Western Context

Jason Kenney wins a historic majority UCP government in Alberta, and his promise to turn off the taps to BC gains steam. Also, the Trudeau government finally reverses course on refugees while Trudeau is being investigated again over ethics violations.

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Duration: 58:31
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Jason Kenney wins majority government
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• Kenney’s threat to ‘turn off the taps’ to B.C. ‘doesn’t make any business sense:’ experts
• Trudeau takes ‘sharp turn’ away from ‘refugees welcome’
• Court orders lobbying watchdog to reopen probe into Aga Khan over Bahamas vacation controversy
• Word of the Week: Repudiation

#Welcome to Canada caused illegal border crossings, John Horgan says that drivers won’t begrudge BC’s carbon tax increase, creative math skews Alberta’s fundraising numbers, and Trudeau’s BC and Fort Mac trip spreads fake news about his pipeline record.

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Duration: 44:04
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Trudeau tweet caused influx of refugee inquiries, confusion within government, emails reveal
• Premier says B.C. drivers won’t ‘begrudge’ carbon tax increase at the pump
• Alberta NDP tops 2017 party donations with $2.11 million raised
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blames Harper Conservatives for delays in pipeline projects
• Word of the Week: Resource

The NDP rules out amalgamation in Victoria despite local support, the media overcovers AB MLA Fildebrandt leaving the UCP, 3800 illegal migrants in August already and a lack of immigrant integration, and the meltdown at The Rebel. What’s true, what isn’t?

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Duration: 55:08
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• B.C. rules out amalgamating capital region, ponders more sharing of services
• Alberta MLA Derek Fildebrandt steps down from United Conservative Party caucus
• Douglas Todd: Canada struggling to ‘absorb’ immigrants, internal report says
• Ezra Levant’s ‘damage control’ not enough for UCP leadership hopeful taking on The Rebel
• Word of the Week: Far right

The BC NDP is promising to spend without first raising revenue. A Calgary public school confiscates banana bread? Disappointment regarding the Northern Gateway pipeline. And the refugee situation on our southern border has changed and not for the better!

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Duration: 37:45
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Horgan set to miraculously spend big — and balance the books
• Education minister weighs in after boy banished from CBE class over banana bread
• ‘We are very disappointed’: Loss of Northern Gateway devastating for many First Nations, chiefs say
• Border services officer assaulted by asylum seeker detained for criminal past: Nearly half of recent illegal border crossers have criminal records, CBSA union says
• Word of the Week: Border