Unpublished Cafe

PUBLISHED: 08/18/2019 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: Will Canada’s federal election be won on the international stage? Voters are mere two months away from heading to the ballot box. When the Liberals came to power in 2015, Justin Trudeau pledged “Canada is back” and “Sunny Ways” as a counter to the ten years of Stephen Harper. But the positive words and ambition were somewhat derailed by...

PUBLISHED: 07/14/2019 Will this be the federal election in Canada that sees the environment take centre stage? Last fall, a dire warning for the world from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The aim now is to keep any temperature increase below 1.5 degrees, and predicting a massive $54 trillion impact on world economies according to Moody’s. On the Unpublished Cafe today we will provid...

PUBLISHED: 07/14/2019 Will this be the federal election in Canada that sees the environment take centre stage? Last fall, a dire warning for the world from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The aim now is to keep any temperature increase below 1.5 degrees, and predicting a massive $54 trillion impact on world economies according to Moody’s. On the Unpublished Cafe today we hear from a...

PUBLISHED: 07/07/2019 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: Will this be the federal election in Canada that sees the environment take centre stage? Last fall, a dire warning for the world from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The aim now is to keep any temperature increase below 1.5 degrees, and predicting a massive $54 trillion impact on world economies according to Moody’s. On th...

PUBLISHED: 06/23/2019 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: Up to 95 per cent of all plastic found in the world’s oceans comes from just 10 source rivers, which are all in the developing world. Single-use items: plastic bags, straws, cutlery, plates, stir sticks, takeout packaging, cups, and cigarette butts. The proposed Liberal plan would kick off in 2021 —curbing litter and also cutting nearly...

PUBLISHED: 06/09/2019 Is a Green Wave about to wash over Canada ahead of the next federal election? A new Abacus Data poll shows the federal Greens with 12% support for the party that has tried to crack double digit support forever in Canada. Digging deeper in the numbers, more than one third of voters say they would consider voting Green. It’s not the first time the Greens were seen to be on the...

PUBLISHED: 05/12/2019 Samara Canada recently published a study revealing that almost two-thirds of Canadians feel alienated by the politicians who they voted to represent them. Even economists agree; democracy is slipping. What can be done to get democracy back on track? The ability to sway public opinion is becoming increasingly simplistic in the age of globalization and social media. Disinformat...

PUBLISHED: 04/14/2019 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: Justin Trudeau is scrambling to save his brand and support as two prominent members of his cabinet are turfed. The Opposition Conservatives constantly badger the Liberals and in particular the Prime Minister, going as far as goading him into a lawsuit. Canadians are watching this issue despite the ferocious effort by the Liberals to chan...

PUBLISHED: 03/31/2019 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: The explosive story of political meddling in a judicial decision was just the tip of the iceberg. Since the story broke, it’s become much more than just a “he said-she said” dispute. There’s been calls for the PM to step down, the call for a public inquiry and even a police investigation. For the Liberals, blood is in the pool and the sh...

———————————— PUBLISHED: 03/17/2019 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: Sunny Ways has given in to gloomy days for the federal Liberals after former Attorney General, Jody Wilson Raybould blew the whistle on the PMO for trying to pressure her into giving SNC-LAVALIN a Deferred Prosecution Agreement for it’s plying the Gadhafi regime with millions of dollars to secure infrastructure contracts in...

PUBLISHED: 02/10/2019 Seeing is believing when it comes to the truth. What happens when what you see looks real, convincingly real, but isn't? Earlier this week, Canada's Chief Electoral Officer, Stephane Perrault told House of Commons Committee, that there is very little in his tool box to deal with "fake news" about candidates or their parties during an election. Outright lies on socia...

PUBLISHED: 01/11/2019 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: As the calendar turns to 2019, Canadians are looking down the road to see what is coming over the horizon. For some Canadians, the view is a little foreboding. While the pundits and pollsters have a different view as to what 2019 will bring, the one common thread through their work is that Canadians are probably the most cynical they've...

PUBLISHED: 09/27/2018 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: In late August, after a federal Conservative leadership race and rumblings of unhappiness and just ahead of the Conservative policy convention, MP Maxime Bernier announced he was leaving the Federal Cons to form his own party. Some felt it was selfish while others said it was a breath of fresh air for like minded Tories. Bernier was a ra...

Q: When are Your Charter protected rights not protected? A: When Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms—the Notwithstanding Clause—is invoked. ———————————— PUBLISHED: 09/12/2018 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: This week, the Ontario Government announced it would be using the “Notwithstanding Clause” for the first time in its history. The Notwithstanding clause allows th...

It was a tweet that was heard half a world away and diplomatic relationships between Canada and Saudi Arabia are now hanging by a thread. ———————————— PUBLISHED: 08/22/2018 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: Diplomatic tension is on the rise between the two countries after Canada's Global Affairs Ministry tweeted at the Saudi government, condemning the arrest of two female bloggers who have be...

Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: Is democracy under attack in Canada's largest city?    Ontario's new government has turned upside down the upcoming Municipal Election in Toronto by announcing legislation to reduce the size of Toronto City Council from 47 this fall, to 25. As well, the Province is suspending the upcoming election of Regional Chairs in Peel, York and Muskoka riding (former OP...

Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast:Canada and Russia have had far from warm relations. There have been pockets of cooperation, but for the most part there appears to be little trust between the two sides. It was Canada and Jean Chretien that brought Russia to the G7 making it the G8 with Boris Yeltsin in charge. It appeared then that Russia was easing the iron grip it had on it's people. Under...

Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: The Ontario PC's made a lot of promises on the campaign trail but we're short on details when it came to attaining goals. Promises of lower Hydro bills and lower gas prices were highlighted but they haven't been fleshed out yet. The Province has pulled out of cap and trade although there is nothing to replace it. Ford has made good on turfing Hydro One head,...

Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: The Liberals have staked a claim on the environment turning the Ministry of the Environment to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. And that Minister, Ottawa Centre MP, Catherine McKenna is now shepherding in Bill C69, the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act. It would replace, the Cana...

Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: When US President Donald Trump started taking aim at Canada's dairy, poultry and egg industries during the renegotiation of NAFTA, those farmers could feel the hair rise on the back of their necks. Once again, it put Canada's supply management system back in the spotlight and not necessarily for all the right reasons. There has been a growing chorus of voices...

Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: When US President Donald Trump started taking aim at Canada's dairy, poultry and egg industries during the renegotiation of NAFTA, those farmers could feel the hair rise on the back of their necks. Once again, it put Canada's supply management system back in the spotlight and not necessarily for all the right reasons. There has been a growing chorus of voices...

Today on Unpublished Cafe-- Doug Ford was seen as the most toxic of choices when it came to the Ontario PC leadership race, but he prevailed. His provincial disapproval rating was almost as high as Kathleen Wynne's yet he prevailed. How did it happen? What does it tell us about Ontarians? ———————————— https://www.unpublished.vote/issue/260/the-ontario-election-aftermath ———————————— GUESTS: Ian Ho...

Today on Unpublished Cafe, the Ontario's Health and Physical Education curriculum was released in 2015 to a storm of criticism. Forget the fact the curriculum hadn't been updated in almost 20 years when it was brought in. So whats changed since 1998 and 2015? The smart phone, sexting, online bullying all in the future. The Ontario election is less than two weeks away and an issue that was in the r...

Today on the Unpublished. Cafe, we will take a look at the issues facing the truth today. Joining me for the discussion is Tom Korski, managing editor of Blacklock's Reporter. The impetus for this show today was an interesting story from Blacklock's Reporter which found our federal government had actually spent half a million dollars creating #FakeNews. What does it say when a federal government o...

PUBLISHED: 05/11/2018 Today on Unpublished Cafe we talk about how the North American Free Trade Agreement has been a political football for many politicians, in particular US presidents, as we have seen since Donald Trump entered the presidential race in 2015. While he decries the deal as unfair to Americans, the agreement has accomplished it's seven goals. To get an idea how much this means to al...