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Front Burner

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Front Burner is a daily news podcast that takes you deep into the stories shaping Canada and the world. Each morning, from Monday to Friday, host Jayme Poisson talks with the smartest people covering the biggest stories to help you understand what’s going on.

Episodes — page 23

  1. Liberals enter the Mark Carney era

    After a two-month race, the Liberal Party of Canada chose Mark Carney as its new leader on Sunday night. It was an overwhelming win – Carney won with 86 per cent of the vote. The P…

    21:34
  2. What happened to ‘The Resistance’?

    Donald Trump’s first four years in office were met with protest and obstruction — a popular movement which came to be known as ‘The Resistance.’ It featured a coalition that includ…

    32:19
  3. Is Canadian energy our tariff war trump card?

    Two days after U.S. tariffs were imposed on Canada and Mexico, the trade war rages on. While an exemption has been made for three major automakers, President Trump and Prime Minist…

    24:39
  4. The tariff trade war escalates

    After months of back-and-forth, will-he-or-won’t-he, it’s officially on: U.S. President Donald Trump has slapped 25% tariffs on most Canadian goods, and 10% on Canadian energy. Can…

    32:43
  5. An obituary for the post-war order

    Humiliating the president of Ukraine in the Oval Office. Admonishing European leaders about migration and free speech. Voting alongside Russia against a UN resolution to condemn th…

    29:46
  6. Is Canada's Arctic sovereignty in danger?

    U.S. President Trump has been talking about wanting to gain control of Greenland, and expand American influence in the Arctic. It’s a region rich in minerals and oil. It’s also an…

    23:43
  7. Weekend Listen: He owes his life to a lie, now will anyone believe what he calls the truth?

    As a child, Alex Kurzem faced a choice: be killed or join the killers. In the midst of the Second World War, he was separated from his family and taken in by a group of soldiers a…

    34:02
  8. The big problem of 'car bloat'

    SUVs and pickup trucks make up more than four out of every five new cars sold in the U.S., and in Canada, they represented 86 per cent of all vehicles sold in May of last year. L…

    21:24
  9. Trump, apartheid and the PayPal mafia?

    Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to end all future funding to South Africa claiming that in the country, “certain classes of people” were being treat…

    33:12
  10. Is Mark Carney ready for the real fight ahead?

    The four Liberal leadership candidates - Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould and Frank Baylis - had a chance to make their case to voters and challenge each other over two…

    24:13
  11. Ukraine and Europe: A pivotal moment

    The world marked the third anniversary of Russia’s brutal full scale invasion on Monday. This milestone in the deadliest conflict Europe has seen since World War Two comes as U.S.…

    28:46
  12. Ontario votes amidst tariff crisis

    People in Ontario will head to the polls on Thursday, in an election that was called more than a year ahead of schedule. Doug Ford, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party is…

    27:53
  13. Is flying getting more dangerous?

    On Monday, shortly after two in the afternoon, a Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis was cleared to land at Toronto Pearson International Airport. As the plane touched down,…

    26:09
  14. Is Trump coming for Canada’s critical minerals?

    It can be hard to truly understand the motivations behind Donald Trump and his administration. But when looking at some of the countries that have found themselves in his crosshair…

    24:16
  15. Has Trump killed the U.S.-Europe alliance?

    Over just a few days, senior Trump officials declared that Ukraine should prepare to cede territory to Russia and that Europe is not likely to have a seat at the table during negot…

    31:47
  16. What if the U.S. invaded Canada?

    U.S. President Donald Trump has made it clear that he’s serious about wanting Canada to become the 51st state, with his deputy chief of staff saying Trump has made no concessions o…

    26:45
  17. How Trump is forcing the Conservatives to pivot

    Tensions over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats on Canadian goods have forced a hard reset on just about every aspect of Canada-U.S. relations. Conservative leader Pier…

    26:01
  18. Bird flu is spreading faster. Should we worry?

    Last week, Parks Canada confirmed a dead goose in a Scarborough park tested positive for bird flu, raising concerns that with more birds flying north for spring, the virus will spr…

    24:23
  19. Canadian Tech’s rightward drift

    Following years of disillusionment with the federal Liberal party, some of Canada’s most high profile tech CEOs are leading a movement to bring their industry in line with the Cons…

    27:51
  20. Buy Canadian, bye-bye America?

    Even with the tariffs on U.S. goods mostly on pause for the rest of the month, many are still doing what they can to “Buy Canadian” and switch their buying habits away from anythin…

    21:24
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