Western Context

Canada’s unemployed may number much higher than reported, Irving Oil sources Canadian oil overseas from coast to coast, while May and Blanchet decry our most important industry. Also, renovation costs to a government farmhouse and cottage are hidden.

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Duration: 53:36
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Canada’s jobless rate soars to 13 per cent in April
• Irving Oil finally gets approval to source Alberta oil — but through the Panama Canal
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• Kenney fires back at May and Blanchet, calls comments about oil industry ‘un-Canadian’
• Taxpayers spend $2.5-million for reconstruction of guest cottage at PM’s Harrington Lake retreat
• Word of the Week: Circuitous

Lack of oversight of care homes has led to the majority of pandemic deaths, Alberta outlines the plan to re-open their economy, and BC residents are evicted to make way for the homeless. Also, Trudeau’s extensive federal gun ban that doesn’t prevent crime.

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Duration: 50:04
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• How Can It Happen Here? The Shocking Deaths in Canada’s Long-Term Care Homes
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• Alberta phased relaunch strategy will see some restrictions eased Friday
• Family says they’re being evicted from Victoria motel to make way for homeless amid COVID-19
• Trudeau announces ban on 1,500 types of ‘assault-style’ firearms — effective immediately
• Word of the Week: Negligence

Trudeau jumps straight to gun control after the Nova Scotia shootings, Canada’s debt has ballooned during this crisis, and Australia’s former PM calls Trudeau flaky over trade negotiations. Also, parliament is being disregarded as an essential service.

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Duration: 55:05
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Gun advocates question Justin Trudeau’s response to Nova Scotia shooting
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• All this debt won’t be painless
• Worried about offending Trump, ‘flaky’ Trudeau ‘humiliated’ fellow leaders during TPP trade talks: former Aussie PM
• In a time of crisis, the Trudeau government should not be sidelining Parliament
• Word of the Week: Flaky

Trudeau gives money to the Wuhan lab for research, Victoria mayor Helps wants to put homeless into hotels, and the energy sector is still waiting on money to stay afloat. Also, the federal government wants a new law to restrict freedom of speech.

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Duration: 45:58
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Trudeau gave $830,000 for COVID-19 research to the same Wuhan virus laboratory suspected of kicking off the pandemic
• I don’t care how it happens’: Victoria calls on B.C. to acquire housing for homeless during COVID-19
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• A first course, but Canada’s oilpatch still waiting for full-meal deal from Ottawa
• Federal government open to new law to fight pandemic misinformation
• Word of the Week: Conspiracy

Canada’s response to the pandemic has been disjointed, the federal government resumes the Saudi Arabia arms deal, and Alberta releases pandemic modelling to get the economy going again. Also, Scheer curbs Trudeau’s excesses while the media calls him a zombie.

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Duration: 48:45
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

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• Officials warned Canada couldn’t enforce coronavirus quarantine for travellers from China
• Canada strikes new deal with Saudi Arabia, clearing way for armoured vehicle sales
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• Alberta Releases COVID-19 Modelling
• Scheer is a zombie Opposition leader for the zombie apocalypse
• Word of the Week: Zombie

A Nanaimo mill is the sole producer of pulp for critical supplies, TC Energy and the Alberta government help to finish Keystone XL, and federal MPs give themselves a pay raise. Finally, a discussion about where exactly in Wuhan this crisis emerged from.

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Duration: 44:57
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Nanaimo mill working full-speed to make pulp for medical masks, gowns
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• TC Energy enlists Alberta to help finish US$8 billion Keystone XL project
• Trudeau, Scheer, Singh among MPs to donate pay hike to charities during COVID-19 crisis
• Coronavirus Expert Says Virus Could Have Leaked From Wuhan Lab
• Word of the Week: Production

China receives a pass from the Canadian media, the BC government takes over the supply chain, and the federal carbon tax will still go up on April 1st, which is no joke. Also, Trudeau’s power grab to spend whatever he wants is thwarted by the opposition.

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Duration: 44:23
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Criticism of the Chinese government’s handling of coronavirus is not racism
• B.C. assumes power to take over supply chains amid COVID-19
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• Trudeau refuses to say if planned carbon tax increase still a go amid coronavirus
• COVID-19 bill would give Liberals power to raise taxes without parliamentary approval until end of 2021
• Word of the Week: Power grab

Canada’s borders are shutting down for the time being, an overview of the Emergencies Act, and a look at what might happen to the Canadian economy. Also, Trudeau gave 16 tonnes of medical equipment to China in February, and now we are in a shortage.

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Duration: 51:08
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Historic times,’ Trudeau rallies industry to aid in COVID-19 fight
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• What could happen if feds invoke the Emergencies Act to deal with COVID-19?
• How long will this last? Six-month recession is the best-case scenario
• Canada sent 16 tonnes of medical equipment to China, now faces shortage
• Word of the Week: Unprecedented

The coronavirus arrives at Trudeau’s house, Saudi Arabia begins an oil price war, and illegal migrants receive free 20 year healthcare coverage from the government. Also, a study of the SNC Lavalin scandal gets quashed while the RCMP may be investigating.

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Duration: 41:22
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Sophie Grégoire Trudeau diagnosed with COVID-19; PM to remain in isolation
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• Saudis Plan Big Oil Output Hike, Beginning All-Out Price War
• Docs show asylum-claimant health access expanded to 20 years
• SNC-Lavalin case will not be resuscitated in committee
• Word of the Week: Self-isolation

Berkshire Hathaway pulls funding from LNG in Quebec, Alberta details its health and education plan, and the government is silent on cruise ships in the wave of coronavirus. Also, we detail the major candidates of the 2020 Conservative Party Leadership race.

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Duration: 54:52
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Warren Buffett’s company bails on Saguenay LNG project because of ‘Canadian political context,’ promoter says
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• Health and Education Budget Details
• Cruise ship being held off California for virus testing is scheduled to come to Victoria
• Conservative party leadership showcase
• Word of the Week: Quarantine