Politics on Tap: Recent Episodes
Jesse Martin
Hosts Jesse Martin and Ian Stecher break down all things politics in Canada over a pint. They cut through the news to discuss what matters and keep you in the know on current political events at every level of government. Each week includes the three most relevant issues, a readout of a topical opinion piece, and a preview for the upcoming Our Future Pod episode.
Danielle Smith is advancing a campaign promise to create a $300 health spending account to use for health expenses not covered by insurance. - enraging universal healthcare advocates.
In federal politics, there is the first by-election since Pierre Poilievre became leader of the Conservative Party scheduled for December in Missisauga-Lakeshore. This will be the first test of Poilievre's leadership where the opposition tends to do better than the ruling party.
CUPE and the Ontario government finally agreed to a tentative agreement after months of negotiation and the first use of the notwithstanding clause against labour rights.
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Loblaws has announced that they will freeze their no name brand prices until January amid high inflation. Is this a reaction to the cost of living crisis or political pressure?
Municipal elections are officially underway. BC had theirs on Saturday, while Ontario will have theirs next week. Will this be a year of change or status quo?
Alberta and Saskatchewan are joining Quebec in pushing for more autonomy from the federal government, while Ontario has aligned itself closer to the feds on issues like the use of the emergencies act. What does this mean for provincial-federal relations?
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The CAQ won a huge, second majority last night winning 71% of the seats with 41% vote. Potentially reshaping the political landscape in Quebec and Canada.
The Liberals and Conservatives have competing views of how to solve Canada’s inflation and cost of living crisis.
This week’s readout looks at racial recognition and its use by police
We have an update on the storm recovery and Ontario’s election.
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A once-in-a-century storm hit the East Coast this week, the second in the last 20 years.
1 in 3 mayors have already been acclaimed in this year’s municipal elections in Ontario - a record low candidacy rate.
The Canadian Armed Forces is sounding the alarm over a severe shortage of recruits to fill thousands of vacant positions.
In this week’s readout, Ian and I talk about the impending education strike in Ontario.
We finish off by discussing my interview with Ott Vatter, who helped digitize Estonia’s economy.
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely the opinions of the hosts and do not represent their employers or any other organization. Both Jesse and Ian are speaking as private, personal citizens in their capacity as podcast hosts.
The Queen. Dental Care. Green Party. Pierre Poilievre. Cultured Meat.
Ian and Jesse discuss what Queen Elizabeth II’s death means for Canada’s participation of the commonwealth. The Federal Liberal unveils their interim Dental Plan with the NDP to pay for children. The green party had a difficult 2021 election and is now on the verge of falling apart. We discuss what the Poilievre win means for Canadian politics in this week’s readout. Ian reacts to the this week’s interview with Liberal Member of Parliament Nathaniel Erskine-Smith about the future of cultured meat in Canada.
The rage against Chrystia Freeland and governments; Arctic sovereignty and the encroachment by Russia and China; the need for Canada to adapt to climate change; For today’s readout, we discuss how the pandemic has reset people’s thoughts about work and what that means for employment and Canada’s labour force.
This Week: Healthcare. Climate Change. Supreme Court and Indigenous Reconciliation. Unconstitutionality in Alberta. Nuclear Energy.
Doug Ford has introduced changes to healthcare including greater privatization.
Canada is advancing its green energy agenda with an agreement with Germany.
There will be a new Indigenous Supreme Court Justice in Canada.
Ian and Jesse also cover an unconstitutional proposal for a Alberta UCP leadership candidate.
They discuss the Our Future Pod interview about nuclear power with Terrestrial Energy.
Jesse and Ian discuss what America's big climate bill means for Canada and our industry; the current healthcare crisis and what privatization in healthcare might look like; Doug Ford's strong mayor's bill, and Andrew Coyne's article on Pierre Poilievre's courting of extremists.