Niigaan and the Lone Ranger

Niigaan and the Lone Ranger

Two newspaper columnists talk politics, culture and media from the geographical centre of Canada and ground zero in the debate over Indigenous reconciliation. Niigaan Sinclair and Dan Lett of the Winnipeg Free Press rep the 204 (and, to a lesser extent, the 431 and 584).

Episodes

April 25, 2025 68 mins

The world-famous Prognosticator's Panel returns with its predictions for the 45th General Election. Plus, Stephen Harper and Mike Myers talk about the travails of campaign advertising.

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Niigaan and the Lone Ranger officially shack up, and Eric Grenier from The Writ brings some truth to the campaign trail.

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April 4, 2025 38 mins

Niigaan & the Lone Ranger touch base with Mia Rabson, former Winnipeg Free Press parliamentary correspondent and current Canadian Press Ottawa deputy bureau chief.

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Niigaan and Dan talk with National Observer columnist Max Fawcett about how Donald Trump has completely up-ended federal politics in Canada.

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February 27, 2025 67 mins

Probe Research principal Curtis Brown stops by to explain what the hell is going on with political polls and why the Liberals are making what appears to be a historic comeback.

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February 7, 2025 66 mins

Niigaan and Dan talk with former Manitoba premier and former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Gary Doer about Trump, tariffs, and how Manitoba can become the "Costco of Critical Minerals."

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Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem talks inflation, the difficulties of predicting a depression and what it's like to see his signature on Canadian bank notes.

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Dr. Joss Reimer, president of the Canadian Medical Association and medical lead of Manitoba’s vaccine task force, talks about health care and what the last pandemic can teach us about the next one.

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The former mayor of Calgary is vying to become the leader of Alberta's NDP — and in so doing, wants to change the province's politics.

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The NDP leader prepares for a federal byelection while hoping to capitalize on Liberal misery.

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During his recent visit to Winnipeg, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks about competing visions for the future of Canada and why he's too busy to think about retiring.

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Manitoba's minister of housing, addictions, homelessness and mental health talks about her campaign to bring dignity to vulnerable Manitobans.

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Manitoba Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara talks about overseeing the provincial government's largest budget and fixing a health care system that is gridlocked and short staffed.

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April 5, 2024 75 mins

A feature interview with Manitoba's new finance minister about the "everyone got something but nobody got everything" provincial budget tabled earlier this week.

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Kate Kehler from the Police Accountability Coalition and Greg Burnett from the Downtown Community Safety Partnership discuss a better way to help people suffering mental health and addictions crises.

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A probing interview with Weakerthans frontman John K Samson on libraries, Portage & Main and what his music reveals about the heart and soul of Winnipeg.

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Mayor Scott Gillingham talks about reopening Portage and Main to pedestrians, corking a raw sewage leak and balancing the city's infrastructure needs.

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Dan Lett and guest host Julia-Simone Rutgers dig deep into the Sio Silica story and find that while we know a lot, much more information is needed.

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January 18, 2024 49 mins

Season 3 of Niigaan and the Lone Ranger kicks off with a look at the NDP's first 100 days of government, the new government's first budget and a plea to support the NHL's best team.

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In this Dan-less episode, Niigaan and APTN National News anchor Dennis Ward come together to analyze the CBC Fifth Estate documentary on the identity of Buffy Sainte-Marie, and they discuss what makes covering news at the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network different, and the ins and outs of covering Indigenous issues – especially during elections.

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