Articles tagged with: Stephen Harper
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The journalist and author Marci McDonald discusses her new book The Armageddon Factor: The Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canada (Random House, 2010), with Joseph Planta.
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The bestselling author, cultural critic, and English professor Laura Penny discusses her new book More Money Than Brains: Why School Sucks, College is Crap, and Idiots Think They’re Right (McClelland & Stewart, 2010), with Joseph Planta.
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The political commentator and consultant Warren Kinsella talks to Joseph Planta about the Helena Guergis and Rahim Jaffer matter, Gary Breitkreuz, and other federal political matters, the new iPad, the British elections and more.
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SFU communications professor Donald Gutstein discusses his book Not a Conspiracy Theory: How Business Propaganda Hijacks Democracy (Key Porter, 2009), with Joseph Planta; highlighting some of the notable think tanks in Canada and their relationships with big business, and just how they in turn influence what’s reported in the media.
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Michael Byers, UBC professor of global politics and international law and bestselling author (Intent for a Nation: What is Canada For?) discusses his new book Who Owns the Arctic? Understanding Sovereignty Disputes in the North (Douglas & McIntyre, 2009), with Joseph Planta; other than the politics and issues of Arctic sovereignty, they also discuss whether Byers will run federally again.
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‘One of Canada’s top five political minds,’ the conservative commentator Gerry Nicholls, former vice president of the National Citizen’s Coalition, talks to Joseph Planta about Stephen Harper, the Harper government, conservatism in Canada, and the Libertas Post, which Nicholls is editing.
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John Ibbitson, the Washington columnist and correspondent for The Globe and Mail, discusses his new book, Open and Shut: Why America Has Barack Obama, and Canada Has Stephen Harper (McClelland & Stewart, 2009), with Joseph Planta, as well as Ed Greenspon’s departure as editor, and Barack Obama’s new Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor.
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Martin Stringer, one of the best and recognised reporters in Ottawa, talks to Joseph Planta about travelling the country and being on the campaign hustings, profiling key battleground ridings for CPAC (the Cable Public Affairs Channel).
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TVO’s Steve Paikin talks to Joseph Planta about moderating last night’s federal leaders debate.
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Nelson Wiseman, an associate professor in the Political Science department at the University of Toronto talks to Joseph Planta about the current federal election campaign, and what to expect at this week’s leaders debates.
