Brian Crombie Radio Hour

Brian interviews Dwayne Hutchings. Dwayne is Director of Programs at Villages of Hope Africa Society. With 28 years of experience in pastoral work and philanthropy, Dwayne has dedicated his life to bringing hope and transformation to communities in need. VOH Africa’s mission is to bring lasting hope to vulnerable children throughout Africa by providing them with holistic—emotional, intellectual, p...

Colin Robertson is interviewed today on The Brian Crombie Hour. During his foreign service career, Colin Robertson served as first Head of the Advocacy Secretariat and Minister at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, Consul General in Los Angeles, as Consul in Hong Kong, and in New York at the UN and Consulate General. A member of the teams that negotiated the Canada-US FTA and then the NAFTA, he i...

Brian interviews Philippe Lagassé. Phillipe is Associate Professor and the Barton Chair at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. Lagassé’s research focuses on defence policy and procurement, and on the roles of Parliament, the Crown, and executive power in Westminster states, notably in the areas of foreign and military affairs. Philippe Lagassé talks about his article: “Can Canada-...

Brian interviews Alexander Lanoszka. Alexander is a Senior Fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and the Balsillie School of International Affairs at the University of Waterloo in Canada and associate fellow at the UK-based Council on Geostrategy. His research addresses alliance politics and military strategy. He has published in le...

Brian Crombie hosts a panel on the Canadian federal election with Sergio Marchi and Tony Clement. The Honourable Sergio Marchi served as a Councillor in the City of North York, and as a Liberal Member of Parliament. His six years in the Federal Cabinet culminated in his appointment as Minister for International Trade, a post that he held for 2 years. The Honourable Tony Clement was a Cabinet Minis...

Brian interviews Dr. Dayan Goodenowe. Dr. Goodenowe’s research into the biochemical mechanisms of disease started in 1990. His curiosity about the biochemistry of life is as insatiable today as it was 30 years ago. In those 30 years, Dr. Goodenowe invented and developed advanced diagnostic and bioinformatic technologies, designed and manufactured novel and natural biochemical precursors, and ident...

Balkan Devlan is interviewed on The Brian Crombie Hour. Balkan is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Transatlantic Program at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, an expert forecaster and Senior Consultant for Good Judgment, Inc., and an Adjunct Research Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University. He is also a Founding Board Member of the Alliance for Glob...

Brian interviews Robert Bothwell. Robert is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of History and International Relations Program at UofT. Given Trump’s comments about an artificial line border I wanted to check in with an expert. Robert Bothwell has great history and great stories about US losses invading Canada and the the attack on the White House. He is noted and much published specialist in C...

John Kirton is interviewed tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour. John is the director of the G7 Research Group, G20 Research Group and the Global Health Diplomacy Program and co-director of the BRICS Research Group, all under the umbrella of the Global Governance Program based at Trinity College in the University of Toronto. He is a professor emeritus of political science, has taught Canadian foreign...

Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, David Wilson is interviewed. David is a professor in the University of Toronto's History Department and his research focus is on the Irish in North America; revolutionary and conservative movements; state security and civil liberty; religion and nationalism; Ireland, race and empires. He has earned numerous accolades including 2023 Person of the Year Award for "e...

Brian interviews Thomas R. Verny, M.D. Thomas is a clinical psychiatrist, academic, and author of eight books, including The Secret Life of the Unborn Child, and The Embodied Mind: Understanding the Mysteries of Cellular Memory, Consciousness, and Our Bodies. He has taught at Harvard University, University of Toronto, York University (Toronto), and St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. Thomas Verny...

Brian interviews Richard Gold. Richard is a CIGI senior fellow and a James McGill Professor with McGill University’s Faculty of Law and was the founding director of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy. Richard provides expertise on topics related to the legal, social, political and economic dimensions of intellectual property (IP) law and innovation and explores recent developments in thes...

Brian hosts a political panel to discuss what's next for Mark Carney, and for Canada. Guests are: 📌 Former Liberal MPP George Smitherman, 📌 Kim Wright of Wright Strategies and an NDP supporter, 📌 Marc Kealey, Liberal, President of K&A Inc.

Brian interviews Patrick Leblond. Patrick is a CIGI senior fellow and an expert on economic governance and policy. He is an associate professor and holder of the CN-Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy at the University of Ottawa. Yesterday we asked: Can Ukraine trust America anymore? Today we discuss tariffs, trade wars, NATO, the arctic and lots more. Patrick’s recent article stat...

Brian interviews Roman Sheremeta, Ph. D. Roman is a chair of Ukrainian-American House, a founding rector of American University Kyiv, and a professor of economics at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. He holds a Ph. D. in economics from Purdue University and is a recipient of many research and teaching awards, including the 2018 Smith Ascending Scholar Prize f...

Brian interviews Nicole Forrester. Nicole is a highly experienced Real Estate Broker serving the Greater Toronto Area, with over 17 years of combined experience across real estate, finance, and investment. Nicole talks about the Real Estate market in GTA. Things we discuss:  - The Real Estate Market outlook for 2025 in the Greater Toronto Area  - Who has the most to gain by getting into the market...

Brian interviews Jessica Shadian. Jessica has spent 20 years living and working throughout the Nordic and North American Arctic as a researcher, professor, and consultant. Her research and publications focus on Arctic geopolitics, Canadian Arctic foreign policy and diplomacy, Arctic infrastructure, critical minerals, and innovation. Her expertise is regularly solicited by international media outle...

Brian interviews Matthew Lau. Matthew is an adjunct scholar at the Fraser Institute and writes regularly for the Financial Post. His writing covers a wide range of subjects, including fiscal policy, economic theory, climate change, and government regulation. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a specialization in finance and economics from the University of Toronto, and is a CFA charterhol...

Brian speaks with Peter Biro. Peter is the Founder and President of SECTION 1. He is a passionate advocate for democracy, civil liberties, human rights, civic engagement, wildlife conservation and animal welfare. He is a lawyer, educator, writer, businessman and community leader and is Chief Executive Officer of Newcon Optik, a world leader in the design and manufacture of electro-optic equipment....

Brian interviews Shoaib Rahim. Shoaib is the former Mayor of Kabul. He talks about his column “Donald Trump’s playbook on Ukraine is the same one he used to withdraw from Afghanistan”. This is a thought provoking conversation about the parallels between Afghanistan withdrawal giving the Taliban everything and Ukraine. “Once Ukraine’s primary supporter, the U.S. under Donald Trump has performed an...

Brian interviews Joel Chipkar. Joel is a 32-year veteran real estate broker and property investor. For over 25 years, Joel Chipkar has been a vocal advocate for the freedom of Falun Gong practitioners facing persecution in China. You’ve seen them practicing their slow-motion exercises in parks. You’ve seen them standing in protest outside the Chinese consulate—every single day for the past 25 year...

Brian speaks with Richard Shimooka. Richard is a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. He was a Senior Fellow at the Defense Management Studies Programme at Queen’s University from 2007–2012, and a Research Fellow at the Conference of Defense Associations Institute from 2012-2017. Richard's works covers a diverse array of topics, including Canadian and American foreign and defense poli...

Brian interviews Marcus Kolga. Marcus is an international award-winning documentary filmmaker, journalist, human rights and disinformation expert, digital communications strategist, and a leading Canadian expert on Russian and Central and Eastern European issues. He’s also a Senior Fellow with the MacDonald Laurier Institute. We discuss energy, food and potentially nuclear blackmail as well as the...

Brian checks in with Peter Dickinson. Peter is the editor of the UkraineAlert blog at the Eurasia Center and the publisher of Business Ukraine and Lviv Today magazines. Born in the United Kingdom and a permanent resident of Ukraine for nearly twenty years, Peter has worked to develop awareness of Ukrainian current affairs and issues in English-speaking countries. Peter established himself as a jou...

Brian speaks with John Wright. John has been Executive Vice President of a Public Opinion polling company and in the industry for decades. He has provided public opinion measurement, interpretation, and advice and counsel to senior executives and public affairs/public relations leaders. He’s a nationally known figure and much sought-after speaker with over three decades of expertise in public opin...