Western Context

ICU bed totals in Alberta are misreported, a federal decision may put BC Ferries passengers at risk, and Trudeau admits he failed to solve the First Nations boil water advisories. Also, a fiscal update from Freeland leads to more spending and taxes.

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Duration: 1:01:12
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Leaked Alberta modelling data projects upwards of 775 COVID-19 hospitalizations by mid-December
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• Pandemic or not, passengers face up to $12,000 fine for staying in vehicles on BC Ferries
• Indigenous Services minister acknowledges Liberals won’t meet promised drinking water target
• Liberals to spend $100B to jolt post-pandemic economy after posting record $381B deficit
• Word of the Week: Fiscal

Trudeau’s middle class tax cut provides more wealth for the top 1%, a look at our new federal poll tracker, and a conclusion to the Northern BC murder spree. Also, social media misrepresents a First Nations ceremony to excuse Trudeau’s blackface.

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Duration: 46:38
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Canada’s top 1 per cent saw fastest income acceleration, overall decrease in taxes
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• Polling for Canada 2019
• Schmegelsky, McLeod admitted to northern B.C. homicides before killing themselves, video footage reveals
• An old photo of Stephen Harper in Indigenous garb is being misrepresented online
• Word of the Week: Knee jerk

The Alberta government is offering tax breaks for municipalities, a Victoria councillor wants to bill the military for Remembrance Day, and we look at the progress of Trudeau’s tanker ban. Also, the MMIWG Inquiry says Canada has engaged in genocide.

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Duration: 54:24
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Alberta cities, towns will be able to offer tax breaks to businesses under Bill 7
• Victoria councillor suggests billing military for events like Remembrance Day
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• Liberal’s environmental assessment bill, C-69, passes Senate with 180 amendments and now returns to Commons
• The g-word’: Why it matters whether we call Canada’s actions toward Indigenous people a genocide
• Word of the Week: Genocide