Western Context

Morneau is replaced by Freeland as Finance Minister amidst financial crisis and the WE scandal, Trudeau unveils CERB changes before he shutters Parliament, and old growth forests are under threat in BC. Also, the Conservatives pick new leader Erin O’Toole.

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Duration: 57:12
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Freeland replaces Morneau as Trudeau’s finance minister
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• Liberals unveil $37B for CERB transition to new benefits, EI changes
• Activists continue blockade of logging road on Vancouver Island to protect giant cedar
• CPC Leadership Race Results
• Word of the Week: Chaos

Berkshire Hathaway pulls funding from LNG in Quebec, Alberta details its health and education plan, and the government is silent on cruise ships in the wave of coronavirus. Also, we detail the major candidates of the 2020 Conservative Party Leadership race.

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Duration: 54:52
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Warren Buffett’s company bails on Saguenay LNG project because of ‘Canadian political context,’ promoter says
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• Health and Education Budget Details
• Cruise ship being held off California for virus testing is scheduled to come to Victoria
• Conservative party leadership showcase
• Word of the Week: Quarantine

Maxime Bernier quits the Conservative Party before its convention, Alberta’s sole NDP MP doesn’t consider Trans Mountain to be an issue, Trudeau’s cabinet retreats to wildfire threatened Nanaimo, and Trudeau gets heckled and responds by crying racism.

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Duration: 51:02
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• MP Maxime Bernier quits ‘morally corrupt’ Conservatives, plans to start new party
• Alberta’s only NDP MP says Trans Mountain pipeline ‘not the priority issue’ with her voters
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• Trudeau’s cabinet kicks off 2-day retreat focused on trade, wildfire response
• Trudeau unapologetic after telling heckler, ‘Your racism has no place here’
• Word of the Week: Secession

The long Conservative leadership race is finally over with a surprise victor: Andrew Scheer! Also, reforming the social studies curriculum in Alberta, continued uncertainty in BC, and foreign campaigning and financing in the 2015 federal election.

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Duration: 45:08
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Andrew Scheer wins Conservative Party of Canada Leadership race
• New Social Studies curriculum pushes social change, not history
• BC Liberals denied majority as final election count leaves government in danger
• Andrew Weaver sought a $30,000 big money donation from a member of a Vancouver development company
• New report alleges outside influence in Canada’s 2015 federal election
• Word of the Week: Unity

Kevin O’Leary has dropped out of the Conservative leadership race. A look at the BC party election platforms and which one will hurt you the least. And, a summation of the media being blindsided by the United States stance on NAFTA.

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Duration: 48:56
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Kevin O’Leary drops out of Conservative leadership race and will support rival Maxime Bernier
• A look at the major BC Party platforms, and what you’re actually voting for
• BC Election: Spoil your ballot, vote Green – just don’t vote NDP
• Donald Trump tells Justin Trudeau he won’t terminate NAFTA, renegotiation agreed upon
• Word of the Week: Trade war

We’re 5 weeks away from the election of a new leader for the Conservative Party of Canada. We have a showcase of 5 candidates who we believe will finish in the top 5. Listen for our take on the candidates without bias and sensationalism.

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Duration: 37:48
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Kellie Leitch
• Erin O’Toole
• Kevin O’Leary
• Andrew Scheer
• Maxime Bernier