Greyhound | Trudeau Cabinet Shuffle | Premier Doug Ford | Guns

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Sorry for the 11 second episode. This upload corrects that. 

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Erin, Matthew and Pat return for the August edition. They delve into the cancellation of the Greyhound services across western Canada, then turn their eyes to the east for an examination of the Trudeau cabinet reshuffle and the heady new days of the Doug Ford government in Ontario, before finally taking a wild stab at sorting out Canada's gun policy. 

Greyhound | Trudeau Cabinet Shuffle | Premier Doug Ford | Guns

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Erin, Matthew and Pat return for the August edition. They delve into the cancellation of the Greyhound services across western Canada, then turn their eyes to the east for an examination of the Trudeau cabinet reshuffle and the heady new days of the Doug Ford government in Ontario, before finally taking a wild stab at sorting out Canada's gun policy. 

Casino Money Laundering | Salmon Council | Pipeline Purchase | NAFTA

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Happy Canada Day! Erin, Matthew and Pat return from hiatus, where they were vacationing. They discuss the explosive revalations of money laundering in BC's casinos, and the Horgan goverment's formation of a Salmon Council (a council on the topic of salmon, not a council that is made up of salmon - that would be absurd, even for this consultation-happy government). They also react to the federal goverments nationalization of the Trans Mountain (or Kinder Morneau) pipeline, and the escalating trade dispute with the Americans. 

Tsilhqot'in Exoneration | New LGs | Bloc Referendum | Marijuana in the Senate | Energy Politics

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Erin, Matthew and Pat return from their battles with plague to bring you news on the exoneration of the Tsilhqot'in Chiefs’ exoneration, new Lieutenant Governors in British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Bloc Quebecois leadership referendum. They then dive into the weeds of Senate procedure and the passage of the Trudeau government’s marijuana bill, and debate the new LNG tax breaks in BC and the latest round of interprovincial pipeline pugilism as Kinder Morgan issues their ultimatum.

Trudeau in India | Heraldry Snafu | World Cup | Legislative Babies | Ontario PCs | Grain Crisis

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Erin, Matthew and Pat are back with a look at the series of diplomatic fumbles that have befallen the nation recently - Trudeau’s disaster of a trip to India, the difference between Germany and Belgium, and the BC government taking a pass on the World Cup bid. They also take a look at new measures that allow babies to be brought into the Legislative Assembly, and the victory of Doug Ford in the Ontario Progressive Conservative race. Finally, they check in with the Great Canadian Grain Crisis, 2018 edition.Arshy Mann article on Sikh activism in Canada

Wine War | Justice Reconciliation | Team Wilkinson | BC Budget | Ontario PC Leadership Erin, Matthew and Pat’s award winning coverage of government continues this episode with the BC budget’s bag of treats for everyone. First, though, they check in with the evolving state of the Wine War between BC and Alberta, and examine the reaction to the state of justice and reconciliation in Canada after acquittals for the murders of Colton Boushie and Tina Fontaine. Finally, in provincial politics, Andrew Wilkinson announces his leadership team, and Ontario provincial Progressive Conservative race adds it’s third ring to make it a complete circus.

Dave Barrett | ICBC | Wilkinson Wins | Trade War | Anthem

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Erin, Matthew and Pat sit down for a chock-full week of news, but not before sharing some stories in memory of the late Premier Dave Barrett. They then gaze in awe on the dumpster fire that is the ICBC financial situation, and check in with for the last time with the BC Liberal Leadership race, and its victorious winner, Andrew Wilkinson. Your intrepid (trade) war correspondents bring you the latest dispatches from the battle between Alberta and BC over bitumen shipments and wine purchases.

Correction: It was stated that AggregateIQ worked for the Trump campaign. They did not.

#metoo #cdnpoli | Workplace Bullying | The Hundred Year Trek

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Erin, Matthew and Pat react to the explosive #metoo news in Canadian politics, and then sit down with Sheldon Goldfarb, author of ‘The Hundred-Year Trek, A History of Student Life at UBC', to chat about that time students voted to ban politics, and other events from the history of the student body at the University of British Columbia.

Robertson Retires | Gender Equity Strategy | Whiskey Raids | Kelowna By-election | BC Liberal Endorsements | Youth Employment

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Erin, Matthew and Pat check in with the Vancouver scene as long serving Mayor Gregor Robertson retires, a new Gender Equity Strategy arrives, and thousands of dollars of whiskey are seized from a downtown bar in a raid reminiscent of the 1920s. They then review the provincial landscape, with an upcoming by-election and the race for BC Liberal Leader coming down to the wire. Finally, there is youth employment news: the reserves are recruiting, Katimavik is relaunching, and the Canada Summer Jobs Program is covered in fiasco sauce.

Ont. Minimum Wage | Military Procurement | MP Harrassment | Beyak Sacked | BC Liberal Race | ALR Commission

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Buckle up gumshoes, because our intrepid detectives Erin, Matthew and Pat are back on the case. They examine whether the Wynne Government's $15 minimum wage increase really is stealing jobs from hard working Ontarians, and try and figure out whether the hubbub over shipbuilding and fighter jet procurement is really warranted. In Ottawa, they hunt for clues on who is harrassing female MPs and staffers, and review some of the vile things that Senator Beyak did to get her kicked out of the Tory caucus. Back in BC, 5 men and 1 woman are vieing for the Liberal leadership, one Vicky (the Slick) Huntington has nabbed herself a key appointment on the new Agricultural Land Reserve Review Commission, and close the Pod Keep Our Land cold case on funding for PrEP.