The Herle Burly

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail . Alright, you fearless Herle Burly-ites. We have a wonderful show that leans to the left, today. And before anyone says, “David, you’re a dreaded socialist” … I mean we’re spending the hour talking about the left coast of Canada. The super … natural … province of B.C. Beautiful Brit...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail . We’re debuting what’s going to be semi-regular feature here on The Herle Burly, called “ The Chiefs ”. The Chiefs is a panel of 3 former Chiefs of Staffs to some of Canada’s most accomplished heads of government. And by semi regular, I mean this, whenever there are important enough...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail . Seasons greetings Herle Burly-ites! And dammit if we haven’t reached our final, live podcast of 2022. Today’s show is going to be a helluva lot of fun. We’re going to look back on, and break down, some of the more notable political ads of the year. Back with me for this, are those...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail . We’re recording this one late, so I’m cheers-ing all of you right now, with my customary, late-afternoon-on-a-Friday, Lemon Hart Rum and Coke. Alright … last week on the pod was our journo panel. This week, our wonko panel. All the essential policy discussion we can fit into 60 min...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail . Alright, I’m really looking forward to today’s conversation. Because we’ve put together a panel of intrepid journalists. With me are: Heather Scoffield , Ottawa Bureau Chief and economics columnist for The Star. Robert Fife , the Globe and Mail’s Ottawa Bureau Chief and former host...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail and Google Canada . Greetings you curiouser and curiouser, Herle Burly-ites. Welcome to the pod. I think today’s going to be a really interesting, continued conversation. What I mean by “continued” is this: If you’re a regular listener, you may remember our episodes with Labour Minis...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail and Google Canada . Today on the pod we're coming at you LIVE from Electricity Canada's 2022 #PoweringPartnerships Summit! On today's pod we're not going to debate the government's stated climate goals: 45% reduction of 2005 levels by 2030 and net-zero by 205...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail and Google Canada . Today on the pod, we’re heading West to take a deep dive into Alberta politics, with two great friends of the pod, Janet Brown & Kathleen Petty . Both have been on here before. And both know prairie politics far better than I do. Kathleen is the host of her ow...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail and Google Canada . I’m really looking forward to this conversation today. For a couple of reasons. One is the guy I’m talking to. The other is the subject matter. Steve Paikin is not only a 2 -time Herle Burly guest and friend of the pod, he’s also a great friend of mine. Some of th...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail and Google Canada . We’ve got a good one for you today so let’s get right to it. Dr. David Nabarro is our guest. His C.V. is long and accomplished, so here’s just a few relevant pieces. David’s the former Special Advisor to the UN on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Cl...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail and Mastercard Foundation . Well, greetings, you curious Herle Burly-ites! We have a fascinating panel discussion on tap for you today. It’s inspired by my friend Dale Eisler ’s book: “From Left to Right: Saskatchewan’s Political and Economic Transformation.” How did a province like...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail and Mastercard Foundation . Alright, Herle Burly-ites, in Air Quotes Media’s effort to always be on top of all the issues you care about – here we are recording this podcast a mere 6 or so hours after the resignation of British Prime Minister Liz Truss, which is only 43 days and 18 h...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail . Greetings Herle Burly-ites. Joining us today is Jim Stanford . Jim is the founding Director for The Centre for Future Work, a progressive think tank studying how work is changing in the modern economy. He’s one of this country’s best known economic commentators, quoted frequently i...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail . Niigaan Sinclair is here. Are you an avid Maclean’s reader? If so, you’ll know Mr. Sinclair was named to their Power List, along with his father Senator Murray Sinclair. He is an Anishinaabe writer, editor and activist based in Winnipeg, and is currently a Professor and Acting Head...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail . Guesting with us are Ken Dryden and Dave Bidini . And we are Herle Burly pod-marking the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series.  You all know Ken Dryden, Renaissance Goalie. 6-time Stanley Cup winner, lawyer, author, former cabinet minister, former President of the Leafs, Offi...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail . Please welcome to the pod Michael Balagus! Michael is a long-time strategist and mover and shaker for the NDP, provincially and federally. Until very recently he served as the Chief of Staff and Principal Secretary for Andrea Horwath and the Ontario NDP Caucus. He was named acting...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail .  Please welcome back to the pod Paul Palango for our follow-up conversation about a true crime story, a tragedy, and what Paul describes as a cover-up involving a killer rampaging across the tiny community of Portapique, Nova Scotia, late on April 18, 2020. Mr. Palango is an author...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail and Google Canada . We're gonna get right into it today with two of Canada's top housing experts to explore the market and navigate our way through what many feel is now out of reach, or worse, a sector in crisis. With us today is John Webster , who previously appeared on t...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail and Google Canada . It’s a helluva day here on The Herle Burly. Our 5th anniversary! We started this podcast 5 years ago not really knowing where it would take us. David Axelrod was generous enough to help us launch this thing in 2017, and I’m just so chuffed to welcome him back. Dav...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail and Google Canada . Greetings, you intrepid Herle Burly-ites. We have a helluva Herle Burly for you today and we’re going to get right to it, because Provincial Cabinet Ministers are on tight schedules, and you don’t keep them waiting goddamit! The Honourable Monte McNaughton is our...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail and Google Canada . Greetings Herle Burly-ites. This week, we have a returning guest of The Herle Burly– a distinction that makes him an official “Friend of the Pod”. It’s mandatory. Whether he likes it or not, godamm*t. Kevin Carmichael is here. Kevin is Editor In Chief at the Finan...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail and Google Canada . Greetings Herle Burly-ites. Today on the pod we’re going to talk about the state of healthcare and healthcare funding in this country and we have three former Premiers here to help us do it. Moving from East to West, Stephen McNeil , the 28th Premier of Nova Scoti...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail and Google Canada . Greetings Herle Burly-ites. Whether you’ve been with this podcast for a few years now, or a few weeks, you know we do our best to get past the talking points of politics and campaigning, economics and public policy and give you a perspective on what’s really going...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail and Google Canada . Hey, I want to take a moment to thank y’all for being here week after week. I guess I’m feeling a tad introspective – and it’s likely because we’re nearing our 5-year pod-versary. Yup, 5 years ago David Axelrod was our inaugural guest, fresh off an historic Cubs W...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail and Google Canada . Herle Burly-ites, Philippe J. Fournier is here! I’m sure a good lot of you know who Philippe is and have read his work and analysis, but for our listeners who haven’t, Philippe is the creator of 338Canada , the statistical model of electoral projection based on hi...