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Short Cuts
#1178 Rating Carney at 100 Days in Office
Value(s)?? In THIS Economy!? Carney’s 2021 book reads like an application for a totally different job than what we’ve seen from his first 100 days as Liberal party leader.
Short Cuts
#1174 Carney Catches Trump on the Rebound
Carney and Trump: is a bromance blossoming?
CANADALAND
#1148 Canadaland’s Election Confessions
Jesse Brown is an ideological slut. Well, so he says. His past votes have jumped, in no particular order, from the Conservatives to the NDP “....maybe there was a fringe party or Parti Québécois vote in there somewhere, I can’t even remember who I’ve thrown in with over the years — I have no loyalty, I’m politically promiscuous.”
CANADALAND
Investigation: What Mark Carney Won’t Say About Brookfield
“ Here is what I would've done if I was Mark Carney, right? Just let it be out there. If you really have nothing to hide, don't hide.” - Professor Partha Mohanram
CANADALAND
Election Dysfunction and Bozo Eruptions
“...the tentacles of party discipline and party control have completely grabbed a hold of everybody and they have a really hard time breaking free. We just no longer have politicians who can speak their minds, politicians who can stand up on behalf of their constituents.” -Alex Marland, author of Whipped: Party Discipline in Canada
CANADALAND
#1120 Trudeau Dumpster Dive
We take a dumpster dive to look at all the legislation that got thrown out when Trudeau prorogued Parliament. Jesse tests the theory that one person’s trash is another’s treasure.
The Backbench
#98 Parliament is Back and More Childish Than Ever
Male bravado, tearing up friendship contracts and begging your enemies for support. Canadian politics – or the new season of Love Island? Tune in to make sense of the messy year ahead.
CANADALAND
#1010 The Menswear Guy Ranks Trudeau, Poilievre, and Singh
He’s given Donald Trump tips on removing makeup stains from his suit collars, advised Boris Johnson on how to not dress like a schlub, and now The Menswear Guy sets out to rank the sartorial splendor, or lack thereof, of Trudeau, Poilievre and Singh.
The Backbench
#69 What’s Up With Canada’s Political Left?
Mattea kicks it with esteemed Backbencher and political journalist David Moscrop at a café in Ottawa to talk about the current climate in Canadian politics, the impact of social media on discourse, the state of Canada’s political left, and are we in for an election next year?
The Backbench
#61 The Federal Budget: Betting on Clean Tech
It’s that time of the year again! Budget season… AND, the story about Chinese government influence just keeps getting even more complicated. This week Mattea Roach is joined by Murad Hemmadi, Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Stuart Thomson to unpack how the complex issue of government interference is being seized on by various parties, and how feasible Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland’s proposed budget is for this country’s future.