The Andrew Lawton Show

Days before the 2021 election campaign is set to begin, the Liberals are banking on Canadians supporting efforts to mandate vaccination in more and more spaces, such as in federally-regulated workplaces, and on planes and trains. The Conservatives can't be afraid of this issue and must clearly stand up against it, True North's Andrew Lawton says. Also, prominent social conservative Pierre Lemieux has been barred from running for the Conservatives, and Jonas Smith, the Conservative party's candidate in Yukon, has been disqualified for opposing vaccine mandates. Plus, a look at the NDP's cliched "tax the rich" platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chinese regime has sentenced one Canadian to death and another to 11 years in prison in the latest stage of its hostage diplomacy with Canada. When Justin Trudeau was elected in 2015 he insisted "Canada's back," yet in the last six years Canada has failed to make a dent on the world stage. Trudeau spent his political capital on idle virtue signalling while Canadians were held behind bars and China waged genocide against the Uyghurs, True North's Andrew Lawton says. Also, the Liberals' double standard on mandatory vaccines, and 'Green Fraud' author Marc Morano on the latest climate change alarmism from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the United Nations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservative leader Erin O'Toole is doubling down on pandemic fears, saying the "dangerous Delta variant" and looming "fourth wave" make it too risky for an election. True North's Andrew Lawton says Canadians deserve the right to assess the government's performance after the last two years, and the Conservatives need to rise to the challenge. Also, an NDP politician had to apologize for supporting constitutional liberties and the lockdown-mongers are throwing Dr. Deena Hinshaw to the wolves. Plus, Dr. Bill Bewick joins to discuss the federal government's duty to respond to Alberta's upcoming equalization referendum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After two years of criticizing Justin Trudeau's government for being corrupt, fiscally irresponsible, and reckless, the Conservatives are now saying it's too risky to have an election during a pandemic, and that Trudeau should focus his efforts on leading Canadians through the so-called "fourth wave." True North's Andrew Lawton says the Conservatives are either scared of losing or have bought into the COVID alarmism. Also, Andrew exposes a Trudeau-appointed senator's history of pushing for online speech restrictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in an increasing number of European countries are taking to the streets to protest mandatory vaccine policies and the imposition of vaccine passports. True North's Andrew Lawton says these discriminatory policies ensure the post-pandemic society will be less free than the pre-pandemic one, warning the infrastructure for these programs will outlive COVID-19. Also, Justin Trudeau and the media refuse to call a spade a (communist) spade when it comes to Cuba. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As many provincial governments rule out implementing vaccine passports, a number of businesses are taking matters into their own hands, setting out vaccine requirements for staff and customers. Some are even calling for more government mandates. True North's Andrew Lawton says businesses should legally have the right to do what they want, just as consumers have the right to go elsewhere – but no one should be cheering for a society stratified based on vaccination status as the pro-lockdown crowd is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s been nearly a week since the Liberals introduced their online censorship Bill C-36, and Conservative leader Erin O’Toole has still not said a word about it. True North’s Andrew Lawton explains why this bill needs to be a hill to die on for politicians, and talks about its most concerning traits with exonerated “hate speech” defendant and Rebel News founder Ezra Levant. Also, why the “cancel Canada Day” crowd is just plain wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mainstream media set out a narrative that former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer lost the 2019 election because he was a social conservative. Even though his successor, Erin O’Toole, is unequivocally not a social conservative, he’s still dogged by questions about MPs in his caucus who are thanks to a media-led crusade against pro-life voices in Canadian politics. In this climate, what place, if any, do social conservatives have in Canadian politics? True North’s Andrew Lawton does a deep dive into this question from both political and cultural perspectives with RightNow cofounders Alissa Golob and Scott Hayward, and author Jonathon Van Maren. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s no other way to put it – the Liberal government’s new “hate speech” bill is an attack on free speech. The bill restores the previously-repealed section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, which allows the Canadian Human Rights Commission to target those whose online speech “is likely to foment detestation or vilification.” True North’s Andrew Lawton says free speech must be the hill to die on, and breaks down the legal implications with Canadian Constitution Foundation litigation director Christine Van Geyn. Also, Epoch Times columnist Fergus Hodgson joins the show to talk about the economic danger of Canada’s “net zero” climate target. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For weeks and months, Canadians have been looking at places around the world reopen. Now, even within Canada, only a small number of provinces have plans to drop COVID-19 restrictions. True North’s Andrew Lawton points out that a lot of Canadians – especially in the mainstream media – are suffering from lockdown Stockholm syndrome and don’t actually want to reopen. Also Andrew speaks to veteran Gordon Ohlke, who held a Canadian flag at Sir John A. Macdonald’s statue in Kingston to protest its removal last week. Plus, National Council of Resistance of Iran spokesperson Shahin Gobadi joins the show to break down Iran’s sham election of a mass murderer as president. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Several Conservative politicians have apologized for the “divisive” politics of the 2015 campaign, and for voting against the anti-Islamophobia motion M-103 in 2017. True North’s Andrew Lawton says if these apologies are authentic, politicians should have at it, but if they’re just to appease the left and the media, there’s no point – yet Conservatives never seem to realize this. Also, CBC gives a softball interview to the prime minister of Pakistan, in which he calls for increased censorship in Canada, plus Maxime Bernier joins the show to talk about his arrest in Manitoba for violating lockdown restrictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, Andrew does a deep dive into the campus free speech crisis with Laurier University professors William McNally and David Haskell, and Queen’s University professor Bruce Pardy. In this wide-ranging discussion, the panel takes on the ineffectiveness of Ontario’s campus free speech directive, institutionalized wokeness in the academy, and the permeation of critical theory throughout universities and society at large. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Four members of a London, Ontario Muslim family were killed and a nine-year-old boy hospitalized after what police say was a targeted attack. In this edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, Andrew pays his respects to the family, and laments how a vigil to memorialize them turned into a political rally. Council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow president Raheel Raza joins to share her thoughts on the attack, and explain why protecting free speech and condemning hatred are not mutually exclusive. Also, Ryerson Conservatives president Harrison Faulkner talks about his club’s lonely battle to defend the legacy of Egerton Ryerson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was caught twice in one week putting on a mask just for the cameras and Justin Trudeau is setting up a special quarantine hotel so he can pretend he’s following public health guidance when he returns to Canada from the G7 summit in the United Kingdom. True North’s Andrew Lawton says it’s clear Canada’s leaders aren’t buying the restrictions they’re imposing, arguing it’s time to drop the charade. Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner and JCCF lawyer Sayeh Hassan join to talk about hotel quarantine, plus a look at the Liberals shutting down debate on their internet regulation bill, C-10. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Numerous US states have passed laws banning transgender athletes from competing in high school and college sports as their self-identified gender rather than biological sex, after a wave of cases in which female athletes have been displaced in rankings because of biologically male, transgender female competitors. Athletics Alberta president Linda Blade and columnist Barbara Kay have written a new book taking aim at this rising threat to women's sports. Blade and Kay join True North's Andrew Lawton for an in-depth discussion about "Unsporting: How Trans Activism and Science Denial are Destroying Sport."The book is available for purchase here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The tab is in: Canada’s failed attempt at a United Nations Security Council seat cost taxpayers $8.6 million, according to documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. True North’s Andrew Lawton explains why it was a waste of money given the Trudeau government’s profoundly unserious foreign policy. Also, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney defends John A Macdonald against cancel culture, plus Ali Safavi of the National Council of Resistance of Iran joins to explain why Iranian dissidents are calling for a boycott of Iran’s upcoming presidential “election.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Halifax’s public library is standing firm in support of free speech as an activist group tries to get Abigail Shrier’s “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters” removed from library shelves. True North’s Andrew Lawton says the library is making the right call, noting that woke activists aren’t used to anyone telling them ‘No’. Also, lockdown double standards, plus lawyer Lisa Bildy on the government’s ongoing prosecution of Aylmer’s Church of God. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau responded to criticisms of Canada's cozy relationship with the Chinese communist regime by lecturing Conservative MPs about "anti-Asian racism" and "diversity", which Chinese dissidents say is actually a Chinese Communist Party tactic – to falsely equate criticism of the regime with criticism of the people. True North's Andrew Lawton breaks it down. Plus, peeing in a cup's return to Canadian politics, and a look at provincial "reopening" plans that don't actually end in reopening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Documents produced by police in Aylmer, Ontario name Andrew Lawton as a “person of interest” in connection with a supposedly illegal church service held earlier this year. There’s a problem though: He has never been to the church in his life. True North’s Andrew Lawton dismantles the “fictional” accusation and explains how it fits in with what’s increasingly looking like a government obsession with one particular church. Also, the left is trying to cancel Queen Victoria, plus a look at the “Misery Index” tracking damage caused by governments’ responses to COVID-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Justin Trudeau's Liberals steamroll ahead with internet regulation bill C-10, Justice Minister David Lametti gave an impassioned defence of all the ways government can ignore constitutional freedoms in legislation. True North's Andrew Lawton warns C-10 will not only infringe on free speech rights, but also expand the power of the permanent bureaucracy. Also, Canadian businesses continue to suffer at the hands of government-imposed shutdowns. Plus, Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms lawyer Lisa Bildy joins the show to discuss church lockouts and the legal fight to protect religious freedom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Numerous Canadian journalists have signed an open letter calling for the media outlets to cover the Israel-Hamas conflict in a way that accuses Israel of "ethnic cleansing," surrendering even the illusion of objectivity. True North's Andrew Lawton talks about the refusal by many in the media and in politics to condemn Hamas as a terror organization. Also, Drew Barnes, one of two Alberta MLAs expelled from the UCP caucus for criticizing Jason Kenney, joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau has thrown some crumbs to the peasants with his offer of a "one-dose summer," allowing for some outdoor gatherings, while other countries around the world strip away all their restrictions and get back to normal, True North's Andrew Lawton points out. Also, a look at Jason Kenney's brewing caucus mutiny in Alberta, plus HonestReporting Canada's Mike Fegelman joins the show to call out dishonest reporting about the Israel-Hamas conflict by the Canadian mainstream media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calgary pastor Artur Pawlowski was hauled away in handcuffs by police after hosting a church service on the weekend, joining the ranks of ministers in countries like China, Laos and North Korea who have been imprisoned for simply practicing their religion. There’s been no chorus of support from many civil liberties groups, however. In fact, some people have cheered on the arrest, True North’s Andrew Lawton notes. Also, Steven Guilbeault flip-flops yet again on the power of his internet regulation bill, C-10. Plus, law professor Bruce Pardy joins the show to discuss a possible legal remedy to anti-conservative cancel culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alberta is vastly expanding vaccine eligibility as the provincial government imposes new restrictions, citing a sharp uptick in COVID-19 cases. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney joins True North's Andrew Lawton to discuss the province's pandemic response. Also on the show: Ontario's Trinity Bible Chapel remains locked by court order, plus an access to information request finds the federal government is uninterested in investigating left-wing political terrorism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault’s attempts at selling the internet regulation bill C-10 have been going so poorly he’s been pivoting to accusing the Conservatives of “fake news” and “extremism,” and in one case calling a pro-life MP a hypocrite for supporting free speech. Also, the RCMP might not have deleted its data from the long-gun registry despite being ordered to do so by parliament. Plus, Pastor Jacob Reaume of the Trinity Bible Chapel joins the show after the Ontario government changed the locks on his church building to keep him and his congregation out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada's chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, is dangling a carrot in front of Canadians, telling them they might be able to get some restrictions lifted if 75% are vaccinated by the summer, but mask mandates and other restrictions should remain. True North's Andrew Lawton says it's clear the government is making things up as they go. Also, police say parents who don't abide by Ontario's stay-at-home order might be reported to children's services, plus a look at Justin Trudeau's woke budget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the arrival of the so-called “double mutant” COVID-19 variant in Canada from India, the Conservatives are calling on Justin Trudeau to suspend flights from global hot spots. By the time politicians get around to talking about travel restrictions, it’s already too late, True North’s Andrew Lawton says. Also, the media is already saying Erin O’Toole’s climate change plan doesn’t go far enough, plus Canadian churches are closed to worshippers but open to film crews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every single Ontario municipal police force told the provincial government they would not be conducting random stops of citizens to enforce the province’s stay-at-home order, forcing the province to walk back its directive to police. Yet even so, the government didn’t apologize for throwing civil liberties out the window, True North’s Andrew Lawton says. Also, more proof the mainstream media holds social conservatives in contempt, plus Anthony Furey joins to talk about the problems with governments’ “COVID Zero” approach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservative leader Erin O’Toole has unveiled his climate change plan – a rewards program of sorts that taxes Canadians buying hydrocarbon-based fuel and puts the money into a personally-held “savings accounts” for making “green” purchases. True North’s Andrew Lawton breaks it down with Aaron Wudrick of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, which says O’Toole has reneged on a key leadership campaign promise. Also, the latest on the never-ending lockdown and perpetually shifting pandemic goalposts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says that while not all gun rights advocates are extremists, all extremists are gun rights advocates, yet again vilifying Canada’s lawful gun owners by association. True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about this, plus lays out a prediction vaccine passports are inevitable, even if they fly in the face of personal liberty. Also, Rebel News’ Ezra Levant joins to explain what went down during Rebel’s showdown with Montreal police on the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Andrew Lawton Show is taking an in-depth look at western alienation and the growing push for independence in Alberta. Andrew sits down with Alberta activist Danny Hozak, People’s Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier and Wildrose Independence Party interim leader Paul Hinman to talk about Alberta’s upcoming referendum, the state of the province, and what independence might look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld Justin Trudeau's carbon tax, though the Liberals have tried to spin this as vindication for the unpopular policy itself. Canadian Taxpayers Federation federal director Aaron Wudrick joins True North's Andrew Lawton to talk about the ruling and the next steps. Also, a gun control group wants Trudeau's gun bill scrapped because it doesn't go far enough, plus Conservative MP Michael Chong has been sanctioned by China for his criticism of the country's human rights abuses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservative leader Erin O’Toole says the Conservative Party of Canada is not a party of climate change deniers, telling members the debate is over. True North’s Andrew Lawton points out that party leaders don’t get to direct the base, as Conservative convention delegates showed O’Toole. Also, the Canadian border is closed but immigration into Canada is still climbing. Plus energy advocate Deidra Garyk joins to discuss the well-funded anti-development agenda targeting our energy sector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau’s gun restrictions have had massive implications for Canadian gun owners and firearms businesses, but to the gun control lobby, they are a “dismal” effort that doesn’t go far enough. True North’s Andrew Lawton warns that the Liberals are going to side with gun alarmists over gun owners every time. Also, the upcoming trials of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor prove Canada’s policy of appeasing China has accomplished nothing. Plus filmmakers Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer join to talk about their upcoming feature film My Son Hunter, telling the story of Hunter Biden and the mainstream media who refused to do their jobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Alberta government has introduced a voter recall bill that would allow Albertans to fire their municipal and provincial representatives between elections, a move trumpeted by Premier Jason Kenney as a win for grassroots democracy. True North's Andrew Lawton talks about this and breaks down WE Charity's and the Kielburger brothers' attempt to throw Justin Trudeau under the bus after Trudeau did the same to them. Also, RightNow co-founder Scott Hayward joins the show to discuss the pro-life movement's place in the conservative movement and at this weekend's Conservative convention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was the best of pandemics, it was the worst of pandemics. An Ontario public health official says because of the COVID-19 variants we’re actually in the midst of two separate pandemics right now, and, of course, that we need another lockdown – one stricter than the previous two – to get through it. True North’s Andrew Lawton exposes the latest shifts of the public health goalposts. Also, conservatives say they want an election, but is the Conservative Party of Canada ready? Plus, Andrew sits down with independent journalist and activist Aaron Gunn to discuss his potential run for the leadership of the BC Liberals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau once called the idea of a vaccine passport “divisive” but now the federal government says it’s a “live” issue between Canada and its G-7 allies. True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about this and how opposing lockdown has been characterized as a fringe position. Also, Conservative MP Garnett Genuis joins the show to explain how the Liberal government is prioritizing suicide promotion over suicide prevention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ontario's Peel Region has issued a notice saying children, even those without symptoms, must be confined to their bedrooms – even for meals – for two weeks if someone in their classroom or childcare group contracts COVID-19. True North's Andrew Lawton says this is evil imposed under the guise of public health. Also, CPP Investment Board head Mark Machin is out after travelling to the United Arab Emirates to get vaccinated, plus an in-depth conversation with journalist and podcaster Angelo Isidorou about cancel culture, and how he's fighting back against the mob. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Edmonton pastor James Coates remains behind bars until his trial in May because he refused to stop holding church services the way he always had. Lawyer John Carpay of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms joins True North’s Andrew Lawton to explain why this is not only a blow against religious liberty, but a fundamental rejection of the transparency and evidence the government claims drives its decision-making. Also, a look at woke television. Plus, Andrew announces a brand new True North documentary series about Justin Trudeau’s assault on Canadian gun owners. Find out more at https://assaulted.ca. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau’s policy of appeasing China reached a new low this week as he and his cabinet skipped out on a vote to condemn China’s persecution of Uyghur Muslims as a genocide. If this political cowardice was to make nice with China, it didn’t work, as True North’s Andrew Lawton points out. Also, politicians take aim at a small business for daring to say “China virus,” and an Alberta pastor is behind bars for trying to exercise religious freedom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau’s government has tabled its long-promised firearms legislation, which will, in Trudeau’s words, make banned firearms “completely useless” for anything other than surrendering them to the state. True North’s Andrew Lawton explains how the proposed bill does nothing about gun crime, and simply penalizes law-abiding gun owners. Also, despite promises that “diversity is our strength,” a new report says parents need more choice when it comes to schooling for their children. André Schutten from ARPA Canada joins The Andrew Lawton Show to explain why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Liberal government’s firearms bill will ban some toy guns and render a number of legally-acquired firearms “useless,” in Justin Trudeau’s words. True North’s Andrew Lawton dives into the legislation, and calls for stronger opposition to it from Erin O’Toole’s Conservatives. Also, why Canadians should pay attention to Facebook’s battle against Australian social media legislation, plus a look at racist garbage cans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The pro-life Canadian publication LifeSite has been kicked off of YouTube with its entire catalogue vaporized. Yesterday, Facebook made a vague announcement about how it will be undertaking steps to reduce the political content that users see. True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about the latest in Big Tech’s purge of conservative voices, and shares highlights from a True North/Civitas Canada panel on Big Tech censorship. Also, MyPillow founder and CEO Mike Lindell joins the show to talk about his walk in faith, business and politics – and his own censorship at the hands of Big Tech companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just as provinces start easing their lockdown measures, Toronto’s top doctor says we’re transitioning into a “new pandemic” because of the COVID-19 variants the federal government is using to justify its draconian travel restrictions. Also, after 26 years of hearings and litigation, the Canadian government still hasn’t been able to deport a former member of a Nazi killing squad: True North’s Andrew Lawton discusses with Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs CEO Shimon Koffler Fogel, plus speaks with lawyer Jared Brown about Canadian Lawyer magazine’s decision to yank an article criticizing mandatory pronouns in court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WE Charity said last September it would be shutting down its Canadian operations, though its founders, the Kielburger brothers, seem to be readying for a comeback with a CBC interview replete with faux contrition. Despite the significance of Justin Trudeau’s WE scandal, the mainstream media just isn’t talking about it – just as it isn’t talking about the Liberals’ forthcoming internet speech regulation legislation. True North’s Andrew Lawton tackles both, plus chats with Alberta MLA Drew Barnes about his push for a referendum on Alberta independence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau’s government keeps moving the pandemic goalposts on Canadians, most recently saying that even people who are vaccinated will not be exempt from the continually-expanding travel restrictions. True North’s Andrew Lawton says it’s never been more important to push back against the ‘new normal.’ Also, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault admits his plan to regulate online content will be based on a Supreme Court decision that focuses on “harm” rather than protecting free speech. Plus Modern Miracle Network executive director Michael Binnion joins to discuss the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline project, and the anti-oil movement’s war on facts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau accuses anyone who talks about the Great Reset of spreading conspiracy theories, but this week Chrystia Freeland and Patty Hajdu are speaking at the Davos Agenda, a World Economic Forum summit to officially launch the Great Reset Initiative. True North’s Andrew Lawton explains what the so-called reset is all about, plus how the mainstream media weaponized a young man’s tragic death to score pandemic points. Also, Rebel Commander Ezra Levant joins the show to talk about the government fining him for publishing a book about Justin Trudeau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservative members of parliament have voted to eject Derek Sloan from the caucus after party leader Erin O’Toole initiated the process. Derek Sloan joined the Andrew Lawton Show to respond to the move. Also, President Joe Biden has scrapped the Keystone XL pipeline project, and Justin Trudeau just shrugged, because “climate change.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Conservative leadership candidate Derek Sloan is being ousted from his party’s caucus after his campaign unknowingly received a small donation from a white supremacist, and Ontario MPP Roman Baber was kicked out of the PC caucus for criticizing Ontario’s lockdown. True North’s Andrew Lawton takes a look at these political defenestrations, plus a new bureaucracy Justin Trudeau may create to control online content. Also, Montreal Economic Institute economist Maria Lily Shaw joins the show to discuss how more free speech would actually put more money in Canadians’ pockets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest wave of censorship from Big Tech reveals the flaw in what’s always been the libertarian answer to the problem – building your own alternative gets more difficult when the internet is consolidated in the hands of a small cabal of internet companies like Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Apple and Google. True North’s Andrew Lawton explains why this censorship is leading to parallel societies of liberals and conservatives, and why this is harmful to civil society. Also, Toronto lawyer Ryan O’Connor joins to explain how state-mandated curfews are unconstitutional, and Andrew pays tribute to his friend Kathy Shaidle, who passed away on the weekend after what she called a “tedious rendezvous” with cancer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices