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Hillel Neuer, the executive director of UN Watch and a vocal critic of the UN's missteps, joins to shed light on its alarming hypocrisy. He passionately details how authoritarian regimes manipulate the UN, compromising its founding ideals of human rights. Neuer also tackles the perilous plight of Iranian dissidents, highlighting their struggle against oppression. The discussion dives into Canada's shifting stance on Israel in international relations, revealing the complexities of UN politics and the urgent need for reform in addressing human rights.

The Conservatives’ attempt to bring down Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government with a non-confidence motion was virtually DOA when the Bloc Québécois quickly said it would refuse to support it. No wonder: With no NDP deal to back the Liberals, the Bloc suddenly finds itself with significant power over the Liberals, as Brian discusses in our politics roundtable with columnist Tasha Kheiriddin and Ottawa bureau chief Stuart Thomson, the team behind Postmedia’s Political Hack newsletter. They also get into what the recent Montreal byelection says about how badly Liberals are losing Quebec to the Bloc. And why the recent Winnipeg byelection shows that the Tories’ big challenge in many ridings come the next election will be winning over alienated New Democrats. (Recorded September 18, 2024) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gad Saad, an academic researcher in behavioral science, joins to explain the psychological impact of wokeness. He discusses how ideologies like postmodernism can infect rational thought, similar to a disease. Saad tackles troubling phenomena such as cultural relativism and gender identity, critiquing their implications for women’s rights. They also examine the spread of harmful ideas and the threat to free speech in contemporary discourse, highlighting the need to combat these 'ideological viruses' to preserve democratic values.

The leader of the federal NDP has spent two years thundering righteously against the Liberals —while propping up their minority government through a supply-and-confidence deal. Now, Jagmeet Singh has said he’s for sure, no-joking, super-duper fed up with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and he’s cancelled their bargain, which means giving up his leverage to advance NDP priorities. As former, longtime NDP power-player Karl Bélanger discusses with Brian this week, Singh is out of excuses for denouncing Trudeau while backing the government on confidence votes. Bélanger says the NDP leader will destroy his credibility if he keeps exuding hypocrisy. But he also stands a chance of turning around his party’s unpopularity and salvaging its fortunes for the next election. (Recorded September 6, 2024) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fast enough to make your head spin, Canada’s “harm reduction” approach to helping drug addicts went from a few safe injection sites to giving away powerful opioid drugs to addicts. As Adam Zivo, journalist and director of the Canadian Centre for Responsible Drug Policy discusses with Brian, ideologically radical public health officials now even insist that any addiction treatment other than giving addicts more free drugs is racist and colonialist. And despite overdose deaths rising and more addicts being created by the diversion of so-called safe supply, Zivo says these drug-policy extremists won’t stop until they make all dangerous street narcotics legal — and as easy as possible for anyone to get. (Recorded July 25, 2024) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re still learning how institutions and officials politicized science during the pandemic to justify economic lockdowns, border closures, school shutdowns and other measures that lacked supportive evidence but carried grave consequences. Vanessa Dylyn is the award-winning director of the new documentary Covid Collateral, which shows how real scientific methods and debate were sidelined, even banished, as governments faked expertise during COVID-19 with the help of compliant doctors and journalists. She joins Brian this week to talk about the shocking things she discovered while investigating the official responses to COVID; the damaging public health policies that continue to affect individuals and our society; and how we can hopefully prevent this all from happening again when the next pandemic comes. (Recorded June 27, 2024) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tristin Hopper, a journalist with insights into Canadian social policies, delves into Canada's drastic shift in reputation from a model nation to a cautionary tale. He discusses the alarming rise in overdose deaths linked to ineffective drug decriminalization and critiques the controversial assisted suicide policies that leave vulnerable populations at risk. Hopper emphasizes the dangers of public apathy toward creeping extreme policies and advocates for a moderate revolution to reclaim Canada's balanced approach. Engaging and thought-provoking!

The statistics are undeniable: married people tend to be happier, amass more wealth and live longer, healthier lives than unmarried people, as sociologist Brad Wilcox tells Brian this week. Marriage also reduces child poverty and makes communities safer. So why are so many so-called progressives in politics, the media and other influential spheres so invested in destroying the traditions of marriage and familyhood? There’s something bizarre afoot, notes Wilcox — author of the new book Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization — when society’s elites are predominantly married with children, gaining all the benefits that come with that, even as they discredit traditional families … for everyone else. (Recorded June 27, 2024) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chrystia Freeland talks like a patronizing schoolmarm. Mark Carney comes off like a visiting aristocrat. Yet, the federal Liberals face a reckoning sooner or later, and they’ll eventually need someone to replace Justin Trudeau. Having turned his party into a suppressive cult of personality, however, Trudeau has thwarted the rise of any real heirs or heiresses apparent. This week, Brian and former Liberal strategist Warren Kinsella feverishly scour our list of rumoured contenders for a would-be leader to rebuild from the wreckage when Trudeau’s reckoning finally comes. The pickings are worse than slim, but there may be one of two with just enough brains, charm and non-radioactivity to offer the Liberals a new ruler with some real royal jelly. (Recorded July 30, 2024) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kamala Harris, the unelected Democratic frontrunner under scrutiny, faces criticism for her troubling political record. J.D. Vance, the mediocre senator backed by Trump, is discussed as an ineffective candidate for vice president. U.S. political columnist J.D. Tuccille highlights the challenges both candidates face, including Harris’s need for a strong running mate amidst internal party strife and Vance's struggle to appeal to younger voters. The podcast delves into the evolving political landscape, exploring the impact of campaigns and dynamic voter concerns.