The Year in Review

Best Covered Story by the MSM

Shane: Episode 128 - Butts and Hoaxes - 3 dead, 2 suspects at large: What we know about the Northern B.C. cases

Patrick: Episode 105 – Connecting The Dots - PMO pressed Wilson-Raybould to abandon prosecution of SNC-Lavalin

Worst Covered Story by the MSM

Shane: Episode 111 - Losing Confidence - House of Commons voting marathon ends, after Liberals nearly lost a confidence motion

Patrick: Episode 126 – Popping the Media Balloon - Why does the CBC keep pushing Drag Kids?

Most Important Story

Shane: Episode 108 - A Wacky Time of Life - Wilson-Raybould testifies at justice committee probing SNC-Lavalin affair

Patrick: Episode 141 – A Country Divided - Trudeau wins most seats in Monday’s election

Alberta Story of the Year

Shane: Episode 115 - One and Done - Jason Kenney wins majority government

Patrick: Episode 141 – A Country Divided - Western Separatism Rises and Jason Kenney’s Response

BC Story of the Year

Shane: Episode 131 - An Interested Public - B.C. speaker defends $13,000 road trip derided as 'excellent summer adventure'

Patrick: Episode 128 – Butts and Hoaxes - 3 dead, 2 suspects at large: What we know about the Northern B.C. cases

Firing Line Story of the Year:

Shane: Episode 136 - A Pattern of Behaviour - Justin Trudeau Wore Brownface at 2001 ‘Arabian Nights’ Party While He Taught at a Private School

Patrick: Episode 138 – Just Plane Wrong - Conservatives call Trudeau a ‘hypocrite’ for boasting of environmental creds while flying 2 campaign planes

Local Story of the Year:

Shane: Episode 149 - Man who tried to kill Edmonton police officer sentenced to 28 years

Patrick: Episode 122 – Remembering our Anniversaries - Victoria councillor suggests billing military for events like Remembrance Day

Story We Didn’t Get to Cover

Shane: Episode 112 - Thankful Donations - UCP would roll back school protections for LGBTQ students, add new provincial exams

Patrick: Episode 132 – Attacking Impartiality - Moderators Revealed For Federal Election Leaders' Debates

Fake News Story of the Year

Shane: Episode 130 - Separation Anxiety - Kenney stoking Alberta separatism notions: political analyst

Patrick: Episode 104 – Psychological Warfare - BC Liberals have 13-point lead ahead Nanaimo byelection: Mainstreet Research poll

Funniest Story

Shane: Episode 146 - Hilarious Histrionics - Notley accuses Tories of “corruption” in liquor purchase, before revelation it was made under her watch

Patrick: Episode 103 – A Flurry of Investigations - Legislature speaker produces report of alleged wrongdoing

Our Most Absurd Story

Shane: Episode 114 - Identifying Mudslinging - NDP Edmonton Southwest candidate apologizes for controversial comment on race

Patrick: Episode 134 – No Joking Matter - What’s going on with Jason Kenney’s Twitter spat over a train in Edmonton?

Worst Government Expense of the Year

Shane: Episode 114 - Identifying Mudslinging - Loblaw receiving $12M in federal funds to retrofit refrigeration systems

Patrick: Episode 108 – A Wacky Time of Life - Budget officer says used Australian fighter jets will cost Canada over $1 billion — far more than DND claimed

Favourite Western Context Episode

Shane: Episode 115 - One and Done

Patrick: Episode 136 – A Pattern of Behaviour - (Trudeau blackface, Conservative middle class tax cuts, Bamfield road crash, Liberal gun control)

Newsmaker of the Year

Shane: Justin Trudeau

Patrick: China (Huawei + Meng Wanzhou, 2 Michaels, Hong Kong, meat and canola trade ban, Wechat vote buying, money laundering, TikTok)

Word of the Year

Shane: Episode 141 - A Country Divided - Wexit

Patrick: Episode 142 – What Went Wrong - Values

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Show Data

Episode Title: 2019 in Context

Teaser: We look at all the important stories of 2019, including the Alberta and federal elections, the SNC scandal, China, and western separatism. Also, our words of the year, and expenses ranging from billion dollar jets to a $13,000 wood splitter.

Recorded Date: December 17, 2019

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Duration: 1:15:25

Edit Notes: Local story, prestige liquor

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