The Herle Burly

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail.*Originally aired: May 25, 2021The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney is our special guest for this *repeat episode* of the podcast. 18th Prime Minister of Canada. Architect of the largest electoral victory in Canadian history. The first Conservative Prime Minister in over 100 years to win successive majority governments. One of the greatest political nights of my life was sitting around a chair listening to Brian Mulroney talk about his life in politics. It’s an extraordinary life. He’s an extraordinary raconteur. And we’re just going to replicate that today as we have a chat about politics and life.Thank you for joining us on #TheHerleBurly podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from The Herle Burly on YouTube. 

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail.Today we're joined by the Honourable Anita Anand, Canada's Minister of National Defence. You'll know her best as the Minister of Public Services and Procurement who acquired for Canada our vast supplies of vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other supplies of personal protective equipment after our national stockpiles had been allowed to run low. As Minister of National Defence she recently issued a formal apology to victims of military sexual misconduct. Prior to entering federal politics in the 2019 federal election, she was a professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law specializing in corporate governance and the regulation of capital markets.Thank you for joining us on #TheHerleBurly podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from The Herle Burly on YouTube. 

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail.This week we're discussing Bill 21: Quebec's secularism law that cost a Muslim school teacher her job. With us today to try to understand it is André Pratte. Mr. Pratte was a journalist for over 35 years and was editor-in-chief of the Montreal newspaper La Presse where he chronicled Quebec's constitutional and language wars. From 2016 - 2019 he was an independent Senator until he resigned from the Chamber.  Now he's with the consulting firm Navigator and one of Quebec's most astute analysts.Thank you for joining us on #TheHerleBurly podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from The Herle Burly on YouTube. 

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail.I think today’s pod is going to be an inspiring listen, for all of you. That’s because our guest today is Mohamad Fakih.  Mohamad came to Canada from Lebanon in 1999, and he’s the founder and guiding light of Paramount Fine Foods. That whole story started when he bought one near-bankrupt shawarma shop in 2006. Today that’s grown to 85 locations.  And as successful as he’s been in business, Mohamad is just as devoted, just as passionate about his charitable work, philanthropy and community service through The Fakih Foundation.Today we’re going to talk about what Mohamad describes as “kinder capitalism”, philanthropy and faith, as well as the growth of hate crimes in Canada.Thank you for joining us on #TheHerleBurly podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from The Herle Burly on YouTube. 

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail.Our guest this week needs no introduction, but an introduction he'll get. He's an author, a journalist, a documentary producer, and the anchor of TVO's flagship public affairs program "The Agenda." Please join us for the one and only Steve Paikin.Thank you for joining us on #TheHerleBurly podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from The Herle Burly on YouTube. 

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail and the Ontario Real Estate Association.Back on the pod for his second appearance is Chris Arnade, author and photographer of the incredible book, “Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America.” Today we're going to focus on how the liberal agenda in the United States is not connecting with the "back row" as Chris calls them. Why don't those back row Americans want what the liberal elite want them to want?[About book: "With stark photo essays and unforgettable true stories, Chris Arnade cuts through "expert" pontification on inequality, addiction, and poverty to allow those who have been left behind to define themselves on their own terms."]Thank you for joining us on #TheHerleBurly podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from The Herle Burly on YouTube. 

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail and the Ontario Real Estate Association.Back on the pod for his third appearance is John Stackhouse. John spent close to a quarter century at the Globe and Mail. As a foreign correspondent, editor of Report on Business and then finally, Editor-in-Chief. Today, he’s a Senior Vice-President, office of the CEO, at the Royal Bank of Canada where he advises leadership on emerging trends in the Canadian economy. We'll discuss #COP26, the Canadian economy, and everyone's favourite topic... inflation.Thank you for joining us on #TheHerleBurly podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from The Herle Burly on YouTube. 

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail and the Ontario Real Estate Association.As we commemorate this Remembrance Day, I'm pleased to welcome Patrick Bishop, military historian and bestselling author of Operation Jubilee,  "a riveting and updated telling of the tragic Dieppe raid of 1942."ABOUT BOOK:On the moonless night of August 18th 1942 a flotilla pushes out into the flat water of the Channel. They are to seize the German-held port of Dieppe and hold it for at least twenty-four hours, showing the Soviets the Allies were serious about a second front and to get experience ahead of a full-scale invasion. But confidence turned to carnage with nearly two thirds of the attackers dead, wounded or captured. The raid - the Royal Air Force's biggest battle since 1940- was both a disaster and a milestone in the narrative of the war. It was cited as essential to D-Day, but the tragedy was all too predictable.Thank you for joining us on #TheHerleBurly podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from The Herle Burly on YouTube.  

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail and the Ontario Real Estate Association.We're back with the pod's favourite economist: Frances Donald! Ms. Donald is Managing Director, Global Chief Economist, and Global Head of Macroeconomic Strategy at Manulife Investment. We're going to discuss the Canadian economy, the global economy, central banks, and Pierre Poilievre's favourite topic: inflation. Thank you for joining us on #TheHerleBurly podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from The Herle Burly on YouTube.  

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail and the Ontario Real Estate Association.Michael Wernick is a retired Canadian public servant who served as the 23rd Clerk of the Privy Council of Canada from 2016 to 2019. For people who don’t follow government that closely, that’s the number one job in the public service of Canada.Following his retirement, Michael authored a new book called, “Governing Canada: A Guide to the Tradecraft of Politics.” This is a must read book for anyone who wants to understand how government works. We’ll discuss exactly how it works on today’s podcast with Michael.Thank you for joining us on #TheHerleBurly podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from The Herle Burly on YouTube.