Western Context 469 – Restoring Hope

About this episode

The episode discusses various political issues in Canada, including environmental policies and leadership races.

Liberal MPs are unhappy with Carney’s environmental policies, the CRTC is forcing streamers to pay even more tax, and the BC Conservative leadership race concludes soon to little fanfare. Also, Danielle Smith will bring her own referendum to Albertans. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 1:02:45 For detailed show notes visit westerncontext.ca .

People in this episode

Hosts: Shane, Patrick

Topics covered

• environmental policies
• taxation
• politics
• leadership race
• referendum

Keywords

• Liberal MPs
• CRTC
• Danielle Smith
• BC Conservative
• referendum
• tax
• environment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CRTC, Liberal MPs, BC Conservative

Places: Alberta, BC, Canada

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