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The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail . Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod! Part 1 is award-winning, national health writer Andre Picard. Mr. Picard is one of Canada’s top health and public policy observers and commentators. He’s been writing for The Globe and Mail since 1987, is an 8-time nominee for...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail . Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod! Part 1 of pod today, my guest is Deputy Leader of the Progressive Senate Group, Dennis Dawson. Dennis goes down in history as one of the youngest MPs ever elected in Canada, when he was just 27 years old. Later, he chaired the...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail . Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod! Part 1, we have John Boyko. John is an educator, guitar player, former municipal politician AND the noted author of 8 books. His latest is: “The Devil’s Trick: How Canada fought the Vietnam War”. We’re going to talk about the C...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail . Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod! First up is Mark Carney. Yup, that Mark Carney. The former Governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, Mark Carney. The Mark Carney who recently spoke at the Liberal Convention. But I have to ask: How much do you re...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail . We have another 2-part podcast today. First up on the pod, we have post-budget panel: Kate Bezanson, Peter Nicholson, and Jim Stanford. Kate is an official Herle Burly Alumnus, appearing on the show back in July. She’s an Associate Dean of Social Sciences at Brock University and sh...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail . We have another 2-part podcast today. Part 1 is the noted Canadian economist, Don Drummond. Mr. Drummond spent almost 23 years in progressively more senior positions in the federal Department, culminating in Associate Deputy Minister of Finance. Paul Martin called him “one of the m...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail and MDA Space . Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod! Part 1, I’m chuffed to welcome Jonathan Allen & Amie Parnes to the podcast. Jonathan and Amie are the New York Times bestselling authors of “Shattered” the definitive account of Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 c...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail and MDA Space . Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod! For Part 1 today, it’s “The Return of Peter Weltman”. Peter is Ontario’s independent Financial Accountability Officer, and the first time he guested with us it was one of the newsiest and most listened to episodes...

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail and MDA Space . We have another 2-part pod for you today! Part 1, I am absolutely thrilled to welcome Michelle Rempel Garner to the show. You all know Ms. Rempel Garner as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Calgary Nose Hill and Health Critic. A major force within the party. B...

We have another 2-part pod for you today! Part 1, I’m so pleased to welcome Nick Saul to the show. Mr. Saul is an internationally renowned food and social justice activist who currently serves as President and CEO of Community Food Centres Canada . He’s an Officer of the Order of Canada, and last May  he was elected Chancellor of Victoria University at the University of Toronto. We’re going to tal...

WATCH:  Through the Looking Glass: Race in Canada presented by Telus ABOUT EPISODE THREE: On the third and final episode of Through the Looking Glass: Race in Canada, our focus group participants discuss their lived experience and share what it means to live in Canada as Black, white, people of colour, and Indigenous peoples. ABOUT SERIES: One of Canada’s most well-known political pollsters takes...

Alright, today’s episode of The Herle Burly is a 2 parter! Part 1 of the pod today is Ian Brodie . An academic by training, today Mr. Brodie is as Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Calgary. But as many of you know, he was central to the founding of the Conservative Party of Canada, and its Executive Director. When Prime Minister Harper was elected in 2006, he became his...

Through the Looking Glass: Race in Canada presented by Telus ABOUT EPISODE: On episode two of Through the Looking Glass: Race in Canada, we will show our focus group participants material taken from the news to better understand what these events symbolize and what they mean in their everyday lives. ABOUT SERIES: One of Canada’s most well-known political pollsters takes us through the looking glas...

Alright, today’s episode of The Herle Burly is a 2 parter! Part 1, is the now former Premier of Nova Scotia, Stephen McNeil. Mr. McNeil is a violation of Herle’s First Rule of Politics – a leader who resigned when he likely could have won reelection.  We'll talk about his story, Atlantic Canada, and the current state of our federation. Part 2 of the pod is Jenni Byrne & Scott Reid , bette...

Through the Looking Glass: Race in Canada presented by Telus ABOUT EPISODE: On episode one of Through the Looking Glass: Race in Canada, we will meet our focus group participants and learn what Canada means to them. ABOUT SERIES: One of Canada’s most well-known political pollsters takes us through the looking glass of a focus group boardroom and into the minds of everyday people.  Our assumptions...

Alright, today’s episode of The Herle Burly is a 2 parter! Part 1, we’re thrilled to welcome to the show the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson . We’ll chat a little about his personal path into politics, and then, we’ll dive right into a deep dissection of federal climate policy. Is it enough? How important is the carbon tax? What’s the impact on the prairies? The...

*AVAILABLE FEB 25* Through the Looking Glass: Race in Canada presented by Telus One of Canada’s most well-known political pollsters takes us through the looking glass of a focus group boardroom and into the minds of everyday people.  Our assumptions will be confronted. Our biases revealed. Our minds opened.  Through the Looking Glass (TTLG) by Air Quotes Media is a video-first podcast, hosted by D...

Alright, welcome in Herle Burly-ites! It’s time for another 2-part pod on The Herle Burly. Part 1, I’m absolutely thrilled to welcome Jagmeet Singh to the pod. You all know Mr. Singh as the Leader of the New Democratic Party. But do you really know Mr. Singh? Well, we’re going to dive into his personal story and path to leadership. And then we’re going to spend some time discussing where the NDP a...

It’s a 2-parter today on The Herle Burly. First part, I’m so pleased to welcome Celina Caesar-Chavannes back here. Ms. Caesar-Chavannes, former MP for the riding of Whitby, was last on the pod in June. But now she’s got a new book out on her life and her time in the Trudeau government. It’s called: “ Can You Hear Me Now? How I Found My Voice and Learned to Live with Passion .” Join us for a detail...

Welcome to another 2-part podcast on The Herle Burly.  For Part 1 today, we have Perry Bellegarde , National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. National Chief Bellegarde is originally from Little Black Bear First Nation and he’s brought his skill and focus on measurable progress to all levels of First Nations governance, over a more than 30 year career. He was first elected National Chief in...

Welcome in, all you lovely Herle Burly-ites! So happy to have you here for another 2-part Herle Burly podcast. For Part 1, we have the Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, Steven Del Duca. We’re going to talk to Steven about his life, his politics, and where he wants to take Ontario. And what he means by “restoring dignity” as an overarching umbrella for his policy process and thinking. Part 2 of...

It’s another Herle Burly 2-part pod for you today. For Part 1, we have Frances Donald in the Zoom box. Ms. Donald is Managing Director, Global Chief Economist and Global Head of Macroeconomic Strategy at Manulife Investment Management. In 2019 at 33 years of age, she became the youngest Chief Economist in Canada. And one of only two women to hold that title in this country. Among other things, we’...

Alright Herle Burly-ites, time for today’s pod. We’ve got another 2-parter for you today. For Part 1, I’m so pleased to welcome Annamie Paul , Leader of Green Party of Canada. We’re going to find out a lot more about Annamie over the next hour or so, but she’s been involved in civic life since she was 12 years old, working as a page in the Ontario Legislature. She’s holds a Bachelor of Laws from t...

Welcome to our first Herle Burly of 2021 ... it’s a jam-packed 2-parter! For Part 1, we have Kathleen Petty ZOOMING into the show from Alberta. A co-founding producer and host at CBC Newsworld, Kathleen was the long-time host of “Today from Calgary”. Today, she’s executive producer of CBC News in Calgary and the host of the "West of Centre" podcast, providing news and analysis with a Wes...

Alright, holidaying Herle Burly-ites, welcome to our very last pod of 2020. Despite its weirdness, difficulties and downright tragedies, I feel damn thankful that all of you Herle Burly-ites stuck with us this year. Doing the show is such a joy for me and I’m gratified you let me, my friends Scott Reid and Jenni Bryne, and my arcane references to Saskatchewan Roughrider lineman of the 70s and 80s...