Canada will not bend the knee to Orange Jesus. That’s one reading of our recent federal election. The ballots were barely tallied before headline writers around the world were posing the question:  Will Canada lead the global opposition to Trumpism?

Do we have the muscle for the fight? Are we internally coherent enough to pull it off? Can we stay focused long enough on what Canada is and could be? These and many other questions need answers before we can address the notion of whether or not Canada is fit to lead an international rebel alliance against an increasingly unhinged and aggressive United States.

Stephen Marche, author of The Next Civil War joins us to tackle the idea.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)

Fact checking by Julian Abraham

Additional music by Audio Network

More information:

• The Next Civil War — Simon & Schuster
• Website — Stephen Marche

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The deck is being shuffled in the conservative movement.

After Poilievre’s bad week, Tim Houston, Doug Ford, and Danielle Smith are making moves.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Noor Azrieh (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Julian Abraham

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Even the losers get lucky sometimes.

Mark Carney was the big winner, but we dig into the narratives the rest of the field spun in the aftermath of Canada’s pivotal election.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Julian Abraham

Further reading:

• The NDP is losing official party status after Canada’s election. Here’s what that means
• Liberal Bruce Fanjoy topples Pierre Poilievre in Carleton | CBC News
• ‘Lawton was kind of taking direction’: Conservative candidate’s Freedom Convoy ties detailed in report - CTV News
• Trump implies Canadians vote for him on election day, Poilievre tells president to butt out | CBC News
• News Is Blocked on Meta’s Feeds in Canada. Here’s What Fills the Void.
• Vote Canadian: A 22 Minutes Election Special [YouTube]

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