Western Context

A special Right Side episode! We profile the 4 federal NDP leadership candidates and policies that could majorly impact the Canadian economy. Also, a quick rundown of major headlines, including housing allowances, Trans Mountain, and Brad Wall retiring.

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Duration: 53:52
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Finance critic Derek Fildebrandt rents downtown digs on Airbnb while claiming housing allowance
• Trans Mountain Pipeline is not in B.C.’s best interest says BC NDP government
• Premier Brad Wall resigns as leader of Saskatchewan Party
• NDP Leadership race membership deadline: August 17, 2017
• First ballot on September 18th. With a new ballot each week until October 29th if necessary
• Charlie Angus
• Jagmeet Singh
• Guy Caron
• Niki Ashton
• Word of the Week: Justice

In BC, Trudeau falling into the ocean gets covered more than real news, does Kenney actually “vow repercussions” against BC on pipelines, a license plate dispute highlights being offended vs charter rights, and an update on the illegal border crossers.

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Duration: 39:25
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• How Trudeau is covered in the local BC media
• Jason Kenney vows repercussions against B.C. over Trans Mountain pipeline
• Resistance is not futile when it comes to freedom of expression
• Montreal’s Olympic Stadium used as shelter for asylum seekers
• Word of the Week: Offensive

Christy Clark surprisingly resigns in BC, poor journalism on the Unity agreement in Alberta, Petronas cancels a $11.4B investment in Prince Rupert, and Rolling Stone’s glowing piece on Trudeau actually has a lot of errors. What else are they wrong about?

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Duration: 40:36
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Christy Clark resigns as leader of B.C. Liberal party, Rich Coleman to serve as interim leader
• Graham Thomson: Divisive leadership race about to rock the unity boat
• Petronas cancels $11.4-billion LNG project near Prince Rupert
• A few things in Rolling Stone’s profile of Justin Trudeau that were just plain wrong
• Word of the Week: Development

Unity prevails as the Wildrose and PC parties vote to unite, new BC NDP Premier John Horgan unveils his “experienced” cabinet, a billion from Canadian mining firms is lost in the Congo, and experts argue for repatriating former Canadian Evil Losers fighters.

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Duration: 40:12
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Alberta Conservative Parties Choose Unity
• John Horgan’s cabinet sends message that experience matters
>Money from Canadian mining firms vanishes in Congo, report finds
• Ottawa may have no choice but to repatriate, prosecute captured Canadian Evil Losers members: experts
• Word of the Week: Experience

A First Nations band in BC refused to evacuate, the Alberta Finance Minister isn’t concerned with an interest rate hike, a survey finds 71% of Canadians disagree with the Khadr settlement, and the media ignores NDP candidates extreme views on capitalism.

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Duration: 36:34
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• ‘We’re not leaving’: Tempers flare between First Nation, RCMP amid wildfire evacuation order
• Interest rate hike not good for Alberta right now: Ceci
• Khadr’s Compensation: 71% of Canadians say government made wrong call by settling out of court
• NDP leadership candidates’ extremism ignored by Media Party
• Word of the Week: reconciliation

Ignorance causing forest fires in BC, the Alberta government doesn’t seem concerned about another credit rating downgrade, Trudeau forgets to mention Alberta on July 1st and the CBC sweeps it under the rug, and Trudeau pays $10.5M to Omar Khadr.

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Duration: 43:03
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Preventable fires caused due to ‘complacency and ignorance,’ officials say
• Alberta credit rating maintained but DBRS concerned about growing debt
• Trudeau forgets Alberta on Canada Day
• Government formally apologizes to Omar Khadr, as Andrew Scheer condemns ‘disgusting’ payout
• Word of the Week: Ignorance

The BC NDP comes to power, a movement for centrists in Alberta, Trudeau makes controversial statements about immigrants and Canada Day, and the federal government still has no plan to balance the budget.

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Duration: 38:48
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• NDP asked to form next B.C. government after Liberal defeat
• Political centrists choose to rally around Alberta Party
• Justin Trudeau ‘jealous’ of immigrants and families who chose Canada
• Trudeau claims his government has met fiscal targets and Conservatives partly to blame for deficit
• Word of the Week: confidence

Plunging approval ratings for Premier Notley, and a surprising shift to the left in the BC Liberal’s throne speech. Meanwhile, there are questions of accountability in the Senate, and bad journalism leads to misplaced anger over the Syrian Refugee plan.

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Duration: 42:20
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Premier Rachel Notley tied for second as Canada’s least popular premier: Poll
• B.C. legislature hears Throne Speech / Clark’s left turn worries her party’s conservatives, could endanger Liberals free-enterprise coalition
• Tie vote defeats Senate motion to split infrastructure bank from budget bill
• Kellie Leitch criticized over tweet attacking Syrian refugee program
• Word of the Week: Accountable

The Oil Sands Advisory Group in Alberta unveils measures that limit growth, Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin is retiring, questions of national security with a high tech company sale to China, and is Trudeau enacting his platform of real change?

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Duration: 43:02
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Oil Sands Advisory Group calls for emissions restrictions when 100 megatonne limit nears
• Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin to retire
• Liberals waive security review for Chinese takeover of high-tech firm
• Is this Stephen Harper or Justin Trudeau running things on Parliament Hill?: Hébert
• Word of the Week: Change

Poor government planning led to a delayed response to the Fort McMurray wildfire, no one wants to be Speaker in BC, and a look at the UK election. Plus, how should media report terrorism at home after an attack in Toronto?

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Duration: 34:47
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Poor co-ordination and communication hindered battle with Fort McMurray wildfire, says leaked report
• B.C. politics in ‘uncharted territory’ as legislature poised to tussle over Speaker appointment
• June 8th 2017 UK Election
• Toronto woman charged with assault at Scarborough mall
• Word of the Week: Speaker