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Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative government in Ontario has leased the public space of OP to the Therme Spa company, which promises to bring wellness and democracy to the good citizens of Toronto, for a price. Bruce Van Dieten and Ann-Elizabeth Samson of Ontario Place for All join Matthew to discuss the history and possible future of Toronto's cherished public space. Bruce is "a retired busybody with nothing better to do than to lodge burrs under the saddles of politicians who see us as customers instead of citizens and treat us like obstacles." Ann Elisabeth Samson specializes in equality, innovation, and futures thinking. She founded and ran BabyCenter Canada, and led the launch of the $300M Equality Fund. She is co-chair of Ontario Place for All and as an open water swimmer and rower - loves Lake Ontario. Show Notes Ontario Place for All  “To Rid Society of Imbeciles”: The Impact of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg's Stand for Eugenics RFK Jr. Wants to Send People Addicted to Antidepressants to Government “Wellness Farms” Ontario Place  Quick Facts & Analysis + Fact Checker: Ford government's health care funding Ford government spending $525-675M on Therme Spa to get up to $380-580M in value back if it is successful for 95 years: analysis Ford says he will ‘double and triple check' Ontario Place deal after new report European Spa Company Therme Misrepresented Itself in an Effort to Expand Into Canada Province grilled over Therme's credentials to build luxury spa at Ontario Place Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

pWotD Episode 2919: 2025 Canadian federal election Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 1,195,203 views on Tuesday, 29 April 2025 our article of the day is 2025 Canadian federal election.The 2025 Canadian federal election was held on April 28, 2025, to elect members of the House of Commons to the 45th Canadian Parliament. The writs of election were issued on March 23, 2025, after Governor General Mary Simon accepted a request to dissolve parliament from Prime Minister Mark Carney. This was the first election to use a new 343-seat electoral map based on the 2021 Canadian census. The main topics of the election campaign were the cost of living, housing, crime, the industrial carbon tax, and most notably tariffs and annexation threats by U. S. President Donald Trump.The Liberal Party have won the election as a minority government. It is the fourth consecutive Liberal government and third consecutive Liberal minority government after its victories in 2015, 2019, and 2021. The Liberal Party is also estimated to have won the popular vote, in contrast to the Conservative Party winning the popular vote in the 2019 and 2021 election. Both Liberals and Conservatives increased their polling, while the other parties all lost ground and the NDP lost party status for the first time since 1993. This is the first election since 2000 where the Liberals polled over 40 percent; the first since 1988 where the Conservatives had done so; and the first time since 1930 where both had passed that threshold. The Liberals also won the largest share of the popular vote for any party since the Progressive Conservatives' landslide victory in the 1984 election, it was also the worst result for the New Democratic Party since they were founded in 1961, receiving just over 6 percent of the popular vote and winning only 7 seats.The result was a stunning reversal of polling trends which lasted from mid-2023 to January 2025, which had projected a Conservative majority government. Carney's replacement of Trudeau as Liberal leader played a key role in this turnabout: thanks to his extensive experience as a central banker and his perceived competence, Carney was seen as better suited to handle the trade war launched by the U. S. and other major economic issues.Three leaders of parties represented in Parliament lost the elections for their seats: Pierre Poilievre of the Conservative Party (to Bruce Fanjoy), Jagmeet Singh of the New Democratic Party, and Jonathan Pedneault, the co-leader of the Green Party. Poilievre had held his riding for seven consecutive terms, being first elected in 2004, and his defeat was a notable shock and upset for the Conservatives, despite them receiving their best result since 1988. Despite the Liberal Party faring well in the election, one sitting minister in Carney's government lost re-election, Health Minister Kamal Khera.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 03:02 UTC on Wednesday, 30 April 2025.For the full current version of the article, see 2025 Canadian federal election on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm long-form Danielle.

It's the final countdown to election night. On Monday, millions of Canadians will cast their ballots and choose their next federal government at a critical moment for Canada. Catherine Cullen sits down with David Coletto to find out what pollsters will be watching as results roll in from coast to coast.Next, CBC reporters on the road send us their final audio postcards from the campaign trail — with analysis on the Liberal, Conservative, NDP and Bloc Québécois campaigns so far.Plus, our panel of political strategists dissect the final moments of the campaign, including new information about Liberal Leader Mark Carney's call with U.S. President Donald Trump, reports that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is at odds with Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative premier and concerns that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will lose his seat.Then, The House does a deep dive into the new Ontario riding of Milton East-Halton Hills South. The residents of two towns have been pulled together this election — and some are delighted to now be in a battleground riding where every vote counts.Finally, a look into the classroom of a Vancouver Island University professor who's using a game to teach students how hard it is to be a politician.This episode features the voices of:David Coletto, CEO of Abacus DataMarci Surkes, Liberal strategistKate Harrison, Conservative strategistGeorge Soule, NDP strategistKristen Everson, CBC producerMichael MacKenzie, political science professor at Vancouver Island University

This week, we review the 2025 Liberal party budget for New Brunswick. This is the third time we have covered a budget on this podcast, and there is a lot happening around our province right now with big implications. We will discuss some comparisons between the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives, what they have in common, and where things seem to be going for our government's fiscal future. 

Three weeks after Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives won their third consecutive majority government, the premier swore in his new cabinet; one woman is dead and a man is in hospital in critical condition following a highrise fire in North York; and, a senior with memory problems doesn’t remember signing a contract for furnace and air conditioner protection, despite not even having an air conditioner.

The Canada/U.S. trade war is in full swing, and Canadian leaders have not been shy in expressing their dissatisfaction with President Trump and his administration. On today's episode of The Candice Malcom Show, Candice is joined by political commentator Clyde Nichols, better known as Clyde Do Something, to discuss the freshly imposed tariffs and the response from Canadian leaders. Also, Independent MPP Bobbi Ann Brady joins the show to discuss her recent electoral victory over Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Premier Doug Ford has been re-elected in Ontario's 44th provincial election. With voter turnout at 45% and lost seats for the Progressive Conservative party, what does this mean for Ontario's democracy? Joining The Agenda to discuss is Martin Regg Cohn, Political Columnist for the Toronto Star; Karim Bardeesy, Executive Director of the Dais at Toronto Metropolitan University; Sonal Champsee Director at Not One Seat and Nelson Wiseman, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Toronto.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Trump is not pleased with the comments Pierre Poilievre has been making about him. Trump is now hitting back, accusing Poilievre of not being a true "MAGA guy." On today's episode of The Candice Malcom Show, Candice is joined by independent researcher Bret Sears and prominent X user Govt.exe is Corrupt to discuss the president's latest comments about the Conservative leader. Also, Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives have won a third-consecutive majority government in Ontario, beating out the Liberals and the NDP by a hefty margin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug Ford gambled when he called an early election, but it paid off in spades last night as his Progressive Conservatives won their third consecutive majority government. It wasn't necessarily the bigger mandate he wanted, but a win's a win. And that was a win.The surprise of the night, though, was the performance of Marit Stiles's NDP. The party's vote went down significantly, as the polls predicted. But the NDP still managed to squeeze a lot of seats out of a lot less of the vote, as incumbency ruled the day in what was an otherwise status quo election. We try to make some sense out of how the NDP managed to defy expectations. And what do we make of the performance of Bonnie Crombie's Liberals — good enough to regain recognized party status, but not good enough to get their leader elected?Want even more of The Numbers? Members of our Patreon get extra mailbag episodes every week and special episodes monthly, as well as access to our Discord. You can get these exclusives and support our joint project by becoming a member of our Patreon.https://www.patreon.com/c/thenumberspodYou can also watch this episode on YouTube. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives have won its third straight majority mandate in Ontario; and, despite Canada making significant moves to enhance enforcement of its borders, U.S. President Trump says tariffs are coming anyway.

Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives won a historic third majority in last night's provincial election, the timing of the election doesn't seem to have hurt the voter turnout, and a 25 percent tariff on most Canadian goods entering the US will come on Tuesday.

With just one day to go before election day, we're joined by two journalists who spend a lot of time talking to voters in two of Ontario's largest cities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With just hours until Ontario's election day, Rob Westgate talks with Queen's Park correspondent Allison Jones about the snap winter campaign. They discuss expectations of who will come out on top, the unique challenges of winter campaigning and the implications of Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford's focus on proposed tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump.  For the latest and most important news of the day | https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca To watch daily news videos, follow us on YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@CdnPress The Canadian Press on X (formerly Twitter) | https://twitter.com/CdnPressNews The Canadian Press on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/showcase/98791543

Roshel Smart Armoured Vehicles in Brampton, Ontario has sent 1,600 personnel carriers to the frontlines since the war in Ukraine began three years ago and is employing some Ukrainians refugees to help; breaking down Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives $40 billion promise of new spending; and, qhile looking for a better interest rate on his GICs, an Oakville man was fooled by a “look-alike” website, losing $750,000.

Guests: Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, NDP Leader Marit Stiles, Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner Star's political columnist Martin Regg Cohn also leads the TMU Democracy forum, where he recently sat down with Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, NDP Leader Marit Stiles and Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner to discuss what they might do for Ontarians if their party wins the upcoming election. Doug Ford, the Progressive Conservative leader who hopes to be reelected, declined to participate in the forum.  Here in three separate episodes, Martin leads conversations with the leaders who did agree to participate in front of a live studio audience. The leaders speak about what makes them tick and what clicks with voters; the policies, the personalities, and the problems facing our province. Here's the episode with Bonnie Crombie. This episode was produced by Julia De Laurentiis Johnston, Martin Regg Cohn and Paulo Marques.

Guests: Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, NDP Leader Marit Stiles, Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner Star's political columnist Martin Regg Cohn also leads the TMU Democracy forum, where he recently sat down with Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, NDP Leader Marit Stiles and Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner to discuss what they might do for Ontarians if their party wins the upcoming election. Doug Ford, the Progressive Conservative leader who hopes to be reelected, declined to participate in the forum.  Here in three separate episodes, Martin leads conversations with the leaders who did agree to participate in front of a live studio audience. The leaders speak about what makes them tick and what clicks with voters; the policies, the personalities, and the problems facing our province. Here's the episode with Marit Stiles. This episode was produced by Julia De Laurentiis Johnston, Martin Regg Cohn and Paulo Marques.

Guests: Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, NDP Leader Marit Stiles, Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner Star's political columnist Martin Regg Cohn also leads the TMU Democracy forum, where he recently sat down with Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, NDP Leader Marit Stiles and Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner to discuss what they might do for Ontarians if their party wins the upcoming election. Doug Ford, the Progressive Conservative leader who hopes to be reelected, declined to participate in the forum.  Here in three separate episodes, Martin leads conversations with the leaders who did agree to participate in front of a live studio audience. The leaders speak about what makes them tick and what clicks with voters; the policies, the personalities, and the problems facing our province. Here's the episode with Mike Schreiner. This episode was produced by Julia De Laurentiis Johnston, Martin Regg Cohn and Paulo Marques.

With high stakes in the Ontario Election on February 27, Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie joins host Laura Babcock for an in-depth conversation about her strategy to defeat Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative government and her plans for the people of Ontario. In this uncut interview, Bonnie discusses critical issues such as healthcare, housing, homelessness, ODSP (Ontario Disability Support Program), and small business investment. She assures voters that she is committed to getting the basics right and believes the Liberals have the momentum as the snap election approaches. Bonnie also reaches out to NDP voters and explains how she can be trusted to avoid shifting to the right and being influenced by developers. Additionally, she addresses why it took her so long to introduce herself to Ontario voters.We'd love your thoughts on this interview and Bonnie's appeal for your vote. Please subscribe to the OShow and, most importantly, vote on February 27! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From George Drew in 1943 to Leslie Frost in the 50s then onto John Robarts and finally Bill Davis, the Progressive Conservatives had quite the run in Ontario spending more than four decades in power. But, it would all come unraveled in 1985 after Premier Bill Davis announced his resignation. In episode four of Ontario Chronicle Steve Paikin tells the story of the raucous 1985 PC leadership convention. It involved plenty of strategic backstabbing, chicanery, and "just a little bit of antisemitism" and would ultimately lead to the end of the Tory dynasty. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Like the rest of the country, citizens of Manitoba were deeply divided not only by their own beliefs, but by the draconian actions taken by their provincial government during the Covid-19 pandemic. On Thursday, Wally Daudrich announced that if he becomes leader of the Progressive Conservatives, he's going to reverse former Premier Brian Pallister's onerous ticket-and-fine scheme and give back the monies collected and still owing. We broke the story in the Winnipeg Sun.4.05 Part 2- He's out fighting for votes every day as he tries to win the Tory leadership race, and Wally Daudrich hears it everywhere he goes: the party has to make amends after failing to respect the rights of people and businesses during the pandemic."We need to go back and do something about that. We should have done this when we were in government but we didn't. I wanted to do that," said Daudrich in an exclusive interview.He called on Premier Wab Kinew to "make these changes so that we can actually bring back the fine money that people paid out to the Province and then forgive the fines of people that have been unable to pay to this point." If Daudrich becomes PC leader and wins the next election, "I will make sure that we are making the wrongs right again."Hear Marty Gold go over the numbers with Daudrich about his proposed Covid ticket amnesty, how many tickets would be refunded, how many forgiven, and Daudrich's estimate of the cost to the provincial treasury. He believes that churches and organizations that paid huge fine amounts for "illegal gatherings" and other violations would re-invest the refunds into charitable works in their communities. Daudrich says he's had his own run-ins with bureaucrats during the 30 years of operating Lazy Bear Lodge in Churchill and is sympathetic to those who suffered "during that dire time which unfortunately claimed a lot of small businesses and discouraged a lot of Manitobans. I want to give hope back to Manitoba."21.06 Part 3- Episode 8 wraps up with an analysis of the Daudrich gambit to bring disaffected conservatives back into the party fold, and a reminder of how listeners can support our work during Season 6. Our ⁠Donate page⁠ on ActionLine.ca has handy lists of our Top Podcasts of 2024; interviews with political leaders, public figures and crime victims; and our reports on City Hall and the Legislature.To send E-Transfers, comments, story tips, or inquiries about personal appearances: martygoldlive@gmail.com *****Our recent reports in The Winnipeg Sun:Family hunts down stolen car after being told no cops available Why do City wages for Safety Officers outpace pay for cops?

Marit Stiles has been the leader of the Ontario NDP and Official Opposition for two years, but this is her first general election. What do voters need to know about what she has on offer before they go to the polls on February 27? How does she plan to unseat Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives? And how does the NDP distinguish itself from Bonnie Crombie's Liberals? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do the party platforms for the Ontario Election impact Northumberland County? In a series of extensive, in-depth The post Progressive Conservative David Piccini explains election call, answers critics, outlines platform appeared first on Consider This. Related posts: Green Party's Maxwell Groves outlines his party's approach to issues in Northumberland County Liberal Dorothy Noronha unpacks party platform within a Northumberland perspective Incumbent Progressive Conservative candidate David Piccini addresses record

Traditionally, in Ontario politics the Liberals and New Democrats would fight over endorsements from organized labour, while the Conservatives stood on the sidelines. Those days are gone. In just t first week of the Ontario election campaign Doug Ford's Tories have already received several union endorsements. For insight on why, we welcome: JP Hornick, president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union; Karen Brown, president of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario; Victoria Mancinelli, director of communications at the Laborers International Union of North America; andJeff Gray, Queen's Park reporter for the Globe and Mail.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The question in Ontario politics is whether a trade war over Trump's tariffs will boost Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives' majority, as he calls a snap election, with Bryan Passifiume and Dave Breakenridge discussing Ford's strategy and opposition reactions. Background reading:Premier Doug Ford confirms he's calling snap Ontario election Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The government's debate over the new Churchill Falls deal ended last night, but not without a little drama. Rather than vote on the potential new deal with Quebec, Progressive Conservatives stormed out of the House of Assembly. The Tories have demanded more independent oversight of the deal, and they weren't satisfied with a government plan to task the consumer advocate with that oversight. CBC reporter Darrell Roberts was in the House for the vote last night.

After four days of debate, the Churchill Falls MOU passed in the House on Thursday. But it was not without drama as the Progressive Conservatives walked out during the vote. Darrell Roberts takes us through the heated moments, what the agreement could mean for the province, and why some MHAs took a stand.

Justin Trudeau's poll numbers have been bad for a while. The Liberals have lost two crucial by-elections and are trailing behind the Conservatives in seat projections. They just lost the support of the NDP. The shine seems to have completely come off the nine-year-old government. And yet, Trudeau remains defiant. Why?The Globe's Shannon Proudfoot set out to determine why, in the face of increasingly long odds, some politicians can't seem to read the writing piling up on the wall. She spoke to former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne and a pollster on the disastrous 1993 Progressive Conservative campaign to find answers.This episode originally aired on October 4, 2024.Questions? Comments? Ideas? E-mail us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne explains the federal Liberals' approach to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats as premiers and the prime minister meet to discuss Canada's strategy. Plus, how last night's landslide victory for the Progressive Conservatives is reshaping Nova Scotia politics. 

PC Leader and incumbent Premier Tim Houston took a landslide victory in yesterday's Nova Scotia election. There's a chance this could influence an election in Newfoundland and Labrador. We've reached Alex Marland, a professor in the Department of Politics at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, to talk about this.

Your candidates for the riding of Inverness: Jamie Beaton for the Liberals, Joanna Clark for the NDP and Kyle MacQuarrie for the Progressive Conservatives.

Your candidates for Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier: the incumbent Kendra Coombes for the NDP, Joleen Magliaro for the Liberals and Darren O'Quinn for the Progressive Conservatives.

Your candidates for Richmond include the incumbent, Trevor Boudreau for the Progressive Conservatives, Rochelle Heudes for the Liberals and NDP candidate Marc Currie, who was was not available to take part. 

The incumbent in Glace Bay-Dominion is John White of the Progressive Conservatives. The Liberal candidate is David MacLeod. He's a lobster fisherman & former coal miner who worked at Donkin until the shut-down. The NDP candidate Kathy Chapman was not available to take part. 

Dr. Jane Philpott, Canada's former Health Minister under the Trudeau Liberals, is joining the Ontario government that is currently led by a Progressive Conservative regime. Local journalist Randall Denley says this move is an effort to silence health critics. Dr. Dworkin delivers his two cents on the matter. Then, he sifts through the textboard and takes your calls.

Andrew Nurse has been closely watching the shift in tone from the Progressive Conservatives. He's an associate professor of Canadian studies at Mount Allison University. He speaks with Steven Webb about thefuture of the PC Party and describes what he refers to as Maritime political populism.

A crushing defeat for the PCs this election foreshadows and uncertain future for the party. Steven Webb speaks with Chisholm Pothier, former press secretary for two PC premiers, Bernard Lord and David Alward, to hear what might be next for the party.

A crushing defeat for the PC's this election foreshadows an uncertain future for the party. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Chisholm Pothier about what might be next for the Progressive Conservatives.

A disappointing night for the Progressive Conservatives. We hear how Blaine Higgs was feeling after his party's defeat in last night's election.

While the results of this weekend's B.C. election are still up in the air, voters in New Brunswick head to the polls. It appears to be a very tight race, where voters will decide whether to stay the course with the Progressive Conservatives or elect a Liberal government. South of the border, the U.S. presidential campaign heats up.And: King Charles was heckled in Australia. The heckler was an Indigenous Australian Senator who accused the King of genocide inside Australia's parliament.Also: First Nations are now some of the biggest land developers in the Vancouver area. Many see this as a major step toward reconciliation but others worry there's not enough oversight.Plus: bike lanes, olive harvest, a town divided over coal, and more.

New Brunswick voters weigh the Progressive Conservative incumbent's controversies and the influence of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's unpopularity. B.C. will have to wait days longer for results in its own election as razor-close ridings require recounts. Plus, former federal Liberal health minister Jane Philpott explains her new role leading a primary health care team for the Ontario Progressive Conservative government.

On 3 June 1967, Hellyer flew in by helicopter to officially inaugurate an Unidentified flying object landing pad in St. Paul, Alberta. The town had built the landing pad as its Canadian Centennial celebration project, and as a symbol of keeping space free from human warfare. The sign beside the pad reads: "The area under the World's First UFO Landing Pad was designated international by the Town of St. Paul as a symbol of our faith that mankind will maintain the outer universe free from national wars and strife. That future travel in space will be safe for all intergalactic beings, all visitors from earth or otherwise are welcome to this territory and to the Town of St. Paul."Throughout his life, Hellyer has been opposed to the weaponization of space. He supports the Space Preservation Treaty to ban space weapons.In early September 2005, Hellyer made international headlines by publicly announcing that he believed some UFOs were of extraterrestrial origin. On 25 September 2005, he was an invited speaker at an exopolitics conference in Toronto, where he told the audience that he had seen a UFO one night with his late wife and some friends. He said that though he discounted the experience at the time, he had kept an open mind to it. He said that he started taking the issue much more seriously after watching ABC News' "Peter Jennings Reports UFOs: Seeing is Believing" special in February 2005.Watching Jennings' report prompted Hellyer to finally read U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Philip J. Corso's book The Day After Roswell about the Roswell crash Incident which had been sitting on his shelf for some time. Hellyer told the Toronto audience that he later spoke to a retired Air Force General who confirmed the accuracy of the information in the book. Hellyer told the audience that in December 2004, he had enjoyed reading and had endorsed a book by Alfred Webre titled: Exopolitics - Politics, Government and Law in the Universe. He ended his 30 minute historical talk with a standing ovation by stating: "To turn us in the direction of re-unification with the rest of creation the author is proposing a “Decade of Contact” – an “era of openness, public hearings, publicly funded research, and education about extraterrestrial reality”.In 2007, the Ottawa Citizen reported that Hellyer is demanding that world governments disclose alien technology that could be used to solve the problem of climate change. "I would like to see what (alien) technology there might be that could eliminate the burning of fossil fuels within a generation ... that could be a way to save our planet," Hellyer told the paper. He also said that "We need to persuade governments to come clean on what they know. Some of us suspect they know quite a lot, and it might be enough to save our planet if applied quickly enough,"______________________________________________Paull Hellyer holds one of the longest and most varied political career in Canada's history. He was first elected as a Liberal in 1949 federal election in the district of Davenport, he was the youngest person ever elected to that point in the Canadian House of Commons. He served a brief stint as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of National Defence, and made a good impression. He was then named Associate Minister of National Defence in the cabinet of Prime Minister Louis Saint-Laurent. He lost his seat when the Saint-Laurent government lost the 1957 election a few months later.Hellyer returned to parliament in a 1958 by-election in the neighboring district of Trinity, and became an effective opposition critic of the John Diefenbaker's Progressive Conservative government.When the Liberals returned to power in the 1963 election, Hellyer became Minister of National Defence in the cabinet of Lester B. Pearson. As Minister of Defence, he oversaw the controversial integration and unification of the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, the and the Royal Canadian Air Force into a single organization, the Canadian Forces.Hellyer contested the 1968 Liberal leadership convention, placing second on the first ballot, but slipping to third on the second and third ballots, and withdrawing to support Robert Winters on the fourth ballot, in which Pierre Trudeau won the leadership. He then served as Trudeau's Transport Minister, and was Senior Minister in the Cabinet, a position similar to the current position of Deputy Prime Minister.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-x-zone-radio-tv-show--1078348/support.

Some longtime Progressive Conservatives are throwing their support behind Liberal candidates in this provincial election. At the same time, new faces are stepping forward to carry the PC banner.

Justin Trudeau's poll numbers have been bad for a while. The Liberals have lost two crucial by-elections and are trailing behind the Conservatives in seat projections. They just lost the support of the NDP. The shine seems to have completely come off the nine-year-old government. And yet Trudeau remains defiant. Why?The Globe's Shannon Proudfoot set out to determine why, in the face of increasingly long odds, some politicians can't seem to read the writing piling up on the wall. She spoke to former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne and a pollster on the disastrous 1993 Progressive Conservative campaign to find answers.Questions? Comments? Ideas? E-mail us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com

Episode 22 provides a day-by-day account of the allegations hurled by Wab Kinew and the Manitoba NDP at Mark Wasyliw, the MLA they exiled who has pulled no punches in allegations about Kinew's toxic behavior and backroom micro-management. Part 1- A preview of the upcoming Sunday column in the Winnipeg Sun, about the federal by-election result in Elmwood-Transcona this week. You'll hear about a special interview with a key figure in the campaign. A brief note about a Town Hall on the new City transportation blueprint that had Coun. Brian Mayes seeing red. The session is from 7-9 pm on Monday Sept.23 at the Norberry - Glenlee Community Centre   Site at 176 Worthington and you'll be reading about it in the Sun. 7.30- Marty asks what was going through Wab Kinew's head when he decided- because no one believes it's a caucus decision- to turf his Fort Garry MLA. While a new poll puts Kinew at the peak of his political honeymoon, the attempt to dirty up Mark Wasyliw- for being a lawyer who knows other lawyers defending unpopular clients- has backfired. The resulting blowback is trans-partisan in nature and national in scope. 11.25- From the first sentence of the weak caucus announcement it was obvious the ouster was personal. Being somehow linked to counsel acting for Peter Nygard was a pretext for ousting Wasyliw. Marty walks listeners through what was said, the attack on the principles of criminal law, Wasyliw's fiery claim that all of the caucus is bullied by Kinew and his assertion that it's "a personality cult, it's all about him." 16.30- The anger erupted from lawyer's groups at the inference of Wasyliw having 'guilt by association.' Did Kinew think it was a good idea to attack the president of the Law Society for representing Nygard? The Charter guarantee to mounting a criminal defence doesn't hinge on the government's approval. F⁠ormer Tory A-G Kelvin Goertzen tweeted out a good overview⁠. 21.50- After waiting a day to comment, Kinew doubled down it was a "caucus decision." Then he falsely portrayed Wasyliw as being affiliated with Nygard's criminal defence, and shifted the reasons to the MLA not being a 'team' player. Season 5 fundraising is at $3055- help us reach the $5600 target by clicking here! 25.40 Part 2- Wasyliw issued a statement refuting Kinew's cover-up, claiming House Leader Nahanni Fontaine said she had no idea about the caucus vote. The Progressive Conservatives open a third front, wanting official House probes into possible respectful workplace infractions. They'd been harping on Kinew's behavior all year- yet the press gallery on Broadway never picked up on it. 29.50- Wednesday brought a fresh round of smears towards the dissident MLA as other justifications were trotted out. There's been MLAs continuing with their real-life jobs for years, but now the NDP considers it "the straw that broke the camel's back." Wasyliw laughed at the cover-up by a "toxic and dysfunctional government." He dared the media to ask for details on the vote and the supposed 'consensus'. 37.00 The unreported bombshell allegation: Kinew 'flagged' Wasyliw's law career after the MLA witnessed the 2023 incident between Kinew and PC MLA Obby Khan- and he's promising to dish more details soon. (Here is a Black Rod analysis of the confrontation- which includes a list of previous instances of Kinew's temper and lack of accountability: ⁠Obby vs Wabby: The real story of Handshake-gate⁠) By Thursday, the NDP trotted out more mouthpieces to try to undermine Wasyliw, who didn't actually provide any evidence of a vote while still lying that he is involved in Nygard's defence. At the same time, the actual lawyer pleading the case, Gerri Wiebe, issued her own public statement, thanking supporters and blasting the NDP. Watch Legislature video from May where interim Opposition leader Wayne Ewasko identified issues about Premier Kinew's conduct and behavior that Wasyliw has now seemingly confirmed. E-transfers/comments- martygoldlive@gmail.com

What changed at Queen's Park this summer? A new – and the biggest – provincial cabinet of all time. A new education minister, but only for a few months because he liked the job so much, he quit politics altogether. A new policy on safe injection sites. But what stayed the same? Doug Ford's Conservatives are still the overwhelming first choice among voters. To discuss what's percolating at the Pink Palace, we welcome: Toronto Sun political columnist Brian Lilley; Globe and Mail Queen's Park reporter Laura Stone; The Trillium editor-in-chief Jessica Smith Cross; and Greg Brady, "Toronto Today radio host at 640 Toronto.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will Blaine Higgs and his Progressive Conservatives win a third consecutive election when New Brunswickers are called to the polls in October (or, perhaps, sooner), or will Susan Holt score a win for her Liberals in a national climate that is turning against her party's brand?On this week's episode of The Writ Podcast, I'm joined by Jacques Poitras, the CBC's provincial affairs reporter in Fredericton, to break down the upcoming campaign in New Brunswick, one of three provinces scheduled to hold elections in the coming months.THE NUMBERS: On this week's episode of The Numbers podcast, available for Patreon members here, we discuss the two byelections that have been set for Sept. 16 in LaSalle–Émard–Verdun and Elmwood–Transcona. The Liberals are defending the first and the NDP the second. Between Justin Trudeau and Jagmeet Singh, who has the most to lose?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. 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

In Canada's 1993 election, the governing Progressive Conservative Party was routed, ending up with just two seats. In the 1980s, the party won the largest majority in Canadian history. But by 1993, it was in crisis and the new Prime Minister, Kim Campbell, called an election. But she didn't bank on the emergence of a new populist party called Reform, which stormed Canada's traditionally two-party system claiming 52 seats. The Progressive Conservatives never recovered. Ben Henderson speaks to the former Prime Minister, Kim Campbell, and Preston Manning, founder and former leader of Reform.(Photo: Preston Manning. Credit: Peter Power/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives have been in power in Ontario for nearly six years, but the party's polling remains robust and the PCs have just come off two byelection victories — including in a seat the Ontario Liberals were hoping to flip.What's behind Ford's enduring support, and what's the state of Bonnie Crombie's Liberals and the NDP under Marit Stiles as they start to look ahead to the next provincial campaign in 2026?To explain the state of Ontario politics today, I'm joined this week by Sabrina Nanji, author of Queen's Park Observer, and John Michael McGrath, writer and co-host of the #onpoli podcast for TVO.THE NUMBERS: On this week's episode of The Numbers podcast, available for Patreon members here, we try to figure what is going on in British Columbia as more and more polls show the B.C. Conservatives closing the gap with (or even beating) David Eby's NDP. We also break down the results of last week's two provincial byelections in Ontario. In the mailbag, we tackle the polling woes of Justin Trudeau's Liberals and more. Finally, Philippe has another Quiz this week — though one that's a tad easier than last week's.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. 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

Hugh talks with Senator Tom Cotton about upheavals on America's campuses and with the Washington Post's Dan Balz about the imminent collapse of the U.K.'s Tories who, we both agree, are going to suffer an election defeat every bit as stunning as the GOP's in 1964 and Canada's Progressive Conservatives in 1993. Plus, David Drucker and Byron York on the campus unrest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Wednesday, December 6th, 2023. Tactics Conference The Tactics Conference is coming! Learn how to build Christ’s kingdom from those that are doing it. Join C.R. Wiley, the campus preacher Keith Darrel, Gabe Rench, Chocolate Knox, and Pastor Toby Sumpter for two days of boots on the ground training on how to take your community for Christ. Great talks, great food, and great people. Come see us in Lafayette, Louisiana (that's only about 2 and a half hours east of Houston, Texas) on January 19th-20th. And take note - Seating is limited. Families are welcome, come experience some Cajun hospitality, while we labor together to build the new Christendom. Beer and psalms, panel discussions, Cajun dancing, and more… Go to TacticsCon.com to buy your tickets today AND use the coupon code “FLFPUB” to get 20$ off your ticket price. That’s TacticsCon.com - and we’ll see you in South Louisiana this January. https://thepostmillennial.com/72-of-canadians-want-trudeau-gone-poll?utm_campaign=64487 72% of Canadians want Trudeau gone Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in political free-fall. In the latest Ipsos poll, 72 percent of Canadians want Trudeau to exit federal politics and leave as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Ipsos says that number is up from 60 percent in September. Even within his own party, 33 percent of Liberal supporters would like Trudeau to resign. That's consistent with other recent polls that show the Conservative Party of Canada, under its leader Pierre Poilievre, 19 percentage points ahead of the Liberals and headed for one of the larger majority governments in Canadian history. Nanos Research founder Nik Nanos described what the Liberals need to stand a chance in the next federal election is a "complete reboot." "Either with a new leader or… Justin Trudeau with a renewed vision of why he believes that he should deserve another mandate," Nanos said in a recent episode of CTV News Trend Line. Canadians have even taken to the internet to try to remove Trudeau from office through the traditional legislative process. As of Monday morning, more than 175,000 Canadians have signed a petition for a vote of non-confidence in the House of Commons against the minority Liberal government. The petition is sponsored by MP Michelle Ferreri (CPC-Peterborough-Kawartha) and reads: "The policies of this government aren't aligning with the crisis Canada is facing: housing costs, infringement of civil liberties, highest inflation in history, unbalanced immigration policies, taxation to the point of poverty, weakening of our economy by importing natural resources that Canada already has and under-utilizes; and based on the past eight years of this Prime Minister, Canadians do not have confidence in this Prime Minister, after five ethics investigations and Canada's reputation being tarnished on a global scale under his leadership. To the extent that Canada is being discluded from participating in statements regarding important geopolitical events." Sen. Percy Downe, a Liberal who was chief of staff to former Prime Minister Jean Chretien, recently wrote that it is time Trudeau left office. Trudeau laughed off the appeal. There is considerable doubt that his departure would save the Liberals' fortunes in the next federal election. Trudeau's father, Pierre Trudeau, who was prime minister of Canada from 1968-1984 with the exception of a nine-month period in 1979 when a minority Progressive Conservative government was in power, famously took "a walk in the snow" on Feb. 28, 1984 when he decided to leave politics. He announced his resignation the following day, Feb. 29 – a date that only occurs on a leap year. https://www.foxnews.com/media/doctor-treating-freed-hamas-hostages-reveals-unprecedented-abuse-rewrite-textbooks Doctor treating freed Hamas hostages reveals unprecedented abuse: 'We have to rewrite the textbooks' A doctor treating freed Hamas hostages in Israel says survivors are suffering from an unprecedented level of "extremely severe psychological abuse" endured during captivity. "I can tell you that on behalf of all the medical and psychological teams treating those who return, the mental states we encountered have no precedent in medical literature. We feel that we have to rewrite the textbooks of post-trauma," Dr. Renana Eitan told "Sunday Night in America." Eitan revealed the Tel Aviv Medical Center is actively treating more than 15 former hostages and described their "severe physical and mental abuse." "Those held captive were subject to starvation, to beating, to sexual abuse. They were being held in inhumane sanitary conditions. Extremely severe psychological abuse was inflicted on them, including separation from family members, separation of siblings, separation of children from their mothers. They were held in solitary confinement and spent long days in total darkness until they developed severe hallucinations," Eitan claimed. "Children were forced to watch brutal videos. They were under constant threats by weapons and threats to harm them even after they were released. They refer to the forced use of psychiatric drugs and other substances." Eitan also detailed cases where individuals, though appearing physically unharmed, are dealing with "severe post-traumatic symptoms." "Some of the home comers, they look happy, they look fine, they look physically fine, and we try to hold on to those optimistic signs, but still, even those who seem fine, we know that most of them [are] suffering from severe post-traumatic symptoms, they have painful, traumatic memories. And they are entering into dissociative states, where for a moment they feel as if they are still in captivity and only later do they return to the understanding that they have been released," she said. This week marks two months since the Hamas terror attack on Israel which left 1,200 dead and 240 held hostage. According to the Israeli Ministry of Health, 73 Israelis and 24 foreign citizens have been released from Hamas to date. Eitan urged the release of the remaining hostages "as soon as possible" as they face a long road ahead of physical and mental rehabilitation. https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/12/04/israeli-security-minister-we-are-approving-up-to-3000-gun-license-applications-day/ Israeli Security Minister: We Are Approving ‘Up to 3,000’ Gun License Applications A Day Israel Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir says his ministry is now approving “up to 3,000” gun license applications a day. The Times of Israel quoted Ben Gvir saying, “When the war started, we knew that we were right when we said that every place that has a weapon can save a life.” He went on to say, “My policy within the office was to permit as many people as possible to get a weapon…[and] in a short period of time, we were giving up to 3,000 approvals a day.” Ben Gvir indicated over 260,000 gun license applications have been approved since October 7, 2023. On November 15, 2023, Breitbart News pointed to a Times of Israel report which indicated over 236,000 gun license applications had been filed in Israel at that point in time. In mid-November roughly 1,700 applications were being approved daily, and the number of daily approvals has nearly doubled since then. Breitbart News noted that an armed civilian opened fire Thursday on terrorists who attacked a Jerusalem bus stop. Two off-duty soldiers opened fire as well and the terrorists were killed. https://thepostmillennial.com/arlington-home-explodes-after-suspect-sets-off-flares-as-police-serve-search-warrant?utm_campaign=64487 Arlington home explodes after suspect sets off flares as police serve search warrant On Monday, a home in the Bluemont neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia exploded as police were attempting to serve a search warrant following reports that a flare gun had been fired from within earlier in the evening. While three members of law enforcement suffered minor injuries, the fate of the suspect, who is believed to have been in the home at the time, has not been revealed. According to the Arlington County Police Department, officers were called to a duplex on the 800 block of North Burlington Street around 4:45 pm to investigate reports that someone had "discharged a flare gun 30 - 40 times from inside his residence into the surrounding neighborhood." While his actions did not result in any injuries or property damage, officers nonetheless obtained a search warrant and tried to make contact with him via telephone and loudspeaker. Their attempts proved fruitless, and the suspect remained "barricaded" inside. At around 8:25 pm, he "discharged several rounds" from what authorities believe was a firearm, resulting in the aforementioned explosion. The blast sent shockwaves through the surrounding area as residents watched debris fly into the air and the structure burn to the ground. The fire department arrived on the scene a short time later, and by 10:30 pm, the blaze was extinguished. While police have not released the name of the suspect, local outlet ARLNow has reported that public records show the resident of the now-leveled home to be a man named James Yoo. According to Newsweek, Yoo's social media posts were reportedly filled with rants about the government, the police, and his own neighbors, who he repeatedly labeled "spies," suggesting they had fake identities and were assigned to monitor him for their "handlers." His YouTube channel included videos with pictures from his LinkedIn page depicting people he claimed were his neighbors entering and leaving their homes, according to the outlet. One of Yoo's neighbors, Alex Wilson, told ARLNow that he kept to himself and often had his windows covered with aluminum foil. Yoo also allegedly chased away prospective buyers with a knife while his house was on the market.