If the polls are anywhere near correct Pierre Poilievre is on track to be our next Prime Minister. And he may be in that job for a long time. So today we’re going to dare to speculate: what would years of Conservative rule look like?
March 4, 2024
Short Cuts
#963 For Whom Bell Trolls
Is radio not a viable business anymore? Bell Media said this in a release in the wake of massive layoffs.
February 15, 2024
The Backbench
#80 2023 Was the Year of Political Nonsense
This year has been one hell of a political rollercoaster.
December 26, 2023
Short Cuts
#943 Newspocalypse Now
CBC makes huge cuts - with plans to eliminate 600 positions. Is it time for a good hard look in the mirror to figure out what its future could look like?
December 7, 2023
Short Cuts
#935 A Liberal Plot Against Trudeau?
The new refrain in the press gallery is that Trudeau has got to go. How seriously should we take this?
November 9, 2023
The Backbench
#76 Israel, Palestine and Canadian Foreign Policy
Why did Canada abstain on an emergency resolution at the UN General Assembly calling for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce leading to a cessation of hostilities” in Gaza?
October 31, 2023
Short Cuts
#931 An Apple a Day Gets Pierre Airplay
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre goes international by chomping on an apple.
October 26, 2023
Short Cuts
#919 Cirque du Pierre Poilievre
Oh what a circus, oh what a show, as a newly reenergized Conservative Party of Canada holds its first convention with Pierre Poilievre as leader.
September 14, 2023
Short Cuts
#911 Pierre Don’t Care
Does Pierre Poilievre touting conspiracy theories count as news?
August 17, 2023
Short Cuts
#835 Poilievre’s Toxic Lie About Safe Supply
Poilievre's toxic lie about safe supply. And the confusing and contradictory CSIS intelligence on China and the Freedom Convoy. Garth Mullins co hosts.