Western Context

The gun buyback pilot in Cape Breton produces only 22 guns, the notwithstanding clause gets misinterpreted by the media in Alberta, and BC cancels its EV mandate and rebate. Also, Canada looks at the Saab Gripen instead of the F-35.

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“The gun buyback program is something that the federal government feels is important to do and the general public might not understand, but it’s like any other rules. We still have to stop at stop signs, whether we want to or not.” – Cape Breton Councillor Glenn Paruch on the gun buyback pilot program.

Duration: 1:03:06
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Some guns turned in to buyback program, Cape Breton police commissioner says
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• Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause on trio of transgender laws
• B.C. redrawing EV sales mandate, scraps goal of 100% by 2035, leaves rebates to feds
• Sweden’s Saab offers to build entire GlobalEye military surveillance plane in Canada
• Word of the Week: Target

The Trudeau Liberals finally decide to buy F-35s, BC residents are fed up with rural property crime, and Trudeau tries wedge politics on Alberta’s climate policy. Also, the media ignores the effects of supply management on grocery inflation.

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“They [being the Conservatives] just talked about it like it was obvious. It was obvious, as we saw through the entire process, that they were particularly, and some might say unreasonably or unhealthily, attached to the F-35 aircraft.” – 2015 Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau on the purchase of the F-35 fighter jet.

• Canada finalizes deal to buy 88 F-35 fighter jets by 2032
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• Fed-up with crime, civilian group starts patrolling the streets in Dawson Creek, B.C.
• Trudeau trash talks Alberta climate change action, draws hot response from Danielle Smith
• The conspiracy to inflate food prices is real. It’s time to rethink supply management
• Word of the Week: Vigilante

BC decides to warehouse 1.3M unused rapid tests, Trudeau is still undecided on the F-35s, and BC’s 2021 disasters unveil a gap in infrastructure and emergency planning. Also, a former CBC journalist details the problems with the mainstream media.

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“B.C. has a lot of these [rapid] tests in storage. They do have a shelf life, they eventually expire. So we have to make sure we get to use them.” – Mike Klassen with the B.C. Care Providers Association.

Duration: 1:01:25
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• B.C. has 1.3M rapid tests in a warehouse, officials confirm after top doctor called it an ‘urban myth’
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• A tale of two fighter jets — and what it means for Canada’s defence and place in the world
• Cracks in B.C.’s infrastructure revealed by extreme weather events of past 6 months
• Tara Henley: Why I quit the CBC
• Word of the Week: Cognitive Dissonance

Lockheed promises $17b into Canada’s GDP if the F-35 is finally chosen, the Alberta NDP claims Dr. Hinshaw is being muzzled by the UCP, and China could be stealing our academics’ research. Also, new US aluminum tariffs show the media’s true priorities.

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Duration: 51:59
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Lockheed Martin promises $16.9B injection to Canadian economy with F-35s
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• COVID-19 and Dr. Hinshaw under attack
• CSIS warns about China’s efforts to recruit Canadian scientists
• US slaps 10% levy on some Canadian aluminium
• Word of the Week: Reciprocity