Western Context

Alberta and Ottawa continue to advance a west coast pipeline, VPNs could leave Canada over Bill C-22, and a judge quashes the Alberta separatist petition. Also, a CBC funded comedy show fakes interviews over residential schools.

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“Every member of Parliament in the country uses Signal, precisely because they believe it is safe (confidential) to use. No one wants Gary reading their messages.” Conservative MP Jacob Mantle on the proposed lawful access bill C22 by Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.

Duration: 1:03:50
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Advancing an oil pipeline to the west coast
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• Major VPN provider says it could leave Canada over lawful access bill
• Judge quashes Alberta separation petition in favour of First Nations
• CBC called out for role in prank interviews of Kamloops residential school grave critics
• Word of the Week: quash

The Tk’emlups First Nation changes wording from mass graves to anomalies, conscription is proposed to fix Canada’s lack of patriotism, and Canada Post is losing around $1B annually. Also, Trudeau’s immigration policy is changing the future of Canada.

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“I stick with what I said. We’re tired of lawlessness from anyone. It doesn’t matter if you’re here, you’re new or whatever. It’s very, very clear. My phone is blowing up from every community saying, ‘You’re bang on’.” – Ontario Premier Doug Ford on what almost every Canadian is thinking after recent immigration strife.

Duration: 57:14
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• B.C. First Nation now referring to 215 suspected graves as ‘anomalies’ instead of ‘children’
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• Young people are taught to hate Canada. Mandatory service could fix that
• After Billions of Dollars in Losses, Canada Post Warns It May Run Out of Cash
• Trudeau Liberals’ immigration policies purposefully altering Canada
• Word of the Week: Anomaly

The Freedom convoy arrives in Ottawa, remains are found at another BC residential school, and the Conservatives election post mortem has been released. Also, we detail Trudeau’s broken promises on the housing crisis.

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“This journey has led our investigation team into the darkest recesses of human behaviour.” – Williams Lake First Nations Chief Willie Sellars on the search for residential school remains.

Duration: 52:36
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Trudeau uses trucker protests as political weapon
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• Williams Lake First Nation identifies 93 potential burial sites at former residential school
• Conservative post-election report says O’Toole was ‘over-managed’ during the campaign
• Trudeau’s housing promises still not materializing
• Word of the Week: Disparage

The remains of 215 indigenous children are found near the Kamloops residential school, Jason Kenney warns of the danger of erasing our history, and John Horgan lays out a modern forestry plan. Also, Canada’s first dose successes can be misleading.

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Duration: 58:56
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

“The critical recommendation that’s in play at Fairy Creek is consulting with the title holders. If we were to arbitrarily put deferrals in place there, that would be a return to the colonialism that we have so graphically been brought back to this week by the discovery in Kamloops.” – BC Premier John Horgan on why he won’t immediately protect old growth forests from being logged.

• Remains of 215 Indigenous children found buried at former Kamloops residential school
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• Kenney defends contentious Canadian history, laments cancel culture after Calgary school renamed
• B.C. lays out plans for ‘modernizing’ regulation of the forest industry
• U.S. to share millions of vaccine doses, including with Canada, as Ottawa pushed to donate too
• Word of the Week: Assimilation