Don Lenihan argues for much greater citizen engagement in an increasingly complex world.
Peter C. Newman says the Liberal Party is isolated, has no leader, no power base, no money, no natural allies, no leverage as a third party, and no policies. Liberals say they have problems, but they will return.
Former NDP MP Bill Blaikie, a United Church minister, talks about managing religious belief in the public square and says not everyone who has religious faith in politics is on the right.
Allan Fotheringham says he was inspired by Hunter S. Thompson and Tom Wolfe. That explains it.
Former NDP MP Dennis Gruending looks at political ideologies and tactics of religious conservatives and progressives in his new book
Author and Hill journalist Mark Bourrie talks about his new book The Fog of War: Censorship of Canada’s Media in World War Two, and why the number of Canadian journalists today who can actually understand and analyse military affairs ‘could fit around a kitchen table.’
Canadian peace activist James Loney talks about his new book, Captivity: 118 Days in Iraq and The Struggle For a World Without War.
Bill Rowe, author of The War With Ottawa: The Inside Story By a Hired Gun, takes a 'warts-and-all' look at former Newfoundland premier Danny Williams' fight with prime minister Paul Martin for $2-billion, what was called the Atlantic Accord Crisis in 2004
Author and columnist Lawrence Martin says Prime Minister Stephen Harper has no respect for the democratic process, is a 'low-road operator,' but is also a Conservative success story.
But author Terry Fallis, a former Liberal Hill staffer, who just released his book The High Road, the sequel to his Stephen Leacock Humour Award-winning The Best Laid Plans, says there should be more of it today.
Fearful Symmetry author Brian Lee Crowley says as the baby boom generation withdraws from the workforce and Quebec's bargaining power declines, over the next 50 years Canada will become more concerned with labour shortages, immigration issues, the growth
Richard Florida says society is in 'the midst of a tectonic shift to a fundamentally new economic order, the shift from an industrial to an idea-driven economy.' It's headed for another Great Reset.
Global National anchor Kevin Newman will leave his job in August. But he has a lot to say about national network news, the profoundly evolving media industry, political coverage, and federal politics.
Tom Flanagan says he's learned a lot since writing First Nations? Second Thoughts. Today, he's calling for the restoration of aboriginal property rights.
Fifth estate reporter Harvey Cashore spent 15 years on the Airbus scandal story, but he says he's not even sure it was worth it in the end.
Mark Jaccard says political leaders will only react when it actually becomes a crisis. But Canada still has no public policy to fight climate change after more than 20 years of federal political promises.
AFN national chief Shawn Atleo says education is the key to success in a modern economy and is pushing for 65,000 post-secondary graduates for First Nations in the next five years.
Rex Murphy, who just left The Globe and Mail for the National Post, is critical of the 'politically correct' media pressure to fight climate change.
Bestselling author John English explores the private and public life of Pierre Trudeau, one of Canada's most engrossing prime ministers in modern time.
Gordon Laird, author of The Price of A Bargain: The Quest for Cheap and the Death of Globalization, says it's irresponsible for the federal government to suggest consumer activity will pull us out of the recession. Canada better wake up. Now