The Year in Review
Alberta Story of the Year
Shane: I don't need this job': Kenney says he has to stay to keep 'lunatics' from 'trying to take over the asylum' (262)
Patrick: Is Danielle Smith's striking campaign a paper tiger? (278)
BC Story of the Year
Shane: B.C. government says it won't support 2030 Winter Olympics bid (292)
Patrick: B.C. Premier John Horgan announces he will step down (276)
Worst Covered Story by the MSM
Shane: U.S. Urges Canada to Abandon Digital Service Tax (258)
Patrick: Trudeau vows to freeze anti-mandate protesters' bank accounts (257)
Most Important Story
Shane: Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre says he is running for prime minister (256)
Patrick: Canada's inflation rate rises to 5.1% — highest since 1991 (257)
Firing Line Story of the Year
Shane: Canadian intelligence warned PM Trudeau that China covertly funded 2019 election candidates (294)
Patrick: RCMP considered whether to charge Justin Trudeau over Aga Khan trip, documents show (267)
Local Story of the Year
Shane: Alberta justice minister demands Edmonton mayor create safety plan for downtown and transit (271)
Patrick: B.C. to spend $789 million to replace Royal BC Museum (270)
Story We Didn’t Get to Cover
Shane: Scientists believed COVID leaked from Wuhan lab but feared further discussion would be harmful
Patrick: Trudeau called out for missing 'crystal clear' business case for LNG exports (283)
Fake News Story of the Year
Shane: Pierre Poilievre’s callous courting of Canada’s ‘deplorables’ (286)
Patrick: RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki tried to ‘jeopardize’ mass murder investigation to advance Trudeau’s gun control efforts (275)
Worst Government Expense of the Year
Shane: Inside the $11M renovations to the prime minister’s official country home (263)
Patrick: ArriveCan’s $54-million price tag ‘outrageous,’ tech leaders say (289)
Funniest Story
Shane: Edmonton police insist airplane is not secret — it's just not publicized (257)
Patrick: New 11-storey building in downtown Victoria could harm birds, biologist says (253)
Newsmaker of the Year
Shane: Freedom Convoy
Patrick: Pierre Poilievre
Word of the Year
Shane: Cognitive Dissonance - the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change. (251)
Patrick: Intransigence - refusal to change one's views or to agree about something. (256)
Favourite Western Context Episode
Shane: Simplifying Discourse (284)
Patrick: The Conservative Party Leadership Showcase (265)
Favourite Western Context Show Title
Shane: Lunatics Running the Asylum (262)
Patrick: An Aggregate of Controversy (252)
Quote of the Year
Shane: “Alberta’s commitment to fiscal discipline and our unrelenting focus on economic growth has helped bring about an extraordinary turnaround in our financial situation. We promised Albertans we would get our fiscal house in order and that’s exactly what we’ve done. Now, we’re paying down debt so future generations won’t have to, saving more for a rainy day, and putting more money in Albertans’ pockets.” – Alberta Premier Jason Kenney on the province’s expected $13.2b surplus. (284)
Patrick: “It is unclear whether Mr. Trudeau can be prosecuted under section 121(1)(c) of the Criminal Code, since the section has a provision which allows officials to accept benefits from individuals with government dealings, provided the official has the written consent of the head of their branch of government. An investigation and prosecution under this section may not be in the public interest if it cannot be definitely determined whether or not Mr. Trudeau can simply provide consent to himself.” RCMP Corporal Michael Kiperchuk, in a briefing note to his superiors on the conclusion of his investigation into Prime Minister Trudeau’s alleged fraud during the Aga Khan scandal. (267)
Picture of the Year
Shane: Afraid of the Truth (272)
Patrick: Nobody Knows (294)
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Show Data
Episode Title: 2022 in Context
Teaser: We look at 2022’s news stories, including changing BC and Alberta leadership, rising inflation, and gun control and online policies. We also go over our favourite pictures, quotes, words and episodes of the year.
Recorded Date: December 21, 2022
Release Date: December 25, 2022
Duration: 59:52
Edit Notes: Skips, pauses, noises, word finding, and water.
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