NB Poli Podcast

Explore food sovereignty, local entrepreneurship, and the impact of tariffs in New Brunswick politics with special guest Fred LaForge of The Farmer's Truck. Learn how innovative solutions are shaping our food systems and economy. 

In this special edition fire side chat, Brent and Joanna dive into a plethora of current issues and give you their Love it or Hate it review. They have to pick one or the other, it can't be in the middle. From Susan Holt's Washington Trip to Critical Minerals in Canada, let's talk about it. 

This week we have shorter pod as we try and catch up on the latest emerging details about a Trump trade war with Canada, New Brunswick's Place, and an overall conversation about our economy. 

We put the call out for you, our lovely listeners, to join us for a roundtable discussion about New Brunswick politics, this podcast, and our overall direction in 2025. This is our first roundtable where we layout the framework with Shawn Rouse which we hope to have repeat with many of you. 

In today's pod Joanna and I look at the rapidly changing landscape of our federal system in provincial landscape and point to the classic same-old-same-old realities we've been discussing in New Brunswick. We call this our 3rd Groundhog day podcast because, despite some significant changes, we are hearing the same things being said and seeing the Holt Liberals repeat the talking points that every...

In this episode, we take a dive into New Brunswick's political landscape in 2024. From major policy shifts and election results to grassroots movements and community-driven initiatives, we cover the highs, lows, and everything in between. Join us as we analyze the key moments that defined the year and discuss what they mean for the province's future. Plus, we peer into the political crystal ball t...

This week we had the opportunity to speak with long-time listener Vivian Unger who has reached out to us to discuss her role with Fair Vote Canada and the Liberal Party of New Brunswick. Vivian actually passed a resolution to have the Liberal Party do a citizens' assembly on proportional representation so this is a timely conversation for the New Brunswick political landscape. Let's get into it! 

We are glad to have our former guest and friend Jerry Iwwanus back on the show this week for a must-hear conversation about transforming our tax system in New Brunswick. Jerry just released his new book titled Taxing New Brunswick: An Insiders Guide To Successfully Challenging Your NB Property Tax Assessment. Jerry leans on his experience in the industry, both in the private assessment side of thi...

We are stoked to be back after taking a week off last week to let some dust settle on everything. Our big topic this week will of course be the US Election result and how we see its relevance for New Brunswick. 

We have a big mail bag and news clipping episode this week! We will start with a look at the upcoming PCNB AGM on November 09 and review some local fanfare around some PC insiders comments regarding the result of the election. We will end with a look at the just announced, hot off the press cabinet positions announced by the Liberal party. 

Today we do a debrief of the 2024 election results. We are stoked to welcome back Joanna Killen and our friends Shawn Rouse and Teri McMackin to look at the surprise results as well as hear some stories from the trenches. 

This is it folks, the last podcast Shawn and I will do before election day. Voter turnout at the advanced polls is down, the polls are unreliable, the parties are posturing, and we have absolutely no clue what to expect. Every leader COULD lose their seat, it's that chaotic in #nbpoli right now. We are unlikely to see a majority but could. Will the PC's under Blaine Higgs make history and win a 3r...

In today's pod we have the great privilege of speaking with Amanda Munday, the Executive Director of New Majority. New Majority is a non-profit with a mission to improve access, awareness, and the overall cultural appetite of elections in NB & Canada. We will talk about youth voter turnout, tactics to improve it, mandatory voting, and much more.

This week we are in the 3rd week of the campaign for the NB 2024 election. Things are in full swing, we've had 2 debates, we've got a peculiar poll from Main Street, and a look at the ad spending on Meta by the different actors in this election. I'm joined once again by the ever-so- charming Shawn Rouse and his amazing baritone voice you all keep commenting about. 

We've gone through all the ridings, we've had the debate, and we've spoken to some experts about the housing file, let's follow up on all fronts and speak about an emerging set of stories that might plague the PC party even further. 

We are stoked to bring you this special #NBVOTES2024 pod with Dr. Julia Woodhall-Melnik & Dr. Tobin Leblanc-Haley on the hot topic of housing. These two have been hard at work laying out the facts and realities of the housing system in NB from their academic positions and we are glad we got to slow them down for a minute to talk about this issue and how the parties and leaders stack up. 

This week Shawn and Brent finish off their predictions about ridings 34-49 and give some analysis about the potential outcomes they predict. They will also take a look at the debate coming out from the leaders on Wednesday the 25th and comment on what each leader needs to do in order to make a difference. 

OK #NBPOLI world this is it. The Writ has officially dropped and we will continue to wrap up some riding predictions as we focus on ridings 20-33. We will not be joined by our Co-Host Joanna Killen any longer because the rules of Rogers broadcasting is that candidates running in the election cannot get "preferred" air time. We get it, but we will miss her as she fights to take the conservative str...

This week we are back with Shawn to pick up where we left off last week, with Shawn's Riding Map! Join us as we go through EVERY riding in New Brunswick and give our analysis on what's going on, who will win, and what the seat counts might look like after this election. 

Join us as we do a review of the last few months with friend of the pod Shawn Rouse. As we are just a few weeks away from the likely date that the writ will drop for the 2024 #NBPOLI election, has anything changed? Are the PC's still just as doomed? Is Susan Holt catching fire? Or will the drag of the federal liberals cause Green party candidates to get some nods and expand their seat count to be...

Teri McMackin is a resident, former councillor, and soon to announce candidate for the Petitcodiac region in the Sussex-Three Rivers riding. She has been a long time listener and has an astute grasp of the political landscape in the province and region which has helped inform multiple conversations since our podcast started. Let's check-in on the #nbpoli reality. 

This week we get former PC Cabinet Minister Dominic Cardy on the show to have a conversation about New Brunswick Politics. It's been a long time coming to be sure. We speak on a range of topics from the plight of democracy, the Canadian Future Party, and the New Brunswick political landscape.  Wikipedia Bio Dominic William Cardy [ 1 ]   MLA  (born 25 July 1970) is a Canadian politician and Member...

This long-awaited discussion with maritime economic expert and travelling Oxford scholar Donald J. Savoie is upon us. With a staggering intellect on the topic, experience working with Prime Ministers like Brian Mulroney, and a different take on globalization, you won't want to miss this.  More about Donald J. Savoie.    Donald Joseph Savoie   CC   ONB   FRSC  (born 1947) is a Canadian public admin...

This week we are following up on some new polling data rumors we have heard that have shown Susan Holt is trailing in her riding against Green candidate Simon Oulette and PC candidate Nicole Carlin. Blain Higgs is meeting with pretty unorthodox Christian pastors such as Phill Hutchings for prayer meetings, we've got a looming political gaf with PC Candidate in Sussex, and some energy politics to t...

We unfortunately lost Andrea due to some scheduling conflicts for our interview BUT we are back anyway to talk about some of the who's who and what's what in NB politics. We've got Mike Holland's resignation, candidates for the PC nomination in Charlotte County, a legacy Liberal running against the blue dragon Blaine Higgs, and an update on our GMIST work in the community.