Western Standard Shows

HANNAFORD: Ex-Alberta emergency chief says Ottawa destroying national security agencies - as a matter of policy

Retired Lt. Col David Redman says 11 years of intentional erosion was meant to weaken Canadian unity and turn the country into a “post-national state.” He also slams Alberta’s COVID response for ignoring its own pandemic plan.

THE PIPELINE: The NDP convention goes off the rails as Alberta independence hits 177,000 signatures

Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan and Dave Naylor break down Western Standard’s April Fool’s anthem story, the NDP convention spectacle and what Avi Lewis’s hard-left win means for Canadian politics. The panel also examines the Alberta independence campaign’s claimed signature threshold and what a fall referendum could mean for Alberta.

CORY MORGAN SHOW: Toronto’s nationalized grocery store experiment will be a catastrophe

Cory talks about how socialists and governments can’t even run their own payroll. They can never be trusted with the food supply.

MARTY UP NORTH: Plane Tragedy in New York and Ottawa’s Bilingualism Obsession

Marty Up North opens with the airplane tragedy in New York and the latest fallout from the disaster. He also takes on Ottawa’s official bilingualism regime, arguing it has become a political tool that drives up costs, limits access to federal jobs and leaves many Canadians paying for a system that does not reflect everyday reality.

HANNAFORD: As Easter approaches, Israel's Arab Christians face hardship

Christians in the Holy Land are facing growing pressure, shrinking numbers, and daily restrictions on their lives, according to a Palestinian Christian advocate who appeared on Hannaford this week.

THE PIPELINE: The Liberals & Supreme Court’s war on the Constitution

Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan and Dave Naylor break down Ottawa’s looming gun-confiscation deadline, the constitutional showdown over the notwithstanding clause and what both say about the federal government’s growing reach into rights and civil liberties. The panel also examines the missed first deadline in the Carney-Smith memorandum of understanding and whether Ottawa was ever serious about striking a deal with Alberta at all.