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Weekends with Ben O’Hara Byrne will showcase Ben’s signature curiosity, good humour, and love for great Canadian stories - whenever you're listening. Learn new things, hear surprising perspectives, and head into your day with fresh stories to talk about. Ben O’Hara Byrne brings decades of experience in journalism, broadcast, and connecting with people to the microphone. Throughout his career, he’s held reporting & anchor roles across Canada, from Quebec City to Ottawa to Victoria. He’s been a network bureau chief in Beijing and London, U.K. And, he’s reported on stories around the world, inclu...

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Doug Ford ups the voltage on Canada’s fight with Trump’s tariffs 11.03.2025 18:29

Guest: Mark Winfield, co-chair, Sustainable Energy Initiative, York University.

It’s a Carney coronation for the Liberals, now what? 10.03.2025 19:10

Guest: Robert Fife, Ottawa Bureau Chief, The Globe and Mail.

How to Buy Less and still get what you need 08.03.2025 9:18

Guest: Rebecca Rowe, fashion designer and shopping expert.

How Bizarre: Canadian sets hot, hot, hot Guinness World Record 08.03.2025 9:56

Guest: Mike Jack, Canadian hot sauce eating Guinness World Record holder.

Former N.B. premier Frank McKenna says Canada can win a trade war 08.03.2025 19:52

Guest: Frank McKenna, former premier of New Brunswick and former Canadian Ambassador to the United States, Deputy Chairman of the Toronto-Dominion Bank.

A century-old family-run cannery in Belleville rides a wave of Buy Canadian patriotism 08.03.2025 17:39

Guest: Keenan Sprague, vice-president, Sprague Cannery.

Is this finally the end for Hudson’s Bay after 355 years? 08.03.2025 18:53

Guest: Bruce Winder, retail analyst and author of RETAIL Before, During & After COVID-19.

Karl Subban on fatherhood, teaching, hockey and living up to your potential 07.03.2025 34:56

Guest: Karl Subban, educator, hockey dad, author of Raise Your Roof.

How to find good Canadian alternatives to popular US products 07.03.2025 16:49

Guest: Julia Grieve, founder of Preloved and Change Beauty.

Trump’s tariffs aren’t going anywhere, the view from a Canadian executive in Miami 07.03.2025 20:41

Guest: Justus Parmar, CEO, Fortuna Investments.

Trump backs down on tariffs once again, how should Canada navigate the uncertainty? 07.03.2025 17:59

Guest: Perrin Beatty, Former MP and cabinet minister, and former president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Trump blinks on tariffs, is it time to keep up the pressure? 07.03.2025 18:57

Guest: Ari Hawkins, trade reporter, Politico.

Retaliatory Tariffs Won’t Protect Canada: America is reversing decades of continental free trade. To keep up, we need to play the long game. 06.03.2025 18:10

Guest: Asa McKercher, Steven K. Hudson Research Chair in Canada-US Relations and Associate Professor in Public Policy and Governance at St. Francis Xavier University.

Journo Corner: Trade war personal finance update No. 1: Four steps to defend you and your family right now 06.03.2025 19:18

Guest: Rob Carrick, personal finance columnist, The Globe and Mail.

Buy Canadian: Barrington Griffiths Watch Company 06.03.2025 8:38

Guest: Mark Griffiths, owner, Barrington Griffiths Watch Company.

Using statistics to analyze how to win the Tim Hortons “Roll up to Win” 06.03.2025 10:39

Guest: Michael Wallace, associate professor of biostatistics, University of Waterloo.

To face tariffs, Canada should declare pipeline projects in the national interest 06.03.2025 19:31

Guest: Heather Exner-Pirot, director of energy, natural resources and environment, Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

Liberal Government responds to tariffs 06.03.2025 17:37

Guest: Marc Miller, federal immigration minister,

A tariff reprieve for Big 3 automakers but the trade war shows no signs of cooling down 06.03.2025 18:05

Guest: David Pierce, VP government relations, Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Listen Next: Global National with Dawna Friesen | Trudeau says Trump's tariffs are 'very dumb' as trade war begins 05.03.2025 23:02

The frustration of both Canadians and Americans as U.S. President Donald Trump officially launches his trade war; and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's tough words for Trump. The fears among auto, steel, and aluminum companies. How Canadians are uniting as they fight the tariffs. Plus, how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is trying to salvage his relationship with Trump after that infamous Ov...

How fast will supply chains seize with Trump’s tariffs 05.03.2025 15:35

Guest: Fraser Johnson, Professor of Operations Management, Ivey School, Western University.

Buy Canadian: Uncle Bob’s Popcorn 05.03.2025 19:55

Guest: Tanner Townsend, Marketing & Sales Manager, Uncle Bob's Popcorn/Ontario Popping Corn Co.

How will tariffs impact the produce section at the grocery store 05.03.2025 19:24

Guest: Ron Lemaire, president, Canadian Produce Marketing Association.

Market reaction and pushback against Trump’s tariffs 05.03.2025 19:06

Guest: Martha Harrison, a partner in the International Trade and Investment Law, and Retail and Consumer Markets Groups in Toronto, McCarthy Tétrault LLP.

How should Canada respond to Trump’s tariffs? 05.03.2025 17:56

Guest: Jason Kenney, former Alberta premier and federal cabinet minster.