Western Context

A report on the impact of the Alberta carbon tax. Meanwhile, possible privacy violations by the BC NDP. The usual actors are talking about splitting the Conservative Party. And, will Trudeau’s meddling with the National Energy Board alienate the west?

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Duration: 33:42
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Rachel Notley’s green tax attacks the weak
• Privacy complaint by Liberals alleges NDP shares supporter lists without consent
• Is it time for a Conservative Party split?
• Why Trudeau’s promised NEB revamp is yet another pain-for-no-gain exercise
• Word of the Week: Energy

A look at Canada’s 2017 Federal Budget and its allocation of funds. M103 has been passed but to what end? Premier Notley says a PST in Alberta needs a mandate. Meanwhile, the media misdirects on Snapchat and cardboard cutouts of the Prime Minister.

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Duration: 35:12
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Federal Budget 2017
• MPs pass M-103 Thursday even as new poll says most Canadians would vote down anti-Islamophobia motion
• Premier Notley says no PST in Alberta without mandate from voters
• No more Snapchats with Trudeau’s stand-in: Global Affairs bans use of life-size cardboard cut-outs of PM
• Word of the Week: Achievement