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Canadian Common Sense

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A weekly podcast discussing Canadian politics and current events from the perspective of two average Canadians.
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Episodes

Episode 370 - Get to work

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Canada is in crisis right now, and it would seem that the man "made for this moment" is not managing the crisis very well. Decline is all around us, we see it in our cities, on our highways, even in our international relations. Pierre Poilievre is now ready to get back to work, will Carney be ready to work with him?

Aug 24, 20252 hr 4 min

Episode 369 - Coast to coast insanity

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com When we say crazy begins in BC, they say "hold my beer." However, the Maritimes and the Great State of Maine also jumped on the short bus this week. Is it time for a DOGE in Canada? And more!

Aug 17, 20251 hr 24 min

Episode 368 - Our home

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com As much as we hate the slogans, it would appear that Mark Carney is "not as advertised." The man who we hired to get things done has delivered nothing, and his team has done no better. Be careful in the woods on the east coast, are Canadians ready to take their country back? And more!

Aug 10, 20251 hr 35 min

Episode 367 - Dominion Society of Canada

Daniel Tyrie of the Dominion Society drops by for a chat to discuss this new advocacy group in Canada. You can find out more at www.dominionsociety.ca

Aug 08, 202539 min

Episode 366 - Toxic Canadians

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Lewis has said on the show that Canada will be the last bastion of Woke in the world. Canadian nurses will soon be tasked with making this happen, with help from CSIS watching which websites the ladies choose to follow. Where are our elbows now? How much debt is Canada in? Your hidden gems, and more!

Aug 03, 20251 hr 37 min

Episode 365 - Something in the air ...

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com There's something in the air, and it's not just forest fire smoke. In fact, it smells more like incompetence, or something else if you're in Vancouver. Nothing new from Muskoka, women at work, "safe" supply, and more!

Jul 27, 20251 hr 42 min

Episode 364 - Ron Kubek

Editor's note: Lewis and our guest, Ron, were recording from the tasting room at Lightning Rock Winery with customers in the room so you may hear Ron chatting with guests on their way out early in the interview, in case you hear any names that don't sound familiar. That said, the guys have a good chat with Ron about the heavy level of taxation by the BC government, benefits of breaking down interprovincial trade barriers, the general stench of rot in government, and much more!

Jul 22, 20251 hr 7 min

Episode 363 - Can Canada PLEASE take itself seriously?

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com We ask this a lot on this show, yet Canada doesn't take its serious problems seriously. Should conservatives be more like liberals, or focus on ballot flooding eroding our democracy? Should Alberta focus on cleaning up its own backyard, or wait for Ottawa to do it? Should the NDP rebuild the federal wing or keep hating on Israel? Why did the USA send fighter jets to Vancouver? And more!

Jul 20, 20251 hr 44 min

Episode 362 - Last Spike, Last Straw

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Could a DOGE be a thing in Canada? We sure do need one. We have 103 reasons that the Carney has to step out of the clown car, destitute judges, debt in BC, Parks Canada goes too far, your hidden gems, and more!

Jul 13, 20252 hr 9 min

Episode 361 - Renaud Brossard, MEI

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Mr. Brossard joins the show again to lay out why government does more harm than good when they get too involved in Canadians' lives. In this context, we're talking about interprovincial trade and the high cost of housing. Enjoy the conversation! For more information about the Montreal Economic Institute, visit them at www.iedm.org

Jul 09, 20251 hr 13 min

Episode 360 - PM Ford?

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Prime Minister Doug Ford may sound crazy, and apparently a run for the top job isn't off the table, but does he actually want the job? Alberta establishes a provincial police service, who's in, and not in, with the Order of Canada, your hidden gems, and more!

Jul 06, 20251 hr 40 min

Episode 359 - The Carney's Shell Game

Happy Canada Day! Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Does anyone feel like they've been had by the "new government?" The feds have agreed to a huge increase in defence spending, but where is the money going? BC shows us some more crazy, Elbows Down on trade, and more!

Jun 29, 20251 hr 47 min

Episode 358 - The House wraps it up

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com The Carney's threat to make MPs work into their summer break paid off, as they got the work done that was required, apparently. (would any of us have felt sorry for them if they had to work into the summer?) Are you part of the 85%? The G7 wraps big on aspirations, small on implementations, and more!

Jun 22, 20251 hr 31 min

Episode 357 - Made in Canada with The Food Professor

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com We've all seen the maple leaf labels at the grocery store, but how "Canadian" are these products? We'll find out what's behind the designations, crickets haven't gone away completely, our old friend Supply Management, and more!

Jun 21, 202537 min

Episode 356 - Carney goes global

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com The G-7 summit runs this week, with Canada playing host in Kananaskis Country in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. We'll discuss the colourful cast of characters attending as well as some of the topics that the Carney has placed on the agenda. Seemingly out of nowhere, Canada will now meet its 2% NATO commitment, but how? And what exactly is "Build Canada?" And more!

Jun 15, 20252 hr 4 min

Episode 355 - Carney's Confidence

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com The First Ministers Meeting in Saskatoon left Doug Ford gushing over his favoured Prime Minister, and even Danielle Smith had kind words. PM Carney's legislation, however, leaves us with less than kind words. Is the word "family" now offensive? Is that why Canadians aren't having kids? It's time to bring back your Hidden Gems, and more!

Jun 08, 20251 hr 52 min

Episode 354 - Carney Channels Trudeau

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com The House of Commons kind of picked up where it left off, with Liberal non-answers from the PM. The Throne Speech, while historic, wasn't exactly inspiring. Ontario MPPs get a raise, Canada gets a recession, and more!

Jun 01, 20251 hr 30 min

Episode 353 - Carney's Time is Now

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com We're not cheerleading Canada's 24th Prime Minister, but with the House of Commons resuming this week, it's time to show Canada why we elected the Liberals again. The Western Premiers Summit has given Carney some ideas on nation building, we may (one day) get a federal budget after all, why do Conservatives keep losing? And more!

May 25, 20251 hr 59 min

Episode 352 - Elections have consequences

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com We are finding out in real time that elections really do have consequences for Canada. You may recognize the key players in the Carney Cabinet as key players from the Trudeau Cabinet, and a few additions that may have connections. What is going on with electoral recounts? (we're looking right at you, Terrebonne) Carney shows that his elbows were down after all, and more!

May 18, 20252 hr 3 min

Episode 350 - Marx Carnage

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com While the show title may sound like a clever nickname for a certain political figure, there is no intended inference to figures living or dead, rather a simple foreshadowing of today's topics! The Carney went to Washington, Danielle drops the gloves with Doug, Pierre goes to Battle River with the Longest Ballot folks, and more!

May 11, 20251 hr 53 min

Episode 349 - Tracey Wilson, CCFR Interview

Tracey Wilson is the Vice President of Public Relations with the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights. She discusses not only the work of the CCFR, but also their struggles in holding the government accountable in their quest to disarm Canadians.

May 09, 20251 hr 3 min

Episode 348 - Election 2025 is behind us

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Well, that didn't go the way we had hoped. We go through the results of the 2025 federal election, discuss what worked, what didn't, our analysis, and where we go from here as a country, as a movement, and our show.

May 04, 20251 hr 58 min

Episode 347 - Catherine Swift Interview

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Catherine Swift is an economist and long-time advocate for Canadian business, current President of the Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses Canada.

Apr 30, 202538 min

Episode 346 - Vote like your future depends on it

Because it does. Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Is the dystopian future that our own government predicts already here? Are we sticking to our election predictions? Alberta gets on the right track on health care funding, and more!

Apr 27, 20251 hr 54 min

Episode 345 - Candice Bergen Interview

Candice Bergen has an inspiring political history; from behind the scenes, to Leader of the Opposition, and back. She joins the show for an enlightening and refreshing discussion!

Apr 25, 202530 min

Episode 344 - Debates, Elections, and Insanity

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com It was a wild week with our only two Leaders' Debates, Liberal scandals, and "legacy" media meltdowns. We'll break down the election updates, "Buttongate," our predictions, and Lewis is left speechless at the end of the show. And more!

Apr 20, 20251 hr 58 min

Episode 343 - Montreal Economic Institute

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Is there really no "social acceptability" for pipelines in Quebec? Did you know that Quebec drivers still pay a carbon tax? The answers to this and more with Renaud from Montreal Economic Institute. Enjoy!

Apr 18, 202547 min

Episode 342 - Carney's Chinese Connection

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com We're not saying that Mark Carney is a Chinese asset, though we are a little concerned that he seems to have the same blind spot that Justin Trudeau has for China. Has Carney turned the media against him? Why is crowd size at rallies suddenly an issue in this campaign? Carney "borrows" policy from Poilievre, Tony summarizes Canada Strong and Free Network, and more!

Apr 13, 20251 hr 37 min

Episode 341 - The Clock is ticking

Our email is cdncomsense@gmail.com Now, we don't just mean that the election is just around the corner (although we are talking about that, too,) but Pierre Poilievre has gotten people talking about young couples' biological clocks in relation to affordability. Why is that sexist? Why are we letting foreign students run our universities? Toronto is learning that elections have consequences, and more!

Apr 06, 20251 hr 51 min
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