Western Context

A Dart poll shows overwhelming blame for Trudeau’s government, Alberta’s budget shows a return to competitiveness, and the BC Liberals blame foreign money for the blockades. Also, the Teck Frontier Mine is cancelled while Trudeau is nowhere to be found.

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Duration: 48:38
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Canada is broken,’ say majority of Canadians in poll taken in wake of rail blockades
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• Alberta Speech from the throne: February 25, 2020
• Fair Deal Survey
• BC Liberals say US donations to anti-pipeline groups should be condemned
• The $20B Frontier mine shelved amid escalating rail blockades, CEO says Canada must reconcile climate and oil
• Word of the Week: Trojan Horse

A BC NDP MP mulls retirement to mediate a pipeline dispute, Rachel Notley loans $440M to an invisible company, and the feds spent $12.7M on renting cars for the G7 summit. Also, corruption in the Canadian justice system questions the rule of law.

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Duration: 48:25
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• NDP facing an election without a quarter of its caucus as Rankin ponders retirement
• Notley promised $440M to oilsands company that defaulted on $507M loan, has no plans for construction
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• Government spent $12.7 million on car rentals, on top of $23 million in new cars for the G7 summit
• PMO pressed Wilson-Raybould to abandon prosecution of SNC-Lavalin
• Word of the Week: Quid pro quo

#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 Oil Sands Advisory Group in Alberta unveils measures that limit growth, Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin is retiring, questions of national security with a high tech company sale to China, and is Trudeau enacting his platform of real change?

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Duration: 43:02
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Oil Sands Advisory Group calls for emissions restrictions when 100 megatonne limit nears
• Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin to retire
• Liberals waive security review for Chinese takeover of high-tech firm
• Is this Stephen Harper or Justin Trudeau running things on Parliament Hill?: Hébert
• Word of the Week: Change