The Andrew Lawton Show

In the wake of George Floyd's death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, numerous American cities have been besieged by riots and looting, and in some cases set ablaze. At the same time, dozens of cities have played host to peaceful protests. True North's Andrew Lawton talks about this from all angles, and asks what's next. Also, the federal government is polling on whether getting a coronavirus vaccine is one's "civic duty," and Reason senior editor Robby Soave joins to discuss big tech censorship and why government regulation is not the answer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A New York woman has lost her dog, her job, and her reputation after calling the cops on a black birdwatcher in Central Park. The birdwatcher’s own Facebook post tells another side of the story, however. But even if it didn’t, the social media mob’s vicious, unrelenting and disproportionate attacks are rarely, if ever, deserved, True North’s Andrew Lawton says. Also, pro-life author Jonathon Van Maren joins the show to debunk a new documentary about pro-choice litigant-turned-pro-life activist Norma McCorvey, AKA Jane Roe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Justin Trudeau’s cottage getaway to John Tory’s weekend at the park to British political staffer Dominic Cummings’ cross-country road trip, it’s increasingly clear the leaders telling us to stay put aren’t interested in following the rules they’re imposing on the rest of us. True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about these public health hypocrites. Also, former Conservative leadership candidate Jim Karahalios and his wife, Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP Belinda Karahalios, join the show to discuss Jim’s successful lawsuit against the Conservative Party of Canada – and his subsequent second disqualification from the party’s leadership race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Canada’s approach to domestic and foreign policy has been appeasement – of China, of the World Health Organization, and of the public health bureaucracy, even when all three have proven themselves to be unreliable. True North’s Andrew Lawton explains. Also, are food delivery apps harming the restaurant business, and how a law-abiding gun owner became a good Samaritan during last month’s Nova Scotia shootings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The federal government has made Indigenous spiritual ceremonies exempt from public gathering restrictions while churches and other houses of worship face prosecution for opening up. True North's Andrew Lawton talks about how the federal government is letting pandering and political correctness trump science and religious freedom. Also, the media is making a mountain out of a molehill when it comes to Andrew Scheer's American citizenship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryan Adams is in the Twitter mob’s crosshairs for criticizing China’s wet markets in an Instagram post that’s since been derided as “racist” by the mainstream media. True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about this, as well as Peter MacKay’s refusal to engage with independent media as he campaigns for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada. Also, RightNow co-founded Scott Hayward joins the show to discuss Elections Canada’s targeting of the pro-life activist group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Member of parliament and former veterans affairs minister Erin O’Toole joins True North’s Andrew Lawton to discuss his campaign to lead the Conservative Party of Canada. O’Toole is running on a platform based on “True Blue leadership,” touting his experience as a lawyer, cabinet minister and veteran combined with what he says are solid conservative credentials. This is part of The Andrew Lawton Show’s Conservative Leadership Series, featuring in-depth interviews with all of the candidates seeking the Conservative leadership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Toronto Star’s Heather Mallick thinks the Liberal gun ban doesn’t go far enough because Justin Trudeau is letting gun owners keep their “machine guns” for two years. This is just one example of the rampant misinformation the media and the government are spreading about firearms in Canada to justify targeting law-abiding gun owners, True North’s Andrew Lawton says. Also, Alberta Conservative MP Garnett Genuis joins the show to explain how a Liberal bill to ban “conversion therapy” is so poorly worded that it has little to do with actual conversion therapy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the stroke of a pen, Justin Trudeau and Bill Blair have outlawed 1,500 varieties of firearms in an undemocratic move that flies in the face of common sense and the rights of gun owners. True North’s Andrew Lawton walks through the government’s dishonesty and hypocrisy in this special gun rights edition of the show. Also, Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights CEO Rod Giltaca joins Andrew to discuss the gun lobby’s response to the move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Facing potential prosecution, Church of God Pastor Henry Hildebrandt joins The Andrew Lawton Show to discuss his stand for religious freedom after he clashed with police in Aylmer, Ontario for holding socially distant drive-in services in the church parking lot. Also, a recap of the glitchy first virtual session of the House of Commons, and a concerning proposal that would force social media companies to subsidize the mainstream media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Ontario pastor may be facing charges for having a socially distanced drive-in church service, and Canadian gun owners are facing further regulations because of an evil rampage by a killer without a gun license and without legal guns. True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about the criminalization of the law-abiding, and how identity politics has seeped into the coronavirus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just one day after Nova Scotia killer Gabriel Wortman was taken down by police, Justin Trudeau seized the attack as justification for gun control. True North's Andrew Lawton talks about Trudeau's politicization of a tragedy, and why the facts are likely to prove inconvenient for those seeking to restrict legal gun ownership. Also, a grocery store workers union wants a law restricting how often you can buy groceries, and Professor Jaclyn Schildkraut joins the show to discuss whether the media should deny notoriety to mass killers. Note: This episode was recorded before the RCMP acknowledged the Nova Scotia killer did not, as Andrew suspected, have a firearms license. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau is working hard to keep the House of Commons vacant, opting to have press conferences rather than Question Period and executive fiat rather than parliamentary approval of legislation. True North's Andrew Lawton talks about this and a proposed federal bill that would make it illegal to spread coronavirus "misinformation" – as defined by the Liberals, of course. Also, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer joins the show to discuss Canada, China and the World Health Organization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The media revealed its double-standard once again by letting Justin Trudeau slide for visiting his family at Harrington Lake on Easter, but hammering Andrew Scheer for moving his family back to Ottawa. Also, Andrew talks about the World Health Organization’s growing credibility crisis and the large chunk of Canadians who have taken a financial hit because of COVID-19 but are not eligible for any of the government’s relief programs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A rollerblading family from Oakville is the latest to be fined for minding their own business during the coronavirus lockdown. True North's Andrew Lawton unpacks the social consequences of lockdown and shines a light on a concerning alliance brewing between Apple, Google and governments around the world to use cellphone location data to contain COVID-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawyer and former Conservative candidate Leslyn Lewis joins True North's Andrew Lawton to discuss her campaign to lead the Conservative Party of Canada. Lewis is running on a platform based on courage, compassion and common sense. This is part of The Andrew Lawton Show’s Conservative Leadership Series, featuring in-depth interviews with all of the candidates seeking the Conservative leadership. Note: This interview was recorded in March, prior to the COVID-19 lockdown, and prior to the Conservative Party of Canada's suspension of leadership fundraising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Police are ticketing people for playing in empty parks and even singing 'Happy Birthday' from their cars. True North's Andrew Lawton talks about how state-enforced social distancing is ignoring the spirit of the law. Also, why the media doesn't want to talk about hydroxychloroquine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Politburo Patty, also known as Canadian health minister Patty Hajdu, has adopted talking points from China’s communist regime about China’s coronavirus death toll. True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about this, as well as why it shouldn’t be controversial for the United States to look out for its own national interests in the midst of a pandemic. Also, more incoherence and flip-flops from the Canadian government on whether masks protect against the spread of COVID-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trying to absolve himself of responsibility for his government’s handling of COVID-19, deferring whenever he can to faceless, unnamed “experts” who have been behind the curve since the crisis started. This may be why Canadians can’t get a straight answer from the government on whether face masks reduce your risk of contracting coronavirus. True North’s Andrew Lawton tackles these and other stories from around the world as the coronapocalypse continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada’s foreign minister shared propaganda lauding China for its supposed generosity in giving medical supplies to Canada, though he neglected to mention the millions of dollars worth of defective masks and testing kits the Chinese government has sent around the world. He also didn’t mention how China’s negligence unleashed the virus around the world in the first place. True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about China’s evil and the world’s refusal to call it out. Also, snitch lines, rationed healthcare, and the Conservative Party of Canada (finally) canceling its leadership race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau’s Liberals tried to exploit the coronavirus pandemic to seize control of Canada’s governance from the country’s elected representatives – but they had the gall to accuse the Conservatives of playing politics. True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about the breakdown of what the Liberals thought would be a seamless power grab at an emergency House of Commons session. Also, Jim Karahalios is suing the Conservative Party of Canada for disqualifying him from the party’s leadership race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The police surveilled and arrested a Quebec City woman who broke her COVID-19 quarantine. Is this the new reality as Canada goes into lockdown? True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about the standstill the world is at and what may happen if government makes enforcement the priority. Also, a growing call — including from Andrew — for the Conservative Party of Canada to postpone its leadership race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservative member of parliament Derek Sloan joins True North’s Andrew Lawton to discuss his campaign to lead the Conservative Party of Canada. Sloan says the Conservatives need a leader who is unapologetically conservative and not afraid to take a bold stand – even on contentious social issues. This is part of The Andrew Lawton Show’s Conservative Leadership Series, featuring in-depth interviews with all of the candidates seeking the Conservative leadership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

True North’s Andrew Lawton sits down with former staffer and political candidate Rudy Husny to discuss his Conservative leadership bid. In this interview, Husny speaks of his background in trade negotiations, his ideas for a relevant Conservative party, and why he thinks MPs should refrain from addressing “settled” social issues. This is part of The Andrew Lawton Show’s Conservative Leadership Series, featuring in-depth interviews with all of the candidates seeking the Conservative leadership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

True North’s Andrew Lawton sits down with Sarnia—Lambton member of parliament Marilyn Gladu to discuss her bid for the Conservative Party of Canada leadership. In this wide-ranging interview, Gladu talks about her vision of fiscal conservatism and social compassion, as well as her views on immigration, the environment and other policies. This is the first part of The Andrew Lawton Show’s Conservative Leadership Series, in which he aims to meet with every leadership candidate in the race to hear about their plans for the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Royal Canadian Navy thinks “seaman” is uninclusive and makes the navy an unsafe place to work. Iran’s lies about coronavirus and COVID-19 are putting Canadians at risk, not to mention people around the world. True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about these stories, and also interviews Christy Evon, the co-founder of Health Vantis, a company that connects waitlist-plagued Canadians with healthcare in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau's government has reached a deal with the hereditary chiefs who oppose the Coastal GasLink pipeline – except the deal has nothing to do with the pipeline, and the chiefs haven't even agreed to it yet. This has been nothing but a stalling tactic by the protesters, True North's Andrew Lawton says. Also on the show: Brampton wants an Indigenous land acknowledgement at every city-owned facility, and Concordia University dietary researcher Prof. Sylvia Santosa on why we should view obesity as a disease and not a choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Conservative Party of Canada disqualified social conservative organizer Richard Décarie from the leadership race. He joins True North’s Andrew Lawton to share what happened. Also, how coronavirus fears are overblown (but only somewhat) and why courts aren’t the answer to anti-conservative bias and censorship from big tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Manitoba Human Rights Commission says you can’t discriminate against someone for being a convicted pedophile and the British government is hiding a report on Muslim grooming gangs, despite previously promising to not let “cultural sensitivities” get in the way of justice. True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about these stories and also sits down with former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele to discuss the Democratic primary and how a popular vote election could help conservatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Teck’s abandonment of its Frontier mining project amid protesters hijacking national infrastructure reveals how a lack of leadership has made Canada so difficult to invest in. True North’s Andrew Lawton discusses this, and exposes the media’s double standard on press freedom. Also, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s Franco Terrazzano joins to celebrate the Alberta Court of Appeal’s blow against Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau proved he wants to be surrounded only by sycophants when he excluded Andrew Scheer from the meeting of party leaders to address Canada's blockade crisis. True North's Andrew Lawton talks about Trudeau's Mean Girls routine in this edition of the show, as well as a push from CBC and the mainstream media to have government regulate new media. Also, former Greenpeace Canada president Patrick Moore joins the show to discuss the City of Regina's deplatforming of him from an upcoming conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By letting blockades disrupt Canadian infrastructure, the federal government is abandoning the rule of law. Also, how the Trudeau government is ignoring its Access to Information obligations, and how the federal government responded to learning of the race-baiting Muslim Voting Guide. These and more stories on this live edition of The Andrew Lawton Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau's government is is paying news outlets to cover climate change – just the latest example of the Liberals cozying up with the press, even when they say they aren't influencing content. True North's Andrew Lawton talks about this, as well as Telus' inexplicable shill for the Liberals. Also on the show: a tribute to National Post columnist Christie Blatchford, and kudos to Emmanuel Macron for standing up for free speech, even when it's used to mock religious beliefs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Convicted terrorist Omar Khadr got a standing ovation at Dalhousie University after a talk in which he professed his support for open borders and didn’t have to answer any challenging questions. True North’s Andrew Lawton was there and breaks down what happened in this on-location edition of The Andrew Lawton Show. Rebel Commander Ezra Levant joins to talk about Khadr’s refusal for denounce terrorism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Post columnist Barbara Kay joins Andrew Lawton to discuss how radical activists have let ideology trump science when it comes to transgender issues. But there may be hope on the horizon for free speech and academic inquiry to win out, Barbara says. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even though Justin Trudeau's heritage minister walked back his comments about government mandating licenses for media, his "clarification" doesn't actually change anything. True North's Andrew Lawton explains why, plus looks at how Bill Blair is fear-mongering to justify gun control. Also, former PPC candidate Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson joins to talk about social conservatism in Canada and the future of the PPC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite posting massive profits in recent years, MasterCard has received $49 million from the federal Liberal government. True North's Andrew Lawton says it's time to put an end to corporate welfare. Also on the show: A government report is pushing for a crackdown on alternative media and online news platforms, and why real Canadians don't care about bilingual politicians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew talks about the media's whitewashing of Omar Khadr's past and Dalhousie University's refusal to say whether or not it is paying Khadr for his keynote speech there. Also, updates on the Conservative leadership race and a discussion with Prof. Rainer Knopff from the Fraser Institute about the constitutional hurdles standing between Alberta and a better equalization deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spencer Fernando joins Andrew Lawton to talk about the growing divide between what real Canadians care about and what the media thinks they care about. Also, Andrew discusses Conservative leadership candidate Richard Décarie's contentious comments about homosexuality, plus Donald Trump's takedown of climate alarmists at Davos. (Note: after this episode was recorded, Pierre Poilievre announced he will not be seeking the Conservative leadership. Tune into the next episode for Andrew's thoughts on that.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew takes on the politics of doughnuts after Justin Trudeau's gourmet pastry photo op, and Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre's rebuff of social conservatives. Plus, Andrew exposes Bill Blair's targeting of law-abiding gun owners and Laurier University professor Jordan Goldstein joins the show to talk about why university isn't for everyone – and why academia needs to stop pretending it is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Andrew Lawton Show, psychologist and author Gad Saad joins True North's Andrew Lawton to take on Hollywood hypocrisy and the woke brigade's attempt to cancel Vince Vaughn. Also, Peter MacKay is in and Rona Ambrose is out of the Conservative leadership race, and CBC spreads fake news about Stephen Harper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

True North's Andrew Lawton kicks off the new show with a look at movement in the Conservative leadership race and the mainstream media's double standard when it comes to Jessica Yaniv's assault of a Rebel reporter. Aaron Wudrick from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation joins to discuss the potential security tab for Prince Harry's and Meghan Markle's move to Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices