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Starmer’s tightrope—Trump, welfare, and Labour's ongoing troubles
With Sam Coates, Deputy Political Editor, Sky News
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Joseph Lavoie
The Pope, AI regulation, and the job-killer
How AI and public affairs collided this week
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Joseph Lavoie
Israel, Iran, and the moral clarity we need
With Shuvaloy Majumdar, former advisor to Stephen Harper and John Baird
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Joseph Lavoie
Don't buy this jacket
A case study in the Regulatory Power of Societal Alignment
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Joseph Lavoie
Can you spend $9B on Defence without lighting it on fire?
We certainly hope so!
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Joseph Lavoie
Why Can’t We Build Housing in Canada?
With Chris Spoke
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Joseph Lavoie

May 2025

What will it take for Conservatives to win urban Canada?
With Karen Stintz, former Toronto city councillor and 2025 federal candidate
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Joseph Lavoie
Did Brexit just make Britain more European?
Yes, we're talking the UK/EU trade deal, with Christine Quigley
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Joseph Lavoie
Canada's most consequential election?
What comes next for PM Carney and his Liberal Government? My remarks to the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Vancouver
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Joseph Lavoie
The UK Tories and Labour Got a Vibe Check—and Flunked
Reform’s rise, the Tory collapse, and the realignment nobody’s ready for in the UK
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Joseph Lavoie
A couple more post-election thoughts
What else did we learn after Monday's results?
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Joseph Lavoie
Post Election Debrief
And what comes next for the Conservatives, with Sean Speer
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Joseph Lavoie
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