The National: Rex Murphy Video Podcast
1) Rex Murphy | Parliament breaks for summer
As the House and the Senate go on recess for the summer, Rex Murphy reflects on the mostly unremarkable session on the Hill while singling out a few exceptions
2) Rex Murphy | Canada's new foreign policy
Rex Murphy on Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan's new direction for Canada in Trump-era America.
3) B.C.'s political drama and Andrew Scheer's rise | At Issue
An agreement between B.C.'s NDP and Green Party likely means the end of Christy Clark's Liberal government, but it's a complicated scenario that could affect some major decisions in Ottawa. The At Iss...Show More
4) Rex Murphy | B.C.'s NDP-Green alliance could create national unrest
Rex Murphy says the alliance between B.C.'s NDP and Greens could trouble the waters countrywide given its pipeline position.
5) Rex Murphy | Recommended closure of National Energy Board
The Liberal government's recommendation to shutter the National Energy Board and replace it with two new agencies is political dynamite, Rex Murphy says
6) Rex Murphy | B.C.'s weird election
Rex Murphy has seen some unusual elections in his native Newfoundland, but B.C.'s provincial election was certainly unique, especially since it isn't fully resolved
7) Rex Murphy | Farewell Mr. O’Leary
This week we said goodbye to the man who wanted Canada’s top job, but his party wasn’t buying his pitch
8) Rex Murphy | Shame on the UN
Rex Murphy thinks Canada might want to re-evaluate its unwavering support for the UN's peacekeeping efforts amid shocking revelations of child abuse and exploitation.
9) Rex Murphy | Political memory loss
What's the most common illness affecting politicians? Memory loss, according to Rex Murphy, who thinks it's especially evident when an opposition party becomes government
10) Rex Murphy | The trouble with subsidizing big business
Rex Murphy argues subsidizing companies like Bombardier in the name of innovation only props up favoured industries and isn't innovative at all.