Online financial service provider PayPal has backtracked on a proposed policy change to fine users $2500 if they're caught spreading "misinformation" online. Despite the backtrack, PayPal has a record of financial deplatforming that should alarm Canadians, True North's Andrew Lawton says. Justin Trudeau's government is already trying to regulate social media platforms – what happens if this oversight also extends to online payment processors? Also, a look ahead at the Emergencies Act hearings ab...
Oct 11, 2022•33 min•Ep. 278
Justin Trudeau's invocation of the Emergencies Act to crack down on Freedom Convoy protesters has been widely condemned by civil liberties groups on the left and the right. This month, hearings into the commission investigating the federal government's "public order emergency" declaration begin, meaning Canadians will hear testimony from government officials, members of law enforcement, and key figures in the convoy, among others. Convoy lawyer Keith Wilson joins The Andrew Lawton Show live to d...
Oct 05, 2022•28 min•Ep. 277
Quebecers re-elected Francois Legault and the CAQ with a decisive majority last night, with the Conservatives getting a sizeable chunk of the vote but no seats. Legault's government imposed lockdowns, vaccine passports, a curfew, and threatened the unvaccinated with fines – and he still won. The same was true of Ontario Premier Doug Ford a few months ago, and Justin Trudeau won the 2021 election while threatening major restrictions on the unvaccinated. True North's Andrew Lawton questions whethe...
Oct 04, 2022•36 min•Ep. 276
The federal government has finally ended the vaccine requirement for entering Canada and is making ArriveCan optional as of October 1. While this is a good thing, it's too little too late, True North's Andrew Lawton argues. The federal government has admitted no wrongdoing, and even while Justin Trudeau announced the restrictions were lifting, he threatened more of them if Canadians don't get boosted. Also, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate and physician Roy Eappen joins the show to talk ab...
Sep 27, 2022•42 min•Ep. 276
Whether it's the media, the education sector, or even the corporate world, wokeness is everywhere. In this edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, partially filmed live before an audience in Red Deer, Alberta at the Canada Strong and Free Regional Networking Conference, Andrew talks about the root of media bias and interviews Conservative member of parliament Tom Kmiec about a proposed bill to force businesses to represent their shareholders rather than woke causes. Also, Parents for Choice in Educat...
Sep 27, 2022•40 min•Ep. 275
Multiple reports suggest the Liberals are on track to make ArriveCan optional and drop the border vaccine mandate when the current orders expire September 30. While this might seem like good news on the surface, they've also been eager to say anytime they've lifted restrictions that things are only "suspended" and could come back with a winter surge in Covid cases or the emergence of a new variant. Today, the government tried to get a lawsuit challenging the former air travel vaccine mandate thr...
Sep 21, 2022•34 min•Ep. 274
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent Saturday evening belting out Bohemian Rhapsody in a United Kingdom hotel lobby – two days before Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s stage funeral. While foreign media are talking about all the backlash to Trudeau’s antics, the Canadian media are covering for him, instead taking aim at his critics. True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about the latest number from Jukebox Justin in this live edition of The Andrew Lawton Show. Also, People’s Party of Canada leader...
Sep 20, 2022•33 min•Ep. 273
At Pierre Poilievre's first appearance before the media as Conservative leader, Global News reporter David Akin started heckling Poilievre before he even began speaking, prompting a retort from Poilievre calling Akin a "Liberal heckler." In this live edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, True North's Andrew Lawton discusses whether this is the best way for the Conservatives to handle the media. Also, former Conservative leader Candice Bergen joins the show live to discuss the road forward for the C...
Sep 13, 2022•33 min•Ep. 272
Pierre Poilievre has been the Conservative leader for less than 48 hours and the media and activists are already fear-mongering about what his win means for the country: Trump comparisons, claims of "populist" appeal, and so on. In this edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, True North's Andrew Lawton unpacks why Poilievre won so decisively and what that means for the conservative movement, the Conservative party, and the country. Canada Strong and Free Network president Jamil Jivani joins the show ...
Sep 12, 2022•42 min•Ep. 271
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says "Covid's not done with us yet," urging Canadians to get boosted every six months to avoid restrictions, lockdowns and mandates in the winter. He said 80 to 90 per cent of Canadians need to be "up to date" with their vaccinations for this to happen. True North's Andrew Lawton says the only way to get back to normal is to reclaim normal and not let governments dangle freedoms in front of you. Also, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is taking the fede...
Sep 06, 2022•39 min•Ep. 270
It's not like the movies or even some foreign intelligence services with which Canadians might be familiar, but Canada has a domestic intelligence agency called the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. In this edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, True North's Andrew Lawton has a wide-ranging conversation with former CSIS intelligence officer Andrew Kirsch, who has written the first ever insider's account of working at CSIS, "I Was Never Here: My True Canadian Spy Story of Coffees, Code Names an...
Sep 02, 2022•46 min•Ep. 269
It's been one week since Western University announced its booster mandate for the upcoming year, a policy that's been criticized by lawyers, doctors, professors and Western students alike. Over the weekend, hundreds of people protested the policy on Western’s campus. In this special edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, Andrew discussed the mandate with infectious diseases specialist Dr. Martha Fulford, law professor Bruce Pardy, ethics scholar Prof. Julie Ponesse, and student activist Kendra Hanco...
Aug 30, 2022•40 min•Ep. 268
These past two years have left Canadians feeling more divided than ever. Justin Trudeau’s government has inflamed this by vilifying the unvaccinated and promoting vaccine segregation. Increasingly, it's difficult to even talk about the issue. A country built on free speech is now inhospitable to civil discourse. One journalist who has felt the full effect of this is Rupa Subramanya. She was attacked by legacy media journalists after reporting on court documents showing Canada’s travel restrictio...
Aug 25, 2022•41 min•Ep. 267
Western University in London, Ontario has become the first postsecondary institution in Canada to impose a three-dose vaccine mandate on students and staff. The school announced yesterday – just two weeks before classes start – that everyone must be triple-jabbed to come to campus. True North's Andrew Lawton talks about this reminder that mandates and restrictions are always a pen-stroke away. Also, Enough is Enough creator Kendra Hancock joins the show to talk about how Western students are pus...
Aug 23, 2022•36 min•Ep. 266
The RCMP has been using "Canadian-made" technology to spy on people's cellphones for 20 years, even using spyware allowing officers to surreptitiously turn on phones' cameras and microphones. The police agency says it only does this in limited circumstances with judicial approval, so Canadians don't need to worry. True North's Andrew Lawton says the RCMP hasn't earned the benefit of the doubt. Also, UCP leadership candidate Brian Jean joins to explain how he wants autonomy for Albertans, and Jas...
Aug 11, 2022•45 min•Ep. 265
Six months ago, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland froze the bank accounts and suspended the licenses of truckers protesting her government’s vaccine mandates. Now, she’s bragging about all the work she and Trudeau have done to “keep our trucking industry strong.” True North’s Andrew Lawton debunks the myth of Liberal support for essential workers. Also, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra will have to appear before a parliamentary committee to field questions about Canada’s airport crisis. Co...
Aug 08, 2022•30 min•Ep. 264
For two and a half years, Justin Trudeau and his cabinet ministers have said that "the science" is behind their Covid restrictions and vaccine mandates, but evidence filed in a court challenge against those mandates tells a different story. In an investigative piece for Bari Weiss' Common Sense, True North's Ruba Subramanya shows how the mandates have a political basis, not a medical one. She joins The Andrew Lawton Show to explain. Also, Andrew's new book "The Freedom Convoy: The Inside Story o...
Aug 03, 2022•38 min•Ep. 263
A global conference dedicated to resisting the Iranian regime had to be cancelled at the last minute because of a terrorist threat. True North's Andrew Lawton was in Albania set to cover the conference, hosted by the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran/National Council of Resistance of Iran. He was still able to sit down with some of the dignitaries slated to attend and meet some of the members of the Iranian opposition group. In this recap edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, Andrew shares so...
Jul 27, 2022•40 min•Ep. 262
Haldimand–Norfolk member of parliament and 2020 Conservative leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis is again seeking to lead the Conservatives, standing as the only pro-life candidate in the race. In this wide-ranging interview as part of True North’s Conservative Leadership Series, Lewis speaks to Andrew Lawton about what Canada’s relationship with the World Health Organization and World Economic Forum, what a Conservative environmental policy should look like, identity politics, and more. This is t...
Jul 25, 2022•23 min•Ep. 261
The latest inflation numbers reveal a hike higher than any other in the past 39 years in Canada. Consumers and businesses are struggling with the rising cost of everything, including government-added costs like the carbon tax. True North's Andrew Lawton says that while Canadians are struggling to keep up, Justin Trudeau is campaigning. Also, Andrew responds to the news that Indigo is refusing to carry his book "The Freedom Convoy: The Inside Story of Three Weeks that Shook the World" on its shel...
Jul 20, 2022•37 min•Ep. 260
The federal government's ArriveCan app is stranding travellers abroad and getting elderly Canadians getting fined because they aren't tech-savvy. Justin Trudeau and Omar Alghabra claimed it was a Covid app, but it's gradually morphing into a permanent requirement to enter your own country, True North's Andrew Lawton says. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 19, 2022•31 min•Ep. 259
Parry Sound—Muskoka member of parliament Scott Aitchison is seeking the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada on a policy-driven platform that has pledged to do away with supply management, scrap the carbon tax, and recognize Taiwan as a government. In this episode of The Andrew Lawton Show's Conservative Leadership Series on True North, Aitchison discusses the cost of living crisis, political pandering, trust in the Canadian government's Covid response, and a range of other topics. Sup...
Jul 13, 2022•34 min•Ep. 258
Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich remains behind bars after a justice of the peace denied her bail request after she was arrested and hauled to Ottawa for allegedly violating her bail conditions. The justice of the peace said letting her walk free would undermine public confidence in the justice system. True North's Andrew Lawton says the opposite is true. Also, Andrew breaks down the United Conservative Party leadership race with True North's new Alberta correspondent, Rachel Emmanuel. Plus,...
Jul 11, 2022•37 min•Ep. 257
The Liberal government is poised to adopt the view that you can never be “fully vaccinated” against Covid, but have to get boosted every nine months to keep your vaccination “up to date.” This is what Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said, though he stopped short of announcing any policy changes (for now). True North’s Andrew Lawton discusses the latest moving goalposts of public health and explains why Canadians should be nervous about a full-throated return of restrictions and mandates in the ...
Jul 07, 2022•35 min•Ep. 256
Carleton member of parliament Pierre Poilievre joined True North’s Andrew Lawton for a wide-ranging discussion as part of our Conservative Leadership Series. In this interview, Poilievre discusses free speech and independent media, inflation, and CBC funding, among other topics. This interview was recorded last week, before Patrick Brown was disqualified from the Conservative leadership race and before James Topp arrived in Ottawa in Canada Day. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage...
Jul 06, 2022•32 min•Ep. 255
Freedom Convoy fundraiser and organizer Tamara Lich was arrested in her hometown of Medicine Hat, Alberta last night on a Canada-wide warrant at the behest of Ottawa police, on allegations she violated her bail conditions. Within the next week, Lich will be transported back to Ottawa. Police have not yet said what bail conditions Lich supposedly breached. True North's Andrew Lawton says the state continues to throw the book at her to dissuade others from taking the principled stands for liberty ...
Jun 28, 2022•40 min•Ep. 254
In his first interview with True North since launching his Conservative leadership bid, Brampton mayor Patrick Brown joined Andrew Lawton for a wide-ranging discussion about his campaign, the Conservative party, and Canadian politics. In this interview, Brown addresses social conservatism, free speech, the Conservative path to victory, and more. In the Conservative Leadership Series, True North’s Andrew Lawton sits down with leadership candidates for in-depth, one-on-one interviews. Support the ...
Jun 26, 2022•30 min•Ep. 253
The Liberals and RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki are denying they colluded to release have the RCMP release information about their investigation into the Portapique, Nova Scotia massacre to support the government's gun control efforts, despite a report from the inquiry into the shooting revealing that Lucki promised Bill Blair and the Prime Minister's Office that the police would do exactly what. True North's Andrew Lawton speaks to former RCMP officer Andy Brooke, as well as Conservative emerge...
Jun 22, 2022•36 min•Ep. 252
The Liberal government claims its internet regulation bill C-11 is simply an effort to “modernize” broadcast standards but the bill will give the government sweeping power to control online content. A new report from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation produced in collaboration with internet law expert Michael Geist warns C-11 gives Canada controls over the internet akin to those in authoritarian dictatorships. The CTF’s Jay Goldberg joins to discuss. The Liberals aren't just going after your twee...
Jun 21, 2022•40 min•Ep. 251
Former PC Party of Canada leader and Quebec Liberal premier Jean Charest is pitching what he sees as his national electability as he seeks the Conservative Party of Canada’s leadership. In this wide-ranging sit-down with True North’s Andrew Lawton, Charest addresses whether electability means compromising conservative values, what he wants to do about equalization and western alienation, whether his views on the Freedom Convoy are compatible with the Conservative base, energy policy, and more. C...
Jun 19, 2022•24 min•Ep. 250
