The Canadian Story

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Strategic Product and Marketing Executive  A versatile business executive with over 25 years experience across the key pillars of financial services and consumer goods.   Tim has a strong track record of business transformation and aggressive bottom-line growth across banking, lending, wealth management and insurance business lines.  He has worked with big 5 Canadian banks...

Operating primarily within the field of Sociology of Religion but with occasional forays into Communication Studies, Dr. Haskell’s teaching and research focuses on religion in Canada, media in Canada, and religion and media in Canada. Before academia, Dr. Haskell was a journalist. He started as a print features writer and later moved to TV working as a reporter in London, Windsor, and Waterloo Reg...

Jordan Macartney, owner and operator of Macartney Farms Ltd. and Signature Foods, is an Ottawa based entrepreneur who joins us today to discuss the rising costs of food that is plaguing Canadians today. From the rising prices of produce to gas, Jordan provides a unique perspective on real time inflation in Canada.    Find us online:   https://www.thecanadianstory.com/  https://...

Micah Haince was born in Golden, BC.  His father was an employee of CP Rail which took the family to Ontario where Micah lived for twenty years before moving back to BC in 2016.  Micah's work has been in real estate, precious metals, grassroots organization as well as business consulting and entrepreneurship.  Micah is the founder of MNH Strategies, is the Executive Director of the...

Josh Andrus is the Executive Director of Project Confederation, which is a subsidiary of the Alberta Institute, a right leaning libertarian think tank. Andrus is fourth-generation Albertan and a former protege of Kevin Avram, the founder of the Canadian Taxpayer Federation. Watch the video version of this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9Z5LG3UOwQiavTEaQNpUQ https://rumble.com/c/c-1149...

Dan Pujdak is a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and the Executive Lead of Watershed Partners' advisory team in Canada. He has worked with elected leaders, indigenous communities, and Corporate Canada to help advance reconciliation and to foster deeper collaborative relationships across Canada. Find Daniel online: https://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/ https://watershed.co/ Fin...

John Fallon spent two years learning the technical aspects of filmmaking, and another three years perfecting his craft as an actor through a professional theater program (from which he graduated with honors). His feature length directorial debut "The Shelter" starring Michael Pare from his own screenplay was recently released in theaters, VOD and now on DVD to critical acclaim. The LA Times called...

Yukon Ali grew up on a farm in rural Saskatchewan where she was introduced to hard work, machinery and a love of the outdoor lifestyle.  Later she got introduced to mining and immediately fell in love with it and lifestyle that accompanies it.  Yukon Ali now lives in the northern Yukon off the grid mining for gold and couldn't ask for a better way to spend her days. Find Yukon Ali online...

Jason Hewlett is a journalist, broadcaster, and podcaster with a degree in filmmaking and film studies. A lifelong interest in the paranormal led him to join Vancouver Paranormal Society in 2017, where he was a lead investigator and society director until 2020, when he and colleague Peter Renn launched the Canadian Paranormal Foundation. He is the manager of The Paranormal Network YouTube channel...

Dan Pujdak is a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and the Executive Lead of Watershed Partners' advisory team in Canada. He has worked with elected leaders, indigenous communities, and Corporate Canada to help advance reconciliation and to foster deeper collaborative relationships across Canada. Find Daniel online: https://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/ https://watershed.co/ Fin...

Dan was elected Member of the British Columbia Legislature for Peace River North in 2017. He currently serves as the Official Opposition Critic for Social Development and is the Deputy Chair for the Provincial Special Committee to Reform the Police Act. Prior to his election to the Legislature, Dan served as a Fort St. John city councillor for 12 years, was a teacher, a reservist in the...

Alicia Erickson was crowned Miss Rodeo Canada 2020 at the Canadian Finals Rodeo on November 1st, 2019. She will continue on in 2021 as the first ever Miss Rodeo Canada to serve a two year rein. The 25 year-old from Trochu, Alberta has graduated College with her Justice Studies Diploma, specializing in Youth, and will continue her education to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work. Seeing the i...

Mikaela Gerber is an aspiring psychologist and career researcher interested in studying the connection between food, nutrition, and mental health via the gut-brain axis.  The Cambridge, Ontario native was a Canadian National Gymnastics Team member from 2006-2013 wherein she competed at various international competitions including World Championships and PanAmerican Games.  She was also a...

Michael was born and raised in Cambridge, ON. He went to art school for illustration when he was 25 at Sheridan College in Oakville. Michael graduated at 30 with a bachelors degree in illustration and has been doing freelance illustrating since he graduated 14 years ago. His work has been published in The New York Times, Washington post, Sports Illustrated, Men's Health, The Walrus and more. Micha...

Reg Porter is an Islander who has devoted a significant part of his life to the study and preservation of Prince Edward Island heritage, especially its architecture. His childhood was spent in Tignish with his grandparents, where he received his early education. He then attended high school in Montreal and began his university studies with the Jesuits at Loyola College. He continued his education...

Rishi Sharma works in the Private Training Institutions Branch as Director, Stakeholder Engagement & Governance, Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and training. He recently had an opportunity to work in non-profit through a BC government secondment as the Project Manager for the Builders Code – a construction workforce equity project being spearheaded by the BC Construction Association.&n...

Jeremy Willis is an agricultural advocate, or as he likes to call it, an “agvocate”.  Jeremy is passionate about being a steward of the land, of being one of the 2% of North Americans that produces food, and he strongly believes in promoting best practices in all forms of production.  Jeremy is also a musician and songwriter and uses that platform to relate the history and heritage of th...

I.J. Makan is the co-host of Kazingram Dialogue , a podcast dedicated to having open and honest conversations about the topics that matter most to our culture and society. He's a philosopher, product designer , and martial artist . He holds an M.A. in Philosophy from St. Mary's University where he specialized in philosophy of religion and ethics. He's also a first-generation immigrant to Canada. F...

Thank you for taking the time to listen to our podcast.  We are two Canadians who love our country and the people in it.  On the birthday of our nation, lets remember to build each other up, not tear each other down.  Find us online: https://www.facebook.com/thecadstory https://twitter.com/thecadstory https://www.instagram.com/thecadstory/ https://anchor.fm/thecadstory

Fred Wilson is author of "A New Kind of Union - Unifor and the Birth of the Modern Canadian Union" published in 2019 by James Lorimer and Co. Fred retired from full time work with Unifor in 2017.  He was a facilitator for the New Union Project that created Unifor and was Director of Strategic Planning for the first three years of the new union. Fred continues to be a volunteer in union activi...

Denton Wierzba is a futures trader from Red Deer, Alberta Find us online: https://www.facebook.com/thecadstory https://twitter.com/thecadstory https://www.instagram.com/thecadstory/ https://anchor.fm/thecadstory

Chris Spoke is the founder of August, a Toronto-based agency that designs and builds digital products. He's also the organizer of Blue, an event series advancing big ideas for Canada's future. Find Chris online:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisSpoke Blue website:  https://blueforum.ca/ August website:  https://alwaysaugust.co/ Find us online: https://www.facebook.com/thecadstory...

Ryan Guay is the lead singer, guitarist and primary songwriter for the reggae rock group Street Pharmacy. After a brief stint on the MuchMusic reality television show disBAND in 2009, Guay’s group went on to reach #1 on the UR11 charts the following year. Since then, Guay has been busy writing and producing music for organizations such as Tic-Tac, Electronic Arts, CBC Kids and Brock University as...

Sarah Blackwood is a JUNO award-winning singer, songwriter and member of the multi-platinum band Walk Off The Earth. With a combined 1 billion views on YouTube, Sarah is recognized globally from both her sold-out international tours, and her candid, unfiltered social media presence. Sarah provides an honest and down-to-earth perspective on life as a musician, parent, DIY’er and passionate fashion/...