The Andrew Lawton Show

After yesterday’s raid on the United States Capitol left four dead, True North’s Andrew Lawton says the mob behind the breach must be condemned, as well as those who hypocritically pick and choose which riots are right or wrong based on political tribalism rather than consistency and intellectual honesty. Also, Canadian Taxpayers Federation Alberta director Franco Terrazzano joins the show to talk...

The list of coronavirus hypocrites is growing as more and more politicians from all parties admit to travelling while telling the people they represent to stay at home. True North’s Andrew Lawton says the answer to this is not to throw the book at the politicians, but to start ripping pages out of the book, since clearly these supposed restrictions aren’t necessary. Also, cannabis activist Marc Em...

In the last episode of The Andrew Lawton Show of 2020, True North's Andrew Lawton explains why the past year has become the year of the hypocrite in politics, with (former) Ontario finance minister Rod Phillips becoming the latest public official to think they are above the COVID-19 rules and guidelines the little people have to follow. Also, True North founder Candice Malcolm joins to break down...

Canada's healthcare system is the proverbial third-rail of the country's politics. Yet despite no one wanting to touch the issue, there is a body of evidence supporting the idea that the system is broken, as evidenced by wait times, rationed care, and a lack of patient choice. Much of this is a product of politics, Dr. Shawn Whatley writes in his new book, "When Politics Comes Before Patients". Dr...

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and True North’s Andrew Lawton sat down in Edmonton for a year-end interview looking back at 2020 and ahead to 2021. In this edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, Kenney speaks out about the harms of lockdowns, the importance of maintaining a focus on rights and freedoms, and how he intends to respond to growing western alienation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Conservative Party of Canada leader Erin O'Toole joined True North's Andrew Lawton for a year-end interview in which O'Toole calls out Justin Trudeau's China "naïveté" and says provinces need to learn from each other when it comes to lockdowns. In this Andrew Lawton Show exclusive, Lawton and O'Toole take a look back at 2020 and look ahead to 2021, talking about Canada's pandemic response, Trudeau...

The Canadian government's policy of appeasing China has reached a new low, with secret documents showing the Trudeau government pushed back against military officials who wanted to stop training the Chinese People's Liberation Army at a Canadian base. When called on it, all the Trudeau government says is that it wants to repatriate Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who are being detaine...

The Vancouver Canucks’ national anthem singer has been fired for performing at an anti-lockdown rally. His termination only serves to silence others who agree with him, making it seem as though the government and mainstream media’s narrative about lockdowns is a lot more widely believed than it actually is. Also, a professor was denied a Canadian Armed Forces position because he dared to criticize...

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister gave a melodramatic, award-worthy performance this week, choking up as he told Manitobans he’s the leader they need, and calling people who question his government’s lockdown measures “idiots” in the same breath as saying “we’re all in this together.” True North’s Andrew Lawton explains how that doesn’t seem to extend to the people being charged for working and wor...

A pastor, a politician and a restaurateur are among those charged for their protests against government lockdowns in the past week under the guise of public health, revealing the criminalization of everything and everyone who dares to stand up for their civil liberties. True North's Andrew Lawton talks about the charges laid against Ontario MPP Randy Hillier, Pastor Henry Hildebrandt, and Adamson...

In this edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, True North’s Andrew Lawton looks at a trio of liberties – media freedom, religious freedom, and COVID freedom. One drug manufacturer says its vaunted COVID-19 vaccine is “not a silver bullet,” perhaps justifying prolonged masks and restrictions even after it is available. Also, while Justin Trudeau’s government fights independent journalists in court, his...

As provinces ramp up coronavirus restrictions and predict rises in cases over the coming weeks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it’s not clear whether families will get to celebrate Christmas together. True North’s Andrew Lawton unpacks this and the latest from the never-ending lockdown. Also, a Nova Scotia school has gotten rid of its Sir John A Macdonald name, and a new review of masks finds...

After a brazen daytime shooting in Toronto, Liberal ministers are, again, calling for more gun control, either wilfully or ignorantly oblivious to the fact that the guns used in inner-city crime are unaffected by the law. True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about the gun control advocates’ war on facts, plus a look at how the media and political left are not content to simply defeat Donald Trump in a...

Whole Foods has backtracked on its dress code banning employees from wearing poppies in the lead-up to Remembrance Day, following online outrage, unanimous condemnation in the House of Commons, and the threat of legislation in Ontario. Also, True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about one of the media’s biggest failures throughout Donald Trump’s presidency – vilifying Trump voters rather than trying to...

Almost four years to the day since the 2016 presidential election, and the mainstream media still doesn’t understand why Trump won. True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about what’s changed and what hasn’t since then. Also, Justin Trudeau is teaming up with Botswana, a country that prosecutes journalists, to teach the world about press freedom, and the never-ending lockdown continues. Learn more about...

As French citizens get slaughtered by Islamist terrorists because of France's commitment to free speech, Justin Trudeau said free speech is actually constrained by "respect for others and to seek not to arbitrarily or unnecessarily injure those with whom we are sharing a society and a planet." True North's Andrew Lawton says this negates the very nature of free speech, which includes the right to...

Justin Trudeau has found a new way to keep the NDP on side: make everything a confidence motion, whether or not it actually is. With the NDP afraid of going to the polls and the Conservatives claiming it would be irresponsible to have an election during a pandemic, Trudeau appears to have cemented some longevity for his minority government, True North's Andrew Lawton says. Also, should airlines ha...

While the Liberals pretended their parliamentary prorogation was just to hit reset on their legislative agenda, it’s becoming increasingly clear that they have no interest in allowing opposition members to hold the government to account on the WE scandal, pandemic response, or anything else. True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about Justin Trudeau’s latest filibuster and cover-up. Also, with two week...

Twitter's and Facebook's decision to block sharing of a New York Post story about Hunter Biden is an egregious act of censorship, but anyone surprised by it hasn't been paying attention. Even so, the solution to this form of intervention in online speech needs to come about in culture, not through regulation, True North's Andrew Lawton says. Also, accountant Neal Winokur joins the show to discuss...

The World Health Organization has flip-flopped again, now telling governments they shouldn’t rely on lockdowns to curb the coronavirus. This comes as numerous studies suggest lockdowns simply don’t work. Though that isn’t stopping politicians from imposing them, even those like Justin Trudeau who promise “evidence-based” policy, True North’s Andrew Lawton says. Also, Canadian television stations a...

The federal government is moving forward with a ban on single-use plastics next year, despite the importance of disposable packaging throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the second wave of which the same government says we’re experiencing right now. True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about the anti-business and anti-science war on plastic that the Liberals are waging. Also, Yelp is fuelling cancel c...

Canadians are receiving more inconsistent and contradictory advice courtesy of the country’s rule by “experts.” Toronto’s chief health advisor wants another lockdown, the Ontario government says we shouldn’t travel even within the province, and Dr. Theresa Tam says Thanksgiving dinners should be virtual, all the while the federal government is funding an ad campaign telling people to bring grandma...

The NDP is pretending to oppose the Liberals, yet admits it may prop up Justin Trudeau’s government for another three years. Also, healthcare activists are calling on the Ontario government to impose another full shutdown, including a clampdown on churches and other places of worship. True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about the latest tactics from the Lockdown Left. Also, Laurier University profess...

Video footage from the 1990s shows Catherine McKenna bribing her way into a cockfight and chowing down on dog meat in Indonesia. Is criticizing this fair game or does it simply fuel cancel culture? True North’s Andrew Lawton discusses. Also, another climate apocalypse deadline has come and gone and we’re still here, plus a look at the New York Times’ nothingburger story on Donald Trump’s tax retur...

The Trudeau government’s latest speech from the throne is all about big government, big spending, and big areas of overreach into provincial jurisdiction. Absent from the speech were any calls for national unity or a desire to tackle western alienation, or a commitment to stand up for freedom of speech and other fundamental freedoms. In fact, among the only Canadian values mentioned was being “wel...