No Nonsense with Pamela Wallin

They defy the traditional categories but the Saskatchewan-based bluegrass-ish  foursome The Dead South is breaking through with a world tour, a new album - Chains and Stakes - and an invitation to the Grand Ole Opry. Meet lead singer and lyricist Nate Hilts on a new No Nonsense Mini-Pod!!

In Canada, governments impose some 12 million rules - but how many are really useful or necessary? On this week’s No Nonsense, Joe Carson explains Canada’s red tape problem.

For our first podcast of the year, IPSOS Global CEO Darrell Bricker shares the latest polling data on everything from U.S. and Canadian elections, to the economy, and to what authenticity means for Canadians.

When reason and emotions collide, emotion invariably wins - so how can politicians win in the marketplace of emotions? Drew Westen on the inner workings of political psychology.

New rules for grocery stores won’t help lower food prices. The Food Professor Sylvain Charlebois looks at other solutions on No Nonsense.

Internet Law Expert Michael Geist is back on No Nonsense - on everything from new rules for internet, face saving deals with tech giants, the future of Canadian journalism and online hate speech.

NATO warns there could be bad news on the Russia-Ukraine front. Some shocking news on the state of the Canadian Military on No Nonsense.

After 25 years of taking the public pulse, Saskatchewan’s top radio host has dropped the mic. John Gormley on politics and the media on this week’s No Nonsense.

Will Bill C-21 keep guns from criminals or just punish the farmers and hunters?  Sask. Chief Firearms Officer Robert Freberg weighs in.

Diplomacy is a two-way street - so how can Canada be taken seriously when we don’t meet our international commitments? Brian Lee Crowley of the MacDonald-Laurier Institute weighs in.

Will Ottawa’s emissions reduction policy devastate the economy, save the planet - or both? Brian Zinchuk of PipelineOnline.ca looks at the hidden costs of Canada’s emissions reduction plan.

A nation’s story is built on its past. On this No Nonsense, historian Tim Cook on how the sacrifices of the fallen forged the freedoms we know today.

What letters from the First World War reveal about your family and the true cost of war. Actor R. H. Thomson shares the inspiration for his memoir “By the Ghost Light.”

The Government’s latest move on the carbon tax has fuelled the feud with the provinces on everything from the CPP, to the Just Transition to food prices. Trevor Tombe explains on No Nonsense

Is Canada prepared for the next pandemic? Christopher Waddell talks lessons learned for Canada’s state of preparedness for the next crisis....on this No Nonsense.

Everything from shrinkflation to the carbon tax… and how Ottawa could fix the cost of food crisis if they wanted to! The Food Professor, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois on this No Nonsense Mini Pod.

From the Big Sort to Barstool Conservatism, Sean Speer shares his analysis of today’s Canadian political zeitgeist.

On this first Mini Pod edition of No Nonsense, Matt Gurney gives a quick take on how images from the front lines will help us accept the reality of war and save us from “soothing arms of denial.”

"To understand our time, we must first understand theirs," says John Ibbitson, author of The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada . The story on this week's No Nonsense.

Veteran journalist Terry Milewski connects the political and diplomatic dots on Canada’s relations with India on this week's No Nonsense.

Was President Zelenskyy undermined by Canada’s embarrassing embrace of a Nazi veteran? Marcus Kolga explains the consequences for Canada and the problems it creates for Ukraine... and for Ukrainians across this country.

Now that tech giants have removed news from the platform, the ball is in the government’s court. Can they fix the problem they have created? Or has the damage already been done? Michael Geist explains the impact on everything from free speech to the future of free trade.

Is Ottawa being naïve or willfully blind to China’s threats to our security? MP Michael Chong on what we need to do to stop up Beijing’s intimidation tactics.

This week on No Nonsense – uncovering the sordid story of reserve surrenders.  Corruption and theft by the Laurier Liberals– with historians Bill Waiser and Jennifer Hansen.

Space Nerd Elizabeth Howell returns to No Nonsense with  the latest moon mission - and why astronaut Jeremy Hansen became Canada’s man with the right stuff.