If the polls are anywhere near correct Pierre Poilievre is on track to be our next Prime Minister. And he may be in that job for a long time. So today we’re going to dare to speculate: what would years of Conservative rule look like?
March 4, 2024
The Backbench
#67 A Conversation With Erin O’Toole
Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole has officially stepped away from Canadian politics, leaving behind the Conservative party he called home for over a decade.
June 27, 2023
A short history of Patrick Brown electoral controversies
"Their allegations are lies and I can only wish that they end their attacks on myself and my family," he wrote to his local paper, shortly after being...
July 11, 2022
By Jonathan Goldsbie
OPPO
#57 Peter MacKay’s Yoga Tweet Apology Tour
The race to replace Andrew Scheer as Conservative leader is on. Who are the key players, and what issues do they face in their bid for the job? For insight, we’re joined by former Harper strategist Ken Boessenkool.
February 11, 2020
Short Cuts
#199 The Sun Never Sets On The Netflix Empire
Is Netflix threatening Canadian culture through neo-imperialism? Never mind the copyright infringement, was the Conservative Party's Heritage Minute any good? And did the new Indigenous Languages Act accomplish anything?
February 7, 2019
OPPO
#17 The Fascists Are Calling From Inside The House
What is going on with conservatives across the country? And what the hell is Stephen Harper doing on the Ben Shapiro show?
November 20, 2018
Short Cuts
#138 Andrew Scheer Does Not Want His Name In Headlines With The Rebel
The Conservative Leader doesn't like being asked about his ties to The Rebel. Plus, coverage of Gord Downie's death and freed hostage Joshua Boyle.
October 18, 2017
Short Cuts
SHORT CUTS – MSM on FGM: WTF?
The Toronto Star built an entire exposé on female genital mutilation based predominantly around a mid-level civil servant’s email from three years ago.
Also, CBC Comedy is so unfunny it’s funny. Or is that the other way around? Either way, a former member of Kellie Leitch’s team has made it his mission to bring it down.
Writer/broadcaster, and producer Naheed Mustafa joins us.
July 27, 2017
COMMONS
Drink Like A Conservative
The dust has settled, and the Conservative Party of Canada has elected Andrew Scheer — an anti-choice, anti-gay-marriage, anti-refugee, anti-M103 candidate — as their new leader.
As the election results trickled in, the Commons team were joined by Conservative consultant Ginny Movat and about 50 loyal listeners at Toronto’s venerable Monarch Tavern to dissect the various campaigns.
Proceeds from this event were donated to Newcomer Women’s Services — a Toronto-based not-for-profit that supports new immigrants.
