The LeDrew Three Minute Interview

In today’s three-minute interview, Stephen LeDrew speaks with China expert and author Charles Burton about the emerging global alignment between China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and other authoritarian regimes - and why the next major conflict will not look like traditional war.Burton explains that Canada’s real vulnerability is not overseas battlefields, but infiltration of critical infrastructure at home. From power grids and water systems to telecommunications and connected technologies, the next conflict could be fought through cyber disruption, supply chains, and digital control rather than bombs and troops.The discussion examines why Western countries continue to underestimate the scale of China’s strategic planning, how authoritarian regimes exploit economic access and technology, and why Canadians may feel the consequences directly in their daily lives.This is a sober assessment of modern warfare, national security, and why Canada must start taking infrastructure protection seriously.Independent analysis you will not hear in legacy media.You can purchase the Beaver and the Dragon published by Optimum Publishing - https://www.amazon.ca/Beaver-Dragon-O...

National security analyst with the Macdonald Laurier Institute - Joe Adam George joins Stephen LeDrew for a blunt discussion on Venezuela, authoritarian regimes, and why Canada and much of the West seem afraid to call bad actors exactly what they are.The conversation cuts through the noise surrounding Donald Trump and examines the reality on the ground in Venezuela – a country devastated by dictatorship, mass displacement, cartel violence, and foreign extremist influence. George explains how fixation on Trump has distorted Canada’s judgment, allowing regimes like Maduro’s to escape proper scrutiny.They also explore uncomfortable links between Venezuela, Hezbollah, drug trafficking, and Canada’s own fentanyl crisis, raising serious questions about national security, foreign policy, and political will.A necessary conversation about leadership, accountability, and why Canada needs to stop outsourcing its moral clarity to anti-Trump reflexes.

In today’s three minutes Stephen LeDrew speaks with Andrew Enns, Vice President of Leger, about Canada’s fading sense of global influence and the growing anxiety many Canadians feel about the country’s direction.Once seen as a serious middle power - active in World War II, Korea, peacekeeping, and global diplomacy - Canada now finds itself questioning its relevance on the world stage. Enns breaks down what polling reveals about public confidence, shifting alliances, and Canada’s strained relationship with the United States.The conversation explores Canada’s policy reversals on climate and energy, the credibility gap those shifts create internationally, and whether Canadians are prepared for the hard trade-offs required to rebuild military capacity and protect Arctic sovereignty in a more dangerous world.As global tensions rise and defense spending becomes unavoidable, this discussion asks a blunt question - if Canada does not assert itself, what real alternatives remain?

Filling in for Stephen LeDrew, Former MPP and Broadcaster Peter Shurman speaks with Conservative strategist John Capobianco, Senior Vice President and Practice Lead at FleishmanHillard.Capobianco discusses Pierre Poilievre’s decisive 87.4 percent leadership result at the Conservative convention in Calgary and why it signals strong party unity heading into a potential federal election.The conversation explores whether Mark Carney could trigger an early election, the impact of unresolved trade tensions, and why affordability, housing, and grocery prices remain the defining issues for Canadian voters. Capobianco also assesses Conservative momentum at both the federal and provincial levels and what it means for the road ahead.You can subscribe to Peter Shurman's Substack here - https://substack.com/@shurmanatorKeep

In today’s rant, Stephen LeDrew drops in while on holiday to ask a blunt question: why are Canadians so laid back about what’s happening to the country?With 25,000 jobs recently lost, rising bureaucracy in Ottawa, and reports of a confidential deal with China under Mark Carney, LeDrew questions why there is so little public outrage. He raises concerns about transparency, trade with China, technology theft, and Canada’s economic direction.LeDrew also addresses what he sees as a decade of cultural guilt narratives, arguing that constant accusations about Canada’s past have left Canadians discouraged and hesitant to defend their own country. From interprovincial trade barriers to stalled pipelines and expanding federal bureaucracy, he argues Canada has drifted away from its traditional “can do” identity.This is not about nostalgia. It is about accountability, economic growth, democratic transparency, and restoring confidence in Canada’s ability to build, trade, and compete.Three minutes. Direct. Unfiltered.

In today’s rant, Stephen LeDrew argues that this is a consequential year for Canada, and the decisions made now will shape the country for generations.LeDrew pushes back on the idea that Canada can simply “go back” to what it once was. The genie is out of the bottle. But he also rejects the notion that Canadians must tear down everything that generations before them built through war, sacrifice, poverty, and hardship.The rant takes aim at post-nationalism, misinformation about Canadian history, and a culture that replaces facts with guilt. From drug policy and public disorder to school boards pulling books and politicians repeating false claims about slavery in Canada, LeDrew argues that too many institutions have lost their grounding in reality.He calls for Canadians to know their history, defend their culture, and debate ideas openly without censorship or intimidation. Disagreement should not mean silencing. Debate should not mean violence. And improvement should not require self-loathing.This is a call for better municipal, provincial, and federal government, and a reminder that Canada has the resources, intelligence, and moral foundation to do better if it chooses to.Three minutes. Direct. Unfiltered.

Former Liberal MP Dan McTeague joins Stephen LeDrew to break down what Canadians are actually paying under Ottawa’s climate policies - and why costs keep rising despite promises to the contrary.McTeague explains why Canada still has two carbon taxes, including the lesser-known industrial carbon tax (OBPS) and the Clean Fuel Regulation, which adds cents per litre to fuel costs and thousands of dollars annually to household expenses. He also tackles the real-world impact on food prices, the Canadian dollar, and affordability.The conversation turns to electric vehicle mandates, the risk of deindustrialization, China’s dominance in EV battery production, and what these policies could mean for Canadian jobs - especially in Ontario’s auto and agricultural sectors.From farmers and truckers to families trying to make ends meet, this is a blunt, fact-driven discussion about energy, affordability, and economic reality in Canada.Support independent media and help keep these conversations going.

Filling in for Stephen LeDrew, Former MPP and Broadcaster Peter Shurman speaks with former MP Michelle Ferreri about the growing speculation of a federal election and the state of Canadian politics.Ferreri argues that any election would be triggered by Mark Carney, not the Conservatives, and warns about the dangers of concentrated power and an erosion of parliamentary accountability. She also reflects on the Conservative convention in Calgary, Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, and why affordability, food prices, and housing are dominating voter concerns.The conversation focuses on economic survival, public disorder, generational frustration, and why young Canadians are increasingly rejecting political narratives that ignore everyday reality.You can subscribe to Peter Shurman's Substack here - https://substack.com/@shurmanator