The Herle Burly

Introducing candidates for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party: Michael Coteau, Brenda Hollingsworth, Alvin Tedjo, Kate Graham, and Mitzie Hunter. We’re just six people sitting in a studio, no table, no podiums, with me as debate cop, here to arrest any canned talking points immediately. Join us to hear why they should be party leader and premier. And perhaps most importantly, learn if they’re cat or dog people. The sixth candidate in the race, Steven Del Duca, declined to pa...

John Stackhouse spent close to 25 years at the Globe and Mail, first as a foreign correspondent, editor of Report on Business and then finally, Editor-in-Chief at the newspaper. Today, he’s a Senior Vice-President, office of the CEO at the Royal Bank of Canada where he advises leadership on emerging trends in the Canadian economy, with a particular focus on technological change and innovation in this age of disruption. He’s also the author of 3 books, with a fourth coming out in April. But Jo...

Our favourite political panel guests Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid are with us, and so are some names you floated for a title to name the panel: "Byrne after Reiding" ... "Party Animals" ... "State of the f*cking Nation" ... "The Swear Jar Panel." More importantly, this week we'll discuss: - who's passing on the CPC race and who's entering the race - Ontario polls as OLP picks a new leader and we inch towards 2022 - the Ford government's handling of the education file Thank you for joining us...

Patricia “Pat” Sorbara has been a backroom political operative for more than forty years. This conversation pulls back the curtain on the gritty work of managing Liberal campaigns, big and small, in Canada. In an industry dominated by men we thought it would be both appropriate and fun to have podcast contributor Jenni Byrne—who shared with Pat some of the same obstacles and experiences in politics—lead the interview. In this episode of The Herle Burly podcast, Pat joins us, not just to dis...

*This episode was recorded early in the morning on January 9, 2020.* A new year, with a new episode, with our favourite political panel guests Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid! Topics Covered: - Ottawa - the Ontario Liberal Party leadership race - the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race Thank you for joining us on The Herle Burly podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes or your favourite podcast app. Watch this conversation on YouTube. The Herle Burly was...