Friggen Good Politics

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 Greg and Derek are BACK after a little hiatus for some more Friggen Good Politics They dive into the big one: the Alberta–Canada MOU that’s got everyone talking. 🤝 From industry high-fives to climate-side meltdowns — we break down the hype, the skepticism, and what it really means. 🤔 PLUS: 👋 Guilbeault is OUT of Cabinet quitting in style. AND: has Premier Eby just claimed the...

🇨🇦 Back by popular demand… it’s the Cross-Country Roundup! 🧭 From coast to coast to coast, we’re wading through all the political goss from across Canada 🍿 And this time we're joined by a very elusive (and some dare to say dashing) guest – Chief Strategy Officer for Mash – Paul Taillon! 🧊 Quebec’s government tries to hit the reset button, again. 🔥 Doug Ford is spending cottage time, late i...

🎙️ NEW Friggen Good Politics episode just dropped — and this week we’re handing the mic to guest host 🇨🇦 Erika Barootes ! You’ll hear: 🔥 How Erika became one of Alberta’s youngest-ever Senators-in-Waiting 🎯 Why she dove headfirst into politics — and stayed 🏆 What she’s learned about winning in public life without losing your soul Then we hit this week’s top 3 political plays: 📉 Play 1: Elbows...

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨: Friggen Good Politics – Keeping Coalitions Together, is up now. This week, we’re talking about the coalitions that win — and the ones that might be starting to crack. Play 1 🌍🤝: Is Mark Carney’s coalition is fraying? As he jets to Europe calling for a “new world order,” he’s also cozying up to Trump-era trade priorities. Can he keep progressives, centrists, and the business cr...

Episode 16! Join us as we dive in for a quickie episode where we discuss the premier approval numbers from Angus Reid polling 📊 Wab Kinew and Danielle Smith are on the rise. 📈 Doug Ford, David Eby, and Francois Legault are taking a hit. 📉 Plus we get in our obligatory discussion about hockey. 🏒

On this episode of Friggen Good Polities we're diving into The Throne Speech, Alberta Polling, and Trump Tariffs Play 1: The King reads his speech from the Throne. What this means for Canada as a constitutional monarchy, and we talk the contents of the speech compared to previous Trudeau-era throne speeches and why we're optimistic. Play 2: Alberta gets some new polling from Janet Brown, showing t...

We're joined by our special guest, Steve Outhouse! He's the founder and manager of Just Campaigns, where he helps run political campaigns at all levels all across the country. He's most known for running the UCP's election campaign in 2023, and Leslyn Lewis' leadership bid for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2022. He joined us to talk about his history, how he got started i...

🎙️On this episode of Friggen Good Politics, we dig into the new Mark Carney Cabinet. Who is in, who was snubbed, and what that means. We talk separatism in Alberta. And what happened with Elbows Up as Carney meets Trump? 👔 The Carney Cabinet: Alberta snubbed, deck-chairs shuffled around, a lot of familiar faces. What it all means. 🌾 Why Western alienation is back in the headlines, what’s fueling...

Friggen Good Politics Episode 12: What's the real story of the Canadian Election? Is Unity Still possible? 🎙️On this episode of Friggen Good Politics, we break down the near-final results, the power plays that worked, and what this all means for the future of Canadian unity. 📊What did each party do that worked and where did they come up short? 🇨🇦 What these results mean for the future of each...

One week to go — and it’s game time. In Episode 11 of  Friggen Good Politics : • Play 1: We break down the state of the race with a coast-to-coast look at the polling data  • Play 2: Liberal platform drop…spoiler alert: massive more-of-the-same spending  • Play 3: What is GOTV and why it could decide everything this election  Plus, stick taps to Pope Francis (RIP ) and to Katrina Robinson — Derek...

In this special Ottawa edition of  Friggen Good Politics , we dive deep into the alarming rise of antisemitism in Canada and what can actually be done about it. Greg and Derek sit down with  Michael Wescott , a senior political strategist from the Harper government and CEO of  Allies for a Strong Canada , to explore: • Why antisemitism is growing in Canada • What citizens and leaders can do to pus...

🚨 FEDERAL ELECTION SPECIAL — Straight from Ottawa 🇨🇦 Greg and Derek drop the gloves in this week’s Friggen Good Politics, joined by two fantastic guests:🎬Heidi Mckillop, filmmaker & founder of ASN Productions🧠 Samantha Yaholnitsky, communications expert & CEO of Momentum Strategies We dig into… Play 1:🗳️ Can non-federal political leaders actually move the needle this federal election? P...

Greg and Derek break it down. Plus, how are the polls doing with a quick region by region breakdown. Derek is good cop and tempers expectations while Greg is bullish on a big Conservative comeback! Leave us a comment with your thoughts!

NEW CANADA ELECTION EPISODE - Canadian election, Carneymania, & Media Bias. Featuring super cool guy - Anthony Kosh! This week we're talking the Canadian election how its started so far. We talk Carneymania - is real or built on a house of cards in a windstorm? And then Media bias in the election, is it worse this election or are we just noticing it more? Featuring super fun political commente...

Friggen Good Politics Episode 6 - Molly Thomas: Journalism, Fact-Checking, and the future of News Molly Thomas joins Derek and Greg this week to talk about the state of Journalism in Canada How she managed the grind from intern to running her own show. And how the news landscape is going to shape out over the coming years. Molly has years of experience on radio, being a CTV news host, and now runn...

EPISODE 5: Friggen Good Politics – Ford’s Three-Peat, Trump Chirps Polievre & Mark Carney’s Big Fat Oops  Buckle up, this one’s loaded! We’re joined by Ford Strategist  Chris Chapin of Upstream Strategies  to break down  Doug Ford’s historic three-peat , Trump’s  “not a MAGA guy”  jab at Poilievre, and Mark Carney getting  caught in a lie . Let’s go! First Play – Ford’s Nation DominationFord l...

Friggen Good Politics - Episode 4: Lots of Face-Offs and the Honourable Paul Merriman!  Buckle up, because this episode gets  feisty ! We’re breaking down the biggest political matchups across the country—gloves off, no spin, just the hard hits.  First play of the week  –  Four Nations Face-Off   vs. : Canada takes the win! And now, America gets to join as our 11th province (we’re still sorting ou...

Plays of the Week: Jordan Peterson’s influence on the Liberal leadership race & Canadian elections Oil & Gas: Even NDP premiers like David Eby are on board—cue Quebec’s predictable outrage Mark Carney: Trying not to be Trudeau/woke… while kinda still being Trudeau/woke Sin Bin: Ontario NDP & Liberals for being boring. And Carney, for claiming to be “pro-build” without wanting to build...

Friggen Good Politics is havin a friggen field day with all the stuff goin on including the Ontario Election call which just happened yesterday and the campaign kicking off today - Derek and Greg both take a look to see how the different parties - Doug Ford's PCs, Bonnie Crombie's Liberals, Marit Stiles NDP, and Mike Shriener's Green Party performed on their opening drives. We're t...

New Podcast: Friggen Good Politics presented by @Mash Strategy has launched featuring an interview with former Saskatchewan Premier @Brad Wall. Will you be our Huckleberry? This ain’t your typical political news, hosts Greg Tobin and Derek Robinson go beyond the headlines to give you the playbook of power for success in public life, fueled by excessive sports analogies. The interview with Brad Wal...