Power Shifts

Power is always in motion—between political actors, within societies, and across boardrooms. In Power Shifts, Joseph Lavoie explores the forces upending the status quo: the rise of populism, the demographic waves reshaping economies and politics, governments asserting new authority, and the technological revolutions redefining how we live and work. Drawing on over 20 years of experience advising G7 leaders, premiers, and executives, Lavoie reveals the patterns driving these shifts—and what it takes to stay ahead in a world where power never stands still.

Power Shifts is a business podcast hosted by Joseph Lavoie, with 110 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Joseph Lavoie hosts Power Shifts, a business show with 110 episodes published.

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  Trade Turbulence, Tariff Fatigue, and Our Last Pint Before Summer

  Jul 16, 202538 minS0

  <p>Our cheeky half before we break for August</p><p>It’s our final episode before a short summer break—and we’re closing it out with a cheeky half pint and a big-picture scan of the trade and political chaos unfolding across Canada, the US, and the UK.</p><p>In this episode:</p><p>🇨🇦 Carney concedes “tariff-free” deal with Trump is unlikely</p><p> • What the PM’s first public walk-back says about expectations management</p><p> • Does accepting some tariffs help or hurt Canada’s leverage?</p><p> • And what is a “win” supposed to look like?</p><p>🇺🇸 US inflation hits 2.7...

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  What Really Happened in the 2025 Election?

  Jul 9, 202534 minS0

  <p>With Hunter Knifton</p><p>This week on Craft Politics, we revisit the 2025 Canadian federal election—not with hot takes, but with hard data.</p><p>Our guest is Hunter Knifton, the analyst behind the Charting Canada Substack, who’s challenging two of the most commonly accepted narratives about the election.</p><p>In this episode:</p><p>🗳 The myth of the “NDP-to-Conservative switcher”: why it’s not supported by the numbers</p><p>📉 Why the collapse of the PPC—not a working-class revolt—may explain Conservative gains in key ridings</p><p>👥 Who actually switched votes—and where? A closer look at new voters...

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  Mark Carney’s First Six Months—Crisis Manager or Political Novice?

  Jul 2, 202543 minS0

  <p>With Bridget Howe and Sarina Rehal</p><p>It’s been six months since Mark Carney smashed through the wall of Canadian politics and declared, “This is a crisis.”</p><p>He’s been elected. He’s governing. And he’s moving fast.</p><p>But how far can a technocrat push before political gravity kicks in?</p><p>To take stock of Carney’s first chapter as Prime Minister, we’re joined by Bridget Howe and Sarina Rehal—two Liberal insiders with deep experience in government, campaigns, and caucus dynamics. They give us an unvarnished read on the Carney style, the ris...

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  Sam Coates: Starmer’s Tightrope—Trump, Welfare, and the Trouble Inside Labour

  Jun 25, 202532 minS0

  <p>With Sam Coates, Deputy Political Editor, Sky News</p><p>This week, we’re joined by Sam Coates, co-host of Politics at Sam and Anne's and one of the UK’s sharpest political analysts, to make sense of a government struggling to hold the line—on foreign policy, economic discipline, and party unity.</p><p>In this episode:</p>🇮🇷 Why the UK backed the ends but not the means of Trump’s strike on Iran⚖️ How Starmer’s deference to legal advice is reshaping UK foreign policy—and what it reveals about his break from Blairism🇺🇸 What it means when the UK is the only country war...

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  Israel, Iran, and the moral clarity we need

  Jun 18, 202558 minS0

  <p>With Shuvaloy Majumdar, MP for Calgary Heritage</p><p>This week, Israel launched one of the most significant military operations of our time—decimating Iranian nuclear infrastructure, IRGC command, and ballistic capabilities. The West? Mostly quiet.</p><p>We go deep with Shuvaloy Majumdar, MP, former advisor at Foreign Affairs, and one of the sharpest, clearest voices on Middle East geopolitics today.</p><p>In this episode:</p><p>🔥 What Operation Rising Lion tells us about the new era of warfare</p><p>🧠 Why Iran isn’t just a regional threat—but a global one</p><p>🇮🇱 Why we should be thanking...

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