The official podcast for the Western Standard The Western Standard is an independent source of news and commentary fighting for a strong and free Western Canada, committed to the truth even when it hurts, and forever pledged to refuse government funding. Hosted by Cory Morgan covering news of the week along with analysis from guests.
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In the first Western Standard Weekly podcast, hosts Christopher Oldcorn and Bronwyn Eyre talk about Western independence and political developments in Saskatchewan. The episode focuses on rising Western frustrations with federal government policies and the Sask NDP’s proposed Keep Saskatchewan in Canada Act.…
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Nigel Hannaford sits down with David Knight Legg to talk about the recent address of Premier Danielle Smith to Albertans and Mark Carney's meeting with Trump.Από τον Western Standard
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Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan, joined by Erika Barootes, talk about Alberta's potential independence vote in 2026, the likelihood of Saskatchewan joining the movement, and Mark Carney's meeting with Trump.Από τον Western Standard
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Cory talks about how a functional system of referenda makes a stronger nationΑπό τον Western Standard
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Conservative leader faces some accountability but once the NDP collapsed, there were no smart saves out there.Από τον Western Standard
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Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan discuss the outcome of the recent federal election, its implications for Canada's major political parties and the growing momentum for Western independence.Από τον Western Standard
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Cory talks about how the system ensures the West will always get the short end of the stick.Από τον Western Standard
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As voters review the platforms, they should know that both Conservative and Liberal campaigns rely on optimistic growth forecasts — that economist Jack Mintz doesn't trust.Από τον Western Standard
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Derek Fildebrandt, Cory Morgan, and Nigel Hannaford, joined by Erika Barootes, discuss the aftermath of the Federal Leaders' Debate, the Liberal Party’s platform under Carney, and the seeming demise of the NDP.Από τον Western Standard
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Cory talks about how past Liberal MPs didn’t stand up for their Western constituents.Από τον Western Standard
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A conversation with Peter Coleman at the National Citizens Coalition.Από τον Western Standard
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Western Standard columnist Joseph Fournier gets kicked off LinkedIn... was it the kind things he said about coal? We don't know but coal gets a bad rap it doesn't deserve.Από τον Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SECOND TAKE: Media mayhem at the English debate
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1:21:27Cory talks about how poor organization ruined the media scrums.Από τον Western Standard
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Cory talks about how the Trump factor is influencing Canadian voters more than any candidate is.Από τον Western Standard
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Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan are joined by Erika Barootes to discuss Doug Ford’s potential ambitions for Poilievre’s job, whether Bernier’s PPC could spoil Conservative chances, and the unlikely teaming up of BC Conservatives and the NDP opposing a tax cut bill.Από τον Western Standard
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THE BUSINESS STANDARD: Where the Sun Don’t Shine: Rural Alberta rises up against solar farms
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Shaun Polczer discusses energy markets with Jeff Callaway of Energize Natural Resources Ltd., and Russell Barnett of the Rural Alberta Concerned Communities Group on proposed installation of solar farms on private lands.Από τον Western Standard
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Nigel talks to Petar Pejovic discussing the motivations for Trump's tariff game.Από τον Western Standard
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Part 2 of Hannaford Show's April 10 doubleheader. Nigel Hannaford, talks to Catherine Swift on the issues of Trump's tariffs, Canada's economic leverage, and the upcoming Canadian elections.Από τον Western Standard
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Part 1 of Hannaford Show's April 10 doubleheader. Nigel Hannaford, interviews David Knight Legg on the issues of Trump's tariffs, Canada's economic leverage, and the upcoming Canadian elections.Από τον Western Standard
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Derek Fildebrandt talks with Tony Bernardo of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association about the controversial gun control plan—first launched by Justin Trudeau and now making a comeback under Mark Carney.Από τον Western Standard
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Derek Fildebrandt talks to Randy Hillier, former MPP of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, on the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision to overturn a lower court ruling that had dismissed his case.Από τον Western Standard
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Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan discusses the concept of Western Independence in the context of the upcoming elections, crowd sizes, campaign rallies, and the polls, and the "notwithstanding clause."Από τον Western Standard
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Cory talks about how the Liberals have long coveted the home equity of Canadians.Από τον Western Standard
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Derek Fildebrandt interviews Brian Lovig—entrepreneur and host of the Right Edition podcast—discussing topics such as Donald Trump, the Canadian elections, and the idea of Canada, or perhaps Alberta, becoming the 51st state.Από τον Western Standard
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In this inaugural episode of The Business Standard, Shaun Polczer, talks to Julie Lemieux on Calgary and Alberta energy economy, and with Peter Merrick and Adrian Spitters on their book, It Starts with Gold.Από τον Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SECOND TAKE: Week 2. Has the Conservative bleeding stopped?
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1:41:59Cory talks about how the Conservatives just can’t get their feet under themselves.Από τον Western Standard
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Carney might be the prime minister of all Canadians, but he is still a Liberal. And the Liberals are a party for only the right kind of Canadians.Από τον Western Standard
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'And how can Mark Carney be leading in the polls when hardly anybody shows up for his events?' Nigel Hannaford talks to Yaroslav Baran and Balkan Devlen of the Pendulum regarding the issue of Trump's tariffs.Από τον Western Standard
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Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan, with Western Standard business reporter, Shaun Polczer, talks about Liberation Day, Pierre Poilievre's comments on people's biological clock and Mark Carney's stance on pipelines.Από τον Western Standard
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Cory talks about how the unity of the nation is on the line.Από τον Western Standard
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FILDEBRANDT: MAXIMUM MADNESS: Making sense of the wild polls in this election with *THE* expert
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Derek Fildebrandt discusses the polls with 338Canada.com founder and creator, Philippe J. Fournier.Από τον Western Standard
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An export tax on Western products amounts to a federal embargo of Western exports. That is something that only a hostile foreign power does, like the British blockade of Boston Harbour after that city's tea party.Από τον Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SECOND TAKE: Election Rundown Week 1
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1:44:42Cory talks about where the campaigns are sitting in the first week of the election.Από τον Western Standard
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At a time of tariffs, is Alberta's premier Canada's most effective diplomat?Από τον Western Standard
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Derek Fildebrandt, Cory Morgan and Nigel Hannaford sit down to discuss Carney's idea for an export tax on the western provinces' products, if voters are projecting on Mark Carney, and Danielle Smith's comments on Trump to lay off tariffs.Από τον Western Standard
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Cory talks about how Canadians can’t let the Liberals use Trump to distract from the real issues.Από τον Western Standard
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The total cost to the Canadian taxpayer would be a grand total of $600 million to bribe the entire Senate to voluntarily retire.Από τον Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SECOND TAKE: It’s election time! Probably.
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1:02:23Cory talks about how we are probably going into an election soon.Από τον Western Standard
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As Canada gets ready to vote, America is the ballot question. Today's guest is Yaroslav Baran.Από τον Western Standard
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Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan discuss Carney's first week as prime minister, the BC NDP's move to suspend democracy, and ask if Poilievre can bounce back in this week's episode of The Pipeline.Από τον Western Standard
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Cory talks about how the Liberal Party is trying to hide Mark Carney from Canadians.Από τον Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SECOND TAKE: Carney is in. Now what?
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1:22:53Cory talks about how the unofficial election has begun.Από τον Western Standard
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The Bank of Canada's central bank digital currency has some benefits of convenience but it is the opposite of cash and makes possible all kinds of government interference with your wallet.Από τον Western Standard
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Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan discuss Mark Carney replacing Justin Trudeau as the leader of the Liberal Party and the prime minister–designate of Canada, the BC Conservative Party blowing up, and how chaos reigns on both sides of the Tariff War.Από τον Western Standard
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Cory talks about how Trudeau’s mess still haunts the nation.Από τον Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SECOND TAKE: Heading into election 2025!
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1:24:29Cory and guests break down the issues, polls, and personalities leading up to the 2025 federal election.Από τον Western Standard
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Nigel Hannaford discusses Trump's seemingly confusing actions with Brian Lee Crowley, Managing director of Macdonald–Laurier InstituteΑπό τον Western Standard
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Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan discuss Mark Carney's aversion to reporters, the Alberta and British Columbia budget issues, and Trump's seeming irrationality in sparking a trade war with US neighbours. They are joined today by Shaun Polzcer, Jarryd Jäger, and James Snell in this episode of The Pipeline.…
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Cory talks about how there will be no better time to get pipelines constructed than now. Today's guest is Emmanuelle B. Faubert of the Montreal Economic Institute on hospital bed congestion.Από τον Western Standard
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Political commentator and former federal and provincial Conservative candidate Faytene Grasseschi joins Western Standard reporter Jen Hodgson on this episode of the Hannaford show to analyze the rise of Mark Carney and the Liberal party strategy.Από τον Western Standard
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