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Brian Crombie Radio Hour

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.Copyright NEWSTALK Sauga 960 AM Politica e governo
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  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1661 - The Performer vs. The Problem Solver: Leadership, Populism, and the Fragile Future of Democracy

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1661 - The Performer vs. The Problem Solver: Leadership, Populism, and the Fragile Future of Democracy
    Jun 26 2026
    On The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian is joined by author Dennis M. Dodo for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, populism, and the future of democracy, drawing on insights from his forthcoming book The Tale of Two Men.Dodo, who grew up during Zimbabwe’s political transformation in Zimbabwe, brings a lived perspective on how democracies can shift from hope to authoritarianism—and why many people believe “it can’t happen here” until it already has.Together, Brian and Dodo explore two contrasting models of leadership: the performer and the problem solver. The performer leads through personality, visibility, and emotional impact, while the problem solver focuses on institutions, analysis, and long-term solutions. Using contemporary examples including Donald Trump and Mark Carney, they examine how modern political systems increasingly reward attention over substance—and what that shift means for governance.The conversation turns to the fragility of democratic systems and how countries like Canada, the United States, and Britain may be more vulnerable than they appear. Dodo reflects on Zimbabwe’s experience to illustrate how democracies rarely collapse suddenly, but instead erode gradually through economic frustration, institutional weakening, and rising populism.They also discuss the growing influence of social media and artificial intelligence in shaping political narratives, the power of emotion over fact in public discourse, and the importance of active citizenship in sustaining free societies.In his closing commentary, Brian connects this discussion to broader themes from recent episodes—Ukraine, Canadian unity, artificial intelligence, youth challenges, and addiction recovery—arguing that strong societies depend on strong institutions, but institutions only survive when citizens choose to stay engaged.Democracy, he concludes, is not a permanent condition. It is a daily practice—protected not only by constitutions, but by citizens willing to think critically, participate meaningfully, and resist indifference.Because the greatest threat to democracy is not disagreement.It is disengagement.
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    54 min
  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1660 - Connection Before Correction: Addiction, Recovery, and the Hope We Give Each Other with Susan Raphael

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1660 - Connection Before Correction: Addiction, Recovery, and the Hope We Give Each Other with Susan Raphael
    Jun 25 2026
    On The Brian Crombie Radio Hour, the conversation explores one of the most difficult—and hopeful—questions any family can face: how do we help someone we love when they feel beyond our reach, and what allows people and even nations to endure and rebuild through hardship?In Part 1, Brian is joined by clinical psychologist Susan Raphael, author of What’s Wrong with My Teen? Finding Answers to Teenage Addiction and Family Crisis. Raphael speaks not only as a clinician, but from lived experience. After losing her mother at thirteen, she struggled with addiction, eating disorders, homelessness, and despair before finding recovery. Today, more than two decades sober, she supports teenagers and families navigating crisis and healing.Together, they discuss why teens often turn to substances as a way of coping with pain rather than seeking pleasure, how grief, trauma, bullying, and isolation fuel addiction, and the delicate line between helping and enabling. Raphael offers practical strategies for parents in crisis and emphasizes a guiding principle that shapes recovery: connection before correction.In the closing commentary, Brian reflects on a week of wide-ranging conversations spanning Ukraine, Canadian unity, youth mental health, and addiction recovery. Drawing on insights from Christian Thwaites in Ukraine, Professor Daniel Béland, economist Claude Lavoie, psychologist Susan Raphael, and author Susan Pinker, he explores a unifying idea: hope is not only something we feel—it is something we give each other.Referencing Pinker’s insight that “we need to see the whites of each other’s eyes to know that we belong somewhere,” Brian examines why human connection may be the most essential infrastructure any society has. Whether rebuilding a life, supporting a teenager, or holding a nation together, resilience is never built alone—it is built through one another.A deeply human conversation about addiction, recovery, and the quiet power of connection that sustains us all.
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    53 min
  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1658 - Is Canada Coming Apart? Alberta, Quebec & the Future of National Unity withDaniel Beland

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1658 - Is Canada Coming Apart? Alberta, Quebec & the Future of National Unity withDaniel Beland
    Jun 23 2026
    On this episode of The Brian Crombie Hour, host Brian Crombie is joined by McGill University professor Daniel Béland, one of Canada’s leading experts on federalism and public policy, for a timely discussion on the state of Canadian unity. The conversation examines growing political tension in Alberta and Quebec, including renewed talk of sovereignty and separatism, and asks whether these movements reflect a genuine rise in independence sentiment or are largely amplified by political discourse and media attention. Crombie and Béland explore how Canada’s highly decentralized federal system shapes provincial–federal relationships, and whether current debates signal structural strain or normal political friction within Confederation. The discussion also considers how provincial strategies compare with other global autonomy movements, and what lessons can be drawn from international examples. Beyond politics, the episode reflects on how Canada can strengthen national unity through greater understanding between regions, increased mobility, and breaking down long-standing stereotypes. Béland emphasizes the importance of Canadians seeing themselves as partners in a shared national project rather than as divided regional blocs. The episode closes with a broader question: in an era of global instability and economic uncertainty, can Canada maintain cohesion and build toward shared national goals—or will regional divisions limit its future potential?
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    56 min
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