Conversations with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

Every weeknight, you can count on Conversations with Ben O’Hara-Byrne to feature compelling stories, diverse viewpoints, thoughtful questions, and frank conversations on topics that matter to all Canadians. From politics to public health, diplomacy to discrimination, affordability to artificial intelligence, and the environment to entertainment, the show will deliver a fresh approach to current affairs from a genuinely Canadian perspective.

Who is Ben O’Hara-Byrne? Currently the host of Conversations with Ben O’Hara-Byrne, Ben has more than 20 years broadcast journalism experience. He started in radio in Quebec City in 1998 before working for Global News in Montreal and Global News in Toronto. He moved to Global National’s Ottawa/Parliamentary Bureau in 2005 and served as the network’s Asia Correspondent based in Beijing from 2009 to 2011. He’s also worked as a network bureau chief in Beijing and London, U.K., and an evening news anchor in Victoria, B.C. He has reported from across Canada and from several countries including Afghanistan, North Korea, China, Libya, Egypt, South Africa, Ukraine, and Russia.

News
Politics
2001
Concern over military spending in the 2022 Budget
17 min
2002
Canada’s aging population and the impact
15 min
2003
The challenge with ticks and Lyme Disease , Les...
68 min
2004
The allure of toxic relationships
13 min
2005
Why isn’t there more focus on a negotiated peac...
17 min
2006
Lessons learned from being in the Kremlin’s cro...
18 min
2007
Marianas Trench lead singer Josh Ramsay
16 min
2008
Is Canada doing enough to help Ukrainians hopin...
17 min
2009
The challenge with ticks and Lyme Disease
15 min
2010
Will Ottawa’s Emergencies Act Inquiry be transp...
57 min
2011
Why is Russia’s Church backing Putin’s War in U...
10 min
2012
France says “non” to the far-right but Marine L...
17 min
2013
How inflation is driving down real wages in Canada
16 min
2014
Ringing up some phone history on National Telep...
16 min
2015
Elon Musk takes Twitter: the impact on the tech...
14 min
2016
Elon Musk takes Twitter: the business case
5 min
2017
Will Ottawa’s Emergencies Act Inquiry be transp...
8 min
2018
The world’s first carbon capture soap - and car...
13 min
2019
. Conservation group's fish carry scheme save t...
16 min
2020
University of Calgary students convert ATV to s...
16 min
2021
Journo Corner: environmental journalist
16 min
2022
Living a low carbon lifestyle and life as a “Cl...
18 min
2023
How nuclear energy can play a role in reducing ...
13 min
2024
Hungry for competition
13 min
2025
What are we eating and what role does food play...
16 min