The Herle Burly

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.

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 Right Honourable Brian Mulroney is our guest for Part 1 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.Part 2 of the podcast, is exactly what Part 2 of the podcast is, every week. Our Political Panel with Jenni (take no prisoners) Byrne and Scott (always happy to be your prisoner, as long as I can choose the restraints) Reid. We’re going to talk about all the important stuff that went down in Canadian politics since last Tuesday. And just like a caucus meeting we’ll laugh, fight and swear at each other in the process. Unlike a caucus meeting, it’ll be heavy on laughing. Plus, stick around as we throw our “HEY YOU’s” out onto the interwebs.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 award-winning, national health writer Andre Picard. Mr. Picard is one of Canada’s top health and public policy observers and commentators. He’s been writing for The Globe and Mail since 1987, is an 8-time nominee for the National Newspaper Awards and is the author of 5 bestselling books. His latest is “Neglected No More: The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada’s Elders in the wake of a Pandemic.” We’ll be taking a deep dive into that and what needs to be done to improve the state of care for our elders.Part 2 this week, as it is every week, is our Political Panel with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. We’re going to talk about:Jason Kenney wielding the axe in an effort to quell caucus unrest.The continuing saga of Doug Ford and the reopening of Ontario.His government voted down a NDP motion to listen to the science table and allow outdoor activities.And the Feds are rolling out their vaccine comms but it sounds like a bad Netflix show to me: “One-dose summer. Two-dose fall”, (starring Jason Bateman and Drew Barrymore). We’ll pull it apart and weigh in on whether comms like that helps, hinders or just kinda sits there on the sidelines, ignored like so many Astra Zeneca vaccines.Finally, stick around as we throw our “HEY YOUs” out into the nether regions of social media.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 pod today, my guest is Deputy Leader of the Progressive Senate Group, Dennis Dawson. Dennis goes down in history as one of the youngest MPs ever elected in Canada, when he was just 27 years old. Later, he chaired the Quebec caucus and, later still, launched one of Canada’s leading government relations firms in Quebec City. We’re going to talk about Quebec politics today. How is it that Premier Legault can maintain such popularity during Covid when Kenney, Ford and Pallister’s numbers are cratering? We’ll chat whether the federal Liberals can find their majority in Quebec. And then, Bill C-10 and the role of the Senate.Part 2 of the pod is our ever-lovin’, ever blaspheming Political Panel, with those members of “the meeting after the meeting”, Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. We’ll pick up on the “Why is Minister Guibeault flailing so badly” conversation on Bill C-10. Also, Katie Telford made an appearance in front of the House of Commons Defence Committee; good or bad politics here? And finally, Doug Ford has launched a big-money ad campaign casting Trudeau as the boogie-man of border control. Can it possibly work for him? Plus, stick around so you can hear us throw our “HEY YOUs” out into the void.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, we have John Boyko. John is an educator, guitar player, former municipal politician AND the noted author of 8 books. His latest is: “The Devil’s Trick: How Canada fought the Vietnam War”. We’re going to talk about the Canada/U.S. relationship in the 50s and 60s and the surprising ways Canada was involved in war most think we had little to do with. Just how much did were Pearson, Paul Martin Sr. and Trudeau involved in that file?Part 2 of pod is your weekly dose of issues, analysis and a unique brand of blaspheming that could only come from the backroom. It’s our Political Panel with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. This week we’re going to talk about: First we’ll discuss about the vaccine comms crisis.We’ll do a “1-Year our from the Ontario Election” round up and discuss if Doug Ford retrieve what seems irretrievableWe’ll also discuss Annamie Paul and escalating tensions within her own Green Party executive.And finally, stick around for our “HEY YOUs!” this week.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.