Political Advertising Analysis with Matthews & Rosenberg

We’re back with our advertising experts to take us through the political ads the federal parties have put out during the first week of Canada’s 44th election. Joining us are Dennis Matthews and David Rosenberg.

Dennis Matthews. Dennis is president of Creative Currency, a new advertising agency affiliated with Enterprise Canada. He has worked on advertising for Stephen Harper, and most recently, Dennis led advertising for the successful come from behind campaign victory for Tim Houston and the PC Party of Nova Scotia.

David Rosenberg is Chief Creative Officer at Bensimon Byrne. He’s worked on ads for Dalton McGuinty, Paul Martin, Kathleen Wynne and Justin Trudeau. His ads for Justin Trudeau in 2015 won Campaigns & Elections best international advertising award.

A special thank you to Adam Lawson of Hub at Enterprise for editing the video for this episode of The Herle Burly.

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NDP Election Panel with Ball, Housser, and Leichnitz

It’s an historic day here on The Herle Burly.

It’s the first episode in which we officially decouple The Herle Burly interview podcast from political panel. Why? Because The Political Panel with me, Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid now has its own show! It’s called “The Curse of Politics”. Get subscribed wherever you listen to your podcasts, and you can find it in your inbox every Tuesday.

But, like my heart, The Herle Burly interview podcast, will go on. We’ll be dropping a new episode every Wednesday! And for you laggards, we’ll still tack on “The Curse of Politics” political panel to the end of The Herle Burly for the first couple of weeks. Just until you’ve formed a new, disgusting (said with a wink) habit.

Alright, today, it’s The Herle Burly and we’ve got a beauty lined up for you. It’s our first ever 3-headed, NDP Election Panel! A basic primer on all the opportunities and threats Jagmeet and Team Orange have in front of them heading into the Federal Election.

Joining me today:

We have good friend of the show, Chris Ball. Chris is a long-time NDP campaign and communications strategist, and a trusted advisor to business and political leaders in this
country.

Jordan Leichnitz makes her triumphant return to The Herle Burly after only 4 weeks! Jordan is Canada Program Officer for the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung office in Washington, a social democratic institute. Before that, she worked in Senior Roles for the New Democratic Party of Canada, including Deputy Chief of Staff.

And we have Sally Housser making her debut on the pod. Sally is a former advisor to NDP leaders Jack Layton and Rachel Notley. And until last Friday she was the interim Chief of Staff to Ryan Meili, Saskatchewan NDP leader.

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Hamish Marshall (12.24.2019)

This episode with Hamish Marshall originally aired December 24, 2019. Ahead of the next federal election, we thought this episode from our vault would be a welcomed repeat.

Hamish Marshall has been a rising player in conservative politics in recent years. He previously served as Manager of Strategic Planning to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and was the pollster for the successful 2008 national Conservative election campaign. Most recently, Hamish served as National Campaign Manager for the 2019 Conservative Party of Canada election effort under Andrew Scheer.

The Herle Burly podcast discussed that campaign expensively during the election period—from advertising to strategy to issues management—so this was an opportunity to speak directly with the decision maker at the top of the campaign structure. Hamish walks us through many of the political events over the past two years and why his party ultimately made the decisions they did as the campaign came to a close.

He was gracious with his time and we hope you’ll join us for this deep-dive discussion with Hamish Marshall.

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John Webster + the Political Panel

Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!

Part 1, is John Webster. Besides being my friend and former colleague in Liberal politics, John is the President and CEO of the Scotiabank Mortgage Authority. We’re going to talk housing and affordability in this country. How we got to this point and where it’s going from here. And we’re also going to rewind it all the way back to the 1988 Federal Election. Webster was the National Campaign Director for John Turner. A coup was attempted to remove Mr. Turner as leader, right in the middle of that campaign. We’re going to reveal what really happened there.

Part 2 of the pod is our no holds barred, no quarter given Political Panel with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. Lots to discuss, and cuss about, today:

  • Steve Outhouse, Deputy Chief of Staff for Erin O’Toole, has a side hustle, moonlighting as a paid consultant for prospective Conservative candidates.

  • Pierre Poilievre made a video. A really good video! A tight, 30 seconds of inflation-fighting superhero, Pierre.

  • And then of course, we’ve got this upcoming election. What’s the damn thing about? And is it going to be Trudeau’s last?

  • Plus, stick around for #HeyYou!

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Seamus O'Regan + the Political Panel

Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!

The Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Natural Resources, is here for Part 1, and I’m excited about that. You all know Mr. O’Regan. 10 years a co-host of CTV’s Canada AM. Member of Parliament for St. John’s South—Mount Pearl since 2015. We’re going to talk about climate policy, the oil provinces and their economic prospects, national unity, and conversion therapy.

Part 2 is the ever-lovin’, ever-insightful Political Panel with me, and our 2 comms and strategy gurus ... Scott Reid and Jenni Byrne. Lots to talk about today:

  • The Nova Scotia election has kicked off. We’ll dive into what happened this first weekend and look ahead.

  • It’s a Manitoba Meltdown in Brian Pallister’s government! We’ll dive into just what the hell is going on there.

  • And then ... we’ll do an Eve of the Election Mailbag! We put out the call for questions on our socials yesterday. And you responded!

  • And then of course, it’s #HeyYou!

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Party Platforms + the Political Panel

Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!

Part 1 of the podcast is going to take us on a deep dive into the process of platform development. How does it happen? How is it different in each party? What’s the sausage-making that goes on behind the scenes? What role does caucus play in the whole thing? Joining me for that discussion are:

  • Karim Bardeesy, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Ryerson Leadership Lab, and was the previously the Deputy Principal Secretary for Premier Kathleen Wynne and Executive Director of Policy for Premier McGuinty.

  • Jordan Leichnitz, Canada Program Officer for the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung office in Washington, a social democratic institute. Before that, she contributed to policy development in Senior Roles for the New Democratic Party of Canada, including Deputy Chief of Staff.

  • And Sean Speer, Assistant Professor of Public Policy at U of T’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Prior to that, he was senior economic adviser to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Part 2 of the pod is the ever-sweary but never over-sharey, Political Panel with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. We’ll tell a couple of our own platform-building stories. Jenni will give us the low-down on her Calgary Stampede trip and the Conservative state of things out there in Alberta. Trudeau had a great last week out in BC and Alberta. He managed to get the Childcare deal with Horgan and punch Jagmeet Singh in the face at the same time. And his personal popularity numbers are higher than O’Toole’s in Alberta, according to Abacus. Plus, much more Election Speculation and #HeyYou!

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Senator Hassan Yussuff + the Political Panel

Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!

Part 1 today is Senator Hassan Yussuff. Appointed as a Senator just 2 weeks ago, Mr. Yussuff is a 2-term past-president of the Canadian Labour Congress and the first person of colour to lead Canada’s union movement. He’s also a prominent international activist, having served 2 terms as President of the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas, representing 55 million workers in 21 countries. We’re going to talk about what it’ll take to help workers get ahead in the Canadian economy.

Part 2 of the pod is our ever-lovin’ Political Panel. Here to bring you laughs and put “the cuss in discuss is Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. It’s a pre-election primer this week, Herle Burly-ites. The Liberals have been told to go on vacation in July, so gird yourselves for an August writ. The Conservatives are at shocking lows. The NDP are at their eternal 19 or 20. The Greens are trying to break on through single digits. And the Bloc are trying to stave off Liberal gains in the province. We’re going to spend this pod breaking down what all the parties need to be doing right now. And, as always, stick around for HEY YOU!

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Camille Quenneville and David Goldbloom + the Political Panel

Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!

Part 1 is Camille Quenneville and Dr. David Goldbloom, and we’re going to have a discussion on Mental Health ... politics, policy and care. Besides being a lifelong friend of mine, Camille is CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association Ontario Division. Dr. Goldbloom is a psychiatrist, Senior Medical Advisor at CAMH and Director of their Foundation Board. We’re going to talk about the role of mental health in our political system. What do mental health advocates think we need to differently about Medicare? Why aren’t we treating mental health the same as we would a broken leg, from a funding perspective? Plus mental health care in the pandemic and more broadly.

Part 2 today is our Political Panel, with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. Lots to discuss (and cuss about) this week:

  • Polls that show a Liberal majority.

  • Catherine McKenna walking away from politics in the prime of her career and just weeks away from an election.

  • Caroline Bennett having the roughest week of her political career and is probably still looking for the UNSEND button on her computer.

  • And of course, stick around for our “HEY YOUs!”

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Mike Greenley + the Political Panel

Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!

First up on the pod is Mike Greenley. Mike is the CEO of MDA Space, Canada’s internationally recognized leader in space robotics and sensors, radar satellites and ground systems ... pretty much all things space. And that’s what we’re going to talk about today. What’s our role in space? How has it evolved past the Canadarm? How will it continue to grow and impact exploration, defence and intelligence? And what the hell is going on with all those unidentified flying objects zooming around lately? Are aliens on the doorstep?

Part 2 of the pod is with Scott Reid and Jenni Byrne. You know us as the ever- lovin’, ever-laughin’, never-safe-for-small-children Political Panel. Lots to break down today:

  • There’s been new developments in the saga of Annamie Paul and The Green Party.

  • There was an Ontario cabinet shuffle last week. 5 Ministers were cut outright. Rod Phillips is back. And Merrilee Fullerton is now taking care of families with autism. I’m guessing it’s because she did such a good job with long-term care?

  • Andrea Horwath just released an attack ad on Stephen Del Duca and the Liberals.

  • Plus, we’ll discuss inflation as a possible election issue.

  • And of course, stick around for our “HEY YOUs”.

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Tom Marshall + the Political Panel

Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!

For Part 1, we have the 11th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and prior to that, its long-time finance minister, Tom Marshall. Newfoundland is struggling financially to meet its public obligations and Tom is perfectly positioned to help us understand the background and the pressures for smaller provinces.

Part 2 of the pod is our ever-lovin’, ever-cussin’ Political Panel with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. Today we’re gonna talk about:

  • Justin Trudeau – Dean or Not-Dean of the G7?

  • Doug Ford putting the boots to Section 33 of the Charter.

  • Golf with Jonathan Vance?

  • Jenica Atwin has crossed the floor from the Greens to the Liberals.

  • Plus, #HEYYOU!

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Frances Donald + the Political Panel

Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!

Part 1 is the return of one of our most listened-to pod guests, Frances Donald! If you’ll recall Ms. Donald is Managing Director, Global Chief Economist, and Global Head of Macroeconomic Strategy at Manulife Investment. And we are going to talk about ... what else? The Budget. Did we all forget about the budget, already? Where’s it going to take us in this next year? Are there longer-term growth elements in the budget? What’s the potential for rising inflation and rising interest rates?

Part 2 of the podcast is the ever-insightful, consistently profane, mostly hilarious, Political Panel with strategists and comms gurus Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. We are going to talk about the devastating Residential School tragedy in B.C. Then, it’s the latest Leger numbers in Ontario – showing Ford at 34, the liberals at 26 and the NDP at 25. Are these numbers real? Will Amos is stepping aside and officially seeking professional help for peeing in a cup on camera. Then, it’s Carney vs. Poilievre. Plus, we’ll throw our “HEY YOUs!” out into the digital ether!

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Prime Minister Brian Mulroney + the Political Panel

Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!

The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney is our guest for Part 1 of the podcast. 18th Prime Minister of Canada. Architect of the largest electoral victory in Canadian history. The first Conservative Prime Minister in over 100 years to win successive majority governments. One of the greatest political nights of my life was sitting around a chair listening to Brian Mulroney talk about his life in politics. It’s an extraordinary life. He’s an extraordinary raconteur. And we’re just going to replicate that today as we have a chat about politics and life.

Part 2 of the podcast, is exactly what Part 2 of the podcast is, every week. Our Political Panel with Jenni (take no prisoners) Byrne and Scott (always happy to be your prisoner, as long as I can choose the restraints) Reid. We’re going to talk about all the important stuff that went down in Canadian politics since last Tuesday. And just like a caucus meeting we’ll laugh, fight and swear at each other in the process. Unlike a caucus meeting, it’ll be heavy on laughing. Plus, stick around as we throw our “HEY YOU’s” out onto the interwebs.

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André Picard + the Political Panel

Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!

Part 1 is award-winning, national health writer Andre Picard. Mr. Picard is one of Canada’s top health and public policy observers and commentators. He’s been writing for The Globe and Mail since 1987, is an 8-time nominee for the National Newspaper Awards and is the author of 5 bestselling books. His latest is “Neglected No More: The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada’s Elders in the wake of a Pandemic.” We’ll be taking a deep dive into that and what needs to be done to improve the state of care for our elders.

Part 2 this week, as it is every week, is our Political Panel with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. We’re going to talk about:

  • Jason Kenney wielding the axe in an effort to quell caucus unrest.

  • The continuing saga of Doug Ford and the reopening of Ontario.

  • His government voted down a NDP motion to listen to the science table and allow outdoor activities.

  • And the Feds are rolling out their vaccine comms but it sounds like a bad Netflix show to me: “One-dose summer. Two-dose fall”, (starring Jason Bateman and Drew Barrymore). We’ll pull it apart and weigh in on whether comms like that helps, hinders or just kinda sits there on the sidelines, ignored like so many Astra Zeneca vaccines.

  • Finally, stick around as we throw our “HEY YOUs” out into the nether regions of social media.

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Senator Dennis Dawson + the Political Panel

Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!

Part 1 of pod today, my guest is Deputy Leader of the Progressive Senate Group, Dennis Dawson. Dennis goes down in history as one of the youngest MPs ever elected in Canada, when he was just 27 years old. Later, he chaired the Quebec caucus and, later still, launched one of Canada’s leading government relations firms in Quebec City. We’re going to talk about Quebec politics today. How is it that Premier Legault can maintain such popularity during Covid when Kenney, Ford and Pallister’s numbers are cratering? We’ll chat whether the federal Liberals can find their majority in Quebec. And then, Bill C-10 and the role of the Senate.

Part 2 of the pod is our ever-lovin’, ever blaspheming Political Panel, with those members of “the meeting after the meeting”, Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. We’ll pick up on the “Why is Minister Guibeault flailing so badly” conversation on Bill C-10. Also, Katie Telford made an appearance in front of the House of Commons Defence Committee; good or bad politics here? And finally, Doug Ford has launched a big-money ad campaign casting Trudeau as the boogie-man of border control. Can it possibly work for him? Plus, stick around so you can hear us throw our “HEY YOUs” out into the void.

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John Boyko + the Political Panel with Jenni and Scott

Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!

Part 1, we have John Boyko. John is an educator, guitar player, former municipal politician AND the noted author of 8 books. His latest is: “The Devil’s Trick: How Canada fought the Vietnam War”. We’re going to talk about the Canada/U.S. relationship in the 50s and 60s and the surprising ways Canada was involved in war most think we had little to do with. Just how much did were Pearson, Paul Martin Sr. and Trudeau involved in that file?

Part 2 of pod is your weekly dose of issues, analysis and a unique brand of blaspheming that could only come from the backroom. It’s our Political Panel with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. This week we’re going to talk about: 

  • First we’ll discuss about the vaccine comms crisis.

  • We’ll do a “1-Year our from the Ontario Election” round up and discuss if Doug Ford retrieve what seems irretrievable

  • We’ll also discuss Annamie Paul and escalating tensions within her own Green Party executive.

  • And finally, stick around for our “HEY YOUs!” this week.

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Mark Carney + the Political Panel

Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!

First up is Mark Carney. Yup, that Mark Carney. The former Governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, Mark Carney. The Mark Carney who recently spoke at the Liberal Convention. But I have to ask: How much do you really know about this man? Today, we’re going to attempt to crack open The Carney. We’ll take a deeper dive into his story. Why a young, successful, master of the universe, Goldman Sachs guy, just quits – to become a bureaucrat in the Department of Finance. We’ll talk about the thesis of his new book “VALUE(S): Building a better world for all”. And we’re going to try to demystify the link between climate action and finance policy and what means for Canada.

Part 2 of is our Political Panel with Jenni “Accept no bullshit” Byrne and Scott “I have no need of fancy grooming products” Reid. We’ll talk about the continuing Ford Fallout in Ontario. Sick Leave? What Sick Leave? The Vance sexual misconduct story. How compelling is this politically? And what about this angle: every day we’re talking about this story is another day we’re not talking about rapid testing or vaccines. Trudeau’s got the guns out in his vaccine photo op – but he’s been tardy on Travel bans. Plus, stick around for our “HEY YOUs!” this week.

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Post Budget Panel + the Political Panel

Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!

First up on the pod, we have post-budget panel: Kate Bezanson, Peter Nicholson, and Jim Stanford.

Kate is an official Herle Burly Alumnus, appearing on the show back in July. She’s an Associate Dean of Social Sciences at Brock University and she’s written extensively – and presciently, as it turns out – on the need for government support of child-care in order to recover from this pandemic.

Peter has served in numerous posts in government, business, science and higher education. His long public service career included positions as Head of Policy in the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada and Clifford Clark Visiting Economist in Finance Canada. He’s written exclusively for our online publication “QUOTES” which you can find at AirQuotesMedia.com and ... he is a Member of the Order of Canada.

And Jim is a 2019 Herle Burly Podcast Alumnus and the founder of The Centre for Future Work, a progressive think tank studying how work is changing in the modern economy. He was formerly Economist and Policy Director for Unifor. Among many media appearances, he’s a contributing columnist for the Toronto Star.

That, my intrepid Herle Burly-ites, is a helluva lot of fiscal analytical firepower.

Part 2 of the pod is the Political Panel, with our strategists and comms gurus from the furthest back of the backrooms — the secret backrooms where Prime Ministers just might hurl a telephone at the wall or tell you how crappy your last speech was — Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. We’re going to pick up on all of the budget talk. We’ll dive into Erin O’Toole’s Carbon Tax masquerading as something called a “Low Carbon Savings Account” AND there are political sh!t shows that are manageable ... and then there’s the irretrievable sh!t show that is Doug Ford’s Ontario government right now. Finally, we’ll all throw our “HEY YOUs!” out into the digital void.

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Don Drummond + the Political Panel with Jenni and Scott

We have another 2-part podcast today.

Part 1 is the noted Canadian economist, Don Drummond. Mr. Drummond spent almost 23 years in progressively more senior positions in the federal Department, culminating in Associate Deputy Minister of Finance. Paul Martin called him “one of the most principled and imaginative public servants with whom I have ever worked.” Subsequent to his time in government, he was Chief Economist for the TD Bank. And is now Adjunct Professor at the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University. Mr. Drummond is well outside the consensus on pandemic stimulus spending and we’re going to talk about all of that today.

Part 2 of the pod is our ever-lovin’ Political Panel with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. We’ll pick up on my conversation with Mr. Drummond. We’ll get into the goings on at both the Liberal and NDP conventions. We’ll talk about the upcoming budget. And we’ll talk about if the worm finally turning on incumbent Premiers during Covid. Finally, we’ll each throw out our “HEY YOUs!” for the week.

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Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes + the Political Panel

Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!

Part 1, I’m chuffed to welcome Jonathan Allen & Amie Parnes to the podcast. Jonathan and Amie are the New York Times bestselling authors of “Shattered” the definitive account of Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 campaign. They’re here today to talk about their brand-new book, “Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency.” It wasn’t just 43,000 votes spread out across Arizona, Georgia and Wisconsin that made the difference. Biden was damned lucky lots of ways and we’ll get into all of it.

Part 2 is our Political Panel with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. We’re going to pick up on the conversation with Jonathan and Amie. We’ll talk about Mark Carney’s highly anticipated attendance at the Liberal convention next week. Lots of Twitter chatter about that, from both sides of the aisle. We’re also going to talk about this COVID 3rd Wave and what happens when your policy-making reflects politics and not good policy. And of course, we’ll shout our “HEY YOUs!” into the social media void, as we do every week.!

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Peter Weltman + the Political Panel

Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!

For Part 1 today, it’s “The Return of Peter Weltman”. Peter is Ontario’s independent Financial Accountability Officer, and the first time he guested with us it was one of the newsiest and most listened to episodes in the history of The Herle Burly. We are going to talk about last week’s Ontario budget. The choices that were made and the path the province has charted from here.

Part 2 of the pod is our Political Panel with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. We’ll pick up on the Weltman conversation. And then, we’ll do a deep dive into what smells like an impending spring election. This government isn’t going to be defeated on the budget. So, they’re going to have to pull the plug on themselves. Who makes that decision? How do you do it and get any blowback? From your own caucus? From Canadians? Finally, we’ll each do our #HEYYOU!

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