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The energy transition isn’t slowing down. Is Canada? with Sara Hastings-Simon

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 • Duration 35:57

Max sits down with University of Calgary's Sara Hastings-Simon to take stock of the global energy transition and what it means for Canada. They talk about the rapid growth of renewables and the future of oil demand, whether the oil sands’ Pathways carbon capture project still makes economic sense and how Prime Minister Mark Carney is handling the climate file. And of course, they dig into Alberta’s data centre boom.

Do you agree with Max and Sara? Where do you think they’re wrong? Let us know.

Music credit: “Podcast Jingle 106” by Lundstroem, via Free Music Archive. Licensed under CC BY.

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Canada is sleepwalking into a national security crisis with Patrick Lennox

Thursday, September 3, 2026 • Duration 32:12

On this latest episode of Powerlines, Max speaks with former national security investigator Patrick Lennox about foreign interference, disinformation and why he believes Canadians are "sleepwalking" into a dangerous moment.

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Is Canada betting on the wrong energy future? with Heather Exner-Pirot

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 • Duration 35:29

Max and Heather Exner-Pirot of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute talk Canada's energy strategy. They get into whether global demand for fossil fuels will continue to grow, if renewables are advancing faster than the industry expects and whether new pipelines still make economic sense. Buckle in.

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Is Carney supporting the oil and gas industry or sabotaging it? with Margareta Dovgal

Thursday, August 27, 2026 • Duration 51:09

Max Fawcett sits down with Margareta Dovgal, managing director of Resource Works, for a debate on Canada's energy future. They discuss whether federal climate policies are driving away investment, the future of pipelines and Canada's regulatory system, and much more.

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Is Canada Failing the Next Generation? with Paul Kershaw

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 • Duration 37:48

Are younger Canadians paying the price for decades of political short-term thinking?

Max Fawcett talks with Dr. Paul Kershaw of Generation Squeeze about housing, healthcare, retirement spending, climate policy and the growing generational divide in Canada. They ask a difficult question: can Canada become fair again for young people?

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The Death (and Life) of Great Climate Policy with Dr. Kathryn Harrison

Thursday, August 20, 2026 • Duration 47:36

Max Fawcett is joined by Dr. Kathryn Harrison, a political science professor at UBC and expert on climate and energy policy, to unpack how Canadian climate politics have shifted from the Trudeau era to the current rollback of key policies. They talk about why public concern about climate is so cyclical, how federal-provincial tensions and global energy trends are reshaping Canada’s fossil fuel future and what it would actually take for climate to matter to voters again.

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It's the NDP vs the NDP with David Moscrop

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 • Duration 31:16

Following the election of Avi Lewis as leader of the federal NDP, cracks are forming between the federal party and its provincial counterparts. Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi came out swinging following Lewis' election, as did Saskatchewan NDP leader Carla Beck — both raising concerns with Lewis' hopes for a fossil fuel-free future.

David Moscrop joins Max Fawcett to talk about how the NDP can mend fences, and what a reinvigorated party will mean for the political landscape currently dominated by two parties.

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How to keep Alberta in Canada with Dan Arnold

Thursday, August 13, 2026 • Duration 29:25

Max Fawcett is joined by pollster Dan Arnold to talk through the Alberta independence referendum and why Canadians shouldn’t be complacent about its potential to tear Canada apart. Also: Dan bets the over/under on the “yes” vote.

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Canadian Oil in the Iran War Era with Rory Johnston

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 • Duration 40:17

Max Fawcett is joined by Rory Johnston, the founder of Commodity Context and one of Canada’s best oil analysts. They talk about what the war in Iran means for oil supplies, Canada’s future, and the prospects of a new West Coast pipeline.

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Bitcoin or Bust (Summer rerun)

Season 1 · Episode 20

Tuesday, August 22, 2023 • Duration 34:32

Is Bitcoin a legitimate alternative currency? Is it the currency of the disenchanted? Or the hedge against a rocky future? Max Fawcett talks with Bitcoin enthusiast Adam O'Brien about that as well as government overreach, the Ottawa occupation and the seizing of bank accounts.

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