/Thread 42: SNC-Lavalin updates, Scheer’s mass-text, aftermath of Mueller report, and Apple’s announcement

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“The final act kind of landed like a deflated balloon. Everyone was so built up for this report to land. You could sense Democrats going ‘ok he doesn’t recommend further indictments, he didn’t find evidence of collusion, but it’s still good.'”

Host Sarah Turnbull is joined by /Thread panelists Shannon Proudfoot of Maclean’s and David Reevely of The Canadian Press. The trio discuss: updates to the SNC-Lavalin controversy including, Liberal MPs pushing back against Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott, committee investigations, and the company’s backtracking of their CEO’s comments about job losses; Andrew Scheer’s mass-text to throw shade on the Liberal’s carbon tax plan; fallout from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report; and Apple’s Monday announcement unveiling new subscription services.

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Quality Content Episode 23: A Lifetime of Artistic Achievement, with Rick Mercer

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“One of the great luxuries of doing a rant or doing a commentary when you have a large audience, is you know that there are people from a broad spectrum of opinions and different ideologies listening to you.”

Host Alex Paterson kicks off a series of interviews with the 2019 recipients of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards with a conversation with one of Canada’s most treasured political and social commentators, Rick Mercer. Rick will receive the Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award on April 27. The two talk about his celebrated career as a broadcaster, his current endeavours, and the state of Canadian comedy.

https://soundcloud.com/canada2020/quality-content-23-a-lifetime-of-artistic-achievement-with-rick-mercer

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/Thread 41:Budget 2019, SNC-Lavalin updates, and Trump’s possible opponents in 2020

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“The number one thing democrats want now is to beat Trump. However they get there – elephant on roller skates – totally fine. The question is which way is the surer path.”

Host Sarah Turnbull is joined by /Thread panelists Shannon Proudfoot of Maclean’s and David Reevely of The Canadian Press. The trio discuss: key takeaways from the Liberal’s pre-election budget; SNC-Lavalin updates, including the resignation of the Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick, the justice committee’s decision to shutdown the investigation, and former Cabinet Minister Jane Philpott’s interview in Maclean’s. To cap it off, they look at the democrats hoping to take down President Trump in the 2020 U.S. election.

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Explain Like I’m Five Episode 31: Boeing 737 Max 8, with Larry Vance

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“The more automated the airplane becomes the less the pilot has that hands-on feel for it all.”

Host Aaron Reynolds is joined by Larry Vance, former Government of Canada pilot, former investigator with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, and the original author of the organization’s Manual of Investigations Operations. Vance shares what’s known about the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash last weekend that involved a Boeing 737 Max 8 plane, its similarities to the Lion Air plane crash in Indonesia just five months ago, and the role of automation in aviation.

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Quality Content Episode 22: The Beaverton, with Luke Gordon Field

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“Canadians will always enjoy an article making fun of how brutal our big three telecom situation is here and the amount we have to pay for cellphones.”

Host Alex Paterson sat down with Luke Gordon Field, one of the co-founders of The Beaverton to chat about the platform’s humble beginnings, its current place in Canadian media, and what it’s like working in satire in the age of misinformation.

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/Thread 40: Justice committee suspends mtg, Canada responds to Boeing plane crash, and the U.S. college admissions scandal

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“One legitimate read on this is that Canada made a more considerate decision than some other places did.”

Host Sarah Turnbull is joined by /Thread panelists Shannon Proudfoot of Maclean’s and David Reevely of The Canadian Press. The trio discuss: the special gathering of the Hose of Commons justice committee on Wednesday and why it adjourned earlier than expected, the federal government’s response to the deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash the involved a Boeing 737 Max 8 model, and the ongoing U.S. college admissions scandal that’s rocked the country.

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Canada 2020 launches initiative studying rise and fall of Canada’s female First Ministers

NO SECOND CHANCES presented by CANADA 2020


8 March 2019 (OTTAWA) – Since 1867, only 12 women have served as either premier or prime minister in Canada. There have, in fact, been more than three times as many First Ministers named John than there have been women. Furthermore, when women have served in Canada’s senior-most political roles, they do so in more challenging circumstances, serve roughly half as long as their male counterparts, and when they stand for re-election, they lose.

Today, on International Women’s Day 2019, Canada 2020 is proud to launch NO SECOND CHANCES, a special multimedia project studying the rise and fall of Canada’s twelve female First Ministers. The leadership of these remarkable women spans three decades, crosses political stripes, and extends from coast to coast to coast. No Second Chances is about examining the experiences of these women – and what their stories reflect about us as Canadians.

The results will be showcased in a 10-part podcast series featuring new interviews with the First Ministers, plus their staff, colleagues, family and media who covered their journey. The web portal, Canada2020.ca/NoSecondChances, is home to new photos, videos and written reflections on each of these twelve women. Finally, the project will culminate on June 12th for a live event in Ottawa where Canada’s past female First Ministers will be together for the first time in Canadian history.

Kate Graham, Senior Fellow of Canada 2020 and project lead:

“In 2019, why don’t we see more women in Canada’s most senior political roles? No Second Chances is an important opportunity to dig into this very question – starting with discussions with the few women who have been there. There is much we can learn about Canadian politics, and about us as Canadians, through this project – and it couldn’t come at a more crucial time.”

Alex Paterson, Executive Director of Canada 2020:

“No Second Chances is unlike anything Canada 2020 has done before. No Second Chances is a unique lens on a very old story, and the Canada 2020 team has travelled across the country interviewing these remarkable women in hopes that by giving their stories the biggest possible platform, we can change how we think about women in leadership in Canada.”

NO SECOND CHANCES was launched today at the Canada 2020 Studio at a sold-out event featuring former Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, former Alberta Premier Alison Redford and the CBC’s Vassy Kapelos. The first episode of the podcast launches March 18th, and will run for 10 parts until the culminating event on June 12th, 2019.


Quick Links:

  • canada2020.ca/nosecondchances
  • Podcast “No Second Chances” available on iTunes, Google Podcasts
    • First episode: March 18th, 2019
  • Video trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqLBurU5SlQ

For more information, interviews or background, please contact:

Mira Ahmad
Communications & Operations Manager, Canada 2020
[email protected] , (613) 220-9163

The First Ministers:

  • Rita Johnston, Premier of British Columbia (April 1991 – November 1991)
  • Nellie Cournoyea, Premier of the Northwest Territories (November 1991 – November 1995)
  • Catherine Callbeck, Premier of Prince Edward Island (January 1993 – October 1996)
  • Kim Campbell, Prime Minister of Canada (June 1993 – November 1993)
  • Pat Duncan, Premier of the Yukon (May 2000 – November 2002)
  • Eva Aariak, Premier of Nunavut (November 2008 – November 2013)
  • Kathy Dunderdale, Premier of Newfoundland & Labrador (December 2010 – January 2014)
  • Christy Clark, Premier of British Columbia (March 2011 – July 2017)
  • Alison Redford, Premier of Alberta (October 2011 – March 2014)
  • Pauline Marois, Premier of Quebec (September 2012 – April 2014)
  • Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario (February 2013 – June 2018)
  • Rachel Notley, Premier of Alberta (May 2015 – Present)

Additional interviews and participants:

  • Rona Ambrose, Former Leader, Conservative Party of Canada
  • Elizabeth May, Leader, Green Party of Canada
  • Susan Delacourt, Toronto Star
  • Bob Fife, The Globe & Mail
  • Keith Baldrey, Global TV
  • Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun
  • Dr. Sylvia Bashevkin, University of Toronto
  • Vassy Kapelos, Host, CBC’s Power & Politics

About Canada 2020:

Canada 2020 is Canada’s leading, independent, progressive think-tank. Founded in 2006, Canada 2020 produces original research, hosts events, and starts conversations about Canada’s future. Canada 2020’s goal is to build a community of progressive ideas and people that will move and shape governments. For more, visit canada2020.ca

Explain Like I’m Five Episode 30: The Federal Budget, with the Hon. John Manley

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“If you need to save money there are no easy ways. When politicians say there’s lots of low hanging fruit, there’s lots of waste, you know it just doesn’t usually add up to a whole lot.”

The Trudeau budget is set to land March 19th, so host Aaron Reynolds sat down with former Finance Minister John Manley to get a better sense of how a federal budget is made, what items are weighed more heavily than others, how it’s rolled out, and what’s with the new shoes tradition?

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Quality Content Episode 21: No Second Chances, with Kate Graham

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“It doesn’t matter what political party these women are from, they all want to see more women in politics. They know how important this is to making good decisions in this country.”

Host Alex Paterson sat down with Dr. Kate Graham, researcher and senior fellow at Canada 2020, to discuss No Second Chances – a look at the rise and fall of Canada’s 12 female first ministers, the commonalities and differences in their experiences, and what their stories can teach us about women in politics at large. The multimedia project launched on International Women’s Day, March 8th, 2019.

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