Brian Crombie Radio Hour

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A high-profile businessman and political strategist, Brian Crombie brings his straightforward and highly informed perspective to his new show – The Brian Crombie Hour on Sauga 960AM Tuesdays and Thursday evenings at 7 pm. His vast experience working on Federal, Provincial, and Local politics and at the high levels of the business world, Brian gives us a glimpse inside the political war rooms and behind the boardroom doors. A man constantly on the move, Brian easily navigates between issues here in Canada and abroad. While politics and business dominate his time, Brian also explores his other great interest, The Arts. Whether it's politics, business, or the Arts, there will be no shortage of guests for his weekly roundtable. Politics of the day, emerging businesses, Economic issues, or the hottest trends in the Arts- they will be all under Brian’s microscope to get his own political opinions and thoughts. Every hour will end with a robust round table debate with an incredible array of guests from all across the political, business, and arts spectrum.

  1. 12h ago

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1710 - Can Canada Become an Energy Superpower? What We Need to Build Now with Heather Exner-Pirot

    Canada has the resources. The question is whether we can turn them into lasting economic strength.On The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian is joined by Heather Exner-Pirot, a commentator on energy, natural resources, Indigenous economic development and economic security, to examine Canada's opportunity in a changing global economy.Heather argues that disruption in the Canada-U.S. relationship may be forcing Canada to confront decisions it has postponed for decades: diversifying markets, building pipelines and LNG infrastructure, developing critical minerals, expanding nuclear energy and processing more of our resources at home.Canada possesses enormous assets—oil, natural gas, uranium, potash, copper, gold, critical minerals, hydroelectricity and agricultural land—along with a reputation as a stable supplier. But possessing resources isn't enough. They have to be developed, transported and sold, with more of the value chain captured in Canada where economically viable.Brian and Heather discuss whether Canada can become an energy superpower, the opportunities surrounding uranium and nuclear power, Indigenous participation in major projects, regulatory barriers to investment and what it would take to get more Canadian resources to global markets.Then, in Part Two of Brian's special commentary, “What Canada Builds Now,” the conversation moves from diagnosis to prescription.The goal: turn uranium into industries, minerals into products, research into intellectual property, intellectual property into Canadian companies—and Canadian companies into global competitors.Own more. Build more. Compound more.Develop what we have. Build what we're missing. Improve productivity. Retain talent. Reach more markets. Remain a reliable partner—and avoid excessive dependence on any single one.Not less America. More world.The defining question for Canada's next forty years:What can Canada build that the world cannot easily replace?

  2. 1d ago

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1708 - Trump, Carney & The Insurance Policy Canada Forgot to Buy with Dennis Dodo

    What happens when two very different approaches to political leadership collide—and what does it mean for Canada’s relationship with the United States?On The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian is joined by Dennis Dodo, author of The Tale of Two Men, which compares the leadership approaches of Donald Trump and Mark Carney. Dodo characterizes Trump’s approach as focused heavily on political performance, narrative and emotion, while describing Carney’s as more technocratic, institutional and problem-solving oriented.Their conversation goes beyond personality to examine Canada-U.S. trade tensions, trust between governments, political polarization and democratic institutions. Drawing on his experiences growing up in Zimbabwe, Dodo also discusses his concerns about democratic erosion and what he calls the danger of assuming democratic institutions are automatically immune from decline.Then Brian turns to Canada’s economic future with Part One: The Insurance Policy Canada Forgot to Buy.His argument: Free trade wasn't Canada's mistake. Dependence was.For decades, Canada benefited enormously from access to the U.S. market. But Brian asks whether the country did enough during that period to diversify its markets, improve productivity, build infrastructure, commercialize Canadian research, retain intellectual property and develop globally competitive Canadian companies.With Canada and the United States now experiencing a significant trade dispute, that question has taken on renewed relevance.Not less America. More world.The bigger question: Did Canada use four decades of economic integration to make itself resilient enough for the day the relationship changed—and what should it build now?

  3. 2d ago

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1707 - Why Falling Rates Haven’t Fixed Canada’s Housing Market with Ted Tsiakopoulos

    Interest rates have fallen from their peak. Home prices have corrected. Affordability has improved somewhat. So why hasn’t the Canadian housing market—particularly the GTA—recovered?On The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian is joined by Ted Tsiakopoulos, senior economist and former CMHC Chief Regional Economist, to examine what he calls real estate’s “Automatic Stabilizer”—and why it may not be working this time.Historically, economic slowdowns pushed long-term bond yields and mortgage rates lower, helping stabilize housing and eventually fuel a recovery. But Ted argues today's challenges may be structural rather than simply cyclical, shaped by deglobalization, AI and digitization, demographic change and rising government debt.Brian and Ted explore why GTA housing demand has been weakening, whether prices have further to fall, what needs to happen for affordability to return, and why jobs and business confidence may matter just as much as interest rates. They also discuss the potential of semis and townhomes—the “missing middle”—and how AI, demographics and productivity could reshape future housing demand.Ted remains cautiously optimistic that conditions could improve in the latter half of next year. But if today's housing problems are structural, simply waiting for the Bank of Canada to lower rates may not be enough.Why hasn't housing bounced back—and what will finally trigger the recovery?

  4. 3d ago

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1706 - Will AI Replace You—or Will Someone Who Knows How to Use It? with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky

    Why are so many employees resisting artificial intelligence—and what should leaders do about it?On The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian is joined by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts, to examine the growing tension surrounding AI in the workplace.Gleb identifies three types of resistance: AI alarmists who fear losing their jobs, pragmatic resistors concerned about losing expertise and professional identity, and reluctant adopters who may already be using AI but are afraid of being judged for it.Rather than simply ordering employees to embrace AI, Gleb argues that leaders need to demonstrate how the technology can eliminate unwanted tasks, enhance the work employees value and improve productivity.But the conversation goes beyond workplace adoption. Brian and Gleb also explore legitimate concerns surrounding increasingly powerful AI models, safety and control—and the potential need for independent audits, stronger regulation and international cooperation.As AI transforms the workplace, one question becomes increasingly urgent:Will AI replace you—or will someone who knows how to use it replace you?

  5. 6d ago

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1705 - What Does Canada Build Now? A Strategy for the Next 40 Years with Anne Fitz-Gerald

    If Canada's old economic assumptions no longer hold, what do we build next? On The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian revisits a remarkably timely conversation with Anne Fitz-Gerald, Director of the Balsillie School of International Affairs, who warned that Canada's geography, security and extraordinary access to the U.S. market had allowed something dangerous to take hold: complacency.Anne argues that Canada needs to stop playing economic “whack-a-mole”—reacting separately to every tariff, supply-chain disruption and geopolitical shock—and develop a genuine long-term strategy.What are the few things Canada wants to become truly great at? How do we bring government, business, universities and researchers together? How do we turn Canadian research into intellectual property, technology and globally competitive companies? And how do we keep Canadian talent and ambition here?Then, in Part Two of his special closing commentary, Brian turns from diagnosis to action.His prescription can be summarized in three words:Own more. Build more. Compound more.Canada has energy, uranium, critical minerals, world-class universities, skilled workers, entrepreneurs, capital, access to three oceans—and something increasingly valuable in an uncertain world: trust.The challenge is connecting those advantages: turning uranium into a nuclear industry, minerals into advanced products, research into intellectual property, intellectual property into Canadian companies, and Canadian companies into global champions.This isn't about abandoning Canada's relationship with the United States.🇨🇦🇺🇸 Not less America. More world.For forty years, Canadian business has often asked: How do we sell more to the United States?For the next forty, Brian argues Canada needs to ask a much bigger question:What can Canada build that the world cannot easily replace?

  6. Sep 9

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1704 - Canada’s Missing Moat: What Can We Build That the World Can’t Replace? with Wouter F. Germans Jr.

    What is Canada’s competitive advantage—and are we doing enough to protect and build it?On The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian is joined by Wouter F. Germans Jr., CFA, author of the four-part series Canada’s Missing Moat, to explore how Canada can become stronger, more productive and less economically vulnerable in a changing relationship with the United States.Canada has enormous advantages: oil and gas, uranium, critical minerals, agriculture, timber, world-class universities and a highly educated population. But resources can be replaced, talented Canadians can leave, and the country's productivity and business investment continue to lag behind the United States.Brian and Wouter explore the potential for nuclear energy and small modular reactors, how Canada can turn university research into Canadian companies and intellectual property, how to retain top talent, and why international education could become a major export industry without reopening the door to diploma mills and abuse.They also examine what Canada can learn from Norway's approach to resource wealth and why Canada's international reputation for stability and trust may itself be a valuable economic asset.As Wouter puts it:“Keep selling the oil. Just stop selling only the oil.”The bigger question for Canada's future isn't simply what we have that the world wants to buy.What can Canada build that the world cannot easily replace?

  7. Sep 8

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1703 - Canada vs. the U.S.: Tariffs, Trade & the Fight for Economic Sovereignty with Barry Appleton

    As Canada imposes new reciprocal tariffs on American goods, the economic relationship between the two countries is entering a very different era.On The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian is joined by Professor Barry Appleton, international trade lawyer, former adviser during the NAFTA negotiations and author of two books on NAFTA, to examine what this escalating trade conflict really means for Canada.The conversation goes far beyond tariffs. They explore economic leverage, sovereignty and the future rules governing the Canada-U.S. relationship, including who ultimately pays for tariffs, Canada's negotiating strategy and whether the country has the expertise and infrastructure needed for a prolonged economic confrontation.They also examine the growing importance of digital sovereignty, AI, Canadian-controlled infrastructure, energy, critical minerals, culture and supply management—and whether Canada needs to get much more serious about buying Canadian and building its own capabilities.For four decades, Canada's economic strategy has been built around increasingly frictionless access to the United States.If that era is ending, what replaces it?A timely conversation about tariffs, CUSMA, sovereignty and what Canada must do next.

  8. Aug 28

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1702 - Canada’s Moment of Choice: Leadership, Sovereignty & Building Our Future

    What kind of leadership does Canada need—and what kind of country are we trying to build?On this episode of The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian brings together three major themes: leadership, Canada’s economic future and the meaning of sovereignty in a changing relationship with the United States.Brian examines why leadership is about more than confidence and charisma—it requires listening, difficult decisions, problem solving and, above all, the ability to turn vision into execution.He then looks at Canada’s future in a world being transformed by artificial intelligence, geopolitics, energy security, defence, demographic change and fractured supply chains. Canada has enormous advantages, but realizing them will require greater economic, digital and energy sovereignty—and the ability to actually build companies, infrastructure, housing, technology, pipelines, ports and major projects.Finally, Brian revisits the Canada-U.S. Free Trade debate and a question that has become increasingly relevant nearly four decades later: When does economic integration become dependence?The answer isn't less America—it's more world. More markets. More Canadian ownership. More infrastructure. More energy capacity. More technology. More internal trade. And more resilience.Integration created enormous prosperity. Dependence was the mistake.The episode leaves Canadians with one defining question:Do we have the leadership, confidence and courage to build the Canada this moment requires?

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A high-profile businessman and political strategist, Brian Crombie brings his straightforward and highly informed perspective to his new show – The Brian Crombie Hour on Sauga 960AM Tuesdays and Thursday evenings at 7 pm. His vast experience working on Federal, Provincial, and Local politics and at the high levels of the business world, Brian gives us a glimpse inside the political war rooms and behind the boardroom doors. A man constantly on the move, Brian easily navigates between issues here in Canada and abroad. While politics and business dominate his time, Brian also explores his other great interest, The Arts. Whether it's politics, business, or the Arts, there will be no shortage of guests for his weekly roundtable. Politics of the day, emerging businesses, Economic issues, or the hottest trends in the Arts- they will be all under Brian’s microscope to get his own political opinions and thoughts. Every hour will end with a robust round table debate with an incredible array of guests from all across the political, business, and arts spectrum.

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    NEWSTALK Sauga 960 AM
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
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