This week David, Marty, and Andrew get together to talk about how the government is wasteful. Canada’s debt level is now the highest in the developed world. Ontario spent $10 million on cannabis stores that never opened. Arrests follow an activist group’s breaking into a sled dogs kennel in Alberta. More than one-third of people shot to death over a decade by RCMP officers were Indigenous. Winnipeg police seize 20 guns with military grade bullets Scarborough teens charged and a rifle seized after a food delivery driver robbed.Ottawa police returned 850seized guns to a collector. Guns and white supremacists don’t mix, plus everyone I hate is a bigot. More handwringing over Toronto violence. Albertans are not whining the economy is really failing, and Kenney calls out Quebec’s use of equalization payments after Blanchet’s meeting with Trudeau.
CPP202 – You People
This week Ian and Andrew go it alone, just Like Albertans are threatening to do. Elizabeth May stepped down as leader of the Green Party Alberta government ends right to sue law-abiding property owners for causing injury while defending their property. Quebec is set to receive $13 billion in equalization payments next year after posting a $4 billion surplus. Toronto’s health board poised to ask province for ban on the sale of handgun ammunition. Kitchener police seize 250 guns, and 200,000 rounds of ammunition. Toronto experiences another day light shooting. The panel also covers the failure of the New Zealand gun ban. Alberta addresses separatist sentiment by studying measures that would give province more autonomy.
CPP201 – Wax My Caucus
This week Ian, Gavin, Marty, Tim, and Andrew make up the panel. A story broke today that Canadians’ water is filled with lead. Two pimps will not serve any prison time as a judge strikes down mandatory minimum sentence for trafficking minors. Despite theft from JTF2 base of $23,000 worth of gun parts, equipment, military says rules were followed. Video was leaked showing a suspect pulling out handgun while handcuffed in back of Toronto police cruiser RCMP officer’s handgun, magazines, radio stolen at Sherway Gardens Mall. Some senators are forming a new caucus for western Canada, while Wexit Alberta applies to become registered party
CPP200 – Yeehadists
This week Ian, Gavin, Tim, and Andrew are on the panel. Oxford University has banned clapping to stop people being triggered. Outrage over sentence handed to gunman who shot at cops in Peel region. Ford’s ‘throw-away-the-key’ talk the right approach on gun crime. RCMP forced home entries in flooded High River to be subject of inquiry. Human Rights Tribunal rule Jessica Yaniv genital waxing complaints as a means of extortion. Husky Energy announces layoffs in Calgary while SNC Compare to SNC Lavalin Group stock raises in value. Climate change emerges as one of the top ballot-box issues among voters. Trudeau wants Trans Mountain pipeline completed as ‘quickly as possible’ while vowing to reduce taxes.
CPP199 – Election Reactions
The panel provides live reaction and colour commentary as election results are published for the 2019 Canadian federal election. Mat from America makes a brief appearance.