The Herle Burly

AI FOR ALL: Evan Solomon, Canada's Minister of Artificial Intelligence 01.07.2026 1j 10min

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail. Greetings you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! Artificial intelligence (AI) is here, and it is integrating itself in society in rapid ways. Some boast AI has the power to transform our economy and produce growth rates we once knew in Canada. Others hype soon-to-come breakthroughs in science and medicine as a result of AI. These are exciting advancements … should potenti...

What Carney Needs To Do Differently with The Chiefs: Brodie, Murphy & Topp 25.06.2026 1j 6min

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail. Greetings you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! It’s been a little over a year since the last federal election in Canada and this past week the House of Commons rose for the summer. It’s hard to argue it’s been anything but a good year for Carney Liberals. But that was last year. So, what does the Carney government need to do differently in year two? On Alberta sep...

Kenney, Teneycke, DeLorey: Can Canada's Conservatives build a big tent winning coalition? 20.06.2026 1j 3min

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail, and Anthropic. Greetings, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! 20-some years ago, the PC Party of Canada disappeared federally, and over time was replaced by the modern Conservative Party of Canada. This episode is about exploring Canadian conservative political thought, the state of conservatism and the state of the Conservative parties in Canada today, and wheth...

Conservative Take on the Carney Approach: MP Adam Chambers, Critic for Intl. Trade 13.06.2026 1j 6min

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail, and Anthropic. Greetings, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! It’s been a year of economic anxiety and trade upheaval in Canada with our largest trading partner applying tariffs, making threats, and taking a far more adversarial stance, in advance of the upcoming CUSMA negotiation. We’re experiencing an economy with a very low growth rate, an affordability crisis, and ...

The Exit Interview: Steven Guilbeault 03.06.2026 1j 3min

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail, and Anthropic. Greetings, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! There was a resignation in Ottawa last week that struck a louder chord than most. High profile Liberal caucus member, and former Cabinet Minister, Steven Guilbeault announced will be leaving politics over the summer. Best known for his time as Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Mr. Guilbeault has be...

Outlook Ontario with David Coletto: Just how vulnerable is Doug Ford? 29.05.2026 1j 1min

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail, and Anthropic. Greetings, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! Here’s a question for you: Can anything pierce the political armour of Ontario Premier Doug Ford? Recently, pollsters have showed tightening numbers in the wake of Ford controversies like buying and then selling a private jet over the course of 72 hours. Selling off Ontario Place so it could be clear cut and...

Environment vs Energy: The Shift in Public Policy with Wherry, Smith and Leach 26.05.2026 2j 7min

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail, and the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Greetings, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! We’re over a year into a new government and nobody could possibly argue there hasn’t been a significant recalibration in the way Canada thinks about climate policy and environmental regulation. The public policy balance between the environment, pipelines, and project-building has ...

Can a court declare Indigenous title over privately held land? — with McDonald & Meggs 16.05.2026 1j 6min

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail, Saab Canada, and the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Greetings you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! If you’re any kind of regular listener to the Air Quotes Media Pod universe, you know a powerful political eruption is happening in B.C., as a result of a ruling of the B.C. Supreme Court. The Cowichan Decision, in combination with the existing DRIPA legislation, has b...

Spring Economic Update: François-Philippe Champagne, Canada's Minister of Finance 08.05.2026 49min

Recorded live at the Empire Club on May 6, 2026. The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail, Saab Canada, and the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Greetings you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! It’s been about a week and a half since the federal government tabled their Spring Economic Statement, “Canada Strong for All: United in a Time of Uncertainty.” Today we sit in discussion with Canada's Minister of ...

Arteriosclerosis of Government with The Chiefs: Brodie, Murphy & Topp 02.05.2026 1j 4min

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail, Saab Canada, and the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Greetings you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! So, there is little doubt we are living in a time of massive change. A dislocation – perhaps temporary, perhaps not – between long time trading partners.New stressors on our economy forcing new economic alliances.A voting public with very real pocketbook issues l...

Canada's "Shocking" Defence Outlook with David Perry 24.04.2026 59min

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail, Saab Canada, and the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Greetings, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! The way we’re thinking about defence in Canada is not the same as it was 5 years ago. 1 year ago. Or even 6 months ago. The wars in Ukraine and Iran have dramatically demonstrated the impact of new technologies. And in February, the Carney government committed m...

Carla Beck, Leader of the Saskatchewan NDP 16.04.2026 1j 1min

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail, and Fidelity Investments Canada. Greetings, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! With me today is Carla Beck, leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party, the official opposition in the Saskatchewan Legislature ... and a heartland NDPer. As you know I’m from Saskatchewan. My political roots are in Saskatchewan. I just love Saskatchewan politics. This is my opportun...

What's actually going on in the Canadian economy? — MEGA POD! 10.04.2026 3j 13min

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail, and Fidelity Investments Canada. Alright, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! We’ve got a special show lined up for you today. A little different in format. Much longer in running time. But a subject matter that merits both of those adjustments. This is our “What’s actually going on in the Canadian Economy?” mega pod. As you know, there is so much change afoot and so m...

Bob Rae: Reflections on Canada & the World 03.04.2026 1j 7min

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail, and Fidelity Investments Canada. Greetings, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! It’s not often on the pod we have a diplomat … a Statesman … an Ambassador … a Premier … a leader of 2 Parties … an 11-time electoral winner … an academic … and a pretty fine piano player all in the form of a single guest. Bob Rae, a true political polymath, joins us for the next ho...

Brody Mullins: Politics, Money, Power & the Wolves of K Street 26.03.2026 1j 2min

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail, and Fidelity Investments Canada. Alright, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites, we’re sinking deep into the Washington swamp today. Our guest is Brody Mullins, co-author of: “The Wolves of K Street”. If you’ve ever wondered about the cigar chomping, big-time lobbying industry in Washington, located on K street just a few blocks from the White House, its rise, its non-exi...

Leichnitz & Topp: Is the party over for Canada's NDP? 19.03.2026 1j 23min

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail, Bruce Power, and Fidelity Investments Canada. Greetings, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites. A hard turn to the Left on this episode of the pod, because I want to examine the past, present and future of the New Democratic Party, and ask if the party is over for Canada’s NDP. To do that, a wide-ranging discussion. We’ll cover the federal leadership race. An assessment ...

Statesman by Day, Caucus Manager by Night with The Chiefs: Brodie, Murphy & Topp 10.03.2026 1j 5min

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail, Bruce Power, and Fidelity Investments Canada. Alright, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites, The Chiefs join us today. They’re a regular feature on the pod now, showing up every couple of months to bestow a little governance wisdom upon us … 3 former Chiefs of Staff to some of Canada’s most accomplished heads of government: Brian Topp, Tim Murphy, and Ian Brodie. Alright...

Minister Mélanie Joly: Canada's Economic Agenda 04.03.2026 54min

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail, Bruce Power, and Fidelity Investments Canada. Greetings, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites. We are on the clock today, with someone whose agenda is more crammed than most, so we’ll keep this brief. Our guest is Canada's Minister of Industry, the Honourable Mélanie Joly. We’re going to cover a number of issues: Canada’s auto industry, industrial strategy in an emerging...

Taking Climate Change Seriously with Michael Liebreich 28.02.2026 1j 4min

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail, Bruce Power, and Fidelity Investments Canada. Greetings, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites. A fellow podcaster on the show today. But leaving his credentials there would be selling our guest very short indeed. Michael Liebreich is here! He’s an acclaimed thought leader on clean energy, mobility, technology, climate, sustainability and finance. The CEO of Liebrei...

Peter Mansbridge, Keith Boag and Peter Nicholson: Remembering a titan, Elly Alboim 21.02.2026 1j 9min

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail, Bruce Power, and Fidelity Investments Canada. Alright, greetings you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites. A special show today. If you’re any kind of regular listener to either this podcast or Curse of Politics, you know my brilliant friend and mentor Elly Alboim passed away almost 2 weeks ago. To précis a remarkably accomplished professional life, Elly was a journalist for...