Western Context

Border crossings from Canada to the US are on the rise, Steven Guilbeault is under fire for the Jasper fire response, and Seaspan lobbies for ferries to be built in BC. Also, the foreign interference issue gets completely ignored.

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“Minister, if this is an example of preparation and success, what does failure look like?” – Conservative MP Gerald Soroka questioning Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault on the aftermath of the Jasper wildfire.

Duration: 51:31
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• This New York farmer is overwhelmed by illegal crossings from Canada, caught on camera
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• Jasper wildfire: Minister urges ‘need to do more’ during heated testimony
• Seaspan says government needs to financially support shipbuilding or ferries will not be built in B.C.
• CSIS says a former parliamentarian may have worked on behalf of a foreign government
• Word of the Week: Clandestine

ArriveCan contractors receive over $1B in federal contracts, Alberta will decentralize AHS at the end of the year, and cyberattacks threaten the BC government’s storage of information. Also, illegal border crossers can be given up to $224 per day.

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“What is particularly shocking is… nothing is being done at CBSA. On the contrary, people that admit openly that they’ve breached the basic code of conduct as civil servants are now being promoted. That’s scary.” Bloc MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné on the CBSA misconduct with ArriveCan contractors.

Duration: 50:25
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Three firms tied to ArriveCan app got $1-billion in federal contracts, Ottawa reveals
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• Alberta announces the 4 health agencies that will replace AHS later this year
• Public deserves answers after B.C. government cyberattack
• Some illegal border crossers receive $224 in food and accommodation per day while awaiting processing
• Word of the Week: Contract

The Safe Third Country Agreement is ruled unconstitutional, the military warned the government about Covid-19 on Jan 17th, and only one returning ISIS fighter is subject to criminal charges. Also, Bill Morneau forgets to pay for a $41,000 WE Charity vacation.

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Duration: 53:26
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Safe Third Country Agreement ruled unconstitutional — here’s what could happen next
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• Military intelligence unit briefed Sajjan on COVID-19 risk on January 17: documents
• Calgary man faces terrorism charges after alleged participation in ISIS kidnapping
• Trudeau gov. contract for $912M student program was with WE Charity’s real estate holding foundation
• Word of the Week: Recuse

The coronavirus arrives at Trudeau’s house, Saudi Arabia begins an oil price war, and illegal migrants receive free 20 year healthcare coverage from the government. Also, a study of the SNC Lavalin scandal gets quashed while the RCMP may be investigating.

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Duration: 41:22
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Sophie Grégoire Trudeau diagnosed with COVID-19; PM to remain in isolation
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• Saudis Plan Big Oil Output Hike, Beginning All-Out Price War
• Docs show asylum-claimant health access expanded to 20 years
• SNC-Lavalin case will not be resuscitated in committee
• Word of the Week: Self-isolation

A northern BC murder spree leads to social media hoaxes, the new Calgary arena proposal will cost taxpayers, and Gerald Butts returns to Trudeau’s team, if he ever actually left. Also, a glowing report on Trudeau’s tenure leaves out all the negatives.

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Duration: 47:40
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• 3 dead, 2 suspects at large: What we know about the Northern B.C. cases
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• Ticket tax for new arena would be a fraction of Edmonton’s fee — But why?
• Butts returns – and Trudeau’s putting the band back together for October
• Here’s how Canada changed under Justin Trudeau
• Word of the Week: Hoax

The RCMP investigates UCP leadership candidate Jeff Callaway, planted artifacts delay a BC natural gas pipeline, and a government memo reveals the failure of the Safe Third Country agreement. Also, Omar Khadr hides his money in an Edmonton strip mall.

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Duration: 43:47
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• RCMP following up on questions regarding campaign of UCP leadership candidate
• Report says artifacts found near Coastal Gas Link Pipeline ‘not their original location’
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• Safe Third Country Agreement ‘no longer working as intended,’ memo reveals
• Amid ongoing court battles, Omar Khadr uses $3M of his settlement money to buy Edmonton mall
• Word of the Week: Fraud

Economic migrants are costing us almost $400M, GM is closing its auto plant in Oshawa, and Amarjeet Sohi “agrees” with pro-pipeline protestors. Also, Trudeau’s government stalls a probe into money laundering as a Liberal MP has a gambling problem.

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Duration: 48:43
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Irregular migrants on track to cost Canada almost $400 million, watchdog says
• GM closing all operations in Oshawa, Ont.: sources
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• ‘We agree with them’: Sohi on pro-pipeline protest
• Secret police study finds crime networks could have laundered over $1B through Vancouver homes in 2016
• Word of the Week: Doublespeak

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

Protesters clash at the Roxham Road illegal entry point and the media ignores it, an ISIS supporter fights deportation, and Alberta workers are tricked into joining unions. Meanwhile, one academic believes that the outdoors is too much of a white space.

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Duration: 44:50
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

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• Far-right groups, counter-protesters rally over asylum seekers at Canada-U.S. border
• Man facing deportation from Canada says terror accusation resulted in PTSD
• Corbella: Workers and employer go to court to fight union trickery and Alberta’s new labour law
• Canada’s ‘adventure gap’: Why it doesn’t makes sense for the great outdoors to be such a white space
• Word of the Week: Deportation

A new precedent setting Alberta law could restrict oil flow and erode the constitution, Vancouver wants to allow permanent residents to vote, and Quebec could see up to 146,000 illegal migrants this year. Also, a discussion on the definition of populism.

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Duration: 43:37
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• New law would allow Alberta to restrict flow of oil and gas
• City of Vancouver passes motion that would permit permanent residents to vote in local elections
• Quebec preparing for up to 400 asylum seekers a day at the U.S. border this summer
• Despite Trudeau’s progressive rhetoric, Canada not immune to populism: experts
• Word of the Week: populism