Western Context

3 years later Lytton still hasn’t been rebuilt, the UK Labour election win shows lessons for Canada, and Poilievre promises to repeal the online harms bill. Also, Historica Canada deletes the John A MacDonald Heritage Minute.

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“People don’t expect the timeline in terms of what it takes for insurance to process their claim. And then and it’s probably not as much insurance as it is the bureaucracy within the provincial governments wanting to do this right.” – Dan Wollf, founder of Legacy Pro Contractors, a company working on the rebuilding of Lytton, BC.

Duration: 58:08
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• 3 years and a record $239M in recovery funding later, Lytton still hasn’t rebuilt
• Support us on Patreon
• 2024 UK Election: Keir Starmer becomes Labour PM
• Poilievre would repeal online harms bill after PBO report finds $200 million in new bureaucracy
• Historica Canada deletes John A. Macdonald Heritage Minute from YouTube
• Word of the Week: Artifact

Poor government planning led to a delayed response to the Fort McMurray wildfire, no one wants to be Speaker in BC, and a look at the UK election. Plus, how should media report terrorism at home after an attack in Toronto?

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Duration: 34:47
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Poor co-ordination and communication hindered battle with Fort McMurray wildfire, says leaked report
• B.C. politics in ‘uncharted territory’ as legislature poised to tussle over Speaker appointment
• June 8th 2017 UK Election
• Toronto woman charged with assault at Scarborough mall
• Word of the Week: Speaker