
Hosted by Pamela Wallin, No Nonsense brings you a conversation with people making a difference. No filter, no spin, no nonsense.
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 356 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | PoliticsBusinessNewsEntrepreneurship | |||

The fate of the snowbirds, trouble on the trade front, and mixed messages on China. Our ‘smart person’ panel with political junkie Tasha Kheiriddin, retired Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, and China expert Margaret McCuaig-Johnston.
Pope Leo vs the Tech Bros. And is Elbow’s Up just the new Chicken Dance? A fascinating conversation about what liberalism means in the modern world. Michael Bonner, author of The Crisis of Liberalism: The Origin and Destiny of Freedom.
The war of words intensifies as PM Carney criticizes Israel’s treatment of pro-Palestinian protesters and Israel condemns Canada’s tepid response to antisemitism. Warren Kinsella, author of The Hidden Hand on No Nonsense.
If China and the US are to be “partners, not rivals” what does that mean for Canada’s relationship with both? Does the New World Order leave us on the sidelines? Michael Kovrig on No Nonsense.
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Pam gets three of the best minds to review the Canadian political landscape. Well done Pam. You are a gift to Canada.
Pam gets the right people who offer ‘No Nonsense” and it is a great great listen.
Thank you for all the intelligent conversations on your pod. It’s greatly appreciated.
Greg Sauer
Sam Cooper has done such detailed work in exposing the failure to act in the drug trade as it developed in Wilful Blindness that he simply needs to be interviewed. The link into political support makes me scream at the failure of Canadian politicians. Drug money laundering is funding so much that your great work here should offer platform for Sam Cooper to be interviewed.
... through the weeds of Canadian politics. Pamela is a federal senator and her pod is a strong counterpoint to CBC, CTV, TorStar, Post media and wire services, which in whole or in part, are funded by laws enacted by Justin Trudeau's federal Liberal party. Best wishes to her and to anyone else who will do likewise to counteract the "issue coverage omissions" of the aforementioned media organizations.
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This show features high‑level conversations with policymakers, analysts, and sector experts on Canadian and global affairs, with frequent forays into energy policy, trade, defense, privacy, and geopolitics. Episodes commonly explore how policy, economics, and technology intersect to shape national and international outcomes, often through a Canadian lens. Notable strengths include a steady roster of established policy voices, data‑driven takes on public discourse, and candid examinations of complex issues like energy infrastructure, US‑Canada relations, and geopolitics, all guided by a no‑nonsense approach. Listeners looking for informed, no‑fluff debate on current events and policy will likely find this show's format and guests a good fit.... more
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Recent guests on No Nonsense include:
1. Michael Bonner
2. Warren Kinsella
3. Michael Kovrig
4. Charles Burton
5. Whit Fraser
6. Martha Hall Findlay
7. Carlo Dade
8. Sean Speer
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