Western Context

Kenney walks a tightrope with unpopular restrictions, Horgan ignores a major logging protest in his riding, and Trudeau attempts to blame the provinces for poor vaccine rollouts. Also, Trudeau continues to stonewall testimony on the WE Charity scandal.

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Duration: 58:18
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

“It’s disappointing that we find ourselves for a third time experiencing the Liberals’ ‘Choose your own adventure of parliamentary democracy’. We’re now jammed up with shenanigans that leave us unable to complete our report.” – Conservative Ethics Critic Michael Barrett on Liberal stonewalling on WE Charity testimony

• Kenney says he will boot UCP MLAs from caucus if they break COVID-19 rules or encourage others to do so
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• ‘War in the woods’: activists blockade Vancouver Island in bid to save ancient trees
• Hajdu publicizes delivery of 10 million vaccine doses as Ford blames federal rollout for shot delays
• Federal elections watchdog looking into WE Charity, researcher says
• Word of the Week: Revolt

Doctors don’t advocate lockdowns yet some provinces do, the media turns the BC election debate into a race debate, and the Trudeau Liberals continue to censor the WE scandal. Also, a BC murder mystery and secret Chinese boot camps raises questions.

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Duration: 56:04
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• The Great Barrington Declaration
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• Beyond ‘I Don’t See Colour.’ The Value of What John Horgan Is Learning
• Libs filibuster two House committees despite opposition’s efforts to reopen WE Charity probe
• How a military-style boot camp on Salt Spring is related to a Surrey murder mystery
• Word of the Week: Intrusion

Big changes for ICBC go unreported, the Alberta Federation of Labour lists pro-UCP businesses to boycott (or support), and Seamus O’Regan’s careless words cost taxpayers over $200k. Also, the Liberals and NDP have entered into an informal leftist coalition.

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Duration: 46:49
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• B.C. Liberal government would end ICBC monopoly, Wilkinson says
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• AFL launches website for Albertans who want to boycott the businesses who bankroll the UCP
• Government spent more than $213K defending Seamus O’Regan in small claims court
• Liberals, NDP vote to shut down Conservatives’ renewed push to examine WE affair
• Word of the Week: Coalition

Morneau is replaced by Freeland as Finance Minister amidst financial crisis and the WE scandal, Trudeau unveils CERB changes before he shutters Parliament, and old growth forests are under threat in BC. Also, the Conservatives pick new leader Erin O’Toole.

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Duration: 57:12
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Freeland replaces Morneau as Trudeau’s finance minister
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• Liberals unveil $37B for CERB transition to new benefits, EI changes
• Activists continue blockade of logging road on Vancouver Island to protect giant cedar
• CPC Leadership Race Results
• Word of the Week: Chaos

The Safe Third Country Agreement is ruled unconstitutional, the military warned the government about Covid-19 on Jan 17th, and only one returning ISIS fighter is subject to criminal charges. Also, Bill Morneau forgets to pay for a $41,000 WE Charity vacation.

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Duration: 53:26
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Safe Third Country Agreement ruled unconstitutional — here’s what could happen next
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• Military intelligence unit briefed Sajjan on COVID-19 risk on January 17: documents
• Calgary man faces terrorism charges after alleged participation in ISIS kidnapping
• Trudeau gov. contract for $912M student program was with WE Charity’s real estate holding foundation
• Word of the Week: Recuse

Canada sells our security to a Chinese corporation, the CBC doesn’t do their homework on Alberta’s new energy regulator, and BC’s homeless hotels have resulted in severe consequences for businesses. Also, we detail more revelations on the WE Scandal.

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Duration: 50:25
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Chinese government-owned firm wins $6.8M contract to supply security equipment to Canada’s embassies
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• Premier Jason Kenney’s campaign manager hired as VP of Alberta Energy Regulator
• Hotel rooms for B.C. homeless too hasty, NDP government told
• I made a mistake’ Trudeau sorry for taking part in cabinet’s WE decision over $900M grant program
• Word of the Week: Dumping

The federal debt hits $1.2T with $343b spent just this past year, a tug of war arises in BC over police street checks, and a UCP bill reverts power given to unions by the NDP. Also, Trudeau and his finance minister engage in yet another ethics scandal.

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Duration: 1:00:55
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• The challenge of our lifetime’: Federal deficit to hit $343 billion this year
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• More than 70 organizations sign open letter calling for ban on police street checks in B.C.
• Union picketing and political campaigning curbed under proposed Alberta bill
• Maybe we should have been looking at WE Charity earlier
• Word of the Week: Snapshot