Maxed Out

Ken Boessenkool has been a Conservative strategist for more than 20 years. He's worked with Canadian politicians like Stephen Harper, Ralph Klein, Christy Clark and Stockwell Day. So, what does he think about the policies of the new kids on the block like Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some experts say carbon capture is the wrong way to address the climate crisis in Canada and that the government should not fund the fossil fuel industry for this technology. Instead, spending should focus more on renewables. Is it that simple? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alberta has been unhappy with Ottawa for a long time. There is a feeling they pay into Canada but don't get enough in return. Some are saying Canada is broken and Alberta should leave the federation. Max speaks to Derek Fildebrandt, a former politician and the head of a major right-leaning provincial publication about whether disconnection is a real solution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

The carbon tax is misunderstood and controversial. The federal government's price on polluting is one of its strategies to fight the climate crisis. But is it working? And is it fair? Max Fawcett talks to a Saskatchewan farmer who feels rural Canada and, in particular, agriculture, is being hit too hard by the tax. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Canada's National Observer's publisher, Linda Solomon Wood, chats with Max about journalism, how the publication came to be and who really funds his columns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we unwind into the holidays, we'd like to bring your attention to another Canada’s National Observer creation: This true crime climate podcast is called The Salmon People . The investigation, by Sandra Bartlett, our Managing Producer for podcasts, takes us off the coast of British Columbia, where wild salmon started dying by the millions. We follow an unlikely detective - a whale biologist - Al...

Greedflation, justflation, and even shrinkflation are the newest terms to describe what we have all been going through financially for the past two years. And on top of this, we have rising interest rates. Is there anything that can be done to ease the pressure? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A discussion with a former Alberta Progressive cabinet minister on politics, oil and gas (of course!) and Danielle Smith's brand of populism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should we treat the climate emergency like a war? Seth Klein thinks so.  In his book A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency he lays out a comparison between the Second World War and the Climate Crisis. He argues that we can't win the war unless we work together like we did in the war against the Nazi's. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...