Canadian Common Sense

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Well, the Gold Medal hockey game didn't turn out the way most of us wanted, and our show was delayed as we were watching the game, so our apologies. Our takeaway? Let's try not to forget the patriotism associated with that game, as we talk about Alberta referendums, federal floor-crossers, rebuilding our military, and more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com You can take control of your health care in Canada! Ingrid Gahsner, author of "Off the Waitlist," stops in for a great discussion of the limitations of Canada's universal health care system, how supplemental insurance plans (like employer extended health) and private insurance can fill in the gaps of our taxpayer funded system and keep you off the waitlist. Her website is www.imicanada.co or you can email her directly at info@imicanada.co Tell her you heard about her on Canadian Common Sense!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com We have been asked to share our thoughts on the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge, BC and we will as part of the show. While that has taken up most of the news cycle this week, we also find out that New Brunswick is losing it's francophone identity, a Liberal podcaster is losing his mind, and the "bromance" is back! Ontario's cottage country may be warm and cuddly once more. Enjoy!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Renaud Brossard stops by to talk about working Seniors' benefit clawbacks, trade barriers within Canada and internationally, and more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Stephen Harper's portrait unveiling in Ottawa last week sure had some of us reminiscing of a past era when competent leaders ran the country. In place of that, we have a governing party that still hasn't passed its first budget (with add-ons that you won't like to hear,) EV mandates that they don't want to admit, and help from the opposition benches that they'd rather ridicule than support. Oh Canada!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com If we haven't convinced you yet that a spring vote is coming, Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre, and even Steve McKinnon, along with a host of media personalities are now making this seem more and more likely. We'll look at the Conservative Party convention, the sudden crossover of pundits, crime, and more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com We finally got a Liberal to talk to us!!! Former MP and Chretien-era Cabinet Minister Sergio Marchi joins the show to talk about his new book, Pursuing a Public Life, and about the state of politics in Canada. Enjoy!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Tracey Wilson stops by to update Canadians on the latest news with the firearms confiscation program, exciting news and a new contest at the CCFR, and more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com One thing Mark Carney told us a year ago is that he knows how to negotiate and that he was uniquely suited to represent Canada's position with Donald Trump. Not only have we seen no evidence of that, our Carney in Chief has also not shown an ability to sign a deal with any other world leader, either. But that speech! That, the deal, Canadians leaving the country, and more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com We teased out the book Canada Under Siege on the show a few weeks ago, and today we spoke with the author, Garry Clement. If you thought China was a threat to Canada before, this interview will help you realize exactly how real the threat is.

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Will we get to be part of Mark Carney's "new world order?" Does his resemblance to Mr. Burns from The Simpsons make this remark seem more sinister? We'll talk about that, more NDP idiocy, some great feedback from last week, and more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com While Canada truly has suffered a lost Liberal decade, there are glimmers of hope on the horizon. We say goodbye to Chrystia Freeland, hear David Eby had to change course, Calgary is underwater again, the Woke Right? And more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com As cringe as it is to title our show with Carney-speak, Lewis wraps today's episode with why this title might be accurate. We have good news from Saskatchewan, scary news from PEI, advice for Conservatives nationally, and more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com We run through our biggest stories, surprises, and letdowns of the year that was, and share our thoughts on the year ahead. Enjoy!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Tristin Hopper comes back to chat about his work on Aboriginal Title claims, the guys talk about the direction Canada is headed, and wrap up offering solutions to fix Canada! Enjoy the conversation!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Other politics shows may have wound down for the holidays, but we'll keep bringing you the biggest stories in Canadian politics. It would seem that Pablo Rodriquez won't get his chance to become Quebec's next Premier, but his city of Montreal may get high speed rail ... years down the road. Or, maybe Alberta will get a west coast pipeline ... but not through BC. Can Doug Ford pull off turning Niagara Falls into "Las Vegas North?" And more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Back by popular demand, our favourite tax fighter and government watchdog, Kris Sims, the Alberta Director with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation stops in to talk about this year's CTF Naughty and Nice list, government waste of your tax dollars, and more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Whoever said that Canadian politics is boring sure hasn't been paying attention. What should have been a quiet week of closing out legislative business before the Christmas break has been anything but quiet. The Liberals gained one more Conservative defection, the potential green New Democratic Party, the implosion in BC, and more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com It turns out that "Coastal First Nations" doesn't mean what we thought. It also seems that the BC Conservatives are in search of a new leader, hopefully one that can calm the turmoil that currently exists in the party. Has Carney been the man for this moment? And more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com The much-anticipated Memorandum of Understanding between Alberta and Ottawa was unveiled, but was it worth the hype? Will Canada offer amnesty to nearly half a million people that we know little to nothing about? We'll outline how far Canada has fallen, is Carney the one to bring us back? And more!

Dallas Brodie, Leader of the OneBC Party, joins the show to break down some of the insanity that is British Columbia.

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Tony is back from Grey Cup, and what a game it was! The City of Winnipeg put on a very good festival. And upon returning to politics, Danielle Smith is making change, the "State" of Quebec? A Wedding in the Narco-state, and more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Pierre stepped in front of the microphone (at last) to address the media suggestions that his party is in crisis, and made it clear that it is not. The Grey Cup deadline for the next "nation-building" project list is out, and it is even more under-whelming than the last list. Are you ready for a civil-servant defence force? And more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com While the Carney budget certainly did not deliver any generational transformation, Canada could be in for some serious changes regardless. The huge deficit aside, we touch on that budget, the drama that deliberately overshadowed the budget, and what comes next, Lewis makes a bold prediction about his British Columbia homeland, and more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Tony posted on his X account upon Mark Carney's election victory asking him to manage Canada's decline gently. Not only has the Prime Minister ignored that request, he appears to be telling Canadians "hold my beer" as our standard of living drops with the PM's inability to build anything or negotiate any new trade deals. Are we headed for a Christmas election? Will Alberta still be in Canada by then? Does Aboriginal Land Title include Ottawa? What is Duck Lake, SK? And more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com While Pierre Poilievre might not be taking all of our advice on how to present himself to Canadians, his latest video release show that at least he remembers what works for him. Perhaps a little bad press has given him a dose of reality. Let's hope BC Conservative Leader John Rustad takes note. Are you one of the lucky 17% of callers to the CRA that gets good advice? Alberta is about to revolutionize health care, and more!

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois joins the discussion to talk Temporary Foreign Workers, tariffs, autos, and much more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com We can't stress enough that Canada doesn't take serious issues seriously. The Carney's public safety announcements sound wonderful, but still don't remove any of the roadblocks faced by judges RE; bail, sentencing. Cyber security shows a weakness at the Kelowna Airport (and others,) and few outlets are talking about it (at least not yet.) Could Newfoundland be starting a blue wave? And more!

Renaud joins the show again to discuss the absurd number of Canadians who leave Emergency Rooms every year without being seen, ways to improve the health care system, ways that we pay for the system, and government debt. Someone's favourite Premier might even get some props along the way. And more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Recorded live today! Tony is back from his quick trip to Texas, with a fun fact for all y'all, and back into the political firestorm emitted by Ottawa. From legislation to attack you directly, to Danielle Smith on the offensive, Carney on the defensive, Canada's deficit could be how high? And more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Canadians more than ever need to follow Jordan Peterson's advice and stand tall with your back straight. The CCFR took to the streets of Sydney, Nova Scotia to rally against the firearms confiscation, Danielle Smith calls the Carney's bluff, could we be going into a December election? And more!

You may have heard of Mr. Hopper through Post Media, but he also has a podcast, Canada did WHAT? and has recently released a book, titled "Don't Be Canada." We talk about this, the general state of malaise in Canada, and have a few laughs along the way. Enjoy!

Tracey Wilson from the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights stops by to give you an update on the firearm confiscation, her upcoming trip to Cape Breton, and more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Canada can't seem to take itself seriously, and the Carney's pronouncements on the world stage don't give us any confidence of this changing. From grabbing guns to win favour in Quebec, carnage on our highways, and general nuttiness in BC, can't we just get out of our own way? What is the CFL thinking, and more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com The first week of the new session of the House of Commons has at the very least not been boring. The Carney, despite only spending two days in the House, is pushing MPs out the door already. The Ontario Liberals have dumped their leader, leaders in Canada's oil and gas sector demand change, "voluntary" confiscation, and more!

Sometimes depressing, sometimes infuriating, and sometimes downright hilarious, two heavy-hitters from the Canadian Taxpayer's Federation join the discussion to lay out how government pours your money down the drain but also lays out some taxpayer wins! Keep fighting the fight.

For those of you that aren't fans of long waiting lists in Canada's health care system, Colin Craig from Second Street .org joins the conversation to offer productive solutions inside Canada's single-payer system. You can find out more at www.healthreformnow.ca or www.secondstreet.org

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Charlie Kirk was taken from the world way too soon and we begin this week's show with a tribute to the founder of Turning Point USA. Note that this segment contains discussion that may not be considered family friendly. From there, the Carney hands out the (project) prizes, the crazy on the west coast, "Cam"ilton, Ontario, and more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Why is Canada the one country on Earth that does everything possible to hold itself back? There was once a time when we got things done, now we go out of our way to fail. How about the Friday news drop from our Temporary Foreign Prime Minister? Is Crown Royal in danger? More crazy on the left coast, and more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com We're both out of town so the show will sound a little different today. We will share a short video on our Facebook page of Tony's hidden gem for those of you who follow us there. Is taxation really social engineering? It's time to update our self defense laws, and more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Canada is in crisis right now, and it would seem that the man "made for this moment" is not managing the crisis very well. Decline is all around us, we see it in our cities, on our highways, even in our international relations. Pierre Poilievre is now ready to get back to work, will Carney be ready to work with him?

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com When we say crazy begins in BC, they say "hold my beer." However, the Maritimes and the Great State of Maine also jumped on the short bus this week. Is it time for a DOGE in Canada? And more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com As much as we hate the slogans, it would appear that Mark Carney is "not as advertised." The man who we hired to get things done has delivered nothing, and his team has done no better. Be careful in the woods on the east coast, are Canadians ready to take their country back? And more!

Daniel Tyrie of the Dominion Society drops by for a chat to discuss this new advocacy group in Canada. You can find out more at www.dominionsociety.ca

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Lewis has said on the show that Canada will be the last bastion of Woke in the world. Canadian nurses will soon be tasked with making this happen, with help from CSIS watching which websites the ladies choose to follow. Where are our elbows now? How much debt is Canada in? Your hidden gems, and more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com There's something in the air, and it's not just forest fire smoke. In fact, it smells more like incompetence, or something else if you're in Vancouver. Nothing new from Muskoka, women at work, "safe" supply, and more!

Editor's note: Lewis and our guest, Ron, were recording from the tasting room at Lightning Rock Winery with customers in the room so you may hear Ron chatting with guests on their way out early in the interview, in case you hear any names that don't sound familiar. That said, the guys have a good chat with Ron about the heavy level of taxation by the BC government, benefits of breaking down interprovincial trade barriers, the general stench of rot in government, and much more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com We ask this a lot on this show, yet Canada doesn't take its serious problems seriously. Should conservatives be more like liberals, or focus on ballot flooding eroding our democracy? Should Alberta focus on cleaning up its own backyard, or wait for Ottawa to do it? Should the NDP rebuild the federal wing or keep hating on Israel? Why did the USA send fighter jets to Vancouver? And more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Could a DOGE be a thing in Canada? We sure do need one. We have 103 reasons that the Carney has to step out of the clown car, destitute judges, debt in BC, Parks Canada goes too far, your hidden gems, and more!

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Mr. Brossard joins the show again to lay out why government does more harm than good when they get too involved in Canadians' lives. In this context, we're talking about interprovincial trade and the high cost of housing. Enjoy the conversation! For more information about the Montreal Economic Institute, visit them at www.iedm.org

Email us at cdncomsense@gmail.com Prime Minister Doug Ford may sound crazy, and apparently a run for the top job isn't off the table, but does he actually want the job? Alberta establishes a provincial police service, who's in, and not in, with the Order of Canada, your hidden gems, and more!