Liberal MP Jane Philpott has resigned from the Trudeau cabinet over the SNC-Lavalin scandal. Political scientist David Moscrop comes on to share his reaction. A little later, pollster Darrell Bricker comes on to share new IPSOS numbers on Trudeau's waning support to Andrew Scheer And Jagmeet Singh. Finally, we welcome public education advocate Patti Bacchus to tell us about a Christian school that pressured a teacher into resigning. But first some Canadian common sense

Daily memo: Liberal MP Jane Philpott resigns.

Liberal MP Jane Philpott has resigned from cabinet over SNC-Lavalin.

We spoke to Kris Sims about the fact that Canadian taxpayers are footing the bill for international students' health care! What do you think about that! As well, please get vaccinated. Tristin Hopper was in tonight to tell us why that's a good idea, and why anti-vaxxers have it wrong. Finally, Sandy Garossino sat down and spoke with us about Huawei - it still exists! And the courts recently moved on it, find out more here on the podcast!

Louise Cameron is with the family engagement team at the BCCSU. She’s also a volunteer, and an advocate for fully funded addiction treatment. More than that, she’s a loving wife, a mother, and a survivor.

 

Guest: Louise Cameron

In the midst of a crazy few weeks in news in Canada when it comes to Canadian Politics, the story of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou has fallen off people’s field of view. There has been a recent update in this case.

Guest: Sandy Garossino, Former Crown Prosecutor, and Columnist with the National Observer

Misinformation has been supporting the rise in the anti-vaxxer movement - where is it all coming from? What can you do about it? Guest host Jody Vance speaks to Tristin Hopper.

Guest: Tristin Hopper, National Post Reporter

International students across the country typically do not receive public health care. However, in the Province of British Columbia, taxpayers will be paying hundreds of millions of dollars to cover the healthcare costs of these international students. It’s a move that’s been met with some criticism, but there are some that are saying it’s worth it.

As well, we debrief the week the was for the SNC-Lavalin scandal

Guest: Kris Sims, BC Director Canadian Taxpayers Federation

David Akin is is our chief political correspondent at Global news. He comes on to discuss why the Trudeau brand might be the biggest casualty in the SNC-Lavalin case. Later, Michael Byers, the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics at UBC, joins us to talk President Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam. But first, former attorney general Peter Mackay.