Western Context

Tumbler Ridge, BC experiences tragedy, the University of Alberta moves to remove DEI policies, and the Supreme Court overturns Elections Canada’s result in Terrebonne. Also, Canada is on track to miss every climate target possible.

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“I’d like to take this opportunity to ask British Columbians, to ask all Canadians, to wrap the people of Tumbler Ridge, wrap these families with love—not just tonight but tomorrow and into the future. This is something that will reverberate for years to come.” – BC Premier David Eby on the Tumbler Ridge shooting tragedy

Duration: 1:01:49
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Unity must come before politics in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting
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• U of A staff, students speak out against move to axe EDI from hiring policy
• Supreme Court nullifies Liberal single-vote election win in Montreal-area riding
• Canada not on track to hit net-zero by 2050, or meet any climate targets: study
• Word of the Week: Unity

The long Conservative leadership race is finally over with a surprise victor: Andrew Scheer! Also, reforming the social studies curriculum in Alberta, continued uncertainty in BC, and foreign campaigning and financing in the 2015 federal election.

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Duration: 45:08
Hosts: Shane and Patrick

• Andrew Scheer wins Conservative Party of Canada Leadership race
• New Social Studies curriculum pushes social change, not history
• BC Liberals denied majority as final election count leaves government in danger
• Andrew Weaver sought a $30,000 big money donation from a member of a Vancouver development company
• New report alleges outside influence in Canada’s 2015 federal election
• Word of the Week: Unity