The LeDrew Three Minute Interview

Christmas Eve is here, and Stephen LeDrew has a message for Canadians. In this Christmas Eve rant, Stephen LeDrew talks about why Christmas matters - whether you are Christian, secular, religious, or none of the above. Christmas is about joy, generosity, gratitude, family, community, and the simple act of wishing others well. Stephen reflects on the many ways Canadians celebrate Christmas, the imp...

Today, Stephen LeDrew is joined by Mehtab Sangha, a first-year student at the Rotman School of Commerce, to talk about one of the biggest failures in Canadian education. Students graduate high school without knowing how to budget, save, or manage basic household finances. Mehtab explains what he did and did not learn before university, how much students rely on parents for financial literacy, and...

In Today’s Three Minutes, Stephen LeDrew speaks with international model Miriam Mattova about what happened after a highly publicized incident in Toronto faded from the headlines - and how it became the start of a much more disturbing ordeal. Following the incident, Mattova began receiving dozens of online death threats each day, many directed not only at her but at her family. These threats were...

Daniel Tyrie, founder and chairman of the Dominion Society, joins Stephen LeDrew to explain a political movement most Canadians have never heard of - and why that may be intentional. In this conversation, Daniel Tyrie lays out the concept of meta politics, the belief that politics flows downstream from culture, and why changing Canada’s political direction requires reshaping cultural assumptions f...

As the year comes to a close, Stephen LeDrew delivers a blunt New Year’s Eve rant about where Canada stands and what must change in the year ahead. In this message, Stephen LeDrew calls out the lingering legacy of the Trudeau era still embedded in Ottawa - from bloated DEI bureaucracies to government waste, failed accountability, and recycled ministers with old ideas. He questions why Canadians ar...

From the attack at Bondi Beach to open calls for violence heard in cities across the West, he argues that what we are witnessing is not religion, but extremist ideology being allowed to flourish because of political weakness. LeDrew challenges the claim that charges “can’t be made to stick,” reminding viewers that Canadian law does not permit advocating murder or violence against any group. He war...

Catherine Swift, President of the Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada, joins Stephen LeDrew to expose why Canada keeps throwing billions at failing companies. From the half-billion dollars paid to Algoma Steel while laying off a thousand workers, to massive EV subsidies that have already failed, Swift argues that government handouts never work and never have. Lower taxes,...

J.D.M. Stewart, author of The Prime Ministers, joins Stephen LeDrew to discuss how history will judge Justin Trudeau after a decade in office. From personality politics to the rise of woke ideology, Stewart explains why Trudeau’s tenure divided Canadians and how his approach to leadership differed from past prime ministers. The conversation tackles the long view of political legacy, the damage don...

Stephen LeDrew sits down with Dan McTeague, former Liberal MP and longtime Canadian energy and public-policy expert, for a blunt discussion about Canada’s immigration surge - and how it went from opportunity to chaos. The two break down how millions of temporary residents and workers were admitted to Canada with no screening, no skill requirements, and no national plan. Many have slipped through t...

Veteran broadcaster and former MPP Peter Shurman joins Stephen LeDrew to explain why Canada is facing an existential crisis. From stalled pipelines to broken regulatory systems to provinces openly resisting Ottawa, Shurman argues that Canada is drifting toward a future where the country barely functions as a single nation. As he so graphically puts it, we are held together by spit and bailing wire...

Today, Stephen LeDrew speaks with Mehtab Sangha, a first-year student at the Rotman School of Commerce, who recently raised concerns about financial literacy directly with Premier Doug Ford and former Education Minister Stephen Lecce. Mehtab explains why Ontario students graduate high school without basic money skills and why financial literacy should be a full-year course, not an afterthought. Th...

J.D.M. Stewart joins Stephen LeDrew to discuss why the history of Canada’s prime ministers is essential to understanding the country today. Drawing from his new book, The Prime Ministers, Stewart explains how leaders from Sir John A. Macdonald onward shaped Canada’s identity, managed crises, and navigated the often tense relationship with the United States. From early American ambitions toward Bri...

Catherine Swift, President of the Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada, joins Stephen LeDrew to deliver a blunt assessment of the crisis facing Canada’s small and medium manufacturers. She explains why businesses are closing, shrinking, or fleeing to the United States - and why it’s not a global problem but a uniquely Canadian failure. Swift contrasts Canada’s 5% decline i...

COP30 just wrapped up - the private jets have taken off, the luxury ships have sailed away, and most Canadians didn’t hear a word about it. Why? Because the world has stopped paying attention to these climate conferences, even as governments keep shovelling money into them. Stephen LeDrew is joined by Dan McTeague, former Liberal MP and long-time energy expert, to break down why COP30 has become i...

Today, Stephen LeDrew is joined by Peter Shurman - longtime broadcaster, former MPP, and veteran observer of Canadian politics. With decades of experience in media and public life, Shurman offers a sharp and candid assessment of where Canada stands heading into 2026. Shurman explains why Canadians feel a deep malaise despite upbeat headlines about GDP. He breaks down the lack of optimism, the loss...

Op-ed writer and policy researcher Adam Zivo joins Stephen LeDrew for a sharp look at the failure of Canada’s “safer supply” experiment. He explains how government-distributed hydromorphone flooded communities, empowered drug dealers, and did nothing to curb fentanyl addiction. Zivo breaks down why this policy was never evidence-based, how it harmed youth, and what real addiction treatment should...

Author J.D.M. Stewart joins Stephen LeDrew to discuss his new book,The Prime Ministers, and explain why understanding Canada’s leaders matters more than ever. Stewart explains how Prime Ministers shape history, why the office has grown so powerful, and how cabinet dynamics influence the choices that define the country. From Sir John A. Macdonald to modern leadership, Stewart offers a sharp and acc...

Stephen LeDrew sits down with commentator Robin Bredin for a sharp conversation about leadership, arrogance and the state of Canada’s political culture. When the Prime Minister was asked when he last spoke to Donald Trump, he replied with a flippant “Who cares?” - a remark that stunned observers around the world and raised serious questions about Canada’s credibility at a moment when our auto indu...

A billion-dollar Canadian success story just left the country - and Ottawa didn’t even notice. Stephen LeDrew is joined by Dan McTeague, former Liberal MP and one of Canada’s most respected energy and economic analysts, to break down the stunning Nutrien story: the world’s largest potash company has chosen to build its new tidewater port in Washington State, not Canada. Why? Because taxes are...

As Canadians gather over Christmas dinners and parties, Stephen LeDrew argues this is the time to talk openly about what it means to be Canadian. While academics and political elites attack our history as “settler” or “colonial,” LeDrew makes the case that Canada’s strength comes from the people who built it - French, English, and generations of newcomers who created a vibrant, successful nation....

Stephen LeDrew sits down with Andrew Perez, Principal at Perez Strategies, for a serious discussion about the decline of Canada’s urban centers and how to restore public safety, dignity, and accountability. From tent cities and rising crime to addiction and failed drug policies, Stephen presses on whether a decade of Liberal governance under Trudeau helped create today’s crisis. Andrew pushes back...

Stephen LeDrew sits down with Jay Goldberg, Canadian Affairs Manager with the Consumer Choice Center and frequent Three Minute Interview guest, for a hard look at the fallout from Mark Carney’s first federal budget — and whether Canada is any closer to getting back on track. Goldberg says the rhetoric of renewal doesn’t match the reality: there’s no movement on the Ring of Fire, no progress on pip...

Stephen LeDrew sits down with Michael Diamond, principal at Upstream Strategy Group, for a candid look at what’s happened to leadership - in Canada and beyond. LeDrew asks the tough question: has politics gone down the drain? Diamond argues that despite a few headline embarrassments, Canada actually has some of the most capable leaders it’s ever seen - from premiers with business backgrounds to no...

Stephen LeDrew sits down with Mark Milke, president of the Aristotle Foundation, for a candid Three Minutes on the state of DEI in Canada. Mark explains why diversity, equity, and inclusion - once a tool to correct historical injustices - has become misapplied in workplaces, universities, and corporations. Using real examples, he shows how DEI policies can ignore merit, create new inequities, and...

Stephen LeDrew opens today’s Three Minutes with a story every Canadian should hear - a billion-dollar vote of non-confidence in Canada’s economy. Nutrien, the Saskatchewan-based potash giant and one of the world’s largest fertilizer suppliers, warned Ottawa last year that it desperately needed expanded port access to ship product to Asia. With Vancouver clogged, over-regulated, and stagnant, the c...