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    CORY MORGAN SHOW: The House of Commons is finally back in session. Nothing has changed.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 69:31


    Cory talks about how people should take some time to watch question period to see just who runs their lives.

    HANNAFORD: Sex cartoon books in the school library? Ottawa is the enabler

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 23:15


    The bizarre combination of interests that puts sexually explicit graphic novels in Alberta libraries...

    THE PIPELINE: Throne Speech — was this a unifying message?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 47:31


    Cory Morgan, Nigel Hannaford, and Dave Naylor discuss King Charles III's speech at the opening of Canada's Parliament and whether it delivered a unifying message. Dave also shares stories from his recent trip to Israel, and the panel weighs in on the controversy surrounding pornographic books in school libraries.

    CORY MORGAN SHOW: Why should Alberta stay?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 47:01


    Cory talks about how federalists had best change their tune if they want to keep Alberta in the fold.

    CORY MORGAN SECOND TAKE: Canada is still broken

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 62:57


    Cory talks about how nothing has changed under Carney.

    HANNAFORD: Carney's chance to win, make a 'Grand Bargain' with Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 24:24


    Brian Lee Crowley says Canada's special relationship with the US is not nearly over.

    THE PIPELINE: Anti-independence politicians push misinformation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 47:50


    Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan talk about how Jason Kenney and the Liberals are spreading misinformation about the independence movement, the upcoming by-elections in Alberta, and Steven Guilbeault's role as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture.

    CORY MORGAN SHOW: No new pipelines will be constructed in Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 46:33


    Cory talks about how Carney is keeping energy killing policies in place.

    CORY MORGAN SECOND TAKE: Carney's cabinet. Same dung, different pile

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 71:07


    Cory talks about how little has changed with Mark Carney's new cabinet.

    HANNAFORD: The Food Professor says buy beef, stockpile coffee, and do it now

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 24:51


    If you think food prices are rising more quickly than inflation generally, they are. And thanks to tariffs, counter tariffs and federal policies like carbon tax, it's not going get better any time soon. That's the discouraging news from ‘The Food Professor,' Dalhousie University's Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, tonight's guest on Hannaford.

    THE PIPELINE: Unemployed Eastern politician heads West for a job

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 46:34


    Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan, and Erika Barootes talk about who may lead Alberta's independence movement, Mark Carney's new Liberal cabinet, and Pierre Poilievre's move to Alberta's Battle River–Crowfoot riding.

    CORY MORGAN SHOW: Indigenous citizens have the most to gain from provincial independence

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 46:33


    Cory talks about how independence movements could break the appalling conditions reserves are locked into.

    FILDEBRANDT: Danielle Smith on Alberta Independence

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 20:28


    Derek Fildebrandt interviews Premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, on topic of a referendum leading towards the independence of Alberta.

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    THE BUSINESS STANDARD: Shallow rights reversion — good or bad?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 36:36


    Shaun Polczer sits down with Jeff Callaway diving into shallow rights reversion, and catches up with Nick Samain of DMG Events to discuss what's in store for this year's Global Energy Show Canada.

    WESTERN STANDARD WEEKLY: Saskatchewan Independence

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 25:07


    In the first Western Standard Weekly podcast, hosts Christopher Oldcorn and Bronwyn Eyre talk about Western independence and political developments in Saskatchewan. The episode focuses on rising Western frustrations with federal government policies and the Sask NDP's proposed Keep Saskatchewan in Canada Act.

    HANNAFORD: Smith emerges as the unofficial opposition to Mark Carney

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 26:11


    Nigel Hannaford sits down with David Knight Legg to talk about the recent address of Premier Danielle Smith to Albertans and Mark Carney's meeting with Trump.

    THE PIPELINE: The Alberta Revolution has begun

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 48:41


    Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan, joined by Erika Barootes, talk about Alberta's potential independence vote in 2026, the likelihood of Saskatchewan joining the movement, and Mark Carney's meeting with Trump.

    CORY MORGAN SHOW: Citizen's initiatives offer true democracy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 46:36


    Cory talks about how a functional system of referenda makes a stronger nation

    HANNAFORD: No fear, no surrender, Pierre Poilievre not going anywhere

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 23:02


    Conservative leader faces some accountability but once the NDP collapsed, there were no smart saves out there.

    THE PIPELINE: Western independence just got real serious, real fast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 51:00


    Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan discuss the outcome of the recent federal election, its implications for Canada's major political parties and the growing momentum for Western independence.

    CORY MORGAN SHOW: Canada is broken

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 45:51


    Cory talks about how the system ensures the West will always get the short end of the stick.

    HANNAFORD: Is Mark Carney, Trump's pick for 51st state governor?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 26:04


    As voters review the platforms, they should know that both Conservative and Liberal campaigns rely on optimistic growth forecasts — that economist Jack Mintz doesn't trust.

    THE PIPELINE: Is this the End-DP?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 51:23


    Derek Fildebrandt, Cory Morgan, and Nigel Hannaford, joined by Erika Barootes, discuss the aftermath of the Federal Leaders' Debate, the Liberal Party's platform under Carney, and the seeming demise of the NDP.

    CORY MORGAN SHOW: Voting Liberal never serves the West well

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 46:04


    Cory talks about how past Liberal MPs didn't stand up for their Western constituents.

    HANNAFORD: Let's face it, nobody knows how to deal with Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 21:22


    A conversation with Peter Coleman at the National Citizens Coalition.

    HANNAFORD: Saying the unsayable about coal... it's still the way to go

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 24:20


    Western Standard columnist Joseph Fournier gets kicked off LinkedIn... was it the kind things he said about coal? We don't know but coal gets a bad rap it doesn't deserve.

    CORY MORGAN SECOND TAKE: Media mayhem at the English debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 81:27


    Cory talks about how poor organization ruined the media scrums.

    CORY MORGAN SHOW: Canada's election is in Trump's hands

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 46:08


    Cory talks about how the Trump factor is influencing Canadian voters more than any candidate is.

    THE PIPELINE: Is Ford angling for Poilievre's job?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 48:34


    Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan are joined by Erika Barootes to discuss Doug Ford's potential ambitions for Poilievre's job, whether Bernier's PPC could spoil Conservative chances, and the unlikely teaming up of BC Conservatives and the NDP opposing a tax cut bill.

    THE BUSINESS STANDARD: Where the Sun Don't Shine: Rural Alberta rises up against solar farms

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 56:30


    Shaun Polczer discusses energy markets with Jeff Callaway of Energize Natural Resources Ltd., and Russell Barnett of the Rural Alberta Concerned Communities Group on proposed installation of solar farms on private lands.

    HANNAFORD: Trump's tariff game exposed?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 27:43


    Nigel talks to Petar Pejovic discussing the motivations for Trump's tariff game.

    HANNAFORD: 'Canada will fold...' and they know it, tough talk just for election, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 24:23


    Part 2 of Hannaford Show's April 10 doubleheader. Nigel Hannaford, talks to Catherine Swift on the issues of Trump's tariffs, Canada's economic leverage, and the upcoming Canadian elections.

    HANNAFORD: 'Canada will fold...' and they know it, tough talk just for election, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 30:31


    Part 1 of Hannaford Show's April 10 doubleheader. Nigel Hannaford, interviews David Knight Legg on the issues of Trump's tariffs, Canada's economic leverage, and the upcoming Canadian elections.

    FILDEBRANDT: Carney promises to seize Canadians' guns

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 26:57


    Derek Fildebrandt talks with Tony Bernardo of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association about the controversial gun control plan—first launched by Justin Trudeau and now making a comeback under Mark Carney.

    FILDEBRANDT: VINDICATED: COVID-era protest ban ruled unconstitutional

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 22:56


    Derek Fildebrandt talks to Randy Hillier, former MPP of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, on the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision to overturn a lower court ruling that had dismissed his case.

    THE PIPELINE: Western independence takes the stage

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 45:42


    Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan discusses the concept of Western Independence in the context of the upcoming elections, crowd sizes, campaign rallies, and the polls, and the "notwithstanding clause."

    CORY MORGAN SHOW: Carney's Liberals want your home equity

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 46:45


    Cory talks about how the Liberals have long coveted the home equity of Canadians.

    FILDEBRANDT: Canada (or Alberta) as the 51st State?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 16:47


    Derek Fildebrandt interviews Brian Lovig—entrepreneur and host of the Right Edition podcast—discussing topics such as Donald Trump, the Canadian elections, and the idea of Canada, or perhaps Alberta, becoming the 51st state.

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    THE BUSINESS STANDARD: It starts with Gold

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 43:37


    In this inaugural episode of The Business Standard, Shaun Polczer, talks to Julie Lemieux on Calgary and Alberta energy economy, and with Peter Merrick and Adrian Spitters on their book, It Starts with Gold.

    CORY MORGAN SECOND TAKE: Week 2. Has the Conservative bleeding stopped?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 101:59


    Cory talks about how the Conservatives just can't get their feet under themselves.

    FILDEBRANDT: In fighting for Canada, every option is not on the table

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 4:23


    Carney might be the prime minister of all Canadians, but he is still a Liberal. And the Liberals are a party for only the right kind of Canadians.

    HANNAFORD: Can Carney make the tough calls? Some say not...

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 27:05


    'And how can Mark Carney be leading in the polls when hardly anybody shows up for his events?'   Nigel Hannaford talks to Yaroslav Baran and Balkan Devlen of the Pendulum regarding the issue of Trump's tariffs.

    THE PIPELINE: No Canada (tariffs... for now)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 48:42


    Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan, with Western Standard business reporter, Shaun Polczer, talks about Liberation Day, Pierre Poilievre's comments on people's biological clock and Mark Carney's stance on pipelines.

    CORY MORGAN SHOW: This election could shatter Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 46:12


    Cory talks about how the unity of the nation is on the line.

    FILDEBRANDT: MAXIMUM MADNESS: Making sense of the wild polls in this election with *THE* expert

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 24:14


    Derek Fildebrandt discusses the polls with 338Canada.com founder and creator, Philippe J. Fournier.

    FILDEBRANDT: Carney prepares for economic warfare, against the West

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 38:47


    An export tax on Western products amounts to a federal embargo of Western exports. That is something that only a hostile foreign power does, like the British blockade of Boston Harbour after that city's tea party.

    CORY MORGAN SECOND TAKE: Election Rundown Week 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 104:42


    Cory talks about where the campaigns are sitting in the first week of the election.

    HANNAFORD: Danielle Smith, heroine or villain of the piece?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 24:08


    At a time of tariffs, is Alberta's premier Canada's most effective diplomat?

    THE PIPELINE: Carney's Alberta Oil Embargo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 45:36


    Derek Fildebrandt, Cory Morgan and Nigel Hannaford sit down to discuss Carney's idea for an export tax on the western provinces' products, if voters are projecting on Mark Carney, and Danielle Smith's comments on Trump to lay off tariffs.

    CORY MORGAN SHOW: Look inside yourself, Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 47:10


    Cory talks about how Canadians can't let the Liberals use Trump to distract from the real issues.

    FILDEBRANDT: Canadians should bribe the entire Senate to retire

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 50:12


    The total cost to the Canadian taxpayer would be a grand total of $600 million to bribe the entire Senate to voluntarily retire.

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