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There's an air of excitement in Ottawa as it prepares for King Charles III to arrive and deliver the speech from the throne, which lays out the Liberal government's plan and priorities. His visit is also widely seen as pushback against U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to turn Canada into the 51st state. But according to the new U.S. ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, that saga is over and Canada should move on. He sits with Catherine Cullent to discuss that and the next steps in the Canada-U.S. relationship.Plus, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Canada of emboldening Hamas, a Middle East expert joins The House to talk about if there's been a shift in Canadian-Israeli relations. Then, a constitutional expert, a royal watcher, an Indigenous leader and members of Quebec's sovereignty parties talk about what message King Charles' speech will send to Trump — or whether the whole thing ultimately means nothing to the U.S. president.Finally, the parliamentary bureau chief of the National Post and the Ottawa bureau chief of La Presse explain what to look for in the government's to-do list.This episode features the voices of:Pete Hoekstra, U.S. ambassador to CanadaThomas Juneau, University of Ottawa political science professorPatricia Treble, royal watcherPhilippe Lagassé, Carleton University political science professorPerry Bellegarde, former national chief of the Assembly of First NationsPascal Bérubé, Parti Québécois MNACatherine Gentilcore, Parti Québécois MNARuba Ghazal, Québec solidaire MNAStuart Thomson, National Post parliamentary bureau chiefJoel-Denis Bellavance, La Presse Ottawa bureau chief
In January 1999, Miriam Illes was gunned down in her kitchen while on the phone with a friend. There were no witnesses. No fingerprints. And the few pieces of physical evidence—an oversized shoe print, a cigarette butt, and a homemade silencer—seemed to point nowhere.Her estranged husband, Dr. Richard Illes, was a respected heart surgeon with a thriving career, a new girlfriend, and a bitter custody battle underway. He also had an airtight alibi—until investigators started pulling at the seams.It was a murder that some called “almost perfect,” but ultimately it unraveled under the weight of its own misdirection. Anonymous letters, planted evidence, and a chilling unfinished manuscript brought one man's elaborate plan crashing down.Was it a brilliant cover-up? Or a case of ego gone wrong?Support us on PatreonToday's snack: Albanese Candy assortment (thanks Lana!)Sources:https://www.lycolaw.org/uploads/opinions/2005-Illes070805br.pdf The Perfect Murder, S1 E1, The Heart Shot.Kinney, David. “Reward offered in woman's slaying.” The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), 04 Sep. 1999.Shellem, Pete. “Doctor objects to grand jury writ.” The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), 19 Jan. 2000.Beauge, John. “‘We're looking for justice'.” The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), 09 Dec. 2001.Lewerenz, Dan. “Police: Silencer ties husband to wife's killing.” Centre Daily Times, 19 Dec. 2002.Lewerenz, Dan. “Surgeon sniper shot wife: Police.” National Post, 20 Dec. 2002.Dale, Maryclaire. “Physician arrested in Spokane for 1999 Pennsylvania slaying.” The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), 23 Dec. 2002.Beauge, John. “Doctor wished wife dead, nurse testifies.” The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), 20 Feb. 2003.Lewerenz, Dan. “Nurse says doc wanted wife dead.” Press Enterprise (Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania), 21 Feb. 2003.Beauge, John. “Heart surgeon's trial opens.” The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), 21 Jan. 2004.Beauge, John. “Suicide try lengthens mental hospital stay.” The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), 04 Mar. 2004.“Surgeon denies killing wife.” The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), 30 Mar. 2004.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberal government are charting a new course after a surprise election win, but his cabinet choices and decision not to table a budget have raised questions. National Post columnist Tasha Kheiriddin joins the show to discuss the key challenges ahead, Carney's cabinet, and what the lack of a budget means for Canadians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Elias Makos is joined by Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies, and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Does the Prime Minister need to reign in his troops? Most Quebecers believe the province should reduce its record $14 billion deficit by taxing the wealthy, not by cutting public services Anthony's piece in the National Post on major changes in the UK on immigration
In this insightful episode of The Food Professor podcast, hosts Michael LeBlanc and Sylvain Charlebois explore Canadian food politics and industry developments before sitting down with Adam Grogan, President and COO of Maple Leaf Foods, for a revealing conversation about the company's evolution and future.The episode begins with a discussion of Canada's new Liberal cabinet, focusing on Heath MacDonald from PEI as the new Agriculture Minister replacing Kody Blois. The hosts express mixed feelings about the appointment, noting MacDonald's farming background as a positive sign. They also analyze Chrystia Freeland's surprising role as Transportation Minister and its implications for agricultural logistics.Another highlight includes the new interprovincial trade deal between Manitoba and Ontario, which aims to reduce trade barriers. Charlebois emphasizes that such provincial initiatives will drive meaningful change, not federal promises, potentially opening new markets for small and medium-sized food producers currently limited by licensing requirements.The hosts then discuss American food inflation dropping from 3% to 2.8% despite tariffs, questioning why U.S. consumers haven't experienced price increases despite trade restrictions with Canada, China, and Mexico.The feature interview with Adam Grogan reveals Maple Leaf Foods' transformation beyond being merely a protein company. Grogan describes the organization as a "CPG powerhouse" with numerous brands, including Tender Flake lard, Sunrise, Larson, Burns, Mitchell's, Schneiders, Prime poultry, and Greenfield natural meats. He also discusses their $1 billion investment in processing facilities in London, Winnipeg, and Brampton to enhance global competitiveness.On plant-based proteins, Grogan shares a nuanced perspective, noting they are "the largest share of refrigerated plant protein in North America" with three dedicated brands and manufacturing plants. While acknowledging recent market challenges, he remains optimistic about the future, citing changing consumer preferences and Canada's position as the world's largest producer of pulses and legumes.Sustainability forms a cornerstone of their strategy, with Grogan stating, "Animal production is one of the largest emitters of carbon anywhere, and big food needs to do more." Maple Leaf Foods was the first Canadian company to align with science-based targets from the Paris Agreement and the first major food company to declare carbon neutrality in 2019.The episode concludes with discussions on Newfoundland's ineffective sugar tax, which has collected $30 million without changing consumption patterns, and the controversial government-funded Aspire Foods cricket farm in London that recently entered receivership despite $9 million in public funding.This episode offers valuable insights into Canadian food policy, sustainable protein production, and the evolution of one of Canada's largest food companies under progressive leadership. The Food Professor #podcast is presented by Caddle. About UsDr. Sylvain Charlebois is a Professor in food distribution and policy in the Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is also the Senior Director of the Agri-food Analytics Lab, also located at Dalhousie University. Before joining Dalhousie, he was affiliated with the University of Guelph's Arrell Food Institute, which he co-founded. Known as “The Food Professor”, his current research interest lies in the broad area of food distribution, security and safety. Google Scholar ranks him as one of the world's most cited scholars in food supply chain management, food value chains and traceability.He has authored five books on global food systems, his most recent one published in 2017 by Wiley-Blackwell entitled “Food Safety, Risk Intelligence and Benchmarking”. He has also published over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles in several academic publications. Furthermore, his research has been featured in several newspapers and media groups, including The Lancet, The Economist, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BBC, NBC, ABC, Fox News, Foreign Affairs, the Globe & Mail, the National Post and the Toronto Star.Dr. Charlebois sits on a few company boards, and supports many organizations as a special advisor, including some publicly traded companies. Charlebois is also a member of the Scientific Council of the Business Scientific Institute, based in Luxemburg. Dr. Charlebois is a member of the Global Food Traceability Centre's Advisory Board based in Washington DC, and a member of the National Scientific Committee of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in Ottawa. Michael LeBlanc is the president and founder of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc, a senior retail advisor, keynote speaker and now, media entrepreneur. He has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. Michael has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels, most recently on the main stage in Toronto at Retail Council of Canada's Retail Marketing conference with leaders from Walmart & Google. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, CanWest Media, Pandora Jewellery, The Shopping Channel and Retail Council of Canada to his advisory, speaking and media practice.Michael produces and hosts a network of leading retail trade podcasts, including the award-winning No.1 independent retail industry podcast in America, Remarkable Retail with his partner, Dallas-based best-selling author Steve Dennis; Canada's top retail industry podcast The Voice of Retail and Canada's top food industry and one of the top Canadian-produced management independent podcasts in the country, The Food Professor with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois from Dalhousie University in Halifax.Rethink Retail has recognized Michael as one of the top global retail experts for the fourth year in a row, Thinkers 360 has named him on of the Top 50 global thought leaders in retail, RTIH has named him a top 100 global though leader in retail technology and Coresight Research has named Michael a Retail AI Influencer. If you are a BBQ fan, you can tune into Michael's cooking show, Last Request BBQ, on YouTube, Instagram, X and yes, TikTok.Michael is available for keynote presentations helping retailers, brands and retail industry insiders explaining the current state and future of the retail industry in North America and around the world.
Changes have been made to our top politicians. Prime Minister Mark Carney and his new cabinet have been sworn in this morning. Stephanie Taylor, federal politics reporter for the National Post, joins Evan to share her reaction to Carney's cabinet shuffle.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit wisdomofcrowds.liveOur special guest this week, David Polansky is a political theorist and commentator who lives in Canada. A frequent contributor to Wisdom of Crowds, he joins Shadi Hamid and Damir Marusic to discuss two excellent recent essays. The first one, titled “Does Canada Exist?” is about Canadian national identity, an issue that has become more relevant since Donald Trump has taken to calling Canada the 51st state, and while some in the western Canadian province of Alberta has floated the idea of seceding from the rest of Canada. Polansky's article was quoted in the New York Times and National Post.David's most recent peace, “Michael Jordan Yes; Winston Churchill No?” is about what makes politicians great and whether political greatness (in terms of impact) can be distinguished from moral goodness. After one hundred days of Trump, it is an important question to ask.What follows is a rollicking and often hilarious conversation in which various politicians — Justin Trudeau, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump — are sized up according to the standards of classical greatness and found wanting. Damir and Shadi nevertheless argue that Trump is the most consequential president since FDR. Polansky argues that Trump's impact is in large part due to the fact that the Left is lost right now. It is lost, he argues, because it cannot create a new identity, and instead tries to forge unity around “niche issues,” like the Palestine question.In our bonus section for paid subscribers, the gang muses on Trump's relationship to shame; Polansky distinguishes between courage and guts, and why Trump has the latter but not former; Shadi asks, “What do you think about Stalin?”; Damir explains why Trump is like a character in a science fiction novel; Polansky argues that “there's a grandeur to America, but there's also a ridiculousness to America”; Shadi interrogates Polansky on hierarchy and greatness; and the three men ponder whether Eisenhower was a great president.Required Reading and Viewing* David Polansky, “Michael Jordan, Yes; Winston Churchill, No?” (WoC).* David Polansky, “Does Canada Exist?” (WoC).* David Polansky, “Pundit Don't Preach” (WoC).* David's Substack, Strange Frequencies.* Where the “Worthwhile Canadian Initiative” meme comes from (Paul Krugman's Newsletter). * “What to Know About Alberta's Potential Separation From Canada” (TIME).* Carl Schmitt (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).* Chantal Mouffe on “agonistic” democracy (Pavilion).* Stephen Kotkin talk about Stalin (YouTube).* Isaac Asimov, the Foundation trilogy (Amazon).* “Trump says Houthis showed ‘bravery,' believes they will honor truce deal” (Times of Israel).* Polansky's “Cabots and Lodges” reference (Berkshire Edge).* Analysis of Bill Clinton's 2012 DNC speech (CNN).Free preview video:Full video for paid subscribers below:
Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mr. Eric Nuttall - partner and senior portfolio manager with Ninepoint Partners, and the Ninepoint Energy Fund - Canada's largest energy fund with ~$2 billion under management.Mr. Nuttall's views on energy are frequently sought after by BNN Bloomberg, CNBC, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, and other media organizations.Mr. Nuttall also earned a Bachelor of International Business degree (High Honours) from Carleton University.Among other things we discussed Election Results, Oil Volatility & Why Canada Needs to Build Infrastructure Projects.Enjoy.Thank you to our sponsors.Without their support this episode would not be possible:Connate Water SolutionsATB Capital MarketsJSGEPACAstro Rentals Global Energy Show CanadaSupport the show
In Season 5, Episode 35 of The Food Professor podcast, co-hosts Michael LeBlanc and Sylvain Charlebois deliver an information-packed episode with significant developments in both personal and industry news.Sylvain Charlebois opens with a major announcement about joining Texas A&M University on August 1st to lead their #1-ranked Masters in Agribusiness program while maintaining his position at Dalhousie University. Speaking from Saskatoon, Sylvain shares insights about his keynote on AI in the food business and briefly touches on the political climate following recent Canadian election results.The second Canadian Food Sentiment Index reveals continued concerns about food inflation, with many consumers pessimistically expecting double-digit inflation rates. The report highlights growing consumer trust in independent grocers, likely driven by the strengthening Buy Local movement. Sylvain notes that grocery retailers like Loblaw are becoming more transparent about strategic challenges they face.The featured interview showcases an in-depth in-person conversation live at SIAL Canada between Sylvain and Gilles Froment, Senior Vice President of Government Relations at Lactalis and President of the International Dairy Federation (IDF), marking the podcast's first solo interview by Sylvain in five years.Froment, only the third Canadian to head the IDF in its 120-year history, explains the organization's role in establishing global dairy standards through its network of 1,200 experts worldwide. The discussion covers critical industry topics including the challenges of plant-based alternatives using dairy terminology, global dairy demand outpacing supply, and the projection of a significant global milk shortage by 2030—potentially equivalent to three times Canada's annual production.Both experts agree this shortage represents a missed opportunity for Canada due to supply management limitations, despite the country's excellent reputation for dairy quality and safety standards. The conversation also explores sustainability challenges facing the dairy industry, with Froment detailing his four-pillar approach: economic sustainability, social impact, environmental responsibility, and nutritional value.Climate change initiatives discussed include carbon sequestration research, genetic selection for lower methane-emitting cows, and the controversy surrounding feed additives. Froment emphasizes the need for carbon measurement at farm level and incentive-based approaches rather than punitive taxation.The episode concludes with Michael and Sylvain discussing Weight Watchers' bankruptcy filing—attributed to the rise of GLP-1 weight loss drugs—and Tim Hortons' new partnership with Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, debating whether this celebrity endorsement will effectively attract their target demographic of younger women to the coffee chain.. The Food Professor #podcast is presented by Caddle. About UsDr. Sylvain Charlebois is a Professor in food distribution and policy in the Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is also the Senior Director of the Agri-food Analytics Lab, also located at Dalhousie University. Before joining Dalhousie, he was affiliated with the University of Guelph's Arrell Food Institute, which he co-founded. Known as “The Food Professor”, his current research interest lies in the broad area of food distribution, security and safety. Google Scholar ranks him as one of the world's most cited scholars in food supply chain management, food value chains and traceability.He has authored five books on global food systems, his most recent one published in 2017 by Wiley-Blackwell entitled “Food Safety, Risk Intelligence and Benchmarking”. He has also published over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles in several academic publications. Furthermore, his research has been featured in several newspapers and media groups, including The Lancet, The Economist, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BBC, NBC, ABC, Fox News, Foreign Affairs, the Globe & Mail, the National Post and the Toronto Star.Dr. Charlebois sits on a few company boards, and supports many organizations as a special advisor, including some publicly traded companies. Charlebois is also a member of the Scientific Council of the Business Scientific Institute, based in Luxemburg. Dr. Charlebois is a member of the Global Food Traceability Centre's Advisory Board based in Washington DC, and a member of the National Scientific Committee of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in Ottawa. Michael LeBlanc is the president and founder of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc, a senior retail advisor, keynote speaker and now, media entrepreneur. He has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. Michael has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels, most recently on the main stage in Toronto at Retail Council of Canada's Retail Marketing conference with leaders from Walmart & Google. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, CanWest Media, Pandora Jewellery, The Shopping Channel and Retail Council of Canada to his advisory, speaking and media practice.Michael produces and hosts a network of leading retail trade podcasts, including the award-winning No.1 independent retail industry podcast in America, Remarkable Retail with his partner, Dallas-based best-selling author Steve Dennis; Canada's top retail industry podcast The Voice of Retail and Canada's top food industry and one of the top Canadian-produced management independent podcasts in the country, The Food Professor with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois from Dalhousie University in Halifax.Rethink Retail has recognized Michael as one of the top global retail experts for the fourth year in a row, Thinkers 360 has named him on of the Top 50 global thought leaders in retail, RTIH has named him a top 100 global though leader in retail technology and Coresight Research has named Michael a Retail AI Influencer. If you are a BBQ fan, you can tune into Michael's cooking show, Last Request BBQ, on YouTube, Instagram, X and yes, TikTok.Michael is available for keynote presentations helping retailers, brands and retail industry insiders explaining the current state and future of the retail industry in North America and around the world.
LD NEWSBRIEF ~ 05/07/2025 Host Andrew DeBartolo brings you a weekly summary of Canadian News from a Conservative Christian perspective. Liberty Dispatch Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber: ldcanada.substack.com CHAPTERS: 00:00 Opening 00:48 Private Internet Access AD 03:05 Segment 1 - The Ontario Court of Appalling 05:02 Segment 2 - Vet. Affairs Assisting Veterans in…DYING!?!? 06:39 Bull Bitcoin AD 08:19 Segment 3 - Ontario Tech Taken to Tribunal 10:26 Segment 4 - Covid Clean-up 15:41 Conclusion 16:15 Outro Segment 1 - The Ontario Court of Appalling: "OhIP to cover penis-sparing vaginoplasty" | National Post: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ohip-coverage-penis-sparing-vaginoplasty; Segment 2 - Vet. Affairs Assisting Veterans in…DYING!?!?: "Another combat veteran offered medical suicide" | Toronto Sun: https://torontosun.com/news/national/another-combat-veteran-offered-medical-suicide; Segment 3 - Ontario Tech Taken to Tribunal: "Student takes Ontario Tech University to Human Rights Tribunal over denied religious vaccine exemption" | Rebel News: https://www.rebelnews.com/student_takes_ontario_tech_university_to_human_rights_tribunal_over_denied_religious_vaccine_exemption; Segment 4 - Covid Clean-up: "COVID virus, vaccines are driving explosion in cancer, billionaire scientist tells Tucker Carlson" | LifeSiteNews: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/covid-virus-vaccines-are-driving-explosion-in-cancer-billionaire-scientist-tells-tucker-carlson; "COVID-vaccinated women record 1,000% spike in breast cancer" | Slay News: https://slaynews.com/news/covid-vaccinated-women-record-1000-spike-breast-cancer; "Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 infection and vaccination" | ScienceDirect: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929325000015; SHOW SPONSORS: Invest with Rocklinc: info@rocklinc.com or call them at 905-631-546; Diversify Your Money with Bull Bitcoin: https://mission.bullbitcoin.com/dispatch; Private Internet Access: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/offer/recommended?coupon=2Y4M&channel=Liberty%20Dispatch&channel_platform=pc&aff_id=24735&source=video1; BarterPay: https://barterpay.ca/; Barter It: https://www.barterit.ca/; Get freedom from Censorious CRMs by signing up for SalesNexus: https://www.salesnexus.com/; PLEXUS Worldwide: Reboot your health today! email them @ healthandliberty@proton.me or go to http://plexusworldwide.ca/healthandliberty; SUBSCRIBE TO OUR SHOWS/CHANNELS: LIBERTY DISPATCH PODCAST: https://libertydispatch.podbean.com; https://rumble.com/LDshow; CONTACT US: libertydispatch@pm.me STAY UP-TO-DATE ON ALL THINGS LD: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberty_dispatch/; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LibertyDispatchCanada; X: @LDCanada - https://x.com/_LDCanada; Rumble: https://rumble.com/LDshow; YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@libertydispatch Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW, and SHARE it with others!
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Liberty Dispatch ~ May 01, 2025In this episode of Liberty Dispatch, hosts Andrew DeBartolo and Matthew Hallick unpack the results of the Canadian election 2025. Subscribe or follow our new Substack page: https://ldcanada.substack.com/;Segment 1 - Mark Carney is Prime Minister:"Mark Carney's full speech as Liberals set to return to power" | The Globe and Mail: https://www.youtube.com/live/ZvF7gM6wdOI?si=cJS37MhIzK0my_yl;"Pierre Poilievre concession speech" | National Post: https://youtu.be/LQRBTf5xS1Y?si=FlKlxFkhtppQYZkS; FULL SPEECH | Singh announces he’ll step down as NDP leader | CBC News: https://youtu.be/3xnSIuumnO4?si=CcoGnL8i4kn1wFDz; Segment 2 - Thoughts from CONservatives:"Jamil Jivani slams Doug Ford during fiery interview" | CBC News: https://youtube.com/shorts/2A6Eji6Wc3E?si=WVBkazUQEa6h9Xk7; "Doug Ford comments on federal election results" – April 29, 2025 | CPAC: https://youtu.be/7Fv7yC9sOUI?si=kI6GgeTaoirC1s5x; Segment 3 - Danielle Smith and Alberta:Danielle Smith Presser: https://youtu.be/Ak4mkxb-PeE?si=0Phl6694VzK3udP9; "Danielle Smith warns Mark Carney that the status quo can't hold" | National Post: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/danielle-smith-warns-mark-carney-that-the-status-quo-cant-hold;"Danielle Smith moves closer to referendum on Alberta secession" | The Deep Dive: https://thedeepdive.ca/danielle-smith-moves-closer-to-referendum-on-alberta-secession;SHOW SPONSORS:Invest with Rocklinc: info@rocklinc.com or call them at 905-631-546; Diversify Your Money with Bull Bitcoin: https://mission.bullbitcoin.com/dispatch;BarterPay: https://barterpay.ca/; Barter It: https://www.barterit.ca/;Get freedom from Censorious CRMS by signing up for SalesNexus: https://www.salesnexus.com/;PLEXUS Worldwide: Reboot your health today! email them @ healthandliberty@proton.me or go to http://plexusworldwide.ca/healthandliberty; SUBSCRIBE TO OUR SHOWS/CHANNELS:LIBERTY DISPATCH PODCAST: https://libertydispatch.podbean.com; https://rumble.com/LDshow; CONTACT US: libertydispatch@pm.me STAY UP-TO-DATE ON ALL THINGS LD:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberty_dispatch/; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LibertyDispatchCanada; X: @LDCanada - https://x.com/_LDCanada; Rumble: https://rumble.com/LDshow; YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@libertydispatch Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW, and SHARE it with others!
Liberty Dispatch ~ May 01, 2025 In this episode of Liberty Dispatch, hosts Andrew DeBartolo and Matthew Hallick unpack the results of the Canadian election 2025. Subscribe or follow our new Substack page: https://ldcanada.substack.com/; Segment 1 - Mark Carney is Prime Minister: "Mark Carney's full speech as Liberals set to return to power" | The Globe and Mail: https://www.youtube.com/live/ZvF7gM6wdOI?si=cJS37MhIzK0my_yl; "Pierre Poilievre concession speech" | National Post: https://youtu.be/LQRBTf5xS1Y?si=FlKlxFkhtppQYZkS; FULL SPEECH | Singh announces he'll step down as NDP leader | CBC News: https://youtu.be/3xnSIuumnO4?si=CcoGnL8i4kn1wFDz; Segment 2 - Thoughts from CONservatives: "Jamil Jivani slams Doug Ford during fiery interview" | CBC News: https://youtube.com/shorts/2A6Eji6Wc3E?si=WVBkazUQEa6h9Xk7; "Doug Ford comments on federal election results" – April 29, 2025 | CPAC: https://youtu.be/7Fv7yC9sOUI?si=kI6GgeTaoirC1s5x; Segment 3 - Danielle Smith and Alberta: Danielle Smith Presser: https://youtu.be/Ak4mkxb-PeE?si=0Phl6694VzK3udP9; "Danielle Smith warns Mark Carney that the status quo can't hold" | National Post: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/danielle-smith-warns-mark-carney-that-the-status-quo-cant-hold; "Danielle Smith moves closer to referendum on Alberta secession" | The Deep Dive: https://thedeepdive.ca/danielle-smith-moves-closer-to-referendum-on-alberta-secession; SHOW SPONSORS: Invest with Rocklinc: info@rocklinc.com or call them at 905-631-546; Diversify Your Money with Bull Bitcoin: https://mission.bullbitcoin.com/dispatch; BarterPay: https://barterpay.ca/; Barter It: https://www.barterit.ca/; Get freedom from Censorious CRMS by signing up for SalesNexus: https://www.salesnexus.com/; PLEXUS Worldwide: Reboot your health today! email them @ healthandliberty@proton.me or go to http://plexusworldwide.ca/healthandliberty; SUBSCRIBE TO OUR SHOWS/CHANNELS: LIBERTY DISPATCH PODCAST: https://libertydispatch.podbean.com; https://rumble.com/LDshow; CONTACT US: libertydispatch@pm.me STAY UP-TO-DATE ON ALL THINGS LD: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberty_dispatch/; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LibertyDispatchCanada; X: @LDCanada - https://x.com/_LDCanada; Rumble: https://rumble.com/LDshow; YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@libertydispatch Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW, and SHARE it with others!
n Season 5 of The Food Professor Podcast, Michael LeBlanc and Dr. Sylvain Charlebois take listeners inside the bustling SIAL Food Innovation Show in Toronto, bringing fresh insights on global food trends and the shifting dynamics of agri-food trade. The episode kicks off with their live reflections on the show floor, surrounded by global exhibitors from Brazil, Peru, Jamaica, and Italy. They note a growing demand for diverse flavors and ethnic cuisines, as well as a strategic pivot by companies to balance foodservice and retail sales post-pandemic.Sylvain highlights how COVID reshaped supply chains, pushing businesses to avoid overreliance on single sectors and prompting innovations that blur lines between restaurant and retail offerings. They discuss ongoing tariff challenges, food inflation stabilizing, and the complex impact of retaliatory tariffs on Canadian importers and exporters.Shifting gears, the duo analyze Canada's post-election political landscape, unpacking what Mark Carney's new government could mean for agri-food policy, carbon taxation, and Canada's trade relationships with the U.S. and Mexico. They speculate about potential reforms to supply management and agri-stability programs, while exploring Western Canadian frustrations over political representation and federal agricultural policy.The second half features an exclusive interview with Martin Lavoie, President & CEO of Groupe Export Agroalimentaire Québec-Canada, Canada's largest agri-food export association. Martin shares how his organization supports over 450 Quebec food exporters through trade shows, market intelligence, and export services. He explains how diversification strategies are evolving amid global tariff volatility, why intra-Canada trade holds untapped potential, and how government procurement could boost domestic food producers.Martin also addresses the challenges of breaking into international markets like Europe, where food economies remain hyper-local, while noting rising demand in Asia and Mexico. He underscores the importance of reducing interprovincial trade barriers to unlock growth and reveals the criteria behind Group Export's annual Export Gala awards.Wrapping up, Michael and Sylvain reflect on Michael Medline's upcoming retirement from Sobeys, discussing his leadership legacy and impact on the grocer's national growth and industry advocacy. They also celebrate T&T's continued U.S. expansion and the launch of Loblaws' Maxi stores outside Quebec.Tune in for expert insights on the evolving agri-food export landscape, retail's competitive shifts, and the policies shaping Canada's food industry future. The Food Professor #podcast is presented by Caddle. About UsDr. Sylvain Charlebois is a Professor in food distribution and policy in the Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is also the Senior Director of the Agri-food Analytics Lab, also located at Dalhousie University. Before joining Dalhousie, he was affiliated with the University of Guelph's Arrell Food Institute, which he co-founded. Known as “The Food Professor”, his current research interest lies in the broad area of food distribution, security and safety. Google Scholar ranks him as one of the world's most cited scholars in food supply chain management, food value chains and traceability.He has authored five books on global food systems, his most recent one published in 2017 by Wiley-Blackwell entitled “Food Safety, Risk Intelligence and Benchmarking”. He has also published over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles in several academic publications. Furthermore, his research has been featured in several newspapers and media groups, including The Lancet, The Economist, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BBC, NBC, ABC, Fox News, Foreign Affairs, the Globe & Mail, the National Post and the Toronto Star.Dr. Charlebois sits on a few company boards, and supports many organizations as a special advisor, including some publicly traded companies. Charlebois is also a member of the Scientific Council of the Business Scientific Institute, based in Luxemburg. Dr. Charlebois is a member of the Global Food Traceability Centre's Advisory Board based in Washington DC, and a member of the National Scientific Committee of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in Ottawa. Michael LeBlanc is the president and founder of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc, a senior retail advisor, keynote speaker and now, media entrepreneur. He has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. Michael has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels, most recently on the main stage in Toronto at Retail Council of Canada's Retail Marketing conference with leaders from Walmart & Google. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, CanWest Media, Pandora Jewellery, The Shopping Channel and Retail Council of Canada to his advisory, speaking and media practice.Michael produces and hosts a network of leading retail trade podcasts, including the award-winning No.1 independent retail industry podcast in America, Remarkable Retail with his partner, Dallas-based best-selling author Steve Dennis; Canada's top retail industry podcast The Voice of Retail and Canada's top food industry and one of the top Canadian-produced management independent podcasts in the country, The Food Professor with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois from Dalhousie University in Halifax.Rethink Retail has recognized Michael as one of the top global retail experts for the fourth year in a row, Thinkers 360 has named him on of the Top 50 global thought leaders in retail, RTIH has named him a top 100 global though leader in retail technology and Coresight Research has named Michael a Retail AI Influencer. If you are a BBQ fan, you can tune into Michael's cooking show, Last Request BBQ, on YouTube, Instagram, X and yes, TikTok.Michael is available for keynote presentations helping retailers, brands and retail industry insiders explaining the current state and future of the retail industry in North America and around the world.
Liberty Dispatch ~ May 01, 2025In this episode of Liberty Dispatch, hosts Andrew DeBartolo and Matthew Hallick unpack the results of the Canadian election 2025. Subscribe or follow our new Substack page: https://ldcanada.substack.com/;Segment 1 - Mark Carney is Prime Minister:"Mark Carney's full speech as Liberals set to return to power" | The Globe and Mail: https://www.youtube.com/live/ZvF7gM6wdOI?si=cJS37MhIzK0my_yl;"Pierre Poilievre concession speech" | National Post: https://youtu.be/LQRBTf5xS1Y?si=FlKlxFkhtppQYZkS; FULL SPEECH | Singh announces he’ll step down as NDP leader | CBC News: https://youtu.be/3xnSIuumnO4?si=CcoGnL8i4kn1wFDz; Segment 2 - Thoughts from CONservatives:"Jamil Jivani slams Doug Ford during fiery interview" | CBC News: https://youtube.com/shorts/2A6Eji6Wc3E?si=WVBkazUQEa6h9Xk7; "Doug Ford comments on federal election results" – April 29, 2025 | CPAC: https://youtu.be/7Fv7yC9sOUI?si=kI6GgeTaoirC1s5x; Segment 3 - Danielle Smith and Alberta:Danielle Smith Presser: https://youtu.be/Ak4mkxb-PeE?si=0Phl6694VzK3udP9; "Danielle Smith warns Mark Carney that the status quo can't hold" | National Post: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/danielle-smith-warns-mark-carney-that-the-status-quo-cant-hold;"Danielle Smith moves closer to referendum on Alberta secession" | The Deep Dive: https://thedeepdive.ca/danielle-smith-moves-closer-to-referendum-on-alberta-secession;SHOW SPONSORS:Invest with Rocklinc: info@rocklinc.com or call them at 905-631-546; Diversify Your Money with Bull Bitcoin: https://mission.bullbitcoin.com/dispatch;BarterPay: https://barterpay.ca/; Barter It: https://www.barterit.ca/;Get freedom from Censorious CRMS by signing up for SalesNexus: https://www.salesnexus.com/;PLEXUS Worldwide: Reboot your health today! email them @ healthandliberty@proton.me or go to http://plexusworldwide.ca/healthandliberty; SUBSCRIBE TO OUR SHOWS/CHANNELS:LIBERTY DISPATCH PODCAST: https://libertydispatch.podbean.com; https://rumble.com/LDshow; CONTACT US: libertydispatch@pm.me STAY UP-TO-DATE ON ALL THINGS LD:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberty_dispatch/; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LibertyDispatchCanada; X: @LDCanada - https://x.com/_LDCanada; Rumble: https://rumble.com/LDshow; YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@libertydispatch Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW, and SHARE it with others!
Conservative MP-elect Jamil Jivani blasted Ontario Premier Ford, accusing him of sabotaging the Conservative's campaign. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has called for a “reset” to the relationship between Ottawa and her province following news that the federal Liberals won a minority government. The National Post reports that Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said that he's willing to cooperate with the Liberals for at least one year. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#CANADA VOTES: CONRAD BLACK, NATIONAL POST 1909
MONOLOGUE Diana Fox Carney and the Cloward-Piven Conspiracy KEEPING AN EYE ON YOUR MONEY Conservative platform promises tax cuts and spending restraint https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/conservative-platform-promises-tax-cuts-and-spending-restraint Carney's budget means more debt than Trudeau's https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/carney%E2%80%99s-budget-means-more-debt-than-trudeau%E2%80%99s Franco Terrazzano – Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation www.taxpayer.com OPEN LINES IN DEFENSE OF WOMEN Conservative platform draws criticism for 'anti-trans' elements https://www.yukon-news.com/national-news/conservative-platform-draws-criticism-for-anti-trans-elements-7960662 Maureen Sullivan – Member of CAWSBAR's Steering Committee MONOLOGUE The Red Dragon's Tyrannical Seduction of Canada NEWSMAKER Canadian national unity — crisis by design https://www.westernstandard.news/canadian/snell-canadian-national-unity-crisis-by-design/64242 James Westgate Snell is the Alberta Legislative reporter for the Western Standard. OPEN LINES ADAM ZIVO Carney's platform a failure on crime and drugs https://nationalpost.com/opinion/adam-zivo-carneys-platform-a-failure-on-crime-and-drugs Adam Zivo is a freelance writer and weekly columnist at National Post. He's the director of The Centre for Responsible Drug Policies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews. Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreign policy through in-depth commentary and interviews. Wednesday evenings you can listen to the audio version of The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid the Chief Reporter of Rebel News. Sheila brings a western sensibility to Canadian news. With one foot in the oil patch and one foot in agriculture, Sheila challenges mainstream media narratives and stands up for Albertans. If you want to watch the video versions of these podcasts, make sure to begin your free RebelNewsPlus trial by subscribing at http://www.RebelNewsPlus.com
The Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century Podcast
Jon Hartley and Phillip Swagel discuss Phill's career as an academic economist, his time in economic policy, why the CBO is important in the budget policy process, current law versus current policy baselines, dynamic scoring versus static scoring, the accuracy of CBO scores, CBO modeling, as well as CBO model transparency. Recorded on March 18, 2025. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: Phillip Swagel became the 10th Director of the Congressional Budget Office on June 3, 2019. Previously, he was a professor at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and the Milken Institute. He has also taught at Northwestern University, the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, and Georgetown University. His research has involved financial market reform, international trade policy, and China's role in the global economy. From 2006 to 2009, Dr. Swagel was Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy at the Treasury Department, where he was responsible for analysis of a wide range of economic issues, including policies relating to the financial crisis and the Troubled Asset Relief Program. He has also served as chief of staff and senior economist at the Council of Economic Advisers in the White House and as an economist at the Federal Reserve Board and the International Monetary Fund. He earned his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University and his A.B. in economics from Princeton University. Jon Hartley is currently a Policy Fellow at the Hoover Institution, an economics PhD Candidate at Stanford University, a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (FREOPP), a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and an Affiliated Scholar at the Mercatus Center. Jon also is the host of the Capitalism and Freedom in the 21st Century Podcast, an official podcast of the Hoover Institution, a member of the Canadian Group of Economists, and the chair of the Economic Club of Miami. Jon has previously worked at Goldman Sachs Asset Management as a Fixed Income Portfolio Construction and Risk Management Associate and as a Quantitative Investment Strategies Client Portfolio Management Senior Analyst and in various policy/governmental roles at the World Bank, IMF, Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the Bank of Canada. Jon has also been a regular economics contributor for National Review Online, Forbes and The Huffington Post and has contributed to The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Globe and Mail, National Post, and Toronto Star among other outlets. Jon has also appeared on CNBC, Fox Business, Fox News, Bloomberg, and NBC and was named to the 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 Law & Policy list, the 2017 Wharton 40 Under 40 list and was previously a World Economic Forum Global Shaper. ABOUT THE SERIES: Each episode of Capitalism and Freedom in the 21st Century, a video podcast series and the official podcast of the Hoover Economic Policy Working Group, focuses on getting into the weeds of economics, finance, and public policy on important current topics through one-on-one interviews. Host Jon Hartley asks guests about their main ideas and contributions to academic research and policy. The podcast is titled after Milton Friedman‘s famous 1962 bestselling book Capitalism and Freedom, which after 60 years, remains prescient from its focus on various topics which are now at the forefront of economic debates, such as monetary policy and inflation, fiscal policy, occupational licensing, education vouchers, income share agreements, the distribution of income, and negative income taxes, among many other topics. For more information, visit: capitalismandfreedom.substack.com/
A real estate bubble that never bursts. Orwellian internet laws. Controversial MAiD policies. Complex identity politics. Tristin Hopper says Canada has become a global cautionary tale. We connect with the author of "Don't Be Canada" in this episode of Real Talk. But first... 3:15 | What prompted the "Brantford Boomer" to bust out the double bird to a camera operator outside a Liberal campaign event? We go to the source of the viral story - Caryma Sa'd. 22:00 | "Don't Be Canada," warns Tristin Hopper in his new book. The National Post columnist tells us why he thinks Canada's doing everything wrong all at once. CHECK OUT TRISTIN'S BOOK: https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/dont-be-canada/ 48:00 | We sit down with iHuman executive director Beryl Bacchus and iHuman youth artists Mahalia Jamerson and Ashra in what one Real Talker in our live chat calls "the most inspiring Real Talk Round Table of the year". JOIN US MAY 7 at CANVAS FOR HOPE: https://ihuman.org/ TELL US WHAT YOU THINK: talk@ryanjespersen.com REGISTER FOR THE REAL TALK GOLF CLASSIC: https://www.ryanjespersen.com/real-ta... FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK, X, INSTAGRAM, and LINKEDIN: @realtalkrj & @ryanjespersen JOIN US ON FACEBOOK: @ryanjespersen REAL TALK MERCH: https://ryanjespersen.com/merch RECEIVE EXCLUSIVE PERKS - BECOME A REAL TALK PATRON: patreon.com/ryanjespersen THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS! https://ryanjespersen.com/sponsors The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Relay Communications Group Inc. or any affiliates.
In Season 5, Episode 33 of The Food Professor Podcast, hosts Michael LeBlanc and Dr. Sylvain Charlebois deliver a dynamic episode split between urgent food policy news and an in-depth interview with Jake Karls, Co-Founder and Chief Rainmaker of the powerhouse better-for-you brand Mid-Day Squares.Kicking off with the news segment, Sylvain and Michael break down Canada's approaching election and the glaring lack of meaningful agricultural policy across party platforms. While the NDP pushes for price freezes and a windfall tax on grocers, the Liberals and Conservatives offer little in the way of innovation or supply chain resilience. The hosts also tackle the impact of Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs, which drive food inflation and force Canadian grocers to de-Americanize sourcing. This effort comes with significant costs to consumers. They also discuss the potential discontinuation of the glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup and the increasing scrutiny of petroleum-based food dyes like Red #40, calling science and public perception into question.The second half features an electrifying interview with Jake Karls, who updates listeners on Mid-Day Squares' journey since his last appearance. From humble condo kitchens beginning to producing over 130,000 chocolate bars daily, Jake shares how building an in-house manufacturing facility—rather than relying on co-packers—enabled product consistency, brand authenticity, and rapid scaling. He dives into the challenges of being a media-first company, the evolution of its storytelling strategy, and its pivot into new product categories beyond chocolate.Jake opens up about battling cocoa price surges, securing supply chains, and staying BRC-certified. He also previews Mid-Day Squares' upcoming expansion to triple output capacity, pushing the brand toward $225 million in potential revenue. The conversation closes on a powerful note about the importance of storytelling in entrepreneurship and building brand trust at scale.Whether you're a CPG entrepreneur, policy wonk, or retail trend-watcher, this episode offers an unfiltered look at macro-level food system dynamics and the bold entrepreneurial journey reshaping the snack aisle across North America. The Food Professor #podcast is presented by Caddle. About UsDr. Sylvain Charlebois is a Professor in food distribution and policy in the Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is also the Senior Director of the Agri-food Analytics Lab, also located at Dalhousie University. Before joining Dalhousie, he was affiliated with the University of Guelph's Arrell Food Institute, which he co-founded. Known as “The Food Professor”, his current research interest lies in the broad area of food distribution, security and safety. Google Scholar ranks him as one of the world's most cited scholars in food supply chain management, food value chains and traceability.He has authored five books on global food systems, his most recent one published in 2017 by Wiley-Blackwell entitled “Food Safety, Risk Intelligence and Benchmarking”. He has also published over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles in several academic publications. Furthermore, his research has been featured in several newspapers and media groups, including The Lancet, The Economist, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BBC, NBC, ABC, Fox News, Foreign Affairs, the Globe & Mail, the National Post and the Toronto Star.Dr. Charlebois sits on a few company boards, and supports many organizations as a special advisor, including some publicly traded companies. Charlebois is also a member of the Scientific Council of the Business Scientific Institute, based in Luxemburg. Dr. Charlebois is a member of the Global Food Traceability Centre's Advisory Board based in Washington DC, and a member of the National Scientific Committee of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in Ottawa. Michael LeBlanc is the president and founder of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc, a senior retail advisor, keynote speaker and now, media entrepreneur. He has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. Michael has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels, most recently on the main stage in Toronto at Retail Council of Canada's Retail Marketing conference with leaders from Walmart & Google. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, CanWest Media, Pandora Jewellery, The Shopping Channel and Retail Council of Canada to his advisory, speaking and media practice.Michael produces and hosts a network of leading retail trade podcasts, including the award-winning No.1 independent retail industry podcast in America, Remarkable Retail with his partner, Dallas-based best-selling author Steve Dennis; Canada's top retail industry podcast The Voice of Retail and Canada's top food industry and one of the top Canadian-produced management independent podcasts in the country, The Food Professor with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois from Dalhousie University in Halifax.Rethink Retail has recognized Michael as one of the top global retail experts for the fourth year in a row, Thinkers 360 has named him on of the Top 50 global thought leaders in retail, RTIH has named him a top 100 global though leader in retail technology and Coresight Research has named Michael a Retail AI Influencer. If you are a BBQ fan, you can tune into Michael's cooking show, Last Request BBQ, on YouTube, Instagram, X and yes, TikTok.Michael is available for keynote presentations helping retailers, brands and retail industry insiders explaining the current state and future of the retail industry in North America and around the world.
MONOLOGUE Canada is About to Stab Itself in the Gut NEWSMAKER Don't Be Canada: How One Country Did Everything Wrong All at Once https://www.amazon.ca/Dont-Be-Canada-Country-Everything/dp/1998365360 Tristin Hopper – Columnist and Reporter at The National Post, Author of “Don't Be Canada; How One Country Did Everything Wrong All At Once.” OPEN LINES THE CULT OF CLIMATE CHANGE Experiments to dim the SUN in bid to curb global warming will be approved by the UK government within weeks https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14638689/Experiments-dim-SUN-curb-global-warming.html How 50 years of climate change has changed the face of the 'Blue Marble' from space https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250422-how-50-years-of-climate-change-has-changed-the-face-of-the-blue-marble Tony Heller, Geologist, Weather Historian, Founder of Real Climate Science dot com MONOLOGUE Requiem for the Canadian Dream NEWSMAKER Trump Appointee Highlights the Legacy and Future of President Trump https://www.amazon.ca/Mar-Lago-MARS-President-American/dp/1510784675 Nick Adams Presidential appointee, New York Times Best-Selling Author of From Mar-a-Lago to MARS: President Trump's Great American Comeback OPEN LINES THIS DAY IN ROCK HISTORY 1971 The Rolling Stones released their classic album Sticky Fingers in the UK. The band's first release on their own label via Atlantic Records, the cover was designed by Andy Warhol, who was paid $15,000 for his efforts. 1976 - The Ramones released their eponymous debut album. The front cover depicts the band members standing in a line leaning against a brick wall, taken by Roberta Bayley. The cover was ranked No.58 on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Album Covers. 1978 - Sid Vicious, Sex Pistol's bassist filmed his version of 'My Way' for the Sex Pistols film 'The Great Rock n Roll Swindle.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today's episode of The Candice Malcolm Show, Candice is joined by National Post journalist Tristin Hopper to discuss his new book, "Don't be Canada: How One Country Did Everything Wrong All At Once" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is Canada really getting it right? Tristin Hopper joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss his new book on where the country may be falling short—and what it means for the federal election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Good evening: The show begins in Canada at the candidates' debate... 1920 Alberta CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR **9:00-9:15** #CANADA: REVELATORY DEBATE: CONRAD BLACK, NATIONAL POST. **9:15-9:30** #LANCASTER COUNTY: EMPTY STREETS OF DC. JIM MCTAGUE, FORMER WASHINGTON EDITOR, BARRONS. @MCTAGUEJ. AUTHOR OF THE "MARTIN AND TWYLA BOUNDARY SERIES." #FRIENDSOFHISTORYDEBATINGSOCIETY **9:30-9:45** #SMALLBUSINESSAMERICA: TRUCKING SLOWING ON TARIFF NEWS. @GENEMARKS @GUARDIAN @PHILLYINQUIRER **9:45-10:00** #SMALLBUSINESSAMERICA: SUPPLY CHAINS AND TRUMP. @GENEMARKS @GUARDIAN @PHILLYINQUIRER SECOND HOUR **10:00-10:15** #KEYSTONEREPORT: POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN HARRISBURG. SALENA ZITO, MIDDLE OF SOMEWHERE, @DCEXAMINER PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, NEW YORK POST, SALENAZITO.COM **10:15-10:30** NUKES: ADVANTAGE IRAN? HENRY SOKOLSKI, NPEC **10:30-10:45** #SCOTUS: HUMPHREY EXECUTOR, 1935 AND JEROME POWELL. RICHARD EPSTEIN, CIVITAS **10:45-11:00** TARIFFS: WRONG-FOOT. RICHARD EPSTEIN, CIVITAS THIRD HOUR **11:00-11:15** 1/4: Explorers: A New History (A Norton Short) Paperback – August 5, 2025 by Matthew Lockwood (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Explorers-New-History-Norton-Short/dp/1324110317 Unfurling a tapestry of surprising and historically overlooked figures spanning forty centuries and six continents, historian Matthew Lockwood narrates lives filled with imagination and wonder, curiosity, connection, and exchange. Familiar icons of exploration like Pocahontas, Columbus, Sacagawea, and Captain Cook find new company in the untold stories of people usually denied the title "explorers," including immigrants, indigenous interpreters, local guides, and fugitive slaves. He highlights female voyagers like Gudrid Far-Traveler and Freydís Eiríksdóttir, Viking women who sailed to North America in 1000 AD, and Mary Wortley Montagu, whose pioneering travels to Constantinople would lead to the development of the world's first smallpox vaccine. Figures like Ghulam Rassul Galwan, a guide for European travelers in the Himalayas, reveal the hidden labor, expertise, and local enthusiasm behind many grand stories of discovery. Other characters, like David Dorr, a man born into slavery in New Orleans who embarked on a Grand Tour of Europe and Egypt, embody discovery and wonder as universal parts of the human condition. As Lockwood makes clear, people of every background imagine new worlds. Adventurers from every corner of the globe search for the unknown and try to understand it, remaking the world and themselves in the process. Exploration is for everyone who sets off into the unknown. It is the inheritance of all. **11:15-11:30** 2/4: Explorers: A New History (A Norton Short) Paperback – August 5, 2025 by Matthew Lockwood (Author) **11:30-11:45** 3/4: Explorers: A New History (A Norton Short) Paperback – August 5, 2025 by Matthew Lockwood (Author) **11:45-12:00** 4/4: Explorers: A New History (A Norton Short) Paperback – August 5, 2025 by Matthew Lockwood (Author) FOURTH HOUR **12:00-12:15** #AI: DEMYTHOLOGIZING: BRANDON WEICHERT. **12:15-12:30** #ITALY: TRUMP-WHISPERER MELONI. LORENZO FIORE **12:30-12:45** SPACEX: BAHAMAS FLAPDOODLE. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM **12:45-1:00 AM** COSMOS: MORE BIG BANG TROUBLES. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM
#CANADA: REVELATORY DEBATE: CONRAD BLACK, NATIONAL POST. 1857 CAPE RAY
Political speechwriters have an important role to play in any election campaign. And of course, there's an art to their craft. So, what ingredients go into effective speechwriting? What makes some speeches memorable, and others miss the mark entirely? Host Steve Paikin asks: Jeni Armstrong, former lead speechwriter for Justin Trudeau, and Assistant Professor of Political Management at Carleton University; Michael Taube, former speech writer for Stephen Harper, and a columnist for the National Post, Troy Media, and Loonie Politics; and Jared A. Walker, former speechwriter for Jagmeet Singh, and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors at Broadbent Institute. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
For some time now, writers and thinkers outside this country have been asking me: What happened to Canada? Our guest on the program today has asked this question himself, in a new book that takes a deep dive into our decline — and arrives just in time for the federal election.Tristin Hopper is a columnist and reporter for The National Post, based in Victoria, B.C. His new book is Don't Be Canada: How One Country Did Everything Wrong All At Once.You can find Tara Henley on Twitter at @TaraRHenley, and on Substack at tarahenley.substack.com
The episode kicks off with breaking economic news: while Canada's overall inflation slowed to 2.3% in March, food inflation surged to a staggering 3.2%—a monthly jump not seen since 1983. Sylvain attributes the spike to Ottawa's counter-tariffs, rising ingredient costs, and shifting sourcing strategies as Canadian grocers de-Americanize their supply chains. This backdrop leads into a discussion on recent Caddle research indicating that 61% of Canadians are willing to pay more for local products—an unprecedented level of national loyalty that presents both opportunity and urgency for domestic producers.Listeners also get a sneak peek at the upcoming release of the Canadian Food Sentiment Index, sponsored by MNP, which shows growing trust in Canada's food industry. Michael and Sylvain then pivot to the controversial topic of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, raising critical questions about childhood obesity, pharmaceutical influence, and the implications for food industry giants like Nestlé and Mondelez.The second half of the episode features Elysabeth Alfano, CEO of VegTech Invest and host of two sustainability-focused podcasts. Elysabeth unpacks how her ETF invests in publicly traded companies that are accelerating food systems transformation—emphasizing impact, liquidity, and innovation over startup hype. She shares candid takes on the realities of lab-grown meat, the risks of insect protein, and why countries like Singapore and Israel are leading the charge in food security and innovation.Elysabeth also weighs in on the role of policy, pointing to rising geopolitical instability and trade tensions—especially in the U.S.—as a catalyst for investment in food innovation. From precision fermentation to biosecurity risks, she outlines why now is the time for bold moves in food tech and ESG investing.With both news and expert insights, this episode offers a comprehensive look at the forces reshaping what we grow, invest in, and consume.About Elysabeth Elysabeth Alfano is the CEO of VegTech™ Invest , the Advisor to a publicly traded Food Innovation ETF. Run by sector experts, VegTech™ Invest drives capital to those companies innovating for a resilient, sustainable and less damaging food supply system through its educational tools and financial product. It, thus, positively impacts Climate Change and biodiversity loss.Elysabeth is an expert in investing in food systems transformation and speaks internationally on the intersection of investing, sustainability, and our global food supply system. She has spoken at the U.N. Global Leaders Compact Summit, the United Nations Climate Change Summit, SXSW, COP27 and COP28, Yale University and Northwestern University, several Bloomberg Intelligence events and has done a myriad of TV interviews including Bloomberg TV and Ameritrade TV. Elysabeth began her career with Kellogg Company working on Special K and Frosted Mini-Wheats before acting as Chief Investment Officer for a small family office. A graduate of Northwestern University and the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Elysabeth consults and advises C-Suite Executives on the sustainable food industry landscape, direction and whitespaces. Lastly, Elysabeth hosts the Plantbased Business Hour , a podcast which features the CEOs and business leaders in the industry. The Plantbased Business Hour is considered “The Gold Standard” for those who want to understand, participate in, and capitalize on the growing Plant-based Innovation sector. She is the voice of sustainability in the invment community hosting the Upside & Impact: Investing for Change on Advisorpedia.Elysabeth contributes to ESG Clarity, WGN Radio, Vegconomist Magazine, CAIA, ETFCentral.com Advisorpedia and FinTechTV on a regular basis. The Food Professor #podcast is presented by Caddle. About UsDr. Sylvain Charlebois is a Professor in food distribution and policy in the Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is also the Senior Director of the Agri-food Analytics Lab, also located at Dalhousie University. Before joining Dalhousie, he was affiliated with the University of Guelph's Arrell Food Institute, which he co-founded. Known as “The Food Professor”, his current research interest lies in the broad area of food distribution, security and safety. Google Scholar ranks him as one of the world's most cited scholars in food supply chain management, food value chains and traceability.He has authored five books on global food systems, his most recent one published in 2017 by Wiley-Blackwell entitled “Food Safety, Risk Intelligence and Benchmarking”. He has also published over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles in several academic publications. Furthermore, his research has been featured in several newspapers and media groups, including The Lancet, The Economist, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BBC, NBC, ABC, Fox News, Foreign Affairs, the Globe & Mail, the National Post and the Toronto Star.Dr. Charlebois sits on a few company boards, and supports many organizations as a special advisor, including some publicly traded companies. Charlebois is also a member of the Scientific Council of the Business Scientific Institute, based in Luxemburg. Dr. Charlebois is a member of the Global Food Traceability Centre's Advisory Board based in Washington DC, and a member of the National Scientific Committee of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in Ottawa. Michael LeBlanc is the president and founder of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc, a senior retail advisor, keynote speaker and now, media entrepreneur. He has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. Michael has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels, most recently on the main stage in Toronto at Retail Council of Canada's Retail Marketing conference with leaders from Walmart & Google. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, CanWest Media, Pandora Jewellery, The Shopping Channel and Retail Council of Canada to his advisory, speaking and media practice.Michael produces and hosts a network of leading retail trade podcasts, including the award-winning No.1 independent retail industry podcast in America, Remarkable Retail with his partner, Dallas-based best-selling author Steve Dennis; Canada's top retail industry podcast The Voice of Retail and Canada's top food industry and one of the top Canadian-produced management independent podcasts in the country, The Food Professor with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois from Dalhousie University in Halifax.Rethink Retail has recognized Michael as one of the top global retail experts for the fourth year in a row, Thinkers 360 has named him on of the Top 50 global thought leaders in retail, RTIH has named him a top 100 global though leader in retail technology and Coresight Research has named Michael a Retail AI Influencer. If you are a BBQ fan, you can tune into Michael's cooking show, Last Request BBQ, on YouTube, Instagram, X and yes, TikTok.Michael is available for keynote presentations helping retailers, brands and retail industry insiders explaining the current state and future of the retail industry in North America and around the world.
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"Preview: Colleague Conrad Black of the National Post remarks on the inconsistencies and poor rhetoric of the PM Mark Carney now facing a general election." 1842
The Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century Podcast
Jon Hartley and Robert Barro discuss Robert's career in economics including his long list of famous students, and research on Ricardian equivalence, fiscal theory of the price level, government spending multipliers, business cycles and the legacy of New Keynesian modeling, economic growth, political economy, the interplay between religion and economics, and much more. Recorded on March 18, 2025. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: Robert J. Barro is a Paul M. Warburg Professor of Economics at Harvard University, a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He has a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University and a B.S. in physics from Caltech. Barro is co-editor of Harvard's Quarterly Journal of Economics and has been President of the Western Economic Association and Vice President of the American Economic Association. He was a viewpoint columnist for Business Week from 1998 to 2006 and a contributing editor of The Wall Street Journal from 1991 to 1998. He has written extensively on macroeconomics and economic growth. Recent research involves rare macroeconomic disasters, corporate tax reform, religion & economy, empirical determinants of economic growth, and economic effects of public debt and budget deficits. Recent books include The Wealth of Religions: The Political Economy of Believing and Belonging (with Rachel M. McCleary), Economic Growth (2nd edition, with Xavier Sala-i-Martin), Nothing Is Sacred: Economic Ideas for the New Millennium, Determinants of Economic Growth, and Getting It Right: Markets and Choices in a Free Society. Jon Hartley is currently a Policy Fellow at the Hoover Institution, an economics PhD Candidate at Stanford University, a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (FREOPP), a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and an Affiliated Scholar at the Mercatus Center. Jon also is the host of the Capitalism and Freedom in the 21st Century Podcast, an official podcast of the Hoover Institution, a member of the Canadian Group of Economists, and the chair of the Economic Club of Miami. Jon has previously worked at Goldman Sachs Asset Management as a Fixed Income Portfolio Construction and Risk Management Associate and as a Quantitative Investment Strategies Client Portfolio Management Senior Analyst and in various policy/governmental roles at the World Bank, IMF, Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the Bank of Canada. Jon has also been a regular economics contributor for National Review Online, Forbes and The Huffington Post and has contributed to The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Globe and Mail, National Post, and Toronto Star among other outlets. Jon has also appeared on CNBC, Fox Business, Fox News, Bloomberg, and NBC and was named to the 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 Law & Policy list, the 2017 Wharton 40 Under 40 list and was previously a World Economic Forum Global Shaper. ABOUT THE SERIES: Each episode of Capitalism and Freedom in the 21st Century, a video podcast series and the official podcast of the Hoover Economic Policy Working Group, focuses on getting into the weeds of economics, finance, and public policy on important current topics through one-on-one interviews. Host Jon Hartley asks guests about their main ideas and contributions to academic research and policy. The podcast is titled after Milton Friedman‘s famous 1962 bestselling book Capitalism and Freedom, which after 60 years, remains prescient from its focus on various topics which are now at the forefront of economic debates, such as monetary policy and inflation, fiscal policy, occupational licensing, education vouchers, income share agreements, the distribution of income, and negative income taxes, among many other topics. For more information, visit: capitalismandfreedom.substack.com/
The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail, and Netflix Canada.Alright you courageous, you resilient Herle Burly-ites! Today we've got a fantastic journo and media panel today, in the context of Election 45 in Canada ... so far, framed as the “Trump, Tariffs and Trade” election.Campbell Clark, Justin Ling and Richard Zussman join us for the next 60 minutes.Broadly, I want to talk with these folks about the campaign, and get their assessments of how it's going out there for each of the leaders. What are the key messages and strategies? What's working and what's not?And then, a deeper dive into "the news" and how the parties are using media and campaign communication tools to get their messages across. What's different this time around, if anything?Campbell Clark is Chief Political Writer for the Globe and Mail with their Ottawa bureau since 2000. Before that, he wrote for the Montreal Gazette and the National Post.Justin Ling is “Bug-Eyed and Shameless” on Substack. He's a freelance investigative journalist covering politics, national security, technology and information warfare, and where these things all crash together.And Richard Zussman is making his FIRST APPEARANCE here on The Herle Burly! He's been with Global B.C. as a reporter since 2018, based at the B.C. Legislature. He's also a host of their show, Focus B.C.. You can also find Richard on Air Quotes Media's Hotel Pacifico podcast every Sunday throughout the federal 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.
#CANADA: PREMIER DOUG FORD OF ONTARIO OFFERS A DEAL TO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. CONRAD BLACK, NATIONAL POST 1950 ONTARIO
MONOLOGUE Convicted of Courage: How Trudeau's Sham Courts Railroaded Tamara Lich NEWSMAKER Prime Minister Mark Carney last night said he will “act with purpose and with force” against Trump tariffs but kept the details confidential https://www.blacklocks.ca/canadas-reply-confidential/ Prime Minister Mark Carney only weeks before seeking the Liberal leadership lobbied Beijing's mayor to “deepen co-operation,” https://www.blacklocks.ca/pm-lobbied-mayor-of-beijing/ Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter https://www.blacklocks.ca KEEPING AN EYE ON YOUR MONEY MPs get annual April Fool's Day pay raise but poll says Canadians aren't laughing https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/mps-get-annual-april-fools-day-pay-raise-but-poll-says-canadians-arent-laughing Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation https://www.taxpayer.com IN DEFENSE OF WOMEN Fury after female fencer is disqualified for refusing to compete against trans competitor https://nypost.com/2025/04/03/us-news/fury-after-female-fencer-is-disqualified-for-refusing-to-compete-against-trans-competitor/ Maureen Sullivan – Member of Cawsbar's Steering Committee MONOLOGUE Canada's Craven Surrender to Globalism NEWSMAKER Is Jagmeet Singh Deliberately Trying to Tank the NDP? Poses with Only Fans Adult Porn Model/Activist Jessica Wetz/ Poses with “Furries” on Social Media/ Rallies So Small They're Being Held in Parking Lots Daniel Bordman – Senior Correspondent for The National Telegraph Follow on X @DanielBordmanOG OPEN LINES ADAM ZIVO Study suggests safer supply and decriminalization exacerbated overdose crisis https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-bc-drug-decriminalization-and-safer-supply-associated-with-more/ Adam Zivo, Columnist with The National Post, director of The Centre for Responsible Drug Policies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode from 2021, Alex Aragona speaks with Graeme Thompson about the classical liberal tradition in Canada, and what the evolution of that tradition has looked like. References from The Curious Task Episode 94 with Graeme Thompson A collection of the speeches of Wilfred Laurier can be found in an edited edition by Arthur Milnes, available from Amazon here. Macdonald Laurier and the Election of 1891 by Christopher Pennington can be found from Penguin House here. Graeme Thompson's piece “Whatever Happened to Laurier” can be found in the National Post here. Graeme mentions positive and negative liberty by Isaiah Berlin, which is discussed on the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy here. The works of Adam Smith, Edmund Burke, and J.S. Mill can be read for free through the Online Library of Liberty.
#CANADA: NO EVIDENCE OF GRAVES OF CHILDREN. CONRAD BLACK, NATIONAL POST. 1920 RCMP
Today, we're looking at Pierre Poilievre's rally in British Columbia, where a huge crowd turned out to support the Conservative leader in region that will be crucial to deciding which party forms the next government. Plus, new allegations of plagiarism have been published in the National Post regarding Prime Minister Mark Carney's Oxford doctoral thesis, which cites 10 instances of plagiarism according to experts who reviewed the material. And finally, with President Trump targeting vehicles made outside the U.S. for tariffs, Premier Doug Ford is saying he plans to inflict as much pain as possible on American consumers, while trying to spare Canadian consumers. Is such a thing even possible, given the close connection between automakers in Ontario and the U.S.?
The Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century Podcast
Jon Hartley and Eugene Fama discuss Gene's career at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business since the 1960s and helping to start Dimensional Fund Advisers (DFA) in the 1980s, fat tails, the rise of modern portfolio theory, efficient markets versus behavioral finance, factor-based investing, the role of intermediaries, and whether asset prices are elastic versus inelastic with respect to demand. Recorded on March 14, 2025. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: Eugene F. Fama, 2013 Nobel laureate in economic sciences, is widely recognized as the "father of modern finance." His research is well-known in both the academic and investment communities. He is strongly identified with research on markets, particularly the efficient markets hypothesis. He focuses much of his research on the relation between risk and expected return and its implications for portfolio management. His work has transformed the way finance is viewed and conducted. Fama is a prolific author, having written two books and published more than 100 articles in academic journals. He is among the most cited researchers in economics. In addition to the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, Fama was the first elected fellow of the American Finance Association in 2001. He is also a fellow of the Econometric Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was the first recipient of three major prizes in finance: the Deutsche Bank Prize in Financial Economics (2005), the Morgan Stanley American Finance Association Award for Excellence in Finance (2007), and the Onassis Prize in Finance (2009). Other awards include the 1982 Chaire Francqui (Belgian National Science Prize), the 2006 Nicholas Molodovsky Award from the CFA Institute recognizing his work in portfolio theory and asset pricing, and the 2007 Fred Arditti Innovation Award given by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Center for Innovation. He was awarded doctor of law degrees by the University of Rochester and DePaul University, a doctor honoris causa by the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, and a doctor of science honoris causa by Tufts University. Fama earned a bachelor's degree from Tufts University in 1960, followed by an MBA and PhD from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business (now the Booth School) in 1964. He joined the GSB faculty in 1963. Fama is a father of four and a grandfather of ten. He is an avid golfer, an opera buff, and a former windsurfer and tennis player. He is a member of Malden Catholic High School's athletic hall of fame. Jon Hartley is currently a Policy Fellow at the Hoover Institution, an economics PhD Candidate at Stanford University, a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (FREOPP), a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and an Affiliated Scholar at the Mercatus Center. Jon also is the host of the Capitalism and Freedom in the 21st Century Podcast, an official podcast of the Hoover Institution, a member of the Canadian Group of Economists, and the chair of the Economic Club of Miami. Jon has previously worked at Goldman Sachs Asset Management as a Fixed Income Portfolio Construction and Risk Management Associate and as a Quantitative Investment Strategies Client Portfolio Management Senior Analyst and in various policy/governmental roles at the World Bank, IMF, Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the Bank of Canada. Jon has also been a regular economics contributor for National Review Online, Forbes and The Huffington Post and has contributed to The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Globe and Mail, National Post, and Toronto Star among other outlets. Jon has also appeared on CNBC, Fox Business, Fox News, Bloomberg, and NBC and was named to the 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 Law & Policy list, the 2017 Wharton 40 Under 40 list and was previously a World Economic Forum Global Shaper. ABOUT THE SERIES: Each episode of Capitalism and Freedom in the 21st Century, a video podcast series and the official podcast of the Hoover Economic Policy Working Group, focuses on getting into the weeds of economics, finance, and public policy on important current topics through one-on-one interviews. Host Jon Hartley asks guests about their main ideas and contributions to academic research and policy. The podcast is titled after Milton Friedman‘s famous 1962 bestselling book Capitalism and Freedom, which after 60 years, remains prescient from its focus on various topics which are now at the forefront of economic debates, such as monetary policy and inflation, fiscal policy, occupational licensing, education vouchers, income share agreements, the distribution of income, and negative income taxes, among many other topics. For more information, visit: capitalismandfreedom.substack.com/
Preview: Colleague Conrad Black of the National Post remarks on the different approach the two major candidates for PM take toward POTUS Trump. More. 1902 DIDSBURY, ALBERTA
#CANADA: MEET PM CARNEY. CONRAD BLACK, NATIONAL POST 1857 CAPE RAY
Liberty Dispatch - Episode 316 ~ March 07, 2025In this episode of Liberty Dispatch, host Andrew DeBartolo talks about Canada's next PM, government corruption and some COVID fallout. Mark Carney might be in his honeymoon phase, and he might be our first-ever totally unelected PM, but his corruption, elitism, and lies are being exposed day by day. Subscribe or follow our new Substack page: https://ldcanada.substack.com/; Segment 1 - Get Ready for High Chancellor Carney:Matthew Lau: Carney’s spending plan would put even Trudeau to shame | National Post: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/matthew-lau-carneys-spending-plan-would-put-even-trudeau-to-shame;Carney’s budgeting proposal a disaster for Alberta | National Post: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/carneys-budgeting-proposal-disaster-alberta;Tories question Carney on whether he divested from conflict-of-interest companies | Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/news/tories-question-carney-on-whether-he-divested-from-conflict-of-interest-companies/62408;Rebel News: Video on Carney’s potential conflicts | X: https://x.com/RebelNewsOnline/status/1892980839102796106;Carney, Trudeau found to be heavily linked to Beijing, WEF in new exposé | Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/news/carney-trudeau-found-to-be-heavily-linked-to-beijing-wef-in-new-expose/62552;Mark Carney leads Pierre Poilievre by 14 points as the best candidate to negotiate with Trump | Cult MTL: https://cultmtl.com/2025/02/mark-carney-leads-pierre-poilievre-by-14-points-as-the-best-candidate-to-negotiate-with-trump;Will Trump’s tariffs rob victory from Poilievre? | The Free Press: https://www.thefp.com/p/will-trumps-tariffs-rob-victory-from;Betting markets still roundly predicting a Poilievre win | National Post: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/betting-markets-still-roundly-predicting-a-poilievre-win?s=09 Segment 2 -Canada's UNBELIEVABLY Corrupt Politicians:Ford unveils PC election platform in Ontario campaign | CBC News: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-pc-election-platform-ontario-campaign-1.7466800;Ford to end MPP pay freeze | Juno News: https://www.junonews.com/p/ford-to-end-mpp-pay-freeze;Trudeau commits military aid to Ukraine during peace talks | Rebel News: https://www.rebelnews.com/trudeau_commits_military_aid_to_ukraine_during_peace_talks;Poilievre vows to ‘always stand with Ukraine’ as third year of Russian war begins | CTV News: https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/poilievre-vows-to-always-stand-with-ukraine-as-third-year-of-russian-war-begins;Canada getting high-speed internet expansion | Prime Minister of Canada: https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2025/02/19/canada-getting-high-speed;Concerned citizen comments on policy decisions | X: https://x.com/Concern70732755/status/1892287255722492209; Segment 3 - COVID Clean-Up:Research paper on COVID-19 study | medRxiv: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.18.25322379v1.full.pdf;Wuhan lab conducts ominous experiments as new COVID strain emerges | Rebel News: https://www.rebelnews.com/wuhan_lab_conducts_ominous_experiments_new_covid_emerges;COVID vaccines linked to new syndrome and biological changes, Yale study finds | Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14414367/covid-vaccines-new-syndrome-biological-changes-yale.html;FDA admits COVID-vaccinated individuals may be at risk for blood clots for up to 15 years | Slay News: https://slaynews.com/news/fda-admits-covid-vaccinated-risk-blood-clots-15-years;Medical study on COVID-19 implications | International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Sciences (IJIRMS): https://ijirms.in/index.php/ijirms/article/view/2035;Scientists discover new bat coronavirus in China, raising pandemic fears | UNILAD Tech: https://www.uniladtech.com/science/news/scientists-discover-bat-coronavirus-china-pandemic-fears-764544-20250224;Experts predicted COVID, now warn of a new virus that could threaten all mankind | UNILAD Tech: https://www.uniladtech.com/science/news/experts-predicted-covid-new-virus-threaten-all-mankind-760947-20250207.SHOW SPONSORS:Invest with Rocklinc: info@rocklinc.com or call them at 905-631-546; Diversify Your Money with Bull Bitcoin: https://mission.bullbitcoin.com/dispatch;BarterPay: https://barterpay.ca/; Barter It: https://www.barterit.ca/;Get freedom from Censorious CRMs by signing up for SalesNexus: https://www.salesnexus.com/;PLEXUS Worldwide: Reboot your health today! email them @ healthandliberty@proton.me or go to http://plexusworldwide.ca/healthandliberty; SUBSCRIBE TO OUR SHOWS/CHANNELS:LIBERTY DISPATCH PODCAST: https://libertydispatch.podbean.com; https://rumble.com/LDshow; CONTACT US: libertydispatch@pm.me STAY UP-TO-DATE ON ALL THINGS LD:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberty_dispatch/; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LibertyDispatchCanada; X: @LDCanada - https://x.com/_LDCanada; Rumble: https://rumble.com/LDshow; YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@libertydispatch Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW, and SHARE it with others!
CANADA; TRUMP IN THE CAMPAIGNS. CONRAD BLACK, NATIONAL POST 1898 NWMP
Preview: Colleague Conrad Black of the National Post presents Mark Carney, poll leading candidate for Liberal leader. More later. 1907 OTTAWA
#CANADA: ONTARIO VOTES. CONRAD BLACK., NATIONAL POST 1783 KINGSTON ONTARIO
#CANADA: SEEKING DOGE. CONRAD BLACK, NATIONAL POST 1900 QUEBEC
GOOD EVENINg The show begins in Paris where EU leaders meet in emergency session to find a solution to Ukraine... 1789 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR * 9:00-9:15: UKRAINE: EU NATIONS CANNOT AGREE Guest: Anatol Lieven, Quincy * 9:15-9:30: NATO: RUSSIA WANTS ROLLBACK Guest: Anatol Lieven, Quincy * 9:30-9:45: SCOTUS: DOGE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL Guest: Richard Epstein, Civitas Institute * 9:45-10:00: DOJ: ERIC ADAMS AND "WITHOUT PREJUDICE" Guest: [Guest name not provided] SECOND HOUR * 10:00-10:15: MRMARKET: WALMART CAN SEE CHRISTMAS SLOWDOWN Guest: Chris Riegel, CEO Scala.com (@Stratacache) * 10:15-10:30: QUANTUM COMPUTING REPORT: MICROSOFT CLAIMS PROGRESS Guest: Brandon Weichert, National Interest * 10:30-10:45: DOGE: JUDGE CHUTKAN STEPS BACK Guest: @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO @ThadMcCotter @TheAmGreatness * 10:45-11:00: DOJ: RESIGNATIONS AND NO DECISION Guest: @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO @ThadMcCotter @TheAmGreatness THIRD HOUR Book Discussion: "Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age" by Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough * 11:00-11:15: Part 1/8 * 11:15-11:30: Part 2/8 * 11:30-11:45: Part 3/8 * 11:45-12:00: Part 4/8 FOURTH HOUR * 12:00-12:15: CANADA: SEEKING DOGE Guest: Conrad Black, National Post * 12:15-12:30: PANAMA: SUCCESSFUL Guest: Mary Anastasia O'Grady, WSJ * 12:30-12:45: IRAN: CHARM OFFENSIVE (Part 1) Guest: Behnam Ben Taleblu, FDD * 12:45-1:00 AM: IRAN: CHARM OFFENSIVE (Part 2) Guest: Behnam Ben Taleblu, FDD
PREVIEW: CANADA: Colleague Conrad Black of the National Post explains the likely early Canadian election for the spring. More later. 1857 Cape Ray
GOOD EVENING. The show begins in Ukraine waiting on more details of the negotiations between Washington and Moscow... 1898 Brussels # CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR ## FIRST HOUR **9:00-9:30** #UKRAINE: No ceasefire before talks - Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute **9:30-9:45** #SCALAREPORT: While Europe slept - Chris Riegel CEO, Scala.com @Stratacache **9:45-10:00** #QUANTUM REPORT: Breakthrough at Oxford - Brandon Weichert, Center for National Interest ## SECOND HOUR **10:00-10:15** #PRC: Billionaire Communists - Grant Newsham, "When China Attacks" **10:15-10:30** #CANADA: Off-put by POTUS remarks - Conrad Black, National Post **10:30-11:00** #POTUS: Tax cuts and the discontents - John Cochrane, Hoover ## THIRD HOUR **11:00-12:00** Extended discussion of "Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism" - Sebastian Smee, Author - Discussion of Impressionism's birth during the Franco-Prussian War - Focus on Manet, Morisot, and other key Impressionists ## FOURTH HOUR **12:00-12:15** #PRC: FENTANYL: Follow the money - Elaine Dezenski, FDD **12:15-12:30** #MRMARKET: DOGE isn't sufficient for the debt - Veronique De Rugy, Mercatus **12:30-12:45** #HOTEL MARS: Endgame SLS - Eric Berger, Ars Technica - David Livingston, SpaceShow.com **12:45-1:00** #HOTEL MARS: Endgame ROSCOSMOS - Eric Berger, Ars Technica - David Livingston, SpaceShow.com