LIVE: Ezra Levant with Frank Stronach — Fighting for Canadian Small Business

On Monday, April 27 at 7pm Eastern, Ezra Levant is sitting down with Frank Stronach — the legendary founder of Magna International — for a live, unfiltered conversation about entrepreneurship, the crisis facing Canadian small business, and Frank's brand new organization: the New Wave Common Sense Business Association.

The livestream will be broadcast on YouTube, Rumble, and X. Viewers watching live will be able to submit questions in real time, and Frank will answer them on air.

Frank Stronach

Frank Stronach arrived in Canada in 1954 with $200 in his pocket. He opened a one-man tool and die shop in a garage and built it into Magna International — one of the largest auto-parts manufacturers on the planet, employing hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Today, he is turning that same builder's mindset toward a new mission: saving Canadian entrepreneurship from the regulators, bureaucrats, and politicians who are strangling it.

Small Business

Small business built Canada. Today, Ottawa is killing them. Carbon taxes. Capital gains hikes. ESG mandates. Endless red tape from unelected bureaucrats who have never met a payroll. Projects that once took weeks now take years. Investment is fleeing south. And a whole generation of young Canadians has quietly concluded that building a business in this country is more trouble than it is worth.

Frank Stronach believes that can be reversed — and he has a plan. Ezra Levant believes it must be reversed — and he has questions. Together, on Monday night, they're going to have the conversation Ottawa doesn't want you to hear.

What we'll cover

What it actually takes to build a business in Canada today — and why fewer young Canadians are even trying.

The hidden cost of bureaucracy — how permit uncertainty, ESG compliance, and endless consultations are chasing investment out of the country and into friendlier jurisdictions.

Frank's Economic Charter of Rights and Responsibilities — a common-sense framework for rebuilding the Canadian economy on principles that actually reward work, risk, and results.

The New Wave Common Sense Business Association — Frank's new organization for the small and mid-sized entrepreneurs Ottawa has abandoned. Learn more at nwcsba.com.

Your questions, answered live on air — this is a viewer-driven conversation, and Frank has agreed to take questions from the audience in real time.

How to ask a question

To submit a question for Frank, drop it in the live chat on any of the three platforms during the broadcast. Our producers will be pulling questions from YouTube, Rumble, and X throughout the stream, and Ezra will put as many as possible directly to Frank on air.

You can also click here to submit a question in advance.

Opportunities to hear directly from a builder of Frank Stronach's calibre do not come along often.

Monday, April 27 at 7pm ET. YouTube. Rumble. X. Set your reminder. Send your questions. See you there!

When

April 27, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8pm

Where

LIVE on Zoom!

COMMENTS

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  • Fran g
    commented 2026-04-29 17:26:16 -0400
    I really enjoyed Frank. I think he is an amazing person with many great ideas to turn around over a decade of liberal failure and corruption. I agree with everything he says but surprised with his admiration of China/
  • Fran g
    commented 2026-04-29 17:23:02 -0400
    I dont feel anything negative about Frank as a female
  • Tom Riedel
    commented 2026-04-27 19:23:31 -0400
    Im sure this question is hovering over this event. Could a brief comment be made as to his legal situations. I don’t know anything about it but im sure alot of female viewers may feel negative about Frank.
  • Allan Young
    commented 2026-04-27 19:14:48 -0400
    Not sure if this is a fitting question, but why don’t we/can’t we build a Canadian car and truck. that is upgradable. They did it with Versatile tractors . The car I think was once called the Overlander was in countries like NZ or Australia at one time. One that isn’t proprietary and the young Dad or Mom could fix some things themselves. I know some might think that is a step backwards. But look at the farmer’s in the US class action law suit against John Deere if I am correct ? Because the farmer’s have some much money in these machines and can not work on them themselves. You could have kits that 5-10 years down the road maybe customize the interior, upgrade the engine, transmission. The thing is they’re not disposable, going to the car crusher after 10-12 years . Or 5 like fridges and stoves are these days ?