We are stoked to bring you this special #NBVOTES2024 pod with Dr. Julia Woodhall-Melnik & Dr. Tobin Leblanc-Haley on the hot topic of housing. These two have been hard at work laying out the facts and realities of the housing system in NB from their academic positions and we are glad we got to slow them down for a minute to talk about this issue and how the parties and leaders stack up.
This week Shawn and Brent finish off their predictions about ridings 34-49 and give some analysis about the potential outcomes they predict. They will also take a look at the debate coming out from the leaders on Wednesday the 25th and comment on what each leader needs to do in order to make a difference.
OK #NBPOLI world this is it. The Writ has officially dropped and we will continue to wrap up some riding predictions as we focus on ridings 20-33. We will not be joined by our Co-Host Joanna Killen any longer because the rules of Rogers broadcasting is that candidates running in the election cannot get "preferred" air time. We get it, but we will miss her as she fights to take the conservative stronghold of Saint John West-Lancaster. Shawn Rouse and Brent Harris will take you on this 4 week whir...
This week we are back with Shawn to pick up where we left off last week, with Shawn's Riding Map! Join us as we go through EVERY riding in New Brunswick and give our analysis on what's going on, who will win, and what the seat counts might look like after this election.
Join us as we do a review of the last few months with friend of the pod Shawn Rouse. As we are just a few weeks away from the likely date that the writ will drop for the 2024 #NBPOLI election, has anything changed? Are the PC's still just as doomed? Is Susan Holt catching fire? Or will the drag of the federal liberals cause Green party candidates to get some nods and expand their seat count to be the party that holds the balance of power? Let's get into it!
Teri McMackin is a resident, former councillor, and soon to announce candidate for the Petitcodiac region in the Sussex-Three Rivers riding. She has been a long time listener and has an astute grasp of the political landscape in the province and region which has helped inform multiple conversations since our podcast started. Let's check-in on the #nbpoli reality.
This week we get former PC Cabinet Minister Dominic Cardy on the show to have a conversation about New Brunswick Politics. It's been a long time coming to be sure. We speak on a range of topics from the plight of democracy, the Canadian Future Party, and the New Brunswick political landscape. Wikipedia Bio Dominic William Cardy [1] MLA (born 25 July 1970) is a Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick . From the 2018 New Brunswick general election until his expu...
This long-awaited discussion with maritime economic expert and travelling Oxford scholar Donald J. Savoie is upon us. With a staggering intellect on the topic, experience working with Prime Ministers like Brian Mulroney, and a different take on globalization, you won't want to miss this. More about Donald J. Savoie. Donald Joseph Savoie CC ONB FRSC (born 1947) is a Canadian public administration and regional economic development scholar. He serves as a professor at l' Université de Moncton . In ...
This week we are following up on some new polling data rumors we have heard that have shown Susan Holt is trailing in her riding against Green candidate Simon Oulette and PC candidate Nicole Carlin. Blain Higgs is meeting with pretty unorthodox Christian pastors such as Phill Hutchings for prayer meetings, we've got a looming political gaf with PC Candidate in Sussex, and some energy politics to throw into the mix as well.
We unfortunately lost Andrea due to some scheduling conflicts for our interview BUT we are back anyway to talk about some of the who's who and what's what in NB politics. We've got Mike Holland's resignation, candidates for the PC nomination in Charlotte County, a legacy Liberal running against the blue dragon Blaine Higgs, and an update on our GMIST work in the community.
This week the original 2 are back to discuss some of the polling numbers for the parties in May, fundraising numbers, as well as about candidates running for the 2024 election. We've got a Tik Tok star to talk about as well as the riding of Arcadia-Butternut Valley-Maple Hills.
So Sorry we missed a week #NBPOLI World. We are back this week with an encore presentation of our conversation with former Alberta Cabinet Minister & best selling author Doug Griffiths to speak about Alberta politics and the cross over with New Brunswick. It's an important conversation that meant a lot to us so we are playing it one more time as we work hard to nail down interview dates with a couple of great guests.
It's feeling like an episode of Trailer Park Boys in NB with the overreaction of Premier Higgs on the recent screenshot of a conversation at NB high schools about sexual education. The boys in Fredericton were out in full force this past weekend rage-farming much to the delight of the Christian right and we are unpacking it with Shawn Rouse this week. We also cover the recent announcement from Andrea Anderson-Mason, the CUPE Leader's Debate the premier was mysteriously absent from and chat about...
This week we are joined by Shawn Rouse once again who is bringing us an updated election map! We will be diving into the federal situation and talk about how Justin Trudeau, Susan Holt, Blaine Higgs, and Pierre Poilievre dovetail in our upcoming provincial election. After that, we will be moving into the riding of Fredericton North to speak about the David Coon effect on that riding and discuss the level of support that exists for Luke Randall who left the Greens to join the Liberals. We will al...
This week we welcome back Shawn Rouse to the podcast to talk about what we know about the candidates for the upcoming provincial election and fill you in on the latest municipal by elections that occurred May 6, 2024 that we bet you didn't know about! We will continue this series as more candidates emerge!
This week we will take a look at two emerging scandals in New Brunswick politics. On the one hand we have Tammy Scott-Wallace under major fire for what appears to be overt nepotism and ritzy trips to places for "tourism" networking in Stonehenge and Versaille. At the same time we have Green MLA Kevin Arsenau saying the Liberals are engaging in unethical practices during the leadership race which featured people signing up seniors living in care homes to vote without their permission. Indeed his ...
We are coming to you this week from Gros Morne National Park where Brent & Joanna are taking a 1-week intensive course with 3 members of their community in Saint John through the Coady Institutie at Saint Francis Xavier University & Gros Morne Institute for Sustainable Tourism (GMIST). We will give you the download on what we've been learning and some early observations in how it can relate to politics in NB!
This week Brent hosts along with Youtube/TikTok Sensation Millennial Mornon for an update on the Canadian housing crisis & talks about how the federal government uses data analysis to show us telltale signs of what they are looking at changing. Its a numbers game this week on #nbpolipod !
This week on the podcast we are calling out to the void for guests from the Conservative camp here in New Brunswick. We are on a genuine quest to understand what you want and how you want to get there! There is so much we are looking to unpack so in the meantime we chat about some of the messaging around the Federal budget and dig into the economic state of NB and the entirety of Canada.
This week on the pod we are going to get on the road and feature a guest we've had on the podcast before. Carl Killen (Former MLA) has been a returning officer in 2020 and is now once again back in the trenches of the democratic process. We are going to be talking with him about his experience as a returning officer and what that process looks like. From there we will pivot hard to the right as we dive into a response to the Curse of Politics political panel on their take on the upcoming New Bru...
We've had protests over the carbon tax, another incumbet PC MLA drop out of the PC Party candidate's list, and the Curse of Politics podcast is rumoured to be talking about the New Brunswick election next week. This entire podcast is devoted to goading the Curse of Politics pannel into a more fulsome conversation about our province, our issues, and politics in general. We will also spend some time talking about the lame-duck policies and positions of the NB Liberal Party as they seem to just be ...
As always there is no shortage of content to talk about after last week's New Brunswick Government. Is the PC spin machine convincing people we are heading for a transformed healthcare system? We will be spending some time talking about the carbon tax and how that works in New Brunswick and we will also be discussing how Susan Holt and the Liberals are doing with the deadweight of the Federal Liberals on their back. We start off with a few questions from last week's podcast that we didn't get to...
This is the definitive podcast going through the 2024 New Brunswick provincial budget. We are missing Joanna this week due to illness, but we are joined by #NBPoli Politico Shawn Rouse to dive into some Angus Reid polling data and the budget propositions made by the government. We will ask the question: "Have the PCs played good defence with this budget to lead them into an election? Or have they left the net open for the other parties to score on."We will also get to a few comments and question...
This week we dive into the classic political compass and talk about how it applies to New Brunswick. We get into how easy it was for the People's Alliance to join PCNB and how the opposite is true for left leaning parties in our fair province. Join us for some political science unravelled!
Welcome back, New Brunswickers! It's been an incredible journey over the past year, and we're thrilled to celebrate our 1 Year Anniversary and relaunch of the #NBPoli Podcast. In this special episode, we reflect on the milestones we've reached, the insightful interviews we've conducted, and the vital discussions we've had surrounding New Brunswick's political landscape. With over 8000 downloads and 40 podcasts under our belt, we're ready to take our initiative to the next level. We've been honor...
This week we are definitely a little bit cynical as we rage against the rage farming that is happening. We start with a review of the polling data that is coming out of Narrative Research, move on to a discussion on the current offerings that the Liberals, PCs, and Greens are putting toward the public, and end with a discussion on Blaine Higg's affordability measures.
This week Brent is down and out with one of the many illnesses swirling around NB at the moment so we are lucky to have Councillor Paula Radwan joining Jo to chat about the highs and lows of being a woman in politics, the state of the province and our strong feelings on leading with empathy when it comes to our housing crisis.
This week we sit down with 4 time guest Shawn Rouse to discuss the latest in NB Politics and what Brent dropped on Twitter in regards to a lawsuit brought against Brent and Jo for this podcast. This podcast DOES NOT represent the views of those on Saint John City Council. The opinions and discussion are the independent views of Brent Harris and Joanna Killen. Democracy is at risk and we are opening up about it.
This week we dive into another crises affecting us all; food. We have all witnessed the price of food skyrocketing and in recent memory saw empty shelves during the pandemic as the fragility of our global supply chains became all too visible. We will dive into this mess with someone who has made it their mission to solve the lack of healthy food that people have in Canada and the United States.
This week we have St. Thomas University Sociology Professor & NB Tenants Rights Activist Matthew Hayes where we go over some of the low-hanging fruit that needs to be accomplished to help preserve what we have left for affordable housing as well as the bigger, systemic issues at hand. As usual, no small talk here.
