The Public Service Alliance of Canada’s strike continues, and has escalated into blocks of government buildings and other infrastructure. Union president Chris Aylward even said striking public servants may go to ports of entry to maximize the economic impact of the labour action. In spite of this, no one in the federal government is talking about the Emergencies Act, True North’s Andrew Lawton points out. Canadian Taxpayers Federation federal director Franco Terrazzano joins to talk about the l...
Apr 25, 2023•39 min
The federal and Ontario governments are putting up $13 billion in subsidies to get Volkswagen to build an electric vehicle battery plant in St. Thomas, Ontario, working out to $4.3 million for each of the 3000 jobs the plant is expected to create. This is the largest piece of corporate welfare in Canada's history, but it's not clear how or if taxpayers can recoup that money. Macdonald-Laurier Institute domestic policy director Aaron Wudrick joins The Andrew Lawton Show to discuss. Also, Trudeau ...
Apr 24, 2023•40 min
A report prepared for Dr. Theresa Tam identifies “climate change” and “capitalism,” and “colonization” as part of a “public health emergency” in need of “collective social and political action.” True North’s Andrew Lawton points out the eerily similar language being used to talk about other political issues as were used to discuss Covid. Climate Depot’s Marc Morano joins the show to warn of the impending climate lockdown. Also, a multimillion dollar gold heist at Pearson Airport. Learn more abou...
Apr 21, 2023•37 min
Leaked Pentagon documents reveal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told NATO officials privately that Canada was never going to meet the commitment it previously made to NATO to spend no less than two per cent of its GDP on defence. Also, lawyer Lia Milousis on the case of a mother fighting in court for the right to make vaccination decisions for her children when their father thinks otherwise. Plus, Andrew discusses the despicable case of a self-identified woman sexually assaulting a woman at a Win...
Apr 19, 2023•43 min
Canada’s state broadcaster, CBC, is pausing its use of Twitter just one day after Twitter slapped a “government-funded media” label on its main account. CBC has condemned the label and asserted its “independence” as a broadcaster. Justin Trudeau has accused Pierre Poilievre of cozying up with “American billionaires” and attacking the media. Also, antisemitism was on full display at the Al-Quds Day in Toronto on the weekend. Yet none of the NDP politicians who want to ban protests at drag storyti...
Apr 19, 2023•37 min
Justin Trudeau's chief of staff, Katie Telford, appeared before members of parliament to supposedly answer questions about China's interference in Canadian elections and what the government and Liberals new about it. Yet Telford's testimony was far more about what she couldn't say or claimed to not know, making it a big snoozefest. True North's Andrew Lawton breaks down the testimony that produced no news. Also, a discussion of history and civilization with Michael Bonner, author of the new book...
Apr 14, 2023•51 min
A majority of Canadians think federal and provincial governments are doing a bad job of tackling crime and addressing public safety. Two-thirds of Canadians, according to one recent poll, say they feel less safe than they did even a few years ago. True North’s Andrew Lawton says the crime wave shouldn’t come as a surprise after government pushed people to the brink during the pandemic. Also, Calgary Sun columnist Lorne Gunter joins to discuss the column of his that the Trudeau government wanted ...
Apr 12, 2023•37 min
The LGBT advocacy group Egale Canada is calling on the CRTC to ban Fox News from Canadian airways, citing a segment Fox host Tucker Carlson did on his show on what Carlson characterized as the trans movement’s targeting of Christians. True North’s Andrew Lawton says these calls will get worse when C-11 passes and the CRTC isn’t just governing TV and radio stations, but also online content. Also, a group of renegade Ontario lawyers is running in the Law Society of Ontario’s bencher elections to p...
Apr 11, 2023•36 min
As Canadians grapple with rising food prices, the NDP has decided to go to war against grocery store profits. According to a recent survey, a small number of Canadians, 4.5%, think a government-run grocery store Crown Corporation is the answer. True North’s Andrew Lawton says this would be a great way to bring the efficiency of the passport office to grocery shopping. Also, Steven Guilbeault says Canadians should shut up about inflation because climate change is a bigger deal. Plus, Ontario’s ND...
Apr 06, 2023•31 min
The federal government is defending its use of the Emergencies Act in Federal Court this week, facing a challenge by the Canadian Constitution Foundation and Canadian Civil Liberties Association. The federal government has tried to dismiss the challenge as "moot," given the Emergencies Act is no longer in effect. True North's Andrew Lawton weighs in. Also, former CSIS intelligence officer Andrew Kirsch joins to discuss the leak of CSIS documents about China's interference in Canada's elections. ...
Apr 04, 2023•43 min
The Mass Casualty Commission has finally released its report on a Nova Scotia denturist’s 2020 killing spree that claimed 22 lives. Among its many recommendations, the report calls on government declare gender-based violence an “epidemic,” to “promote healthy masculinities,” to ban virtually all semi-automatic firearms, and to limit the amount of ammunition a person can own. True North’s Andrew Lawton discusses some of the biggest red flags in the report. Plus, an interview with Conservative lea...
Mar 31, 2023•35 min
Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland have tabled their latest budget, replete with so much spending the projected deficit is $40.1 billion – $10 billion higher than what they promised in the fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 29, 2023•41 min•Ep. 327
The Trudeau government has finally closed the loophole allowing migrants to illegally enter Canada to seek asylum. For years, Justin Trudeau has insisted it was a complicated problem to solve, yet during Covid it seemed rather easily. Now, Canada and US have amended the Safe Third Country Agreement, meaning illegal border crossers can be turned back. Immigration lawyer Kevin Wiener joins the show to discuss. Plus, conservatives gathered in Ottawa last week for the Canada Strong and Free Networki...
Mar 28, 2023•42 min
It’s a special live edition of The Andrew Lawton Show from Ottawa at the Canada Strong and Free Conference! On today’s show, Andrew is hosting a panel with a diverse group of individuals to discuss the rising trend of cancel culture in Canada. Far too often, Canadians from all walks of life are being targeted and cancelled for simply having the “wrong opinion.” What can be done to address this alarming trend? How can we combat cancel culture? Joining Andrew on the show today are Conservative MP ...
Mar 23, 2023•53 min
After immense pressure from the Conservatives, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Chief of Staff, Katie Telford, has agreed to appear in parliamentary committee to testify on recent allegations of Chinese interference in Canadian elections. This comes after Trudeau backed down on threats of turning a Conservative motion into a confidence motion. Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer joins the show to discuss a rambunctious 24 hours in Canadian politics. Plus, a citizen-led public inquiry looking ...
Mar 21, 2023•29 min
Volkswagen has chosen St. Thomas, Ontario as the site of its first North American electric vehicle battery plant. The federal and provincial governments haven't said what they had to pay to make this deal happen, though the Financial Times reported that Volkswagen put plans for a European battery plant on hold because the company claimed it could get $15 billion in subsidies for a North American plant. Macdonald-Laurier Institute senior fellow Philip Cross joins The Andrew Lawton Show to talk ab...
Mar 15, 2023•45 min
The United States, United Kingdom and Australia are proceeding with their trilateral AUKUS security alliance, with countering China’s growing influence at the top of the agenda. AUKUS represents three of the Five Eyes partners, with Canada and New Zealand kept on the sidelines. True North’s Andrew Lawton says this is because other countries simply don’t take Canada seriously. Also, Calgary City Councillors are debating a bylaw to ban protesters they don’t like. Constitutional lawyer Christine Va...
Mar 15, 2023•30 min
The Alberta government has tabled a provincial firearms bill that will allow the province to decide how federal firearms laws are administered within Alberta. The bill could block municipal police agencies from confiscating firearms like those the government has recently prohibited. Alberta Chief Firearms Officer Teri Bryant joins The Andrew Lawton Show live to explain how the Alberta Firearms Act will work. Also, Justin Trudeau has announced two probes into Chinese interference in Canadian elec...
Mar 08, 2023•35 min
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says that Liberals have “deep ties” to China and that a public inquiry is needed to find out what exactly Prime Minister Justin Trudeau knew about Beijing’s election interference in the 2019 and 2021 elections. Watch Poilievre’s exclusive sit down interview with True North’s Andrew Lawton. Plus, from two doses to three, to one every few months, the Canadian government has been fairly unrelenting in its quest to get everyone in the country vaccinated and boost...
Mar 06, 2023•32 min
Through Bill C-18, the Trudeau government trying to force technology companies to pay news media companies for using their content. Except news companies willingly use tech platforms to share and promote their content. In response to Bill C-18, Google is trying out ways to limit access to news content, similar to what Facebook and other companies did to protest a similar law in Australia. Former CRTC vice-chair Peter Menzies joins The Andrew Lawton Show live to discuss. Plus, Trudeau's national ...
Mar 01, 2023•38 min
The China election interference story has only grown, with Justin Trudeau now accusing critics and CSIS of racism for raising concerns about a foreign power meddling in Canada's democracy. In this live edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, Andrew discusses the scandal with Patricia Adams of Probe International. Also, in just a few weeks, Canada's conservative movement will be meeting in Ottawa for the Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference. CSFN president Jamil Jivani joins for a preview of w...
Mar 01, 2023•34 min
We know that China ran a sophisticated operation in the 2019 and 2021 Canadian elections to influence the results. In the most recent election, the Chinese Communist Party specifically wanted the Liberals to return to power, and Canadian intelligence officials knew. In spite of this, the Liberals have downplayed the extent of the interference, with Justin Trudeau saying today we should be more concerned about the Conservatives undermining democracy. Conservative member of parliament Michael Coop...
Feb 23, 2023•39 min
At an NBA game in Utah, Canadian singer Jully Black changed the lyrics to O Canada, singing “our home on native land” instead of “our home and native land” to make a statement about Indigenous peoples. Since then, Black has been praised by the media and activists, prompting her to double down by claiming she sang the “facts.” True North’s Andrew Lawton says the ordeal demonstrates politicization is only okay if you have the “right” beliefs. Also, with the Public Order Emergency Commission’s fina...
Feb 21, 2023•41 min
The Public Order Emergency Commission has found that Justin Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act to react to the Freedom Convoy was appropriate. Commissioner Paul Rouleau also defended the freezing of protesters’ bank accounts and the conscription of tow truck drivers. In this live edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, True North’s Andrew Lawton breaks down the report and brings in guests to offer their reaction and analysis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 17, 2023•2 hr 18 min
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commissioner Brenda Lucki is retiring from her post next month in what she called today a “personal decision.” Lucki has been accused of interfering in the RCMP’s investigation into the Nova Scotia killing spree to support the Liberals’ gun control plans and she was unable to address key details during her testimony before last year’s Public Order Emergency Commission, which releases its final report next week. True North’s Andrew Lawton says Lucki’s quiet exit mean...
Feb 16, 2023•33 min
It’s been one year since Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act to break up the peaceful Freedom Convoy protest underway on the streets in front of Parliament Hill. The move was unprecedented and extreme, but numerous polls have shown that a majority of Canadians supported it. Next week, the Public Order Emergency Commission will release its report examining the circumstances that led to the declaration. What are your thoughts about the convoy and the Emergencies Act one year later? True Nor...
Feb 15, 2023•34 min
CBC chief executive officer Catherine Tait has said in an effort to "stay relevant," Canada's state broadcaster will be pivoting away from traditional radio and television broadcasts and adopting a streaming model. Except she offered no concrete plans for such a transition and said it won't happen within the next decade. In the same interview, Tait took aim at Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's pledge to defund CBC, accusing him of "CBC bashing" and taking aim at the belief that CBC is a "mo...
Feb 08, 2023•38 min
The question of whether Canada is broken has become a contentious political debate between Pierre Poilievre and Justin Trudeau. Poilievre has continued to point out the brokenness of Canada, which Trudeau claims is not just wrong, but offensive. True North’s Andrew Lawton says you have to be delusional to not see the system breakdowns taking place across the country, though he doesn’t think any politician can fix it. Also, former member of parliament Stella Ambler has launched a new watchdog gro...
Feb 08, 2023•36 min
German MEP Christine Anderson has made a name for herself in Canada from her outspoken support of the Freedom Convoy and opposition to Justin Trudeau. Next month, she’s touring Canada and meeting with politicians, though she says the real motivation for the trip is to meet with some of the “bravest people in the world” — the supporters of the Freedom Convoy. In this edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, Andrew talks to Christine about the freedom movement, European and Canadian politics, and why sh...
Jan 26, 2023•28 min
The World Economic Forum’s 2023 annual meeting in Davos just wrapped up, with thousands of political, business and media elites descending on the Swiss alps to talk about “transitioning” away from oil and gas, eliminating carbon emissions, and adopting aggressive environmental policies – while all the limos and private jets lingered nearby. True North was in Davos covering the official programme and what was taking place on the sidelines. In this special edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, Andrew...
Jan 25, 2023•42 min
