This is a preview of a 10-minute conversation with former Toronto mayor John Tory.

In this discussion, Stephen LeDrew challenges John Tory on the biggest questions facing Canada’s economy.

Why haven’t we started new pipelines?

Why do projects take years — even decades — to build?

And why does Canada struggle to remove interprovincial trade barriers that hold back economic growth?

Tory argues that one year in government is not enough to judge Prime Minister Mark Carney, while LeDrew pushes back, saying Canada has become a country that studies problems instead of solving them.

This clip is just the first few minutes of a much longer conversation.

👉 Members get the full 10-minute interview, including the debate on:

• Pipelines and national energy policy

• Canada’s regulatory system

• School boards and failing education governance

• Whether Canada’s bureaucracy is blocking economic growth

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Stephen LeDrew speaks with Catherine Swift, President of the Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada, about whether Canada’s government bureaucracy has grown beyond control.

Swift argues that overregulation, public sector union power, and the steady expansion of government agencies and third-party activist funding are choking economic growth. She explains how past governments reduced the size of the public service, why political will is often lacking, and what it would take to shrink bureaucracy without crippling essential services.

The discussion explores federal and provincial spending, public sector incentives, economic decline relative to other jurisdictions, and the looming risk of fiscal correction if reforms are delayed.

A direct conversation about big government, public sector unions, economic competitiveness, and whether Canada can restore efficiency before external pressures force change.

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In this episode, Stephen LeDrew speaks with Dr. Michael Bonner about the growing size of government in Canada — and why public trust in institutions appears to be declining.

As federal and provincial bureaucracies expand, Canadians are seeing rising concerns around crime, drug policy, judicial rulings, deportation stays, and the limits of the Charter. Bonner argues that a philosophical shift has taken place in Canada, one that prioritizes individual autonomy without emphasizing civic obligation.

The discussion explores the role of the judiciary, parliamentary supremacy, the use of the notwithstanding clause, and whether courts have expanded their authority beyond interpretation into policymaking.

Are Canadians losing confidence in their institutions? And if so, how does a democracy restore accountability?

A direct conversation about big government, judicial power, public trust, and the future of Canadian democracy.

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