Western Context

Trudeau’s government is silent on it’s plan for the Arctic, a Twitter spat over an Edmonton train shows oil hypocrisy, and Trudeau joking about his media bailout provokes outrage. Also, a Liberal candidate was dropped after anti-semetic comments surface.

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Duration: 39:25
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• ‘It’s a joke’: After 4 years, the Liberals haven’t released their plan for the Arctic
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• What’s going on with Jason Kenney’s Twitter spat over a train in Edmonton?
• Misleading Trudeau ‘joke’ video demonstrates the political power of editing
• Liberals dump Quebec candidate after B’nai Brith, Conservatives allege anti-Semitic comments
• Word of the Week: Joke

A very special episode where we look at the current leadership team of Trudeau’s Liberals, and we delve into the history of the Liberal Party of Canada’s Prime Ministers, as well as a look to the future of Liberal policy ahead of the 2019 election.

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Duration: 58:44
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Current Leadership Team
• History of the Liberal Party
• Current Policies

The BC media focuses on the legislature dress code, Toronto councillor Mike Layton disparages Alberta energy, and a recording on SNC shows Trudeau’s corruption. Also, Trudeau thanks a First Nation under mercury poisoning for its donation to the Liberals.

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Duration: 50:13
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Kenney rips Toronto councillor’s attack on oilpatch
• The right to bare arms: Women in B.C. legislature fight for changes to ‘outdated’ dress code
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• Relations between Trudeau, Wilson-Raybould began to fray over her Supreme Court pick: Sources
• ‘Thank you for your donation’: Trudeau to protester over First Nation mercury poisoning at fundraiser
• Word of the Week: Reserve

US tariffs could cut Canadian car production in half, a frivolous lawsuit falsely claims that the BC foreign buyer tax is racist, and the UCP supports self defense to combat rural crime. Also, the media finally reports on Trudeau’s groping hypocrisy.

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Duration: 41:10
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• U.S. auto tariffs could cut Canada’s output by nearly 1 million cars, CIBC says
• B.C.’s foreign-buyers tax is nothing special and not xenophobic
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• UCP says Criminal Code should be amended to support use of force in rural self-defence
• Trudeau says he ‘did not act inappropriately’ in latest comment on anonymous groping allegation
• Word of the Week: Foreign

Unnecessary expenses incurred by Trudeau’s India trip raises questions, BC’s deadline to fish farms could push companies out of Canada, Alberta GSA legislation mishandles parental choice, and a Conservative by-election win receives little coverage.

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Duration: 43:39
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Trudeau India trip included $17K for celebrity chef, $3.6K for hockey jerseys
• B.C. government sets new 2022 deadline for coastal fish farms
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• “Climate of secrecy:” Schools, parents dispute Alberta gay-straight alliance law
• Conservatives steal riding from Trudeau Liberals in first byelection test of Scheer’s Quebec strategy
• Word of the Week: By-election

The Alberta carbon tax takes from low income seniors, an erosion of national unity with the Trans Mountain pipeline, skewed articles about Trudeau’s failing poll numbers, and the media ignores Morneau calling opponents of his feminist budget neanderthals.

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Duration: 36:55
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Some low-income Alberta seniors face carbon tax rebate clawback
• Burnaby mayor refuses to pay ‘ludicrous’ policing costs for Trans Mountain pipeline protests
• Justin Trudeau is losing the male voter. Can the PM win him back?
• Conservatives demand apology from Morneau over ‘neanderthal’ comment
• Word of the Week: Jurisdiction

Alberta halts BC wine imports in response to Trans Mountain stalling, the BC Liberals elected Andrew Wilkinson as leader, the NEB could be replaced by the fed govt to streamline energy assessments, and we learn about Trudeau’s use of the word peoplekind.

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Duration: 45:07
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Rachel Notley halts imports of BC Wine
• BC Liberal Leadership Election Feb 3rd – Andrew Wilkinson elected leader
• Ottawa to scrap National Energy Board, overhaul environmental assessment process for major projects
• What’s behind the Justin Trudeau ‘peoplekind’ controversy?
• Word of the Week: Mankind