Left East to West
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Marit Stiles: raising expectations to break the cycle of cynicism
Marit Stiles, leader of the Ontario NDP, sits down with Nikki and Tom to discuss the scandal-plagued Doug Ford government and her drive to raise people's expectation and break out of the cycle of cynical politics and bad outcomes Ontario has se...
Bolsonaro vs Lula: a Brazilian president who’s a friend to Canada — or servant of Trump?
Sabrina Fernandes, author and well-known Brazilian political commentator, talks about this fall's pivotal elections, which pits incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — Lula — of the social democratic Workers Party against Trump-backed c...
Carney faces challenges. Can Poilievre or Lewis benefit?
Nikki and Tom celebrate six months of Left East to West with a retrospective on federal politics, federal-provincial relations and shifts in provincial politics across the country.The overriding federal story is continued Liberal strengt...
Carla Beck’s plan to defeat Scott Moe
Carla Beck, leader of the Saskatchewan NDP, sits down with Nikki and Tom to talk about her strategy to defeat Scott Moe and her economic plan to spur Saskatchewan growth.Carla launched her Grid and Growth plan more that two years before ...
Carneyomics and the cost of Donald Trump’s war
Economist Jim Stanford discusses the cost of Trump’s Iran War to Canadians and Mark Carney’s economic agenda. Jim estimates the direct economic cost of high fuel prices will reach $50 billion and go higher if it prompts the Bank of Canada...
