The News Rundown

Shane - Notley says she'll step down from Alberta NDP helm to make way for fresh voices (353)
Patrick - Ottawa let wildfire fuel pile up in Jasper for decades (380)

Shane - John from Langford' was one of the most popular premiers in B.C. history (396)
Patrick - Kevin Falcon to fold BC United Party, suspend campaign (385)

Shane - Trudeau says drastic immigration cuts are because 'we didn't get the balance quite right' (393)
Patrick - Budget 2024 tries to sell youth a more affordable life with billions in spending (366)

Shane - Some Canadian politicians are ‘wittingly’ participating in foreign interference (373)
Patrick - Trudeau Liberals’ immigration policies purposefully altering Canada (372)

Shane - Alberta to introduce legislation allowing political parties on municipal ballots (361)
Patrick - Paper operations indefinitely halted at Vancouver Island mill, company says (354)

Shane - Undoing Alberta’s Personal Income Tax Hikes (https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/undoing-albertas-personal-income-tax-hikes)
Patrick - Today @CTVNews was caught splicing a clip of @PierrePoilievre to propagate the Liberals’ narrative. (https://x.com/Skamski/status/1838315186614042764)

Shane - Court says Alberta NDP does not exist (362)
Patrick - Concern about queer rights under a Poilievre-led government keeps me up at night (353)

Shane - Ottawa has already spent $42M on a Liberal gun 'buyback' that still doesn't exist (363)
Patrick - Three firms tied to ArriveCan app got $1-billion in federal contracts, Ottawa reveals (370)

Shane - A third of Canadian gig workers are willing to commit tax fraud to keep their income, new survey finds (363)
Patrick - Toronto Police: Just Let the Thieves Steal Your Car (361)

Shane - “All the lights on the dashboard are now blinking furiously that this has to be slowed down. The main overall problem is the massive numbers, the volume. Totally unmanageable. Total incompetence on their part to jack all of these categories simultaneously with no apparent regard for the overall impact it would have on Canada, the job market, the housing market, the health care system or anything else. It was literally reckless.” – Former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney on Trudeau’s expansion of the immigration system. (386)
Patrick - “We might as well leave cookies and milk at the front door along with a note. ‘Dear Mr. Criminal, the keys are in the mailbox, don’t kick my door in.’” – Ontario Premier Doug Ford on the Toronto Police’s advice to keep car keys by the front door to prevent injury during home invasions. (361)

Show Data

Episode Title: 2024 In Context
Teaser: We look at 2024’s news stories, including a BC election, the arrival of Alberta municipal parties, and Justin Trudeau’s purposeful immigration policies. We also go over our favourite pictures, quotes, words and episodes of the year.
Recorded Date: December 21, 2024
Release Date: December 29, 2024
Duration: 1:22:14
Edit Notes: None

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