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Get a front row seat to an exclusive conversation between host David Leis and the well-known Lord Conrad Black as he offers his unfiltered opinion on the hot button issues of the day including the failings of Indigenous affairs, the economic suicide of green policies and the lack of a well-managed, excellence-driven media industry. As the discussion unfolds, learn what history reveals about a good...

Identity politics and the war on objective truth are what sparked today’s guest, Shaun Newman, to start his own podcast where he wrestles with the topics du-jour with guests across the spectrum. Leighton Grey relishes the opportunity to have a far-reaching discussion on everything from Jesus to the Twitter files.

Jeremy Prest welcomes Canadian Professor Mark Mercer to discuss his recent book: In Praise of Dangerous Universities. Mercer details trends in academia he has observed first-hand for decades and how the aggressive postmodernism & over the top political correctness have eroded professor's ability to teach students how to critically think and explore new ideas – essentially handcuffing freedom of sp...

David Leis welcomes two experts to unearth the real problem behind housing affordability and why the cost of living is under such crisis in Canada and the USA. You'll learn from Wendell Cox & Charles Blain about how urban and provincial policies, even though well intentioned, often erode housing affordability. Learn what you can do as a citizen today to influence change so the next generation can...

Leighton Grey and successful businessman and author Derrick Kinney discuss the secret to growing wealth, increased health and lasting happiness: generosity.   Follow Return to Reason for more content Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Facebook  |  YouTube

Leighton Grey is encouraging all Albertans to vote on election day: Monday, May 29. No matter what party will be receiving your support, it is vital that we exercise our democratic rights to cast a ballot. At the end of this exclusive personal message, Leighton shares a short clip of a discussion he had with Pastor and podcaster Allan Hunsperger that was recorded earlier in May 2023. No matter wha...

Undeniably, the cost of everything has risen. Jeremy Prest learns what the role of big government is in our economy today, and what track record says about their ability to solve problems. With years of experience in the banking industry and who's popular columns can be seen regularly in the Financial Post, you’ll love Matthew Lau’s no-nonsense explanations of supply & demand tension, the inflatio...

David Leis welcomes well-known and highly published policy analyst Jeffrey Tucker to sort through what all went wrong in America since 2020 and where things are at today in terms of public trust, the blunders of bureaucracy and the shocking public-sector control mechanisms. David discusses the parallels within Canada and challenges citizens to get informed, involved, and active for the good of fut...

The deliberate silencing of different medical opinions has cost people their lives.   Follow Return to Reason for more content Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Facebook  |  YouTube

David Craig is joined by Luke Neilson, Programs Coordinator at the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms who shares his legal opinion on the privacy and security concerns that Digital IDs could pose and impose on Canadian's day-to-day living. He challenges all viewers to learn what's going on now, while there is still time to let lawmakers know what you are and are not willing to give up in n...

David Leis' guest today, Randal O'Toole has dedicated decades of research and analysis to policies that help citizens live and thrive rather than be held hostage to the demands of green belts and bureaucratic restrictions. In this conversation he debunks myths about how North American cities ought to structure development to serve human behaviour rather than utopian urban plans that don't add up.

Is the Canadian Charter of Rights a friend or foe of freedom?  

Climates do change, as they always have. So, what's the truth behind human-influence on climate?    David Leis learns this, and other fascinating perspectives into the high science academic community with Dr. William Happer; who has decades of experience in atomic physics, and adaptive optics; consulting several presidential science committees and teaching at Princeton University. Follow Return to...

When did wokeism begin capturing academic institutions? Find out from someone on the inside.  

What exactly happened during 2020 to deliberately hide the truth about the Wuhan Lab, therapeutic treatments for patients, age-stratified risk and the collateral damages of lockdowns? Two authors of the Great Barrington Declaration join David Leis for a well-rounded discussion on what truths have been revealed recently and why public health abandoned over 100 years of data and practices.

When he founded Good Kid Productions, Rob Montz wanted to see Netflix quality documentaries tackle the issues of the day with truth, even if they were politically uncomfortable, and in this discussion with Leighton Grey he details his latest projects are indeed fulfilling that vision: to create films that confront what he calls 'anti-truths'.   Follow Return to Reason for more content Twitter  | ...

Pipelines, clean water and healthcare; Melissa Mbarki says a lot of the solutions to fixing life on indigenous reserves is really quite simple: give them autonomy to help themselves.  Follow Return to Reason for more content Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Facebook  |  YouTube

What exactly happened during 2020 to deliberately hide the truth about the Wuhan Lab, therapeutic treatments for patients, age-stratified risk and the collateral damages of lockdowns? Two authors of the Great Barrington Declaration join David Leis for a well-rounded discussion on what truths have been revealed recently and why public health abandoned over 100 years of data and practices.   Follow...

In this throwback episode, Leighton pulls one out from the archives wherein he chatted with  Pastor James Coates of the Grace Life Church in Edmonton. With the National Citizens Inquiry underway this month across the country, many are being reminded of, and confronted with the  great cost Canadians paid during the dark moments of 2020 and 2021.   Coates explains the inspiration for his book, how G...

With a plethora of experience in political narrative investigation and analysis, writer Ray McGinnis offers his perspective on what the Public Order Emergency Commission revealed about the back story, the political games and the propaganda that was used to craft a strategic narrative around the Freedom Convoy that took to the streets of Ottawa during February of 2022; host David Craig adds his per...

Many Canadians are noticing that life has gotten progressively harder over the past 5 years; much of this is due to public policies that follow the prescription that big government is the solution to everything. As David Leis and his guest Spencer Fernando discuss; the last few years have only proven that reasoning to be false, over and over again. Follow Return to Reason for more content Twitter...

Leighton Grey interviews Dr. Curtis Wall and his lawyer, James Kitchen about a case study in Alberta where a Chiropractor has been penalized and scrutinized by his regulatory body past the point of logic and reason. Have professional Colleges become so corrupted they don't serve a fruitful purpose any longer? A wide ranging discussion asks where do we go from here as a society and what have these...

Are to many people in power tied to their party instead of doing what's best for Canada? Sir Roger Douglas, former Minister of Finance of New Zealand, joins the podcast this week.  What can Canada learn from New Zealand’s economic history? Follow Leaders on the Frontier Twitter  |  YouTube  |  Rumble Follow Return to Reason for more content Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Facebook  |  YouTube

Chiropractor, Author and Canadian champion Athlete, Dr. Lana Nicoll joins Leighton on the podcast. She talks about standing up for personal choice and freedom, while also being cognizant of many global elites in power who want to impose harmful agendas on unsuspecting populations. She argues that true science is never settled and that should be the first red flag to an alternative agenda at play. ...

From ARPA Canada, Director of Law & Public Policy, Andre Schutten has a thought-provoking conversation with David Craig exploring Canada's Constitutional heritage built on the values of personal freedom, honouring a higher power and responsible, limited government within the powers of democracy. Schutten explains why Canada's roots and the policies flowing from it, have come under intense pressure...