Podcasts about ipolitics

Greg Brady spoke with Marco Vigliotti, Editor-In-Chief, IPolitics.ca about the Conservative amendment to throne speech narrowly passes despite Liberal opposition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady spoke with Marco Vigliotti, Editor-In-Chief, IPolitics.ca about the Conservative amendment to throne speech narrowly passes despite Liberal opposition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian imports might be just a few days away. Host Emily Brass speaks withMarco Vigliotti, editor-in-chief of iPolitics, about the planned federal stimulus package and then Ron Marcolin of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters explains what's at stake for New Brunswick businesses.

My guest on this episode is Stephen Maher. Stephen has been writing about Canadian politics for decades as a columnist and investigative reporter at Postmedia News, iPolitics, and Maclean's. His work has won numerous awards, including the Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University, the Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism, a National Newspaper Award, two Canadian Association of Journalism Awards, and a Canadian Hillman Prize, and has been nominated for several National Magazine Awards. He is also the author of a handful of thriller novels, which we talk about briefly in this episode. Stephen's most recent book is The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau, was published in May 2024 by Simon & Schuster Canada. The Globe & Mail called the book “a thoroughly researched and fair-minded accounting of Justin Trudeau's accomplishments and failings.” Stephen and I talk about the very recent and ongoing chaos surrounding Trudeau and his government, the particular stresses of researching and writing a biography of an acting political figure whose fortunes could change at any moment, and the book he is currently working on, about another Canadian icon with a very tarnished brand: the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. This podcast is produced and hosted by Nathan Whitlock, in partnership with The Walrus. Music: "simple-hearted thing" by Alex Lukashevsky. Used with permission.

Greg Marchildon speaks with Stephen Maher about The Prince. The Prince is a comprehensive biography of Justin Trudeau's time as prime minister, written by Stephen Maher. Based on over 200 interviews, it details how Trudeau transformed the Liberal Party from third place to a majority government in 2015. The book examines his political skills, achievements like poverty reduction, climate progress, and Indigenous reconciliation, as well as his struggles, including errors in judgment and internal conflicts. Maher explores how Trudeau's leadership, once promising, faltered due to missteps and strained relationships, leading to a decline in popularity and the potential collapse of his government. Stephen Maher has been writing about Canadian politics since 1989. As a columnist and investigative reporter for Postmedia News, iPolitics, and Maclean's, he has often set the agenda on Parliament Hill, covering political corruption, electoral wrongdoing, misinformation, and human rights abuses. He has also won many awards, including the Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University, the Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism, the National Newspaper Award, two Canadian Association of Journalism Awards, a Canadian Hillman Prize, and has been nominated for several National Magazine Awards. Image Credit: Simon & Schuster If you like our work, please consider supporting it: bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society's mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada's past.

Guest: Marco Vigliotti, editor-in-chief, IPolitics

Tonight, Monday, September 23rd, at 6 pm on The Brian Crombie Hour I interview Stephen Maher. Watch full episode: https://youtu.be/TmXc7EF_nX0. ALL my podcasts and videocasts can be accessed any time on my web site www.briancrombie.com which holds repository of all my shows. Stephen Maher has been writing about Canadian politics since 1989. As a columnist and investigative reporter for Postmedia News, iPolitics, and Maclean's, he has often set the agenda on Parliament Hill, covering political corruption, electoral wrongdoing, misinformation, and human rights abuses. He has also won many awards, including the Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University, the Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism, the National Newspaper Award, two Canadian Association of Journalism Awards, a Canadian Hillman Prize, and has been nominated for several National Magazine Awards. Stephen Maher talks about his recent book "The Prince - the Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau". The Brian Crombie Hour airs 6:00 pm nightly. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2Oioec8.

Guest host, Ben Mulroney speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about Ex-Canadian Human Rights Commissioner Birju Dattani says he regrets delivering a 2014 lecture in which he called terrorism a ''well-calculated strategy'' for Muslims, Cabinet must cut spending 15 percent, says a Canadian Chamber of Commerce submission to Commons finance committee, Liberal-appointed senators bill taxpayers thousands for media advice from a former iPolitics editor records show. ''Journalism was never stable employment.'' All this and more! GUEST: Tom Korski - Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter X(formerly Twitter): @mindingottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pierre Poilievre isn't just on the campaign trail, he's pounding the pavement. And by jove, he's following it all the way to the top of the polls relying on several rhyming promises.Nanos polling has the Conservatives at 41 per cent nationally, with the Liberals dragging at 25, and the NDP at 17 per cent. It also has Poilievre as the preferred choice as PM by 14 percentage points.How do you approach an upcoming election when you're so clearly ahead? Who's he meeting with? Where is he focusing his energy? This week, host Mattea Roach welcomes Fred Deleroy, Host of iPolitics' On Background podcast and former National Campaign Manager for the Conservatives, Stuart Benson, a reporter with The Hill Times and Tyler Meredith, the lead author of the 2019 and 2021 winning election platforms of the Liberal Party. Host: Mattea RoachCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)Guests: Fred DeLorey, Stuart Benson, Tyler MeredithBackground reading:‘It could be a great night for the NDP': potential byelection wins could trigger end of Lib-NDP agreement, say political players | Hill TimesLiberal donations up, but Conservatives still lead fundraising | CBCConservatives launch attack ads on NDP, calling leader 'Sellout Singh' | CBCTory fundraising on track to smash 2023 record as Liberal donations, ad spending tick up ‘slowly but surely': politicos | Hill TimesSponsors: Douglas is giving our listeners a FREE Sleep Bundle with each mattress purchase. Get the sheets, pillows, mattress and pillow protectors FREE with your Douglas purchase today at douglas.ca/canadalandArticle is offering our listeners $50 off your first purchase of $100 or more.If you value this podcast, Support us! You'll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You'll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you'll be a part of the solution to Canada's journalism crisis, you'll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody. You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail.We're going to get right to it. A deep dive into Ontario Politics and Queen's Park. The stories and the players. With us to do that, two journalists who know the scene better than most: Steve Paikin and Jessica Smith Cross.Steve is making his third appearance on the pod. Journalist, author, documentary producer and anchor of TVO's flagship current affairs program, the Agenda.Jessica is making her second appearance. And with that, has attained official “friend of The Herle Burly” status. She's helped launch the excellent TheTrillium.ca and serves as its Editor-in-Chief. Prior to the Trillium, she was Editor-in-Chief of iPolitics and Queen' Park Briefing.Join us to discuss Ontario and the start of the next election!Thank you for joining us on #TheHerleBurly podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch episodes of The Herle Burly via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail.We're joined by two fine writers today, each of whom just launched books dealing with the same subject matter: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his rise and his rule.Stephen Maher has been writing about Canadian politics since 1989 as a columnist and reporter for Postmedia, iPolitics, and Maclean's. He's a multi-award-winner, and his latest book is called: “The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau.”Paul Wells has, for years, been one of one of Canada's great political journalists. Formerly at Maclean's, the National Post and The Gazette, he now publishes his own widely read subscription newsletter, paulwells.substack.com. His book is: “Justin Trudeau on the Ropes: Governing in Troubled Times.”As you might expect, we'll talk about what compelled them both to write about Trudeau and contrast their respective takes.Thank you for joining us on #TheHerleBurly podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch episodes of The Herle Burly via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.(1) https://relaywithkyla.beehiiv.com/p/welcome-1st-relay-kyla-ronellenfitsch

We go On Background with Stephen Maher, award winning writer who has covered Parliament Hill for decades, now contributor to iPolitics, and author of upcoming book The Prince, The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau. Stephen and Fred discuss his upcoming book about Justin Trudeau's rise to power and offer a behind-the-scenes look into the book writing process.  Pick up a copy of The Prince at your favourite bookstore, coming out May 28th. 

On Monday, voters in the Ontario riding of Durham will be going to the polls for a federal byelection to fill the seat vacated by former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole. It'll be the culmination of what has been months of preparing for this contest. But what goes into running a byelection campaign?On this episode of The Writ Podcast, I'm joined by two seasoned campaigners to answer that.Fred DeLorey is a former national campaign manager for the Conservative Party and was also director of political operations under Stephen Harper. He's now host of the iPolitics podcast, On Background with Fred DeLorey, and partner at NorthStar Public Affairs. Melissa Cotton spent over 20 years as a volunteer and staffer for the Liberal Party and provincially. She has managed or worked on multiple local election and by-election campaigns and served in several central campaign war rooms.THE NUMBERS: On this week's episode of The Numbers podcast, available for Patreon members here, Philippe and I broke down the latest federal, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada polls and set our over/under lines for the Durham byelection.In addition to listening to this episode of The Writ Podcast in your inbox, at TheWrit.ca or on podcast apps like Apple Podcasts, you can also watch this episode on YouTube.Join me and Philippe J. Fournier on Monday night at 8:30 PM Eastern for our livestream of the Durham byelection results on YouTube. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thewrit.ca/subscribe

We go On Background with Kady O'Malley, journalist at iPolitics, and parliamentary procedure expert to dissect opposition obstruction tactics and how they are being used to derail the Liberal government's legislative agenda. Fred and Kady explore tactics being used by the Conservative opposition and muse on what a potentially doomed future for the Liberal-NDP agreement could mean.

Kendra is a professor at Huron University and a fellow of the OxfordCentre for Animal Ethics. She is a leading expert on animals and work, animal protection organizations and policy, and gender equity. Kendra has led multiple research projects enriching our understanding of human-animal work and animals' own forms of labour in important new directions including through development of the concepts of humane jobs, interspecies solidarity, and ecosocial reproduction. Kendra's latest book is Defending Animals: Finding Hope on the Front Lines of Animal Protection. She is the author of dozens of scholarly articles, book chapters, and public reports, as well as the path-making Animals, Work, and the Promise of Interspecies Solidarity. She is the co-editor of Animal Labour: A New Frontier of Interspecies Justice? Kendra has also published more than sixty columns including for The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Salon, Ottawa Citizen, Winnipeg Free Press, Edmonton Journal, The Conversation, iPolitics, and National Observer. Her work has so far been translated into French, Swedish, Japanese, Korean, German, and Bahasa Indonesia. In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what's real?” & “who matters?” Sentientism is "evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings." The video of our conversation is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We discuss: 00:00 Clips! 01:17 Welcome - 3 previous guests did blurbs for Kendra's new book: Ziya Tong, Marc Bekoff, Jeff Sebo  03:02 Kendra's Intro - "I'm not related to Ann Coulter... we have slightly different worldviews" :) - "The primary purpose of my life is to improve and save animals' lives" - "Cultivating empathy and compassion" - Discriminatory "isms" and proactive, agitational, generative "isms" - "Foregrounding sentient beings is a very powerful mobilising way of thinking about the positives... trying to find unity and common cause" - JW: "Just rejecting the negative isms isn't quite enough... we also some sort of positive stance about what we do care about... who should matter." - "We need to critique the problems... we also simultaneously need to be developing and proposing alternatives and solutions" 05:55 What's Real? - Riding horses before walking, "learning how to be kind to animals" - Raised by left-wing atheists - "To this day I maintain a very progressive worldview... however... I have become less ideological" - "Crucial to have an ethical core... but that the process of inquiry... evidence gathering and analysis... is absolutely essential" - Dialogue with groups who have different views "while recognising that certain worldviews are antithetical to justice and equity for humans and other beings" - Field research "experiencing things with your body... being out engaging... not reclining into the ivory tower" - Amplifying and communicating with broad audiences "Public intellectual is one of the best compliments you can give someone... your ideas matter... using ideas to inspire action" - Open mindedness based on evidence and data "but never losing those core commitments... equity... solidarity... justice" - Lisa Kemmerer episode 15:11 What Matters? 26:36 Who Matters? 49:10 A Better World? 01:02:04 Follow Kendra - https://twitter.com/DrKendraCoulter - https://huronatwestern.ca/profiles/faculty/kendra-coulter-phd/ - https://www.instagram.com/gifted.horse/ ...and much more. Full show notes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sentientism.info⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Sentientism is “Evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings.” More at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sentientism.info⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"I'm a Sentientist" wall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this simple form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Everyone, Sentientist or not, is welcome in our groups. The biggest so far is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here on FaceBook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Come join us there! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sentientism/message

The Inspired Leadership Podcast is sponsorsed by PowerUp Leadership and Tyler Bayley. On this episode, we have Farah Mohamed, CEO of Prince's Trust Canada, His Majesty King Charles III's charity focused on helping youth find meaningful employment. Farah discusses Canada's youth employment challenges and how leaders can create an inclusive workspace for equity-deserving young people and kickstart their careers.   A former refugee from Uganda, Farah is of Indian heritage and was raised in Canada. Prior to taking the helm at PTC, she worked with Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai, created G(irls)20 (now Fora) and spent almost 10 years working on Parliament Hill with former Deputy Prime Minister, Anne McLellan and Paddy Torsney, M.P. For her contribution to Canada, Farah was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and Meritorious Service Medal. Recently, Prince's Trust Canada revealed the results from a global report that surveyed 1,249 Canadians aged 18-30 on the future of work. Farah wrote an op ed in iPolitics on this topic; here is the news release linked here, and the top survey findings below. Prince's Trust Survey Findings: Canadian Results Only 28% of young Canadians think the education system provided them with the skills they needed to get a job 15% of youth are currently working multiple jobs and of those, 33% need to work multiple jobs to cover basic needs. Of youth currently working, 29% currently work in a job with income that can vary week-to-week and where there is nothing preventing the employer from firing them on short notice. 76% think that providing young people with digital skills is necessary for Canada's economic future.  57% are interested in a ‘green' job, but only 48% think they have the necessary skills or qualifications, and only 30% think those jobs would be easy to find. 80% of young people reported that they have been impacted by the increased cost of living, with 54% experiencing a negative impact on their mental health, and 45% on their social life. 

Themes: Mainstream and Alt Media, Politics, Universities, Journalism Rachel Emmanuel attended Carleton University, studying political science and journalism for 4 years. She began her career in mainstream media, working at iPolitics and the Globe and Mail. But after almost 3 years, she was struggling as a journalist to write content she was proud of or even agreed with due to heavy censorship in the industry. She left mainstream and began working for True North as their Alberta Correspondent. In this episode we talk about: ☑️ Rachels struggles studying at a left-wing university, which gave her a good taste of propaganda and censorship.  ☑️ Where journalist are failing to stay ahead of the curve, provide new perspectives and how journalism needs to change. ☑️ The federal funding models of the mainstream media that force all Canadians to pay tax dollars to corporate press stations like CBC, when fewer than half Canadians even watch CBC. ☑️ The intentional push of conservative voices out of the mainstream media and politics as NDP's take a ‘moral high ground'. Listen to Rachel's weekly show The Alberta Roundup here or visit her Facebook community here.

In episode 53 of the Get Hired Up podcast, I have the pleasure of speaking with James Baxter. James is an award-winning Canadian Sportswriter, Political Journalist, Bureau Chief and Entrepreneur.James served as a journalist covering international trade, economics, health care, energy and climate change and North American politics. Recognized among his peers as broadly networked among global governments and news organizations, he is also known as a leader who turns ideas into action.Among his many achievements, James is the Founder of Canada's first purely digital political news service iPolitics—known for its independent, nonpartisan and real time coverage of Canadian politics (later acquired by Torstar).What impresses me most about James, despite his successes as a nationally recognized community and business leader, is his generosity, humility and kindness toward others. I hope you enjoy the show!Westgate Executive BrandingOur Main Event!Listen on SpotifyListen on Apple Podcasts 

The world needs Canadian grain more than ever. And they are buying it, providing a huge boost to prairie economies. This year, a bumper crop could be even better than 2021. If only we can get it all to market.For the past few weeks, train companies have not been able to provide enough cars to move all the grain that's needed to port. And when the beginning of the supply chain stalls, it creates huge problems down the line. So how did this happen, who is at fault, and how do we fix it, fast?GUEST: Lindsay Campbell, reporter at iPolitics.ca

Roman Waschuk spent more than three decades in Canada's foreign service, beginning in Moscow in the final years of the Soviet Union, and ending as Canada's Ambassador to Ukraine from 2014 to 2018. He is currently Ukraine's Business Ombudsman, a role he began shortly before the Russian invasion. He talks to Paul about how the invasion has changed Ukraine, how it's changing Canada, and how it might yet change Russia. The Paul Wells Show is produced by ANTICA, in partnership with the National Arts Centre and the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. It is published by the Toronto Star and iPolitics. Our founding sponsor is TELUS and the title sponsor is Compass Rose.

"Until I came here, I'm not sure I understood the depth of the problem," says David L. Cohen, the new U.S. ambassador to Canada. Cohen is talking about the "breach of trust" between Canada and the United States in recent years, a mutual suspicion that skyrocketed during the Donald Trump presidency and hasn't recovered. Paul Wells talks to Cohen about restoring trust, working together on energy and climate, and how Cohen became the second-base coach for his son's T-ball league.  The Paul Wells Show is produced by ANTICA, in partnership with the National Arts Centre and the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. It is published by the Toronto Star and iPolitics. Our founding sponsor is TELUS and the title sponsor is Compass Rose.

In a time where the main stream media is one of the most prevalent bullhorns for information, it's become clear that much of it has been captured by corporate and political interests to, in fact, spread misinformation masquerading as the news. Rachel Emmanuel had the opportunity to witness this in action from behind the curtains of the MSM while she worked for iPolitics in Ontario as a journalist. Since then, she has move into the "alternative" media as a full time writer/reporter for True North - an online conservative news outlet. ----- Subscribe to the Substack below to read the companion article to this episode and all the others: https://thesocialdisorder.substack.com/

Tasha Kheiriddin is a public affairs consultant, political commentator, writer and speaker based in Toronto. She is a principal with Navigator Ltd. , Canada's leading high stakes strategic advisory and communications firm and Vice President of the Canadian Center for the Purpose of the Corporation . She is also the national political columnist for Postmedia. Named one of Canada's “Top 100 Most Powerful Women” for her work in media and communications in 2016, her career in media spans two decades, as host of the daily radio program The Tasha Kheiriddin Show on Global News Radio in Toronto, a host with CTV NewsChannel, a member of the editorial board and columnist at the National Post, a columnist at iPolitics.ca, a producer with CBC Newsworld, and an award-winning host-producer at the Cable Public Affairs Channel. She was also a political analyst for Radio Canada for nine years and she continues to comment on both Radio Canada and CBC News Network. *************************************************** Get Tickets to the Calgary 7th Book Launch: Calgary Book Launch: https://optimumpublishinginternational.com/shop/the-right-path-book-launch-calgary *************************************************** Follow the Cross Border Interview Podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crossborderpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrossBorderPod Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/CrossBorderInterviews Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI2i25ZVKTO84oUsLyO4jig Website: https://www.crossborderinterviews.ca/ Back the Show: https://www.patreon.com/CrossBoderInterviewPodcast The Cross Border Interview Podcast was Produced and Edited by Miranda, Brown & Associates Inc © 2022

When it comes to today's federal budget, how with the Liberals tackle housing affordability? We'll talk to political scientist Stewart Prest and iPolitics reporter Kady O'Malley. And in our second half, cruise season is back...but how safe is it, amidst a third wave? An infectious diseases specialist and industry stakeholders weigh in.

But I want you to know — and to really understand, in your bones — that they want inflation. That they want prices to go higher. That they want prices to be so high, you become poor — especially energy poverty. GUEST: Rachel Emmanuel, a writer for Western Standard, will be speaking about why she left iPolitics in the wake of Chrystia Freeland being photographed with a Nazi banner in Toronto.

The legacy media in Canada is every bit as dishonest and corrupted as you and I suspect. Last month when True North broke the story of Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland holding a Nazi banner at a Ukrainian rally in Toronto, a handful of legacy media reporters picked up our scoop.  Most wrote their stories according to Freelend's Liberal spin – that Freeland had done nothing wrong, the any critics of the Liberals were spreading “Russian disinformation” and that True North's journalists were to blame for writing this story.  So much for holding a powerful politician accountable for her reckless actions.  The legacy media didn't even bother to point out the hypocrisy given that the Liberals accused the Conservatives of “standing with those who wave Swastikas” at the Trucker rally.  One rare and honest legacy media story came from iPolitics, who accurately recounted the events and blamed Freeland for her blunder.  Interestingly, a few hours later, iPolitics issued a “correction” and changed the tone of the story to reflect the legacy media groupthink. Blame should not be aimed at the powerful woman holding the Nazi banner, it should be aimed at those talking about it!  True North has learned that the “correction” was issued after interference from Freeland's office – who “pressured” iPolitics to change the story.  The Liberals said “jump”, the legacy media ask “how high?” This caused the reporter who wrote the original story, Rachel Emmanuel, to resign out of principle. She now writes for the independent outlet the Western Standard, and she wrote an opinion column describing the ordeal.  Today on the Candice Malcolm Show, Candice is joined by Rachel Emmanuel, who recounts the story and talks about the fundamental problems facing the media and why trust in journalists is at an all time low. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rep. Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri and member of the House Armed Services Committee, comments on the tension between Russia and Ukraine, University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas' performance at the Ivy league Championships, and efforts in Congress to protect women's sports. Gordon Chang, author of "The Coming Collapse of China," discusses the close of the 2022 Beijing Olympics and how corporate America is complicit in China's human rights abuses. Ron Johnson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, shares the latest on COVID news and his Right to Treat legislation. Rachel Emmanuel, reporter for iPolitics, describes what she witnessed on Canada's Parliament Hill. Jason Snead, Executive Director of the Honest Elections Project, gives an update on election reform bills in the states. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

This week, Tony and Jodie chat with Tasha Kheiriddin, a political commentator with the National Post. Named one of Canada's “Top 100 Most Powerful Women” for her work in media and communications in 2016, her career in media spans two decades, as host of the daily radio program The Tasha Kheiriddin Show on Global News Radio in Toronto, a host with CTV NewsChannel, a member of the editorial board and columnist at the National Post, a columnist at iPolitics.ca, a producer with CBC Newsworld, and an award-winning host-producer at the Cable Public Affairs Channel. Follow the show on Twitter: @AAThingPodcast Follow the show on Instagram: @andanotherthingpodcast Follow Jodie Jenkins on Twitter: @jodie_a_jenkins Follow Tony Clement on Twitter: @TonyclementCPC Find the show on the web: www.andanotherthingpodcast.ca Check out some of our sponsors! Halton Government Relations Municipal Solutions Lord & Lady Coffee This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

COP26 is underway in Glasgow, Scotland but the Presidents of both China and Russia will not be at the table. How will that effect the international effort to come to an agreement on reducing greenhouse gases? We ask international affairs expert Colin Robertson; Ellen White is a private investigator in Barrie and the creator of the podcast 'Whereabouts Unknown'. She talks about her work and her efforts to assist families and the police in their efforts to find missing persons; Seventy five year-old Gary Weston died on after suffering a severe stroke and pneumonia caused by COVID-19 which he contracted after rejoining his hockey league. His daughter Amber-Lea shares his story; The Food Venture program at Georgian College in Barrie is helping young entreprenuers get delicious dishes from their kitchen table to yours. Sima Gandi tells us about it; Where is the hostility towards our politicians - particularly women politicians - coming from? And how do we balance freedom of expression and personal safety? Trent professor Kathryn Norlock shares her perspective; We talk with Janet Silver, Managing Editor of iPolitics about Prime Minister's Trudeau's message at COP26; Want to get a sense of how healthy Ontario's rivers, streams and lakes are? There's a new online map to help you do that. We hear from Carloyn DuBois one of the creators of the Great Lakes DataStream; Corey McMullan of McMullan Appliances in Smiths Falls tells us how he inadvertently became a hit on Tik Tok.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a major shuffle to his cabinet today in Ottawa. It sees new faces joining the front bench in some of the government's most high profile portfolios. Host Jeff Douglas spoke with Kady O'Malley, a journalist who writes for iPolitics, about the new faces and who got the top jobs as Trudeau kicks off his third mandate.

There's lots of trash in the sea. We hear from Graeme Somerville-Ryan of Eyesea about an app to track what types of waste are in our oceans. Chef Ange Gilley has reached a personal milestone after writing her first-ever cookbook. We check in with her about adding author to her title. Obtaining childcare can be tricky, and parents often find themselves on a long waitlist. We hear from two mothers who have struggled with just that in the Lake Melville area. Housing for seniors has been an ongoing issue in Labrador West. We have an update on that situation today. We take a trip to Cape Charles, where a plaque was unveiled on Friday. We learn about the history of this place and why it's being celebrated. Finally, we go to Ottawa and dig into election speculation. When is the country going to the polls? What do we know about what is on offer from the different parties? Charlie Pinkerton from iPolitics joins us to answer those questions.

“This Week In Fake News” on The Candice Malcolm Show is back! The CBC just can't help but show its leftist bias and attack Conservative politicians in Canada. This week, while blurring the distinction between news and opinion journalism, the CBC took aim at Manitoba Premier Pallister for “controversial” comments he made 7 years ago about residential schools. Unfortunately, the CBC is not alone in spreading fake news about Canada's history. IPolitics, a small news outlet based in Ottawa, also published a deranged op/ed filled with misinformation about the apparent graves discovered near residential schools. Worst of all, it even excused the church burnings in recent weeks. Tune into The Candice Malcolm Show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former diplomat, Mary Simon will be Canada's next Governor General and our first Indigenous Governor General. Charlie Pinkerton of iPolitics discusses her accomplishments and the significance of her appointment; Visitors to the Peterborough area can make the "O'de Piitaanemaan Pledge," a promise to respect the land, waterways and communities. We find out more from Tracie Bertrand from Peterborough and the Kawarthas Economic Deveiopment; Economist Mike Moffatt, who teaches at the Ivey School of Business at Western University in London explains how the growing population in Ontario has been putting upward pressure on house prices since as far back as 2015; Laura Sherwood of Belleville and Toronto hair stylist Winsom Holder talk about going grey - and staying that way - because of the lockdowns; According to new data from the Bank of Canada more than two thirds of the businesses surveyed plan to hire in the coming months. But after what happened to so many of the people who were working in retail, hospitality, travel and other industries - there are worries about just how stable those new jobs will be. Mikal Skuterud an Economics Professor at the University of Waterloo offers his insight; Liz Coates of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library recommends some books written for young adults that are well worth reading; Roger McKnight a petroleum analyst of En-Pro International explains why gasoline prices are continuing to rise and where they're headed; Our happiness columnist Jennifer Moss talks about the stresses caused by our over dependence on the internet to communicate.

Dr. Adnan Husain -Director of MSGP- is joined by co host Amel Bensalim, a Libyan-Canadian SSHRC-funded Master's student at Queen's University and Member of MSGP. Dr. Husain and Amel welcomed two guests: Azeezah Kanji, a legal academic and writer, whose has appeared in the Al Jazeera English, Haaretz, Toronto Star, TruthOut, National Post, Ottawa Citizen, OpenDemocracy, Roar Magazine, iPolitics, Policy Options, Rabble, and various academic anthologies and journals. And Dr. Yasmine Djerbal, a recent PhD graduate from Queen's University whose work revolves around Islamophobia and the French and Canadian states. Her research investigates how radicalization & terrorist narratives are used to erode citizenship rights of Muslims in Canada and France. Specifically, she looks at how the two countries oversee, read, and manage Muslims in relation to secularism and 'war on terror' legislation. In this episode, the panelists addressed the implications and impact of the horrific murder of four members of the Afzaal family in London, Ontario, which was motivated by white supremacy and hate. Three generations of a Muslim Canadian family killed, leaving a 9-year-old child orphaned. The motive was horrific: Nathaniel Veltman, the pickup driver who mowed into them targeted them because of their faith. Thus far, Federal and provincial Crown attorneys have laid terror charges against Veltman while Police allege the incident was a planned and premeditated attack targeting Muslims However, Canadian Society continues to address the tragic killing of the Afzaal family as an "isolated incident"; yet Canada simultaneously faces virulent anti-Muslim hate and a brand of exceptionalism that promotes apathy and even denial towards the very existence of islamophobia in the country. Find MSGP on Facebook: www.facebook.com/MSGPQU and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSGPQU Support us here: https://www.queensu.ca/msgp/ Follow our host Dr. Adnan Husain on Twitter: https://twitter.com/adnanahusain

Last week the federal government announced a tentative plan to announce a less-tentative plan for a July border reopening in the coming weeks. What we do know: It'll be fully-vaccinated Canadians only who can skip the quarantine, and there will still be plenty of checks and balances. What we don't know: Almost everything else. After 15 months of near total shutdown, there are millions of Canadians anxious to see family they have missed, take a long-delayed vacation or even just catch a Jays game in Buffalo or Seattle. How easy will it be to do that? When should they count on being able to travel? GUEST: Charlie Pinkerton, Deputy Editor, iPolitics.ca

Image above is a screenshot of videoclip from CTV News https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/tiny-shoes-and-lowered-flags-memorials-spread-for-215-first-nations-children-found-buried-in-mass-grave-in-b-c-1.5448699 What topped the news this past week? Deep sadness and mourning of the recent horrific discovery of 215 bodies of indigenous schoolchildren buried underneath a residential school in Kamloops. There were many news articles across Canada written about it and social media posts showing solidarity and sharing the grief and mourning on this news. One article stuck out for me in particular and it was on iPolitics. Here's the link: https://ipolitics.ca/2021/05/28/the-catholic-church-must-atone-for-its-role-in-residential-schools/ The author writes how the Catholic Church, who was responsible for this residential school, has refused (unlike other denominations of the Christian faith) to fully acknowledge their horrific treatment towards indigenous children and offer a substantial apology which was recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Here's a quote: "(Pope) Francis has said that he takes the issue “seriously,” but that “after carefully considering the request and extensive dialogue with the bishops of Canada, he felt that he could not personally respond.” In 1991, the Canadian Bishops said, “We are sorry and deeply regret the pain, suffering and alienation that so many experienced” at the residential schools, and two years later added that “various types of abuse experienced at some residential schools have moved us to a profound examination of conscience as a Church.” But that's it, and it's just not enough." The article interestingly was entitled with the word "atone." Atonement is a popular Christian word and in this IMCO, Jonathan offers his Christian opinion on this word atonement in light of the horrific news that topped this past week this Wednesday, noon. LIVE Did you enjoy our production? Visit our website at www.companyofdisciples.com to learn more about what we do for business professionals.

Ruth Noordegraaf, the director of housing and social services for Kingston tells us about a plan to transform a city-owned building into affordable housing for the local Indigenous community; As COVID restrictions are lifted in the U.S. and the U.K., there's been speculation that pets will be returned en masse. But is there reason for concern? Barbara Cartwright of Humane Canada says the situation is different here; Rubina Ahmed-Haq explains the new criteria for the mortgage stress test; Neil Kudrinko and Jessica Roberts talk about their efforts to have their small home town of Westport officially declare Pride Week; Charlie Pinkerton of iPolitics discusses reaction by the federal political parties in Ottawa to the revelation of the unmarked gravesite discovered at the former residential school in British Columbia; Ted Williams, Chief of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation offers his reaction to discovery of the children's graves in British Columbia and of concern locally that boating parties are being help near traditional burial grounds on Lake Couchiching; The Habs take the series from the Leafs. Josh Clipperton of the Canadian Press tells us about last night's season finale for Toronto. .

Charlie Pinkerton of iPolitics, offers his analysis of the federal Auditor General's two recent reports; Today, the federal government will make an official public apology to Italian-Canadians who were sent to internment camps during World War Two. James Malizia shares his grandfather's story and explains why the apology is important; Will kids be back in the classroom before the school year ends? No one in the government seems eager to commit to the idea. We find out more from Rob Benzie, the Queen's Park bureau chief for the Toronto Star; Jaime Peterson, owner of Silver Cinema in Gananoque tells us about their plans to add a drive-in theatre at the rear of their location; Kat Tancock and Domini Clark of Rewilding magazine discuss the concept of re-introducing native plants in order to restore habitat and natural balance whether it's in a rural locale or a suburban yard; Family doctor Peter Lin talks about what we'll need to do to safely reopen and avoid a fourth wave of infection; We meet Peterborough palliative care physician, Dr. John Beamish who has just been honoured by the community for his work; Author and podcaster Anna Sale discusses her book 'Let's Talk About Hard Things'.

We live in a world divided on just about everything. From wearing masks, to left or right politics, and to conspiracy theories. How then do we deal with disinformation, particularly when each side believes their side is right? Equally as pressing, how do we ensure that Canadian news content has a fair shake when global companies are driving the views and news online? Heather Bakken, the Deputy Publisher at iPolitics.ca joined me recently to discuss why it’s so important to protect Canadian news media and some ways to tackle the disinformation war.

Colin Jagoe is a high school science teacher in Brighton who has been teaching from his home lately. We talk to him about getting ready to head back to the classroom on Monday; A sustainable women's fashion brand is spearheading a project to turn hospital PPE waste into new gowns and masks. The CBC's Liny Lamberink reports on the Lifecycle PPE project; Charlie Pinkerton, deputy editor at iPolitics, how discusses the report on workplace harassment has led to the resignation of the Governor General Julie Payette; David Common of CBC's Marketplace tells us about their investigation into the lack of supports for covid long haulers; Former diplomat Colin Robertson, discusses the significance of President Biden's first call to a foreign leader, which will be to Prime Minister Trudeau; Our Haydn Watters reports on how medical units around the province are offering their facilities, resources and personnel to help ease the pressure on hospitals in hot spots; Folksinger Ian Bell talks about the origins and enduring appeal of sea shanties.

Are thinking about making this a 'dry January'? Timothy Naimi.of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria explains the benefits of cutting back on or cutting out alcohol; More than 83-thousand people have signed a petition asking the province to reconsider the decision to close down ski hills.Kevin Nichol of the Ontario Snow Resorts Association updates us on their situation; Emergency room doctor Brian Goldman, the host of 'White Coat, Black Art' on CBC Radio, explains why he has called on other health care professionals to volunteer their time to help accelerate the vaccination program; Olivia Oliver tells us how she and her figure skating partner won the Polish Junior National Championship without leaving their hometown of Barrie; John Ashmore of the British online site CAPX discusses the government's decision to enforce lockdown once again; Charlie Pinkerton of iPolitics talks about the spate of politicians across Canada who decided to defy recommendations and travel outside the country over the holidays; Dr. Ian Arra the Medical Officer of Health for the Grey Bruce Health Unit outlines the protocol they designed for mass vaccinations; The Barrie Colts' owner Howie Campbell tells us how they've launched a meal service to help keep staff employed during the lockdown.

Far from being a familiar concept, geo-economics is of great importance, especially in an attempt to navigate the complexity and density of the relationship between the United States, Canada and China. As Donald Trump prepares to leave the White House, The Raoul-Dandurand Chair hosted a webinar to addresses key geoeconomics issues that mustn’t be overleaped in U.S.-Canada-China relations, with three distinguished guests : Jonathan Manthorpe, International Correspondent and Columnist, Ipolitics; Louis Vachon, President and CEO, National Bank of Canada; Rozlyn C. Engel, Professor, United States Naval Academy, researcher, Geoeconomics and Strategy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Through subjects such as the tensions surrounding the extradition of Meng Wanzhou from Huawei, the Chinese tariffs on Canadian pork and canola, and the "trade wars" of recent years, the guests of this webinar demystify in a thorough discussion the growing space occupied by the logic of military conflict in the vocabulary and implementation of states' economic and trade policies, as well as possible avenues for Canada. An event moderated by Frédérick Gagnon, holder of the Raoul-Dandurand Chair.nbsp;

Alex MacKenzie, a scientist at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute and a professor of pediatrics at the University of Ottawa explains how examining waste water could help to predict outbreaks of COVID-19; Many people seem to be getting into the holiday spirit already. Our happiness columnist Jennifer Moss explains how it can be of real benefit to our mental and emotional well-being; Christian Leuprecht, a security expert who teaches at Queen's University and Royal Military College in Kingston outlines what the military's role will be in the distribution of the vaccine for COVID-19;Not Your High School's Sex Ed is a website created by two students, Deirdre Cleveland and Nicole Johnston, who think kids aren't getting all the information they need from their classes at school; Chris Ramsaroop of Justice for Migrant Workers talks about the strain on workers who will be isolated here far from home during the holiday season; Charlie Pinkerton of iPolitics offers analysis of the economic update presented yesterday by the federal Minister of Finance; In Orillia, 1 out of 8 households were already experiencing food insecurity before COVID-19.Chris Peacock of The Sharing Place Food Centre in Orillia updates us on the local situation..

Rev. Michael Coren is an Anglican cleric, an author and a columnist. He also hosted a nightly television and radio show for 15 years, for which he won numerous awards. He’s a columnist for The Toronto Star, and a frequent contributor to the Globe and Mail, NOW magazine, Ipolitics, TVOntario, The Walrus, Macleans, The Critic, and several other Canadian and British publications. He is the best-selling author of sixteen books, including biographies of G.K. Chesterton, H.G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, J.R.R. Tolkien, and C.S. Lewis. He has contributed to the Dictionary of National Biography and several other anthologies and is published in many countries and in more than a dozen languages. Michael has received several awards for his writing and broadcasting. In 2005 he won The Ed Murrow Award for Radio Broadcasting, in 2006 The RTNDA Radio Broadcasting Award, in 2007 the Communicator Award in Hollywood and in 2008 the Omni Award for his television show. In 2012 he was awarded the Queen’s Jubilee Medal for his services to media and in 2013 he was named North American Columnist of the Year at the Catholic Press Association awards. Follow Us: Instagram: www.instagram.com/crossborderpodcast/ Twitter: twitter.com/CrossBorderPod Facebook : www.facebook.com/CrossBorderInterviewPodcast Website: www.crossborderinterviews.ca Cross Border Interviews is owned by Miranda, Brown & Associates Inc.

The Conservative Party will soon have a new leader to replace Andrew Sheer. Rachel Emmanuel, a reporter for iPolitics brings us up to speed on the leadership race; First it was flour and toilet paper. Now it's large marshmallows that are in short supply. Food economist Mike von Massow explains demand and supply shortages; Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips revealed yesterday that because of the pandemic Ontario's budget deficit is now at a record $38.5 billion, and that province's economy is in a recession. Rob Benzie Queen's Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star looks at the numbers for us; Even though they weren't under any obligation to do so, the owners of Three Guys and a Stove closed down their restaurant after learning one of their patrons had COVID-19. Jeff Suddaby tells us what happened and why they chose to close temporarily; Family doctor Peter Lin explains the challenge presented by asymptomatic carriers of the coronavirus; Like many others, former Deputy Minister of Education Charles Pascal is in favour of delaying the start of school if it will provide the time necessary for teachers, staff and students to be properly prepared for a safe reopening.

Charlie Pinkerton, of iPolitics joins us from Kingston with update on the parliamentary committee hearings into the controversy into the federal government's relationship with the charity WE; CBC reporter Angela Gemmill learned from experts just how critical ventilation - or the lack of it - can be to the transmission of the coronavirus; Joseph Quigley, a reporter with The Highlander in Haliburton offers local perspective in the aftermath the police shooting of a 73-year old man who was allegedly involved in an altercation at a local grocery store; Alexandra Anderson of the organization 'Camping in Ontario' tells people what to expect when they visit a campground this summer; Dasantila Golemi-Kotra is an associate professor at York University who specializes in the biology of microbial infections.She describes some the risks with respect to the coronavirus that people might face if they choose to visit a bar; Artist Sherry Crawford previews a drive-by exhibition she has organized that will feature an important and seldom seen work by the late Norval Morriseau; Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti, an infectious disease physician at Trillium Health Partners in Mississauga, explains the value of keeping a contact tracing log; Actor Alice Moran previews the new mockumentary "Decoys" that premieres today on CBC Gem.

iPolitics reporter Victoria Gibson joins the podcast this week. We chat about her first few months at Queen's Park, what drove her into a career as a journalist and how her background in theatre has come in handy when watching question period at the legislature. And we discuss the provincial deficit and some of our main takeaways from the Progressive Conservative government's Fall Economic Statement. Email sduggal@torstar.ca with any questions, concerns or praise. Music: "Private Eye" by Kevin McLeod From the Free Music Archive CC BY

You may not have heard of political third parties like Engage Canada or Canada Proud, but you’ve likely already encountered their messaging through a traditional television ad, a Facebook meme, or maybe even a person in a banana costume. Today on Front Burner, we talk to iPolitics reporter Marieke Walsh about who’s behind these groups, what kind of influence they may have, and the new rules governing their spending in the leadup to the federal election.

This week on the “Ford More Years?” edition of Political Traction, host Amanda Galbraith sits down with the political power panel, including Navigator's Shakir Chambers and Brayden Akers, and iPolitics' Queen's Park reporter Marieke Walsh, to discuss the Ontario PC Party's first year in power. The group will unpack the highs and lows of the last 365 days, and make their predictions for what's to come in the months and years ahead. Then, the panel will go head-to-head in our Queen's Park-themed rapid fire round.

Host Sarah Turnbull is joined by Toronto panelists Marieke Walsh of iPolitics and Murad Hemmadi of The Logic. The trio discuss: The Liberal government's release of Canada's new Digital Charter as a part of the feds larger digital strategy, why a ratified NAFTA 2.0 is looking more likely with the arrival of U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence next week in Ottawa, and the details of the Liberal's media bailout plan.

Host Sarah Turnbull is joined by Toronto panelists Marieke Walsh of iPolitics and Murad Hemmadi of The Logic. The trio discuss: The Liberal government's release of Canada's new Digital Charter as a part of the feds larger digital strategy, why a ratified NAFTA 2.0 is looking more likely with the arrival of U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence next week in Ottawa, and the details of the Liberal's media bailout plan.

On Wednesday’s RealAg Radio show, host Shaun Haney has the following guests: RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse with the top ag news stories of the day; Kelsey Johnson of iPolitics discusses the latest happenings on the hill; and, RealAgriculture’s Ontario field editor, Lyndsey Smith is in for another segment of Buying and Selling. We’re on Spotify! Be... Read More

Kelsey Johnson, agriculture reporter at iPolitics joins Sarah Turnbull to talk about the significance of canola production in Canada and why the industry is facing major uncertainties due to a "scientific-based disagreement" with China.

iPolitics reporter Marieke Walsh helps us understand everything that's been going on with the SNC scandal that's been rocking Canadian politics. 

Kelsey Johnson, agriculture reporter at iPolitics joins Sarah Turnbull to talk about the significance of canola production in Canada and why the industry is facing major uncertainties due to a "scientific-based disagreement" with China.

It’s Wednesdays’s RealAg Radio show, and on this episode you’ll hear from: Lyndsey Smith, Ontario field editor for RealAgriculture, with the top ag news Kelsey Johnson, with iPolitics, on what she learned at yesterday’s ag and trade committee meetings Jordan Underhill, with the Canadian Dairy XPO, announcing a poultry XPO; and, John Phipps on what’s... Read More

Canada and the World, Ep. 33: How does the world see Canada? A podcast series from OpenCanada.org and the Balsillie School of International Affairs. Is Canada the idealistic, ambitious, liberal country it purports to be when it comes to its role in the world? Does the world see it that way? Not a simple question. This episode brings four critical thinkers together to break down the questions, myths and popular ideas surrounding Canada’s interaction on the global stage. How does the view of Canada vary depending on who is doing the looking, from friendly state allies to the foreign societies where Canadian actors are involved? If Canada is seen as one of the last defenders of liberal democracy, is it hypocritical or has it delivered? And, especially during election time, why does Canada promise to “punch above its weight,” when limited resources and security considerations mean priorities are necessary? Listen as Christian Leuprecht, Claire Wählen, Aisha Ahmad and Steve Saideman join Bessma Momani in Ottawa to discuss. Our host Bessma Momani is professor at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and University of Waterloo and a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation. She’s also a non-resident senior fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C. and a Fulbright Scholar. She has been non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. and a 2015 Fellow at the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. She’s a frequent analyst and expert on international affairs in Canadian and global media. This week’s guests Christian Leuprecht is a professor of political science and economics at the Royal Military College of Canada and an Eisenhower fellow at the NATO Defence College in Rome. He is cross-appointed with the department of political studies and the school of policy studies at Queen’s University, where he is affiliated with the Queen’s Centre for International and Defence Policy and the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations. He is also a Munk senior fellow in security and defence at the Macdonald Laurier Institute. Claire Wählen is the program director for NATO’s 70th anniversary celebrations in Canada through the NATO Association of Canada, as well as a junior research fellow. She holds a Bachelor in Journalism (Honours) with a double honour in Political Science from the University of King’s College and Dalhousie University respectively. She is also a former parliamentary reporter for iPolitics.ca. Aisha Ahmad is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Toronto, a senior researcher at the Munk School of Global Affairs, and the author of Jihad & Co.: Black Markets and Islamist Power. Stephen Saideman holds the Paterson Chair in International Affairs at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. He has written four books: The Ties That Divide: Ethnic Politics, Foreign Policy and International Conflict; For Kin or Country: Xenophobia, Nationalism and War (with R. William Ayres); NATO in Afghanistan: Fighting Together, Fighting Alone (with David Auerswald); and Adapting in the Dust: Lessons Learned from Canada’s War in Afghanistan, as well as articles and chapters on nationalism, ethnic conflict, civil war, alliance dynamics, and civil-military relations. Canada and The World is produced and edited by Matthew Markudis.

Budget season has sprung— or is it still the long winter of #LavScam discontent? The Liberals present a final goodie-basket budget that sets up the next election, and try to turn the page on SNC-Lavalin. This week on Political Traction, Marieke Walsh, friend of the podcast and iPolitics reporter, joins us to look at the bottom line after a busy week in Ottawa. 

Sources used in this podcast: Statista, “Breakdown of BMW Group's worldwide automobile sales in FY 2017, by region,” 2017: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267252/key-automobile-markets-of-bmw-group/ Marianne Schneider-Petsinger, “Trade Policy Under President Trump: Implications for the US and the World,” Chatham House, November, 2017: https://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/publications/research/2017-11-03-trade-policy-trump-schneider-petsinger-final.pdf. Congressional Research Service, “Proposed U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement,” In Focus, November 30, 2018: https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/IF10997.pdf Wilson Center, “Infographic | USMCA: Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures,” Wilson Center: Canada Institute, November 30, 2018: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/infographic-usmca-rules-origin-and-origin-procedures Heather Gies, “NAFTA out, USMCA in: What’s in the Canada, Mexico, US trade deal?,” University of Toronto, October 1, 2018: 2. https://www.economics.utoronto.ca/gindart/2018-10-01%20-%20NAFTA%20out,%20USMCA%20in.pdf Royal Bank of Canada, “The USMCA: Manageable Concessions, Less Uncertainty,” RBC Economic Research, October 1, 2018: http://www.rbc.com/economics/economic-reports/pdf/other-reports/USMCA_2018.pdf Kelsey Johnson, “Dairy 101: The Canada-U.S. milk spat explained,” iPolitics, April 22, 2017: https://ipolitics.ca/2017/04/22/dairy-101-the-canada-u-s-milk-spat-explained/ Scott Vaughn, “NAFTA’s Environmental Record: History, outcomes, impacts and options,” International Institute for Sustainable Development, June 2017: 7. https://www.iisd.org/sites/default/files/publications/nafta-environmental-record-commentary.pdf Mary E Burfisher et. al, “The Impact of NAFTA on the United States,” Journal of Economic Perspectives, 15.1, 2001: 128. O’Leary, C. J., R. W. Eberts and B. M. Pittelko (2012), “Effects of NAFTA on US Employment and Policy Responses”, OECD Trade Policy Working Papers, No. 131, OECD Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k9ffbqlvk0r-en, 8. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/strongandfree/support

Host Sarah Turnbull sits down to chat about the week that was with Mary Anne Carter of Earnscliffe Strategy Group and Marco Vigliotti of iPolitics. The group dives into the fall fiscal update, delivered by Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Wednesday, including tax breaks for corporate Canada and government media bailouts. Also discussed: the ongoing abuse scandal at St. Michael's College School where six teens have been charged with sexual assault.    

Host Sarah Turnbull sits down to chat about the week that was with Mary Anne Carter of Earnscliffe Strategy Group and Marco Vigliotti of iPolitics. The group dives into the fall fiscal update, delivered by Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Wednesday, including tax breaks for corporate Canada and government media bailouts. Also discussed: the ongoing abuse scandal at St. Michael’s College School where six teens have been charged with sexual assault.

Host Sarah Turnbull is joined by iPolitics reporter Marieke Walsh and Buzzfeed's news curator and social media editor Elamin Abdelmahmoud to discuss political sex scandals, the U.S. midterm elections, and the Maclean's “resistance” photo shoot.

Host Sarah Turnbull is joined by Sarah Goldfeder, principle at Earnscliffe Strategy Group and expert in U.S.-Canada trade relations and Kelsey Johnson, iPolitics agriculture and trade reporter to discuss the news of the week. Topics include: Inching towards a revised NAFTA deal, the anonymous New York Times op-ed by a top Trump adviser, and Nike's Just Do it campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick.

In under a month, Ontario will elect a premier. In one year, Alberta will do the same. The two provinces are different in so many ways - economies, cultures, cities - but in other ways, Alberta and Ontario are facing similar questions about their political futures. Can the Liberals hold on to Ontario? Will the May 2019 election be a Kenney coronation? Our guests help answer these questions and more: Emma Graney is a reporter for the Edmonton Journal covering the Alberta legislature and Marieke Walsh is a Queen's Park reporter for iPolitics.

Kinder Morgan’s pipeline ultimatum added fuel to a simmering Canadian political family feud. And after weeks of Tories asking for Daniel Jean to appear at committee, he does. And it was a bit anticlimactic. In this episode: iPolitics reporter Kady O’Malley. Hosted by Althia Raj.

Move over Morneau. Tories have changed focus and are hell-bent on selling a story of Liberal intrigue starring the prime minister’s national security adviser Daniel Jean. One 21-hour voting marathon later, how many more to go? . In this episode: iPolitics reporter Kady O’Malley. Hosted by Althia Raj.

How do political parties in Canada use Facebook, it's advertising to target potential voters?   Guest - Susan Delacourt, author of Shopping for Votes, political writer and weekly columnist for the Toronto Star and iPolitics

Tim talks with Global News political reporter Marieke Walsh, who's leaving Halifax for a new job with iPolitics in Toronto. And we discuss federal money for local news, councillor complaints and drinking on Argyle Street.

Coast Beat Ep. 79: We talk to a Sunshine Coast mountie who made national headlines for his outspoken stance on workplace issues about leaving the force, but carrying on the fight. And, there could be a historic vote in Ottawa soon on whether a private members bill on abandoned vessels is dead in the water or stays afloat. Show notes: Our story about Chris Backus’ decision to leave the RCMP http://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/aquatic-facility-reopening-delayed-due-to-pump-issue-1.23096783 Some of our other stories on the ‘stripeless’ protests and Backus’ activism on behalf of RCMP members April 7, 2017 http://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/mounties-change-their-stripes-as-part-of-nationwide-protest-1.14510165 May 18, 2017 http://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/mounties-continue-stripe-protest-as-new-reports-call-for-change-1.20034243 September 7, 2017 http://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/labour-day-crowd-hears-of-efforts-to-form-rcmp-union-1.22508096 A background piece from Kady O’Malley of iPolitics about MP Sheila Malcolmson’s next moves to keep her bill on abandoned vessels alive https://ipolitics.ca/2017/11/15/ndp-mp-make-history-appealing-committee-vote/

iPolitics reporter Janice Dickson and morning show maven Supriya Dwivedi join the panel to talk about Bill Morneau's very bad week and Quebec's very bad legislation this week. 

Filibusters that drag on and on can lead to some colourful exchanges that may slip under the public's radar. We unpack what happened after the Liberals released a discussion paper proposing ways to modernize the House of Commons. In this episode: iPolitics parliamentary reporter Kady O’Malley, NDP MP David Christopherson and Liberal MP Scott Simms. Hosted by Althia Raj.

Today we talk about the CSIS data spying and lying to the court, the RCMP's power grab, and anal intercourse... yep the government in your bedroom. The Federal Court slammed CSIS for retaining massive amount of information secretly obtained from people who are not suspected of committing any crime. Big bother is watching - read the courts decision here. - and - The RCMP wants even more power and is using the media to scare Canadian's into handing over that power. I wrote about it for iPolitics. - and - Anal intercourse. It is illegal in Canada - well not really - but it is still in the Criminal Code. The Liberals plan to repeal the unconstitutional law - but it is the lowest hanging fruit. We wonder why the Liberal government is lacking leadership when it comes to Criminal Code reforms.

Canada's electronic spy agency broke privacy laws by collecting metadata about Canadians, then sharing it with other countries. The issue was exposed in a watchdog report that was released to the public last week.  Andray and Supriya speak to Amanda Connolly, national security reporter for iPolitics, about what exactly the Communications Security Establishment did wrong and whether there's any reason to expect it won't happen again.     Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin and Stefan talk to Andrew Mitrovica, a journalist from iPolitics.ca as well as 23 years experience in the mainstream media in Canada including the CBC’s fifth estate, CTV’s W5, CTV National News — where he was the network’s chief investigative producer — the Walrus magazine and the Globe and Mail, where he was a member of the newspaper’s investigative unit. Andrew has won numerous national and international awards for his investigative work. Kevin and Andrew discuss the disconnect between the relative threat and coverage in the mainstream media between 'terror' and climate change. More people are killed by sharks than by terrorists each year, and climate change threatens to end human civilization and yet the coverage in the media is almost perfectly reversed from the actual danger. Why? Kevin and Andrew explore... Also, Stefan and Kevin discuss the idea and role of 'hope' in social movements, with specific reference to the COP21 agreement that was just signed into not-law. This is a brief! Please check the website here for full show notes: https://greenmajoritymedia.wordpress.com/2015/12/18/482-selling-fear-instead-of-facts/ We are 100% member supported and need your help! Please check out our Patreon page to learn more: www.patreon.com/greenmajority

The media treated Maher Arar like shit. So why hasn't anyone apologized? Ottawa crank and iPolitics writer Andrew Mitrovica discusses this, plus John Baird's empty promises of Mohamed Fahmy's imminent release, and The Globe and Mail's groundbreaking upside down Mercedes Benz advertorials.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Andrew Mitrovica, journalist teacher, former CBC Fifth Estate producer and current iPolitics reporter takes a metaphorical hatchet to the rhetoric at the CBC. Rex Murphy, Peter Mansbridge and Amanda Lang have all had brazen responses to what should have been embarrassing scandals this year regarding their acceptance of speaking fees from big business they are supposedly objectively reporting on with Canada's publicly funded broadcaster. Andrew talks about the stories including his own contributions on this weeks show. With journalism as the topic, we discuss the implications brought up by Mr. Mitrovica with co-hosts Kevin Farmer and Stefan Hostetter. Image from Press Progress: http://www.pressprogress.ca/en/post/cbc-paves-way-more-rex-murphy-big-oil-pep-rallies We do this all this and more for basically nothing, learn more and support us here: www.patreon.com/greenmajority For full listings and more info about this episode visit: https://greenmajoritymedia.wordpress.com/2015/01/16/435-mitrovica-vs-the-cbc/

This week, Young PR Pros welcomes new listeners from the FIR podcast network. For our regular listeners you don't need to change anything, you will still continue to receive new weekly episodes through iTunes or Stitcher. For those who don't know, the FIR podcast network, run by internationally acclaimed communicators Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz, is a collection of business podcasts on niche topics that appeal to communicators in different countries around the world. The anchor show, For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report, is the longest running communications podcast, broadcasting business and communications advice for more than a decade. In 2013, Hobson and Holtz expanded their podcast and created a network of a dozen shows, including the popular Canadian social media podcast Inside PR, hosted by Martin Waxman, Gini Dietrich and Joseph Thornley. For our first episode on the podcast network, we discuss the definition of the word spin. Some people see this as a four-letter bad word and want it eliminated from our vocabulary. Others see it as a flexible word with the opportunity to bend and change - or spin if you will - the definition. Hosts, Kristine D'Arbelles and Julia Kent bring in two experts to weigh in on this debate. The first is Elizabeth Gray-Smith, Social Columnist at iPolitics. We caught up with her earlier this year at the uOPRA Let's Grow Together conference and asked her how she felt about the word spin - spoiler, she doesn't think spin needs to be a four-letter bad word. The second expert is Gini Dietrich, CEO of Arment Dietrich and who is no stranger to the podcast, offers her view on the word spin. If you know Gini at all, you can guess what her opinion was. Here is a hint, she runs a blog called Spin Sucks. As our hosts easily discover, there is no easy right answer. The good news is that having this conversation is important to making our industry a better place. We have come far from the days of Mad Men, but there is still more work to do. So what can young professionals do today? Be curious and ask questions. Don't be afraid to stand up to your boss if you are uncomfortable with the task they have given you. Remember, no one gets fired for asking a question. Sometimes that is all it takes, one curious person asking the right question. What do you think? Do you think we can change the definition? Or should we get rid of the word? Or do you have another solution? We want to hear from you. Share your opinions by writing a comment below, or on our Facebook Page, or on our Google+ page, or send us an email at youngprpros@gmail.com, or send us a message on Twitter @youngprpros, @kristinedarbell, or @kentjulia.

Kristine D'Arbelles and Julia Kent come back for a second episode this week. We talk about continuing formal education after graduation. It doesn't always have to be university or college courses, there are plenty of other ways to continue learning in a formal setting. Kristine and Julia share what they have done to keep up with trends in communications since their graduation. Julia, as the book club president, encourages young professionals to read. Kristine talks about professional development events and conferences. Speaking of conferences, Young PR Pros will be sponsoring the University of Ottawa Public Relations Association (uOPRA) conference Let’s Grow Together 2014 Conference. The event encourages students to learn about different industries within Public Relations and Communications, similar to the Take uOPRA to Work Day series. Our key speakers and their respective industries include: Ryan Kennery, Jim Watson’s Press Secretary discussing government relations Elizabeth Gray-Smith, Social Columnist at iPolitics discussing corporate PR Mark Monahan, Executive and Artistic Director of Ottawa Bluesfest and Ottawa Folkfest representing the music industry Emily Scarlett, Communications and Press Manager of HM Canada Carrie Croft, National Communications Manager FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 discussing sports in PR To learn more or buy tickets visit the conference website. Kristine will be a roving reporter for the podcast, interviewing speakers and attendees. If you are attending the conference, make sure to say hi to Kristine. We would love to hear from you. Share your comments below, or on our Facebook Page, or on our Google+ page, or in our LinkedIn group, or on Pinterest, or send us an email at youngprpros@gmail.com, or send us a message on Twitter @youngprpros, @kristinedarbell or @kentjulia.