Western Context

A special Right Side episode! We profile the 4 federal NDP leadership candidates and policies that could majorly impact the Canadian economy. Also, a quick rundown of major headlines, including housing allowances, Trans Mountain, and Brad Wall retiring.

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Duration: 53:52
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Finance critic Derek Fildebrandt rents downtown digs on Airbnb while claiming housing allowance
• Trans Mountain Pipeline is not in B.C.’s best interest says BC NDP government
• Premier Brad Wall resigns as leader of Saskatchewan Party
• NDP Leadership race membership deadline: August 17, 2017
• First ballot on September 18th. With a new ballot each week until October 29th if necessary
• Charlie Angus
• Jagmeet Singh
• Guy Caron
• Niki Ashton
• Word of the Week: Justice

Christy Clark surprisingly resigns in BC, poor journalism on the Unity agreement in Alberta, Petronas cancels a $11.4B investment in Prince Rupert, and Rolling Stone’s glowing piece on Trudeau actually has a lot of errors. What else are they wrong about?

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Duration: 40:36
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Christy Clark resigns as leader of B.C. Liberal party, Rich Coleman to serve as interim leader
• Graham Thomson: Divisive leadership race about to rock the unity boat
• Petronas cancels $11.4-billion LNG project near Prince Rupert
• A few things in Rolling Stone’s profile of Justin Trudeau that were just plain wrong
• Word of the Week: Development

Unity prevails as the Wildrose and PC parties vote to unite, new BC NDP Premier John Horgan unveils his “experienced” cabinet, a billion from Canadian mining firms is lost in the Congo, and experts argue for repatriating former Canadian Evil Losers fighters.

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Duration: 40:12
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Alberta Conservative Parties Choose Unity
• John Horgan’s cabinet sends message that experience matters
>Money from Canadian mining firms vanishes in Congo, report finds
• Ottawa may have no choice but to repatriate, prosecute captured Canadian Evil Losers members: experts
• Word of the Week: Experience

The Wildrose and PC Party of Alberta agree to form the United Conservative Party. Andrew Weaver in BC reveals his demands. Trudeau begins shifting away power from the west with the NEB. And time spent this summer on unnecessary apologies.

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Duration: 37:19
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Alberta’s Wildrose, PCs agree to create new United Conservative Party
• Vaughn Palmer: For Greens, proportional representation is non-negotiable
• National Energy Board needs major overhaul, panel says
• Ottawa to apologize to those who suffered because of sexuality
• Word of the Week: Referendum