Michelle Rempel Garner + the Political Panel with Jenni and Scott

We have another 2-part pod for you today!

Part 1, I am absolutely thrilled to welcome Michelle Rempel Garner to the show. You all know Ms. Rempel Garner as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Calgary Nose Hill and Health Critic. A major force within the party. But we’re going to delve a little deeper into her background, today. Why she got involved, what motivates her, and what she thinks the Conservative Party should be doing to win in the next election.

Part 2 of the pod is what you expect Part 2 of this pod to be: The Political Panel with Jenni Byrne & Scott Reid. We’re going to pick up on my conversation with Ms. Rempel Garner, then we’ll dive right into just about everything that went down during the Conservative Convention this past weekend. According to Erin O’Toole this isn’t your father’s Conservative Party. But should it be? And of course, we’ll all throw our “HEY YOU’s!” out into the void.

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Nick Saul + the Political Panel with Jenni and Scott

We have another 2-part pod for you today!

Part 1, I’m so pleased to welcome Nick Saul to the show. Mr. Saul is an internationally renowned food and social justice activist who currently serves as President and CEO of Community Food Centres Canada. He’s an Officer of the Order of Canada, and last May he was elected Chancellor of Victoria University at the University of Toronto. We’re going to talk about the issue of food insecurity. What is it? How prevalent is it? Why does it even exist in Canada? And how can we put an end to it?

Part 2, is a proverbial chat around the bar with the gang you’ve grown to love ... our Political Panel with Jenni Byrne & Scott Reid! We’re going to pour a drink and chat about the best and worst things we’ve seen in politics. We hope you’ll pour a glass and pull up a chair!

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Ian Brodie + the Political Panel with Jenni and Scott

Alright, today’s episode of The Herle Burly is a 2 parter!

Part 1 of the pod today is Ian Brodie. An academic by training, today Mr. Brodie is as Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Calgary. But as many of you know, he was central to the founding of the Conservative Party of Canada, and its Executive Director. When Prime Minister Harper was elected in 2006, he became his first Chief of Staff. We’re going to talk about what he imagined the Conservative Party to be, what it is today, and how it can win again.

Part 2 of the pod is what “Part 2 of the pod” always is – our weekly cussin’, fightin’ and laughin’ session – better known as the Political Panel with Jenni Byrne & Scott Reid. This week we’re going to dive into:

  • The looming Conservative Party Policy Convention and the equally looming pressure Erin O’Toole is facing as leader.

  • Apparently, there’s not going to be a federal budget—remember those things—until mid-April at the earliest, so we’ll chat about framing for an upcoming election.

  • Plus ... #HEYYOU!

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Former Premier Stephen McNeil + the Political Panel with Jenni and Scott

Alright, today’s episode of The Herle Burly is a 2 parter!

Part 1, is the now former Premier of Nova Scotia, Stephen McNeil. Mr. McNeil is a violation of Herle’s First Rule of Politics – a leader who resigned when he likely could have won reelection.  We'll talk about his story, Atlantic Canada, and the current state of our federation.

Part 2 of the pod is Jenni Byrne & Scott Reid, better known as your ever-lovin’ Political Panel! Plenty of stuff to talk about this week:

  • Welcome to “The Hotel Quarantine-nia.”

  • Prime Minister Trudeau was on NBC’s “Meet the Press” last Sunday. What are the political calculations that go into an appearance like that?

  • Why did the NDP just try to jam Trudeau on Pharmacare? And will he pay a price?

  • Ontario is about to change their election laws regarding political donations and 3rd-party advertising.

  • Plus, the 3 of us will throw our #HEYYOU!

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Jonathan Wilkinson + the Political Panel with Jenni and Scott

Alright, today’s episode of The Herle Burly is a 2 parter!

Part 1, we’re thrilled to welcome to the show the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson. We’ll chat a little about his personal path into politics, and then, we’ll dive right into a deep dissection of federal climate policy. Is it enough? How important is the carbon tax? What’s the impact on the prairies? The role of nuclear energy. What’s our process for implementation? And given Texas, do we need to be moving faster?

Part 2, the same laughs, same fractious debate, same as it ever was: our Political Panel with Jenni Byrne & Scott Reid. Lots to chat about this week. We’ll pick up on my conversation with Minister Wilkinson. Plus, vaccine Distribution, @Mark J. Carney officially became a Twitter handle last week, and as is our custom, we’ll toss out our “HEY YOU’s” this week.

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Jagmeet Singh + the Political Panel with Jenni and Scott

Alright, welcome in Herle Burly-ites! It’s time for another 2-part pod on The Herle Burly.

Part 1, I’m absolutely thrilled to welcome Jagmeet Singh to the pod. You all know Mr. Singh as the Leader of the New Democratic Party. But do you really know Mr. Singh? Well, we’re going to dive into his personal story and path to leadership. And then we’re going to spend some time discussing where the NDP are right now and his plans moving forward.

Part 2 of the pod is Jenni Byrne & Scott Reid, and me ... “3 Cranks Taking Turns Being Fractious and Having a Few Laughs” ... better known as The Political Panel:

  • We’ll talk about what the Feds seem to want us to believe will be the most fantastical, supernatural budget of all time – once it finally gets here – but March would be a good guess.

  • We’ll head East and dissect what’s going on in the Newfoundland Election and chat about Nova Scotia’s change in Premier.

  • On the heels of my tweet last weekend, and what might be the worst set of polling data I’ve ever seen for the Conservatives ... Erin O’Toole has a new ad out, re-introducing himself to Canadians.

  • And I’ll ask the panel some of the same questions I put to Mr. Singh (The interesting thing about that is, we recorded the panel prior to my interview with the Leader).

  • Plus, stick around for our new closing segment: #HEYYOU!

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Celina Caesar-Chavannes + the Political Panel with Jenni and Scott

It’s a 2-parter today on The Herle Burly.

First part, I’m so pleased to welcome Celina Caesar-Chavannes back here. Ms. Caesar-Chavannes, former MP for the riding of Whitby, was last on the pod in June. But now she’s got a new book out on her life and her time in the Trudeau government. It’s called: “Can You Hear Me Now? How I Found My Voice and Learned to Live with Passion.” Join us for a detailed discussion about what she experienced in politics and what she wishes she had experienced in politics.

Part 2 of the pod is exactly what you’d expect Part 2 of the pod to be: the Political Panel with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. Lots to talk about this week: 

  • How government might manage the issue of continued vaccine delays

  • Anti-O'Toole third-party election ads

  • Plus, our weekly #HEYYOU!

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Perry Bellegarde + the Political Panel with Jenni and Scott

Welcome to another 2-part podcast on The Herle Burly.

For Part 1 today, we have Perry Bellegarde, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. National Chief Bellegarde is originally from Little Black Bear First Nation and he’s brought his skill and focus on measurable progress to all levels of First Nations governance, over a more than 30 year career. He was first elected National Chief in 2014, was re-elected in 2018 and announced just last December that he would not seek re-election this summer. We’re going to talk about Indigenous issues and priorities in this country, what he achieved in the job, and what the agenda should be going forward.

Part 2 is our ever-lovin, ever-cussin’ Political Panel with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. The two of them have comms and strategy experience up the WAZOO ... except if they were describing it themselves, they would never use a word as gentle as WAZOO. Together, we’re going to try to untangle the governments new travel restrictions for Canadians. After that, we’ll continue our conversation on vaccines – specifically, this week – the lack thereof. We’ll talk about the PMO’s issues management problems with our Public Health Agency. Plus, Annamie Paul’s all-in strategy for Ontario, #HEYYOU! and a few questions from our listener mailbag!

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Steven Del Duca + the Political Panel with Jenni and Scott

Welcome in, all you lovely Herle Burly-ites! So happy to have you here for another 2-part Herle Burly podcast.

For Part 1, we have the Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, Steven Del Duca. We’re going to talk to Steven about his life, his politics, and where he wants to take Ontario. And what he means by “restoring dignity” as an overarching umbrella for his policy process and thinking.

Part 2 of the podcast is our weekly Political Panel with Scott Reid and Jenni Byrne. They’re fun. They’re feisty. And like a moderately well-tended Ficus plant, they’re evergreen and hard to kill. We are going to talk about:

  • The Julie Payette fireworks late last week.

  • Vaccination politics.

  • And election timing.

Plus, #HEYYOU!

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Frances Donald + the Political Panel with Jenni and Scott

It’s another Herle Burly 2-part pod for you today.

For Part 1, we have Frances Donald in the Zoom box. Ms. Donald is Managing Director, Global Chief Economist and Global Head of Macroeconomic Strategy at Manulife Investment Management. In 2019 at 33 years of age, she became the youngest Chief Economist in Canada. And one of only two women to hold that title in this country. Among other things, we’re going to talk about the budget ... what is the right budget for Canada, right now? And what can we afford?

Part 2 of the podcast is the Political Panel with our comms and campaign gurus, Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. We’re going to talk about:

  • Erin O’Toole’s response to Liberal claims that he’s some kind of far-right Canadian Trump Monster.

  • Yves Blanchet’s drive-by smearing of Omar Alghabra.

  • With the Inauguration down south Scott and Jenni and I will discuss transition of power – Chretien to Martin to Harper to Trudeau – and we’ll tell some of those stories.

  • And finally, it’s the end of KeyStone XL.

Plus, #HEYYOU!

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Annamie Paul + the Political Panel with Jenni and Scott

Alright Herle Burly-ites, time for today’s pod. We’ve got another 2-parter for you today.

For Part 1, I’m so pleased to welcome Annamie Paul, Leader of Green Party of Canada. We’re going to find out a lot more about Annamie over the next hour or so, but she’s been involved in civic life since she was 12 years old, working as a page in the Ontario Legislature. She’s holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Ottawa and a Master in Public Affairs from Princeton University. Prior to being elected leader of the Greens this past October, Annamie founded the Canadian Centre for Political Leadership and worked in several Civic Engagement and International Affairs positions. We’re going to talk about her life, the electoral positioning and prospects for the Greens, and where she intends to take that party.

Part 2 of the podcast is our ever-lovin’, ever-hatin’, ever-opinionated Political Panel, with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. We have a lot to cover this week: from the politics of COVID lockdown to the insurrection south of the border, and from censorship to big tech.

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Kathleen Petty + the Political Panel with Jenni and Scott

Welcome to our first Herle Burly of 2021 ... it’s a jam-packed 2-parter!

For Part 1, we have Kathleen Petty ZOOMING into the show from Alberta. A co-founding producer and host at CBC Newsworld, Kathleen was the long-time host of “Today from Calgary”. Today, she’s executive producer of CBC News in Calgary and the host of the "West of Centre" podcast, providing news and analysis with a Western voice and perspective. So that’s what we’re going to talk about today ... Western Canadian issues ... before COVID ... during COVID ... and hopefully, after COVID.

Part 2 of the podcast is our “Vacation Indignation & Resignation Special!”, featuring our Political Panel ... Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. We’ll talk about the fallout for Doug Ford following the Rod Phillips debacle, as well as similar dynamics playing out in Alberta, with various UCP MLAs getting on planes and taking vacation despite the lockdown.

And we’ll each throw our first “HEY YOU!” of 2021 into the digital ether.

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Frank Graves

Alright, holidaying Herle Burly-ites, welcome to our very last pod of 2020. Despite its weirdness, difficulties and downright tragedies, I feel damn thankful that all of you Herle Burly-ites stuck with us this year.

Doing the show is such a joy for me and I’m gratified you let me, my friends Scott Reid and Jenni Bryne, and my arcane references to Saskatchewan Roughrider lineman of the 70s and 80s into your ear buds all year long.

This week is a one-parter, and we’ve got researcher and pollster Frank Graves. Frank is the founder and President of Ekos Research Associates. He’s advised governments and ministers on matters of public policy and is a frequent commentator in both Canadian and American media.

We’re going to talk about why Frank’s research shows greater strands of authoritarianism, changing public perceptions in the pandemic, and we're going to talk about Canadian politics and where the parties sit a possible election year.

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Peter Mansbridge

What better way to kick off the holiday pod season than to sit down with former Chief Correspondent of CBC news, anchor of The National for over 30 years and legitimate Canadian icon, Peter Mansbridge.

What can I tell you about Peter that you don’t already know?

Well, for one, he’s got his own podcast called “The Bridge”, exploring trends in politics in journalism, but you probably know that.

There’s a story that Peter was “discovered” as a voice, making flight announcements out of a local airport in Churchill Manitoba. But, you probably know that too.

Here’s one you don’t know: in 2008, after the 2006 federal election, Peter Mansbridge picked me picked me off of the junk heap of political campaigns and put me on CBC's The National for ten years to analyze Canadian politics.

We’re going to talk to Peter today about a bunch of things, including his favourite players who played the game of politics, his latest book called "Extraordinary Canadians", and we're going to talk about the state of the media today.

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Amanda Lang + the Political Panel with Jenni and Scott

Alright Herle Burly-ites, time for the pod.

For Part 1, we’ve got Amanda Lang in the ZOOM square today! A high-profile business journalist in this country, Amanda helped launch BNN-Bloomberg’s predecessor, ROBTV, over 20 years ago. She’s worked at CNN, the Globe and Mail and the National Post. And she was senior business correspondent for CBC News. We’ll talk about the state of journalism in this country and the state of the nation's finances.

For Part 2, it’s the Political Panel, with our cussin’ cousins, strategists Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. We’ll pick up on the Amanda conversation. Plus, we’ll get into:

The Liberal Climate Plan – the carbon price hike, and the what the political implications are for all parties...

The changeover at the Finance Department with Freeland and Sabia. What kind of new thinking are we in for here...

A Spring Election. Will there be one? And if so, what’s the prime imperative for each party.

And finally, we’ll each throw our “Hey You!” question out into the void.

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LIVE! The #PoliticalPanel Year in Review with CJPAC

Alright Herle Burly-ites, we’ve got a special pod for you today. It’s a 1-parter, and this has become sort of an annual tradition with us ... our political Year in Review. Our “Annus Herle-bilis” with The Political Panel, Scott Reid and Jenni Byrne.

This was recorded just last night – Monday December 8th – as part of a virtual event held by our good friends at CJPAC. Scott and Jenni and I cover everything from COVID to CERB – to Trudeau missing his election call and John Horgan nailing his election call – to Jason Kenney, Annamie Paul and Erin O’Toole. With a little bit of Peter MacKay’s flameout thrown in there for fun! We also took a bunch of burning questions from our listeners ... and stay tuned right to the end if you need a good hardware or chicken wing recommendation.

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Margaret MacMillan + the Political Panel

We’ve got a 2-parter for you today.

For Part 1, I’m so pleased to welcome Margaret MacMillan. Ms. MacMillan is a Professor of History at University of Toronto and emeritus Professor of International History at the University of Oxford. She is the bestselling author of a great many works, specializing in British Imperial history and the international history of the 19th and 20th centuries. We’ll talk to Ms. MacMillan about her new book “War: How conflict shaped us” ... and we’ll also get into historical lessons relevant to figures like Trump ... and the worldwide pandemic.

For Part 2 of the pod, it’s our ever-lovin, ever-cussin’ Political Panel, with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid! We’ll going to have it out over yesterday’s Economic update from Freeland. We’ll talk about COVID vaccines in Canada. And for fun and story-telling, we’ll chat about a very prescient Trudeau issuing a read-out of his call with Erin O’Toole – before his call with Erin O’Toole even happened.

Jeez, I almost forgot: We’ll also continue with our new segment “HEY YOU!”, where we all throw a question out into the void, for a politician or public figure.A Daily-Double episode.

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Adrienne Spafford + the Political Panel #MailbagEdition

A Daily-Double episode.

For Part 1, we have Adrienne Spafford as our guest. Adrienne is CEO of Addictions and Mental Health Ontario, and she has a long history as, not only a seasoned healthcare leader, but a senior advisor in government. We’re going to be talking about the impacts of COVID on mental health. We'll also chat more broadly about our system and strategy for addictions and mental health care. What are we getting right? And where can we do better?

Part 2 of the pod is a special edition of the Political Panel, with our comms and campaign gurus, Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid! Today we're doing an ALL-MAILBAG show, answering all your burning political questions and sharing some questionable stories from our past. And don't miss our new segment at the end of the Panel we call, “HEY YOU!” ... Here’s how “HEY YOU” works: each of us will throw a single question out into the social media ether ... for a politician or public figure. Will it be entertaining? Yeah, I’m pretty sure it will. Will somebody take the bait and give us an answer? We’ll see. Will somebody else create a burner account, and masquerade as that public figure to try to fake us out? Seems like a lot of work, but sure. Go for it. Anyway, stick around for “HEY YOU!”

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Jeff Rubin + the Political Panel with Jenni and Scott

Greetings, congenial Herle Burly-ites ... top of the podcast to you!

Jeff Rubin is our guest for Part 1 of this episode. Jeff is the #1 best-selling author of “Why Your World is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller” and the former Chief Economist for CIBC World Markets. We are going to talk about his new book “The Expendables”, and his argument that the middle class got nothing out of globalization ... except the bill. And how the blowback to all of that is changing the developed world.

Part 2 of the pod, is the comms and campaign gurus you’ve grown to LOAVTH – which is a brand new word I just invented that combines LOATH and LOVE. It’s a complicated feeling, I know ... our Political Panel with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid! We’ll pick up on my discussion with Jeff. We’ll continue to talk about government response to the 2nd wave of the pandemic and growing COVID comms confusion. We’ll tell some stories of spouses and family members “contributing” – and I’m doing the air quotes fingers right now – to campaign strategy. And we’ll debut a new segment near the end of the Panel we call, “HEY YOU!” ... Here’s how “HEY YOU” works: each of us will throw a single question out into the social media ether ... for a politician or public figure. Will it be entertaining? Yeah, I’m pretty sure it will. Will somebody take the bait and give us an answer? We’ll see. Will somebody else create a burner account, and masquerade as that public figure to try to fake us out? Seems like a lot of work, but sure. Go for it. Anyway, stick around for “HEY YOU!”

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Peter Weltman + the Political Panel with Jenni and Scott

Today’s show is one of the 2-parters you’ve come to expect from The Herle Burly – still the only podcast that combines 1970s breakfast cereal references with pandemic social-economic theory.

For Part 1, Peter Weltman joins us today. Peter is Ontario’s Financial Accountability Officer. That means he heads an office that provides independent fiscal, financial and economic analysis on the state of the Province's finances ... plus trends in the provincial economy. We’ll talk about the choices made in the last Thursdays’ budget. Ontario’s ongoing financial capacity and its deficit. And where the province goes from here. B-T-W, Peter is also an avid listener to the podcast, who just reached out one day and took me to lunch. Which tells all of you Herle Burly-ites ... I can be bought. A decent cheeseburger will probably do it.

Part 2 of the pod is our ever-lovin’ Political Panel, with strategists Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. They cuss, they say smart things and tell funny stories, they fight like aggressive wallabys, and then they blow each other kisses from their ZOOM CUBES and make up. We’ll pick up on the Weltman conversation. Plus, we’ll talk a little about what’s going on down south right now, the heightened focus on Georgia’s Senate seats, transition issues, possible recounts, and we’ll share some of our own stories.

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