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Good Talk -- What Happens Now?
Can a pre-Christmas cabinet shuffle save the government or is it just another delay to the inevitable?
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Yesterday
Good Talk -- What Happens Now?
Can a pre-Christmas cabinet shuffle save the government or is it just another delay to the inevitable?
2d ago
Your Turn -- Canadian Of The Year
The Random Ranter is with us as well for his final appearance of the year, and he doesn't pull any punches!
3d ago
Crazytown Two -- A Special Tuesday Good Talk - Encore
An encore of a prime minister is considering his future with most of his remaining caucus considering theirs.
4d ago
Crazytown Two -- A Special Tuesday Good Talk
A prime minister is considering his future with most of his remaining caucus considering theirs.
5d ago
"War Matters" - How Change Happens.
The fallout from the Syria story, to both Russia/Ukraine and Israel/Hamas.
13-12-2024
Good Talk -- Crazytown in Ottawa.
The minister of finance prepares her Monday Economic Statement while rumours fly, again, that Mark Carney is about to join the cabinet.
12-12-2024
Your Turn -- What Is A Politician?
Plus, the Ranter was all too willing to get into it again with Trump, this time and his Canada obsession.
11-12-2024
Syria -- Why This Story Affects Us All - Encore
An encore of Syria's Assad government fell and the dictator fled the country. What happens now and who will pick up the pieces?
10-12-2024
Was it a joke? A troll? Or the truth? Donald Trump's Canada Obsession.
He must love baiting Canada and Trudeau. Trump was at it again in a with a new post.
09-12-2024
Syria -- Why This Story Affects Us All
Syria's Assad government fell and the dictator fled the country. What happens now and who will pick up the pieces?
06-12-2024
Good Talk -- Trump, Trudeau and the Meat Loaf
A week after their Mar a Lago dinner what was actually accomplished by the Trudeau-Trump dinner? Is Canada now dancing to the Trump tune or is there a chance for a meaningful all-Canadian approach to dealing with the new President and his agenda? Bruce and Chantal join in for their assessment of the new top line item on the Ottawa political calendar.
05-12-2024
Your Turn -- What Is A Journalist?
This week's question sounded simple enough but we got lots of different answers. The question was, "What is a journalist?" prompted by the changing nature of journalism or at least the assumption from a lot of people that journalism isn't what it used to be. Answers came from across the country and around the world, and offered an array of opinions. Plus the Random Ranter drops in with his take on drugs and crypto.
04-12-2024
Encore: The Media and the US Election -- Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?
Encore Episode: So how did the media do during the most consequential election of our time? Lots of different opinions on that but today we focus on the views of one person, someone who has a great deal of expertise on this issue. Bill Fox is a former senior reporter, a top political advisor to a former prime minister, and a former executive for major companies. He's also an author specializing in discussion about the media. Today he's our guest.
03-12-2024
Not That Old 51st State Line Again.
As the stories keep getting leaked about what really happened at the Trump Trudeau dinner last Friday night in Florida, a new one has emerged. Apparently Trump joked (was it a joke?) that Canada could always join the United States as the 51st state if it felt it was being so unfairly handled on trade issues. Really? Not that old line again. That and a lot more on an "end bit" collection of stories for this Tuesday.
02-12-2024
Are Two Major Wars Near Their End?
Things are moving quickly in both the Middle East and Ukraine -- so quickly that we may be near the end on both fronts. And while that is happening, suddenly. Syria is back in the headlines. For her regular Monday appearance, Dr Janice Stein of the Munk School at the University of Toronto has her analysis on all this for us with her usual in depth take on the situation.
29-11-2024
Good Talk -- Mexico Fights Back, Canada Rolls Over?
Trump threatens tariffs on Canada and Mexico unless both countries clean up their border issues and stop dumping migrants and fentanyl into the US.
28-11-2024
Your Turn -- Good Politics and Policy or Bad?
How did you feel about Trudeau's GST free holiday and 250 dollar giveaway? Plus the Ranter on Trump's plan for tariffs.
27-11-2024
Moore Butts #16 -- What Do Politicians Really Think of Journalists? - Encore
An encore of today's topic revolves around the relationship between politicians and reporters.
26-11-2024
Who and What Is Underwater in Canada's Arctic?
Our guest is historian and author, Professor Adam Lajeunesse of ST FX University in Nova Scotia.
25-11-2024
Message to Canada -- No More Excuses
One key message heard by delegates at The Halifax Security Conference was that its time for Canada to step up on defence spending.