#1127 - Pete Hoekstra

Pete Hoekstra is an American politician and diplomat who immigrated to Michigan as a child, worked his way up to vice president of marketing at Herman Miller, served nine terms in the U.S. House representing western Michigan (1993–2011) including as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, later became U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands (2018–2021), chaired the Michigan Republican Party, and has served as U.S. Ambassador to Canada since 2025.Silver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/Email: [email protected] Grahame: (587) 441-9100Bow Valley Credit UnionBitcoin: www.bowvalleycu.com/en/personal/investing-wealth/bitcoin-gatewayEmail: [email protected] Nor’East Apothecary - USE promo code SNP for 15% off your orderhttps://thepowerofplants.ca/Get your voice heard: Text Shaun 587-217-8500

2s is missing this week, so instead we are joined by a series of guests: Jim Sinclair, Chuck Prodonick, Marty Up North, Keith Wilson, Kris Sims, Sylvain Charlebois, and David Knight Legg. We discuss 100 year deal with Ukraine, stories of 9/11, Alberta Independence, US/Canada trade talks and the upcoming investment summit. Silver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/Email: [email protected] Grahame: (587) 441-9100Bow Valley Credit UnionBitcoin: www.bowvalleycu.com/en/personal/investing-wealth/bitcoin-gatewayEmail: [email protected] Get your voice heard: Text Shaun 587-217-8500

Dr. Laura Braden is a Canadian molecular immunologist, former aquaculture research scientist, and founder of Nor’East Apothecary, a small-batch herbal and medicinal mushroom company based in eastern Prince Edward Island.Nor’East Apothecaryhttps://thepowerofplants.ca/Cornerstone Forum 26’https://shaunnewmanpodcast.substack.com/Silver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/Email: [email protected] Grahame: (587) 441-9100Bow Valley Credit UnionBitcoin: www.bowvalleycu.com/en/personal/investing-wealth/bitcoin-gatewayEmail: [email protected] Get your voice heard: Text Shaun 587-217-8500

In the west we’ve done many Blue Collar Roundtables. Today’s edition is a bit different — our first saltwater one — with four fishing boat captains from Prince Edward Island: Patrick Eastman, John MacPhee, Colin Lavie, and Gerard McCormack. We talk stories from the sea, changes in the industry, the pressure of being the captain, and the love of open water.Cornerstone Forum 26’https://shaunnewmanpodcast.substack.com/Silver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/Email: [email protected] Grahame: (587) 441-9100Bow Valley Credit UnionBitcoin: www.bowvalleycu.com/en/personal/investing-wealth/bitcoin-gatewayEmail: [email protected] Get your voice heard: Text Shaun 587-217-8500

Chad Robertson is a sixth-generation Prince Edward Island potato farmer at Marvyn’s Garden Inc. in the East Point area, where he grows potatoes and grains with his family and is a partner in East Point Potato, packing for retail. He has served as vice-chairman of the PEI Potato Board, representing table-stock growers, and is a frequent industry voice on production, markets, and trade.Cornerstone Forum 26’https://shaunnewmanpodcast.substack.com/Silver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/Email: [email protected] Grahame: (587) 441-9100Bow Valley Credit UnionBitcoin: www.bowvalleycu.com/en/personal/investing-wealth/bitcoin-gatewayEmail: [email protected] Get your voice heard: Text Shaun 587-217-8500

Marina Wright is a horse trainer, English riding instructor, and mounted archery instructor based in Farmington, Prince Edward Island. She is a lifelong horsewoman who grew up riding and later returned to farm life. She is a CFMA-certified Mounted Archery Instructor and a registered English riding coach with Equestrian Canada. Her teaching emphasizes Pair Bond Training (building two-way communication and mutual care with horses based on equine behavior), positive reinforcement, and horse-centered methods so that mounts enjoy the work. Cornerstone Forum 26’https://shaunnewmanpodcast.substack.com/Silver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/Email: [email protected] Grahame: (587) 441-9100Bow Valley Credit UnionBitcoin: www.bowvalleycu.com/en/personal/investing-wealth/bitcoin-gatewayEmail: [email protected] Get your voice heard: Text Shaun 587-217-8500

222 Minutes hops on to discuss this week's headlines. Silver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/Email: [email protected] Grahame: (587) 441-9100Bow Valley Credit UnionBitcoin: www.bowvalleycu.com/en/personal/investing-wealth/bitcoin-gatewayEmail: [email protected] Get your voice heard: Text Shaun 587-217-8500

Yesterday in Old Quebec City I stopped for a street show and ended up talking with Vincent Mongeon, a Quebec-born acrobat working the pavement with hand balancing, breakdance, and high-energy circus work. His act was sharp, but what pulled me in was a line he dropped more than once: “Freedom while we still have it.” After the hat was passed I walked up, and the conversation that followed is today’s interview—just a few unscripted minutes after the show.Mongeon performs in the street-theatre tradition: athletic, funny, and aimed at whoever happens to gather. The Quebec festival circuit has listed him with the piece La Vie est un Cirque, the same mix of acrobatics and crowd work we saw yesterday. This episode is not a polished career profile. It is the encounter itself—what he said in the act, and what he said when the crowd thinned.Cornerstone Forum 26’https://shaunnewmanpodcast.substack.com/Silver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/Email: [email protected] Grahame: (587) 441-9100Bow Valley Credit UnionBitcoin: www.bowvalleycu.com/en/personal/investing-wealth/bitcoin-gatewayEmail: [email protected] Get your voice heard: Text Shaun 587-217-8500

Matthew Ehret is a Canadian journalist, lecturer, and historian based in Montreal. He is editor-in-chief of the Canadian Patriot Review, director of the Rising Tide Foundation, and a Senior Fellow at the American University in Moscow. He is the author of the Untold History of Canada and Clash of the Two Americas series, as well as Science Unshackled, and writes widely on geopolitics, political economy, and hidden currents in Western history. He also co-hosts programs including Breaking History on Badlands Media.Cornerstone Forum 26’https://shaunnewmanpodcast.substack.com/Silver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/Email: [email protected] Grahame: (587) 441-9100Bow Valley Credit UnionBitcoin: www.bowvalleycu.com/en/personal/investing-wealth/bitcoin-gatewayEmail: [email protected] Get your voice heard: Text Shaun 587-217-8500

Detective Helen Grus is a 23-year veteran of the Ottawa Police Service who joined in 2003 and spent years in the Sexual Assault and Child Abuse unit protecting children. She noticed what she believed was a sharp rise in infant deaths and pursued questions she considered part of her duty as an investigator. After a lengthy disciplinary process she received a two-year demotion yet remains on duty in the robbery unit, stating she will continue serving the community. Cornerstone Forum 26’https://shaunnewmanpodcast.substack.com/Silver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/Email: [email protected] Grahame: (587) 441-9100Bow Valley Credit UnionBitcoin: www.bowvalleycu.com/en/personal/investing-wealth/bitcoin-gatewayEmail: [email protected] Get your voice heard: Text Shaun 587-217-8500