The Herle Burly

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail.This episode with Hamish Marshall originally aired December 24, 2019.Hamish Marshall has been a rising player in conservative politics in recent years. He previously served as Manager of Strategic Planning to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and was the pollster for the successful 2008 national Conservative election campaign. Most recently, Hamish served as National Campaign Manager for the 2019 Conservative Party of Canada election effort under Andrew Scheer.The Herle Burly podcast discussed that campaign expensively during the election period—from advertising to strategy to issues management—so this was an opportunity to speak directly with the decision maker at the top of the campaign structure. Hamish walks us through many of the political events over the past two years and why his party ultimately made the decisions they did as the campaign came to a close.He was gracious with his time and we hope you’ll join us for this deep-dive discussion with Hamish Marshall.Thank you for joining us on The Herle Burly 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.Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!Part 1, is John Webster. Besides being my friend and former colleague in Liberal politics, John is the President and CEO of the Scotiabank Mortgage Authority. We’re going to talk housing and affordability in this country. How we got to this point and where it’s going from here. And we’re also going to rewind it all the way back to the 1988 Federal Election. Webster was the National Campaign Director for John Turner. A coup was attempted to remove Mr. Turner as leader, right in the middle of that campaign. We’re going to reveal what really happened there.Part 2 of the pod is our no holds barred, no quarter given Political Panel with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. Lots to discuss, and cuss about, today:Steve Outhouse, Deputy Chief of Staff for Erin O’Toole, has a side hustle, moonlighting as a paid consultant for prospective Conservative candidates.Pierre Poilievre made a video. A really good video! A tight, 30 seconds of inflation-fighting superhero, Pierre.And then of course, we’ve got this upcoming election. What’s the damn thing about? And is it going to be Trudeau’s last?Plus, stick around for #HeyYou!Thank you for joining us on The Herle Burly 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.Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!The Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Natural Resources, is here for Part 1, and I’m excited about that. You all know Mr. O’Regan. 10 years a co-host of CTV’s Canada AM. Member of Parliament for St. John’s South—Mount Pearl since 2015. We’re going to talk about climate policy, the oil provinces and their economic prospects, national unity, and conversion therapy.Part 2 is the ever-lovin’, ever-insightful Political Panel with me, and our 2 comms and strategy gurus ... Scott Reid and Jenni Byrne. Lots to talk about today:The Nova Scotia election has kicked off. We’ll dive into what happened this first weekend and look ahead.It’s a Manitoba Meltdown in Brian Pallister’s government! We’ll dive into just what the hell is going on there.And then ... we’ll do an Eve of the Election Mailbag! We put out the call for questions on our socials yesterday. And you responded! And then of course, it’s #HeyYou!Thank you for joining us on The Herle Burly 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.Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!Part 1 of the podcast is going to take us on a deep dive into the process of platform development. How does it happen? How is it different in each party? What’s the sausage-making that goes on behind the scenes? What role does caucus play in the whole thing? Joining me for that discussion are:Karim Bardeesy, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Ryerson Leadership Lab, and was the previously the Deputy Principal Secretary for Premier Kathleen Wynne and Executive Director of Policy for Premier McGuinty.Jordan Leichnitz, Canada Program Officer for the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung office in Washington, a social democratic institute. Before that, she contributed to policy development in Senior Roles for the New Democratic Party of Canada, including Deputy Chief of Staff.And Sean Speer, Assistant Professor of Public Policy at U of T’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Prior to that, he was senior economic adviser to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.Part 2 of the pod is the ever-sweary but never over-sharey, Political Panel with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. We’ll tell a couple of our own platform-building stories. Jenni will give us the low-down on her Calgary Stampede trip and the Conservative state of things out there in Alberta. Trudeau had a great last week out in BC and Alberta. He managed to get the Childcare deal with Horgan and punch Jagmeet Singh in the face at the same time. And his personal popularity numbers are higher than O’Toole’s in Alberta, according to Abacus. Plus, much more Election Speculation and #HeyYou!Thank you for joining us on The Herle Burly 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.Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!Part 1 today is Senator Hassan Yussuff. Appointed as a Senator just 2 weeks ago, Mr. Yussuff is a 2-term past-president of the Canadian Labour Congress and the first person of colour to lead Canada’s union movement. He’s also a prominent international activist, having served 2 terms as President of the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas, representing 55 million workers in 21 countries. We’re going to talk about what it’ll take to help workers get ahead in the Canadian economy.Part 2 of the pod is our ever-lovin’ Political Panel. Here to bring you laughs and put “the cuss in discuss is Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. It’s a pre-election primer this week, Herle Burly-ites. The Liberals have been told to go on vacation in July, so gird yourselves for an August writ. The Conservatives are at shocking lows. The NDP are at their eternal 19 or 20. The Greens are trying to break on through single digits. And the Bloc are trying to stave off Liberal gains in the province. We’re going to spend this pod breaking down what all the parties need to be doing right now. And, as always, stick around for HEY YOU!Thank you for joining us on The Herle Burly 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.Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!Part 1 is Camille Quenneville and Dr. David Goldbloom, and we’re going to have a discussion on Mental Health ... politics, policy and care. Besides being a lifelong friend of mine, Camille is CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association Ontario Division. Dr. Goldbloom is a psychiatrist, Senior Medical Advisor at CAMH and Director of their Foundation Board. We’re going to talk about the role of mental health in our political system. What do mental health advocates think we need to differently about Medicare? Why aren’t we treating mental health the same as we would a broken leg, from a funding perspective? Plus mental health care in the pandemic and more broadly.Part 2 today is our Political Panel, with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. Lots to discuss (and cuss about) this week:Polls that show a Liberal majority.Catherine McKenna walking away from politics in the prime of her career and just weeks away from an election.Caroline Bennett having the roughest week of her political career and is probably still looking for the UNSEND button on her computer. And of course, stick around for our “HEY YOUs!”Thank you for joining us on The Herle Burly 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.Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!First up on the pod is Mike Greenley. Mike is the CEO of MDA Space, Canada’s internationally recognized leader in space robotics and sensors, radar satellites and ground systems ... pretty much all things space. And that’s what we’re going to talk about today. What’s our role in space? How has it evolved past the Canadarm? How will it continue to grow and impact exploration, defence and intelligence? And what the hell is going on with all those unidentified flying objects zooming around lately? Are aliens on the doorstep?Part 2 of the pod is with Scott Reid and Jenni Byrne. You know us as the ever- lovin’, ever-laughin’, never-safe-for-small-children Political Panel. Lots to break down today:There’s been new developments in the saga of Annamie Paul and The Green Party.There was an Ontario cabinet shuffle last week. 5 Ministers were cut outright. Rod Phillips is back. And Merrilee Fullerton is now taking care of families with autism. I’m guessing it’s because she did such a good job with long-term care? Andrea Horwath just released an attack ad on Stephen Del Duca and the Liberals.Plus, we’ll discuss inflation as a possible election issue.And of course, stick around for our “HEY YOUs”.Thank you for joining us on The Herle Burly 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.Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!For Part 1, we have the 11th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and prior to that, its long-time finance minister, Tom Marshall. Newfoundland is struggling financially to meet its public obligations and Tom is perfectly positioned to help us understand the background and the pressures for smaller provinces.Part 2 of the pod is our ever-lovin’, ever-cussin’ Political Panel with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. Today we’re gonna talk about:Justin Trudeau – Dean or Not-Dean of the G7?Doug Ford putting the boots to Section 33 of the Charter.Golf with Jonathan Vance? Jenica Atwin has crossed the floor from the Greens to the Liberals. Plus, #HEYYOU!Thank you for joining us on The Herle Burly 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.Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!For Part 1, our guest is Senator Marc Gold. Marc is the Government Leader in the Senate. With a long career in both academia and business. He is currently an adjunct professor of law at McGill and a noted expert in the area of constitutional law and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Marc has also held major roles in the Jewish community at the local, national and international levels, including being the Chair of the Jewish Federations of Canada. We’re going to talk about the Senate. How it’s working now. How it might change under a Conservative government. We’ll also talk about Israel and the potential new government there, including the rise of hate, anti-semitism and Islamophobia.Part 2 of the pod is our ever-lovin’ Political Panel with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. We’ll talk about the G7 and whether this Global Minimum Corporate Tax is going to become an election issue. We’ll talk all things apologies from the Catholic Church to Premier Kenney. And because it’s too much fun NOT to talk about Doug Ford, we’ll figure out a way to do that! Plus, stick around for #HEYYOU!Thank you for joining us on The Herle Burly 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.Alright, it’s time for another Herle Burly 2-part pod!Part 1 is the return of one of our most listened-to pod guests, Frances Donald! If you’ll recall Ms. Donald is Managing Director, Global Chief Economist, and Global Head of Macroeconomic Strategy at Manulife Investment. And we are going to talk about ... what else? The Budget. Did we all forget about the budget, already? Where’s it going to take us in this next year? Are there longer-term growth elements in the budget? What’s the potential for rising inflation and rising interest rates?Part 2 of the podcast is the ever-insightful, consistently profane, mostly hilarious, Political Panel with strategists and comms gurus Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. We are going to talk about the devastating Residential School tragedy in B.C. Then, it’s the latest Leger numbers in Ontario – showing Ford at 34, the liberals at 26 and the NDP at 25. Are these numbers real? Will Amos is stepping aside and officially seeking professional help for peeing in a cup on camera.  Then, it’s Carney vs. Poilievre. Plus, we’ll throw our “HEY YOUs!” out into the digital ether!Thank you for joining us on The Herle Burly 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.