Today on The Really Big Show, hosts Jim Csek and Iain Burns examine how bureaucracy, ideology, and climate extremism all stem from one core failure: a profound lack of leadership in Ottawa.

The discussion covers Canada’s staggering $3 trillion loss in investment since 2015, the ongoing entrepreneurial drought reported by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, and sharply rising gasoline prices amid the Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruptions.

Hosts contrast the Liberals’ temporary suspension of the excise tax on fuel with opposition calls for full elimination of all federal fuel taxes, including the Clean Fuel Standard and GST.

They analyse Europe’s looming jet fuel crisis, with the International Energy Agency warning of possible flight cancellations within weeks, while Canadian LNG projects like Ksi Lisims suddenly attract European interest.

The segment highlights Tim Hodgson’s statement that Canada has earned the right to produce oil and gas due to reduced carbon intensity, and the announcement of a new national AI supercomputing initiative focused in Alberta.

Broader themes include talk of Canada joining the EU, warnings that it would mean losing an independent Bank of Canada and facing overseas regulation, and Heritage Minister Marc Miller’s comments on using a Liberal majority to revive Online Harms legislation and expand government monitoring of lawful speech.

The episode also addresses the controversy surrounding multiple floor crossings that helped secure a Liberal majority, accusations of pork-barrelling in defectors’ ridings, the NDP’s taxpayer-funded boost despite losing official party status, and the low usage of federally subsidized EV charging stations.

Do you think Canada’s economic and policy struggles are ultimately a failure of leadership? Let us know in the comments.

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