Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada

Canada bans TikTok operations but not the app, Alberta slams Trudeau’s deranged emissions cap, and BC’s forestry sector faces new challenges. Also, Donald Trump's election win will make things interesting for Canada.

Hosts: Shane and Patrick

Duration: 1:00:24

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Alberta amends the Bill of Rights, BC’s election result shows a tenuous NDP majority, and the Trudeau Liberals spent $2M on podcasts. Also, several elected officials get named as beneficiaries of foreign interference.

Hosts: Shane and Patrick

Duration: 1:00:22

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The BC election results are still in limbo, the Alberta Pathways Alliance has high hopes for carbon capture, and Trudeau laments that he didn’t get the balance quite right on immigration.

Hosts: Shane and Patrick

Duration: 1:05:10

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Alberta launches a national ad campaign, the BC Conservatives released their platform just days before the election, and Trudeau says he knows who is involved in foreign interference. Also, Canada expels Indian diplomats.

Hosts: Shane and Patrick

Duration: 59:57

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A misleading article defends Eby’s crime record, capital gains tax increases yield less revenue than expected, and TD bank is fined billions in the US for money laundering. Also, Canadian doctors now have to be on the lookout for scurvy.

Hosts: Shane and Patrick

Duration: 58:54

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Reusable bags aren’t actually helping the environment, Edmonton looks at 15 minute cities, and John Rustad wants to end ICBC’s monopoly. Also, the House of Commons stalls over the Liberal’s money mismanagement.

Hosts: Shane and Patrick

Duration: 1:00:15

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Border crossings from Canada to the US are on the rise, Steven Guilbeault is under fire for the Jasper fire response, and Seaspan lobbies for ferries to be built in BC. Also, the foreign interference issue gets completely ignored.

Hosts: Shane and Patrick

Duration: 51:31

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The federal by-elections deal another loss to Trudeau’s Liberals, the BC election campaign officially starts, and Alberta is investing in new schools. Also, involuntary care becomes David Eby’s newest policy reversal.

Hosts: Shane and Patrick

Duration: 57:11

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The BC NDP flip flop on the carbon tax, Alberta doesn’t want any more asylum seekers, and the DND spends almost $40m on sleeping bags that don’t work. Also, a new feminist report on space exploration raises eyebrows.

Hosts: Shane and Patrick

Duration: 55:51

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Jagmeet Singh pulls the plug on the supply and confidence deal, The Tyee compares the BC Conservatives to Donald Trump, and the UCP pulls funding from Calgary’s Green Line. Also, Canada may be susceptible to social unrest.

Hosts: Shane and Patrick

Duration: 1:00:02

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