THE WEST BLOCKEpisode 32, Season 13Sunday, April 21, 2024 Host: Mercedes Stephenson Guests:Jonathan Panikoff, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative Director Panel: John Manley, Former Liberal Cabinet Minister; andLisa Raitt, Former Conservative Cabinet Minister Location:Ottawa Studio Mercedes Stephenson: Israel and Iran are engaged in an unprecedented back and forth of direct military strikes on one another. … Read more
THE WEST BLOCK Episode 31, Season 13 Sunday, April 14, 2024 Host: Mercedes Stephenson Guests: Naftali Bennett, Former Israeli Prime Minister Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail Vina Nadjibulla, Asia Pacific Foundation Location: Ottawa Studio Mercedes Stephenson: As tensions in the Middle East edge even higher, one former Israeli prime minister tells us he … Read more
THE WEST BLOCKEpisode 30, Season 13Sunday, April 7, 2024 Host: Mercedes Stephenson Guests:Steven Chase, The Globe and MailDick Fadden, Former National Security AdvisorRetired Ltd.-Gen. Roméo Dallaire, Former UN Assistance Missionfor Rwanda Force Commander Location:Ottawa Studio Mercedes Stephenson: Declassified summaries of top secret intelligence documents, attempts to funnel $250 thousand and what was said about the … Read more
Retired U.S. general David Petraeus says the risk of a terror attack in Canada is “elevated” following an attack at a concert hall in Moscow that left 139 dead last week, for which an ISIS splinter group claimed responsibility. Petraeus told The West Block host Mercedes Stephenson that an attack of such a scale makes … Read more
THE WEST BLOCKEpisode 28, Season 13Sunday, March 24, 2024 Host: Mercedes Stephenson Guests:Bill Blair, Defence MinisterRick Smith, President, Canadian Climate Institute Location:Ottawa Studio Mercedes Stephenson: Shaking up national defence: how are Bill Blair’s big decisions being received? I’m Mercedes Stephenson. The West Block starts now. From how changes in sexual offences in the military will … Read more
THE WEST BLOCKEpisode 27, Season 13Sunday, March 17, 2024 Host: Mercedes Stephenson Guests:André François Giroux, Canadian Ambassador to HaitiBob Rae, Canadian Ambassador to United Nations Location:Ottawa Studio Mercedes Stephenson: There’s a vast power vacuum in what is quickly becoming the failed state of Haiti. Can it be repaired? I’m Mercedes Stephenson. The West Block starts … Read more
THE WEST BLOCKEpisode 26, Season 13Sunday, March 10, 2024 Host: Mercedes Stephenson Guests:Andris Sprūds, Latvian Defence MinisterRetired Gen. Thomas Lawson, Former Chief of the Defence Staff Location:Ottawa Studio Mercedes Stephenson: On this week’s show: how the Canadian Armed Forces are helping stave off potential Russian aggression, and what our military needs to help itself. I’m … Read more
THE WEST BLOCKEpisode 25, Season 13Sunday, March 3, 2024 Host: Mercedes Stephenson Guests:Frank McKenna, Former New Brunswick Premier and FormerCanadian Ambassador to the United StatesArif Virani, Justice MinisterJoe Clark, Former Prime Minister Location:Ottawa Studio Mercedes Stephenson: Remembering former prime minister Brian Mulroney: his wins, his losses, and his profound impact on our country. I’m Mercedes … Read more
THE WEST BLOCKEpisode 24, Season 13Sunday, February 25, 2024 Host: Mercedes Stephenson Guests:Gen. (Ret’d) Rick Hillier, Former Chief of Defence StaffDan Stanton, Former CSIS Executive Manager Location:Ottawa Studio Mercedes Stephenson: Today marks the beginning of the third year since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the war is entering a precarious phase with concern that Ukraine could … Read more
THE WEST BLOCKEpisode 22, Season 13Sunday, February 11, 2024 Host: Eric Sorensen Guests:Dominic LeBlanc, Public Safety MinisterKirsten Hillman, Canadian Ambassador to the United States Location:Ottawa Studio Eric Sorensen: It’s a crime that costs Canadians every day: cars stolen from their driveways. Ottawa says it has a fix. I’m Eric Sorensen, sitting in for Mercedes Stephenson. … Read more
