Podcasts about Progressive Conservative Party

Today on On The Line with your host Jen Gerson, we talk about the rise of Alberta separatism with former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. This episode of On The Line is brought to you by Dominion Dynamics. Canada has never had true sovereign awareness of our North. Vast parts of our country are a blind spot. And when you can't see your own territory, you can't defend it, secure it, or respond when threats emerge. Dominion Dynamics is changing that. Dominion Dynamics is building a sovereign command and control capability that lets Canada and its allies see, respond, and defend across every domain. Dominion is starting in the Arctic, where extreme cold demands technology no one else can deliver. See everything. Defend what matters. Dominion Dynamics. Learn more at DefendtheDominion.com.The former Conservative Party cabinet minister has become an unwitting spokesperson for conservative federalists in the province as the petition to generate enough names to force a separation referendum continues across Alberta. We talk about the deep roots of populism in Alberta, including the merger between the Wildrose and the old Progressive Conservative Party. Gerson asks the former premier some tough questions about how we got here. Why have generations of Alberta's leaders tried to tap the populist well? And will this vote be the time they tapped the anger of western alienation too deep. #Canada #Alberta #Separatism #JasonKenney #Populism #Referendum #thelinepodcast

On today's episode of Holyrood Sources, Calum Macdonald, Andy Maciver and Geoff Aberdein break down another week of Scottish politics and reflect on the continued fighting in the Middle East. They discuss the global energy crisis and the impact of the Strait of Hormuz disruption and debate the future of North Sea oil and gas policyPolitical scientist Ailsa Henderson joins the podcast to explain the latest polling trends from the Scottish Election Study ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. She suggests how the SNP have managed to maintain popularity for so long and whether the UK Conservatives can learn anything from the downfall of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in the 1990s. This episode is also the first in our series of election candidate interviews. Calum, Andy and Geoff meet three of the candidates who the podcast will follow through the election campaign. They are joined by Lloyd Melville from the SNP, Isla McCay from Labour and Sanne Dijkstra-Downie from the Liberal Democrats. Connect with us:

In this 1861st episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Cycle Toronto's Executive Director Michael Longfield about their court challenge against Bill 212, the appeal by Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative Party, and the role of Cycle Toronto in defending protected bike lanes in Toronto. Toronto Mike'd is proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, Ridley Funeral Home, Nick Ainis, and RecycleMyElectronics.ca. If you would like to support the show, we do have partner opportunities available. Please email Toronto Mike at mike@torontomike.com.

What does a kid from Nanton, Alta., write in his private journals after spending his days influencing some of Pierre Elliott Trudeau's most controversial policies?This week on West of Centre, host Kathleen Petty takes a peek into The Coutts Diaries: Power, Politics, and Pierre Trudeau 1973-1981, with the book's editor, Ron Graham. As the prime minister's principal secretary, Jim Coutts was said to have exercised more backroom power than anyone else in modern Canadian political history. He was everywhere that mattered during the Trudeau era 50 years ago, and then went home and wrote a lot of it down.Just as you'd expect from a diary, Coutts' offers juicy insight into exactly what he thought of both Alberta premier Peter Lougheed and Progressive Conservative Party leader Joe Clark. His entries reveal how influential he was as the reviled National Energy Program was being devised in the spring of 1980. And his private anxieties about inflation, affordability, energy prices and Western alienation read like they could have been written today.As Albertans' anger toward Ottawa reached a boiling point, Coutts understood the West's legitimate grievances. But his diaries show he was a strategist first, who prioritized his party's survival no matter the cost to his reputation back home. Host: Kathleen PettyGuest: Ron GrahamProducer: Diane Yanko

Nicole O'Byrne speaks with Gabriel Arsenault about his book The Higgs Years. Blaine Higgs was the premier of New Brunswick from 2018 to 2024. Leading his Progressive Conservative Party through six years of headline-making policy, in September 2024 he called an election, trying and failing to become the first premier since Liberal leader Frank McKenna to win three consecutive terms in that province. The Higgs Years analyzes Higgs's premiership, particularly in terms of his party's electoral pledge fulfillment record. Contributors portray Higgs as both a unifier and a divider: he successfully reduced New Brunswick's public debt, implemented ambitious governance reforms, and managed the province's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in a bipartisan manner. Yet he also intensified ethnic and linguistic divisions, embraced an executive style of governance, and emphasized wedge issues, such as abortion restrictions and gender identity in schools. While Higgs largely avoided divisiveness in critical areas such as housing, health care, and the environment, he was nonetheless known to alternate between being a unifying and a polarizing leader. Drawing on original data from the Polimeter, a nonpartisan tool that measures whether politicians keep the promises they make, The Higgs Years raises vital questions about the integrity of the relationship between voters and their government in New Brunswick. Gabriel Arsenault is associate professor of political science at the Université de Moncton and associate researcher at the Donald J. Savoie Institute. If you like our work, please consider supporting it: bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society's mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada's past.

Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast.Stockwell Day was successfully elected nine times over 25 years at two levels of government and in two separate provinces. From 1986 to 2000, he served in the Alberta Legislature as Government House Leader, Minister of Labour, Minister of Social Services and Minister of Finance. In 2000 Stockwell Day won the leadership of the Canadian Alliance and became Leader of Canada's Official Opposition. In the general election that followed soon after, the Canadian Alliance increased the number of Official Opposition seats in the House of Commons and increased its popular vote by over a million people. In 2002, he was appointed Foreign Affairs critic, as well as Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights. In 2003 the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada merged to become the Conservative Party of Canada. In 2006 Stockwell Day was appointed Minister of Public Safety and to the Cabinet Committee on Priorities and Planning. Upon his re-election in 2008, he was appointed Minister of International Trade, Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Afghanistan. In 2010 Stockwell Day was appointed President of the Treasury Board. He did not seek re-election in the 2011 general election. He operates a consulting agency, Stockwell Day Connex Ltd., serving clients and organizations globally in the private and public domain. He is a regular media commentator and speaker, known nationally and internationally. Stockwell enjoys marathon running and ocean kayaking. He and his wife Valorie have 3 married sons and 14 grandchildren. Among other things we learned about Lowering Taxes, Cutting Debt & 50 Years of Politics. Enjoy. Thank you to our sponsors.Without their support this episode would not be possible:Connate Water SolutionsATB Capital MarketsAmbyintJSGBidell Gas CompressionBunch ProjectsSupport the show

Danielle Smith gets booed at her own victory lap. This week on The Discourse, Cheryl and Erika unpack the UCP AGM drama: the pipeline MOU that was supposed to unite the party, the organized but noisy independence faction, and what the board results actually say about Smith's grip on her base. Erika talks about being in the room and how Mark Carney's pipeline deal has even her backing away from independence talk. Then they dive into the resolutions and red meat: abortion and public funding in the third trimester, flag bans dressed up as “neutrality,” fights over fluoride, a revolt against the government's own no-fault insurance plan, and the UCP's apparent obsession with stopping the Progressive Conservative Party resurection. Cheryl rants about Smith's new two-tier healthcare model as the beginning of the end of Canadian medicare, and the two clash over the government's latest “stand your ground”-style gun motion under the Sovereignty Act. It's one part governance nerd, one part convention gossip, and one part very real warning about where Alberta politics is headed next.

After 2 weeks of running all over the place, we are back to share some insight and thoughts, and hopefully spark some discussions around the Carney government's first budget. We will also delve into the inside story of the Progressive Conservative Party of NB's most recent AGM and talk about the leadership contestents that are vying for the leadership. Joanna get's excited about the recent election of Zohran Mamdani and Brent will go on about the recent 2 billion dollar data centre project right here in SJ. Let's get into it #NBpoli world. 

Many people turned to social media for guidance during this month's provincial wildfires, but often ended up hitting a wall. The leader of the province's Progressive Conservative Party has written a letter to the prime minister stressing the need for quick access to accurate information during an emergency. (Krissy Holmes with Tony Wakeham)

A blast from the political past might be making a comeback. 2 independent MLA's want to breath life back into the provincial Progressive Conservative Party. One of them - former cabinet minister Peter Guthrie will join us.Would you want to see the PC's back in the electoral game?

Cameron Davies is a former political operative in Alberta, Canada, known for his involvement with the United Conservative Party (UCP) and its predecessor, the Wildrose Party. He played a significant role in the Wildrose Party before its merger with the Progressive Conservative Party to form the UCP in 2017. He is now the leader of the Republican Party of Alberta.Cornerstone Forum ‘25https://www.showpass.com/cornerstone25/Get your voice heard: Text Shaun 587-217-8500Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/shaunnewmanpodcastSilver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/Email: SNP@silvergoldbull.comText Grahame: (587) 441-9100Bow Valley Credit UnionWebsite: www.BowValleycu.comEmail: welcome@BowValleycu.com Use the code “SNP” on all ordersProphet River Links:Website: store.prophetriver.com/Email: SNP@prophetriver.com

This week, on the Global Research news Hour, we feature appearances by some of the candidates in the Canadian elections as they situate themselves and their positions in time for the April 28 national vote. We start our show with one by one discussions with three of the candidates for the riding of Winnipeg Centre which houses radio station CKUW. Then we play back excerpts of a discussion from 2018 with Saskatchewan based farmer, political activist and two time contender for leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada about how Canada is in the same position in 2017 as the Canadian colonies were in back in 1866, and now like then, pulling out of free trade with the U.S. would be to the advantage of those above the 49th parallel.

Randy Hillier is a Canadian politician and activist from Eastern Ontario, known for his outspoken views and opposition to government overreach. Born in 1958, he worked as an electrician and land developer before entering politics. He served as a Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston from 2007 to 2022, initially with the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Hillier was expelled from the party in 2019 after clashing with leadership over policy and his vocal dissent, later sitting as an independent.Cornerstone Forum ‘25https://www.showpass.com/cornerstone25/Get your voice heard: Text Shaun 587-217-8500Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/shaunnewmanpodcastSilver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/Email: SNP@silvergoldbull.comText Grahame: (587) 441-9100Bow Valley Credit UnionWebsite: www.BowValleycu.comEmail: welcome@BowValleycu.com Use the code “SNP” on all ordersProphet River Links:Website: store.prophetriver.com/Email: SNP@prophetriver.com

It's the Federal Election edition this month! Move Smartly Editor and Host, Urmi, once again speaks to John and Steve on what is going on in the data and on the ground in Toronto and Vancouver. And John and Steve sound off on what the two leading candidates to become Canada's PM at the end of the month, Liberal Party leader and current PM, Mark Carney, and Progressive Conservative Party leader and Leader of the Opposition, Pierre Poilievre have to say on housing GST rebates, capital gains and more on housing as Canada heads to the polls this April 28, 2025.  Today's Show Links: A Sticky End: Lessons Learned from Toronto's 2017 Real Estate Bubble: https://www.movesmartly.com/lessons-learned-from-toronto-2017-real-estate-bubble Mark Carney Housing Plan - Mar 2025: https://liberal.ca/housing-plan/ Pierre Poilievre Housing Plan - Dec 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxKI9zKhDNE&t=768s Contact Us Follow Steve on X-Twitter @SteveSaretsky; Email at: steve@stevesaretsky.com Follow John on X-Twitter @JohnPasalis; Email at: askjohn@movesmartly.com Follow Urmi on X-Twitter @MoveSmartly; Email at: editor@movesmartly.com About This Roundtable Series Each month, Move Smartly.com editor, Urmi Desai, talks to John Pasalis, Housing Analyst, Broker and President of Realosophy Realty in Toronto,  and Steve Saretsky, Housing Analyst and Realtor at the Oakwin Realty Group at Oakwin Realty in Vancouver about the latest data and on-the-ground insights in Canada's biggest residential RE markets. (Thanks to Jesse Bains, now at Linked In News, for kicking off this series at Yahoo Finance originally!) About This Show The Move Smartly show is co-hosted by Urmi Desai, Editor of Move Smartly, and John Pasalis, President and Broker of Realosophy Realty. MoveSmartly.com and its media channels on YouTube and various podcast platforms are powered by Realosophy Realty in Toronto, Canada. You can also watch this episode on our MoveSmartly YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/movesmartly If you enjoy our show and find it useful, please like, subscribe, share, review and comment on whatever platform you are watching or listening to us from - we appreciate your support!

People in Ontario will head to the polls on Thursday, in an election that was called more than a year ahead of schedule.Doug Ford, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party is on track to win a third mandate. He says he needs the province's confidence to deal with U.S.President Trump's tariffs. The latest from Abacus Data puts the Conservatives at 41 per cent of the vote share.CBC Queen's Park reporter Mike Crawley talks to host Jayme Poisson about the campaign so far, including the fight that other parties have mounted on issues like health care, and why Doug Ford is holding a steady lead.For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts

The worst intersections in Windsor and the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario clarifies its leaders remarks about the death penalty. These stories and more are in your morning news on the go.

Part 1 - You'll hear an introduction for our new listeners about TGCTS and our role in the public affairs landscape. We specialize in long-form interviews with elected officials, candidates, and newsmakers, holding government and institutions to account and providing a voice for the public. 6.00 Part 2 - A longtime director of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, Wally Daudrich is a Churchill hotelier and eco-tourism operator (Lazy Bear Expeditions) and recently became a part-owner of the Winnipeg Sun. He decided to step up and run to become the new PC leader. "A lot of what I've been doing is building up trust with the legacy members," many of whom were put-off by the last leadership race process and 2023 election campaign. "I'm trying to bring those people back into the fold" and "fix the brand," Daudrich explains. His vision includes northern, mining and infrastructure development, citing the royalty revenues Saskatchewan derives as evidence mining could boost the provincial treasury by $3B. Daudrich discusses aspects the PC Party needs to shore up- improving communicating with members is at the forefront. He cites Pallister's pandemic management as a source of internal tensions and dissatisfaction, and says in comparison to places like South Dakota, "The government was being influenced by the wrong people." * To send feedback, topic or interview suggestions, or E-transfers to support our work - martygoldlive@gmail.com 19.00 - Daudrich believes that during the pandemic, Pallister was distracted by a constantly-critical media "that influenced the policy that we sought." He is also critical that caucus members "got pulled into that vortex" and didn't support maintaining "the semblance of freedom that we have." Daudrich and his wife worked hard to build a multi-million dollar business while raising 5 kids. He's opposed to policies creating a dependence on government funding and "a culture of victimhood." He wants citizens "to excel in your life" and create businesses, and wants to wean Manitoba off of federal transfer payments: "Why are we the only western province that has to have our hand out?" 29.20 Part 3 - Marty Gold asks Daudrich about his personal and business background, having a residence in the Morden-Winkler area, and policy matters. - On crime and public safety he says there's "a mood introduced under Justin Trudeau that we need to coddle these criminals" and for cops becoming social workers. - "We used to laugh at Saskatchewan" but now their mining policies underpin a strong economy. - Daudrich believes the proposed NeeStaNan Utility Corridor to build a rail line to Port Nelson could bring up to $100B in investments and jobs to the province. - "We've got hundreds of miles of coastline that gives us access to the North Atlantic and some of the biggest markets in the world for energy, for potash and agriculture products and we're doing nothing on that front." 47.00 - Daudrich is firmly against the "I'm an anti-Zionist not an anti-Semite" radicals terrorizing public spaces and dividing western societies. "I am an absolute supporter of the state of Israel and the Jewish people without any apology." He says the public has to closely assess whether politicians like Premier Wab Kinew actually take action against Jew-hate or just engage in "Symbolism over substance." * More about the Daudrich campaign is at Wally4Leader.ca * 57.25 Part 4 - 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. It's a great way to get caught up on important issues that matter, and the lists serve as proof that when we kick-off the Season 6 funding campaign in February, we ALWAYS earn your support. Go to WinnipegSun.com to read more columns and news reports from Marty Gold.

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.

What does a former Canadian foreign affairs and defense minister see awaiting Canada from the new Donald Trump administration in the U.S.? How might things change? Guest: Peter MacKay. Former Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister, Minister of Defence, and the last leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast: After Niagara Falls, Ontario, Mayor Jim Diodati told us yesterday his city hasn't yet completely resolved the influx of migrants during Covid and that Ottawa never engaged with his administration, but instead booked hotel rooms directly, on a national level, Should we expect a significant inflow of migrants from the United States seeking to escape expulsion from the U.S. by the Donald Trump administration? - How might the expulsion of up to 11 million people from the U.S. proceed logistically and in the courts? - If migrants expelled from the U.S. were to arrive in Canada how does Canadian law engage under the Safe Third Countries Act? - And setting aside any migration from the U.S. to Canada, Canadians are already telling Ottawa immigration numbers are too high with the Trudeau Liberals reducing the numbers of allowed immigrants.  Guest: Richard Kurland. Vancouver Immigration lawyer and advisor to both the federal and Quebec governments on immigration What does a former Canadian foreign affairs and defense minister see awaiting Canada from the new Donald Trump administration in the U.S.? How might things change? Guest: Peter MacKay. Former Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister, Minister of Defence, and the last leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. Today marks the public memorial in Winnipeg for former judge, senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Murray Sinclair who died in Winnipeg on Monday. Guest: Richard Cloutier. Co-host of The News on 680, CJOB and senior reporter with Global News in Manitoba Tomorrow is Remembrance Day, and we speak with an active service member of the CAF. Commander James Brun of the Royal Canadian Navy and former commander of HMCS Yellowknife, who regularly posts photographs and videos of Canadian troops in action during WW I, WW II, and other conflicts, will honour the men and women of the Canadian military who went before and speak about choosing life in the military at this time. Guest: Commander James Brun, Royal Canadian Navy --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical Producer - Phil Figuerido  Podcast Producer - Jonathan Chung If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A special live episode hosted by the Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security. The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail and Forestry for a Better Future.Alright, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! Welcome to this live recording of our podcast here at the Maple Leaf Food Security Symposium at the Globe and Mail Centre.Today on the pod, we've brought together a Policy Panel to look at the issues surrounding Food Security: Dr. Jennifer Robson has held senior roles in policy development and research with the Federal Government. She's now Program Director and Associate Professor of Political Management at Carleton University. Her primary areas of research are at the intersection of household finances and the design of social policy.Tyler Meredith is the former Head of Fiscal and Economic Policy for Prime Minister Trudeau and Ministers of Finance, Chrystia Freeland and Bill Morneau, leading the charge on delivering 6 federal budgets and 5 fall economic statements. Today, he's a Founding Partner at Meredith/Boessenkool Policy Advisors.Ginny Roth (a Herle Burly first-timer) is lifelong political activist, and former staffer and campaigner for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. She's now a Partner at Crestview Strategy, advising some of the largest food and beverage, consumer packaged goods and pharma companies in the world.So, here's what we'll be talking about today...  What are strategies for addressing food security? Is it related to our current definitions of poverty? Are we defining poverty correctly? What roles can public programs play? Basic income … a National School Food Program … Increases to Minimum Wage and other ideas.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.

Throughout the provincial election season, Evan hosts the leader from each of Saskatchewan's political parties for listeners to learn and understand their platforms and have a chance to ask their questions of each potential future premier. Today, Evan is joined by Rose Buscholl, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan.

It's been one week since CBC asked the provincial education department and NL Schools for an interview - about supports for children with disabilities - or the lack thereof. We also wanted to ask about the use of federal funding under Jordan's Principle, which pertains to Indigenous children specifically. But the education department and NL Schools, which is now an entity of the provincial government, declined to do an interview. It sent a statement by email. This morning, we spoke with Tony Wakeham, leader of the provincial Progressive Conservative Party.

Scott Ellis is a proud Nova Scotian who currently lives in rural Nova Scotia with his partner Brogan Regier.Scott is set on making Nova Scotia the best place it can be. He has dedicated efforts to improving our environment, supporting small businesses, and enhancing our mental health system, all with the goal of creating a better place for Bluenosers.Scott Ellis is a community-oriented leader from Nova Scotia with extensive experience in advocating for mental health and supporting individuals with eating disorders. He currently serves as the Clinical and Operations Manager at Eating Disorders Nova Scotia. Ellis is a survivor of anorexia nervosa and uses his personal experience to help others in similar situations. Ellis is also an author; his book "Chasing Numbers: Sleep, Starve, Repeat" details his personal journey with an eating disorder.In addition to his work in mental health, Ellis has been involved in politics, having run for the Progressive Conservative Party in Nova Scotia in 2021. His campaign focused on understanding and addressing the struggles faced by his community, particularly regarding mental health issues.

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)

The Progressive Conservative Party in this province's legislature is one MHA stronger today. Candidate Lin Paddock won Monday's byelection in Baie Verte-Green Bay by more than three-thousand votes over his nearest competitor, Liberal Owen Burt. The seat had previously been held by the Liberals, until Brian Warr resigned as MHA earlier this year. The win by Paddock is the second byelection that's gone in favour of the PCs since the last general election. PC Jim McKenna was elected MHA in Fogo Island-Cape Freels in April. The only other byelection since 2021 was in Conception Bay East-Bell Island, where the PCs lost a seat to Liberal Fred Hutton. We spoke with MHA-elect Lin Paddock.

Voters in Baie Verte-Green Bay will go to the polls later this month. Monday, May 27th is byelection day Advance polls open next Tuesday, May 21st. The seat was left vacant by the resignation of former Liberal MHA Brian Warr. There are 3 candidates in the race to replace him. We've invited them on our show, to be asked the same questions, and to be given -- as close as possible -- the same amount of time on the air. Lin Paddock is the P.C. Party candidate in Baie Verte-Green Bay.Bernice Hillier spoke with him on today's show at 7:44am. Yesterday, we heard from Owen Burt, the Liberal party candidate. NDP candidate Riley Harnett declined our request for an interview.

Michel Doucet is a retired law professor at l'Université de Moncton. Dennis Cochrane is a former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick.  

Earlier this week, a second unanimous consent vote to reverse a ban on wearing keffiyehs at Queen's Park failed to pass. Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath follow up on the ban at Queen's Park and ramifications of it.The Province of Ontario is investing billions into electric vehicle plants from car manufacturing giant Honda. The new plants announced this week are part of a larger plan to make the province into an EV powerhouse, but there have been a few stumbles along the way.The Ontario Basic Income pilot was abruptly cancelled in 2019 when Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservative Party formed government. Many years later, a class action lawsuit certified by the Ontario Superior Court has the government paying for legal fees and the plaintiffs seeking millions more in damages. Steve and John Michael discuss what the program did and what the cancellation meant to participants.UDPATE: On Thursday after this week's episode finished recording, Independent MPP Sarah Jama was asked by Speaker Ted Arnott to remove her keffiyeh while in the chamber at Queen's Park, and when she refused she was asked to leave the chamber, which she declined to do. That came after the events on Tuesday that we discuss in this week's episode. We'll have an update on all of this in next week's episode. John Michael's column: Former basic-income recipients are taking Ontario to court. Do they have a shot? | TVO Today  You can also see the podcast on the TVO Today YouTube channel and every Friday night at 8 and 11 pm ET as the first half of The AgendaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is it foreseeable the federal Liberal and New Democrat parties will formally unite before the next federal election and merge as a permanent combined party? The Liberal Democrat Party of Canada perhaps? (This happened in the U.K. in the 1980's...and in 2003 in Canada as the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance merged to form the Conservative Party of Canada.) Guest: Mario Canseco, president ResearchCo, British Columbia. ResearchCo polled Canadians on the question of a merged federal Liberal/NDP party in October of last year and determined whether a Liberal-NDP merger would hurt the Conservative Party of Canada's pursuit to form national government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Long-time MLA Dorothy Shephard announced she will not be re-offering in the upcoming election. She talks with Steven Webb about why she's leaving politics and the future of the Progressive Conservative Party.

Bob Runciman spent almost three decades in the Ontario legislature as an MPP and two-time interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. He then became a senator in the Stephen Harper federal government. Steve Paikin meets with Bob runciman at Queen's Park to talk about his political life as documented in his memoir, "From Mad Dog to Senator."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He is the CEO of our Ontario Real Estate Association, Canada's largest provincial real estate industry association representing 103,000 REALTORS®. With a passion and voice for championing the dream of home ownership, he came to OREA following a distinguished 21 year career in politics, including five years as Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Under his leadership, the Association has attracted some of the most influential people to speak at their conferences, has had historic wins in advocacy, including the passage of the Trust in Real Estate Services Act (TRESA) in 2020, and has demonstrated strong thought leadership throughout the real estate industry. As part of his work at OREA, he was named one of the most powerful people in North American residential real estate by Swanepoel Power 200 for the last five years. And in 2021, he was also named to the Government of Ontario's new Housing Affordability Taskforce, which will explore measures to address housing affordability and job creation.All Canadians are certainly feeling the impacts of this in some way, and so the question remains:5:48 *Is the Dream of Home Ownership over in Canada?... or how long do we really feel this moment is going to last?8:22 *with the influx in immigration which we saw as more than double that number year over year over the past 2yrs, do we feel the 1.5M is enough over the next 7yrs… what is our position as an industry here in Ontario?11:07 *as far as I see my bills at home, I am paying the municipality for water and waste water services… and in this report one of our major action items includes allowing water and wastewater services to be provided through municipal services corporations… can we clarify the difference, and explain further how this particular action will help with affordability? 14:36 *when it comes to land usage changes, one that jumps out at me is the area around hwy 7 and hwy 400. We've know it to be industrial as long as I can remember, but now not only do we see major highrises which has completely changed the visual landscape of the area, we also see townhomes being built in areas that I'd never seen as “residential”… is this what we mean by “implementing land use changes to end exclusionary zoning”… is that all in an effort to plain out provide more land closer to major centres to build on?17:16 *another specific recommended action includes “Modernizing zoning to support commercial-to-residential conversions and greater density along transit corridors”… do we feel there is enough attention being paid specifically to infrastructure?18:35 *do we need to keep building up, or should we be more focused on building out19:43 *how big a factor is municipal NIMBYism in all of this? 22:08 *is the “red tape” summed up, pretty much zoning and infrastructure issues?25:48 *there's a need for more skilled workers, more tradespeople, is immigration the answer, or is incentivizing people who already reside here, and furthermore our youth to get into those types of jobs… and is the lack of labour a main cause of our housing crisis? 27:17 *simply put - if we had less red tape when it comes to constrGet your FREE gift on my homepage at www.mindshare101.com just for tuning in!I'd also be really grateful if you could take a quick second to go www.ratethispodcast.com/mindshare101 to rate the show for me.And we haven't connected yet, send me a message!Facebook: facebook.com/mindshare101 Instagram: instagram.com/davidgreenspan101Youtube: youtube.com/@DavidGreenspanLinkedin: linkedin.com/in/mindshare101

Most Americans (and many Canadians!) tend to view the political climate in Canada as hopeless, being run indirectly by LGBT activists, leftist public officials, neo-Marxist advisors, and most of it aided and abetted by a very liberal media establishment. Even if this hyperbole were true, there are some people with conservative principles willing to step into the breach and run for office. My guest this week is one of them. Tanya Granic Allen is a wife, mother, professional communicator, parental rights advocate—and a practicing Catholic. In 2018, despite rising popularity among Ontario voters, she was removed (illegally?) by Premier Doug Ford as a candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party leadership. That's a longer side-bar story, but in this interview, she talks about “social conservative” values and how they shape voters' decisions as much as economic or other factors. Her presidency of PAFE (Parents As First Educators) put pro-family, anti-sex education concerns in the public's mind, which is a rare set of priorities in a Canadian politician. (Even privately pro-life ones are generally chicken to talk about it.) But this unabashedly pro-life Catholic leader is a sign of great hope for a country under the spell of rabid secularism for too long.   In this episode you will learn The explicitly Christian roots of Canada, as seen in Coats of Arms, and the founding documents of the country How Quebec is a sign of what happens when faith is taken for granted, and then widely rejected in favor of worship of the state, er province Why parents' rights have now taken a front-and-center place in the public debate over the future Why the Church calls Catholics to enter public service as elected officers  How you can recognize politics as a dirty game, yet not adopt its corrupt assumptions and traditions Why Tanya Granic Allen sees signs of great hope for the future of Canada, with Muslims, Christians, and unbelievers holding to the same basic ideals for an open and democratic Canada   Resources mentioned in this episode “I've been slandered. It's time to set the facts straight” article in The National Post by Tanya Granic Allen Under Mary's Mantle: Our Lady's Love for Canada by Father Emile-Marie Brière Sit Down TV debate featuring Tanya Granic Allen (what happened to Doug Ford's head?) and other Progressive Conservative Party candidates

Tony Wakeham is the new leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. He captured the victory by a narrow margin over Eugene Manning -- on the second ballot. Wakeham is the MHA for Stephenville-Port-au-Port.

Most Americans (and many Canadians!) tend to view the political climate in Canada as hopeless, being run indirectly by LGBT activists, leftist public officials, neo-Marxist advisors, and most of it aided and abetted by a very liberal media establishment. Even if this hyperbole were true, there are some people with conservative principles willing to step into the breach and run for office. My guest this week is one of them. Tanya Granic Allen is a wife, mother, professional communicator, parental rights advocate—and a practicing Catholic. In 2018, despite rising popularity among Ontario voters, she was removed (illegally?) by Premier Doug Ford as a candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party leadership. That's a longer side-bar story, but in this interview, she talks about “social conservative” values and how they shape voters' decisions as much as economic or other factors. Her presidency of PAFE (Parents As First Educators) put pro-family, anti-sex education concerns in the public's mind, which is a rare set of priorities in a Canadian politician. (Even privately pro-life ones are generally chicken to talk about it.) But this unabashedly pro-life Catholic leader is a sign of great hope for a country under the spell of rabid secularism for too long.   In this episode you will learn The explicitly Christian roots of Canada, as seen in Coats of Arms, and the founding documents of the country How Quebec is a sign of what happens when faith is taken for granted, and then widely rejected in favor of worship of the state, er province Why parents' rights have now taken a front-and-center place in the public debate over the future Why the Church calls Catholics to enter public service as elected officers  How you can recognize politics as a dirty game, yet not adopt its corrupt assumptions and traditions Why Tanya Granic Allen sees signs of great hope for the future of Canada, with Muslims, Christians, and unbelievers holding to the same basic ideals for an open and democratic Canada   Resources mentioned in this episode “I've been slandered. It's time to set the facts straight” article in The National Post by Tanya Granic Allen Under Mary's Mantle: Our Lady's Love for Canada by Father Emile-Marie Brière Sit Down TV debate featuring Tanya Granic Allen (what happened to Doug Ford's head?) and other Progressive Conservative Party candidates

John Williston is a regional vice-president with the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick.

June 23, 2023 - Power and Politics speaks to one of the four past presidents of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick on why they signed a letter calling for the premier to resign. Plus, the leader of Russia's paramilitary Wagner Group -Yevgeny Prigozhin - accused the Russian military of launching a deadly military strike on his troops Friday. Power and Politics brings you more details on this evolving story.

Feature interviews with two dynamic Iranian-Canadians: Award-winning Sergeant Kamyar Mahinsa, and trailblazing politician and a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Goldie Ghamari. Kam Mahinsa joins Jian from Vancouver to tell his personal story of becoming the first Iranian police officer in Vancouver, his passion for outreach and giving back to the community, and his growing profile as a uniform activist for freedom in Iran. Then, Goldie is live in the Roqe Studio to talk about all things politics, share her personal story - including become the first woman of Iranian descent to hold elected office in Canada, and to discuss the ongoing revolution in Iran. Plus, Pegah joins Jian for the Roqe Roundup to discuss Tina Turner's passing, an Iranian-content nightly address from President Zelensky, Iranians at the Cannes Film Festival, and upcoming exhibitions and tours happening in Italy and Australia.

New #BigBlueBent. Montreal-based conservatives Jeff Joseph (host), Dr. Roy Eappen (endocrinologist, former PCQ candidate) and Robert Presser (entrepreneur, former Progressive Conservative Party candidate) discuss the week or so that was in Canadian politics with some potpourri added for good measure. This episode - the Chong affair continues. Also, takeaways on the Liberal National Convention, what's the deal on the re-designed passport (and should anybody care?). Finally, because we couldn't resist, some thoughts on the Coronation of King Charles III and, yes, a little tribute to a, and we don't use this word lightly,  Canadian music legend. Please note that all opinions expressed are those of the commentators only and do reflect opinions and viewpoints of their employers, political organization affiliations, friends, relatives and maybe even enemies from time to time. Big Blue Bent is a podcast on the BBB Network. All rights reserved.

Kim Campbell served as prime minister of Canada for just 132 days in 1993, when she led her Progressive Conservative Party to catastrophic defeat in an election; the governing party won just two seats at the 1993 election. Campbell's premiership bears some superficial resemblances with that of Liz Truss time in charge of the UK, and the British Conservatives seem set for a terrible election defeat at the next election here. What can they learn from Campbell's experience?My guest for today's episode is Daniel Beland, a political scientist who works at McGill University in Montreal. 

The provincial PC party won't know who its new leader is until this fall. But the people of the province now know who TWO of the candidates will be. Lloyd Parrott had previously announced he would seek the party leadership. Yesterday, Stephenville-Port au Port MHA Tony Wakeham announced he intends to run.

Sam Oosterhoff is the MPP of Niagara West and a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. We talked about the books that were formative for him during his education, the work he did as a policy advisor in Ottawa, winning the race for MPP at 19, and some of the work he has done in Anti-Sex Trafficking Policy for schools in Ontario and hospice care in the province. I have a lot of respect for Sam and I am thrilled that he was willing to come on and chat for an hour. Follow Sam on Instagram and Twitter @samoosterhoff I am always @itsthevalk Love y'all. Jake

For those who have been paying attention to Canadian politics for the past 3-4 decades, Jean Charest will be a familiar figure. Charest was first elected to the House of Commons in 1984, he lead the Progressive Conservative Party from 1993-1998, he also served as the 29th premier of Quebec... as a Liberal. After a 10-year political hiatus, Charest is running for leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada. His past affiliations, and some of his policies, have been touted by his rivals as proof that he's a Liberal in disguise. His chances at winning may hinge on his ability to convince party members otherwise.  So what is Jean Charest's pitch? How do his politics stack up to the likely frontrunner, Pierre Poilievre? And does he actually stand a chance?  GUEST: Catherine Cullen, Senior Reporter on Parliament Hill for CBC News.

Ontario voters handed Premier Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario a renewed mandate with even more seats than the last election. The PCs managed a strong win despite the fact that less than 50 per cent of voters turned up at the polls. The loss also has both main opposition parties looking for new leaders. National Post politics reporter Bryan Passifiume joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss how Ford and the PCs managed such a decisive win, how the opposition parties regroup, and what may explain the low voter turnout. Background reading: Doug Ford PCs roar to a second majority win in Ontario Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO DO THE TRICK and TO PLAY A TRICKIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to do the trick. When we say that something will do the trick, we mean that it will work in a certain situation. Here's a good example. Sometimes when I'm eating a bag of chips, I don't eat all of them and I want to close the bag, so I just put a clothespin on it because a clothespin will do the trick. A clothespin will keep the bag of chips closed, and then I don't have to worry about the chips going stale. So when you say that something will do the trick, it simply means that it will work. It will do something in a certain situation to help you out.WANT FREE ENGLISH LESSONS? GO TO YOUTUBE AND SEARCH, "BOB THE CANADIAN"If you enjoy these lessons please consider supporting me at: http://www.patreon.com/bobthecanadianThe other phrase I wanted to teach you today is the phrase to play a trick. When you play a trick on someone, it means that you do something to trick them. Here's a little trick we play on people at school. Sometimes teachers will accidentally leave their keys somewhere, so if I find another teacher's keys, I put them in the freezer in the staff room. I like to play a trick on my colleagues. So it's just something silly and funny that I do. And there's other things like that that people sometimes do at work. Sometimes we call them practical jokes as well. But when you put someone's keys in the freezer just for fun, and then on the board, we write, "Cool keys." There's a little whiteboard in the staff room. We write, "Cool keys," to give them a hint that someone is playing a trick on them.So to review, when something will do the trick, it means it will work in a certain situation. I could put the words on the screen, but having a piece of paper does the trick for me. And when you play a trick on someone, it means you just do something funny, something to make maybe yourself laugh, and hopefully them laugh a little bit as well.Hey, let's look at a comment, though, from a previous video. This comment is from Olivia. "Hi, Bob," or, "Hi, Teacher Bob. Drink more water and take care of yourself. I hope you feel better soon." And my response is, "I drank lots of water and lots of tea with honey. That seemed to do the trick."See how I used the phrase there? Anyways, thanks Olivia for that comment. And that was a comment from my last video, where I basically just said, "Hey, I'm gonna be making lessons again starting on Friday," and that's hopefully when you're watching this.So it's an election day in Ontario, Canada. Today, there is an election. If we walk over here, you'll see that this person supports the NDP party. It looks like Dave Augustyn is running for the NDP party. And if we go way over here, in just a moment, we'll see another sign. People in Ontario sometimes will put signs on their yard, kind of letting people know who they're voting for. The candidates have all done, there's been debates. The candidates have all visited various towns and cities in Ontario to kind of get their message out and to ask people to vote for them, and today is the day where we need to vote. I'll be voting later today. It's cool to be able to go and vote.There's another guy right here. So this is the Progressive Conservative Party, and this is the person who's running there. He doesn't live here. This is just a house where someone who supports that party is going to vote for that person, so they've simply put a little sign on their lawn so that their friends and neighbors can see that that's the person they're going to vote for. It's kind of just a way to give them some support.Support the show

A listener writes in, wondering why she's getting a rebate cheque in the mail right before an election campaign. Jonathan and Allison take stock of everything the Progressive Conservative Party is doing to secure an election victory, from conveniently-timed cheques to a spree of spending announcements.  Plus, a special announcement about the show. This episode is sponsored by Rotman, Oxio, How'd You Like That Movie, Ground News and Skipper Otto See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In his political career, Jean Charest has been deputy prime minister, premier of Quebec, and leader of the old Progressive Conservative Party. When he left politics a decade ago to join a prestigious law firm in Montreal, many people assumed he was done with public life. Jean Charest tells us why he's running for leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, I am joined by MPP Candidate, Roman Baber, who is currently running for the 2022 Leadership Election of the Conservative Party. Mr. Baber was a former member of the Progressive Conservative Party, until he was removed by Premier Doug Ford for criticizing the party's Covid-19 measures. I am also joined by Peter Taras who is here to talk about the Canadian Federal Government's push of Bill S233 (or C223).   ☆ We no longer can trust our mainstream media, which is why independent journalists such as myself are the new way to receive accurate information about our world. Thank you for supporting us – your generosity and kindness keep information like this coming! ☆   ~ L I N K S ~   ➞ DONATE AT: https://www.lauralynn.tv/ OR AT: lauralynnlive@protonmail.com ➞ SHOP: https://teespring.com/stores/laura-lynns-store-2 ➞ TWITTER: @LauraLynnTT ➞ FACEBOOK: Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson ➞ RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/LauraLynnTylerThompson ➞ BITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/BodlXs2IF22h/ ➞ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/LauraLynnTyler ➞ TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/lauralynnthompson ➞ DLIVE: https://dlive.tv/Laura-Lynn ➞ ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@LauraLynnTT:9 ➞ GETTR: https://www.gettr.com/user/lauralynn

Premier Brian Peckford who is the last living First Minister, drafter and signatory of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms joins the program. The Canadian Constitutional Charter of Rights and Freedoms is akin to the Bill of Rights in the United States. The Charter is the highest law of the land in Canada. Peckman is suing the Canadian federal government as a main applicant with the Calgary-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms. We must stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Canada and we must protect Western nations from sliding back to the middle ages before the Magna Carta. You can support the legal actions in Canada and learn more at www.JCCF.ca. You can also follow Mr. Peckford on his blog at Peckford42.wordpress.com   See Important Proven Solutions to Keep Your from getting sick even if you had the mRNA Shot - Dr. Nieusma Support the show by signing up SarahWestall.TV or Ebener (what is Ebener??)! Sign up at SarahWestall.com/Subscribe C60Complete Black Seed Oil & Curcumin Gel Capsules - World's best anti-inflammation supplement - What You Need for 5G protection! Censorship is serious. To stay informed of all the latest episodes, sign up for my weekly newsletter @ SarahWestall.com/Subscribe Learn more or get your bottle of Z-Stack, Dr. Zelenko's Vitamin Pack specifically for building your immune system and protecting you from getting sick (a weapon to protect you from the "vaccine" weapon): Get Z-Stack Now   MUSIC CREDITS: "Motivation Underscore" by Media Music Group; "Do You Trust Me" by Michael Vignola, licensed for broad internet media use, including video and audio         See on Bastyon | Bitchute | Odysee | Rumble | Freedom.Social | SarahWestall.TV       Former Premier Brian Peckford Biography Brian Peckford is the Former Premier of Newfoundland-Labrador and he is the last living First Minister who helped negotiate (with 12 other First Ministers of Canada) and sign the Constitution of Canada to include the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982). Peckford was born in Whitbourne, Newfoundland, on August 27, 1942, and grew up in Whitbourne, Marystown, and Lewisporte. He holds a Bachelor of Education degree, having also completed postgraduate work in English Literature, Education, Psychology, and French Literature. Prior to entering politics, he was a high school teacher in rural Newfoundland. He was first elected to the House of Assembly in 1972 at the age of twenty-nine and was appointed parliamentary assistant to the premier, Honourable Frank Moores, in 1973. The following year he was appointed minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and in 1976 held the portfolios of minister of: Mines and Energy; and Rural and Northern Development. At the age of thirty-six, he was elected leader of the provincial Progressive Conservative Party and premier of the Province, becoming the youngest first minister in over 100 years. It was Pickford's administration that fought for and achieved a new, ground-breaking arrangement with the federal government called the Atlantic Accord, which has become the template for all exploration and development of offshore oil and gas resources in Canada. It is under this arrangement that the oil fields of Hibernia, Terra Nova, and White Rose have been developed and are producing today. It is as a result of the revenues from these developments that the province of Newfoundland and Labrador has achieved “have” status, the first time since becoming a part of Canada in 1949. Peckford retired from public life in 1989 and established his own consulting business serving government and business clients in North America and Europe. In 1982, Peckford received the Vanier Award as an outstanding young Canadian. That same year he was sworn to the Privy Council of Canada by her majesty the Queen, and he published a book in 1983 entitled The Past in the Present expressing his views on Newfoundland a...