The LeDrew Three Minute Interview

In this LeDrew Rant, Stephen LeDrew reacts to the court rulings that the Trudeau government’s use of the Emergencies Act during the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests was illegal. Both the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal determined the government acted contrary to the law when invoking emergency powers. The Carney Cabinet (full of people Trudeau had appointed as his Ministers) has appealed...

In this episode, Stephen LeDrew speaks with John Tory about the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and the growing debate over provincial intervention in municipal affairs. Ontario Premier Doug Ford has suggested expanding or taking control of the downtown airport to transform it into a larger business hub. The proposal has reignited long-standing debates about jets at the island airport,...

In this episode, Stephen LeDrew speaks with Dr. Michael Bonner about the legacy of Canada’s 1965 flag change and whether the country lost something important in the process. The conversation revisits the historic clash between Lester B. Pearson and John Diefenbaker during the Great Flag Debate, and explores the historical significance of the Canadian Red Ensign — the banner under which Canadians f...

Canadians have long believed in stability, common sense, and not “rocking the boat.” But what happens when the boat is already taking on water? Michael Westcott, CEO of Allies for a Strong Canada, joins Stephen LeDrew to talk about why Canadians need to rediscover a sense of civic responsibility - and how ordinary people can actually do something when they see their country heading in the wrong di...

Stephen LeDrew speaks with Catherine Swift, President of the Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada, about why Canadian entrepreneurs are slowing down instead of scaling up. Swift shares stories from business owners who are choosing to coast rather than grow, citing high tax rates, heavy regulation, and an expanding public sector. With marginal tax rates exceeding 50 percent...

In today’s rant, Stephen LeDrew reacts to the Federal Court ruling that the Emergencies Act was used illegally during the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests. LeDrew argues that Canadians should be asking serious questions about accountability after courts ruled the government of Justin Trudeau acted outside the law when invoking emergency powers to clear protests in Ottawa. He also challenges the silenc...

In this episode, Stephen LeDrew speaks with Iranian activist Mahta Gharaei about the growing unrest inside Iran and why many Iranians believe the regime is losing its grip on power. Gharaei explains how the Iranian government uses propaganda, staged demonstrations, and online misinformation to project strength while suppressing dissent. She argues that many of the images shown to the outside world...

Stephen LeDrew is joined by Robin Bredin for a sharp and provocative discussion on political leadership in Canada - and why it has failed so badly. Drawing on history, classical references, and hard-earned political experience, Bredin compares modern Canadian leaders to figures from ancient Rome, examining hubris, detachment, and the dangers of leaders who believe they are above the people they go...

In today’s Three Minutes, Stephen LeDrew speaks with Murray Simser, CEO of Citizn, about a question increasingly being asked in the United States – whether a civil war has already begun. Simser argues that this conflict will not resemble the American Civil War of the 19th century. There will be no clear geographic lines, uniforms, or battlefields. Instead, the primary theatre of conflict is online...

Why are land acknowledgements now mandatory at almost every public event in Canada - and what are they actually accomplishing? Michael Westcott, CEO of Allies for a Strong Canada, joins Stephen LeDrew to challenge the idea that land acknowledgements are harmless or meaningless gestures. Westcott explains why these statements are not merely symbolic, but increasingly being used by activists, instit...

Stephen LeDrew speaks with Public Provocateur Robin Bredin about the escalating global conflict and the debate over whether military action against tyrannical regimes violates international law. Bredin challenges the argument from progressive critics that the current conflict is unlawful, asking whether regimes accused of repression, violence, and anti-democratic practices should be shielded by le...

Today’s three minute interview focuses on a question many Canadians are asking - are we spending too much time worrying about Donald Trump while ignoring our own economic and political challenges at home? Stephen LeDrew is joined by Andrew Enns, Vice President of Leger, one of Canada’s leading polling firms. Enns explains how Canadian public opinion has shifted since last year’s “elbows up” moment...

In today’s Three Minutes, Stephen LeDrew speaks with John Turley-Ewart, contributing columnist with the Globe and Mail, about one of the least discussed but most damaging problems in the Canadian economy - our inability to move goods to market. They begin with a striking example. Nutrien, one of Canada’s most important resource companies, is building port capacity in Washington State because Canad...

Tony Keller, columnist with The Globe and Mail, joins Stephen LeDrew to discuss whether Canada can overcome decades of red tape, regulation, and internal barriers that make it almost impossible to build pipelines, mines, energy projects, and major infrastructure. The conversation examines how Canada has made it increasingly difficult to get things done, from interprovincial trade barriers to profe...

In today’s Three Minutes, Stephen LeDrew speaks with former Ontario MPP and radio host Peter Shurman about whether Canada needs to return to the polls. With Prime Minister Mark Carney reversing positions on China, foreign policy, and trade in a matter of months, Shurman argues that Canadians no longer have clarity about what the government actually stands for. He questions whether Parliament is fu...

In today’s Three Minutes, Stephen LeDrew speaks with Murray Simser, CEO of Citizn, about why Canada’s democratic system is struggling in the modern era. Simser argues that Canadian democracy was designed for the 19th century but is now colliding with a 21st-century information environment dominated by social media, misinformation, and an overwhelming share of online voices. While Canada still has...

Daniel Tate, Executive Director of IntegrityTO, joins Stephen LeDrew for a blunt conversation about crime, drug use, and the breakdown of public order in Canada. From open drug use to aggressive behavior in public spaces, Tate argues that cities like Toronto are suffering the consequences of policies that frame criminal behavior exclusively as a health issue. He explains how the erosion of enforce...

In today’s three-minute interview, Stephen LeDrew speaks with China expert and author Charles Burton about the emerging global alignment between China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and other authoritarian regimes - and why the next major conflict will not look like traditional war. Burton explains that Canada’s real vulnerability is not overseas battlefields, but infiltration of critical infrastruct...

National security analyst with the Macdonald Laurier Institute - Joe Adam George joins Stephen LeDrew for a blunt discussion on Venezuela, authoritarian regimes, and why Canada and much of the West seem afraid to call bad actors exactly what they are. The conversation cuts through the noise surrounding Donald Trump and examines the reality on the ground in Venezuela – a country devastated by dicta...

In today’s three minutes Stephen LeDrew speaks with Andrew Enns, Vice President of Leger, about Canada’s fading sense of global influence and the growing anxiety many Canadians feel about the country’s direction. Once seen as a serious middle power - active in World War II, Korea, peacekeeping, and global diplomacy - Canada now finds itself questioning its relevance on the world stage. Enns breaks...

Filling in for Stephen LeDrew, Former MPP and Broadcaster Peter Shurman speaks with Conservative strategist John Capobianco, Senior Vice President and Practice Lead at FleishmanHillard. Capobianco discusses Pierre Poilievre’s decisive 87.4 percent leadership result at the Conservative convention in Calgary and why it signals strong party unity heading into a potential federal election. The convers...

In today’s rant, Stephen LeDrew drops in while on holiday to ask a blunt question: why are Canadians so laid back about what’s happening to the country? With 25,000 jobs recently lost, rising bureaucracy in Ottawa, and reports of a confidential deal with China under Mark Carney, LeDrew questions why there is so little public outrage. He raises concerns about transparency, trade with China, technol...

In today’s rant, Stephen LeDrew argues that this is a consequential year for Canada, and the decisions made now will shape the country for generations. LeDrew pushes back on the idea that Canada can simply “go back” to what it once was. The genie is out of the bottle. But he also rejects the notion that Canadians must tear down everything that generations before them built through war, sacrifice,...

Tony Keller, columnist at The Globe and Mail, joins Stephen LeDrew for a wide-ranging discussion on Canada’s economic future, global trade, and the hard choices ahead. Keller explains the lesson behind Airbus – how smaller countries cooperated to compete against Boeing – and why that example is now being raised in Canadian policy discussions. The conversation explores whether Canada can realistica...

Former Liberal MP Dan McTeague joins Stephen LeDrew to break down what Canadians are actually paying under Ottawa’s climate policies - and why costs keep rising despite promises to the contrary. McTeague explains why Canada still has two carbon taxes, including the lesser-known industrial carbon tax (OBPS) and the Clean Fuel Regulation, which adds cents per litre to fuel costs and thousands of dol...