The Really Big Show with Jim Csek &Iain Burns

It’s the final show of the year, and we’re closing out 2025 by taking a hard look at where Canada actually stands. While political leaders promise a coming boom, the numbers tell a different story, from rising taxes and squandered prosperity to unanswered questions at the highest levels of government. We break down what mattered this year, what didn’t get asked, and what Canadians are still paying...

With two days left before the New Year, we take a hard look at where Canada is heading and what’s coming next. From Carney’s looming carbon tax reboot to an economy showing cracks beneath the spin, tonight’s show cuts through the narratives and asks who’s really winning and who’s paying the price. Media credibility, immigration pressure, green policies, global power shifts, and political hypocrisy...

Carney’s promises collide with reality as 2025 looks increasingly like a lost year for Canada. Rising taxes, stubborn inflation, housing out of reach, and policy-driven uncertainty are pushing the country toward an economic winter. We unpack broken pledges, media credibility, global shifts, what comes next in 2026, and where Canadians may still find opportunity amid the chaos.

Today’s show cuts straight to the pressure points shaping Canada’s future. We look at how well-connected big business continues to post rising profits while everyday Canadians absorb the cost, and why many see the country drifting toward an economic winter even as the U.S. economy heats up. From climate politics and the growing influence of investment bankers in Ottawa to questions around gun poli...

Today’s episode takes on big promises and bigger consequences. With Poilievre saying a pipeline will be built no matter what, Jim and Iain unpack whether Canada is finally ready to choose prosperity over paralysis. The discussion cuts into why the economy is struggling due to policy choices, not market forces, and what supply management actually means for everyday Canadians. We examine CBC’s sit-d...

Today’s livestream cuts through a rapidly shifting political and economic landscape. Jim and Iain break down what Americans are demanding to secure a deal, the increasingly uncomfortable alignment between CBC and Carney, and Poilievre standing shoulder to shoulder with Danielle Smith on a contentious issue. We look at Alberta holding assets the world wants, Liberal missteps piling up, and Ottawa p...

Today’s livestream tackles the growing frustration Canadians are feeling as major projects stall and the cost of living keeps climbing. Jim and Iain dig into why Canadians want a pipeline while the Liberals continue to delay in the name of climate policy, and whether Carney can actually secure a deal with the U.S. We look at productivity being ignored, approval timelines stretching into decades, a...

It’s Tuesday, and the pressure isn’t letting up. Today’s livestream takes a hard look at how Canadian prosperity has been squandered as the Liberals focus on power over results. Jim and Iain break down a deteriorating economy, mortgage renewal shock facing families, and a growing sense of frustration among younger Canadians. We dig into democratic concerns, media credibility, runaway spending, and...

It’s Monday, and we’re setting the tone for the week. Today’s livestream tackles the economic pressure Canadians are feeling firsthand, from soaring food prices to a growing sense that prosperity has been squandered. Jim and Iain break down pipeline politics, western frustration, and why more Canadians are questioning who Ottawa is really working for. We dig into military confusion, provincial pol...

Today’s episode takes on a political landscape that’s getting stranger by the hour. Jim and Iain break down another Conservative MP crossing the floor, Liberal efforts to secure power without an election, and growing questions around foreign interference. We look at Ottawa’s bonus-and-break season, CUSMA tensions with Mexico, and why Canada keeps hitching itself to a shaky EU. From pipeline and ca...

Today’s episode circles back to one theme that keeps proving itself true: it’s all about energy. Jim and Iain break down the growing tensions around CUSMA, with Mexico raising alarms while the Liberals shrug it off. We look at nations preparing for conflict, the government spending like money has no limits, and families facing yet another wave of bad economic news. From Carney’s muddy explanations...

It’s Wednesday, and the week is heating up. Today’s episode dives into the Liberals’ gamification of politics, their economic spin, and growing worries from Canadians who are struggling to keep food on the table. Jim and Iain break down Ottawa’s push for a $2.5-trillion debt ceiling, the Bank of Canada’s pause, market bets on U.S. cuts, and the latest admissions, walk-backs, and cover-ups coming f...

It’s Monday, and we’re starting the week with a packed lineup. Trump’s praising hockey, America is doubling down on energy, and Canada is—once again—letting climate activists run the mic. Jim and Iain walk through why Canadians want pipelines, why Joly keeps stumbling, and how Tim Hortons ended up relying on the federal government for HR. We dig into digital ID concerns, the truth about Canada’s m...

It’s Friday and we’re going out with a bang. Today’s episode cuts through the week’s political fog with straight talk, sharp takes, and zero patience for the spin. Jim and Iain break down the stories everyone’s talking about – and the ones the mainstream conveniently ignores. Energy battles, Ottawa chaos, global power plays, and the absurdities that made headlines this week. Smart analysis, unapol...

Today’s show cuts through the noise and hits the issues Ottawa would rather you ignored. USMCA renewal suddenly looks shaky, the border crisis is spilling over, and Tim Hortons’ push for more foreign temporary workers raises real questions. Freeland keeps the Ukraine money flowing while Canadians learn from the EU — not their own government — what joining SAFE will actually cost. We break down the...

Today on The Really Big Show, Jim and Iain goes full throttle through a packed news cycle — from Carney getting heat and First Nations pushing back on pipelines, to more Liberal spin getting shredded, fresh scandals, and Ottawa’s nonstop spending habits. We dig into crime spikes, foreign offenders on the loose, BC’s economic hits, global energy shifts, and why the tech world is exploding again. Pl...

Jim’s back in the studio and the timing couldn’t be better. Today’s episode barrels through a week of political chaos: Liberals melting down, Guilbeault cracking under pressure, cabinet shake-ups, and another wave of baffling contracts nobody seems to have read. We hit the pipeline fights, Alberta’s pushback, Canada’s youth feeling abandoned, and the never-ending parade of Ottawa vanity projects....

Today’s show dives into a brutal stretch for the federal Liberals as scandal after scandal piles up. Mark Carney insists Alberta’s new deal puts a pipeline at the top of the priority list, but the details only raise more questions. We break down the $15-billion Stellantis contract now landing squarely on taxpayers, the Prime Minister’s Brookfield conflict-of-interest mess, and the growing skeptici...

Pipeline politicking is back at the centre of the national mess today as Ottawa, Alberta, and BC keep jockeying for control. Mark Carney is now apologizing after his “who cares” comment blew up on him, Mélanie Joly manages to deliver two diplomatic faceplants in one day, and Ukraine signals openness to a peace proposal that could change everything. All the major stories, all the noise stripped out...

Today’s episode dives straight into the political fault lines as Mark Carney and Danielle Smith strike an oil pipeline deal, and Premier David Eby immediately starts throwing sand in the gears. We also look at whether Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly’s clock has finally run out after a brutal stretch of stumbles. India’s Prime Minister Modi is now tweeting about Canadian pensions, Mark Carney...

It’s a fiery Monday on The Really Big Show. ‘Who cares?’ — that’s Mark Carney’s answer when pressed about Trump, and the fallout says plenty. At the G20, the Carney–Starmer bromance is still going strong while Canada tries to look busy with trade talks as the U.S. skips the party. Meanwhile, Ukraine and Russia face a November 27 peace-deal deadline that looks shakier by the day, Carney won’t stop...

'Northern Pipeline? BC’s Answer Remains the Same: Never lead'  today’s episode of The Really Big Show, where BC’s refusal to budge on northern pipeline talks collides with national and global turbulence. JD Vance calls out Canada’s “immigration insanity,” Bell cuts 700 more jobs, and nearly half a million Canadians walked out of ERs last year without ever seeing a doctor. Ottawa quietly extends ci...