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US tariffs could cut Canadian car production in half, a frivolous lawsuit falsely claims that the BC foreign buyer tax is racist, and the UCP supports self defense to combat rural crime. Also, the media finally reports on Trudeau’s groping hypocrisy.

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Duration: 41:10
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• U.S. auto tariffs could cut Canada’s output by nearly 1 million cars, CIBC says
• B.C.’s foreign-buyers tax is nothing special and not xenophobic
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• UCP says Criminal Code should be amended to support use of force in rural self-defence
• Trudeau says he ‘did not act inappropriately’ in latest comment on anonymous groping allegation
• Word of the Week: Foreign

NAFTA negotiations have stalled, and the media changes the channel to Harper. Also, Ottawa has kept the equalization formula until 2024, an odd story about David Eby’s popularity on Reddit, and the government’s crusade against parody Twitter accounts.

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Duration: 47:36
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• It’s NAFTA crunch-time, so why are we talking about Stephen Harper?
• Ottawa to keep provincial equalization formula as is till 2024
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• There’s a ‘David Eby Appreciation Thread’ on Reddit, and it loves B.C.’s attorney general
• Do ‘parody’ Twitter accounts pose real political threats?
• Word of the Week: Parody

Unnecessary expenses incurred by Trudeau’s India trip raises questions, BC’s deadline to fish farms could push companies out of Canada, Alberta GSA legislation mishandles parental choice, and a Conservative by-election win receives little coverage.

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Duration: 43:39
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Trudeau India trip included $17K for celebrity chef, $3.6K for hockey jerseys
• B.C. government sets new 2022 deadline for coastal fish farms
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• “Climate of secrecy:” Schools, parents dispute Alberta gay-straight alliance law
• Conservatives steal riding from Trudeau Liberals in first byelection test of Scheer’s Quebec strategy
• Word of the Week: By-election

We look into the reasoning behind Trudeau’s trade escalations with the US, a by-election with huge ramifications in BC, and over-taxation by Edmonton council on businesses. Also, an unreported bombshell about Trudeau, what is the media not telling us?

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Duration: 45:49
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• Trudeau stumbled into a trade war. That isn’t all Trump’s fault
• MLA Leonard Krog ponders move with huge consequences
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• Edmonton business group urges city hall to put the brakes on rising property taxes
• Don’t believe Canada’s media on Me Too stories
• Word of the Week: Backbencher

The BC Government sets the questions for the electoral referendum, The Ontario PCs win a majority, and BQ leader Martine Ouellet resigns causing uncertainty in Quebec. Also, a lack of information on the military’s supposed shortfall of sleeping bags.

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Duration: 45:06
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• B.C. cabinet confirms format of electoral reform referendum
• We have taken back Ontario’: Doug Ford leads PCs to majority government
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• Embattled Bloc Québécois leader Martine Ouellet resigns
• Soldiers ordered to return sleeping bags, rucksacks due to ‘shortfall of equipment’
• Word of the Week: Majority

We talk about US Tariffs, $50B to provinces for illegal immigrant housing, and the federal government’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Pipeline, and all these impacts on the economy. Also, we discuss party platforms in the Ontario election on June 7th.

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Duration: 1:09:44
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• U.S. announces steel and aluminum tariffs, Canada hits back
• Feds to give $50M to provinces to help cope with illegal asylum seekers
• Federal government to buy Trans Mountain pipeline for $4.5b
• Ontario Liberals Platform
• Ontario NDP Platform
• Ontario PCs Platform
• Word of the Week: Election

Protesters clash at the Roxham Road illegal entry point and the media ignores it, an ISIS supporter fights deportation, and Alberta workers are tricked into joining unions. Meanwhile, one academic believes that the outdoors is too much of a white space.

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Duration: 44:50
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• Far-right groups, counter-protesters rally over asylum seekers at Canada-U.S. border
• Man facing deportation from Canada says terror accusation resulted in PTSD
• Corbella: Workers and employer go to court to fight union trickery and Alberta’s new labour law
• Canada’s ‘adventure gap’: Why it doesn’t makes sense for the great outdoors to be such a white space
• Word of the Week: Deportation

Edmonton unemployment numbers drop but not for a good reason, Horgan’s office hypocritically deletes emails, and questions about a former ISIS executioner are called divisive by Trudeau. Also, we explore the media’s latest fascination with Stephen Harper.

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Duration: 40:57
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• Edmonton unemployment numbers dropping for ‘wrong reason’ says economist
• B.C. premier’s office staff improperly mass deleted emails
• Conservatives call for arrest of Canadian who took part in ISIS execution
• Stephen Harper comes in from the cold
• Word of the Week: Distraction

Misinformation from the UCP convention’s proposed flat tax doesn’t use true economics, and red herrings about GSA’s created fake news. Also, Trudeau apologizes for 80 year old wrongs for Jews, and forgets his progressive agenda with the Ugandan president.

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Duration: 47:39
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• Only ‘incredibly wealthy’ Albertans would benefit from UCP flat tax, economist warns
• Trudeau to offer formal apology in Commons for fate of Jewish refugee ship MS St. Louis
• Alberta conservatives clash with leader Jason Kenney on gay-straight alliances
• Trudeau met with the homophobic leader of Uganda, but gay rights weren’t on the agenda
• Word of the Week: Apology

Marijuana health concerns cause the Senate to delay legislation, Edmonton transit budgets soar while ridership stays flat, the new BC NDP employer health tax will raise property taxes, and the CBSA is muzzled as more illegal migrants cross the border.

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Duration: 47:39
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• Senators recommend delaying cannabis bill for a year to address Indigenous issues
• Survey finds Edmontonians’ transportation habits are not changing
• Soaring health costs for B.C. cities when employer health tax replaces premiums: UBCM survey
• Official says CBSA being ‘muzzled’ by Trudeau government
• Word of the Week: Context