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Sept. 5, 2024

Election soon…meh…; Bank rate future; US Debate; Ukraine War; Stephen…

Peter talks math (but don’t ask him how that went in school!). The math is House of Commons simple arithmetic and what it will take to knock the Trudeau Liberals out in a confidence vote. May not be as easy …

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Sept. 4, 2024

Canada Election not far off; Air Canada strike likely; Tone Deaf Free…

Peter discusses the breakup of the NDP/Liberal voting agreement…it happened today so a vote of non-confidence will likely happen asap. But here’s the twist. Jagmeet Singh made the announcement and it came as a surprise. He be...

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Sept. 3, 2024

Mike Duffy - Politics; Peter - Bank of Canada Rate, Phones/Schools; I…

Mike Duffy, long time reporter on the Canadian political scene joins Peter for a chat about where we stand with an election no more than a year away and weighs in on the USA race. Peter comments on the upcoming …

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Aug. 30, 2024

Poilievre Writes a Letter; Canada Post Failing; Air Canada Strike Loo…

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pushing NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh hard on why he continues to support the governing Liberal Minority of Justin Trudeau. In often tough language, Poilievre said (quote) “No one voted for ...

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Aug. 29, 2024

New Leger Poll 43% CPC, 25% Lib; Zuckerberg’s Other Face; Lib vs. Lib

Journalist and author Sue Ann Levy joins Peter to talk politics in today’s show. Politics are coming back into focus as we head into the Labour Day weekend and a soon-to-return Parliament in Ottawa. Polling continues to indic...

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Aug. 28, 2024

Peter's Views: $1 airfares; 100% tariff Chinese TVs; Big consumer deb…

Peter discusses what Canadians are talking about today...an American Presidential debate where the two sides are trying to reach agreement on whether or not an opponent's microphone should be muted while a candidate is respon...

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Aug. 27, 2024

Lisa MacLeod, MPP Nepean on AntiSemitism; Andy Stinton - Small Busine…

Lisa MacLeod, MPP for Nepean and former Cabinet Minister in several portfolios provincially. She’s seen a lot politically, been through a lot both personally and professionally. And she’s a friend. Lisa talks about her involv...

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Aug. 26, 2024

Peter's View: Is Harris a Manchurian Candidate? Iran's Mullahs Must G…

Today's program is a series of Peter's view, no guests. First, a question: is Kamala Harris a Manchurian Candidate. In other words, a person with little of her own to offer...so, a puppet of some shadowy group of Democrats wh...

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Aug. 23, 2024

60s Radio Legend Dean Hagopian; commentary from Peter on Democrats; A…

A varied show as we end a week in which radio was celebrated. Peter welcomes Montreal radio legend Dean Hagopian to talk about the good old days of playing the hits on AM radio and getting a huge audience. For …

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Aug. 22, 2024

Media Expert Lee Abrams on past & future media; Peter editorializes o…

Lee Abrams was the top shelf consultant to companies in the radio business during the rise of album rock FM stations. He expanded his consultancy to all kinds of broadcasting endeavors and has been both the responder to and c...

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Aug. 21, 2024

Monkey Pox or MPOX – facts; and what causes inflation? Trudeau wants …

Peter’s guest on this show is an infectious disease expert, Dr. Neil Rau. We spoke to him a lot during the COVID-19 period and now he’ll enlighten us on the truth and fiction an MPOX. The World Health Organization declared …

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Aug. 20, 2024

Anthony Furey – for Toronto Council; Stephen Thompson – Anglo-Quebece…

Two guests with particular objectives today. One has Toronto political aspirations and the other has been involved with Montreal, broader Quebec, and the large number of Anglophones or English speakers that live there. Both a...

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Aug. 19, 2024

Middle East observer Rick Ekstein; Peter’s take on Kamala Harris; & t…

Rick Ekstein is a Director of CIJA (Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs) and has been leading delegations of politicians and non-Jewish leaders to Israel regularly since the Gaza War back in 2014. Since October 7th, Rick has...

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Aug. 16, 2024

Fmr. Fin. Minister Joe Oliver - 4 Endgame Issues; Radio host John Don…

Peter is joined by two experts in widely divergent fields today...first, former Canadian Finance Minister Joe Oliver who recently wrote about four endgames in progress right now, all of which can and will change the world. Th...

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Aug. 15, 2024

Catherine Swift on Cdn Manufacturing & Biz; Peter’s rant on Quebec’s …

Catherine Swift visits today to discuss manufacturing in Canada. She is the President of Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses Canada and formerly headed up the CFIB…Canadian Federation for Independent Business....

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Aug. 14, 2024

Stephen Ledrew, lawyer, on Canada 2024-25; Prof. Ian Lee on inflation…

Toronto-based lawyer and political observer Stephen Ledrew joins Peter to talk about the never-ending political change as Canada edges closer to a general election. In one day we saw poll results showing Marc Carney as a more...

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Aug. 13, 2024

e-Scooters & Fox News - Andy Stinton; Taxes & Cost of Living - Kevin …

Peter welcomes two guests who have been around the corner a few times. Andy Stinton runs a successful Toronto show production enterprise but he's a crafty guy and not much escapes him. Today, we talk e-Bikes & scooters and th...

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Aug. 13, 2024

Jewish Students Can Sue Harvard; Ukrainians in Russia; Jack Berkovits

In this episode, Peter offers some opening comments on the lawsuit filed by Jewish students at Harvard over recent disruptions related to events in the Middle East. A federal judge has ruled that the lawsuit may proceed…Harva...

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Aug. 9, 2024

The Harris/Walz Ticket; Is Poilievre Nasty?; 19th Century Champagne!

Peter discusses Kamala Harris' choice for her VP running mate and what Trump might want to consider regarding his. An op-ed in The Toronto Star caught Peter's attention...it takes CPC Leader Pierre Poilievre to task for what ...

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Aug. 8, 2024

Critical WHAT Theory? And Canada's Aviation Mess.

Peter Shurman discusses the likelihood of a third world war, critical immigration theory, and potential solutions to address climate change. Is a third world war is inevitable due to geopolitical tensions? Shurman offers view...

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Aug. 7, 2024

The Last Supper or a Bachanal? AI and Kamala Harris

Today, Peter discussed a parody of Leonardo da Vinci's 'The Last Supper' during the Paris 2024 Olympics, arguing it was not intended to disrespect any religious group, while Shurman believes people need to grow up and stop be...

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Aug. 6, 2024

It’s me. Peter Shurman. An introduction... Or we meet again.

In this inaugural episode of The Shurman Report, Peter Shurman introduces himself and provides an overview of his background and experiences. Peter Shurman has a long history in broadcasting, having worked as a news reporter in Montreal in the 1970s …

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June 28, 2024

Coming August 6th: The Shurman Report

The Shurman Report debuts on Tuesday, August 6th at 5pm Eastern. Connect to the show in the following ways: YouTube Facebook X - The Social Media Platform formerly known as Twitter. Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeartR...

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