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Episodes
Good Talk -- It's All Over But The Counting
4/25/2025
Millions of Canadians are about to decide, if they haven't already in advance polls, which party & which leader they want to form a government.
Duration:00:52:29
Your Turn -- How Are You Deciding Your Vote?
4/24/2025
This week's question asked listeners about their decision and how they are making it. We didn't want to know who you voted for, but rather how you arrived at your decision. You responded in huge numbers from coast to coast to coast and beyond! Plus the Random Ranter is here.
Duration:00:47:17
Moore Butts #20 - Does Canada Need a Majority Government To Deal With Trump? - Encore
4/23/2025
An encore of to make Canada's position stronger, should Canadians vote for a majority government?
Duration:00:44:30
Smoke, Mirrors and The Truth -- The Stretch Run Begins
4/22/2025
What should we be watching for as the leaders hit the final days of their campaigns to woo voters.
Duration:00:45:38
A New Brain Drain -- And It's In Reverse
4/21/2025
There was a time when Canada lost the best and the brightest in a "brain drain" to the United States. Is the reverse beginning to happen now?
Duration:00:47:16
Good Talk -- Did The Debates Change The Needle?
4/18/2025
Four leaders, one moderator, two hours of debate. In a five week campaign did those two hours change the shape of Canada's election race? That's the question for Chantal Hebert and Rob Russo on this week's Good Talk.
Duration:00:52:35
Your Turn -- What You Want To See In Tonight's Debate
4/17/2025
For many Canadians, it all comes down to this -- how do the candidates perform in tonight's debate?
Duration:00:51:12
SMT -- From Dirty Tricks to Debate Tactics - Encore
4/16/2025
An encore of the Liberals get caught playing dirty tricks, while both parties prepare for this week's debates.
Duration:00:43:44
SMT -- From Dirty Tricks to Debate Tactics
4/15/2025
The Liberals get caught playing dirty tricks, while both parties prepare for this week's debates. With little time left in the campaign, is the die cast, or is anything still possible?
Duration:00:43:25
Aside From Trump, Does Foreign Policy Enter The Canadian Election?
4/14/2025
How risky are the US/Iran talks now underway? Aside from Trump, are there any foreign policy issues in the Canadian election campaign?
Duration:00:46:55
Good Talk - "Do You Believe The Polls?"
4/11/2025
When the Conservatives, or at least some of them, start to question the validity of the polls, that there's trouble in the Tory ranks.
Duration:00:52:27
Your Turn - Week #3 of Your Election Issues
4/10/2025
What are you looking for in the next leader of our country? Plus the Random Ranter is back with his latest election take.
Duration:00:44:34
Can Anyone Stop Donald Trump On Tariffs? - Encore
4/9/2025
An encore of trillions of dollars, have been lost; thousands of jobs, in real life, have been lost in Canada alone; all because of Trump's tariffs.
Duration:00:41:24
Moore Butts #20 - Does Canada Need a Majority Government To Deal With Trump?
4/8/2025
To make Canada's position stronger, should Canadians vote for a majority government?
Duration:00:45:47
Can Anyone Stop Donald Trump On Tariffs?
4/7/2025
Trillions of dollars, have been lost; thousands of jobs, in real life, have been lost in Canada alone; all because of Trump's tariffs.
Duration:00:44:02
Good Talk -- Reality Sinks In ... This is Going to Hurt
4/4/2025
As the week ends thousands of Canadians are out of work because of the Donald Trump tariffs. Thousands more could be soon.
Duration:00:52:30
Your Turn -- More of Your Thoughts on The Issues of This Campaign
4/3/2025
There were so many entries by you for the answer to this question that it will likely fill three episodes of Your Turn. What you expect of the parties and their leaders as the campaign countdown continues. Plus the Random Ranter and his thoughts for this week.
Duration:00:43:45
SMT -- Both Main Parties Face Issues, Are They Serious? - Encore
4/2/2025
The Conservatives lead collapsed and they are divided. The Liberals stumble over a candidate. Social media stories that don't make the news.
Duration:00:46:48
Smoke Mirrors and The Truth -- Both Main Parties Face Issues, Are They Serious?
4/1/2025
The Conservatives lead collapsed and they are divided. The Liberals stumble over a candidate. Social media stories that don't make the news.
Duration:00:46:45
Is Putin Now In Trump's Bad Books.. and Why?
3/31/2025
Retired Lt Col Alexander Vindman gives us his sense of developments between Trump & Putin. Then Janice Stein gives us her take.
Duration:00:43:23