Western Context

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

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

Doug Ford wins a close Ontario PC race, BC’s new foreign speculation tax may affect British Columbians too, Alberta is losing $14B by not having pipelines built, and white privilege school campaigns are causing racial division instead of awareness.

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Duration: 48:11
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Doug Ford wins Ontario PC Leadership Race
• British Columbians stunned by impact of B.C.’s new ‘speculation tax’
• Study suggests pipeline capacity constraints are costing Alberta billions in lost revenue
• Canadian schools facing blowback for ‘white privilege’ awareness campaigns
• Word of the Week: Privilege