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'
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
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
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
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
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
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
EP 177: Joanna Williams on Trump and Women's Rights
On Monday night, American legislation to ban transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports in schools was blocked in the Senate. The topic was a sleeper issue in the American election — with pol...
5 Mar 202538min
