The West Block

• The West Block – Episode 12, Season 13

  A stark warning from Canada’s top military brass that the CAF are not ready to operate in an increasingly dangerous world. Will the warnings prompt action?

  Canada

  Dec 3
  
• The West Block – Episode 9, Season 13

  Host Mercedes Stephenson speaks with the Government House Leader and a retired Master Cpl.

  Canada

  Nov 12
  
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• The West Block – Episode 8, Season 13

  Host Mercedes Stephenson speaks with the Employment Minister, the son of a missing Canadian, and the former Liberal Justice Minister and Special Envoy on Combatting Antisemitism.

  Canada

  Nov 5
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• The West Block – Episode 7, Season 13

  Host Mercedes Stephenson speaks to a former commander with the Multinational Force and Observers, and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

  Canada

  Oct 29
• The West Block – Episode 5, Season 13

  Host Mercedes Stephenson speaks with an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson, Israel Defense and Security Forum chairman and a human rights lawyer about the Israel-Hamas conflict.

  Canada

  Oct 15
• Gaza must be ‘completely civilian’ but no quick options: ex-Israeli general

  “This takes months. It's not a short operation,” said reserve Brig.-Gen. Amir Avivi, a former Israel Defense Forces deputy commander of the Gaza division

  World

  Oct 15
• The West Block – Episode 4, Season 13

  Host Mercedes Stephenson speaks with a former deputy national security advisor for Israel and digs into the politics of groceries with the industry minister.

  Canada

  Oct 8
• The West Block- Episode 3, Season 13

  A billion dollars in defence cuts, assassination allegations, and a Nazi controversy. We’ll try to make sense of it all on today’s show.

  Canada

  Oct 1
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• The West Block – Episode 2, Season 13

  The stunning allegation from the Prime Minister that a murder in Canada may have been a hit ordered by foreign intelligence agents, has Canada in a diplomatic standoff with India.

  Canada

  Sep 24
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• Defence minister mum on whether India tensions will impact Indo-Pacific strategy

  Allegations that Indian government agents may be linked to a murder in Canada have sparked a diplomatic row with India, which is considered a key partner in the Indo-Pacific.

  Politics

  Sep 24