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One of the biggest problems plaguing our society is that we don’t actually debate much anymore. This podcast is set to remedy that. Your host, Garnett Genuis, is the Member of Parliament for Sherwood Park–Fort Saskatchewan in Alberta, Canada, serving as the Shadow Minister for International Development & Human Rights. Since being elected in 2015, he has gained a reputation for being among the most outspoken parliamentarians. Every episode will feature an interview with a guest, and then conclude with a debate involving Parliamentarians from different parties. Thank you for listening.

EP82. National Stoicism with William B. Irvine and Ben Woodfinden

64 hours 37 mins; April 01, 2026

EP81. Just War: From Thermopylae to Tehran with R.R. Reno

63 hours 8 mins; March 17, 2026

EP 80. Standing With Veterans: Assisted Living, Not Assisted Dying | Blake Richards MP

55 mins; March 03, 2026

EP 79. Feminism, Pro-Family Policy, and the Dignity of Dependence | Leah Libresco Sargeant

58 mins; February 17, 2026

EP 78. Common Sense vs. Ideology with ⁨Aaron Gunn⁩ MP

36 mins; December 18, 2025

EP 77. Budget Breakdown with Banker Turned MP Sandra Cobena

51 mins; November 25, 2025

EP 76. War and Peace | Balkan Devlen, PhD

65 hours 36 mins; November 11, 2025

EP 75. The Legacy of Ronald Reagan | Sean Speer & Anthony Koch

53 mins; October 28, 2025

EP 74. Policy Choices Leading to Economic Decline | Richard Dias, CFA

66 hours 9 mins; October 07, 2025

EP 73. Press to Parliament with Andrew Lawton MP

57 mins; September 23, 2025

EP 72. Jasper Wildfires: Insights from Two Great Danes | Dane de Souza & Dane Lloyd

66 hours 17 mins; March 18, 2025

EP 71. Protecting Canadian Charities | Bruce MacDonald & Deina Warren

61 hours 51 mins; February 11, 2025

EP 70. From Teenage Activist to Parliamentary Prosecutor: The Michael Cooper Story

66 hours 4 mins; January 28, 2025

EP 69. Stories from the front lines of Canada’s addiction crisis | Dr. Quentin Genuis

69 hours 28 mins; December 23, 2024

EP 68. The International Crisis You May Not Know About | Dr. Unni Krishnan & Abier Mustafa

50 mins; November 26, 2024

EP 67. The Battle for Burma | Zaw Kyaw

68 hours 25 mins; November 12, 2024

EP 66. The Northern Perspective on Political Discrimination | Ryan Mitchell

37 mins; October 29, 2024

EP 65. The Not-So-Universal Childcare Program | Peter Jon Mitchell & Krystal Churcher

60 hours 52 mins; October 08, 2024

EP 64. Indigenous Contracting should benefit Indigenous People, not Political Insiders | John Bernard

55 mins; June 19, 2024

EP 63. Afghanistan's Fight Continues | Ali Nazary

59 mins; June 04, 2024

EP 62. The Impact of Pornography on Children | Dr. Jocelyn Monsma Selby

57 mins; May 21, 2024

EP 61. Faith and Finance - What are Halal Mortgages? | Dr. Mohamed Sawwaf

59 mins; May 07, 2024

Episode 60: Prosecutor in Parliament - The Larry Brock Origin Story | MP Garnett Genuis | Resuming Debate

57 mins; April 23, 2024

Episode 59: New Cold War – Russia’s Influence in Africa with Dr. Joseph Siegle | MP Garnett Genuis | Resuming Debate

66 hours 49 mins; March 12, 2024

Episode 58: The Horrors of Cobalt Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo with Siddharth Kara | MP Garnett Genuis | Resuming Debate

60 hours 42 mins; February 27, 2024

Episode 57: The Dance Symposium - Understanding the Relationship between International Development and Geopolitical Competition | MP Garnett Genuis | Resuming Debate

111 hours 27 mins; February 13, 2024

Episode 56: The State of the World with David Frum | MP Garnett Genuis | Resuming Debate

54 mins; January 31, 2024

Episode 55: Ignoring National Security - Canada’s failure to address foreign interference

47 mins; December 20, 2023

Episode 54: In Conversation with Amanda Achtman on Euthanasia, the Middle East, and Political Activism

72 hours 22 mins; December 06, 2023

Episode 53: Child Abduction and International Trade: A 2-Part Episode on Canadian Policy Towards Ukraine

60 hours 1 min; November 14, 2023

Episode 52: What’s with Wagner?

42 mins; June 27, 2023

Episode 51: David Johnston, Charles III, and the State of the Crown

51 mins; June 06, 2023

Episode 50: Sudanese Revolution

42 mins; May 23, 2023

Episode 49: Kevin Vuong on Foreign Interference and His Story

58 mins; May 09, 2023

Episode 48: Bill C-281, The International Human Rights Act

42 mins; April 25, 2023

Episode 47: Defining Conservatism

68 hours 47 mins; April 11, 2023

Episode 46: Foreign Interference in Canada

55 mins; March 28, 2023

Episode 45: Much Ado About 15-Minute Cities

68 hours 18 mins; March 14, 2023

Episode 44: Who Really is McKinsey?

58 mins; February 28, 2023

Episode 43: Canada Must Recognize Africa’s Potential

54 mins; January 31, 2023

Episode 42: Canadian Parliamentary Action on Human Rights in China

59 mins; January 17, 2023

Episode 41: Guns, Gangs, and Crime in Urban Canada

62 hours 16 mins; January 03, 2023

Episode 40: The Oil Industry wants to Fight Climate Change

47 mins; December 06, 2022

Episode 39: Russians Opposing Putin

57 mins; November 22, 2022

Episode 38: Energy is a Security Issue

59 mins; November 08, 2022

Episode 37: Iranian Revolution 2.0?

55 mins; October 25, 2022

Episode 36: Quebec Envy in Alberta

59 mins; October 11, 2022

Episode 35: Pakistan Floods, and How Canada Should Respond to International Humanitarian Disasters

59 mins; September 27, 2022

Episode 34: Is Canada Falling Behind in its Support for Ukraine?

65 hours 48 mins; September 13, 2022

Episode 33: Populism’s Leftist Godfather, a conversation on the relevance of William Jennings Bryan

64 hours 21 mins; June 28, 2022

Episode 32: Fighting Modern Slavery

55 mins; June 21, 2022

Episode 31: Woke Capitalism with Carl Rhodes

59 mins; June 14, 2022

Episode 30: How Blockchain Technology can Fight Poverty, with Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson

64 hours 48 mins; June 07, 2022

Episode 29: Elizabeth May and the "Anti-Party Party"

46 mins; May 31, 2022

Episode 28: Tiananmen Square Massacre Survivor Turned Pastor on Faith and Politics in China

70 hours 54 mins; May 24, 2022

Episode 27: The Bitcoin and Blockchain Episode

65 hours 0 mins; May 17, 2022

Episode 26: The Role of Ungentlemanly Sabotage in Winning Wars and Saving Lives

58 mins; May 10, 2022

Episode 25: A Canadian Judge and Rule of Law in Hong Kong

58 mins; May 03, 2022

Episode 24: From Gdansk to Calgary Shepard with Tom Kmiec

66 hours 33 mins; April 26, 2022

Episode 23: Lessons Learned from the German Resistance to Hitler

76 hours 25 mins; April 19, 2022

Episode 22: Charities, the Senate, and S-216

53 mins; April 12, 2022

Episode 21: Ross Douthat on American Conservatism, Decadence and the COVID Pandemic

78 hours 13 mins; April 05, 2022

Episode 20: A Former Liberal MP on the NDP-Liberal Accord and Canada’s Failing Energy Policy

52 mins; March 29, 2022

Episode 19: Expert Panel on C-257 and Political Discrimination

77 hours 16 mins; March 22, 2022

Episode 18: Canadians Imprisoned in Syria

66 hours 1 min; March 15, 2022

Episode 17: Inflation, Affordability, and the Post-Pandemic Canadian Economy

57 mins; March 08, 2022

Episode 16: The Ukrainian Church and the Fight Against Putin

64 hours 42 mins; March 01, 2022

Episode 15: A Conversation with MP Arnold Viersen on Human Trafficking and on the Emergencies Act

57 mins; February 22, 2022

Episode 14: A Labour Lawyer’s Take on Employee Rights & Vaccine Mandates

57 mins; February 15, 2022

Episode 13: Freedom Convoy & Hateful Hangers-On

52 mins; February 08, 2022

Episode 12: "Fight them with Banks Not Tanks" — A Conversation With Bill Browder on Ukraine & Russia

53 mins; February 01, 2022

Episode 11: COVID-19 Vaccination Policies and the Public Service – “sex, drugs, and vaccination”

73 hours 23 mins; January 25, 2022

Episode 10: “They underestimated her because she was a woman”

58 mins; January 18, 2022

Episode 9: Religious Symbols in the Public Service. A Catholic Conservative from Alberta, a former Bloc MP turned Jewish Activist, and a Muslim MP from Montreal discuss Quebec’s Bill 21

55 mins; November 09, 2021

Episode 8: Candid conversation with former Liberal-turned-Independent MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes

65 hours 44 mins; August 03, 2021

Episode 7: Are Your Pension Contributions Supporting Genocide?

64 hours 19 mins; July 20, 2021

Episode 6: Residential Schools, Reconciliation, and Indigenous-Catholic Relations

80 hours 15 mins; June 22, 2021

Episode 5: MAID & Bill C-7 Expansions

70 hours 14 mins; June 08, 2021

Episode 4: Bill C-10 & Freedom of Speech

76 hours 37 mins; May 25, 2021

Episode 3: Sexual Harassment and the Impact on Institutions we Trust

68 hours 42 mins; May 11, 2021

Episode 2: Is the Government of China exploiting Anti-Asian Racism to Advance its Agenda?

69 hours 31 mins; April 27, 2021

Episode 1: The Federal Budget

46 mins; April 13, 2021

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