The Herle Burly

For the first time since the onset of the COVID lockdown in mid-March we have a 1-Part Podcast on the The Herle Burly today. And that, is our Political Panel!I’m actually on vacation this week. But that WILL NOT stop me from recording this podcast ... because, like a vacation, doing the Poli-Panel with my friends is pretty much like sipping a glorious rum-based umbrella drink for me.Today on the Panel ... it’s the brilliant Conservative political strategist Jenni Byrne ...whose contract rider stipulates that we buy her a thrift-store Willie Nelson t-shirt every 2nd week, as well as make a modest donation to the “Erect-a-Stephen Harper-Statue-in-the-riding-of-Papineau” Fund. And coming back to the panel today, in this last week before the long-awaited return of Scott Reid, our favourite NDP pundit who wears his flat-brimmed cap slightly askew, Chris Ball.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.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.

For Part 1, we’ve got Kevin Carmichael here on the pod (and in the ZOOM box) to chat with us. Kevin is the National Business Columnist at the Financial Post and senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation. One of Canada’s leading business journalists, he’s going to take us deep into the COVID economy, and the post-COVID economy.For Part 2 of the Pod ... we’ll bring on the Political Panel. This week, we’ve got the ever brilliant, ever resourceful, always able to do a media hit – even when it’s from the front seat of her car, Jenni Byrne. And joining Jenni this week, is former Conservative MP and Cabinet Minister, and one of the founders of the Conservative Party of Canada, James Moore. The three of us will pick up on the conversation with Kevin, plus, we’re going to talk about ... what else? The Conservative Leadership Race. How did Erin O’Toole win ... and what do the next few months look like for him? Is there going to be a fall election, hot on the heels of prorogation? 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 Queen's Park Today.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.

For Part 1, we’ve got Chris Arnade, author and photographer of the incredible book, “Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America.” If you don’t know Chris’ story ... it’s as interesting as what he writes about. And, in fact, it’s intertwined with it.[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."]For Part 2 of the Pod ... we’ll bring on the Political Panel ... the fearless and indomitable Jenni Byrne. And this week in Scott Reid's chair, Peter Donolo, currently Vice-Chair of Hill+Knowlton Strategies, but best known for his sterling work as Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's director of communications in the 90's. We'll talk about, what else, Bill Morneau and Justin Trudeau as compared to Paul Martin and Jean Chrétien. Plus, talk about the CFL, Joe Biden's pick of Kamala Harris, and where the WE scandal goes from here.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 Queen's Park Today.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.

Part 1 of the pod today, coming to us from Alabama ... is John Anzalone. John is the Principal Pollster for Joe Biden 2020. He is one of America’s top pollsters and messaging strategists, with over 25 years experience ... polling for the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton ... as well as helping to elect Senators, Governors, dozens of members of Congress and numerous other office holders up and down the ballot. In the last two decades, John and his firm, ALG Research, have helped beat more incumbent Republicans, taking back more Republican seats, than any other firm in America. So, we’re going to talk about taking back an office currently held by a Republican: “The Battle for the Soul of the Nation” ... as Mr. Biden puts it.For Part 2 of the Pod ... we’ll bring on the Political Panel ... the always fearless, always on-point, Jenni Byrne. And this week, I’m excited to say, we’ll be joined by The Original Rock n’ Roll Pollster, Political Advisor and media pundit, Allan Gregg. We’ll pick up on my conversation with Anzalone about Biden. And ... of course ... we’ll talk about the latest developments in WE. We’ll also cover the demise of the CERB and the long-term economic impacts of COVID. It’s a full show with no lack of opinion, Herle Burly-ites.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 Queen's Park Today.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.

Part 1 is about an issue that couldn’t be more relevant or timely for millions of families: the reopening of our schools. To discuss what it will take to get teachers and students back to school safely in this pandemic, we have special guest Liz Stuart. Liz is President of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association, representing 45,000 educators in elementary and secondary schools. She’s had a more than 20-year teaching career, brings a breadth of teacher and political activism to the job and is known for keeping her membership at the heart of everything she does.So, we’re going to tackle the issue that’s on so many minds: How do we get childrenback to school in September? Should we be getting children back to school in September? Is it safe for them? Safe for teachers and support staff? Safe for parents in the petri-dish of life at home? And what needs to be done to make it so.On Part 2 ... it’s the #PoliticalPanel with Jenni Byrne and Chris Ball. We’ll pick up on the getting our kids back to school question. Plus, we’ll also talk about ... What else ... WE! The 3-hour Trudeau grilling in front of the House Finance Committee. How did he handle it? Jenni has some venom, I mean “thoughts” ... then I get bumped from my own podcast!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 Queen's Park Today.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.

Part 1 is about a true crime story, a tragedy, and a potential scandal all wrapped up in one, with special guest Paul Palango. Mr. Palango is the author of three books on the RCMP and a frequent commentator over the past 27 years on RCMP issues. He's also a former senior editor at The Globe and Mail who now lives in Chester Basin, Nova Scotia. I’ve been a particular fan of Paul’s reporting these last months on the horrific Nova Scotia Massacre for The Halifax Examiner. We’re going to dive into this story, examining the implications for our justice system, politicians and media.On Part 2 ... it’s the #PoliticalPanel with Jenni Byrne and Chris Ball. We’ll also talk about the WE scandal. And the WE scandal. And the WE scandal.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 Queen's Park Today.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.

Our special guest today is Dr. Kate Bezanson. Dr. Bezanson is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, and Associate Dean of Social Sciences at Brock University. An expert and advisor on social policy and political economy ... she says the government MUST appropriately support childcare services if it wants to see a lasting recovery from the pandemic. We'll do a deep-dive on childcare and whether the government has adequately addressed the care crisis for working families.On Part 2 ... the #PoliticalPanel goes one-on-one with me and Jenni Byrne. Jenni and I are going to pick up on the Kate conversation and we’ll also duke it out over:Canada and China ...The ever-growing, shape-shifting, what will they discover this week, WE scandal ... We’ll talk about Trump fighting Chris Wallace on Fox News ...And finally ... No way ... Blue Jays!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 Queen's Park Today.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.

Our special guest today is David Mulroney. David is probably our foremost expert on Canada-China relations. He served as Canada’s ambassador to the People’s Republic of China from 2009 to 2012. Prior to that he headed Canada’s office in Taiwan and served as our Senior Official for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation. In 2016 his book about this country’s relationship with China, Middle Power, Middle Kingdom, was awarded with J.W, Dafoe Prize.On Part 2 ... it’s the #PoliticalPanel with a twist! Including the always brilliant, always outspoken Jenni Byrne, and sitting in for Scott Reid is Chris Ball. Chris is not only a long-time campaign and communications strategist, he’s a trusted advisor to business and political leaders in this country… he also happens to be a New Democrat. And the good news, like Scott, Chris also has excellent command of the f-word.We’ll discuss WE, more WE, and phase three.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 Queen's Park Today.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.

Phil Fontaine joins the podcast for a raw discussion about the sadness, anger, and hope felt by Indigenous and First Nations peoples in this country. Phil is a former 3-term National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Besides being a leading voice for human rights, and a survivor of residential school abuse himself, he negotiated the Residential School Settlement Agreement – $5.6 billion in individual compensation – the largest settlement in Canadian history, for the largest human rights violation in Canadian history. We’re going to talk about systemic racism in this country, and how we work to change that.On Part 2 ... it’s our #PoliticalPanel with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. Scott will join us in progress, while Jenni and I kick off the discussion with WE and the surprising fundraising haul by Leslyn Lewis in the Conservative Party leadership. Then Scott pops in to continue the conversation on the Economic Snapshot coming down from Mount Morneau about 24 hours after we record this. Is an economic snapshot really just a fiscal update in Polaroid form? And how bad is our economy really going to be, 6 months from now?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 Queen's Park Today.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.

For the first part of the show today, we welcome Celina Caesar-Chavannes. Ms. Caesar-Chavannes is the former MP for the riding of Whitby, serving as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister for just over a year, and then Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development. In March 2019 she announced that she would not seek re-election in the next election, and 18 days later she was sitting as an Independent in the House of Commons.We’re gonna talk about all of that, plus Ms. Caesar-Chavannes’ work in equity and inclusion ... and the aggressions and micro-aggressions she experienced as a Black woman working on Parliament Hill.On Part 2 ... it’s our #PoliticalPanel with Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid. We’ll pick up on where we left last to discuss the continued erosion of the Donald J. Trump presidency. Will he see the race out through till November? Plus:The Conservative “Leadership/Memberships Sold” Race, and what all of that means.Hockey and Sports and outbreaks of COVID at training camps ... are the playoff tournaments even real? Will the Stanley Cup be real? And why are journalists gettinglocked up for over a month just to cover it?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 Queen's Park Today.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.