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A First Nations group rejects Trudeau’s tanker ban, Victoria councillors want to curtail Christmas decorations for diversity, and Alberta jobs get hit by a wild StatsCan margin of error. Also, we detail the censorship scandal of Baby It’s Cold Outside.

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Duration: 46:44
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• First Nations coalition calls for rejection of Trudeau tanker ban, plans to file UN complaint
• Victoria councillors look to reduce Christmas decorations, broaden diversity
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• The federal fantasy of 23,700 new Alberta jobs
• After #MeToo, a culture war crescendos over ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’
• Word of the Week: progressive

Huawei’s CFO was arrested and we look at the further impacts on Canada’s economy and 5G networks. Alberta curtailing oil production and BC’s climate plan show the contrast of the two NDP governments. Also, Trudeau tweets away $50M to impress celebrities.

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Duration: 50:12
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• CSIS director warns of state-sponsored espionage threat to 5G networks
• Protecting the value of our resources
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• B.C. climate plan targets cleaner industry and transportation to hit emission targets
• Trudeau tweets $50M pledge for girls’ education around the world during Mandela festival
• Word of the Week: Glut

Economic migrants are costing us almost $400M, GM is closing its auto plant in Oshawa, and Amarjeet Sohi “agrees” with pro-pipeline protestors. Also, Trudeau’s government stalls a probe into money laundering as a Liberal MP has a gambling problem.

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Duration: 48:43
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Irregular migrants on track to cost Canada almost $400 million, watchdog says
• GM closing all operations in Oshawa, Ont.: sources
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• ‘We agree with them’: Sohi on pro-pipeline protest
• Secret police study finds crime networks could have laundered over $1B through Vancouver homes in 2016
• Word of the Week: Doublespeak

Notley releases a carbon tax break for oil and gas, non-partisan officers of the BC Legislature are placed on leave, the media sector receives $595M from the federal government, and we explain the Canada Post strike and the effect unions have on society.

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Duration: 50:14
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

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• Rachel Notley unveils carbon tax break for oil and gas drilling companies
• Sergeant-at-arms, clerk at B.C. Legislature on leave amid criminal probe
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• Media sector gets $595-million package in Ottawa’s fiscal update
• Explainer: Canada Post Strike
• Word of the Week: Compliance

Trudeau wants a free media except with China, low turnout in BC’s referendum causes hypocrisy, and two unidentified Alberta NDP MLAs are accused of sexual misconduct. Also, a taxpayer funded government flight turns into Mardi Gras, but the media deflects.

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Duration: 45:18
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Attacks on the media are a threat to democracy, Trudeau says
• Elections B.C. says 18 per cent of electoral reform ballots returned, but changes how it counts them
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• Two NDP MLAs accused of sexual misconduct kept confidential to protect complainants: Premier
• Sajjan, Deputy Minister dig a deeper hole for themselves on $337,000 “party flight”
• Word of the Week: Misconduct

The BC electoral reform debate shows that Horgan wants people to be woke and lit, an Edmonton councillor recommends halting LRT plans, the federal government wastes millions on cars for the G7 summit, and we exercise caution on the validity of polls.

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Duration: 54:57
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Are you ‘woke’ enough to make sense of John Horgan’s ‘lit’ quip?
• Edmonton Coun. Tim Cartmell calls for halt on west LRT amid funding concerns
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• Federal government spent $23M on 631 new cars for G7 summit. Now, it’s trying to sell most of them off
• Explainer: Polls
• Word of the Week: Regression

Trudeau invokes Trump rhetoric on carbon tax opponents, the BC Liberals claim David Eby is in a conflict of interest, and a crazy proposal to curb Alberta oil supply. Also, we cover Trudeau’s immigration plan and what could help workers in our economy.

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Duration: 50:23
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• PM says carbon tax critics like Scheer, Ford want to ‘make pollution free again’
• BC Liberals file conflict of interest complaint against David Eby over recall legislation
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• Varcoe: Alberta faces calls to crimp oil output to resolve price discount
• Canada to increase annual immigration admissions to 350,000 by 2021
• Word of the Week: Fearmongering

StatsCan is attempting to gain our financial info without our consent, the BC electoral referendum kicks off with lingering confusion, and the Alberta NDP try to flip the page on PAC funding. Also, Trudeau tries to brand his carbon tax as anything but.

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Duration: 59:08
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• EXCLUSIVE: Stats Canada requesting banking information of 500,000 Canadians without their knowledge
• Proportional Representation referendum kicks off as questions about Canada Post strike, partisan ads linger
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• NDP files complaint against UCP, Jason Kenney and third-party advertiser
• How the Liberals hope to escape the ‘Green Shift’ curse in 2019
• Word of the Week: Privacy

Chrystia Freeland takes a break from lying on the floor to negotiate metal tariffs, the NDP hypocritically believe Kenney is dropping his mask, and allegations surface of vote buying in Vancouver. Also, Jihadi Jack wants to return to Canada.

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Duration: 53:07
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• She’s way out of her league’: Steel exec slams Freeland’s handling of tariff fight
• UCP leader finally dropping the mask on his true beliefs, NDP minister says
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• Officials investigating alleged vote buying in Vancouver, Richmond and Burnaby
• Jihadi Jack wants to live in Canada. Here’s what officials are doing for ISIS fighters in Syria
• Word of the Week: Jihadi

The US, Mexico, and Canada have reached a deal to replace NAFTA, who won? In BC a big $40B LNG project is approved, and journalist Paula Simons is appointed to the Senate. Also, we look at the results of the Quebec election and the effects of nationalism.

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Duration: 1:01:07
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• Revamped NAFTA deal, renamed USMCA, will ‘rebalance’ North America trade after Canada reaches 11th hour agreement
• LNG politics ramp up as massive project approval looms
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• Edmonton Journalist Paula Simons amongst others appointed to Senate
• Quebec elects a CAQ majority government
• Word of the Week: Nationalism