Arteriosclerosis of Government with The Chiefs: Brodie, Murphy & Topp

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail , Saab Canada , and the Public Service Alliance of Canada . Greetings you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! So, there is little doubt we are living in a time of massive change. A dislocation – perhaps temporary, perhaps not – between long time trading partners. New stressors on our economy forcing new economic alliances. A voting public with very real pocketbook issues looking at government line-item spending – a private jet, for instance – like never before. A minority parliament suddenly transformed into a majority. How do you successfully GOVERN your way through it all? That’s what we explore on the pod today. And we’ve got just the people to do it with. The Chiefs are here! Three former Chiefs of Staff to some of Canada’s most accomplished heads of government: Ian Brodie – first Chief of Staff to Stephen Harper. Now, Professor of Political Science at the University of Calgary, and Senior Advisor at New West Public Affairs. Tim Murphy – former Chief of Staff to Paul Martin. Now, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategic Affairs Officer at AECON. Brian Topp – former Chief of Staff to Rachel Notley in Alberta and Deputy Chief to Roy Romanow in Saskatchewan. Now, founding partner at GT&co. We talked about the Spring Economic Statement. Including the mostly confusing launch of the Sovereign Wealth Fund. The state of the Canada/U.S. file. The new Carney majority. And the arteriosclerosis of old governments that would lead them to the door of a private jet showroom. Thank you for joining us on podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes , Spotify , or your favourite podcast app. Watch episodes of The Herle Burly via Air Quotes Media on YouTube . The sponsored ads contained in the podcast are the expressed views of the sponsor and not those of the publisher.

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This episode was published on May 2, 2026.

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