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Ali Velshi is joined by Co-host of MSNBC's “The Weekend: Primetime” Catherine Rampell, host of SiriusXM's ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show' Dean Obeidallah, Law Professor at Columbia University Kimberlé Crenshaw, Co-hosts of MSNBC's “The Weekend: Primetime” Ayman Mohyeldin and Antonia Hylton, Professor of Law at University of California Berkeley Law Daniel Farber, Vice Chairman and Senior Advisor of Eurasia Group Gerald Butts, Staff Writer at The Atlantic David Graham, Senior Correspondent at Vox Zack Beauchamp, Co-host of MSNBC's “The Weekend: Primetime” Elise Jordan, Professor of Economics & Public Policy at University of Michigan Justin Wolfers, author of ‘All Boys Aren't Blue' George M. Johnson
Two top Liberal advisors and one Conservative MP look back at the election. Andrew Bevan was the national campaign director for the Liberal Party. Gerald Butts was a senior advisor to the Carney campaign and formally acted as Justin Trudeau's principal secretary. Scott Aitchison is the MP for Parry Sound-Muskoka.
Host Theo Shouse sits down with Gerald Butts, former Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to discuss populism and democracy in North America and what it means to be a liberal.
Justin Trudeau's stubbornness and self-confidence helped his rise to power, but have served him “incredibly poorly on the way down,” says Gerald Butts, who was once one of the prime minister's closest advisers. Matt Galloway discusses Trudeau's resignation and legacy with Butts and Monte Solberg, a former Conservative cabinet minister under Stephen Harper.
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An encore of former Tory Cabinet Minister James Moore & former Liberal insider Gerald Butts thoughts.
It's an election abroad — with serious impacts for Canada. Millions of Americans will be casting their ballots on Tuesday, sending either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris to the White House. Is one candidate better for Canada than the other? The House talks to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former top aide to get his insights on what a Trump or Harris presidency will mean for our country. Then, a couple from Pennsylvania who are voting for Trump and Harris share how they get along despite their political differences.Plus, a former immigration minister discusses why he thinks Trump's promise of mass deportation of migrants should be taken ‘very, very seriously' and how such a move could affect the Canadian border.And finally, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has pledged to cut the GST on new homes sold for under $1 million dollars — a promise that he says he'll keep by cutting other key housing programs. Two housing experts join The House and weigh in on whether this is the right way to tackle Canada's ongoing housing crisis.This episode features the voices of: Gerald Butts, former principal secretary to Justin TrudeauMelissa Muhly, a Harris voterConrad Muhly, a Trump voterJason Kenney, former Conservative immigration ministerCarolyn Whitzman, professor at the University of Toronto's School of CitiesAndy Yan, director of The City Program at Simon Fraser University
Près d'un an après la publication du Budget de l'an un du PQ, des fédéralistes critiquent l'exercice et le qualifient d'irréaliste et d'irresponsable. Retour sur le long texte de Gerald Butts, cet ancien bras droit de Justin Trudeau, qui s'inquiète de la montée du mouvement souverainiste et qui se demande si le Canada est prêt. La rencontre Villemure-Nantel avec Rémi Villemure.Pour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr
Aujourd'hui dans le podcast, on aborde la nouvelle selon laquelle une mutinerie serait en préparation au sein du caucus libéral contre Justin Trudeau. Environ une trentaine de députés libéraux voudraient que le premier ministre quitte ses fonctions au plus vite, sous la pression de leurs électeurs. Mais qui pourrait prendre la relève de Trudeau? Et surtout, est-il déjà trop tard pour sauver les meubles? Par ailleurs, l'ancien conseiller de Trudeau, Gerald Butts, tire la sonnette d'alarme face à la montée du mouvement souverainiste au Québec. Enfin, l'ancien super ministre Pierre Fitzgibbon a fait une apparition remarquée à l'émission de Marie-Louise Arseneault sur Radio-Canada. DANS LA PARTIE PATREON, Joey nous propose plusieurs extraits audio du nouveau candidat du Bloc Québécois, Patrick Bonin, ancien porte-parole de Greenpeace. On apprend également que personne ne veut se porter volontaire pour "rééduquer" le psychologue canadien Jordan Peterson. On termine en écoutant un reportage de Radio-Canada sur le commentateur conservateur Charlie Kirk lors de son passage à Penn State University, en Pennsylvanie. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 1:12 Crise avec l'Inde et Samidoun 6:59 Mutinerie contre Trudeau ? 18:34 Qui remplacera Trudeau ? 22:09 Les souverainistes agents russes ? 29:47 Fitzgibbon à Marie-Louise Arseneault 36:49 À venir dans le Patreon https://www.ready4canada.com/ N'OUBLIEZ PAS VOTRE 10% de RABAIS POUR RANCHBRAND.CA AVEC LE CODE «IAN10» Lien du Carrefour de l'emploi : https://www.facebook.com/events/1060790915645193/ La Boutique du Podcast : https://ian senechal.myspreadshop.ca/all?lang=fr Ian & Frank : https://open.spotify.com/show/6FX9rKclX7qdlegxVFhO3B?si=afe46619f7034884 Le Trio Économique : https://open.spotify.com/show/0NsJzBXa8bNv73swrIAKby?si=85446e698c744124 Le Dédômiseur : https://open.spotify.com/show/0fWNcURLK6TkBuYUXJC63T?si=6578eeedb24545c2 PATREON Patreon.com/isenechal
An encore of former Conservative Cabinet Minister James Moore and former Liberal insider Gerald Butts get together for another of their popular conversations.
Former Conservative Cabinet Minister James Moore and former Liberal insider Gerald Butts get together for another of their popular conversations.
Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on June 18th. The latest in our regular feature teaming former Conservative cabinet minister James Moore and former Justin Trudeau principal secretary Gerald Butts. Today's topic revolves around the relationship between politicians and reporters. What do those in politics really think about the people who cover them? How do they prepare for the sometimes tense situation that exists between them?
Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on April 23rd. The latest version of our Moore Butts series has former Conservative cabinet minister James Moore, and former Trudeau principal secretary Gerald Butts on a topic of our times. Democracy versus autocracy -- why is it such an issue today, what are the real differences, and can democracies slide into autocracies without even realizing it?
Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on January 23rd. For the most part the old saying that foreign policy isn't what Canadians vote on, but does that mean Canadian governments and political parties take a pass on worrying about foreign matters? Time for another great Moore Butts conversation, this time #13 of our series. Former Conservative cabinet minister James Moore and former principal secretary to the prime minister Gerald Butts take us inside the process.
Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on December 12th. James Moore and Gerald Butts are back with us for the Moore Butts Conversation #12. We talk a lot about polls but what happens behind the scenes when the polls are released? What do the public and the press not see when the numbers cause chaos in one party or another? These conversations are one of the reasons The Bridge continues to be ranked #1 by Apple in their lists of which Canadian political podcasts Canadians listen to.
Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on October 17th. What happens behind the closed doors when a government faces a crisis -- who says what, and what are the do's and don'ts of crisis management? Former Harper cabinet minister James Moore and former Trudeau principal secretary Gerald Butts take us inside with their latest "conversation".
The latest in our regular feature teaming former Conservative cabinet minister James Moore and former Justin Trudeau principal secretary Gerald Butts. Today's topic revolves around the relationship between politicians and reporters. What do those in politics really think about the people who cover them? How do they prepare for the sometimes tense situation that exists between them?
For the most part the old saying that foreign policy isn't what Canadians vote on, but does that mean Canadian governments and political parties take a pass on worrying about foreign matters? Time for another great Moore Butts conversation, this time #13 of our series. Former Conservative cabinet minister James Moore and former principal secretary to the prime minister Gerald Butts take us inside the process.
Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on December 12th. James Moore and Gerald Butts are back with us for the Moore Butts Conversation #12. We talk a lot about polls but what happens behind the scenes when the polls are released? What do the public and the press not see when the numbers cause chaos in one party or another? These conversations are one of the reasons The Bridge continues to be ranked #1 by Apple in their lists of which Canadian political podcasts Canadians listen to.
Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on October 17th. What happens behind the closed doors when a government faces a crisis -- who says what, and what are the do's and don'ts of crisis management? Former Harper cabinet minister James Moore and former Trudeau principal secretary Gerald Butts take us inside with their latest "conversation".
James Moore and Gerald Butts are back with us for the Moore Butts Conversation #12. We talk a lot about polls but what happens behind the scenes when the polls are released? What do the public and the press not see when the numbers cause chaos in one party or another? These conversations are one of the reasons The Bridge continues to be ranked #1 by Apple in their lists of which Canadian political podcasts Canadians listen to.
What happens behind the closed doors when a government faces a crisis -- who says what, and what are the do's and don'ts of crisis management? Former Harper cabinet minister James Moore and former Trudeau principal secretary Gerald Butts take us inside with their latest "conversation".
The Clean Fuel Regulation of the Trudeau government analyzed by the Parliamentary Budget Officer. The PBO calls the CFR "broadly regressive" and says its price increase for gasoline and diesel will by the time it's fully implemented in 2030 be more hurtful to lower-income households in Canada. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault calls the PBO report "unbalanced" and Gerald Butts, Justin Trudeau's former advisor ripped the report as "incompetence on climate change." - As well, Guilbeault accused the PBO of an 'unbalanced modelling approach" in the "analysis of the price of pollution." PBO report shows most Canadians will be worse off in the federal government's imposed carbon tax. - Plus, what is the expected cost of servicing the $1 trillion-plus national debt? Guest: Yves Giroux. Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO). Says "I can understand that people are not happy when we underline that government action will have repercussions, and in this case, costs, but I stand by the analysis we provided." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today's podcast: Discussion of issues such as the Johnston Report, Carbon tax, Election issues and more. Guest: Pierre Poilievre. Conservative Party of Canada leader. The Clean Fuel Regulation of the Trudeau government analyzed by the Parliamentary Budget Officer. The PBO calls the CFR "broadly regressive" and says its price increase for gasoline and diesel will by the time it's fully implemented in 2030 be more hurtful to lower-income households in Canada. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault calls the PBO report "unbalanced" and Gerald Butts, Justin Trudeau's former advisor ripped the report as "incompetence on climate change." - As well, Guilbeault accused the PBO of an 'unbalanced modelling approach" in the "analysis of the price of pollution." PBO report shows most Canadians will be worse off in the federal government's imposed carbon tax. - Plus, what is the expected cost of servicing the $1 trillion-plus national debt? Guest: Yves Giroux. Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO). Says "I can understand that people are not happy when we underline that government action will have repercussions, and in this case, costs, but I stand by the analysis we provided." In 2013, England's chief medical officer warned of a health "armageddon" as bacteria learn to overcome antibiotics and new drugs aren't available to counteract the situation. She said "antibiotics are losing their effectiveness at a ratte that is both alarming and irreversible, similar to global warming. TGhe apocalyptic scenario is that when I need a new hip in 20 years I'll die from a routine infection because we've run out of antibiotics." Ten years later the World Health Organization warns of AMR as a top 10 global public health threat. AMR is "antimicrobial resistance." It is the same issue Professor Sally Edwards warned about in England in 2013. Projections are that by 2050 AMR will cost Canada's healthcare system $7.6 billion. The British medical journal The Lancet showed that in 2019, 1.27 million deaths were already caused by AMR. Between 2010 and 2019, 18 novel antibiotics were introduced across 14 develope nations. Only 2 of these new antibiotics are available in Canada. Guest: Jason Tetro. Microbiologist. Author of: The Germ Guy & The Germ Code. Host of the Super Awesome Science Show on the Curiouscast network. We'll call him Peter in B.C. A former business owner who sent me a disturbing email about an issue not talked about on radio "when China interference and Alberta election dominates". He wrote about how housing unaffordability and household debt is talked about a great deal, as are maxxed out credit cards, etc. Then Peter wrote "I hear nobody talking about all the Canadians who are ALREADY living in their vehicles. I am one of those Canadians living in vehicle. It's brutal! It's tiring. And it's not cheap. In just 4 weeks of living in my vehicle I'm exhausted from lack of sleep, I'm sore, I'm hungry, I'm job hunting feverishly and I'm watching my credit score plummet as I can't keep up with minimum payments. My little 2012 Ford Escape doedsn't have a kitchen. I hope that despite your show's full roster, there's a way to shine a little light on the plight of us who have already fallen through the cracks." Guest: Peter in B.C. Shares his experience. Says he encouters many in the same predicament. --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Matt Taylor & Tom Craig If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As Liberals from across the country gather in Ottawa for the party's first in-person national convention since the pandemic, “It's Political” digs into Justin Trudeau's record as party leader and his time as prime minister. With bleak polling numbers and an ambitious Conservative opponent, how can the Liberals correct their course? First, we sit down with Trudeau's former principal secretary Gerald Butts. Then we'll hear from Abacus Data's David Coletto who has some new numbers. We'll also bring you a conversation with longtime Liberals: Prince Edward Island Senator Percy Downe, former PMO executive director of policy and cabinet affairs Marci Surkes, and MPs Nathaniel Erskine Smith and Kody Blois. Finally, we'll also hear from the outgoing chair of the Young Liberals of Canada Lucas Borchenko about some of the policies younger Liberals — those who pushed the party to adopt marijuana legalization and gay marriage — are championing now. Clips this week were sourced from CPAC, The House of Commons, CBC, CTV, Global, the Guardian, and Pierre Poilievre's Facebook page. “It's Political” is produced by Althia Raj and Michal Stein. Kevin Sexton mixed the program. Our theme music is by Isaac Joel.
Have we grown accustomed to taking the Canada-US relationship for granted? If so, is it time to rethink that assumption? Former Trudeau principal secretary Gerald Butts and former Harper cabinet minister meet again for Moore-Butts #7 and there's lots to think about after hearing their take on the old "best friends" scenario.
Today, we're looking at the Ontario NDP's plan to follow — and expand on — Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek's lead in banning protests near drag events, including controversial all-ages events for kids under threat of a $25,000 fine. Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went on an anti-conservative rant as he spoke at an event held by the Eurasia Group, where his close friend Gerald Butts is a top executive. And finally, former president Donald Trump delivered a speech last night responding to the charges brought against him after he made his first court appearance in New York.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing a growing chorus of calls to do something about election interference from China, including from his former top advisor Gerald Butts. Yet another public opinion survey shows that people think things are broken in Canada, echoing sentiments voiced by Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. And a new conservative political party is forming in Saskatchewan, determined to challenge the current governing party. Tune into the Daily Brief with Anthony Furey and Andrew Lawton! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Moore-Butts conversations are like poli-sci 101, using anecdotes to explain politics. The former Conservative cabinet minister, now a senior advisor at Dentons, James Moore, and the former Liberal principal secretary to PM Trudeau and now vice chair of the Eurasia Group, Gerald Butts, join forces today, their sixth episode, to explain how leadership really works.
If you remember the Trump years, whenever there was some hearing about Donald Trump, some accusation about Donald Trump being impeached in process against Donald Trump, Canadian media couldn't get enough of it, even though every single one of those fusses resulted in a big nothing. Do you remember that Mueller investigation for Russian influence? Who came up with nothing? There must have been hundreds of stories. I can't think of a single American left wing activists like Michael Avenatti, who is going to be the next president of the United States. He's in prison now. The Canadian media loved covering every jot and tittle, every trifle and trivial matter that was to embarrass Donald Trump. But there have been hearings in Congress this past week that, as far as I know, have not been covered anywhere in the Canadian mainstream media, although they are of great substantive gravity. The hearings are for the former executives of Twitter. These hearings are happening only because the Republicans have the majority in Congress now so they can set the agenda. And very fortuitously, because Elon Musk bought Twitter, took it private, spent 40 for billion dollars, and released some powerful secrets about what Twitter had done under the previous regime. In fact, not only did Elon Musk releases, he invited independent journalists, including many on the left, to go to Twitter headquarters, sift through hundreds or thousands of internal memos and publish their results on Twitter. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1601020109807448064 There was several tranches of these Twitter files as they been called, showing political interference, especially in the last presidential election, COVID interference, including where a Pfizer executive, Scott Gottlieb, actively interfered to stop critics of Pfizer and scientists with alternative viewpoints, including that natural immunity was powerful. One of the scariest things that was revealed in these Twitter files is the FBI merger with Twitter. It was basically used not only to capture information about people that the FBI wanted to learn about, but to shut down comments and political conversations the FBI wanted to stop. Since when was that the matter for police? But I've been saying this even before Elon Musk bought the company and revealed it. Twitter really is an information operation, a spy network where you are the product. Anyways, what news we have is that these Twitter executives under the former regime have been called to testify in Washington DC and indeed they attended. Sometimes tech leaders simply resist or refuse to attend, but they were there. Now, I have to tell you very candidly, some of these representatives ask good questions, excellent questions even, but some of them, in my view, they didn't. Now, I completely sympathize with them. But in the case of, for example, Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene, to conservative Republican congressmen, their questions of Vijaya Gadde and your wrath were more painful complaints of how they had been censored and abused. There were more howling of the injustice, and they were lawyers doing a cross examination. You'll see that. https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1623365073946173441 And you might not particularly be impressed by the questions, but you should be impressed by the fact that this is allowed to happen at all. And you might think to yourself, Why don't we ever ask such questions in Canada? https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1623419189040906240 Well, like I say, Americans are lucky that they have a Congress and a political system that's more responsive than I say. I'm flummoxed and stunned every time I consider that our third branch of, you know, there's various branches of government, there's the legislature. That's easy to understand. That's your elected lawmakers, your employees at the federal level. Your employees are employees at the provincial level. That's easy to understand. There's the executive. Those are cabinet ministers who can make decisions on everything from going to war to interest rates, things like that. Although they would claim that interest rates are independent. And then the third branch of government is the judiciary. The judges, which serve to be a check on legislators or the executive branch that gets too big for its britches, too big for the Constitution. But alas, here in Canada, our judiciary has yet to weigh in. The Supreme Court of Canada is yet to bother itself with anything regarding the lockdown or that civil liberties bonfire. Isn't that incredible? We do not have the same active checks and balances in democracy that they have in the United States, and I'm jealous. So they had these hearings and these hearings were televised and there was a congressional record. Well, I'm jealous of America for a number of reasons. One of them is, hey, can we have the Canadian version of Twitter files? Can we know about Justin Trudeau or Gerald Butts contacting Twitter to tell Twitter to throttle or ban or suspend their enemies? You doubt it happened? Obviously, all of this is happening at the other social media companies, too. It's not just the Twitter followers, You know, Facebook, YouTube, Google, Instagram and the rest of them are doing this, too. It's just we found out about it because Elon Musk bought the company, took it private, and then revealed the dirt on his own company. The third thing I'd say and you heard me talk about this the other day about our lawsuit against not against Twitter itself, but against Steven Guilbeault, the environment minister, former heritage minister for blocking rebel news and our access to the government service. I'm very excited about that lawsuit. I'm amazed at how much interest it's had nationwide. Over 100 newspapers touched on it and we are having that trial in June, which is not very far away. I'll keep you posted. In fact, I'll upload some more information to TwitterLawsuit.ca. I think we've actually got a chance. And it's not so much that really going on that source of information, that Twitter account or the Environment minister is the most important thing in the world. It's important and we have a right to it. And I am interested in what the Environment Minister has said affects me as a citizen. I have a right to it. But it's also important that the federal government knows that it simply cannot punish people based on their political differences with us, that they simply can't ban people from getting access to government services because they disagree with us or because we disagree with them. GUEST: Alexa Lavoie, our Quebec reporter on the latest from her trip down to the border crisis taking place at Roxham road, where she spoke with illegal immigrants entering Canada allegedly by the aide of US officials.
A government-funded research group, which counts former Trudeau senior staff Gerald Butts as one of its key players, claims Canadians are becoming more polarized, particularly on the right, and that the country is heading towards political instability. Plus, after hundreds of travellers were stranded over the holidays, the Conservatives and the NDP are calling for an urgent committee meeting and is calling for Transport Minister Omar Alghabra to testify. And unvaccinated Canadians are still not welcome in the US after the Biden administration extended its Covid-19 vaccination requirement for air travellers until April 10, 2023. Tune into The Daily Brief with Rachel Emmanuel and Harrison Faulkner! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on October 12th. Former Conservative cabinet minister James Moore and former Trudeau principal secretary Gerald Butts pick up their conversation again, this time on a year-ender. Dropping their natural partisanship for our benefit, James and Gerry look at the top stories of the year from the perspective only they can give.
Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on October 3rd. They're back! James Moore and Gerald Butts are back by popular demand. The two experienced political observers drop their partisan positions (or sure try) to give us their take. This time the conversation is about what happens and what needs to happen inside a party when a new leader takes power.
Former Conservative cabinet minister James Moore and former Trudeau principal secretary Gerald Butts pick up their conversation again, this time on a year-ender. Dropping their natural partisanship for our benefit, James and Gerry look at the top stories of the year from the perspective only they can give.
They're back! James Moore and Gerald Butts are back by popular demand. The two experienced political observers drop their partisan positions (or sure try) to give us their take. This time the conversation is about what happens and what needs to happen inside a party when a new leader takes power.
Into this left-wing, globalist, think-alike swamp came a wonderful, refreshing, heart-warming trend. I don't think there's ever been such a grassroots rebellion on social media. It was amazing. Do you know who panicked? Justin Trudeau's disgraced advisor, Gerald Butts. GUEST: Breitbart technology editor Allum Bokhari on Bob Iger's comments on Twitter bots and Sen. Ted Cruz' amendment to Sen. Amy Klobuchar's Journalism Competition and Preservation Act.
Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on June 6th. James Moore, Conservative and Gerald Butts, Liberal, continue their very special conversations on The Bridge. Special because they've agreed to keep partisan shots out of the discussion! Today the topic is leadership and the way parties choose their top person. Is it good enough?
Monte Solberg runs a lobbying company, called New West. And they're having a Great Reset party for Alberta called the Great Relaunch. GUEST: Juan Mendoza
It's Fake News Friday on The Candice Malcolm Show! Guest host Andrew Lawton and True North producer Harrison Faulkner discuss this week's most egregious examples of fake news in the legacy media. By now, most Canadians know the Trudeau government relied on the CBC's misleading reports to justify invoking the Emergencies Act to quash the Freedom Convoy. This week, during the committee on the Emergencies Act, Conservative MP Larry Brock grilled Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland for relying on the CBC's fake news but Freeland repeatedly refused to answer questions. This exchange went viral, but instead of apologizing for misleading Canadians – the CBC published an editorial and stood by its faulty journalism. Plus, Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez repeats the Trudeau government's mantra – “Everyone who disagrees with me is pushing misinformation!” As the government rushes its online censorship bill through committee without debate, Rodriguez claims Conservatives are pushing misinformation about Bill C-11 – despite the fact that the CRTC confirmed the online censorship bill gives the government the power to regulate user-generated content. And as more Canadians tune into independent media outlets like True North, trust in the legacy media is at an all-time low. Instead of criticizing the legacy media for its out-of-touch journalism, Justin Trudeau's former top advisor Gerald Butts relies on a Twitter thread by an unhinged leftist activist and attacks True North. Tune into Fake News Friday! We'll be discussing these stories and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
James Moore, Conservative and Gerald Butts, Liberal, continue their very special conversations on The Bridge. Special because they've agreed to keep partisan shots out of the discussion! Today the topic is leadership and the way parties choose their top person. Is it good enough?
Today's guest is Gerald Butts, Vice Chair of the Eurasia Group and former Principal Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada and Premier of Ontario. He also served as the CEO of the World Wildlife Fund Canada. In 2014, McLean's Magazine declared Gerald to be the 14th most powerful Canadian. And as the former Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Trudeau, Gerald was praised as the architect behind the Liberal Party of Canada's platform that led to their victory in October of 2015. He was also one of Prime Minister Trudeau's most senior staffers.I was excited about this one on a number of levels. One, it's just great to hear from someone that's operated in the political realm at such a high of given how important politics is for climate action. Two, it was great to hear from someone outside of the walls of the U.S, but a pretty close neighbor about the U.S' role. It's also interesting that after hundreds of MCJ episodes, conventional wisdom is while a carbon tax might be super impactful, no one thinks it's possible or most people certainly don't and yet Canada did it. And Gerald was a key person that helped get that over the line.Enjoy the show!You can find me on twitter @jjacobs22 (me), @mcjpod (podcast), or @mcjcollective (company) and via email at info@mcjcollective.com, where I encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.Episode recorded April 4, 2022To learn more about Eurasia Group, visit: https://www.eurasiagroup.net/To learn more about this episode, visit: https://mcjcollective.com/my-climate-journey-podcast/gerald-butts
1:33 | Vice chair and a senior advisor at Eurasia Group Gerald Butts, who served as the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, discusses Canadian politics, the Emergencies Act, and Russia invading Ukraine. 16:11 | Federal Minister of Tourism, Randy Boissonnault addresses Canada's response to Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine, the impact of COVID on tourism and the Canadian economy, plus the upcoming federal budget. 33:34 | The Globe & Mail journalist Kelly Cryderman and political columnist Graham Thomson analyze the new Alberta budget, the undeniable influence the price of oil has had on it, and what it could mean for Jason Kenney's upcoming leadership review. 1:24:33 | #RealTalkRoundTable on the power of conspiracy theories with the author of Republic of Lies Anna Merlan, investigative journalist Justin Ling, and Sue Muncaster whose brother is a conspiracy theorist. #TrashTalk | Ryan reads what's ticking Real Talkers off this week. Presented by Local Environmental
In 2019, while the US was distracted, Canada implemented a big ol' national carbon tax -- and in the subsequent election, voters overwhelmingly affirmed it. I talk with two of the key players about how it got passed & what it means. Get full access to Volts at www.volts.wtf/subscribe
With bold commitments coming from both political and business leaders around the globe, 2021 could be a critical year in the fight against climate change. As sustainable investing moves from being a nice idea to a necessary move, what does it mean for your bottom line? In the latest episode of Living Beyond Borders, moderator Caitlin Dean speaks with experts about what's next for sustainability, protecting the planet, and the impact it will all have on investors and markets. Guests include Harlin Singh, Global Head of Sustainable Investing, Citi Private Bank; Davida Heller, SVP of Sustainability & ESG, Citi; and Gerald Butts, Vice Chairman at Eurasia Group. Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive new episodes as soon as they're published.
On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: LIANA KERZNER - YouTuber as well as Video Game and Tech Advocate and ANTHONY FUREY - Sun/Postmedia Columnist and National Comment EditorTopics include: The issue of insulin is making big headlines, namely because Americans, can't afford to buy it in their country so they are coming here. And health experts are sounding the alarm bells saying we need a plan or surging american drug shoppers could wipe out our supply. Ontario's Minister of Indigenous Affairs is being criticized for wearing a bulletproof vest in his own riding and for saying that residents want “our city back” from “transient folks” who don't obey the law. The annual Toronto Caribbean Carnival, long known for the revealing costumes, will be taking that tradition a step further during this Saturday's parade. For the first time in the event's 52-year history, some of the dancers will be topless. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he won't use divisive issues to score votes in this year's election. He says he doesn't want to insult voters, cause division and well, polarize people. India is not all that happy. John Ivison released an excerpt from his new political book : the education of a politician. And in the book-- Gerald Butts said about the India boondoggle “We walked into a buzzsaw — (Narendra) Modi and his government were out to screw us and were throwing tacks under our tires to help Canadian conservatives, who did a good job of embarrassing us."
Gerald Butts, the Svengali of the Prime Minister's Office is back. Did he ever leave, in the first place?
Gerald Butts is back. Brett James, Partner & Principal of Sussex Strategy Group, believes that the Liberals perceive Butts as the party's best hope in the upcoming election, and they're counting not only on the public to not recall who he is or why he resigned in the first place.
On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: Andy StintonThe Small Businessman David TarrantVice President of National Strategic Communications with Enterprise Canada. Topics IncludeMonths ago in the wake of the SNC Lavalin Scandal, Gerald Butts resigned from his role as top political adviser in the Prime Minister's Office. Why the heck would the Liberal Party bring him back into the mix? Despite the fact that two Canadians are rotting in a Chinese jail for no apparent reason, a Chinese telecommunications company just got the green light from the federal government on a partnership with two Canadian companies. What kind of loser calls 911 because they're displeased by the presence of an ice-cream truck in their neighbourhood? And much more!
Alex is joined by Christina Blizzard, a former political columnist with over a decade's experience covering Queen's Park, to dive deeper into the man who allegedly pulled the strings inside the Trudeau government and what new details on the SNC-Lavalin affair could be revealed.
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