Joe Rogan Experience #2470 - Pierre Poilievre

Poilievre lays out a small-government, maximum-freedom philosophy, arguing Canada should slash bureaucracy, fast-track resource permits and unleash its oil, gas, lumber and critical minerals to boost affordability for both Canada and the US. He blames money-printing and inflation for the housing crisis and the squeeze on working families, and pushes a Clinton-era 'pay-as-you-go' rule to balance budgets. The conversation pivots into health and culture: the dangers of assisted suicide expansion, processed food and glyphosate, the value of fitness and meaning, and a tough-on-crime stance toward repeat offenders. A long final stretch covers the opioid epidemic and addiction treatment (including ibogaine), and an extended martial-arts and MMA history discussion. Throughout, Poilievre defends Canadian sovereignty against Trump's '51st state' talk and calls for ending US-Canada tariffs.

• Poilievre says a shoulder tendinitis injury that ended his teenage athletic career is what drove him into politics.
  00:06:11
• Rogan reveals he no longer travels to Canada, citing how the government handled COVID and the trucker protests.
  00:11:53
• Poilievre says he refuses to negotiate with Trump directly, deferring to the sitting PM and even texting him support during this US visit.
  00:25:15
• Poilievre admits his opponents called his ideas 'scary,' then 'stole' his policies right before the election.
  01:00:31
• The pair dissect Poilievre's viral 'apple interview,' which he says was filmed without him realizing and nearly thrown away.
  01:06:42
• Rogan pitches ibogaine addiction treatment, claiming ~80% non-relapse after one session, and offers to connect Poilievre with Rick Perry.
  01:32:02
• Rogan says he has deliberately avoided UFC events in Canada as a protest, but promises to attend if Poilievre wins.
  02:12:24

• The kettlebell originated as a Russian farmers'-market counterweight for weighing produce before becoming a strength tool.
  00:02:35
• Poilievre claims one in 20 deaths in Canada is now assisted suicide (MAID).
  00:11:53
• Canada is #1 in uranium and potash, #4 in oil, and holds 10 of NATO's 12 defined defense minerals.
  00:39:48
• Poilievre says US homes doubled (70M to 150M) over 55 years while the money supply grew 30x, pushing housing costs up 15-fold.
  00:51:14
• In Vancouver, the same roughly 40 repeat offenders were arrested about 6,000 times in a single year.
  01:04:08
• North America has its smallest cattle herd since 1951, helping drive up beef prices.
  01:21:12
• Lasers are now used to zap weeds in fields as an alternative to spraying glyphosate.
  01:25:18
• Japan's 2008 'metabo law' fines companies (not individuals) if employees over 40 exceed waist limits, and Japan's obesity rate is 4-6% vs ~42% in the US.
  01:25:50
• Tom Petty and Prince both died from fentanyl taken for chronic pain.
  01:37:58
• The kimura submission is named after judoka Masahiko Kimura, who broke Helio Gracie's arm with the hold.
  02:00:58

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