Guest: Frank McKenna, Deputy Chair, TD Securities
Host: Peter Haynes, Managing Director and Head of Index and Market Structure Research, TD Securities
Episode 56 is a mostly Made in Canada geopolitical discussion. Frank covers the NDP decision to end its supply and confidence agreement with Prime Minister Trudeau and his Liberal Party, leading to speculation of a snap election soon in Canada. Frank handicaps the three provincial elections in Canada in October in B.C., Saskatchewan and his home province of New Brunswick where it is a close race dictated by regional differences in voter preferences. As two months have passed without a decision by Trudeau to step down, it appears to Frank like the Prime Minister will stay on to lead the Liberals through the next election. Frank puts concern over border security in Quebec in perspective as minor in comparison to the southern border of the U.S. and then finishes the conversation with U.S. election predictions and a discussion on the disturbing escalation in tensions between Israel and Hezbollah.
| Chapters: | |
|---|---|
| 00:46 | NDP Ends Supply and Confidence – What is its Calculus? |
| 03:35 | Handicapping Three Provincial Elections in October |
| 07:52 | Tick Tock – Time Passes and Trudeau is Still Leader |
| 13:27 | Frank Meets Liberal Cabinet on CAD-US Relations – Takeaways |
| 18:30 | Border Security – Quebec-New York State |
| 24:22 | Canada's Obsessions with US Politics – Is it Unhealthy? |
| 26:38 | 40 Days Until the US Election |
| 31:49 | Israel's Pre-Emptive Strike on Hezbollah |
This podcast was recorded on September 24, 2024.
Full transcript to come.
