Western Standard Shows

MARTY UP NORTH: Elections Alberta files legal action against independence advocacy group

In this episode, Marty covers Elections Alberta’s legal action against an independence advocacy group and the latest on Alberta’s independence movement. He also looks at Mark Carney’s so-called sovereign wealth fund, the spring economic report, the Bank of Canada holding its key rate at 2.25%, Shell’s purchase of ARC Energy, the UAE leaving OPEC, King Charles’s visit with Trump, and Alberta’s push for 120 km/h speed limits.

HANNAFORD: Pastor of Canada’s largest church raises alarm over Bill C-9

In a wide-ranging interview on Hannaford, Kent Priebe, recently appointed lead pastor of Calgary’s Centre Street Church (reputedly Canada’s largest church) expresses deep concern over the vagueness of Bill C-9, which was at second reading in the Senate on April 30, 2026. He warns the legislation’s hate speech provisions could be used against churches for teaching, preaching, or discussing Scripture.

THE PIPELINE: Carney’s debt-backed wealth fund

Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan, Dave Naylor and Alex Zoltan take on Mark Carney’s $25-billion sovereign wealth fund. They also discuss Frances Widdowson’s arrest at the University of Lethbridge, and the BC Conservative leadership race as candidates face questions over land acknowledgements, DRIPA and the future of the party.

CORY MORGAN SHOW: Carney’s new slush fund is another indication that Canada is broken

Cory talks about how the Carney government would rather sink Canadians further into debt than address the issues hampering the economy.

MARTY UP NORTH: Alberta Prosperity Project continues to be harassed by Elections Alberta

In this episode, Marty Up North covers Elections Alberta’s continued scrutiny of the Alberta Prosperity Project and the latest petition update. He also looks at Mark Carney’s new U.S. trade delegation, Canada Post’s $1.6 billion loss, inflation at 2.4%, and an RCMP gun violence report that creates more problems for the Liberals. Marty also covers rising mortgage pressure as 14% of new loans involve parent co-signers, Alberta’s move to stop changing the clocks, and a leaked memo suggesting a pipeline route to the coast through southern British Columbia.

HANNAFORD: Compelled speech, the new threat to free expression in Canada

Tonight on Hannaford, a Victoria man talks about his experience of it at the University of Victoria. George Ramsay, a recent kinesiology grad, had to endure years of ritualistic indigenous land acknowledgements and instruction that looked more like indoctrination. He had the courage to refuse to give in to what he calls ‘compelled speech.'