Louise Arbour will be Canada’s new governor general, Chinese officials wanted to stop Vancouver’s Shen Yun performances, and Alberta’s electors list sees a data breach. Also, US Indigenous tribes are using BC’s DRIPA legislation to halt resource projects.

Hosts: Shane and Patrick

Duration: 1:14:17

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Carney looks at privatizing Canada’s airports, Trump approves a new pipeline from Alberta to Wyoming, and Vancouver’s Whitecaps may be forced to relocate. Also, Canada’s new sovereign wealth fund is not what the government makes it sound like.

Hosts: Shane and Patrick

Duration: 1:10:12

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We look back at Mark Carney’s first year as Prime Minister, including his policies, governing style, and international trade trips. Also, we highlight the issues that remain in Canada and how the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Hosts: Shane and Patrick

Duration: 1:19:43

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Three by-elections result in a new Liberal majority, the Liberals want to ban teens from social media, and David Eby backs down from proposed DRIPA changes. Also, the court system intervenes in Alberta's independence movement.

Hosts: Shane and Patrick

Duration: 1:07:43

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Carney avoids talking about forced labour in China, the Alberta government wants to remove politics from education, and a Vancouver Canucks reporter gets barred from the arena due to an unflattering article. Also, Avi Lewis is elected NDP leader.

Hosts: Shane and Patrick

Duration: 1:05:01

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The immigration ministry lets fraud go uninvestigated, the Pathways carbon capture project is being protested, and the BC NDP fail their own targets on approving mineral claims. Also, a tragic Air Canada crash gets pivoted to bilingualism by the Liberals.

Hosts: Shane and Patrick

Duration: 59:41

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Alberta introduces limitations to MAID, BC’s public transit plans get curtailed, and Edmonton’s police chief gets flack for a trip to Israel. Also, Poilievre’s appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast sends shockwaves through the mainstream media.

Hosts: Shane and Patrick

Duration: 1:08:26

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A Nunavut floor crossing accompanies Arctic spending, an Alberta consumption site closure didn’t result in more deaths, and a BC MP is told to chillax on land acknowledgments. Also, Canada has lost 100,000 jobs in 2026 so far.

Hosts: Shane and Patrick

Duration: 56:23

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Carney resets relations with India, an Alberta oilsands giant halts its expansion plans, and a BC First Nation makes a set of deals with the federal government. Also, Carney doesn’t rule out Canadian military participation in the Middle East.

Hosts: Shane and Patrick

Duration: 1:01:17

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Canada’s Olympic performance falls short of its target, Alberta’s budget includes a deficit, and the BC NDP try to limit freedom of information requests. Also Eastern Canada imports Australian LNG.

Hosts: Shane and Patrick

Duration: 56:11

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