sense insights! Stephen Lautens is a lawyer, businessman & political commentator (@stephenlautens). Steven Kerzner is a veteran TV & radio producer & personality (@stevenjkerzner).
[We are transferring to a new platform so some of our episodes may temporarily be unavailable on your platform - find all our episodes on soundcloud]. Seden Anlar and Julia Lagoutte bring you the environmental & feminist angle on global politics news, and interviews with Green thinkers, politicians & activists. Available on all podcast apps including Itunes, Spotify, and Google. Come join the debate! We tweet at @BigGreenPolPod We'd love to hear from you: biggreenpoliticspodcast@gmail.com
Govern Yourself Accordingly is a brand new podcast for engaged citizens and public leaders who want to lead change through politics with their integrity intact. If you are someone who is engaged in politics - as an activist, an elected leader, aspiring candidate or simply someone who wants to engage deeply with questions about public leadership this is the podcast for you. We're always on the hunt for people, stories, big ideas and small ones that capture our curiosity about how we can gover ...
Most readers of Stephen Leacock's works are familiar with his witty and humorous writings, but few may be aware that he was also a gifted teacher, political ideologue, economist and fiction writer. Though he wrote six books on Canadian history, none of them attained the status of a standard text on the subject and were regarded more as opinion pieces without much academic foundation. Yet, the Chronicles of Canada series by Stephen Leacock remains an interesting and entertaining read. In this ...
We teamed up with thew awesome show History Defeats Itself to talk about the history of the pharmaceutical industry. Straddling 3 time zones, we had a lot of fun!https://thesonarnetwork.com/history-defeats-itself/由Jesse Harley, Rhys Waters / Frequency Podcast Network
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On the Ledge - the Ontario Politics Podcast
Ontario Premier Doug Ford was ready to use the Notwithstanding Clause of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to cut Toronto City Council by half, bu the Court of Appeal spoil his historic flirtation when a three judge panel said he could do just that. Now, he's ready to lob the constitutional nuke so he can restrict third party spending dur…
New Brunswick MP Jenica Atwin crosses the floor from the Greens to the Liberals; The ethics committee calls for tougher conflict of interest rules and government contract policies in the wake of the WE Charity scandal; And discussions continue over when to reopen the Canada-US border.由Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC)
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Territories will receive enough doses this week to fully vaccinate everyone 12 and older: PHAC
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Power & Politics for Friday, June 11th with Yukon Premier Sandy Silver, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, Council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow president Raheel Raza, Winnipeg Archbishop Richard Gagnon, and the Power Panel.
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The government moves toward relaxing restrictions on fully-vaccinated travellers; A settlement is reached with some residential school survivors; And Justin Trudeau prepares to meet counterparts from around the world at this weekend’s G7 summit.由Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC)
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Public safety minister confirms London attack being actively investigated as a terrorist act
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Power & Politics for Thursday, June 10th with Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, Ontario Parliamentary Assistant David Piccini, Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Sara Singh, Ontario Liberal House Leader John Fraser, former National Advisory Committee on Immunization chair Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh, and the Power Panel.…
Taylor and Matthew talk Canadian news: Liberal MP William Amos still doesn’t know how to turn off his webcam and urinates in front of his fellow virtual MPs. Taylor goes after Manitoba premier, Brian Pallister, for his numerous failures regarding COVID-19. Despite the efficacy of magic mushroom therapy, the Liberals make it hard for terminally ill …
Federal leaders label the attack in London, Ontario an act of terror; Jagmeet Singh fights back against those that say events like this don’t happen in Canada; And Canada will ease restrictions at the border for fully-vaccinated travellers, but the Prime Minister won't say when.由Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC)
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Fully-vaccinated Canadians, permanent residents returning to Canada can soon skip hotel stay: Hajdu
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Power & Politics for Wednesday, June 9th with Health Minister Patty Hajdu, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister, World Bank President David Malpass, University of Calgary Professor Richard Masson, Quebec City mosque former president Mohamed Labidi, and the Power Panel.
Reaction to a suspected hate crime in London, Ontario; Jason Kenney apologizes as the former leader of the Wildrose Party calls on him to resign; And the government considers plans for the return of international tourists.由Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC)
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The staggering news about the graves found at the Kamloops Indian Residential School broke across the country on the May 24 long weekend. The impact of this news continues to echo across the country as non-Indigenous citizens continue to listen, try to understand and for some, try not to look at what has happened. Indigenous people have lived with …
The Pope expresses pain, but offers no apology for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s residential schools; The Prime Minister says Ontario’s Premier is trying to deflect criticism of his province’s response to the pandemic; And Erin O'Toole says Canada should push for the Olympics to be moved from China.…
Despite officially not getting involved, the Vietnam War had a huge effect on Canada. Why did 30,000 Canadians sign up to fight? Why did they test Agent Orange in New Brunswick and why is Rhys upset about Nutella? Brought to you in partnership with Samsung. This Father’s Day buy a Galaxy Z Fold2 5G or a Galaxy Z Flip 5G and get free Galaxy Buds Pro…
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Muslim family members targeted in fatal hit and run, driver charged with murder, police say
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Power & Politics with London Mayor Ed Holder, National Council of Canadian Muslims chief operating officer Nadia Hasan, former CSIS analyst Jessica Davis, former Department of Justice national security lawyer Leah West, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Liberal MP Kate Young, Conservative MP Karen Vecchio, NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen, First Nations Child and …
The Ontario legislature is now in its summer break. MPP's will be back at Queen's Park in September. In the meantime, there is a good deal of speculation, if not expectation, that Premier Doug Ford will shuffle, maybe blow up, his front bench. The Toronto Star is reporting that Ford is considering a major cabinet shakeup as he prepares to present a…
The federal government releases its action plan on the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls; The NDP calls on the government to drop its legal battle against First Nations children and survivors; And Quebec moves up the timeline for administering second doses of COVID vaccines.…
Power & Politics for Friday, June 4th with Father Ken Thorson of the Catholic Oblates, Fmr. RCMP Inspector Steve Gloade, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens, Japan's Ambassador to Canada Yasuhisa Kawamura, Dr. Fahad Razak, and the Power Panel. The 24-hour national Residential School crisis line is available for support at: 1-866-925-4419…
Taylor and Matthew go mad for Maxime Bernier, the current leader of the People’s Party of Canada. We cover his life from free-trade acolyte and corporate lawyer to the non-rise and fall of his embarrassing federal party. We talk Maxime’s fear of being seen as gay; his lifelong battle with the Dairy Cartel; Stephen Harper’s weird diet; how Jordan Pe…
The Liberals blast Erin O’Toole for allowing a free vote on an abortion bill; Marc Garneau says Canada is not ready to open the border with the U.S.; Ontario puts an end to hope that school might be back in session before summer.由Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC)
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Power & Politics for Thursday, June 3rd with Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, MMIWG Inquiry Chief Commissioner Marion Buller, GAVI Chairman José Manuel Barroso, World Health Organization COVID-19 Technical Lead Maria Van Kerkhove, and the Power Panel.The 24-hour national Residential School crisis line is available for support at…
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CPAC Today in Politics
The House of Commons holds a special debate on the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former residential school in British Columbia; Green Party MPs are at odds with their leader on the Israel-Palestine conflict; And the Department of National Defence says officials accept “in principle” all recommendations in a review of the military ju…
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Power & Politics for Wednesday, June 2nd with Parliamentary Assistant David Piccini, Ontario NDP Education Critic Marit Stiles, Ontario Liberal House Leader John Fraser, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Newfoundland and Labrador Health Minister John Haggie, Generation Squeeze Founder Paul Kershaw, and Conservative Foreign Affairs Critic Michael…
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The Prime Minister says Canada cannot hide from the truth of what happened at residential schools; Vaccination rates increase, but Canada still faces risk; And Air Canada gave executives bonuses while negotiating with the federal government for support.由Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC)
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Power & Politics for Tuesday, June 1 with Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, author and Globe & Mail columnist Tanya Talaga, Manitoba COVID-19 Vaccination Task Force Medical Lead Dr. Joss Reimer, Lakehead University professor Scott Hamilton, and the Power Panel.This episode discusses news that a First Nation says it has found the remains of 215 childr…
Political leaders react to the discovery of the bodies of 215 children at the site of a former residential school; Optimism increases about Canada’s vaccination program; And the Foreign Affairs Minister reiterates Canada’s support for an investigation into the origins of COVID-19.由Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC)
The 1972 Summit Series, an eight-game ice hockey series between the Soviet Union and Canada that became a huge cultural moment. Playing out like a Hollywood sports movie, prepare to have your mind blown!由Jesse Harley, Rhys Waters / Frequency Podcast Network
Power & Politics for Monday, May 31 with Crown-Indigenous Relations Min. Carolyn Bennett, AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde, Dr. Isaac Bogoch, Marnie McBean and the Power Panel. This episode discusses news that a First Nation says it has found the remains of 215 children buried at a B.C. residential school. If you or someone you know needs suppor…
What is keeping Ontario Premier Doug Ford from deciding whether kids will be returning to school this spring? Public health authorities across the province, including Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David Williams, says there's no reason why students can't be in class as early as this week. The "Science Table" is offering the same ad…
Justin Trudeau supports the U.S. President’s call to investigate the origin of COVID-19; Jagmeet Singh apologizes after a video shows him breaking COVID guidelines; And how do vaccination rates stack up against the aggressive reopening plans in some provinces?由Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC)
Power & Politics for Friday, May 28th with Procurement Minister Anita Anand, Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin, Quebec Parliamentary Assistant Christopher Skeete, International Development Minister Karina Gould, and the Power Panel.This episode discusses news that a First Nation says it has found the remains of 215 children buried at a B.C. residenti…
Canada’s Auditor General says this country was not as prepared to face the pandemic as it should have been; Jason Kenney announces a plan that could see Alberta fully reopened by July; And Canada announces some celestial plans.由Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC)
Power & Politics for Thursday, May 27th with Manitoba Deputy Premier Kelvin Goertzen, Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew, Ontario Pharmacists Association CEO Justin Bates, Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation Harvey Bischof, Queen's University professor and family physician Dr. Michelle Cohen, and the Power Panel.…
We discuss the controversial new Bill that is getting accusations of suppressing freedom of speech and internet freedoms. Is there any truth or is it all a steaming pile of beaver plops?由Jesse Harley, Rhys Waters / Frequency Podcast Network
Discussions are underway over the possibility of federal help as Manitoba is hit hard by a third wave of COVID-19; The House of Commons adopts a motion that says it would be irresponsible to hold an election before the pandemic is over; And the Prime Minister condemns the arrest of a journalist by Belarus.…
Power & Politics for Wednesday, May 26th with British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix, Auditor General Karen Hogan, Eastern Ontario Health Unit Medical Officer of Health Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Winnipeg critical care physician Dr. Anand Kumar, and the Power Panel.
Special episode! Taylor and Matthew ramble for over an hour on topics and issues of interest. We also ask the big questions: Why on earth would someone create yet another ‘leftist’ podcast? We talk about bête noire of socialists everywhere – capitalism; the ethics of problematic jokes; who will work the ‘bad jobs’ under a socialist system; is new m…
Parliament resumes for a final session leading up to the summer break; MPs vote on a bill to align all of Canada's laws and statutes with the United Nations Declaration on Indigenous Peoples; And when will we begin seeing Canadian leaders travelling to international summits again?由Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC)
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Power & Politics for Tuesday, May 25th with the federal government’s special representative to the Prairies Jim Carr, Drum Major Institute co-founder & chair Martin Luther King III, CNN host & author Jake Tapper, European Union Ambassador to Canada Melita Gabrič, exiled Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and the Power Panel.…
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Power & Politics for Monday, May 24th with Ukraine Ambassador to Canada Andriy Shevchenko, WHO Immunization Director Dr. Kate O'Brien, Alexey Navalny's Chief of Staff Leonid Volkov, Taiwan Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Wu, and the Power Panel.
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On the Ledge - the Ontario Politics Podcast
By most accounts, the Ontario government's three phased plan to re-open the economy over the summer months of 2021 is welcomed relief and a glimmer of hope. But will it be enough to reverse Premier Ford's slide in the polls a year out from the next election? We're joined this week by CTV's Queen's Park Bureau Chief Colin D'Mello to talk about the p…
Ontario and Quebec plan gradual reopenings; Tougher restrictions are coming in Manitoba; And the Transport Minister says it’s too soon to know when travel restrictions could be lifted.由Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC)
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Power & Politics for Friday, May 21st with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Ontario Outbreak Response Coordinator Dr. Dirk Huyer, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens, Lawyer & human rights activist Kaveh Shahrooz, and the Power Panel.
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The investigation into an allegation against Major-General Dany Fortin is referred to Quebec’s prosecution service; Will travel restrictions be lifted for people who are vaccinated?; And experts say Quebec's bid to change the Constitution could impact all Canadians.由Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC)
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Power & Politics for Thursday, May 20th with Parliamentary Assistant David Piccini, Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Sara Singh, Ontario Liberal House Leader John Fraser, Realosophy Realty president John Pasalis, CBC Senior Business Correspondent Peter Armstrong, lawyer Mark Arnold, Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien, and the Power Panel.…
The Prime Minister says he was informed a number of weeks ago about allegations against Major-General Dany Fortin; Justin Trudeau says Quebec can unilaterally amend the Canadian constitution; And 75% of Canadians will need to be vaccinated before we can reopen the border with the United States.由Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC)
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Power & Politics for Wednesday, May 19th with Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath, Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca, University of Ottawa constitutional law professor Errol Mendes, Université de Montréal law professor Daniel Turp, Palestinian General Delegation to Canada chief representative Hala Abou-Hassira, the Israeli Embassy in Canada's de…
Taylor and Matthew go bilingual and talk about Bloc Quebecois leader, Yves-Francois Blanchet. We cover his life from coked up record label guy to one of the most prominent French politicians in Canada. We talk partying with francophone rock stars at strip clubs, the pushing forward of a discriminatory, Islamophobic, and racist bill in Quebec, an ol…
The Liberals face calls to be more transparent about the departure of Major-General Dany Fortin; Concerns about the national vaccine rollout, after Fortin steps down from his role overseeing the delivery and distribution of doses; And the latest poll shows the race tightening between the Liberals and the Conservatives.…
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Power & Politics for Tuesday, May 18th with Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Middlesex-London Medical Officer of Health Dr. Chris Mackie, University of California Infectious Disease Physician Dr. Monica Gandhi, Business Council of Canada President Goldy Hyder, and the Power Panel.…
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CPAC Today in Politics
A military investigation sidelines the Major-General overseeing Canada’s vaccine rollout; Canada expects to see many more people vaccinated in the coming weeks; And Quebec’s Premier says he has the power to change Canada’s constitution in his fight to protect the French language.由Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC)
