The National: Rex Murphy Video Podcast

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Rex Murphy | Parliament breaks for summer

2017-06-2403:29

As the House and the Senate go on recess for the summer, Rex Murphy reflects on the mostly unremarkable session on the Hill while singling out a few exceptions

Rex Murphy | Canada's new foreign policy

2017-06-0903:281

Rex Murphy on Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan's new direction for Canada in Trump-era America.

B.C.'s political drama and Andrew Scheer's rise | At Issue

2017-06-0214:43

An agreement between B.C.'s NDP and Green Party likely means the end of Christy Clark's Liberal government, but it's a complicated scenario that could affect some major decisions in Ottawa. The At Issue panel discusses that as well as the new federal Conservative leader.

Rex Murphy | B.C.'s NDP-Green alliance could create national unrest

2017-06-0203:44

Rex Murphy says the alliance between B.C.'s NDP and Greens could trouble the waters countrywide given its pipeline position.

Rex Murphy | Recommended closure of National Energy Board

2017-05-1903:38

The Liberal government's recommendation to shutter the National Energy Board and replace it with two new agencies is political dynamite, Rex Murphy says

Rex Murphy | B.C.'s weird election

2017-05-1203:31

Rex Murphy has seen some unusual elections in his native Newfoundland, but B.C.'s provincial election was certainly unique, especially since it isn't fully resolved

Rex Murphy | Farewell Mr. O’Leary

2017-04-2803:19

This week we said goodbye to the man who wanted Canada’s top job, but his party wasn’t buying his pitch

Rex Murphy | Shame on the UN

2017-04-2103:52

Rex Murphy thinks Canada might want to re-evaluate its unwavering support for the UN's peacekeeping efforts amid shocking revelations of child abuse and exploitation.

Rex Murphy | Political memory loss

2017-04-1303:06

What's the most common illness affecting politicians? Memory loss, according to Rex Murphy, who thinks it's especially evident when an opposition party becomes government

Rex Murphy | The trouble with subsidizing big business

2017-04-0103:32

Rex Murphy argues subsidizing companies like Bombardier in the name of innovation only props up favoured industries and isn't innovative at all.

Rex Murphy | Free speech on campus

2017-03-2404:01

Rex Murphy offers his take on how much you can and can't say on university campuses in Canada

Rex Murphy | Honouring Rene Levesque

2017-03-1003:59

Quebec separatist Rene Levesque may not have been an advocate for Canada as a whole, but Rex argues that the man deserves to be honoured

Rex Murphy | Bowling wunderkind

2017-03-0303:20

Rex digs into the current sports crisis in Canada, a seven-year-old boy who was found guilty of wearing illegal bowling pants at a tournament in Newfoundland

Rex Murphy: Conservative leadership stars

2017-02-2403:29

Rex argues that there are few candidates for conservative leadership that have a raw charismatic appeal

Rex Murphy: When reality TV becomes reality politics

2017-02-1703:13

Rex reflects on the rise in reality TV stars like Donald Trump and Kevin O'Leary entering politics, and what it means for an already abysmal political climate

Rex Murphy | Bombardier’s bailout

2017-02-1003:14

Rex shares his thoughts on Bombardier’s bailout

Rex Murphy: Quebec City mosque shooting

2017-02-0303:27

Rex says that despite all of our differences, it’s our common expressions of kindness and charity after tragedies like the shooting in Quebec City that unite us as Canadians

Rex Murphy: Pipeline politics

2017-01-2603:261

Just four days into his presidency, Donald Trump has approved the Keystone XL Pipeline. It's great news for Alberta, but has major implications for Canadian politics

Rex Murphy | Trudeau's lost sheen

2016-12-2303:21

Rex Murphy thinks it 2016 belongs to Justin Trudeau. But next year will be far less of an easy ride for Canada's Prime Minister

Rex Murphy | Inaction on Syria

2016-12-1603:11

Rex Murphy criticizes the "steadfast impotence" of the international community during Syria's civil war.

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