Politics Is Broken

*Obvious Clickbait. The Liberal Party of Canada held both their french language and english language leaders debate this past week. Do debates even matter? Should we ditch them? Is Frank Bayliss actually making some good points? The video version of this podcast is only available to paid subscribers. The audio version is free on your favourite podcast platforms. We love all subscribers. https://po...

Ontarians go to the polls on February 27th and it look like Doug Ford is heading to another majority government. What’s wrong with us? The video version of this podcast is only available to paid subscribers. The audio version is free on your favourite podcast platforms. We love all subscribers. https://pod.link/1730993828

Was someone price gouging the Alberta people for surgeries and procedures? Were people getting fired when they blew the whistle? Join us as we talk about it… allegedly. The video version of this podcast is only available to paid subscribers. The audio version is free on your favourite podcast platforms. We love all subscribers.

The US tariffs are paused for now (all hail the Fentanyl Czar) but the damage may be done plus we dive into the shallow pool that is the new Aberta Covid-19 report. The video version of this podcast is only available to paid subscribers. The audio version is free on your favourite podcast platforms. We love all subscribers. https://pod.link/1730993828

oin us as we dive into the Foreign Interference and attempt to make it interesting. We also discuss why Pierre Poilievre continues to refuse to get his security clearance and how critical thinking is more important now than ever in Canada. The video version of this podcast is only available to paid subscribers. The audio version is free on your favourite podcast platforms. We love all subscribers....

Join us as we watch in shock and awe at the new happening in our neighbours to the south. From Trump to Musk… what the hell, America? The video version of this podcast is only available to paid subscribers. The audio version is free on your favourite podcast platforms. We love all subscribers.

Liberal House Leader and Burlington MP Karina Gould has entered the Liberal Party leadership race and entered the PiBU (Podcast Is Broken Universe). She talks about arguing policy not personal and damn that sounds good. The video version of this podcast is only available to paid subscribers. The audio version is free here and on podcast platforms. We love all subscribers.

Leader of the Green Party of Canada dishes the dirt on Poilievre still not getting his security clearance and tells us what Trump can do with his 51st State talk. The video version of this podcast is only available to paid subscribers. The audio version is free here and on podcast platforms. We love all subscribers.

He’s the host of the podcast Canadian History Ehx, which explores Canada's history from pre-colonial times to the present day, and he’s doing a really great job at making Canadian history cool. The video version of this podcast is only available to paid subscribers. The audio version is free here and on podcast platforms. We love all subscribers. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss...

At this time of year families get together to eat, drink, laugh and usually fight. We didn’t eat anything but we ticked all the other boxes. Join the fun as we answer some questions and talk about Canadian politics in the year 2024 and more! THIS video version of this podcast is only available to EVERYBODY, even Bob Cratchit. We love all subscribers. This is a public episode. If you’d like to disc...

Imagine the worst wedding reception dinner table you have to sit at and then imagine you have to sit there and smile because if you don’t it’ll destroy Canada. Prime Minister Trudeau went to Mar-a-Lago and then Trump pitted Canada and Mexico like two kids fighting over a weekend dad. The video version of this podcast is only available to paid subscribers. The audio version is free here and on podc...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened a 25% import tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico, citing concerns about illegal border crossings and the influx of drugs like fentanyl into the U.S. Canadian politicians panicked. Do they have to? The video version of this podcast is only available to paid subscribers. The audio version is free! We love all subscribers! This is a public episode....

The Conservatives are holding up business in the House Of Commons with a good ol’ fashioned American-style filibuster saying they need to see documents from the government so the RCMP can investigate but the RCMP says they already have them. The NDP isn’t helping. We talk about the goofiness of it and the millions of taxpayers’ money that’s being wasted. The video version is only available to paid...

TikTok is a national security threat… according to the François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry of Canada. So he’s banned the… TikTok office but not the app? We take some wild guesses as to why. The video version of this podcast is only available to paid subscribers. We love free subscribers too though. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with o...

The downstairs neighbours just got back with their abusive and convicted criminal ex. What happens now? We think we know what the Liberal Party of Canada should do. The video version of this podcast is only available to paid subscribers. We love all subscribers though. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.brittles...

Yes, yes… we know it’s not Halloween anymore but on Halloween we dressed up as some iconic characters and went live with our favourite spooky Canadian politics stories. Our producer, Owen, and video editor, Lisa, even joined us! The video version of the podcast is only available to paid subscribers. Paid subscribers help us fund the podcast production and we love them. The audio podcast remains fr...

The BC and New Brunswick elections have ended… well, the New Brunswick one has. Saskatchewan is up next. Do they even know about each other in those provinces? Or is it like the black bears in the monkey enclosure at African Lion Safari and they exist seemingly unaware of each other’s existence? The video of this episode is only available to paid subscribers. Paid subscribers help us cover product...

Poilievre said he can’t get his national security clearance so he can freely criticize the government… but how can you criticize something you don’t know anything about? Is this political games, national negligence, or is there a reason he can’t get it? We talk to Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May, who has national security clearance, to try and find out. The video of this episode is only...

Three provinces, three elections, ten days – Canada’s political stage is heating up, and the stakes couldn’t be higher for British Columbia, New Brunswick, and Saskatchewan. Plus we play Bonk, Marry, Banish. The video of this episode is only available to paid subscribers. Paid subscribers help us cover production costs and may someday make us rich. The audio version of this podcast is always free!...

The provincial premiers of Canada have seemingly all decided that this was the week to collectively start announcing their most off-the-wall almost-ideas. Let’s go over some of thoe more bananagram ones. The video of this episode is only available to paid subscribers. Paid subscribers help us cover production costs and may someday make us rich. The audio version of this podcast is always free! Thi...

Prime Minister Trudeau went on Late Night with Stephen Colbert. It’s the number one late night talk show in the USA… does it matter? The video of this episode is only available to paid subscribers. Paid subscribers help us cover production costs and may someday make us rich. The audio version of this podcast is always free! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscri...

It’s a battle of confidence in the House Of Commons these day. Trudeau, Poilievre, and Singh have lots of confidence but do voters have confidence in them? Plus what superhero would Blanchet be? The video of this episode is only available to paid subscribers. Paid subscribers help us cover production costs and may someday make us rich. The audio version of this podcast is always free! This is a pu...

The Liberal Party have enlisted Mark Carney as political advisor, journalist and professional pessimist David Moscrop weighs in and claims to have the guitar from Jurassic World (we think). The video of this episode is only available to paid subscribers. Paid subscribers help us cover production costs and may someday make us rich. The audio version of this podcast is always free! This is a public...

Jagmeet Singh, leader of the NDP, has decided to end the supply and confidence agreement with the Liberal Party, causing a stir in Canadian politics. We try to figure out the decision, the timing, and the poor optics. The video of this episode is only available to paid subscribers. Paid subscribers help us cover production costs and may someday make us rich. The audio version of this podcast is al...

The UCP government in Alberta is taking over hospitals and handing them to publicly funded but privately owned Covenant Health or… others. There seems to be some familiar names associated with Covenant Health. Almost like there’s money to be made. Weird. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.podcastisbroken.ca/subs...