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Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: the US slides towards dictatorship and Carney clings to Canada's peacemaking past
In the past week alone there has been an FBI raid on John Bolton's home and a threat to investigate former New Jersey governor Chris Christie due to his criticism of Trump. Every day there are new in…
Published on 6 hours ago
Friday Focus: Trump is a foreign policy wrecking ball, and Carney goes from elbows up to elbows down
Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The show features Janice Gross Stein, the founding dire…
Published on 4 days, 1 hour ago
Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: a phony peace deal for Ukraine could put all of Europe at risk
Rudyard and Andrew unpack the latest meeting between Trump, Zelensky and European leaders that seems to have yielded no real progress in resolving the war in Ukraine. Trump indicated a willingness to…
Published on 1 week ago
Friday Focus: China's tax on Canadian canola and TIFF abandons the principles of free speech
Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The show features Janice Gross Stein, the founding dire…
Published on 1 week, 4 days ago
Friday Focus: Bibi's Gaza plan prioritizes his political survival over his country's interests and Putin dreams of a new Russian Empire
Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The show features Janice Gross Stein, the founding dire…
Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: America's checks and balances are failing to restrain Donald Trump
Rudyard and Andrew start the show trying to understand why Trump's radical steps on immigration, education, and foreign policy have been met with so little resistance. Where are the checks and balanc…
Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Friday Focus: A late night tariff announcement and Canada's plan to recognize a Palestinian state
Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The show features Janice Gross Stein, the founding dire…
Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: The EU-US trade deal should serve as a warning to Canada and why supply management hurts the poorest Canadians
Rudyard and Andrew start the show assessing Trump's new trade deal with the EU: no relief on tariffs, carve outs that favour the US, and uncertainty for Europe down the road. Why did European Commiss…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Friday Focus: Israel is weaponizing food, and Hamas is weaponizing its own people
Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The show features Janice Gross Stein, the founding dire…
Published on 1 month ago
Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: we are living through the golden age of conspiracy theories
Rudyard and Andrew talk about the conspiracy moment we are living through. Why is the political right so drawn to conspiracy theories? Andrew suggests that to be conservative is to be skeptical and c…
Published on 1 month ago