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The Shurman Report
by Peter Shurman
The Shurman Report is a live daily video/podcast of news with opinion from a broadcaster who knows how it’s done! Peter Shurman has been in the business of talk radio and broadcast management for well over 50 years. Trends come and go as do the media people use. Today, the internet brings you video and audio with no restrictions. Peter never minces words and tells you exactly what’s on his mind. In fact, using the internet over broadcast simply widens one’s ability to self-express! The world contributes the raw material…Peter Shurman gives it his spin. Monday to Friday 5pm for The Shurman Report live videocast on Facebook, X, YouTube and LinkedIn. Daily video posts to YouTube. If video isn’t easy for you (say, for example, you’re driving!), the audio portion can be found on Apple and Spotify or any other podcast site you choose.
Episodes
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A Final Goodbye
Hi, I’m Peter Shurman. No big baritone announcer today, no theme song today either. Just me. I’m here to give you a piece of news. The Shurman Report began in early August with gusto. I decided to do the show daily on four video platforms plus release the audio as a podcast immediately afterward...
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Peter discusses Poilievre Israel Nuke Reaction, more flag desecration; Lisa McLeod MPP
Peter features reaction by the Government to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s statement yesterday that Israel’s retaliation for the missile attack last week by Iran would be a gift to humanity if it disabled Iran’s nuclear capacity. The Foreign Minister Melanie Joly warned that the G7…
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Peter on flag burning, Samidoun, Canadian violence; Stephen LeDrew news discussion
Peter discusses the changing face of the Middle East as the inferno keeps on burning and appears to be getting hotter. He also comments on the instability never before experienced in Canada all related to the situation. Stephen LeDrew and Peter continue with the general topic of huge change in...
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Peter looks at “The Day After”; Rick Ekstein joins Peter to talk about his Israel trips & meetings
Peter talks about the various positive ways October 7th was remembered around the world. He also, however, shares his concern that we’re all not thinking the same way in the west. Some have seen the inferno of the Middle East as a call to action. And businessman Rick Ekstein will join Peter.…
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Peter’s Views on Middle East Agitation Locally; Andy Stinton with Peter on Politicians’ Pay
Andy Stinton with us today…it’s a minor push-and-shove as usual but that’s because he always comes with topics ready-to-eat. Today….do we pay politicians enough to get good people? Wait and listen to what we think Why doesn’t Pierre Poilievre have a platform? I keep telling Andy why but he’s not...
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Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year); Stephen LeDrew: Debate; A Mighty Message
Peter & Stephen LeDrew: diminishing trust in our news media; The Debate; Miracle in Israel? In a shortened show today, Peter welcomes Sytephen LeDrew and they discuss: 1. Canadians diminishing trust in our news media; 2. Iran’s overwhelming missile attack on Israel and underwhelming results; 3....
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Joly to UN: equal rights; Kamala: equity vs equality; Star to Bloc: don’t need the 10%; Lisa McLeod
Peter editorializes about Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly speaking to the UN. She uses her podium to slam Israel for “being against a Palestinian state…sound bass-ackwards to me; Melanie Joly cites the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to justify selective use of our basic freedoms on a…
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$16m a waste…say NO – Netanyahu goes directly to Iranian people – Andy Stinton - were we better informed before?
Peter is joined by Andy Stinton – we discuss whether the public was better-formed before social media Where are the flying cars? What’s a Dejero? (pertains to camera conversion to clips) Reaction to the death of Hassan Nasrallah by the Israelis and joy in the streets. Don’t mess with Israel…the...
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Stephen LeDrew on a nonsense ‘thought control’ bill in Parliament & ‘Peter’s Views’ US Election; Israel
Peter and Stephen Ledrew discussing the past week…a private member’s bill in the Canadian Parliament that would make it illegal to downplay or justify the Indian Residential school system. We talk about journalism paid for with your tax dollars. And the fight of Israel’s life. Peter’s Views…
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Doug Ford's 401 Tunnel; The Killing Roads, a documentary; Lisa McLeod on the Bloc and Canada Post
Peter interviews Igal Hecht, a film maker who has created The Killing Roads, a new documentary not for the faint of heart. It chronicles the murderous rampage of terrorists as they sought out and killed Israelis on October 7, 2023. Regular Contributor Lisa McLeod talks about the Bloc Quebecois...
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Liberals want Palestinian State; Libs & Cons mix it up in Parliament; Andy Stinton and Peter on EVs & Canucks
A group of Liberal Members of Parliament have approached the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee with the idea of negotiating with the Palestinians with a view to creating a Palestinian state. These must be incredibly dense people. How many times have you been told a "two-state' solution…
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Quebec Premier vs Bloc; Post-Secondary needs foreign students; Late Night w/ Trudeau
We are visited once again by Ottawa-based Dan Donovan, publisher of Ottawa Life Magazine…he helps us once again with one of those by-elections held last week. Seems the Liberal losers of that one are crying in their beer but, even more amazing, Quebec Premier Francois Legault is at odds with Bloc...
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Journalist Dave Gordon: no 2-state solution; why Dems go to Trump; Accessibility for seniors; Trudeau UN
The two-state solution for a resolution to Israeli/Palestinian problems is never going to happen. It’s dead. Hear journalist Dave Gordon on The Shurman Report today…he wrote an op-ed piece in The National Post explaining why and what must now happen. We’ve watch a couple of high profile Democrats...
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Stephen Ledrew on Marc Carney; Gazan Kids & a Home Curriculum here? Word Salad
Stephen Ledrew joins Peter to offer his thoughts on our Immigration Minister’s confidence in the system…really? Send over some of what he’s smoking. What’s Mark Carney up to? And just how badly can a charming Justin Trudeau be set to lose terribly in the next election? Peter tells you about an...
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MPP Lisa McLeod; Mortgages will come down in 2025; Singh versus (Mrs.) Poilievre; US Troops in Western Alaska
Lisa McLeod joins The Shurman Report today…she’s the MPP for Nepean and a former Ford Government Cabinet Minister in two different portfolios…but she’s done after 19 years and won’t run again. She’ll be another regular contributor to The Shurman Report. Home mortgages renewing in 2025 should come...
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Andy Stinton & me…Trump; Opposition Day; Dropping Interest Rates; Cyber Terror
Andy Stinton would never vote for Donald Trump but Peter would. They talk about it and walk away still friends! Are Bank of Canada officials going to have a good hard look at dropping the overnight bank rate by another ½ percent when that decision is made next month? Canada has seen its inflation...
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By Election Analysis; Hamas and Canada; the United States, Ukraine, and nukes
Montreal and Central Winnipeg held by-elections last evening. While Elmwood-Tascona in Winnipeg remained NDP as it has historically been, the plurality was cut from about 10000 over their nearest rival the Conservatives, The difference is stark…now only 1200 votes. That shows the strength...
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By Elections, Montreal & Winnipeg… pressure on PMJT; Dan Donovan comments; Peter on being Conservative
The big Canadian news today is that people are voting in Central Montreal and Central Winnipeg to pick new Members of Parliament. The Montreal seat was Liberal and once held by Prime Minister Paul Martin. Has that changed? In Winnipeg, a so-called safe seat for the NDP is up for grabs. The loss…
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Trudeau & a falling economy; Long range missiles - Ukraine; TIFF dumps film
Some highly placed Sikh people say that since they all use the name Singh, Poilievre’s nickname “Sellout Singh” is out of order. Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan even calls it racist. Do you tip at fast food restaurants? Should you? Should the now imminent Air Canada strike be settled by binding...
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Voodoo & animals; Kamala’s leadership; Leaving Afghanistan; & Joly’s nonsense
Peter delves into whether the “eating dogs and cats story could have any fact behind it…it can! He revisits the unanswered question “are we better off now than four years ago?”. And he examines a column in today’s National Post where writer Carson Jerema asks the question: Does Mélanie Joly know...
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Who won?; Canada stops ammo sales to Israel; Ukrainians protest at TIFF; Andy Stinton
Peter reviews the Presidential debate and discusses why he believes it was not anyone’s shining moment. Most of it looked like Harris baiting Trump and Trump taking it every time…will it change anything? Probably not. Canada has dropped 30 contracts to supply Israel with ammunition and one that...
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US Presidential Debate & Why Swing States Matter; ISIS Guy; NDP in Quebec Byelection
Peter reviews what the Trump/Harris debate may mean, especially since the two candidates have never met and even more especially since there may be no more debates. Later in the program, we look at why swing states matter and how they basically determine election outcomes because the Electoral...
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Peter’s View: Carney at Caucus; Carbon Tax Ads; Bloc + Libs=Majority; Jewish Patrol
Peter takes editorial positions on a variety of subjects that have evolved over the weekend. Former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney is with the Liberal Caucus in Nanaimo talking finance and the economy. Carney’s name has come up in the past as a potential Trudeau successor. The feds are…
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Melissa Lantsman MP; University $$ Woes; Liberals Lose Campaign Director; COVID19
Peter has a chat with Melissa Lantsman, MP for Thornhill and also Deputy-Leader of the Conservative Party. We discuss the Singh method for disconnecting from Prime Minister Trudeau, Conservative readiness, and what we can all expect going forward. Canadian universities are feeling a lot of...
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Election soon…meh…; Bank rate future; US Debate; Ukraine War; Stephen LeDrew
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 as Jagmeet and Pierre doing a group hug with Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet....
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Canada Election not far off; Air Canada strike likely; Tone Deaf Freeland and Andy Stinton!
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 believes he’s holding the cards with an incredibly weakened Justin Trudeau...
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Mike Duffy - Politics; Peter - Bank of Canada Rate, Phones/Schools; Israel as Conqueror
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 change to the Bank of Canada rate. That’s the one home mortgagees are hoping will…
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Poilievre Writes a Letter; Canada Post Failing; Air Canada Strike Looms
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 you to keep Trudeau in power. You do not have a mandate to drag out his...
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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 indicate decimation for the Trudeau Liberals and a majority government for...
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Peter's Views: $1 airfares; 100% tariff Chinese TVs; Big consumer debt; USA Debate
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 responding to a question. That's how it was done when Trump and Biden were...
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Lisa MacLeod, MPP Nepean on AntiSemitism; Andy Stinton - Small Businessman on Everything!
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 involvement in the issue of Jew Hatred owing to her close connections with the...
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Peter's View: Is Harris a Manchurian Candidate? Iran's Mullahs Must Go; Booze at the Corner
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 who circumvented normal nominating procedure to put her up for President....
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60s Radio Legend Dean Hagopian; commentary from Peter on Democrats; Air Canada pilots; & CUPE’s Fred Hahn Episode for Aug 23, 2024
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 everyone but especially for Montrealers. Then Peter switches to commentary mode. We...
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Media Expert Lee Abrams on past & future media; Peter editorializes on CUPE's Fred Hahn issue
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 creator of change in the media landscape. Media can be defined by a...
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Monkey Pox or MPOX – facts; and what causes inflation? Trudeau wants credit. Yup, he caused it. Episode for Aug 21, 2024
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 MPOX a World Health Emergency a few days ago. Does that mean we here in...
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Anthony Furey – for Toronto Council; Stephen Thompson – Anglo-Quebecer on language Episode for Aug 20, 2024
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 are interesting stories, both stories that are unique to Canada. Anthony...
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Middle East observer Rick Ekstein; Peter’s take on Kamala Harris; & the CBSA App “ReportIn”
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 visited Israel three times, meeting regularly with political leaders,...
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Former Finance Minister Joe Oliver - 4 Endgame Issues; Radio host John Donabie - industry pain
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. The American electon is one; the impending doom of the Trudeau Liberals is...
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Catherine Swift on Cdn Manufacturing & Biz; Peter’s rant on Quebec’s dumb language laws
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. If anyone knows how we’re doing collectively out there in 2024 Canada,...
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Stephen Ledrew, lawyer, on Canada 2024-25; Prof. Ian Lee on inflation, cause & cure Episode for Aug 14, 2024
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 acceptable leader by Liberals than Justin Trudeau AND a new federal…
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e-Scooters & Fox News - Andy Stinton; Taxes & Cost of Living - Kevin Gaudet
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 then fake news...is it Fox or MSNBC or the CBC. And Kevin Gaudet is a...
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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…Harvard tried to fight that and lost. Soldiers of the Russian Army have been...
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The Harris/Walz Ticket; Is Poilievre Nasty?; 19th Century Champagne!
Peter Shurman analyzes the selection of Tim Waltz as Kamala Harris' running mate and Pierre Polieuve's political rhetoric. They discuss Waltz's political background and ideology, and how his selection complements Harris' image as a left-wing candidate. The speakers also compare Waltz's choice to...
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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 views on immigration theory and climate change solutions. Later, Peter…
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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 being easily offended. Later, Shurman discussed the current geopolitical...
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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 and 1980s, where he interviewed prominent…
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Coming August 6th: The Shurman Report
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The Shurman Report is a live daily video/podcast of news with opinion from a broadcaster who knows how it’s done! Peter Shurman has been in the business of talk radio and broadcast management for well over 50 years. Trends come and go as do the media people use. Today, the internet brings you video and audio with no restrictions. Peter never minces words and tells you exactly what’s on his mind. In fact, using the internet over broadcast simply widens one’s ability to self-express! The world contributes the raw material…Peter Shurman gives it his spin. Monday to Friday 5pm for The Shurman Report live videocast on Facebook, X, YouTube and LinkedIn. Daily video posts to YouTube. If video isn’t easy for you (say, for example, you’re driving!), the audio portion can be found on Apple and Spotify or any other podcast site you choose.
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