NB Poli Podcast

This week we are joined by County Meath, Ireland Councillor Noel French who is a veteran in Irish politics, a historian and all around stand up gent. You'll hear about his experience in Ukraine, his local citizen-first approach, his views on the housing crisis in Ireland & abroad, and lots more. We have a lot in common with our counterparts across on the Emerald Isle so listen in!

Cover your ears because there's some strong language this episode. It's been a decade this year and your hosts are looking to one of history's most iconic activists for an explanation on how we move forward with the proposals for taking New Brunswick in a more Christ-like direction. Here for the tough conversations this week so beware! 

Jo is back and we welcomed Alex White, Leader of the New Brunswick NDP Party for a deep dive into where the party is at, where they are headed and what Alex sees for the future of NB politics. Workers, the Fake '23 Provincial Election Scare & Budgets as Moral Documents are on the roster so tune in for our longest episode yet!

This week we are going to have to soldier on without Joanna Killen who is feeling under the weather and doing her damnedest to recover so she can get back and let you all know what she really thinks about the NB political landscape. For now, We've asked former guest Shawn Rouse and frequent listener and #nbpoli politico Just Wiswell to regale us with all the "coulda, woulda, shoulda's" that is the...

We are going to get beyond the political calculus and election chatter this week to dive into some of the frontline issues affecting New Brunswickers. There is a lot of noise out there and by the sound of some of it, you would think most folks in NB are concerned about policies guiding our teachers, reducing our debt, or gun rights. We know that isn't true and so this week we have a great chat wit...

Surprises all around NB, no election has been called. That's right, Premier Higgs had us all so convinced there would be an election that even Elections NB was fooled into spending tax payer dollars to begin setting up returning offices. So what does it mean and where are we going? It looks like Blaine read the tea leaves on some recent results in Manitoba and/or some internal polling. What does i...

This week your hosts pontificate on what looks like a last minute decision to call off the snap election. That being said, you never know what New Brunswick politics has in store for you now do you? We also chat campaigning in a new world and take a peek at some ridings we missed last week. Thanks to our loyal listeners for keeping us in check! 

You may have heard the news or seen us on TV this week. Your Co-Hosts are in a tricky spot when it comes to their municipal positions as city councillors in the City of Saint John. We will let you in on all the drama that took place with us at common council this week. Finally we will break down some ridings to watch for the potential provincial election. 

Is an early election written in the stars? Joanna seems to think so while Brent pushes back and talks about the bizarre road map that exists for the PC party to even hope to hold onto a minority government let alone a majority. Blaine Higgs is determined to be the first premier to not only lose confidence during a minority government but to lose it in a majority government position while party inf...

This week we have Community Organizer & all-around smart & thoughtful Sean Rouse who has been educating folks on the efforts undertaken by the province around Policy 713. We unpack our experience with the Million March 4 Canada protest & counter-protest that took place across the country on September 20. We finish off with a Hot Take from Sean about regional cooperation between our respective muni...

In this podcast, we talk to Doug Griffiths who served under 3 different premier's in Alberta and turned into a best selling author with his book "13 Ways to Kill Your Community" . We will touch on issues like energy politics, industrial tax differences between New Brunswick and Alberta, and what it means to build good cities. 

We are thrilled to kick off our highly-anticipated Season 2 with an enlightening discussion on one of today's most pressing issues - the Canadian Housing Crisis. In this episode, we sit down with none other than Millenial Moron, a prominent voice in the realm of housing data analysis with 135,000+ TikTok followers and a popular series that compares Canadian real estate options to Italian Villas, E...

This week we are going to provide you with an overview of the leadership behind the major political parties and their organizations. Obviously the most interesting is the engagement by PC party president Erika Hachey who rejected the leadership review of Premier Higgs by riding presidents. We will talk about why that might have been, what's at stake for them, and we will compare that to the NB Lib...

It's been a few months since we had an opportunity to cover a full range of forward-facing NB Poli issues so that's exactly what we are doing today. We will start with a follow-up from the fantastic feedback and coverage we've gotten and that has been happening about Christian nationalism and  dominionism. We will look at the federal landscape and how it impacts NB as we see a cabinet shuffle and...

This week we are diving more into the issue of the growing Christian influence over the PC party in NB with Faytene Grassechi rallying people to support Blaine Higgs. We will have an insider chat with Tatyana Russell about her journey over with Faytene at the Eastgate House of Prayer (EHOP) in Quispamsis. 

This week we look at a 5 part series penned by self-identified 'CFA' (come from away), former Service New Brunswick Accredited Appraiser, Jerry Iwanus on the current state of the New Brunswick tax system. He proposes a facinating alternative as to what might replace the 50+ aging tax regime we currently enjoy. We also debrief on the ongoing Christian Revival in NB politics that is dominating the c...

#nbpoli has taken a weird turn over the past few weeks with Blaine Higgs now being heralded by 4MYCanada as their new knight in shining armor. 4MYCanada is an organization established by Faytene Grasseschi a charismatic Christian leader tied to the House of Prayer movement and Christian nationalist movements. Our Co-Host Brent also used to be part of this movement and takes us through the history,...

In this hot take, we bring you some thoughts on the NB government's housing plan "Housing For All" which Minister Jill Green dropped on June 29.

This week's episode focuses on some of the red flags of fascism we are seeing in New Brunswick. Given we are not the experts, we sought out some clips from one of the world's leading experts on food systems environment and local activism & a columnist for the Guardian, George Monbiot. We have pulled some clips from The Sustainable Futures Report Podcast from December 2017 to highlight how we need...

So much has happened in the political sphere this week and we're talking about how New Brunswick is getting international attention & not for good reasons. We are also joined by Hanwell Councillor at Large Pat Septon who talks about his experiences on council and we talk about the rural vs urban interpretation of BIll 45. 

This week we give a quick hot take on the comings and goings in Fredericton on a week where it's up in the air if we will be heading back to the polls. We are also joined by Mark Breen, a former colleague in Economic Development and current best friend of Jo. Mark disagreed with our take on SMR's last week so we cover that & get into what kind of economic development we think we need around here i...

Well you've probably heard the news by now, Irving Oil is announcing a major strategic review. We are all over it today as we look at what it could mean, talk about the history, and wax philosophical on the issue. We will transition into a conversation about energy politics and end the show with a conversation on our bureaucracy. 

Get ready for a RAGE fest from us this week folks. We are diving into a major subversion of democracy and people that have been building for 2 months in New Brunswick. We are back from the big smoke (Toronto) and will be speaking to our new friend from the FCM Conference Chris Brown who is the host of the Cross Boarder Interviews Podcast. There's lots of news and lots to nuance so let's dive in! *...

This week we are in Toronto at the FCM conference. We will discuss the upcoming Alberta election and what it means for NB to have the boldness of Alberta with some sensibilities from Ontario. We have some great mailbag items and will also dive into some polling from Narrative Research and Canada Polling. 

We are hitting up the who's who of what's what in NB News and politics, from the failings of the Provincial gov on Policy 713 to the human nature of Blaine Higgs. We will also hear from Liberal Leader Susan Holt in our Mailbag and ask WTF is going on in Hanwell!