Joel’s not letting himself drink until Christmas, or at least for a week, because he got completely out of hand last time. We tell that story, then move on to look at Newfoundland’s plans for the legalization of marijuana, Jim Lester winning the Mount Pearl North byelection, and Megan House’s dreams of “true love” being shattered as she was sent home from The Bachelor Canada. The newsmaker of the week is the kitchen party put off by some Newfoundlanders while waiting for a plane at the Toronto airport. It went viral and most people thought it was amazing, but not everybody felt that way. People are using harbors in NL as garbage dumps, research confirms the government is incompetent, and power bills are gonna go through the roof. We close out the show looking at the province’s new snow plow and realizing that we’d both chill out more if we were drinking.

Links:

Robin Short: Newfoundlanders perpetuate their own stereotypes

Muskrat Falls Electricity Bill Calculator

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