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Tareq Hadhad, co-founder and CEO of Canadian chocolate company Peace by Chocolate and one of the 25,000 Syrian refugees welcomed by Canada in 2015, joins to explain immigration, integration, entrepreneurship, Canadian citizenship and Syria after Assad with host Chief Aaron Pete. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Aaron Pete examines B.C.’s DRIPA and UNDRIP framework, explaining how Aboriginal title, private property, Indigenous consent and investment uncertainty shape the debate over repeal and reconciliation. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Energy experts Heather Exner-Pirot and Mark Jaccard join the first-ever Nuanced Debate to examine Canadian climate policy, pipelines, carbon pricing, nuclear power, affordability, energy security, adaptation and whether markets or regulation can meaningfully reduce emissions with host Aaron Pete. Heather Exner-Pirot is Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and a Special Advisor to the Business Council of Canada. Her work examines Canadian energy, natural-resource development, Arctic policy and Indigenous economic participation. Mark Jaccard is a Distinguished Professor in Simon Fraser University’s School of Resource and Environmental Management and Chair and CEO of the British Columbia Utilities Commission. An energy economist with more than 30 years of experience, he has researched and advised governments on climate policy, carbon pricing, energy regulation and emissions reduction. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Mycologist Paul Stamets joins to explain fungi, mycelial intelligence, AI risk, psilocybin research, Indigenous knowledge, immune health and old-growth forests with host Chief Aaron Pete. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

National Post columnist and author Terry Glavin joins to examine Kamloops 215, residential schools, media accountability, denialism, reconciliation and public trust with host Aaron Pete. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Economist Jack Mintz explains how Trump’s trade war and Mark Carney’s negotiations are reshaping Canada’s economic strategy, including tariffs, corporate taxes and inequality, with host Chief Aaron Pete. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

B.C. Attorney General and Deputy Premier Niki Sharma joins to discuss whether Aboriginal title and private property can coexist, the future of DRIPA, proposed restrictions on residential school denialism, free speech, political instability and the effects of U.S. tariffs with host Aaron Pete. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Alberta’s Official Opposition Leader Naheed Nenshi joins to discuss Danielle Smith’s government, the separatism debate, immigration and Indigenous rights, as well as the pressures facing Alberta’s healthcare system and economy with host Aaron Pete. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith joins to explain why the province is holding a separatism referendum, whether Mark Carney can deliver a new pipeline, how politics changed her relationship with Naheed Nenshi and where her government has fallen short on the deficit and healthcare with host Aaron Pete Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Nunavut Premier John Main joins to discuss Arctic sovereignty, Mark Carney, housing, healthcare, mining, devolution and northern infrastructure with host Aaron Pete. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson joins to discuss Mark Carney’s northern investments, Indigenous self-government, the decline of the diamond industry, the, threats from Russia and China, critical minerals and how northern communities can benefit from Canada’s emerging Arctic strategy with host Aaron Pete. Correction: During the interview, Premier R.J. Simpson referenced approximately $645 million in recent housing investment in the Northwest Territories. The correct figure is approximately $465 million. This was corrected by their team post-interview. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Ellis Ross, Conservative MP and former Haisla chief councillor, joins to explain Aboriginal title, private property, reconciliation, UNDRIP, Indigenous economic development, major projects, Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney’s record with host Chief Aaron Pete. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Tara Henley joins to examine declining trust in Canadian media, CBC bias, journalism subsidies, objectivity, unmarked graves, the trucker convoy, COVID coverage, independent media and her book The Trust Spiral with host Aaron Pete. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Journalist Rob Shaw joins to examine David Eby, British Columbia’s deficit, DRIPA, drug decriminalization, media bias, foreign interference, the future of the B.C. Conservatives, and the growing conflict over taxes, debt, generational wealth, and whether the NDP can regain public trust with host Aaron Pete. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Kennedy Stewart joins to discuss Chinese foreign interference, Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre, the NDP, Vancouver housing, policing, and democracy. The former Vancouver mayor and NDP MP explains his CSIS briefing, why party nominations are vulnerable, what Avi Lewis must fix, and whether he could return to politics with host Aaron Pete. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Globe and Mail journalist Tony Keller joins to explain Canada’s immigration crisis, the Century Initiative, temporary foreign workers, international students, housing pressures, GDP per capita, media failures, and whether Mark Carney can repair the system with host Aaron Pete. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Warren Mirko joins to debate Aboriginal title, Crown land, private property, UNDRIP, reconciliation, the Cowichan decision, Musqueam agreement, Joffre Lakes, treaties, and who should control British Columbia’s public lands with host Aaron Pete. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Karen Restoule, who is Ojibwe from Dokis First Nation, joins to discuss Aboriginal title, private property, DRIPA, Cowichan, Kamloops, media accountability, and whether Canada can pursue reconciliation while protecting homeowners and rebuilding Indigenous leadership with host Aaron Pete. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Economist Joseph Steinberg explains the U.S.–Canada trade war, Trump’s tariffs, Mark Carney’s strategy, CUSMA, Canadian jobs, the auto sector, China, and why Canada’s domestic economic policies may be the bigger threat with host Aaron Pete. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Globe and Mail journalist Robert Fife joins to discuss media bias, Pierre Poilievre, Mark Carney, political journalism, CBC anonymity, foreign interference, media subsidies, residential-school reporting, and nearly 50 years of holding Canada’s most powerful people accountable with host Aaron Pete. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca