The Political Orphans

Canada was built under the influence of Christian norms and values.

Today, many of our laws, institutions and political leaders appear determined to erase that foundation. What happened—and what replaced it?

Wilfrid Laurier University associate professor and sociologist of religion Dr. David Haskell joins me to discuss his book, Christ or Collapse: The Case Against

Godless Government, and the evidence behind his argument that Christian values produce stronger individuals, families and societies.

We discuss:

— When and why Canada abandoned its Christian foundation

— The difference between separating church and state and removing Christianity from government

— Why Haskell says “diversity is not a strength”

— The research connecting cultural diversity with lower social trust

— Abortion, MAID and the progressive devaluation of human life

— How government gradually moves the moral boundaries of society

— Bill C-9 and the removal of protections for Christian expression

— Why pastors and Conservative politicians refuse to defend Christian principles

— Whether Canada needs a restoration of bold, unapologetic Christianity

This conversation isn’t about forcing anyone to believe in Christianity. It asks whether Canada can continue to survive after abandoning the values responsible for building it.

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Bill C-18 was sold as a law that would save Canadian journalism. Instead, Meta pulled news off Facebook and Instagram overnight, independent media lost their reach, and now the law itself has become a sticking point in trade negotiations with the United States.

CPA and host of The Really Big Show, Jim Csek, joins me to break down what Bill C-18 actually does, what it's cost independent media in Canada, and why Washington wants it gone as part of a new trade deal.

We get into the real numbers behind the Canadian Journalism Collective, whether Trudeau's government knew exactly what would happen when it passed this law, and what Jim's upcoming trip to Washington is actually trying to accomplish.

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On August 29th, 2026, The Dominion Society's DomCon 2026 conference was pushed out of Hamilton, Ontario — after the city refused to rent its venues, the mayor personally wrote to local businesses, and Hamilton Police issued a public call asking residents to report possible venue bookings.

This episode isn't about whether you agree with the Dominion Society. It's about one question: is it legal for elected officials and police to interfere with Canadians' right to assemble?

We break down:

— How DomCon 2026 was announced, and the pushback that followed

— HARRC's "extremist activity" guide for local businesses, and the city funding behind it

— Mayor Andrea Horwath's letter to Hamilton businesses

— Hamilton Police's public call to report venue bookings

— The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms' legal warning to the City and Police

— The precedent set by Sean Feucht's cancelled Canadian tour last year

— Why the event ended up selling out — in Burlington

Sources cited in this episode:

Dominion Society announcement: facebook.com/dominionsoc

HARRC Community Call to Action: harrc.ca

CBC — Hamilton mayor's letter to businesses: ici.radio-canada.ca

CHCH News — Dominion Society moves event: youtube.com/watch?v=BBbfssASq8U

Hamilton Police call recording: x.com/WiretapMediaCa

JCCF legal warning: jccf.ca

Hamilton city funding records: pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com

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Flock Safety's CEO Garrett Langley just went viral defending his company's surveillance cameras — comparing a ban on Flock to banning cars because of drunk drivers. But this isn't just happening in the US. These same style of cameras are already being installed across Canada, and most Canadians have no idea.

I break down what Flock-style ALPR (Automatic License Plate Reader) cameras actually do, how over 135,000 have been installed in the US in under 6 years, and the 100+ documented cases of police abusing this technology — stalking exes, tracking abortion patients, and more.

Then we bring it home: Montreal just approved 650 ALPRs and 3,500 Axon body cams for their police force, using AI software called ROC Watch. No public vote. No consultation. Just installed.

I ask the questions nobody in mainstream media is asking: How long is this data actually stored? What happens to what the AI learned from it after the "retention period" ends? And who's auditing the police using it?

If you care about privacy, surveillance, and government overreach — this is one you need to watch.

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Mark Carney says French language rights killed the trade deal with the US. Trump says that's a lie. Someone's not telling the truth — or there's a third reason nobody's talking about.

Just before the negotiation deadline, independent creators started raising a different question: was Bill C-11 and Bill C-18 quietly part of what was on the table? I break down what these laws actually do — how C-11 gives the CRTC power over what gets promoted on streaming platforms, and how C-18 pushed Meta to ban Canadian news while only compensating a small list of eligible outlets.

Then I lay out the contradiction: Carney's version, Trump's version, and what independent creators were saying before the deadline hit.

You tell me — who's lying? Carney, Trump, or is the real story something neither of them wants to talk about?

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Toronto’s 2026 municipal election is approaching, and mayoral candidate Bahira Abdulsalam is drawing attention after a viral exchange questioning whether she would implement Sharia law if elected.

But tonight, I want to go beyond the viral clip and look at the numbers.

How large is Toronto’s Muslim voting population? How significant does that voting bloc become when municipal turnout remains low? How much influence can an organized community have when elections are decided by a fraction of eligible voters?

In the 2023 mayoral by-election, Olivia Chow won with just over 269,000 votes and 37% of votes cast. Tonight, we break down Toronto’s demographics, voter turnout, the Muslim vote, strong-mayor powers, and what happened in New York City with Zohran Mamdani.

Could Toronto elect its first Muslim mayor in 2026?

And if not this election... Could it happen four years from now?

Join the conversation and tell me what you think.

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The average Canadian family now spends nearly 42% of its income on taxes — but that's only the beginning of Canada's affordability problem.

According to the Fraser Institute's 2026 Canadian Consumer Tax Index, the average Canadian family earns $121,111 and pays approximately $50,721 in taxes.

But what happens to the money Canadians have left?

Over the past five years, food prices have increased by approximately 27%. A family of four is projected to spend nearly $1,000 more on food this year alone. Nearly 2.2 million visits to Canadian food banks were recorded in a single month — almost double the level recorded just six years ago.

Then there's housing.

The average Canadian home that sold for approximately $471,000 in 2016 now costs roughly $675,000. And while a home cost approximately 2.3 times annual income in 1961, today we're looking at roughly 7.8 times annual income.

And there's another part of this conversation we rarely discuss: what constitutes a basic necessity has completely changed.

Internet. Cellphones. Childcare. A second vehicle. Insurance. Commuting.

Expenses Canadian families either didn't have in 1961 or didn't depend on the way families do today.

Tonight, we're going beyond the headline numbers and looking at what it actually costs to live in Canada in 2026 — and why so many Canadians feel like they're falling further behind regardless of how much they work.

And I want to hear from you:

Have you had to cut back on groceries or other necessities?

Have you moved in with your family to reduce your expenses?

Are you growing your own food or hunting your own meat?

What have you changed to deal with Canada's rising cost of living?

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Is Pierre Poilievre's leadership actually crumbling — or are Canadians watching another mainstream media distraction while Mark Carney's government avoids scrutiny?

Tonight I'm joined by Rob Anders, former Member of Parliament, founding member of the Conservative Party of Canada and someone who has known Pierre Poilievre since he was just 14 years old.

With Conservative MPs crossing the floor, longtime party members walking away and questions surrounding Poilievre's leadership dominating the headlines, there are two very different stories being told.

One says the Conservative Party is fractured and Pierre Poilievre is the problem.

The other says Canada's mainstream media is obsessing over the opposition while giving Mark Carney and the Liberal government a free pass.

So which is it?

Rob Anders has been around the Canadian conservative movement for decades and knew Pierre long before most Canadians had ever heard his name. That gives him a perspective on Poilievre, the Conservative Party and the Canadian conservative movement that very few people can offer.

We get into what's happening inside the Conservative Party, what conservatism actually means in Canada today, whether Pierre still represents those values and how much difference really remains between Canada's major political parties.

We also examine the growing argument that Canada effectively has a Uniparty — where Conservatives may campaign against Liberal policies but too often participate in the same political system once they arrive in Ottawa.

And with Canadians increasingly frustrated by both the government and the opposition, the conversation ultimately goes somewhere much bigger than Pierre Poilievre:

Can Canadians still vote themselves out of the mess we're in?

This isn't about defending Pierre Poilievre or attacking him.

It's about figuring out what's actually happening inside Canada's Conservative Party, whether the criticism of its leader is justified, and whether Canadians are being distracted from the people currently running the country.

Let me know what you think in the comments.

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For nearly two weeks, over 1,000 international graduates — most of them from Punjab, India — have been protesting in Calgary, staging a hunger strike after their Post-Graduation Work Permit applications were rejected en masse.

Yesterday, CBSA officers showed up directly at the protest site, checking immigration documents and flagging 12 people as possibly inadmissible to Canada.

Danielle Smith backed the move, saying a student visa was always meant to be temporary. Civil rights advocates are calling it a dangerous precedent — the first time border enforcement has directly targeted an active protest site in recent Canadian history.

Tonight, independent journalist Jason Lavigne joins me to break it all down — what the actual rules say, how many international students are really in Canada, and why this is happening now.

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Danielle Smith released a video today addressing six questions Albertans have been asking about the Meta AI data centre. What she conveniently left out is where this story actually gets interesting.

She never mentioned the $70 billion Wonder Valley project — the largest AI data centre in the world, also being built in Alberta. She called the levy "no taxpayer backstop," but didn't mention it doesn't start collecting until December 2026, and companies can offset it entirely through existing tax credits. She touted a 6% drop in your transmission bill — which works out to about $1.80 a month. And she never once mentioned Mark Carney's AI For All program, the $200 billion federal strategy that explains exactly who these data centres are really being built for.

Tonight I break down her video question by question — what she said, what the numbers actually mean, and why Alberta becoming the centre of Canada's AI infrastructure might make separation a lot harder than anyone's admitting.

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