The Andrew Lawton Show

British Columbia Conservative MP Marc Dalton is seeking the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada. While he knows he has an uphill battle ahead of him, Dalton is hoping his principled and unapologetic stands will deliver a win. Dalton says in this interview with True North's Andrew Lawton he wants an investigation into the government's response to Covid-19, including an in-depth look at i...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Europe this week, and has received tongue-lashings from a couple of European parliamentarians over his crackdown on peaceful trucker protests last month. True North's Andrew Lawton says Trudeau isn't fooling politicians elsewhere in the world, but the NDP in Canada is still giving him a blank check. Also, the federal government still isn't saying when it will li...

Despite media naysaying when Conservatives predicted an alliance between the Liberals and the NDP, the two left-wing parties have now entered into a formal agreement that will see the NDP prop up the Liberals until 2025 in exchange for some big spending programs on things like pharmacare and dental plans. True North's Andrew Lawton talks about what this means for Canadian taxpayers. Also, another...

Independent Ontario MPP Roman Baber is seeking the Conservative Party of Canada's leadership. Baber, who was elected as a PC MPP in Ontario in 2018 and expelled from caucus over criticism of Doug Ford's pandemic response, calls himself a "democratic conservative," a view he says leaves room for everyone in the so-called Big Blue Tent of the Conservative party. In this interview, he and True North'...

Justin Trudeau's government has kicked back the deadline for its firearm amnesty to October 2023, 18 months after it was originally set to lapse in just under six weeks. True North's Andrew Lawton says this proves Trudeau's 2020 gun ban was drawn up on the back of a napkin with no thought about implementation – and no evidence to back up its necessity. Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights CEO Rod...

Conservative MP and leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis joined True North's Andrew Lawton for an interview about her campaign to replace Erin O'Toole as leader. In this candid conversation, Lewis said it's important the next Conservative leader respects people with whom they disagree both inside the party and outside of it. She says she'll do that, and also that she's not afraid to stand on her prin...

Former federal Progressive Conservative leader and Quebec Liberal premier Jean Charest is seeking the Conservative Party of Canada leadership. Charest says the Conservative party is where he belongs, touting a record of cutting taxes and defending federalism. In this interview with True North’s Andrew Lawton, Charest addresses his work with Huawei, carbon taxes, firearms ownership, and what a winn...

Longtime Conservative member of parliament Pierre Poilievre was the first to launch a campaign to be the next Conservative Party of Canada leader. Poilievre joined True North's Andrew Lawton for a wide-ranging chat about why he's running, and what he seeks to do as Conservative leader and prime minister if he's elected. Poilievre says he's running to tackle the cost of living crisis, and that his...

It wasn't that long ago Justin Trudeau was calling trucker convoy supporters a “fringe minority” with “unacceptable views.” Now, he's lecturing the world about the importance of respecting people with different viewpoints. True North’s Andrew Lawton says the world community is likely to see through this having watched his government’s crackdown on peaceful protesters just a few weeks ago. Also, wh...

Freedom Convoy organizer and fundraiser Tamara Lich was released on bail yesterday more than two weeks after she was arrested in Ottawa and charged with counselling mischief. Despite her release, she still faces prosecution for her part in organizing a peaceful protest, and money donated to the convoy remains in limbo, True North's Andrew Lawton reminds. Also, Conservative MP Garnett Genuis joins...

Freedom Convoy fundraiser Tamara Lich is behind bars until at least Monday, nearly two weeks after she was arrested in Ottawa. A judge is set to make a decision about whether she can be released on bail Monday. True North's Andrew Lawton breaks it down with criminal lawyer David Anber. Also, Canadian Taxpayers Federation federal director Franco Terrazzano joins to talk about the huge number of Can...

Even though numerous provinces have gotten rid of vaccine passports, other restrictions linger. A notable example is British Columbia, which is holding to its vaccine passport program and threatening the reapplication of more restrictions in the fall, even if some lift for the summer. True North's Andrew Lawton asks why Canadians are settling for 'slow and steady' reopenings when countries around...

As of today, the mask mandates in Alberta and Saskatchewan have been lifted, as well as Ontario's vaccine passport requirement for restaurants and gyms. Despite this and other moves towards lifting restrictions in numerous provinces, several Covid measures still remain in place, notably the federal government's vaccine mandate for air travellers and several public sector employee vaccine requireme...

The federal Conservative party has lost three elections in the last seven years, and is now about to see its third leadership race in the same span. Every election cycle, the Conservative Party of Canada is forced to ask itself what kind of party it wants to be, and what its place, if any, in Canadian politics is. In this special edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, True North's Andrew Lawton speaks...

After weeks of speculation and increasing tensions, Russia invaded Ukraine this morning, prompting what some fear is the beginning of World War III, and what others wish to keep contained within Ukraine's borders. There's been no shortage of condemnation of the invasion from the west and Canada, but what, if anything, should be Canada's role in this? In this live edition of The Andrew Lawton Show,...

It's been a month since the first wave of the trucker convoy set out to Ottawa to call for an end to vaccine mandates and vaccine passports, setting off a massive protest movement and a three-week-long presence in downtown Ottawa. Police action over the weekend pushed protesters and their trucks out of downtown Ottawa, yet Justin Trudeau's state of "emergency" remains in place. A secure perimeter...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seeking to invoke the Emergencies Act because of the trucker convoy, which has been situated in Ottawa for coming up on three weeks. The government is not only trying to give more power to police, but also to banks, which will be expected to snitch on anyone they suspect of being involved in the convoy and even freeze their bank accounts. True North’s Andrew Lawton...

Yesterday, the Ontario government got a court order freezing the $11 million in GiveSendGo donations people have made to the trucker convoy in place in downtown Ottawa and at a handful of border crossings. Today, Premier Doug Ford has declared a state of emergency and is threatening anyone involved in the blockades with fines of up to $100,000 or a year in jail. True North's Andrew Lawton says the...

Since the freedom convoy has rolled into Ottawa, the Conservatives have ousted their leader, Saskatchewan has announced an end to all Covid restrictions, Alberta has ditched its vaccine passport, and Quebec has abandoned its tax on the unvaccinated and started to phase out its restrictions. Whenever any of the politicians behind these moves have been asked, they've said the convoy has nothing to d...

As public health restrictions get rolled back, politicians and the media are denying that the freedom convoy, which is still going strong in Ottawa and cities across the country, is having an effect. In this episode of the show, True North's Andrew Lawton talks about the moving goalposts of the convoy's opponents, and the importance of strong conservative leadership from the Conservative Party of...

Thousands of people from all over the country descended on Ottawa this past weekend as part of the Truckers for Freedom convoy – and organizers say they aren’t leaving until all Covid restrictions and vaccine mandates are gone. True North’s Andrew Lawton reported live from Parliament Hill on the weekend, and in this episode talks about what it was like on the ground, the mainstream media spears, a...

With each passing day, the divide between how those in downtown Ottawa view the freedom convoy and how people everywhere else in Canada – and even around the world – grows larger and larger. In this edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, True North's Andrew Lawton talks about the convoy's momentum, and why the mainstream media and political elites have turned to vilifying it. Also, former NHL player T...

At first the media ignored the trucker convoy on its way to Ottawa. Now that it's become too big to ignore, the media and political elites have turned their attention to vilifying the convoy based on some isolated examples of nasty rhetoric from people who aren't representative of the vast majority of supporters. True North's Andrew Lawton says the convoy is growing for a reason, and that's why Co...

Millions of dollars in donations. Thousands of big rigs. Countless supporters lining highways and overpasses. The trucker convoy hasn't even made it to Ottawa yet and it's already making an impact, advocating against Justin Trudeau's vaccine mandate for truckers. True North's Andrew Lawton says the convoy is doing more to stand up to mandates than any of the opposition parties represented in Parli...

Ontario's new reopening roadmap has no projected end for mask mandates or vaccine passports. In Alberta, Premier Jason Kenney has not said anything more specific than "soon" when asked how long he plans to keep vaccine passports and mask mandates in place. True North's Andrew Lawton says it's clear there's no exit strategy for pandemic restrictions in most of Canada, which is bad news for those of...