No Nonsense with Pamela Wallin

Symbolism or solution? Do special advisors on race, religion, or gender actually change minds or are they simply political gestures? Former foreign policy advisor Omer Aziz on how politics works - or doesn't! The author of Brown Boy on this week’s No Nonsense.

Is Canada’s willingness to turn a blind eye to China's bad behavior costing us our credibility? Former Ambassador David Mulroney on China, Canada and our role in the world.... on No Nonsense.

For our first episode of No Nonsense in 2023, Darrell Bricker returns with the latest polling data on everything from the woke backlash to why millennials stopped having babies and whether Canadians care about free speech.

Saskatchewan’s own Michele Romanow on how starting a caviar company in university lead her to become the CEO of one of the world's leading investment firms... with a radical approach to lending. Listen up to this week’s No Nonsense.

Michael Geist returns to No Nonsense with a critical take on the government's rules to regulate the internet – and why Ottawa is so out of touch with the reality of the online world.

On this week’s No Nonsense, Ryan Townend of William Joseph Communications on marketing his marketing agency and the life's lessons learned!

What is the connection between inflation and too much money in the system? Inflation Whisperer Steve Hanke explains on No Nonsense.

From pandemics to cyberespionage and war… do we need  global responses or national ones? Canada’s UN Ambassador Bob Rae

The red wave become a red trickle! Former U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins explains why. The state of American politics on No Nonsense.

The importance of Remembering. Historian Tim Cook says telling the stories of those who fought for our freedoms is the least we owe them... Lest we forget.

With 10,000 vacancies in the Canadian military, we’re in an unprecedented recruitment crisis. Inside insight from former Navy Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. 

He's a YouTube personality who comments on all things Canadian. But he’s also one of many online content creators fighting for an open and transparent internet and against government censorship. The creator's case on No Nonsense.

Coalitions, identity politics, the clash of values… even immigration means no more ‘politics as usual.’ Pollster and social science researcher Allan Gregg on the morphing voter matrix.

A must read before discussing your end-of-life wishes with loved ones and doctors. In The Last Doctor , Dr. Jean Marmoreo, a MAiD provider, and author Johanna Schneller offer amazing stories about  life, death, dignity and the complexities of the Canadian medical and political systems - on this week’s No Nonsense. 

Escaping the clutches of the Taliban at 19, Umulbanin Arjmand, now a Saskatoon high school student and refugee, shares her story from Afghanistan to the Canadian Prairies, while former Major-General David Fraser shares updates on the ongoing crisis.

From the Rotman School of Management: As Minister of Finance under then Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, the late Michael Wilson shaped some of the most impactful economic policies in generations. From the negotiation of Canada-US Free Trade Agreement (which led to NAFTA), to the introduction of the controversial Goods and Services Tax (GST), Wilson dramatically impacted the Canadian business and ec...

Farm-to-table from two perspectives. Upland Organics’ Cody Straza and Allison Squires on the challenges of organic farming, and Sylvain Charlebois on the costly politics of food.

This week on No Nonsense, Senator Wallin reconnects with and old friend and mentor. Foreign Policy expert Walter Russell Mead comes on to talk everything from his new book the Ark of a Covenant , the current state of Canada-US relations, and China’s unrivaled sphere of influence.

Moose Jaw may seem like an ordinary prairie city but generations of locals have whispered stories of bootleggers and spies and railway workers. Bobby Hill, manager of the Tunnels of Moose Jaw brings the shocking underground history to life!

Farmer, activist, business leader Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel is outspoken and informed. Her perspective on climate,  food security and government regulation is an eye opener on farming in the real world 

A virologist at the University of Saskatchewan is using statistics to determine the origins of COVID 19. Was it a lab spill or a bat at a wet market? Understanding ‘gain of function’ research with VIDO’s Dr. Angela Rasmussen on this week’s No Nonsense.

When will humans make it to Mars? What happens when galaxies collide? Space geek Elizabeth Howell answers all our intergalactic questions.

What can Canada do to support Ukraine when our military in under-resourced and political leadership is missing in action. General Rick Hiller looks at the big picture on No Nonsense.

According to Marcus Kolga, if Putin remains in power we must prepare for decades of aggression – are we going to just live with it or fight now and support Ukraine as much as possible?

Ads for banks and burger places are finding their way on Taliban websites. What is big tech doing about it? Political Scientist Brian McQuinn on what he calls ‘the malicious actor network’ on this week’s 𝘕𝘰 𝘕𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦.