Inside Politics: Fake Pipeline Progress in Ottawa, Schoolyard Politics in Manitoba

The negotiating table collapsed after three chaotic days, and Canada is now facing 50% tariffs from its largest trading partner. On this episode of Inside Politics, Winnipeg Sun columnist and former Manitoba cabinet minister Kevin Klein sits down with fellow columnist Royce Koop, a University of Manitoba political science professor and Conservative Party candidate, to sort fact from spin. In this...

Is Canada prepared for a fundamentally different relationship with the United States — or are we simply waiting for Donald Trump to leave office? On this episode of Inside Politics with Koop and Klein, Kevin Klein and political science professor Royce Koop dig into some uncomfortable questions facing Canadians. Why does political turmoil appear to receive different treatment depending on which par...

Liberals Playing Dirty in By-Elections? Carney’s Power Moves Under Fire in Explosive New Episode Prime Minister Mark Carney is under the microscope, and the gloves are off. In a hard-hitting new episode of Inside Politics with Koop and Klein, Winnipeg Sun columnist Kevin Klein and University of Manitoba political science professor Royce Koop dig into a series of decisions that critics say reveal a...

Canada's reputation as a trusted ally is under fire. This week on Inside Politics, host Kevin Klein sits down with Lawrence Pinsky KC and Robert Falcon Ouellette to unpack the espionage case rocking NATO — a Canadian intern with access to the Canadian Space Agency and Statistics Canada now accused of spying for China — and how it connects back to Winnipeg's own National Microbiology Lab scandal. T...

Former Manitoba Minister of Environment and City Councillor Kevin Klein and University of Manitoba political scientist Royce Koop pulled no punches in the latest episode of Inside Politics, tearing into a Liberal majority they say is running Ottawa on narrative control instead of transparency. The pair opened with the Gordie Howe Bridge, where Conservative MPs tried to force a parliamentary commit...

This week on Inside Politics, Koop and Klein break down Mark Carney's rocky week on the trade file — and why Canadians should be paying closer attention. We dig into the confusion around the Gordie Howe Bridge toll-sharing deal, why Carney's shifting explanations are costing him credibility, and what it means that Ottawa is only now "intensifying" trade talks with Washington as a 50% tariff deadli...

Where IS the money from the Gordie Howe Bridge deal actually going? Nobody in Ottawa seems to agree. This week on Inside Politics, Kevin Klein sits down with University of Manitoba political science professor and Winnipeg Sun-Tribune columnist Royce Koop to break down a week of shifting, contradictory explanations from the Carney government on the Canada-U.S. bridge revenue deal — and what it says...

Canada’s political divide is growing — and this episode of Inside Politics pulls no punches. Kevin Klein is joined by Winnipeg Sun columnists Lawrence Pinsky, KC, and former Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette for a fiery discussion on Mark Carney’s economic update, Canada’s exploding deficit, Alberta separation fears, pipelines, inflation, food bank use, and the growing frustration many Canadians...

Canada’s electric vehicle dream is running out of gas — and the latest episode of Inside Politics doesn’t pull a single punch. Winnipeg Sun publisher Kevin Klein is joined once again by Sun columnists Lawrence Pinsky, KC, and former Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette for a heated debate over Ottawa’s collapsing green agenda, Canada’s struggling economy and the billions of taxpayer dollars tied to...

In this explosive episode of Inside Politics, Kevin Klein is joined by Winnipeg Sun columnists Lawrence Pinsky and Robert-Falcon Ouellette to break down Premier Wab Kinew’s controversial plan to restrict social media access for youth—and slap tech companies with billion-dollar fines. Sounds bold. But is it realistic… or just political theatre? The panel digs into the real questions: Can the govern...

A ballooning deficit, rising food bank use, stalled pipelines and a growing sense of economic unease—this week’s episode of Inside Politics doesn’t hold back. Host Kevin Klein is joined by Winnipeg Sun columnists Lawrence Pinsky and former Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette for a fast-paced, sharply divided discussion on Canada’s spring economic update—and what it means for everyday Canadians. The...

In this episode of Inside Canadian Politics, Kevin Klein is joined by Winnipeg Sun columnists Lawrence Pinsky and former Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette for a sharp, wide-ranging discussion on the direction of Canada—and the decisions shaping its future. At the centre of the conversation is Prime Minister Mark Carney’s newly announced advisory council on Canada-U.S. trade. Is it a serious effor...

Host Kevin Klein puts that question directly to his panel—Winnipeg Sun columnists Lawrence Pinsky, KC, and former Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette—and what follows is a lively, at times pointed discussion that goes far beyond partisan talking points. Ouellette suggests the pressure is now firmly on Carney. With no opposition roadblocks to blame, Canadians will expect results—and quickly. “Now he...

A fiery exchange inside Manitoba’s political arena—and the reaction to it—drives a must-watch episode of Inside Politics, as host Kevin Klein and his panel unpack a controversy that is quickly gaining attention. Joined by Winnipeg Sun columnists Robert-Falcon Ouellette and Lawrence Pinsky K.C., Klein opens the discussion with a clip involving a senior minister in Premier Wab Kinew’s government—one...

In this powerful episode of Inside Politics, Kevin Klein is joined by Lawrence Pinsky, KC, and former MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette for a discussion that starts with Canada Post—but quickly turns into something much bigger. 🔥 The real moment comes at the end. What begins as a debate about government services evolves into a raw, unfiltered conversation about division in Canada, identity politics, and...

I thought this was a skit… but it actually happened in the Manitoba Legislature. In this explosive episode of Inside Politics, Kevin Klein is joined by Lawrence Pinsky, KC, and former MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette to break down a bizarre on-camera moment that has people asking: what is going on in our legislature? From shocking behaviour caught live… to serious questions about professionalism, accoun...

As the federal NDP gathered in Winnipeg for a leadership convention that could define its future—or confirm its decline—the city felt… quiet. No buzz. No urgency. No sense that a national political moment was unfolding. That silence set the tone for a fiery episode of Inside Politics, where host Kevin Klein and panellists Royce Koop, Lawrence Pinsky, and Robert-Falcon Ouellette pulled no punches i...

Kevin Klein is joined by Winnipeg Sun columnists Robert-Falcon Ouellette, Lawrence Pinsky, and political science professor Royce Koop for a sharp, unfiltered debate on the Air Canada language controversy—and why it may be distracting from far more serious problems facing the country. ✈️ The panel dives into the outrage over Air Canada’s CEO not speaking French… 💥 While two pilots lost their lives...

Did Manitoba’s Premier go too far? This episode of Inside Politics is one you can’t miss. Kevin Klein is joined by political science professor Royce Koop and former human rights adjudicator Lawrence Pinsky for a heated, no-holds-barred discussion on Premier Wab Kinew’s controversial comments about Donald Trump, Iran, and global conflict. 🚨 The panel reacts to Kinew’s claim that the Iran war was s...

A fiery and, at times, surreal episode of Inside Politics is drawing sharp attention after host Kevin Klein and panellists Royce Koop and Lawrence Pinsky took direct aim at Premier Wab Kinew’s controversial comments about the Iran conflict. The discussion was sparked by Kinew’s recent remarks suggesting U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions in Iran were tied to distracting from domestic controvers...

The latest episode of Inside Politics, hosted by Kevin Klein, featured a wide-ranging discussion on international conflict, Canadian security and political leadership, while also introducing a new voice to the panel. Joining Klein were Winnipeg Sun columnists Royce Koop and Lawrence Pinsky, KC, along with the program’s newest panellist, Robert-Falcon Ouellette. Ouellette, a former Liberal Member o...

A fiery new episode of Inside Politics delivers exactly what political junkies want: blunt takes, insider experience and a widening debate over whether Canada’s political system is being gamed in plain sight. Host Kevin Klein opens the show with a question that quickly turns explosive: should MPs who cross the floor be forced into a byelection? What follows is not a polite exchange. It is a sharp,...

On this episode of Inside Politics, host Kevin Klein and Winnipeg Sun columnists Lawrence Pinsky and Royce Koop took on a story that has sparked outrage in Winnipeg: a Dollarama shoplifting incident that ended in shocking violence, a criminal charge against a security guard, and a city once again forced to confront its growing crime crisis. The discussion began with the disturbing video that has n...

Floor crossing drama took centre stage on this week’s episode of Inside Politics, as host Kevin Klein and Winnipeg Sun columnists Royce Koop and Lawrence Pinsky, KC, debated the latest defection on Parliament Hill — and whether Canada’s rules need to change. The discussion followed the surprise move by a Conservative MP who had publicly ruled out switching parties, citing family reasons and pledgi...

A billion-dollar price tag for refugee health care and rising global tensions dominated this week’s episode of Inside Politics, as host Kevin Klein and Winnipeg Sun columnists Royce Koop and Lawrence Pinsky, KC, examined the cost of federal policies — and the broader anxiety many Canadians are feeling about the world. The discussion began with new figures from the Parliamentary Budget Officer show...