The Andrew Lawton Show

From Bill C-11 to the redefinition of “hate speech” to a plan to ban online “harmful content,” the Liberals are firing on all cylinders to regulate and restrict internet freedom. Elon Musk tweeted this morning that it sounds like Justin Trudeau is trying to “muzzle” Canadians. True North’s Andrew Lawton says Canadians need to pay attention, as C-11 is just the tip of the iceberg. OpenMedia.org campaigns director Matt Hatfield joins the show to share his thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since taking over Twitter, Elon Musk has released troves of files documenting how Twitter personnel worked behind the scenes to suppress the New York Post’s story about Hunter Biden’s laptop, shadowban conservative accounts, and ultimately ban Donald Trump from the platform. True North’s Andrew Lawton says Elon Musk’s commitment to free speech warrants a stand against Justin Trudeau’s efforts to regulate and censor the internet. Also, what yesterday’s Liberal by-election win means for the Conservatives and Canadian Federation of Independent Business president Dan Kelly on why EI and CPP increases need to be put on hold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Longtime political activist Benjamin Dichter was one of the faces of the Freedom Convoy, adopting a strategy that eschewed legacy media and focused on telling the story of the convoy through social media and independent media outlets such as True North. He’s also been critical of some convoy figures in the months since the protests ended. Dichter has written about the convoy in a new book, Honking for Freedom: The Trucker Convoy that Gave Us Hope. He joins True North’s The Andrew Lawton Show live to talk about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a record-setting year for inflation, there's no immediate reprieve in sight. A new report into Canada's food prices anticipates a five to seven per cent increase in food prices next year. For a family of four, grocery bills could rise by $1,000 to over $16,000. One of the report's researchers, University of Saskatchewan professor Stuart Smyth, joins The Andrew Lawton Show live to discuss why it's happening and what, if anything, can be done about it. Also, the Liberals are promising to review their firearms ban to ensure it doesn't capture hunting rifles, but the gun control activists are doubling down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his first appearance on True North since becoming leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Pierre Poilievre sat down with Andrew Lawton for a wide-ranging interview about his agenda and priorities. Poilievre and Lawton discuss the Public Order Emergency Commission and broader implications of Justin Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act. They also discuss the drug epidemic sweeping Canadian communities, Liberal gun bans and Alberta’s new sovereignty act, among other things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After six weeks of testimony, the Public Order Emergency Commission has wrapped its fact-finding phase. Canadians have been able to hear from themselves that there simply was no national emergency of any kind, let alone one that needed such an extreme measure to address, True North's Lawton Lawton argues. In this edition of the show, Andrew breaks down the highlights from Justin Trudeau's and Chrystia Freeland's testimony and talks about the big themes and memorable moments to emerge from the hearings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Documents published by the Public Order Emergency Commission show cabinet ministers Marco Mendicino and David Lametti talking about sending in Canadian Armed Forces tanks to deal with the Freedom Convoy – though Lametti said this was just "banter" between friends. True North's Andrew Lawton said the 'just kidding' defense doesn't pass muster when the government ended up using wartime powers to deal with the protest. Also, the Liberals are trying to expand their gun ban to include all semi-automatic guns. Rod Giltaca from the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights joins the show live to discuss why this will do nothing but criminalize law-abiding gun owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tensions ran high during today’s Public Order Emergency Commission hearing as Commissioner Paul Rouleau ejected Freedom Convoy lawyer Brendan Miller while Miller attempted to raise issues regarding outstanding motions about the government’s redaction of documents. True North’s Andrew Lawton discusses the explosive turn in the proceedings in this live edition of The Andrew Lawton Show. Also, world leaders descended on Egypt for COP27 – or the big Sharm El-Sheikhdown. ClimateDepot.com‘s Marc Morano joins Andrew to break down the eco-virtue signalling global leaders are partaking in, and how climate lockdowns will soon replace Covid lockdowns. Also, what does Alberta’s new premier mean for Alberta’s energy sector? Alberta Proud president Lindsay Wilson weighs in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China is operating overseas police stations, spending trillions on infrastructure in the developing world, infiltrating institutions, and influencing elections around the world. Canada is not immune from this, with numerous examples of Chinese espionage and influence from the last few years alone. This morning, Chairman Xi Jinping dressed down Justin Trudeau at the G20 summit and got only talking points in return. We need to take the China threat seriously, True North's Andrew Lawton says. Conservative MP Garnett Genuis and former Conservative MP Kenny Chiu join the show to discuss how Canada can get tough on China. Also, the latest from the Public Order Emergency Commission's ongoing hearings in Ottawa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As of next March, people suffering from mental illness will be eligible for assisted suicide in Canada. True North's Andrew Lawton wrote a column yesterday warning of the consequences of Canada going this down road, written from his perspective as a suicide survivor who might have sought out an assisted death during his own struggle with depression more than a decade ago. Also, The Democracy Fund's Mark Joseph joins the discuss the latest from the Public Order Emergency Commission, including the damning evidence that CSIS saw no security threat and the RCMP told the government it didn't need the Emergencies Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a phone call between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford days before the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act, Trudeau told Ford no additional legal powers were needed for police to clear the Ambassador Bridge blockade. True North's Andrew Lawton discusses the revelation with lawyer Mark Joseph of The Democracy Fund. Also, author and Canada Strong and Free Network president Jamil Jivani joins the show to discuss how refusing to go woke cost him his job with one of Canada's largest media companies. Also, is mandatory masking coming back? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After telling Canadians that cutting the $11.99/month Disney+ subscription is a tool to fight inflation, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has acknowledged her "privilege." Freeland's comments come as her fall fiscal update paints a rosier portrait of the government's deficit projections than the Parliamentary Budget Office's numbers support. Canadian Taxpayers Federation federal director Franco Terrazzano joins True North's Andrew Lawton to discuss. Also, the latest from the Public Order Emergency Commission as Canadians are reminded the Emergencies Act wasn't needed to clear the Windsor/Ambassador Bridge blockade either. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Convoy organizer Tom Marazzo testified before the Public Order Emergency Commission for several hours, but the clip that’s going viral is him refusing to talk to legacy media outlets, which he accuses of “lying for three years.” Marazzo called out the lack of political leadership during Covid, which triggered the convoy protest in the first place. Also up today was Convoy lawyer Keith Wilson, who questioned when the protest became “unlawful” in a country that supposedly upholds the right to protest. In this live show, True North’s Andrew Lawton discusses the latest and takes your questions about the proceedings to date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Text messages between staffers in Justin Trudeau's and Marco Mendicino's offices reveal in the early stages of the convoy the Liberal government was focused on the convoy's "narrative" rather than any purported threat to national security. These messages were published by the Public Order Emergency Commission yesterday, and support the idea that the protest was a political opportunity and not a national emergency, True North's Andrew Lawton says. Also, convoy organizers have finally been able to tell their story. Plus, Aaron Gunn joins the show to talk about his explosive documentary "Vancouver is Dying." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danielle Smith has been premier of Alberta for less than three weeks but has already made headlines around the world for her apology to unvaccinated Albertans and her Alberta-first approach to governing. In this interview with True North’s Andrew Lawton, Premier Smith discusses the process of unifying the United Conservative Party caucus, priorities for the fall legislative session, moving beyond vaccine discrimination, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In what’s becoming a daily recurrence at the Public Order Emergency Commission, another senior police official said today that law enforcement didn’t ask for the Emergencies Act and had a plan in place to deal with the convoy without it. Day after day, the federal government’s narrative about the Emergencies Act is crumbling, yet Trudeau and his ministers are still insistent their response was justified. True North’s Andrew Lawton discusses the latest from the hearings. Also, a lawyer is putting together a class action lawsuit against the Canadian Armed Forces’ vaccine mandate. Catherine Christensen of the Valour Legal Action Centre joins the programme to explain why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he wasn't testifying before the Public Order Emergencies Commission. This week, the Commission said Ford has been asked numerous times and has declined, prompting a legal summons to be issued, which Ford is not fighting in court. True North's Andrew Lawton asks why Doug Ford is so afraid of appearing before the Commission under oath when he was a supporter of the Emergencies Act. Convoy lawyer Keith Wilson joins the show live to discuss the latest from the Commission, where Ottawa's interim police chief Steve Bell has been testifying today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Evidence filed before the Public Order Emergency Commission confirms what most Canadians knew, even if CBC and the Trudeau government didn't – that the Freedom Convoy was an organic and grassroots movement, not an operation launched by foreign actors or fuelled by foreign funding. This CSIS finding is one of many revelations published in a trove of commission documents yesterday. In this edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, True North's Andrew Lawton discusses the latest from the commission. Also, Freedom Convoy volunteer Tom Marazzo joins to discuss how negotiations between police and protesters were bearing fruit when Trudeau dropped the hammer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're on the fourth day of hearings into Justin Trudeau's invocation of the Emergencies Act and so far no one has provided any evidence of an actual emergency. Last week, witnesses testified about phantom honking and microaggressions. This week, we've so far heard finger-pointing between different levels of government and agencies, but nothing to justify the heavy-handed emergency power the federal government granted itself. In this edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, True North's Andrew Lawton talks about the hearings to date and speaks to Adam Blake-Gallipeau of The Democracy Fund about the Commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s first press conference, she condemned vaccine discrimination and vowed that Alberta will never return to lockdowns or segregation based on vaccine status. This comes the same day a Pfizer executive admitted the drug company had to release the vaccine “at the speed of science” and thus didn’t study its effect on transmission. True North’s Andrew Lawton says the vaccine passport regime was based on a premise that has crumbled. Also, a look ahead at the Public Order Emergency Commission’s upcoming hearings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Online financial service provider PayPal has backtracked on a proposed policy change to fine users $2500 if they're caught spreading "misinformation" online. Despite the backtrack, PayPal has a record of financial deplatforming that should alarm Canadians, True North's Andrew Lawton says. Justin Trudeau's government is already trying to regulate social media platforms – what happens if this oversight also extends to online payment processors? Also, a look ahead at the Emergencies Act hearings about to begin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau's invocation of the Emergencies Act to crack down on Freedom Convoy protesters has been widely condemned by civil liberties groups on the left and the right. This month, hearings into the commission investigating the federal government's "public order emergency" declaration begin, meaning Canadians will hear testimony from government officials, members of law enforcement, and key figures in the convoy, among others. Convoy lawyer Keith Wilson joins The Andrew Lawton Show live to discuss the commission's investigation and whether it can bring about justice for Canadians who rallied against vaccine mandates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quebecers re-elected Francois Legault and the CAQ with a decisive majority last night, with the Conservatives getting a sizeable chunk of the vote but no seats. Legault's government imposed lockdowns, vaccine passports, a curfew, and threatened the unvaccinated with fines – and he still won. The same was true of Ontario Premier Doug Ford a few months ago, and Justin Trudeau won the 2021 election while threatening major restrictions on the unvaccinated. True North's Andrew Lawton questions whether people like restrictions, or whether there are just other issues at play. Also, University of Manitoba professor emeritus Rodney Clifton discusses his life at two former residential schools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The federal government has finally ended the vaccine requirement for entering Canada and is making ArriveCan optional as of October 1. While this is a good thing, it's too little too late, True North's Andrew Lawton argues. The federal government has admitted no wrongdoing, and even while Justin Trudeau announced the restrictions were lifting, he threatened more of them if Canadians don't get boosted. Also, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate and physician Roy Eappen joins the show to talk about the prospect of a conservative revolution in La belle province. Plus, the federal government says it's all about harm reduction but is about to impose a new tax on vaping. Imperial Tobacco Canada president and CEO Ralf Wittenberg joined The Andrew Lawton Show to discuss the war on vaping. (edited) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether it's the media, the education sector, or even the corporate world, wokeness is everywhere. In this edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, partially filmed live before an audience in Red Deer, Alberta at the Canada Strong and Free Regional Networking Conference, Andrew talks about the root of media bias and interviews Conservative member of parliament Tom Kmiec about a proposed bill to force businesses to represent their shareholders rather than woke causes. Also, Parents for Choice in Education director John Hilton-O'Brien sits down with Andrew to talk about how parents can push back against the leftward shift in their children's education. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Multiple reports suggest the Liberals are on track to make ArriveCan optional and drop the border vaccine mandate when the current orders expire September 30. While this might seem like good news on the surface, they've also been eager to say anytime they've lifted restrictions that things are only "suspended" and could come back with a winter surge in Covid cases or the emergence of a new variant. Today, the government tried to get a lawsuit challenging the former air travel vaccine mandate thrown out. True North's Andrew Lawton discusses the latest news on mandates, and also exposes a deceptive and manipulative City of Toronto ad campaign pushing Covid vaccination on children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent Saturday evening belting out Bohemian Rhapsody in a United Kingdom hotel lobby – two days before Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s stage funeral. While foreign media are talking about all the backlash to Trudeau’s antics, the Canadian media are covering for him, instead taking aim at his critics. True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about the latest number from Jukebox Justin in this live edition of The Andrew Lawton Show. Also, People’s Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier joins the show live to talk about the road forward for the PPC with a new Conservative Party of Canada leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At Pierre Poilievre's first appearance before the media as Conservative leader, Global News reporter David Akin started heckling Poilievre before he even began speaking, prompting a retort from Poilievre calling Akin a "Liberal heckler." In this live edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, True North's Andrew Lawton discusses whether this is the best way for the Conservatives to handle the media. Also, former Conservative leader Candice Bergen joins the show live to discuss the road forward for the Conservative Party of Canada now that the leadership race has concluded. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pierre Poilievre has been the Conservative leader for less than 48 hours and the media and activists are already fear-mongering about what his win means for the country: Trump comparisons, claims of "populist" appeal, and so on. In this edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, True North's Andrew Lawton unpacks why Poilievre won so decisively and what that means for the conservative movement, the Conservative party, and the country. Canada Strong and Free Network president Jamil Jivani joins the show to talk about where the conservative movement needs to go next. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says "Covid's not done with us yet," urging Canadians to get boosted every six months to avoid restrictions, lockdowns and mandates in the winter. He said 80 to 90 per cent of Canadians need to be "up to date" with their vaccinations for this to happen. True North's Andrew Lawton says the only way to get back to normal is to reclaim normal and not let governments dangle freedoms in front of you. Also, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is taking the federal government to court over the ArriveCAN app. Lawyers Sayeh Hassan and Eva Chipiuk join the show live to talk about their Charter challenge. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's not like the movies or even some foreign intelligence services with which Canadians might be familiar, but Canada has a domestic intelligence agency called the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. In this edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, True North's Andrew Lawton has a wide-ranging conversation with former CSIS intelligence officer Andrew Kirsch, who has written the first ever insider's account of working at CSIS, "I Was Never Here: My True Canadian Spy Story of Coffees, Code Names and Covert Operations in the Age of Terrorism." Kirsch's time at CSIS included undercover special operations, some of which he details in the book and in this interview. The two Andrews also talk about when bureaucracy gets in the way of a mission, what the spy movies get wrong (and right), and how we all can be more security-conscious in our lives. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been one week since Western University announced its booster mandate for the upcoming year, a policy that's been criticized by lawyers, doctors, professors and Western students alike. Over the weekend, hundreds of people protested the policy on Western’s campus. In this special edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, Andrew discussed the mandate with infectious diseases specialist Dr. Martha Fulford, law professor Bruce Pardy, ethics scholar Prof. Julie Ponesse, and student activist Kendra Hancock. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

These past two years have left Canadians feeling more divided than ever. Justin Trudeau’s government has inflamed this by vilifying the unvaccinated and promoting vaccine segregation. Increasingly, it's difficult to even talk about the issue. A country built on free speech is now inhospitable to civil discourse. One journalist who has felt the full effect of this is Rupa Subramanya. She was attacked by legacy media journalists after reporting on court documents showing Canada’s travel restrictions were not based in science. She joined True North’s Andrew Lawton to discuss her recent article, how she came to write it, and how she went from a supporter of vaccine mandates to one of their largest critics. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Western University in London, Ontario has become the first postsecondary institution in Canada to impose a three-dose vaccine mandate on students and staff. The school announced yesterday – just two weeks before classes start – that everyone must be triple-jabbed to come to campus. True North's Andrew Lawton talks about this reminder that mandates and restrictions are always a pen-stroke away. Also, Enough is Enough creator Kendra Hancock joins the show to talk about how Western students are pushing back against the mandate. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The RCMP has been using "Canadian-made" technology to spy on people's cellphones for 20 years, even using spyware allowing officers to surreptitiously turn on phones' cameras and microphones. The police agency says it only does this in limited circumstances with judicial approval, so Canadians don't need to worry. True North's Andrew Lawton says the RCMP hasn't earned the benefit of the doubt. Also, UCP leadership candidate Brian Jean joins to explain how he wants autonomy for Albertans, and Jasmine Moulton stops by to discuss her new True North show Reality Check. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Six months ago, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland froze the bank accounts and suspended the licenses of truckers protesting her government’s vaccine mandates. Now, she’s bragging about all the work she and Trudeau have done to “keep our trucking industry strong.” True North’s Andrew Lawton debunks the myth of Liberal support for essential workers. Also, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra will have to appear before a parliamentary committee to field questions about Canada’s airport crisis. Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman joins the show to discuss. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For two and a half years, Justin Trudeau and his cabinet ministers have said that "the science" is behind their Covid restrictions and vaccine mandates, but evidence filed in a court challenge against those mandates tells a different story. In an investigative piece for Bari Weiss' Common Sense, True North's Ruba Subramanya shows how the mandates have a political basis, not a medical one. She joins The Andrew Lawton Show to explain. Also, Andrew's new book "The Freedom Convoy: The Inside Story of Three Weeks that Shook the World" was the #1 non-fiction book on Amazon.ca last week and has been #1 on the Toronto Star and Globe and Mail bestseller lists for the last three weeks, but the mainstream media won't cover it. In this live edition of the show, Andrew takes your questions about the convoy and his new book. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A global conference dedicated to resisting the Iranian regime had to be cancelled at the last minute because of a terrorist threat. True North's Andrew Lawton was in Albania set to cover the conference, hosted by the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran/National Council of Resistance of Iran. He was still able to sit down with some of the dignitaries slated to attend and meet some of the members of the Iranian opposition group. In this recap edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, Andrew shares some of his reflections on Iran's place in the world, and speaks with former US ambassador to the UN Human Rights Commission Ken Blackwell, retired US general Chuck Wald, and former Canadian foreign affairs minister John Baird. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Haldimand–Norfolk member of parliament and 2020 Conservative leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis is again seeking to lead the Conservatives, standing as the only pro-life candidate in the race. In this wide-ranging interview as part of True North’s Conservative Leadership Series, Lewis speaks to Andrew Lawton about what Canada’s relationship with the World Health Organization and World Economic Forum, what a Conservative environmental policy should look like, identity politics, and more. This is the final instalment of the Conservative Leadership Series on The Andrew Lawton Show, featuring in-depth discussions with all the candidates in the race. Watch them all here: https://tnc.news/cpc-leadership-race-2022/ Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest inflation numbers reveal a hike higher than any other in the past 39 years in Canada. Consumers and businesses are struggling with the rising cost of everything, including government-added costs like the carbon tax. True North's Andrew Lawton says that while Canadians are struggling to keep up, Justin Trudeau is campaigning. Also, Andrew responds to the news that Indigo is refusing to carry his book "The Freedom Convoy: The Inside Story of Three Weeks that Shook the World" on its shelves. Plus, Conservative leadership candidate Roman Baber joins the show live to talk about his newly unveiled platform. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The federal government's ArriveCan app is stranding travellers abroad and getting elderly Canadians getting fined because they aren't tech-savvy. Justin Trudeau and Omar Alghabra claimed it was a Covid app, but it's gradually morphing into a permanent requirement to enter your own country, True North's Andrew Lawton says. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parry Sound—Muskoka member of parliament Scott Aitchison is seeking the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada on a policy-driven platform that has pledged to do away with supply management, scrap the carbon tax, and recognize Taiwan as a government. In this episode of The Andrew Lawton Show's Conservative Leadership Series on True North, Aitchison discusses the cost of living crisis, political pandering, trust in the Canadian government's Covid response, and a range of other topics. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich remains behind bars after a justice of the peace denied her bail request after she was arrested and hauled to Ottawa for allegedly violating her bail conditions. The justice of the peace said letting her walk free would undermine public confidence in the justice system. True North's Andrew Lawton says the opposite is true. Also, Andrew breaks down the United Conservative Party leadership race with True North's new Alberta correspondent, Rachel Emmanuel. Plus, a look at the Canadian energy sector with former Encana CEO Gwyn Morgan. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Liberal government is poised to adopt the view that you can never be “fully vaccinated” against Covid, but have to get boosted every nine months to keep your vaccination “up to date.” This is what Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said, though he stopped short of announcing any policy changes (for now). True North’s Andrew Lawton discusses the latest moving goalposts of public health and explains why Canadians should be nervous about a full-throated return of restrictions and mandates in the fall. Also, journalist Ann McElhinney joins to discuss her new true crime podcast about the murderous abortion Dr. Kermit Gosnell, “Serial Killer: A True Crime Podcast.” Ann’s podcast is available at https://serialkillerpod.com Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carleton member of parliament Pierre Poilievre joined True North’s Andrew Lawton for a wide-ranging discussion as part of our Conservative Leadership Series. In this interview, Poilievre discusses free speech and independent media, inflation, and CBC funding, among other topics. This interview was recorded last week, before Patrick Brown was disqualified from the Conservative leadership race and before James Topp arrived in Ottawa in Canada Day. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Freedom Convoy fundraiser and organizer Tamara Lich was arrested in her hometown of Medicine Hat, Alberta last night on a Canada-wide warrant at the behest of Ottawa police, on allegations she violated her bail conditions. Within the next week, Lich will be transported back to Ottawa. Police have not yet said what bail conditions Lich supposedly breached. True North's Andrew Lawton says the state continues to throw the book at her to dissuade others from taking the principled stands for liberty Lich has through the convoy and since. Convoy lawyer Keith Wilson joins The Andrew Lawton Show live to discuss. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his first interview with True North since launching his Conservative leadership bid, Brampton mayor Patrick Brown joined Andrew Lawton for a wide-ranging discussion about his campaign, the Conservative party, and Canadian politics. In this interview, Brown addresses social conservatism, free speech, the Conservative path to victory, and more. In the Conservative Leadership Series, True North’s Andrew Lawton sits down with leadership candidates for in-depth, one-on-one interviews. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Liberals and RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki are denying they colluded to release have the RCMP release information about their investigation into the Portapique, Nova Scotia massacre to support the government's gun control efforts, despite a report from the inquiry into the shooting revealing that Lucki promised Bill Blair and the Prime Minister's Office that the police would do exactly what. True North's Andrew Lawton speaks to former RCMP officer Andy Brooke, as well as Conservative emergency preparedness critic Dane Lloyd. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Liberal government claims its internet regulation bill C-11 is simply an effort to “modernize” broadcast standards but the bill will give the government sweeping power to control online content. A new report from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation produced in collaboration with internet law expert Michael Geist warns C-11 gives Canada controls over the internet akin to those in authoritarian dictatorships. The CTF’s Jay Goldberg joins to discuss. The Liberals aren't just going after your tweets, but also your plastic straws. Business advocate Catherine Swift joins to explain why Trudeau’s single-use plastics ban is bad news. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former PC Party of Canada leader and Quebec Liberal premier Jean Charest is pitching what he sees as his national electability as he seeks the Conservative Party of Canada’s leadership. In this wide-ranging sit-down with True North’s Andrew Lawton, Charest addresses whether electability means compromising conservative values, what he wants to do about equalization and western alienation, whether his views on the Freedom Convoy are compatible with the Conservative base, energy policy, and more. Conservative Party of Canada members are set to elect their party’s next leader in September. True North’s Andrew Lawton is sitting down with all of the candidates to talk about their visions for the party and the country. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices