EP 21: Nothing Left to Lose

EP 21: Nothing Left to Lose

How free is Canada as a country? It’s a question that Tara's guest on the podcast today tackled in a book, back in 2020. He concluded that our freedom was actually pretty precarious. Philip Slayton is a Canadian lawyer and a former dean of law at Western University. He’s also a former president of PEN Canada, and a bestselling author. His latest book is Nothing Left To Lose: An Impolite Report on the State of Freedom in Canada. Philip joins Tara today for a lively, state-of-the-nation convers...

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EP 185: Adam Gussow on Interracial Family Life in America's South

EP 185: Adam Gussow on Interracial Family Life in America's South

During the 2025 Canadian election season, we’ll be pausing from time to time to take a breather and to think about other issues — often interesting new books. My guest on today’s program is a blues mu...

2 Apr 202547min

EP 184: Election 2025 - Brian Dijkema on the Collapse of Support for the NDP

EP 184: Election 2025 - Brian Dijkema on the Collapse of Support for the NDP

One of the big stories in the Canadian federal election so far has been the collapse of support for the NDP. New polling from Ipsos shows support for the party continuing to decline. Our guest on toda...

31 Mar 202532min

EP 183: Election 2025 - Laurent Carbonneau on Canada's 'Corporate Welfare Bums'

EP 183: Election 2025 - Laurent Carbonneau on Canada's 'Corporate Welfare Bums'

As election season builds steam, here at Lean Out we are focused on the question of why daily life in Canada has become so expensive and so dysfunctional. My guest on today’s program has some insights...

29 Mar 202517min

EP 182: Ann Bauer on Booksellers' Moral Contract

EP 182: Ann Bauer on Booksellers' Moral Contract

With the Canadian federal election now underway, we’re going to have a lot of political content for you in coming weeks. But today, we wanted to change things up a bit and bring you a lighter story ab...

28 Mar 202529min

EP 181: Election 2025 - Tom Korski

EP 181: Election 2025 - Tom Korski

After much speculation, Prime Minister Mark Carney has called a snap spring election, and Canadians will be heading to the polls on April 28. To kick off Lean Out’s special election coverage, we bring...

26 Mar 202523min

EP 180: Dave Snow on DEI in Federal Granting Agencies

EP 180: Dave Snow on DEI in Federal Granting Agencies

In the wake of President Trump’s executive order on DEI, debates in America have renewed a conversation around DEI in this country. And while the baseline value of greater inclusion is one that many o...

20 Mar 202528min

EP 179: Andrew Potter on the End of the Trudeau Era

EP 179: Andrew Potter on the End of the Trudeau Era

With Mark Carney in his first week in office as Canada’s new Prime Minister, the Justin Trudeau era is quickly fading in the rearview mirror. But before we move on, it’s important to take stock of wha...

19 Mar 202525min

EP 178: On the Media with Aaron Pete

EP 178: On the Media with Aaron Pete

Regular listeners of the show will recognize the name Aaron Pete. He’s a talented young broadcaster from B.C. who has guest hosted Lean Out from time to time. Last month Aaron invited Tara on his show...

12 Mar 20251h 2min

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