Western Context

A Rogers outage shows the need for telecom stability, Jean Charest promises a fair deal for Alberta, and the Premier’s summit provides no fix for healthcare. Also, Trudeau’s internet censorship Bill C-11 gets opposed by the US.

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“Alberta went through a tough time from 2014 onward, and there was no acknowledgement or recognition of that. It’s the federal government’s job to keep the country together and make sure every province is part of what we are planning and developing. And that’s not happening with the Trudeau government.” – Federal Conservative Leadership Candidate Jean Charest on Justin Trudeau’s division.

Duration: 50:38
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Rogers outage shows need for Plan B when wireless, internet services fail, analysts say
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• Federal Conservative candidate Charest promises Alberta a new deal in Canada
• Premiers close 2-day summit, call on feds to stop negotiating health funding through the media
• Heritage Minister advisors say “misleading political communications” should also be censored
• Word of the Week: Outage

BC and Alberta outline their re-opening strategies, Alberta orders universities to cut ties with China, and the CRTC deals a crushing blow to internet affordability. Also, Trudeau is on board with Biden’s search for the pandemic origin.

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Duration: 54:51
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

“Are we supposed to lock ourselves into permanent fear and lock ourselves down because of potential worst case scenarios?” Jason Kenney on people who want perpetual lockdowns.

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• Alberta orders major universities to suspend pursuit of new partnerships with China
• CRTC scraps plan to mandate lower wholesale internet rates
• Trudeau backs Biden effort to identify origin of COVID-19
• Word of the Week: Oligopoly

A new study tells us what pandemic responses are helpful or not, BC establishes its own sick pay program, and a tale of school violence shows the importance of facts. Also, Trudeau’s Bill C-10 will censor content that isn’t considered Canadian enough.

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Duration: 1:01:14
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

“These politicians in Ottawa really have no clue at all what they are doing. They don’t know what they’re regulating or whose freedoms they’re infringing. I noticed they didn’t have any online content creators at their hearings.” – Journalist and Youtube content creator J.J. McCullough on the Liberal’s controversial Bill C-10 limiting freedom of expression

• Staying 2 metres apart does little to limit indoor spread of COVID-19: study
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• With no help from feds, Premier John Horgan says B.C. working on its own sick-leave program
• Investigators say assault on 14-year-old Black boy was a ‘consensual’ fight that escalated
• Ottawa’s move to regulate video posts on YouTube and social media called ‘assault’ on free speech
• Word of the Week: Censorship