Canada's Parliament: What To Expect When The House Returns
This episode offers sharp insights into how Ottawa is preparing for its toughest test yet.Canada's lawmakers will be returning to the House next week in what promises to be a high-stakes fall sitting ...
10 Sep 20257min
Cabinet Conclave, Global Power Plays, and Canada’s Major Projects Push
This week on The Swing, Yaroslav Baran, Balkan Devlen, and host Heather Bakken unpack three pivotal developments shaping Canada’s political and economic trajectory. A Cabinet Planning Forum sets the s...
4 Sep 202518min
Canada Forging Long-term Strategic Alliances
Hop on The Swing to look at Canadian politics through a wider, global lens.This week, Yaroslav and Heather break down Prime Minister Mark Carney’s scrapping of U.S. tariffs, his surprise stop in Kyiv ...
27 Aug 202518min
Trade Deadline Drama, Conditional Recognition and Big Beautiful Ballots
This week on The Swing, Yaroslav and Heather unpack three developments that reveal just how unpredictable, and globally entangled, Canadian politics has become.The August 1 trade deadline came and wen...
6 Aug 202513min
Trump's Tariff Threats and The North: Canada’s Strategic Edge
This episode is essential listening for anyone following Canada-U.S. relations, trade policy, or the broader dynamics of economic nationalism and geopolitical strategy.Hosts Heather Bakken and Yarosla...
30 Jul 202524min
Canadian Trade, Tariffs and Nation Building
Multiple summits and looming trade deadlines are keeping Canada's Prime Minister busy in back-to-back meetings with Indigenous leaders, U.S. Senators, and provincial premiers. Yaroslav and Heather cut...
23 Jul 202512min
Trump Tariffs, Commodity Carve-Outs and Pre-budget Consultations
This week, Pendulum co-founders Yaroslav Baran and Heather Bakken bring you inside the political machinery behind Canada’s next federal budget — and what happens before the numbers hit the page.Financ...
16 Jul 20259min
Pipelines, Ports and Pancakes: Building the Elusive One Canada Policy
This week, on the heels of U.S. Embassy's Fourth of July party with the Calgary Stampede in full 'swing', Yaroslav and Heather talk about Prime Minister Mark Carney's approach to trade diversification...
9 Jul 202513min
