Episode description

Why Canada needs to get its sh*t together NOW.

Former Conservative MP James Moore joins to consider the response to Trump’s rhetoric, and the economic reality facing Canada in the coming months.  

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Check), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: James Moore

Further reading: 

• Canada as the 51st State? | TVO Today 
• Opinion | O Canada, Come Join Us - The New York Times 
• Here's how annexing Canada would change American politics - POLITICO 
• Stephen Harper has ‘a real problem’ with Donald Trump’s claims about Canada - Toronto Star
• Donald Trump’s ‘bombastic’ talk of annexing Canada is about forming economic union, Kevin O’Leary says - The Globe and Mail

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