CUSMA, Ukraine and Gerrymandering in Frank's Crosshairs

About this episode

Frank discusses various geopolitical issues including forest fire management, trade negotiations, and US politics.

Frank is back after a month off with a lot to cover in the current Episode 67. He starts with a review of Canada's handling of forest fires, an area where Canada is arguably a world leader, and what can be done in the new normal to mitigate risk of future forest fire growth. Frank discusses the pros and cons of back to work legislation by the Federal Government used in the Air Canada flight attendant strike and is frustrated whenever one party has too much leverage in work disruptions. After covering the latest on trade negotiations between Canada and the US and the potential sale of infrastructure assets by Canada's Federal Government, he switches gears to US politics, finishing up on Trump's dramatic efforts to broker an end to the Ukraine – Russian war and the gerrymandering of districts fight on-going in Texas. This podcast was recorded on August 19, 2025. Chapter Headings 04:40 - Forest Fire Mitigation Tools 10:08 - Air Canada Strike Resolution is Teaching Moment 18:25 - Canada's New Normal Trade Arrangement with US 33:23 - Will Canada's Federal Government Sell Infrastructure Assets? 37:38 - Trump's Full Court Press to End the War in Ukraine 44:39 - Gerrymandering in Texas –…

People in this episode

Host: Frank McKenna

Topics covered

• forest fire mitigation
• Air Canada strike
• trade negotiations
• infrastructure assets
• US politics
• Ukraine war
• gerrymandering

Keywords

• forest fires
• Air Canada
• trade
• infrastructure
• Trump
• Ukraine
• gerrymandering

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Air Canada

Places: Canada, US, Ukraine, Russia, Texas

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