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On today's episode of The Candice Malcolm Show, Candice is joined by Conservative MP-elect Andrew Lawton to discuss President Trump's latest comments about Mark Carney, and the CBC's recent attempt to manufacture a civil war within the conservative movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liberal Leader Mark Carney will form Canada's next government, though it remains unclear if he will lead a minority or majority parliament. Matt Galloway digs into what happened overnight, from where the Liberals won and lost, to the collapse of the NDP and Jagmeet Singh's resignation, to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre losing his seat in the Ottawa riding of Carleton, but insisting he'll stay on to steer the party.Then, former cabinet minister Sean Fraser said that he wouldn't seek re-election, but changed his mind after a call from new Liberal Leader Mark Carney. He tells Galloway about the conversation that convinced him to change his mind, and Carney's promise of a better work-life balance now that Fraser has retained his seat in Central Nova.Plus, how are the winners and losers feeling as the dust begins to settle on a tight race with plenty of surprises? Galloway talks to re-elected Liberal Wayne Long, who was among the first in his party to call for former prime minister Justin Trudeau to step down; Andrew Lawton, author of Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life and the newly elected Conservative MP for Elgin-St. Thomas-London South; and Heather McPherson, the NDP's re-elected MP for Edmonton Strathcona, who some observers are saying could be the NDP's next leader. We also check in with voters and political commentators we met on The Current's election road show to hear how they're feeling about the results.Also, what are Conservatives thinking this morning — and should Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre resign the party leadership? Galloway talks to Peter MacKay, a Conservative cabinet minister in former prime minister Stephen Harper's government, who ran for party leadership in 2020.And Liberal Leader Mark Carney has said he'll govern for all Canadians, but a tight race has laid bare some of the divisions he'll face as he tries to unite Canada in the face of threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. Galloway talks to three people experienced in the challenges of governing Canada: former NDP MP Matthew Dubé, former Liberal MP Martha Hall Findlay, and Conservative Chris Alexander, who served as minister of citizenship and immigration under Stephen Harper.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with reporter Brian Williams, who reported that departing Conservative MP Karen Vecchio won't endorse Andrew Lawton, the party's candidate running to replace her in Elgin-St. Thomas-London South.

On this week's re-issue of Witness to Yesterday, Greg Marchildon talks to Andrew Lawton about his book, Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life. When Pierre Poilievre was elected leader of Canada's Conservative party in 2022, he vowed to put Canadians back in control of their own lives. He took aim at the country's elites and “gatekeepers” as well as governments that sneer at their own citizens. Railing against the housing crisis and spiralling inflation, Poilievre was telling ordinary Canadians he was on their side. As the adopted son of two Alberta teachers, Poilievre knows the middle class. But he's also the embodiment of a career politician, having spent nearly his entire adult life in politics. Andrew Lawton is a senior journalist at True North and host of The Andrew Lawton Show. He previously hosted a daily talk show on Global News Radio. He has published written work across the world, including in the Washington Post, the National Post, the Toronto Sun, and on Global News. He is the bestselling author of The Freedom Convoy. Image Credit: Sutherland House Books If you like our work, please consider supporting it: https://bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society's mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada's past.

An interview with Andrew Lawton the author of the new book on Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. 

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Who is Pierre Poilievre? Possibly Canada's next Prime Minister. Andrew Lawton wrote a book about this young politician that seemed to come out of nowhere with his funny one-liners and viral comments aimed at the Trudeau government. The polls show he could be the next PM, so what will Canada look like under his leadership? How will this affect you?    Get the book: Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life  

Greg Marchildon talks to Andrew Lawton about his book, Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life. When Pierre Poilievre was elected leader of Canada's Conservative party in 2022, he vowed to put Canadians back in control of their own lives. He took aim at the country's elites and “gatekeepers” as well as governments that sneer at their own citizens. Railing against the housing crisis and spiralling inflation, Poilievre was telling ordinary Canadians he was on their side. As the adopted son of two Alberta teachers, Poilievre knows the middle class. But he's also the embodiment of a career politician, having spent nearly his entire adult life in politics. Andrew Lawton is a senior journalist at True North and host of The Andrew Lawton Show. He previously hosted a daily talk show on Global News Radio. He has published written work across the world, including in the Washington Post, the National Post, the Toronto Sun, and on Global News. He is the bestselling author of The Freedom Convoy. Image Credit: Sutherland House Books If you like our work, please consider supporting it: bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society's mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada's past.

With rampant inflation and a rising cost of living, Canadians can't catch a break. While life is getting more expensive in pretty much everywhere, government is the big beneficiary. A new report from the Fraser Institute breaks down how Canadians are spending more on taxes than they are on food, clothing, and shelter combined. True North's Andrew Lawton discusses with Kris Sims of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Also, critical theory has taken over Canadian schools, in large part because of a leftward shift in teacher training programs, a new essay charges. James Pew joins the show to talk about his piece "Transforming Children" in this month's C2C Journal. Plus, Andrew makes a big announcement, so you don't want to miss this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadians are turning on the immigration system, with recent polling showing Canadians think immigration rates are too high. This is Justin Trudeau's fault, True North's Andrew Lawton says. By setting arbitrary targets and making virtue signalling the goal over a sensible, measured approach to immigration, Trudeau has let the system get out of control. Can it be fixed? Also, the federal government has given the health minister, right now Mark Holland, the right to override Health Canada and unilaterally ban some products based on harm concerns – with no need for study or legislation. David Clement of the Consumer Choice Center says Canadians should be concerned about this consolidation of power in one person's hands. He joins the show to explain why. Plus, leaders around the world are condemning the sham election in Venezuela that Nicolas Maduro claims re-elected him. Ana Rizo of the Ladies of Liberty Alliance joins to discuss what's happening and why it matters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The International Olympic Committee has apologized for the 2024 Paris Olympics' controversial opening ceremonies, which included a Last Supper depiction featuring drag queens and a "fat acceptance" activist playing the part of Jesus. The organizers insist that no mockery or offence was intended, but True North's Andrew Lawton points out that Christians are pretty well the only religious group anyone would dare make such a performance about. Also, Canadian Taxpayers Federation Alberta director Kris Sims went by Edmonton City Hall to take a stock photo and was shocked to find the area around it filled with garbage and urine. Cities across the country are falling into similar states with no one seemingly doing anything about it. Plus, a new report from the Aristotle Foundation finds that Canada and the United States have the most permissive approaches – making younger patients eligible for "invasive surgeries and/or potentially irreversible and medically harmful dispensation of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The video of Olympics opening ceremonies, which was criticized as “anti-Christian,” has been removed from YouTube. Plus, a former senior planner of Jasper National Park is blaming “unresponsive” and “politicized” Parks Canada leadership for last week's devastating Jasper wildfire. And Canada's overall crime rate ticked up another 2% in 2023, spurred in part by a large spike in child pornography incidents. Tune into The Daily Brief with Andrew Lawton and Isaac Lamoureux. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre took aim at legacy media reporting on drugs at a London, Ont. press conferences, calling reporters "irresponsible" for interviewing the so-called harm reduction efforts who are profiting from the system and on whose watch things have gotten so out of hand. He also told True North's Andrew Lawton that he's open to making treatment mandatory but wants to see evidence on how or if it would work. National Post columnist Adam Zivo also weighs in. Plus, a new documentary from SecondStreet.org draws attention to the urgent need for healthcare reform. The organization's president, Colin Craig, joins the show to explain why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau and his office routinely bar and block independent journalists from attending their press conferences and otherwise having any opportunities to ask him questions. And yet, when Keean Bexte of the Counter Signal tracked Trudeau down to a Tofino beach, many of Trudeau's defenders said it was in poor form to hassle a man on a vacation with his family. True North's Andrew Lawton says he would agree if Trudeau didn't shield himself from journalists he didn't like during the rest of the year. Also, the Competition Bureau is looking at what it suspects might be "anticompetitive" practices guiding gas prices. Dan McTeague from Canadians for Affordable Energy joins to weigh in. Plus, despite how much politicians love to talk about free trade with other countries, there isn't even free trade within Canada. Interprovincial trade barriers are costing the economy $200 billion a year, a new report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says. CFIB interprovincial affairs director Keyli Loeppky joins the show to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Liberal government intended to “use all tools” at its disposal to implement drug decriminalization nationally, according to an internal memo. Plus, multiple wildfires force thousands to evacuate Jasper, Alberta. And an Ottawa councillor resigned as a Conservative candidate due to an impaired driving charge. Tune into The Daily Brief with Andrew Lawton and Lindsay Shepherd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Justin Trudeau has "failed" as a prime minister. But when asked if that means he'll pull the NDP's support for the Liberal government, Singh just said there's already a scheduled election coming in October 2025 and he just wants Canadians to know they have an alternative. True North's Andrew Lawton says it's clear the NDP and the Liberals are one party, so Singh should stop pretending otherwise. Also, a new decision by the Supreme Court of Canada allows judges to award compensation if Parliament or provincial legislatures enact unconstitutional legislation. However, legal scholars warn that the judiciary is vastly expanding its own authority here, and undermining democracy at the same time. Christine Van Geyn from the Canadian Constitution Foundation joins to discuss. Plus, the unemployment rate for temporary residents in Canada is double the national average, with skilled and educated immigrants unable to find work due in part to how the Canadian immigration system is structured. Immigration lawyer Siavash Shekarian joins the show to offer up a couple of possible solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has added his well wishes in the wake of President Joe Biden announcing that he's suspending his reelection bid. Plus, videos from a Wasaga Beach resident in Ontario are being shared widely on social media after she accused immigrants, mainly from India, of defecating in holes on the beach and burying it. And long-time conservative columnist and media personality Anthony Furey has announced his campaign to run in a Toronto city council byelection. Tune into the Daily Brief with Andrew Lawton and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Joe Biden has responded to the mounting calls for him to bow out of the presidential race by doing exactly that – announcing the suspension of his campaign on the weekend. Meanwhile, Trudeau is taking a leisurely family vacation in British Columbia as his party continues to drag in the polls. True North's Andrew Lawton wonders whether he'll finally take the hint. Also, the bureaucracy has grown in Canada by 42% since Trudeau took office, with 108,000 new public servants despite the population only growing by 14% in the same time. We discuss with Kris Sims from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Plus, gun control groups are in a panic over what they say is an "abandonment" by the Liberals of their commitment to getting rid of "assault-style rifles." Tracey Wilson of the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights weighs in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau has said that the federal government will not provide funding to municipalities that don't build more homes. Sound familiar? It should, True North's Andrew Lawton says, as it's right in line with the "gatekeeper" messaging and policies that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been talking about. Also, major flooding in Toronto this week has exposed huge gaps in the city's infrastructure priorities, but Mayor Olivia Chow and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say the real culprit is climate change. Toronto Sun columnist Brian Lilley joins the show to discuss. Plus, an American Home Depot cashier has been terminated after she was exposed on social media for having posted on her Facebook page that she wished the assassination attempt on Donald Trump had been successful. Is this an appropriate response or cancel culture gone too far? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said in his statement about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump that he was glad the shooter, identified as a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man, was dead, prompting a great deal of finger-wagging from the left and the legacy media. Is it okay to rejoice in the death of a bad person? True North's Andrew Lawton weighs in and discusses what things were like on the ground in Butler, Pennsylvania with Rachel Parker, who was reporting on the rally for her new show, Rachel and the Republic. Also, former congresswoman and 2012 presidential candidate Michele Bachmann joins the show to discuss what this means for the United States and the world. Plus, the federal government has forced banks to label carbon tax rebates as it tries to salvage the loathed carbon tax. Kris Sims from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation joins to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Liberal poll numbers continue to drag, a new Globe and Mail story cites sources in Justin Trudeau's office putting the blame on Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland for "not being effective in delivering an upbeat economic message." The story also reports that the PMO has considered recruiting Mark Carney as finance minister. It was just a few years ago that Freeland's predecessor, Bill Morneau, was similarly knifed through PMO leaks, True North's Andrew Lawton asks if we are about to see one of Trudeau's most loyal foot soldiers thrown under the bus. Also, universities have become "exasperating" with hateful rhetoric getting a pass while discussions about free speech, EDI, and gender are censored. A new essay in The Hub from Concordia professor Zachary Patterson says there's still hope to purge universities of their "extreme leftist ideology." He joins the show to explain how. Plus, fossil fuel consumption has increased since the Kyoto Protocol and greenhouse gas emissions have continued to rise following the Paris climate accord. So why are we inflicting economic harm on our country in support of net-zero measures that clearly aren't working? Fraser Institute senior fellow Dr. Kenneth Green joins the show to weigh in.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in an interview this week that he likes young people more than older folks because they aren't set in their ways, while acknowledging that the youth who supported him in 2015 are now in their late 20s and can't afford homes. But he said it would have been even worse without him. True North's Andrew Lawton says it doesn't seem like that, and Canadians definitely aren't buying it. Also, Canada is getting dragged for not committing to spending two per cent of its GDP on defence, as is required of NATO allies. What is that figure and why does it matter? Retired vice-admiral Mark Norman joins the show to discuss. Plus, Canada has become a net importer of electricity for the first time as consumers face increased prices. This is all because of a flawed "decarbonized" energy strategy, researcher Philip Cross says. He joins the show to explain why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After getting hammered by Canadians and opposition politicians for paying out $14.9 million in bonuses last year, Canada's state broadcaster, the CBC, has quietly approved another round of bonuses for nearly 1,200 employees. True North's Andrew Lawton discusses with Franco Terrazzano of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Rights Probe executive director Bruce Pardy writes in a National Post column that corporate leaders betrayed capitalism when they jumped on the ESG and climate bandwagons. He joins the show to explain how. The renowned American journal Science published an article celebrating the rise of diversity-based hiring at the expense of relying on merit, but offered no evidence that diversity confers any academic benefit. Physicist Lawrence Krauss comes on the show to weigh in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre spoke to a crowd of thousands at the Calgary Stampede over the weekend, defending firearms owners and railing against censorship and what he called Justin Trudeau's "woke ideology." True North's Andrew Lawton says it's important to note how Poilievre is doing the opposite of what the media elites and political pundits have said for years conservative politicians need to do – and his poll numbers show him doing better than his predecessors. Also, Canada's ambassador for climate change has amassed $254,000 in travel expenses in less than two years. Saving the planet doesn't come cheap, does it? Kris Sims from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation weighs in. Plus, unionized workers from Ontario's liquor store monopoly, the LCBO, are on strike over their opposition to some alcoholic beverages being available in convenience stores, which they pretend is a threat to public safety. Andrew discusses with David Clement of the Consumer Choice Center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If the Liberal government's controversial Online Harms Act passes, the "digital safety commission" the bill establishes will have 330 staff and cost Canadian taxpayers more than $200 million, the Parliamentary Budget Officer has said. True North's Andrew Lawton says even if it cost nothing, it would still be wrong, but it's especially bad that Canadians will have to pay the government to police how they use the internet. He discusses with Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner and Peter Menzies of The Rewrite. Also, are teachers' colleges the best way to ensure children are getting the best education they can? A new piece in the Hub from Caylan Ford, the founder of the Alberta Classical Academy, says no. She joins to explain why not. Plus, Andrew will be speaking at the 2024 Freedom Talk in Alberta this weekend about the decline and fall of western civilization, among cheerier subjects. Conference organizer Danny Hozack returns to the show to talk about what the stakes are and why the conversation matters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chrystia Freeland continues to sit on the trustee board for the World Economic Forum while serving as Canada's deputy prime minister and finance minister. She and the Canadian delegation spent over $40,000 in travel costs attending this year's meeting, but it's not clear what Canadians got out of it. She has provided only generalities about her agenda there, even in a reply to specific questions about her meetings from Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis. True North's Andrew Lawton discusses. Also, Justin Trudeau says he needs to be reelected because democracies are under threat around the world. Plus, a judge has granted an injunction to the University of Toronto to clear out the anti-Israel encampment at the school. Josh Dehaas from the Canadian Constitution Foundation joins to discuss. And the federal government wants all cars to be electric or hybrid by 2035. Economist Ross McKitrick says this mandate could destroy the auto sector. He returns to The Andrew Lawton Show to explain how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Alberta NDP's new leader, Naheed Nenshi, wants to sever ties between his party and the federal NDP led by Jagmeet Singh. True North's Andrew Lawton says it's hard to blame them given how insignificant a political entity the federal NDP is, as evidenced by its particularly poor performance in this week's St. Paul's byelection. Also, a deep dive into Alberta's relationship with Ottawa featuring Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz – including how Alberta is pushing back against the carbon tax, the plastics ban, the oil and gas industry gag order, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Richard Syrett Show, June 25th, 2024 Liberals Lose Safe Seat in Fortress Toronto  https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/polls-have-closed-in-must-win-byelection-for-liberals-in-toronto  Andrew Lawton, Managing Editor True North, author of “Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life” Dahila Kurtz – a Jew and grandchild of Holocaust survivors — is an award-winning radio talk show host, international speaker, and nationally syndicated columnist. Her latest book, “Dear Zionist, You are not alone: 18 Letters of Hope and Light” is meant to help people through these dark times. TAFSIK Presents Intimate and Interactive with Dahlia Kurtz June 27th, 2024 7pm Toronto, Venue TBD https://x.com/DahliaKurtz Tafsik.com Scientific American Worried About Lack of Regulation of Homeschooling https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/children-deserve-uniform-standards-in-homeschooling/  Robert Bortins - CEO of Classical Conversations, which supports classical, Christian homeschoolers in all fifty states and in thirty foreign countries. Trump Says He Has Picked His Vice President, But He Has One Key Move Left to Make https://time.com/6991007/donald-trump-decides-vice-president-pick-2024-election Mark Moyar, Author of Master of Corruption: How the Federal Bureaucracy Sabotaged the Trump Presidency, holds the William P. Harris Chair in Military History at Hillsdale College. Organized labour is crushing Canada https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/morgan-organized-labour-is-crushing-canada/55440  Cory Morgan – Columnist at the Western Standard, Host of “The Cory Morgan Show.” The Conservative Party last night in a byelection upset toppled a longtime Liberal stronghold in Toronto-St. Paul's https://www.blacklocks.ca/govt-keeps-safe-toronto-seat/ Department of Natural Resources in an internal memo acknowledges cabinet's 2019 promise to plant two billion trees within a decade was faked https://www.blacklocks.ca/2b-tree-plan-was-fake-memo   Tom Korski Managing Editor Blacklock's Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau says he's not going anywhere after the Liberal party's embarrassing loss in Toronto—St. Paul's. Today, Liberal cabinet ministers have been lining up to say they have confidence in him while pledging to do better to listen to Canadians. True North's Andrew Lawton says it's clearly too little too late, although Trudeau is the only one who doesn't see it (or refuses to acknowledge it). Also, this week the government is fighting in the Federal Court of Appeal to defend its plastics ban – a ban predicated on the false claim that plastic is "toxic." The Canadian Constitution Foundation is intervening in the case against the ban. CCF litigation director Christine Van Geyn joins the show to discuss. Plus, did rampant antisemitism help drive Liberal voters to the Conservatives in Monday's byelection? An upstart third party group called Jewish Ally campaigned to mobilize Jews and their allies to support Tory candidate Don Stewart, who narrowly won the race. Jewish Ally founders Andrew Kirsch and Stephen Taylor join the show to discuss why they did it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most Liberals went to bed thinking they had won the Toronto–St. Paul's byelection, but when all the ballots were counted, the Conservatives had managed to narrowly take hold of the Liberal stronghold, electing Don Stewart as the newest MP. These results are catastrophic for Justin Trudeau, True North's Andrew Lawton argues. He discusses with longtime political journalist and author Paul Wells, and then brings in National Post columnist Rahim Mohamed. Do you think Trudeau will resign over this? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The long-awaited Toronto—St. Paul's byelection is today, and Liberal cabinet ministers have descended on the Liberal stronghold to try to get the vote out at a time when Justin Trudeau is twenty points behind Pierre Poilievre in national polls. While the Liberals may still win the riding, they have spent the last two weeks trying to lower expectations to soften the embarrassment that may be coming to them, True North's Andrew Lawton says. Also, Naheed Nenshi is now the Alberta NDP leader. We'll talk about what that means with Lindsay Wilson from Alberta Proud. Canadian Taxpayers Federation Alberta director Kris Sims returns for her Monday checkin talking about the high-flying catering bill Trudeau racked up on one of his foreign trips. Plus, despite claims from anti-Israel activists that Israel is “starving” Gazans, the facts show a different story. Andrew discusses with Honest Reporting Canada assistant director Robert Walker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our review of the week begins with Andrew Lawton discussing his book on Pierre Poilievre. Then, how food can bridge cultural, political, and religious divides. What does a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas look like? And, assessing Canada's record on reconciliation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The parents of a young woman who battled terminal cancer before ending her life through assisted suicide are suing the Catholic-run St. Paul's Hospital for transferring her to a hospice that offered MAID instead of providing it where she was. They say the hospital and the province of British Columbia violated her Charter rights. True North's Andrew Lawton says if so-called MAID is going to continue to expand, conscience rights for facilities and practitioners that want nothing to do with it need to be protected. Also, the City of Toronto is forging ahead with its renaming of Yonge-Dundas Square to “Sankofa Square.” But the whole exercise is based on a lie about Henry Dundas. Andrew discusses with historian and former member of Parliament Lynn McDonald. Plus, new research from the Fraser Institute shows that parents want teachers to focus on teaching facts and not giving their own opinion or “interpretation” in the classroom. Do you agree? Education policy analyst Paige MacPherson joins the show to unpack the numbers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the introduction of his new book, Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life, Andrew Lawton writes: "He is authentic and full of conviction, yet every decision he makes — even the most mundane — is the product of calculation." Lawton joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about what he's learned about the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada while researching and writing his book.

Justin Trudeau has refused to say whether any Liberal members of Parliament are implicated as collaborators with foreign governments in the unredacted NSICOP report. True North's Andrew Lawton discusses with law professor Ryan Alford, who has a lawsuit against the government seeking immunity for parliamentarians who divulge classified information within parliamentary proceedings. Also, Canadian Taxpayers Federation Alberta director Kris Sims return to talk about why the government seems to wish its carbon tax calculations were a state secret. Plus, most of Canada's poor are white, so are DEI programs missing the mark? David Hunt from the Aristotle Foundation joins to discuss his findings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pierre Poilievre has led the polls for months and all indications are the Conservative Party of Canada leader could be the next prime minister. But how much do Canadians really know about him? That's a question broadcaster Andrew Lawton attempts to answer in his new book, "Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An NDP member of Parliament has accused Poilievre of “courting incels” and implied that he will turn Canada into Gilead, the fundamentalist dystopia from Margaret Atwood's “The Handmaid's Tale,” if elected. While amusingly unhinged, True North's Andrew Lawton points out that these sorts of attacks will only get worse if the Conservatives retain their lead in the polls. Also, as the federal government continues to eye an expansion of its assisted suicide regime to include those struggling only with mental illness, a new documentary produced by Rebel News exposes the dark underbelly of this “compassionate” program. Filmmaker Sheila Gunn Reid joins the show to discuss. Plus, Canadians have still never been given much in the way of answers about exactly what happened with the two scientists affiliated with the Chinese military who were working at Canada's National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg and are still, police claim, under investigation. Author Peter Shawn Taylor of C2C Journal has explored this in a two-part series, “The Vials and the Damage Done: Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory Scandal.” He returns to the show to dig in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau says “populist right-wing forces” are taking hold in democratic countries around the world, insisting that he chooses to respond to anger by offering “understanding” and “solution.” True North's Andrew Lawton says it seems like Trudeau is willing to blame his polling unpopularity on anyone and anything other than himself and his record. A former safe supply advocate, Dr. Sharon Koivu, has now been outspoken about the harms of distributing drugs to those suffering from addiction as a harm reduction tool. In her own city of London, Ont., she has seen patient deaths increase while prescriptions continue to be diverted to the streets. She joins The Andrew Lawton Show to explain how it went so wrong. While the federal government insists there is no business case for Canadian LNG, foreign heads of state continue to say they'd like to buy LNG and a new export terminal is nearing completion in British Columbia. So what's the real story? Andrew discusses with Macdonald-Laurier Institute senior fellow Philip Cross. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has inadvertently conceded that middle class Canadians are worse off now after nine years of her and Justin Trudeau's power in government, defending the capital gains tax increase by saying the wealthy have to live in gated communities and fly on private jets to stay away from the angry ordinary folks. True North's Andrew Lawton weighs in. Also, it's not just the super rich who are being targeted – Canadian doctors are raising alarm bells about what the capital gains tax increase means for them given so many doctors use their professional corporations to save for retirement. Canadian Medical Association president Dr. Kathleen Ross joins the show to discuss. Plus, it's Monday, so Kris Sims from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is back to talk about the federal government trying to gag oil and gas companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The report released yesterday from NSICOP, the parliamentary national security committee, says that some parliamentarians have “wittingly” worked to assist foreign powers – including China – meddle in Canadian politics. The report doesn't name them, but True North's Andrew Lawton says Canadians deserve to know who these politicians are. Also, National Post journalist Adam Zivo revealed audio recordings showing the extent to which harm reduction activists were prepared to disrupt a conference of their critics in Vancouver – including a plan to dye the water in the conference hotel fountain red, intimidate attendees, and even spray people with a fire extinguisher. Does this mean they're losing the debate? Zivo returns to the show to discuss. Plus, a new documentary exposes the lesser-known consequences and challenge associated with green energy initiatives. Filmmaker Heidi McKillop joins the show to talk about ‘Generation Green', which premieres today in Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pride festivities in Winnipeg were disrupted by pro-Palestine protesters demanding, among other things, the removal of police from Pride demonstrations, divestment “from corporations and institutions that fund or profit from the occupation of Palestine and climate chaos,” and a refusal to allow “Zionist organizations” to participate in Pride events. A Philadelphia Pride event similarly devolved into chaos. Meanwhile, a poll shows declining support for LGBT rights among Canadians. True North's Andrew Lawton weighs in. Kris Sims from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation returns for her regular Monday checkin, this week taking a look at the controversial bonus payouts at the Bank of Canada. Plus, summers in Ottawa are predicted to be especially tense in 2024 due to public sector unions opposing a government directive requiring civil servants to work in the office three days a week. Aaron Wudrick joins to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wokeness – or cultural socialism, as Prof. Eric Kaufmann puts it – is destroying Western civilization. The ideology has taken hold of almost all Western institutions, instilling identity politics and DEI in the place of freedom and pluralism. The dire nature of the situation is explored in a new book by Kaufmann, “The Third Awokening: A 12-Point Plan for Rolling Back Progressive Extremism.” He joins True North's Andrew Lawton in today's edition of The Andrew Lawton Show for an in-depth look at where we are, how we got here, and, more importantly, how we fix it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on May 28th. An interview with Andrew Lawton the author of the new book on Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. Who is the man who wants to be Canada's 24th prime minister and what does he actually stand for? The answers to those questions and more are the focus to today's program.

Andrew Lawton returns on this week's episode of The Van Maren Show to discuss his recent biography of Canadian Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Trudeau coasted to victory in 2015 with a promise of “sunny ways.” Now, almost a decade letter, defeat looks inevitable after three terms rocked by scandals, ethics violations, and a cost-of-living crisis pushing Canadians to seek change. A new book by journalist Stephen Maher chronicles Trudeau's “turbulent reign.” Maher joins Andrew Lawton to discuss Trudeau's cult of personality, contempt for his critics, his relationship with the media, and other themes explored in Maher's book, “The Prince.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An interview with Andrew Lawton the author of the new book on Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. Who is the man who wants to be Canada's 24th prime minister and what does he actually stand for? The answers to those questions and more are the focus to today's program.

After several European countries announced their recognition of Palestine as a state, Liberal MP Salma Zahid now says she's pushing Justin Trudeau's Liberal government to do the same. True North's Andrew Lawton explains why this isn't the path to peace that activists think it is. Also, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pushing beer and wine sales into convenience stores ahead of schedule, challenging the Beer Store's retail monopoly. Grant Dingwall of Free My Booze joins to discuss. Plus, despite Trudeau's promise that “Canada is back” on the world stage, American lawmakers have reprimanded Canada for falling short of its NATO-committed defense spending. Does this matter? Andrew chats about it with Macdonald-Laurier Institute senior fellow Richard Shimooka. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Liberal government is mulling a plan to be put forward by Immigration Minister Marc Miller to give legal status to people in Canada illegally. This comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau conceded that Canada's immigration system has allowed in more people than the country has been able to “absorb” in recent years. True North's Andrew Lawton weighs in. Plus, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is taking CBC to task over its unwillingness to disclose the details of executive bonuses. Kris Sims returns to give the low-down. Also, law professor Bruce Pardy has written a thoughtful essay in C2C Journal about how the rule of law has given way to the managerial state in Canada and other liberal democracies. He joins the show to explain what this means for liberty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Go to samaritan ministries dot org slash cross politic. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mayorkas-tells-border-patrol-agents-illegal-immigrants-released-into-us-sources Mayorkas tells Border Patrol agents that ‘above 85%’ of illegal immigrants released into US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday admitted to Border Patrol agents that the current rate of release for illegal immigrants apprehended at the southern border is "above 85%," sources told Fox News. Mayorkas made the remarks when meeting privately with agents in Eagle Pass, Texas, according to three Border Patrol sources who were in the room and heard the remarks themselves. The conversation happened during the muster for agents in the busy border area. Fox is told Mayorkas was asked directly about comments he made on "Special Report" last week when he was asked by anchor Bret Baier about reporting that over 70% of migrants are released into the U.S. each day. "It would not surprise me at all. I know the data," Mayorkas said. "And I will tell you that when individuals are released, they are released into immigration enforcement proceedings. They are on alternatives to detention. And we have returned or removed a record number of individuals. We are enforcing the laws that Congress has passed. " Fox is told that on Monday agents pushed him on those remarks, saying that the number is even higher than 70%, and then Mayorkas acknowledged a release rate of "above 85%." Mayorkas had also said last week on "Special Report" that "well more than a million" migrants are released into the U.S. annually, and argued repeatedly that it is up to Congress to provide more funding and immigration reform to fix what he has called a "broken" system. He said that the agency is limited in detention capacity by funding provided by Congress. "When somebody enters the country, we place them in immigration enforcement proceedings pursuant to immigration law, and if their claim for relief, their claim to remain in the United States succeeds, then by law they are able to stay here," he said. The remarks come just two days before the House Homeland Security Committee holds its first impeachment hearing, featuring multiple state attorneys general who will testify about the impact the crisis has had on their states. The hearing on Wednesday marks the first impeachment hearing after a year of investigations and reports by the House Homeland Security Committee which looked at the handling of the nearly three-year migrant crisis. Republicans have blamed the historic migrant crisis, which saw 302,000 migrant encounters last month alone on Biden-era policies, including the releases of migrants into the interior -- dubbed "catch-and-release." They have pointed to the broad use of parole, as well as narrowed ICE enforcement and the stopping of wall construction. The administration says it is dealing with a hemisphere-wide crisis and needs more funding and comprehensive immigration reform from Congress. It has claimed it is expanding "lawful migration pathways" and increasing consequences for illegal entry, but can only do so much with a "broken" system. Mayorkas and other DHS officials have said that it has removed or returned more than 470,000 people since May, which is more than in the entirety of FY 2019. At a press availability later on Monday, Mayorkas highlighted the removals and returns, saying it is more than in any other five-month period in the last 10 years. "In fact, the majority of all Southwest Border migrant encounters throughout this Administration have been removed, returned, or expelled – the majority of them," he said. "We are doing everything we can, within a broken system, to incentivize noncitizens to use lawful pathways, to impose consequences on those who do not, and to reduce irregular migration." The White House has also requested $14 billion in border funding from Congress as part of its emergency supplemental spending proposal, but that is being held up as Republicans demand significantly more restrictions on the release of migrants into the interior. Mayorkas said last week that it was that broken system, not administration policy, which was the magnet drawing migrants to the border. Separately, the administration last week announced a lawsuit against the state of Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law that allows state and local law enforcement to arrest illegal immigrants. The lawsuit claims that the law is unconstitutional and interferes with the federal government's authority on immigration matters. https://thenationalpulse.com/2024/01/09/listen-hot-mic-catches-journos-joking-about-trump-being-assassinated-like-jfk-take-a-convertible/ Hot Mic Catches Journos Joking About Trump Being Assassinated Microphones caught journalists waiting for Donald Trump to arrive at the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington D.C. joking about the president being assassinated on Tuesday. Trump is attending the D.C. Court of Appeals to hear the opening oral arguments in his appeal against Jack Smith’s efforts to prosecute him over January 6th, and journalists gathered outside the courthouse in substantial numbers ahead of his arrival. Two of them could be heard in live feeds joking about having a “good shot” at the America First leader when he arrived, particularly if he showed up driving a convertible like the one the late President John F. Kennedy was riding in when he was shot in the head in 1963: https://twitter.com/i/status/1744738203616399859 - Play Video If you couldn’t hear what they said: First Journalist: You know what the worst part is? Even if he has his window open and he’s hanging out of it, he will be on the other side of the street. Second Journalist: I mean, if he’s driving, we’ve got a good shot! First Journalist: Yeah, if he’s driving with the front window open? Second Journalist: Yeah, or if it’s a convertible? First Journalist: Yeah. I wasn’t thinking about that. First Journalist: Like JFK? Second Journalist: (laughs) Trump’s hearing is being overseen by a panel of two Joe Biden-appointed judges and one George H. W. Bush-appointed judge. His lawyers argue the Smith prosecution amounts to double jeopardy, as Trump was already tried and acquitted over January 6th by the U.S. Senate, and that Smith is also violating the principle of presidential immunity for official acts. https://www.dailyfetched.com/man-finds-iphone-that-fell-out-alaska-air-1282-perfectly-intact/ Man Discovers iPhone That Fell Out of Alaska Air 1282: ‘Perfectly Intact’ A Portland man recovered a cell phone, which is believed to be owned by a passenger of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 after it was sucked out of the plane when the door plug blew open. Writing on X, the man, Sean Bates, posted a photo of the phone: “Found an iPhone on the side of the road,” he wrote. “Still in airplane mode with half a battery and open to a baggage claim for #AlaskaAirlines ASA1282.” Bates found the phone when he was out walking before posting it on social media, which also showed what appeared to be an Alaska Airlines baggage flight receipt. The image showed the baggage receipt for the traveler and a piece of a charger still stuck into the phone’s charging port. Bates claimed the phone was “perfectly” intact with “no scratches on it.” In a TikTok video, Bates said he was walking in Portland on Sunday after the National Transportation Safety Bureau asked him to report any debris or plane parts. The door for the plane was also recovered after another Portland resident named Bob found the plug in his yard, “Thank you, Bob,” NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said at a news conference. Bates found one of the two cell phones that were recovered. Last week, Alaska Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after its passenger window blew open. The Boeing 737 Max was heading to Ontario, California w, when a large window busted open, causing severe depressurization. Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci said in a statement: “Following tonight’s event on Flight 1282, we have decided to take the precautionary step of temporarily grounding our fleet of 65 Boeing 737-9 aircraft.” “My heart goes out to those who were on this flight – I am so sorry for what you experienced.” Video footage showed the plane in the air with the window open as oxygen masks angled over passengers’ seats. https://www.dailyfetched.com/rebel-news-reporter-arrested-by-trudeaus-police-for-asking-a-question/ Rebel News Reporter Arrested by Trudeau’s Police for Asking a Question David Menzies, the reporter for Canada’s conservative Rebel News Network, was arrested on Monday for asking Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland a question. A police officer reportedly accused Menzies of assault despite the reporter not making any physical contact with Freeland. The video of the incident, posted by Rebel News chief Ezra Levant, showed Enzies asking Freeland about Canada’s refusal to label Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IGRC) as a terrorist organization. The video shows Menzies keeping pace with the Deputy Prime Minister as he walks down the street when a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) stands in his way and begins claiming Menzies “assaulted” him. Menzies does not appear to notice the RCMP officer because his attention is on Freeland. The officer then appears to set a “pick,” basketball-style, as a pretext for accusing Menzies of assaulting him. However, there is no evidence that Menzies intended to do so. “You’re under arrest for assault,” said the officer. The officer moved Menzies towards a vehicle, identifying himself as police and saying he was under arrest for assault. Menzies said the officer was the person who blocked his way. “I was just scrumming Chrystia Freeland,” he said. The officer acknowledged Menzies was being arrested for assaulting a police officer. In response, he accused him of assaulting him three years ago. Another RCMP officer said Menzies was being arrested because of his actions. This is because he was almost pushing people over. “That was a little bit aggressive for what was happening,” said the officer before the arrest occurred. True North managing editor Andrew Lawton said Menzies was later released. “Have confirmed that Menzies was released without charges,” said Lawton. And before we go, it’s time for my favorite topic, sports! CFP National Championship: Michigan Wolverines vs. Washington Huskies | Full Game Highlights Play 17:11-17:33