The Andrew Lawton Show

Days before the 2021 election campaign is set to begin, the Liberals are banking on Canadians supporting efforts to mandate vaccination in more and more spaces, such as in federally-regulated workplaces, and on planes and trains. The Conservatives can't be afraid of this issue and must clearly stand up against it, True North's Andrew Lawton says. Also, prominent social conservative Pierre Lemieux...

The Chinese regime has sentenced one Canadian to death and another to 11 years in prison in the latest stage of its hostage diplomacy with Canada. When Justin Trudeau was elected in 2015 he insisted "Canada's back," yet in the last six years Canada has failed to make a dent on the world stage. Trudeau spent his political capital on idle virtue signalling while Canadians were held behind bars and C...

Conservative leader Erin O'Toole is doubling down on pandemic fears, saying the "dangerous Delta variant" and looming "fourth wave" make it too risky for an election. True North's Andrew Lawton says Canadians deserve the right to assess the government's performance after the last two years, and the Conservatives need to rise to the challenge. Also, an NDP politician had to apologize for supporting...

After two years of criticizing Justin Trudeau's government for being corrupt, fiscally irresponsible, and reckless, the Conservatives are now saying it's too risky to have an election during a pandemic, and that Trudeau should focus his efforts on leading Canadians through the so-called "fourth wave." True North's Andrew Lawton says the Conservatives are either scared of losing or have bought into...

People in an increasing number of European countries are taking to the streets to protest mandatory vaccine policies and the imposition of vaccine passports. True North's Andrew Lawton says these discriminatory policies ensure the post-pandemic society will be less free than the pre-pandemic one, warning the infrastructure for these programs will outlive COVID-19. Also, Justin Trudeau and the medi...

As many provincial governments rule out implementing vaccine passports, a number of businesses are taking matters into their own hands, setting out vaccine requirements for staff and customers. Some are even calling for more government mandates. True North's Andrew Lawton says businesses should legally have the right to do what they want, just as consumers have the right to go elsewhere – but no o...

It’s been nearly a week since the Liberals introduced their online censorship Bill C-36, and Conservative leader Erin O’Toole has still not said a word about it. True North’s Andrew Lawton explains why this bill needs to be a hill to die on for politicians, and talks about its most concerning traits with exonerated “hate speech” defendant and Rebel News founder Ezra Levant. Also, why the “cancel C...

The mainstream media set out a narrative that former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer lost the 2019 election because he was a social conservative. Even though his successor, Erin O’Toole, is unequivocally not a social conservative, he’s still dogged by questions about MPs in his caucus who are thanks to a media-led crusade against pro-life voices in Canadian politics. In this climate, what place,...

There’s no other way to put it – the Liberal government’s new “hate speech” bill is an attack on free speech. The bill restores the previously-repealed section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, which allows the Canadian Human Rights Commission to target those whose online speech “is likely to foment detestation or vilification.” True North’s Andrew Lawton says free speech must be the hill to di...

For weeks and months, Canadians have been looking at places around the world reopen. Now, even within Canada, only a small number of provinces have plans to drop COVID-19 restrictions. True North’s Andrew Lawton points out that a lot of Canadians – especially in the mainstream media – are suffering from lockdown Stockholm syndrome and don’t actually want to reopen. Also Andrew speaks to veteran Go...

Several Conservative politicians have apologized for the “divisive” politics of the 2015 campaign, and for voting against the anti-Islamophobia motion M-103 in 2017. True North’s Andrew Lawton says if these apologies are authentic, politicians should have at it, but if they’re just to appease the left and the media, there’s no point – yet Conservatives never seem to realize this. Also, CBC gives a...

In this special edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, Andrew does a deep dive into the campus free speech crisis with Laurier University professors William McNally and David Haskell, and Queen’s University professor Bruce Pardy. In this wide-ranging discussion, the panel takes on the ineffectiveness of Ontario’s campus free speech directive, institutionalized wokeness in the academy, and the permeati...

Four members of a London, Ontario Muslim family were killed and a nine-year-old boy hospitalized after what police say was a targeted attack. In this edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, Andrew pays his respects to the family, and laments how a vigil to memorialize them turned into a political rally. Council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow president Raheel Raza joins to share her thoughts on the attack,...

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was caught twice in one week putting on a mask just for the cameras and Justin Trudeau is setting up a special quarantine hotel so he can pretend he’s following public health guidance when he returns to Canada from the G7 summit in the United Kingdom. True North’s Andrew Lawton says it’s clear Canada’s leaders aren’t buying the restrictions they’re imposing,...

Numerous US states have passed laws banning transgender athletes from competing in high school and college sports as their self-identified gender rather than biological sex, after a wave of cases in which female athletes have been displaced in rankings because of biologically male, transgender female competitors. Athletics Alberta president Linda Blade and columnist Barbara Kay have written a new...

The tab is in: Canada’s failed attempt at a United Nations Security Council seat cost taxpayers $8.6 million, according to documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. True North’s Andrew Lawton explains why it was a waste of money given the Trudeau government’s profoundly unserious foreign policy. Also, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney defends John A Macdonald against cancel culture, plus...

Halifax’s public library is standing firm in support of free speech as an activist group tries to get Abigail Shrier’s “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters” removed from library shelves. True North’s Andrew Lawton says the library is making the right call, noting that woke activists aren’t used to anyone telling them ‘No’. Also, lockdown double standards, plus lawyer...

Justin Trudeau responded to criticisms of Canada's cozy relationship with the Chinese communist regime by lecturing Conservative MPs about "anti-Asian racism" and "diversity", which Chinese dissidents say is actually a Chinese Communist Party tactic – to falsely equate criticism of the regime with criticism of the people. True North's Andrew Lawton breaks it down. Plus, peeing in a cup's return to...

Documents produced by police in Aylmer, Ontario name Andrew Lawton as a “person of interest” in connection with a supposedly illegal church service held earlier this year. There’s a problem though: He has never been to the church in his life. True North’s Andrew Lawton dismantles the “fictional” accusation and explains how it fits in with what’s increasingly looking like a government obsession wit...

As Justin Trudeau's Liberals steamroll ahead with internet regulation bill C-10, Justice Minister David Lametti gave an impassioned defence of all the ways government can ignore constitutional freedoms in legislation. True North's Andrew Lawton warns C-10 will not only infringe on free speech rights, but also expand the power of the permanent bureaucracy. Also, Canadian businesses continue to suff...

Numerous Canadian journalists have signed an open letter calling for the media outlets to cover the Israel-Hamas conflict in a way that accuses Israel of "ethnic cleansing," surrendering even the illusion of objectivity. True North's Andrew Lawton talks about the refusal by many in the media and in politics to condemn Hamas as a terror organization. Also, Drew Barnes, one of two Alberta MLAs expel...

Justin Trudeau has thrown some crumbs to the peasants with his offer of a "one-dose summer," allowing for some outdoor gatherings, while other countries around the world strip away all their restrictions and get back to normal, True North's Andrew Lawton points out. Also, a look at Jason Kenney's brewing caucus mutiny in Alberta, plus HonestReporting Canada's Mike Fegelman joins the show to call o...

Calgary pastor Artur Pawlowski was hauled away in handcuffs by police after hosting a church service on the weekend, joining the ranks of ministers in countries like China, Laos and North Korea who have been imprisoned for simply practicing their religion. There’s been no chorus of support from many civil liberties groups, however. In fact, some people have cheered on the arrest, True North’s Andr...

Alberta is vastly expanding vaccine eligibility as the provincial government imposes new restrictions, citing a sharp uptick in COVID-19 cases. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney joins True North's Andrew Lawton to discuss the province's pandemic response. Also on the show: Ontario's Trinity Bible Chapel remains locked by court order, plus an access to information request finds the federal government is...

Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault’s attempts at selling the internet regulation bill C-10 have been going so poorly he’s been pivoting to accusing the Conservatives of “fake news” and “extremism,” and in one case calling a pro-life MP a hypocrite for supporting free speech. Also, the RCMP might not have deleted its data from the long-gun registry despite being ordered to do so by parliament. Plu...