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Canada’s response to the pandemic has been disjointed, the federal government resumes the Saudi Arabia arms deal, and Alberta releases pandemic modelling to get the economy going again. Also, Scheer curbs Trudeau’s excesses while the media calls him a zombie.

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Duration: 48:45
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

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• Officials warned Canada couldn’t enforce coronavirus quarantine for travellers from China
• Canada strikes new deal with Saudi Arabia, clearing way for armoured vehicle sales
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• Alberta Releases COVID-19 Modelling
• Scheer is a zombie Opposition leader for the zombie apocalypse
• Word of the Week: Zombie

The coronavirus arrives at Trudeau’s house, Saudi Arabia begins an oil price war, and illegal migrants receive free 20 year healthcare coverage from the government. Also, a study of the SNC Lavalin scandal gets quashed while the RCMP may be investigating.

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Duration: 41:22
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Sophie Grégoire Trudeau diagnosed with COVID-19; PM to remain in isolation
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• Saudis Plan Big Oil Output Hike, Beginning All-Out Price War
• Docs show asylum-claimant health access expanded to 20 years
• SNC-Lavalin case will not be resuscitated in committee
• Word of the Week: Self-isolation

A criminally accused Saudi national disappears from Canada, the BC government forces 1.6M homeowners to opt out of a new tax, the Alberta NDP predicts a nasty election, and a Chinese Liberal candidate uses WeChat to ethnically discount Jagmeet Singh.

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Duration: 44:01
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Saudi embassy suspected of helping man facing sex assault charge in Nova Scotia flee Canada
• B.C. NDP’s negative-option approach to a speculation tax redefines inept
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• Phillips predicts nasty election
• Liberal candidate’s WeChat post draws criticism for singling out race of byelection opponent Jagmeet Singh
• Word of the Week: Racism

A John A. MacDonald statue is removed in Victoria, a Stats Canada report on Alberta jobs gives conflicting info, diplomatic troubles with Saudi Arabia raises questions of energy independence, and Maxime Bernier raises a discussion about multiculturalism.

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Duration: 55:57
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• City of Victoria to remove John A. Macdonald statue from front steps of city hall
• National unemployment rate falls to four-decade low; Alberta’s numbers are less rosy
• Saudi Arabia withdrawing students from Canadian schools, suspending flights
• Maxime Bernier criticizes Liberals for ‘extreme multiculturalism’
• Word of the Week: multiculturalism