Western Context

A fake protest at Meng Wanzhou’s extradition hearing raises questions, the UCP ties advanced education funding to performance, and a petition against Trudeau’s gun ban reaches 100,000. Also, Trudeau visits a local doughnut shop and social media goes crazy.

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Duration: 54:51
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Protester at Meng Wanzhou hearing says he was told he’d be paid $100 to be in a music video
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• Alberta post-secondary funding will be tied to performance
• Thunder Bay Liberal MP’s letter to Blair gets attention of gun owners
• Canadians criticize Trudeau after visit to Oh Doughnuts bakery in Winnipeg
• Word of the Week: Buyback

Uncertainty in New Brunswick after an election results in a minority, Grande Cache, Alberta votes to dissolve the town, and the federal government can’t do basic math on illegal migrant numbers. Also, we might be coming to an end on the NAFTA debacle.

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Duration: 52:13
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• New Brunswick Election: Liberals intend to form government despite projected Tory minority
• Residents of Grande Cache vote to dissolve town
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• Minister Bill Blair apologizes for confusion over Canadian asylum seekers facing deportation
• Trump claims he rejected a meeting with Trudeau over NAFTA — but Canada says it never asked to meet
• Word of the Week: Winning