The Paikin Podcast

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• Bob Rae and Rosalie Abella: The Arsonist in the White House, Elbows Up, and the Great Rupture

  October 5, 2026 · 43 min

  Bob Rae and former Canadian Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella join Steve for a live taping of the podcast in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. They discuss the great "rupture" in Canada-U.S…

• Everything Political: Sorry State of the Conservative Party, Alberta’s Referendum, and Quebec’s Election

  October 2, 2026 · 44 min

  Dimitri Soudas joins Everything Political with Martha Hall Findlay to discuss the state of the Conservative Party, Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, Conservative MP Scott Aitchison announcing his retirement, the upcoming referendum in…

• Martha Hall Findlay: The Price Tag for Separation and Alberta the 51st State?

  September 30, 2026 · 44 min

  Martha Hall Findlay joins Steve to discuss the University of Calgary’s new study on the economics of Alberta’s separation, how much it would cost Alberta to separate, estimates of up to $170 billion in the first five years, the difficulty…

• World on Edge: Geopolitics of AI, the Iran War, and Canadian Unity

  September 24, 2026 · 52 min

  Janice Stein joins Steve on World on Edge to discuss the geopolitics of AI, whether growing fears that AI could annihilate humanity are overblown, the AI arms race with China, and Trump's threats to "destroy" Iran. Then Sandy White joins…

• Estonian Minister Kristina Kallas: Putin’s Ambitions and Education in the Age of AI

  September 22, 2026 · 35 min

  Kristina Kallas joins Steve for a live taping of the podcast to discuss her mission as Estonia’s Minister of Education, the role education plays in national security, declining trust in governments, AI as a mass misinformation machine, and…

• Everything Political: Canada in the EU, Carney’s Fire Sale, and the AI Apocalypse

  September 17, 2026 · 51 min

  The Everything Political panel, with former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement, discusses the prospect of Canada joining the EU, what exactly an "associate" membership entails, growing concerns over AI, the AI arms race with China…

• Carol Off: Canadian Patriotism, Sovereignty, and Moving Beyond America’s Shadow

  September 15, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

  Carol Off joins Steve to discuss her book, True Patriot Love: Reporting from the Frontlines of Canadian Sovereignty, how Canada has become a beacon for liberal democracy, the rising threat to our sovereignty, how we can find our own way…

• World on Edge: How 9/11 Led to the Decline of American Empire

  September 10, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

  Canada's foreign minister during 9/11, John Manley, joins Janice Stein on World on Edge to look back on the attacks, whether they were the most significant event of the 21st century, how they reshaped the global order, the war on terror…