Rating the summer out of ten turns into something heavier once the conversation shifts to whether Canadians have simply checked out. Jamie Ellerton and Lindsay Broadhead pick up on a lingering question about where Canada stands right now, not for or against anything in particular, just uncertain.
New rules finally letting a small brewer ship beer across provincial lines come up as one rare piece of good news, even as the bigger picture stays murky. Jamie Ellerton points out that Canadians wanted someone who could handle Trump, not necessarily someone who's succeeding at it, a distinction that reframes the entire conversation.
Rate Your Summer Before the Politics Hit
Lindsay Broadhead calls in from her brand new backyard she-shed to score her summer a 7.4, while Jamie Ellerton lands on an 8 after a summer full of road trips and the World Cup taking over Toronto. Both push back gently on listeners feeling like summer is already over.
The Silence Canadians Can't Read
Lindsay Broadhead breaks down why Mark Carney's public silence with Trump is smart strategy internationally but frustrating at home, leaving Canadians to fill the information gap themselves. Jamie Ellerton weighs in on the political cost of staying quiet while bigger deals take shape behind the scenes.
Topics: Canadian apathy, Mark Carney, US tariffs, interprovincial trade, Gordie Howe Bridge
GUEST: Jamie Ellerton | conaptus.com
GUEST: Lindsay Broadhead | broadheadcomms.ca
Originally aired on 2026-07-22
