10/3: Canada Covered

Last Friday, a lone gunman burst in on two mosques in Christchurch new Zealand, killing 50 people and injuring 50 more.

The gunman is a self-described eco-fascist who says he was inspired by other white nationalist extremists, as well as a hatred of muslims.

We look at how intelligence agencies view these threats, how the shooting may change that view, and how the online community is connecting these individuals.

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Ontario has a new top cop, but the process to replace the outgoing OPP commissioner was anything but smooth.

Premier Doug Ford found himself in political hot water after a senior officer with ties to the Ford family was initially named the new OPP boss.

We look at why the decision was so controversial, what the fallout has been, and how the Ford government can move past it.

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With an election looming in Alberta and a federal ballot on the horizon on for the fall, you're going to hear a lot about carbon taxes in the next few months.

Whether it's the fight between Ontario, Saskatchewan and Ottawa or the NDP and Conservatives, the idea of the of a carbon tax is a political hot potato. 

Edmonton Journal reporters Janet French and Emma Graney join dave to dig into the data behind Alberta's two-year-old carbon tax.

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Jody Wilson Raybould spoke her truth to the parliamentary justice committee, and in the process made some pretty damning allegations about the prime minister, and other high ranking officials.

But what ripple effects will the former justice minister’s testimony have?

We look at why the SNC Lavalin affair could be so damaging to the Liberal government, where the issue could go next, and how this could factor into the fall election.

Dave is joined by Postmedia parliamentary bureau chief John Ivison

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Bombshell allegations of political interference by top-level political staffers, and even the prime minister himself hit Parliament hill this week.

Former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says she felt there were veiled threats and inappropriate political pressure from people high up in government over the prosecution of Quebec firm SNC Lavalin.

Host Dave Breakenridge is joined by National Post politics reporter Brian Platt.

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Quebec’s rookie premier, Francois Legault, promised some major immigration reforms as part of his election plan last fall.

But a judge this week struck down part of a bill that would have seen 18,000 applications to a skilled workers program shredded.

We look at why the judge ruled against the province, why the move was so contentious, and where Quebec is at with further reforms.

Dave is joined by Montreal Gazette political reporter Philip Authier.

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People who want to see a new pipeline carrying Alberta oil to the west coast got a bit of good news last week.

The National Energy Board released another ruling on the Trans Mountain project that says it’s in the national interest to get the pipe built.

But how far does that get us in the process?

We look at what the ruling said, what hurdles the project still faces, and what the delays say about the approval process for energy infrastructure in Canada.

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Western Canadians, many of them upset with Justin Trudeau, his carbon tax and inaction on pipelines, took to the highway over the last week.

The United We Roll convoy did just that, they rolled from Red Deer Alberta to Ottawa, where they stayed for a couple of days.

But the movement did come with a bit of a muddled message.

Dave is joined by National Post reporter Tyler Dawson.

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We have known for nearly half a century that drinking alcohol during pregnancy can harm an unborn child.

But the rate of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is higher than expected, and could outpace more widely understood disorders such as autism.

We talk with Vanessa Hrvatin, recipient of the 2018 Lang Fellowship in Journalism. We look at how great the risk of FASD is, who is most affected, and how myths and stigma complicate understanding of the disorder.

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Months before a federal election, the Liberal government is embroiled in a potentially damaging scandal. 

This one surrounds a major Canadian company, SNC Lavalin, that is facing charges related to business dealings in Libya, and whether the Prime Minister’s office applied political pressure on then Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to order federal prosecutors to expedite the case in a manner that would be beneficial to the company.

Dave is joined by National Post reporter Brian Platt.

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