The Shurman Report

Peter discusses the breakup of the NDP/Liberal voting agreement…it happened today so a vote of non-confidence will likely happen asap. But here’s the twist. Jagmeet Singh made the announcement and it came as a surprise. He believes he’s holding the cards with an incredibly weakened Justin Trudeau incapable of winning. Singh says he’s the guy to elect as Prime Minister to fend off “that wicked Pier...

Mike Duffy, long time reporter on the Canadian political scene joins Peter for a chat about where we stand with an election no more than a year away and weighs in on the USA race. Peter comments on the upcoming change to the Bank of Canada rate. That’s the one home mortgagees are hoping will drop. Focus is also brought to the first day of school in Ontario where a cellphone ban is now in effect…ho...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pushing NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh hard on why he continues to support the governing Liberal Minority of Justin Trudeau. In often tough language, Poilievre said (quote) “No one voted for you to keep Trudeau in power. You do not have a mandate to drag out his government another year.” That aside, the Conservative Leader points an accusing finger at the socialis...

Journalist and author Sue Ann Levy joins Peter to talk politics in today’s show. Politics are coming back into focus as we head into the Labour Day weekend and a soon-to-return Parliament in Ottawa. Polling continues to indicate decimation for the Trudeau Liberals and a majority government for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives. However, it’s still early days for prediction a year out. If Poilievre...

Peter discusses what Canadians are talking about today...an American Presidential debate where the two sides are trying to reach agreement on whether or not an opponent's microphone should be muted while a candidate is responding to a question. That's how it was done when Trump and Biden were debating...guess it didn't turn out too well for Biden. The Chinese make a very cheap electric vehicle. Pr...

Lisa MacLeod, MPP for Nepean and former Cabinet Minister in several portfolios provincially. She’s seen a lot politically, been through a lot both personally and professionally. And she’s a friend. Lisa talks about her involvement in the issue of Jew Hatred owing to her close connections with the many Jewish people in her constituency. She arrived a few minutes late and, as a result, wound up in a...

Today's program is a series of Peter's view, no guests. First, a question: is Kamala Harris a Manchurian Candidate. In other words, a person with little of her own to offer...so, a puppet of some shadowy group of Democrats who circumvented normal nominating procedure to put her up for President. Next, what's really wrong with the Middle East? It sands ready to be a 'get-along' neighborhood if not...

A varied show as we end a week in which radio was celebrated. Peter welcomes Montreal radio legend Dean Hagopian to talk about the good old days of playing the hits on AM radio and getting a huge audience. For everyone but especially for Montrealers. Then Peter switches to commentary mode. We avoided a railway strike. Should the Federal Labour Minister nip the Air Canada pilots’ strike in the bud...

Lee Abrams was the top shelf consultant to companies in the radio business during the rise of album rock FM stations. He expanded his consultancy to all kinds of broadcasting endeavors and has been both the responder to and creator of change in the media landscape. Media can be defined by a timeline that looks at what was consumed by the masses before and since the internet. Things have changed ra...

Peter’s guest on this show is an infectious disease expert, Dr. Neil Rau. We spoke to him a lot during the COVID-19 period and now he’ll enlighten us on the truth and fiction an MPOX. The World Health Organization declared MPOX a World Health Emergency a few days ago. Does that mean we here in North America need to take precautions. We’ll leave that to Dr. Rau. And what’s inflation? Well, succinct...

Two guests with particular objectives today. One has Toronto political aspirations and the other has been involved with Montreal, broader Quebec, and the large number of Anglophones or English speakers that live there. Both are interesting stories, both stories that are unique to Canada. Anthony Furey, a centre-right journalist jumped into last year’s mayoralty race. He moved quickly up the ranks...

Rick Ekstein is a Director of CIJA (Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs) and has been leading delegations of politicians and non-Jewish leaders to Israel regularly since the Gaza War back in 2014. Since October 7th, Rick has visited Israel three times, meeting regularly with political leaders, including the President of Israel, senior military leaders, and senior members of the Ministry of Foreig...

Peter is joined by two experts in widely divergent fields today...first, former Canadian Finance Minister Joe Oliver who recently wrote about four endgames in progress right now, all of which can and will change the world. The American electon is one; the impending doom of the Trudeau Liberals is another. Add climate change and the Middle East and, wow, we don't need an ancient saying of Confucius...

Catherine Swift visits today to discuss manufacturing in Canada. She is the President of Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses Canada and formerly headed up the CFIB…Canadian Federation for Independent Business. If anyone knows how we’re doing collectively out there in 2024 Canada, it’s Catherine Swift. Peter presents a rant on what he believes is a ridiculous situation in Quebec whe...

Toronto-based lawyer and political observer Stephen Ledrew joins Peter to talk about the never-ending political change as Canada edges closer to a general election. In one day we saw poll results showing Marc Carney as a more acceptable leader by Liberals than Justin Trudeau AND a new federal party forming up called the Canadian Future Party. The interim leader says it’s neither left nor right! Pe...

Peter welcomes two guests who have been around the corner a few times. Andy Stinton runs a successful Toronto show production enterprise but he's a crafty guy and not much escapes him. Today, we talk e-Bikes & scooters and then fake news...is it Fox or MSNBC or the CBC. And Kevin Gaudet is a Government Relations specialist - his company is Brightpoint Strategy. But he has also been the head of the...

In this episode, Peter offers some opening comments on the lawsuit filed by Jewish students at Harvard over recent disruptions related to events in the Middle East. A federal judge has ruled that the lawsuit may proceed…Harvard tried to fight that and lost. Soldiers of the Russian Army have been battling in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in their ongoing war against that country. Being busy up ther...

Peter Shurman analyzes the selection of Tim Waltz as Kamala Harris' running mate and Pierre Polieuve's political rhetoric. They discuss Waltz's political background and ideology, and how his selection complements Harris' image as a left-wing candidate. The speakers also compare Waltz's choice to Trump's VP pick, Nikki Haley, and analyze the impact of Poilievre's rhetoric on political discourse in...

Peter Shurman discusses the likelihood of a third world war, critical immigration theory, and potential solutions to address climate change. Is a third world war is inevitable due to geopolitical tensions? Shurman offers views on immigration theory and climate change solutions. Later, Peter Shurman discusses the value of Bitcoin and its potential for growth, predicting it will continue to rise bey...

Today, Peter discussed a parody of Leonardo da Vinci's 'The Last Supper' during the Paris 2024 Olympics, arguing it was not intended to disrespect any religious group, while Shurman believes people need to grow up and stop being easily offended. Later, Shurman discussed the current geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, focusing on the Abrahamic Accords, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the on...

In this inaugural episode of The Shurman Report, Peter Shurman introduces himself and provides an overview of his background and experiences. Peter Shurman has a long history in broadcasting, having worked as a news reporter in Montreal in the 1970s and 1980s, where he interviewed prominent figures like Rene Levesque and Pierre Trudeau. He later became a talk radio host and served in Provincial Of...

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