From John To Justin podcast

From John To Justin

Join me as I look at the politics of Canada, from the time of Sir John A. Macdonald to Justin Trudeau. I look at every prime minister, every election, every opposition leader, every governor general and every premier. See why some made their marks, why some are terrible, and learn all the crazy stories of our political history.

Join me as I look at the politics of Canada, from the time of Sir John A. Macdonald to Justin Trudeau. I look at every prime minister, every election, every opposition leader, every governor general and every premier. See why some made their marks, why some are terrible, and learn all the crazy stories of our political history.

 

#206

Ontario: Arthur Sturgis Hardy

The fourth premier of Ontario, Arthur Hardy was the last Liberal premier of Ontario. He to... more

07 Feb 2025

15 MINS

15:54

07 Feb 2025


#205

Ontario: Sir Oliver Mowat

The longest serving premier in the history of Ontario, he transitioned it from a new provi... more

31 Jan 2025

20 MINS

20:00

31 Jan 2025


#204

Ontario Edward Blake

Not only did he serve as the second premier of Ontario, but Blake was also the first of on... more

17 Jan 2025

26 MINS

26:30

17 Jan 2025


#203

Ontario: John Sandfield Macdonald

While he shared a name with our first Prime Minister, the first premier of Ontario was not... more

10 Jan 2025

19 MINS

19:22

10 Jan 2025


#202

Yukon: Piers McDonald

Piers McDonald served as the premier of the Yukon from 1996 to 2000 and brought many major... more

20 Dec 2024

11 MINS

11:17

20 Dec 2024


#201

Yukon: John Ostashek

The leader of the Yukon Party, he came to power as premier in 1992 and served in that role... more

13 Dec 2024

15 MINS

15:17

13 Dec 2024


#200

Yukon: Tony Penikett

The first NDP premier of the Yukon, he also became one of the longest serving premiers of ... more

06 Dec 2024

16 MINS

16:03

06 Dec 2024


#199

Yukon: Willard Phelps

The second premier, or government leader, of the Yukon, Willard Phelps served for only two... more

29 Nov 2024

12 MINS

12:32

29 Nov 2024


#198

Yukon: Chris Pearson

The first premier of the Yukon, Chris Pearson served in that role from 1978 to 1985. Durin... more

22 Nov 2024

15 MINS

15:47

22 Nov 2024


#197

Saskatchewan: James Milton Anderson

James Anderson was the first Conservative premier of Saskatchewan, coming to power in 1929... more

15 Nov 2024

16 MINS

16:06

15 Nov 2024


#196

Saskatchewan: James Gardiner

James Gardiner governed Saskatchewan from 1926 to 1929 and 1934 to 1935, helping to turn t... more

08 Nov 2024

20 MINS

20:47

08 Nov 2024


#195

Saskatchewan: Charles Avery Dunning

Charles Avery Dunning was the third premier of Saskatchewan, but only served three years f... more

01 Nov 2024

17 MINS

17:37

01 Nov 2024


#194

Saskatchewan: William Melville Martin

The second premier of Saskatchewan, William Melville Martin served in Parliament before he... more

25 Oct 2024

16 MINS

16:31

25 Oct 2024


#193

Saskatchewan: Thomas Walter Scott

The first premier of Saskatchewan, governed his province for 11 years and helped lay the f... more

18 Oct 2024

20 MINS

20:19

18 Oct 2024


#192

New Brunswick: Daniel Hanington

The fifth premier of New Brunswick did not leave much of a mark on the province, and faded... more

11 Oct 2024

06 MINS

06:04

11 Oct 2024


#191

New Brunswick: John James Fraser

His time as premier was not very influential but John James Fraser had a long political ca... more

04 Oct 2024

13 MINS

13:57

04 Oct 2024


#190

New Brunswick: George Hathaway

We have reached out third premier of New Brunswick. He served only briefly before a jump f... more

27 Sep 2024

07 MINS

07:22

27 Sep 2024


#189

New Brunswick: George King

George King served as both the second and fourth premier of New Brunswick. His lasting leg... more

20 Sep 2024

15 MINS

15:41

20 Sep 2024


#188

New Brunswick: Andrew Wetmore

We begin our look at the first five premiers of New Brunswick with Andrew Wetmore, a man w... more

13 Sep 2024

13 MINS

13:40

13 Sep 2024


#187

NWT: Nellie Cournoyea

She was the first woman to lead a territory as premier, and the second female premier in C... more

06 Dec 2023

13 MINS

13:32

06 Dec 2023


#186

NWT: Dennis Patterson

As Premier of the Northwest Territories from 1987 to 1991, Patterson opposed the Meech Lak... more

29 Nov 2023

11 MINS

11:57

29 Nov 2023


#185

NWT: Nick Sibbeston

The first Indigenous lawyer in the Northwest Territories, Sibbeston was known for his fier... more

22 Nov 2023

14 MINS

14:56

22 Nov 2023


#184

NWT: Richard Nerysoo

Richard Nerysoo spent much of his life involved in Indigenous activism. He became the youn... more

15 Nov 2023

11 MINS

11:39

15 Nov 2023


#183

NWT: George Braden

George Braden served as the first modern premier of the Northwest Territories from 1980 to... more

08 Nov 2023

11 MINS

11:44

08 Nov 2023


#182

Newfoundland: Clyde Wells

Clyde Wells started in politics in the 1960s, but didn't become premier until the 1990s. W... more

26 Jul 2023

20 MINS

20:35

26 Jul 2023


#181

Newfoundland: Tom Rideout

Tom Rideout's dream was to be premier of Newfoundland, but his time as premier lasted only... more

19 Jul 2023

11 MINS

11:29

19 Jul 2023