The LeDrew Three Minute Interview

Why is Canada so slow to approve major energy projects? In this episode of The LeDrew Three Minute Interview, Stephen LeDrew speaks with Dan McTeague, former Liberal MP and energy analyst, about Bay du Nord — a major offshore oil project near Newfoundland that could have brought billions in investment, jobs, and economic activity to Canada. McTeague explains that the Bay du Nord project, located h...

Could Frank Stronach build Magna in Canada today? In this episode of The LeDrew Three Minute Interview, Stephen LeDrew speaks with Frank Stronach, the founder of Magna International, about Canada’s struggling economy, small business, red tape, and the growing burden of bureaucracy. Stronach came to Canada in 1954 with $200 in his wallet and went on to build one of the country’s most successful com...

Why is Mark Carney still popular when so many Canadians know the economy is getting worse? In this episode of The LeDrew Three Minute Interview, Stephen LeDrew enjoys an animated conversation with Arshy Mann, co-founder and host of The Hatchet, about the disconnect between Canada’s struggling economy and Carney’s continued political strength. Canadians are facing rising costs, job losses, housing...

As Canada Day approaches, Stephen LeDrew takes a hard look at the State of the Country - celebrating what still makes Canada great, while asking whether Canada has lost sight of what holds it together. In this rant, LeDrew tackles government bureaucracy, over-regulation, DEI, multiculturalism, immigration, and integration. He argues that Canada has become too focused on diversity as a political sl...

Has Canada lost its social contract? In this episode of The LeDrew Three Minute Interview, Stephen LeDrew speaks with Dr. Michael Bonner about social decomposition, loneliness, crime, freedom, and the future of community in Canada. Bonner is the author of The Crisis of Liberalism: The Origin and Destiny of Freedom, a book that examines the philosophical and theological foundations of modern freedo...

Does Canada really need to spend billions of taxpayer dollars on artificial intelligence? In this episode of The LeDrew Three Minute Interview, Stephen LeDrew speaks with journalist Arshy Mann of the Hatchet about the Carney Liberal Government’s major investment in AI, the creation of a dedicated AI ministry, and the growing questions Canadians have about how this technology will actually affect t...

Why is Alberta talking about sovereignty — and how much of the blame belongs to Ottawa? In today’s LeDrew Three Minute Interview, Stephen LeDrew speaks with Tony Keller, columnist with The Globe and Mail, about Alberta separatism,Premier Danielle Smith, Canadian unity, and the role Liberal energy policy has played in alienating the province. Keller argues that Alberta has legitimate grievances aft...

Is Canada in recession — or just stuck? In this episode of The LeDrew Three Minute Interview, Stephen LeDrew speaks with John Turley-Ewart, columnist with The Globe and Mail, about Canada’s slowing economy, rising affordability pressures, and why so many Canadians feel they are falling behind. Turley-Ewart argues that while economists may debate whether Canada is technically in recession, the live...

Are heat pumps really the future of home heating in Canada — or just another expensive government-backed experiment? In this episode of The LeDrew Three Minute Interview, Stephen speaks with Dan McTeague, former Liberal MP and president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, about heat pumps, electricity costs, green subsidies, net-zero policy, and the growing burden on taxpayers. McTeague argues tha...

Canada was once seen as a country that got immigration right. So what changed? In this Three-Minute preview, Stephen LeDrew speaks with Tony Keller, columnist with The Globe and Mail and author of Borderline Chaos: How Canada Got Immigration Right and Then Wrong, about the major shift in Canadian immigration policy after 2015. Keller argues that Canada’s previous immigration model was relatively h...

Should Canada be ashamed of its own history — or honest about it? In this episode of The LeDrew Three Minute Interview, Stephen LeDrew speaks with Mark Johnson, lawyer, columnist, and founder of Save Our History, about how the Town Council refuses to restore a Sir John A. Macdonald statue in Picton, Ontario. Johnson explains that the statue was originally installed through local fundraising and pr...

Is the West losing confidence in its own ways, learned from costly experience? In this LeDrew Rant, Stephen LeDrew argues that Canada and other Western countries are suffering from the same political problem: leaders and institutions that are more interested in symbolism, slogans, and bureaucracy than common sense, national memory, and action. The rant begins with the Bank of England’s decision to...

Why can’t Canada get major projects built anymore? In this episode of The LeDrew Three Minute Interview, Stephen speaks with Dan McTeague, former Liberal MP and president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, about pipelines, regulation, bureaucracy, energy policy, and the media’s relationship with government funding. McTeague argues that Canada has become so over-regulated that major infrastructure...

Stephen LeDrew sits down with Michelle Ferreri, former MP, for a blunt conversation about why so many Canadians feel disconnected, frustrated, and increasingly hopeless about the direction of the country. Ferreri argues that after years of rising costs, growing bureaucracy, weak leadership, and economic decline, many Canadians have simply “checked out” of politics altogether. Instead of engagement...

Why are gas prices still so high — in a country that is awash in GAS? In this episode of The LeDrew Three Minute Interview, Stephen speaks with Dan McTeague, former Liberal MP and long-time energy analyst, about the forces driving fuel prices in Canada. McTeague explains why recent dips at the pump may be temporary, pointing to global oil supply pressures, the war involving Iran, and uncertainty a...

In this episode of The LeDrew Three Minute Interview, Stephen is joined by Robin Bredin, a public provocateur, educator, and returning guest, for a highly controversial discussion about residential schools, historical memory, free speech, and Canada’s ongoing culture wars. As Canada continues to debate the legacy of residential schools, Bredin argues that the public conversation has become too rig...

Are Canadians losing the common thread that holds the country together? In this LeDrew Rant, Stephen LeDrew argues that many Canadians still understand basic fairness, justice, and common sense — but that too many people in Ottawa, Toronto, and the political-media establishment have become disconnected from the realities facing the rest of the country. LeDrew focuses on the ongoing fallout from th...

Stephen LeDrew speaks with Michelle Ferreri, former MP, about the growing size of government in Canada — and the impact it’s having on the economy, business, and personal freedom. Ferreri argues that under both Justin Trudeau and Mark Carney, Ottawa has become increasingly dominated by bureaucrats, regulation, and committees that slow down development and make major projects nearly impossible to c...

Do Canadians increasingly feel like their own government is working against them? In this episode of The LeDrew Three Minute Interview, Stephen LeDrew speaks with former Ontario MPP, broadcaster, and writer Peter Shurman about rising costs, government spending, affordability pressures, and growing frustration across Canada. Shurman argues that many Canadians feel trapped by rising fuel costs, taxe...

Stephen LeDrew speaks with Mehtab Sangha, a student at the Rotman School of Management, about the escalating crisis surrounding Iran, regime violence, and the possibility of change. As tensions continue between Iran, Israel, and the United States, the conversation turns to one central question: can the Iranian regime ever change peacefully — or has the situation moved beyond diplomacy? LeDrew argu...

Stephen LeDrew is joined by André Proulx, producer of the Three Minute Interview, for a discussion about media coverage, public protest, and growing distrust in Canadian institutions. While travelling through Atlantic Canada, Proulx unexpectedly encountered a large anti-government protest focused on rising gas prices, affordability, and frustration with the federal government. But what shocked him...

Stephen LeDrew speaks with Michelle Ferreri, former MP, about growing outrage over the future of the Canadian Snowbirds and what the controversy says about the state of Canada today. Ferreri argues that the issue goes far beyond air shows. For decades, the Snowbirds have been one of Canada’s most recognizable national symbols and one of the military’s strongest recruiting tools. She says the gover...

Is Mark Carney connecting with ordinary Canadians — or talking down to them? In this preview of a larger Members-Only Interview, Stephen LeDrew sits down with former MPP, broadcaster, and writer Peter Shurman to discuss affordability, immigration, emigration, and the growing disconnect between Ottawa and everyday life in Canada. Shurman argues that while Carney may be highly educated and respected...

Who is really controlling Canada — elected politicians, or unelected bureaucrats? In today’s LeDrew Rant, Stephen argues that more and more decisions affecting Canadians’ daily lives are being made not by voters or elected governments, but by bureaucrats, regulators, judges, and appointed boards with little direct accountability to the public. LeDrew points to several recent examples, including: T...

Stephen LeDrew speaks with Jeffrey Kroeker, Chair and Founder of A Better City Toronto, about why municipal politics across Canada are failing — and what voters can actually do about it. From Toronto to Vancouver, many Canadians know their cities are declining — with rising costs, poor infrastructure, and decisions that don’t reflect the priorities of everyday residents. Kroeker argues that the pr...