The Andrew Lawton Show

Justin Trudeau is at the United Nations this week, calling on countries to ramp up their efforts to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and also making a pitch for other countries to follow in Canada’s footsteps by imposing a carbon tax. True North’s Andrew Lawton weighs in. Also, the Tamara Lich’s and Chris Barber’s criminal mischief trial is wrapping up its third week today, with only th...

A series of demonstrations and marches are underway across the country as parents advocate for their right to educate their children as they see fit. The 1 Million March 4 Children has been met with large counter-protests, spearheaded by union groups and joined by NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. True North’s Harrison Faulkner and Elie Cantin-Nantel join The Andrew Lawton Show to for a report on the Toro...

The reason for last week’s chilly reception to Justin Trudeau in India has been made clearer as Trudeau levelled an accusation that the Indian government was involved in the June killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C. India has rejected the accusation outright, and Canada and India have each expelled one of the other’s senior diplomats. True North’s Andrew Lawton discusses w...

As parental rights advocates plan a nation-wide series of protests on Wednesday, labour leaders have been mobilizing to counter-protest what they say is organized “hate.” A Zoom planning call with more than 100 union activists was leaked on the weekend, showing revealing the extent to which some workers in the education sector want to stop Million Person March “dead in its tracks.” True North’s An...

Pierre Poilievre spoke for less than a minute on a Westjet flight full of Conservative convention-goers four days ago, and his critics haven’t let up. Four days later, CTV is trying to solicit interviews with passengers on the flight, Westjet’s flight attendant union has denounced Poilievre and the airline and demanded apologies from both, and Jann Arden has launched a boycott. True North’s Andrew...

True North’s Andrew Lawton was barred from covering the Liberal caucus retreat in his own city of London, Ontario. True North received no response to its requests for accreditation, and yesterday Andrew was turned away at the media registration desk, without so much as a reason for the rejection. In this episode, Andrew discusses. Then, Professor Ross McKitrick on how the federal government’s “ene...

Justin Trudeau is on his way back from India after yet another blunder-filled trip to one of Canada’s best allies. From pulling away from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handshake to skipping out on a dinner, Trudeau showed literal interest in playing nice with Modi and India. In response, Modi excluded Trudeau from a video montage of G20 dignitaries arriving. True North’s Andrew Lawton disc...

Nearly 3,000 Conservatives descended on Quebec City this weekend for the Conservative Party of Canada convention. They were joined by a handful of Liberal cabinet ministers – Steven Guilbeault, Pablo Rodriguez, and Marci Ien, who came along to express their dislike for the Conservatives, who are trouncing them in the polls right now. True North’s Andrew Lawton breaks down what happened at the conv...

Tom Marazzo wanted to help out behind the scenes of the Freedom Convoy, but ended up becoming one of its faces and ultimately had a seat at the negotiating table with officials from the City of Ottawa. Tom Marazzo testified before the Public Order Emergency Commission last year, but now is telling his story in full in a new book, The People's Emergency Act. Marazzo joins True North's Andrew Lawton...

On day two of the criminal trial of Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, Ottawa Police Service Inspector Lucas Russell testified that he was under orders to give “not one inch” to the protesters, even while there were discussions underway to shrink the protest’s footprint to mitigate the disruption to downtown Ottawa residents. True North’s Andrew Lawton says this means law enfo...

Nearly 20 months after the Freedom Convoy arrived in Ottawa, its two most prominent organizers, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, are standing trial. The 16-day mischief trial began today. True North’s Andrew Lawton discusses what this means for freedom and justice before speaking with Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms president John Carpay. Plus, kids are back to school today and the media t...

Across the country, more and more parents are seeking education options for their kids outside of public schools. For some this is private schooling, perhaps a charter school for those in places such as Alberta, or even home schooling. This edition of The Andrew Lawton Show shines a light on school choice – what options do parents have, and why are they making the choices they are? Joining Andrew...

Despite us living in a post-pandemic world, there seem to be a growing number of places eyeing a return of masks, and Covid Zero fanatics pushing for another cycle of boosters, restrictions and paranoia. True North’s Andrew Lawton says they can try, but people aren’t going to go along with it again. Also, Whistle Stop Cafe owner Chris Scott has been acquitted on charges of breaching the last round...

Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touted that Canada was the “best country in the world.” While this might not be a shocking comment from Canada’s prime minister, it’s a departure from past comments Trudeau has made. Five years ago, he explicitly said Canada wasn’t the best country in the world – but could be. He’s also said that Canada is a perpetrator of genocide against Indigenous women...

People of different faith groups and political perspectives may disagree on a lot, but they are coming together to protect children. Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs, and people of no religion at all, have banded together to speak out against gender ideology being foisted on young children in Canadian schools. Dr. Bahira Abdulsalam of Hands Off Our Kids and Kamel el-Cheikh, organizer of th...

Renowned psychologist and bestselling author Jordan Peterson lost his court challenge against Ontario’s college of psychologists today. The college sought to force Peterson into training on how to conduct himself on social media as a condition of remaining a licensed psychologist. Peterson took the matter to an Ontario court, which ruled today that the condition doesn’t actually hinder his right t...

Former Liberal environment minister Catherine McKenna has accused the Conservatives and those who oppose carbon taxes of being “arsonists” as wildfires sweep across the Northwest Territories and British Columbia. Current Liberal ministers have criticized the Conservatives for wanting to “making pollution free.” If carbon taxes are the answer to forest fires, why did these fires happen in the first...

Drugs and addiction have reached a crisis level in Canada, with overdose deaths on the rise and seemingly no community immune to the problem. This is in spite of a continued expansion of "harm reduction," a policy involving a range of interventions, from supervised drug use sites to the distribution of so-called "safe supply" of drugs. But is safe supply actually safe, and is harm reduction reduci...

At a press conference in Prince Edward Island, a reporter asked Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre if he’s trying to “court the far-right vote,” citing unnamed “experts” who say he is. Poilievre dismissed the question as a “CBC smear job” and refused to answer. Is this the right approach? True North’s Andrew Lawton weighs in. Also, Manitoba man needed a gas-powered vehicle to bail him out after...

The media has accused Pierre Poilievre of “embracing conspiracy theories” after vowing to reject the “globalist Davos elites” if he becomes prime minister. Poilievre has repeatedly said his ministers will be barred from attending the World Economic Forum’s events, though the Canadian Press this week quoted “experts” who said such a commitment is conspiratorial. Some journalists and academics have...

Whether it's government regulation, cancel culture, Big Tech crackdowns, or even self-censorship, there's no denying free speech is under attack. In "The End of Free Speech in Canada," independent filmmaker Aaron Gunn shines a light on the all-out assault underway on our most fundamental freedom. In this edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, Andrew talks about the legal, moral, and cultural state of...

The Liberal government is planning on ramping up its target number of immigrants to Canada to 500,000 by 2025 (though the actual number will be higher when asylum seekers and other entry programs are taken into consideration.) New polling shows more than two-thirds of Canadians think this will negatively impact the cost of housing, though the federal government is refusing to budge. There are econ...

Days after asking for privacy for his family following his separation from Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, Justin Trudeau posted a pink-clad photo of him and his son at a Barbie screening, with the captain that they are “Team Barbie.” Is this Trudeau letting his inner Barbie shine or an elaborate trolling to invite criticism from the right? True North’s Andrew Lawton weighs in on this, as well as the Con...

One of the most high-profile men felled during the #MeToo era was Kevin Spacey. After a slew of allegations of sexual misconduct, Spacey was fired from "House of Cards," replaced in "All the Money in the World," and has vanished from Hollywood. Six years later, Spacey has emerged victorious in every legal challenge he's faced over the allegations. Journalists Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney cove...

After years of speculation about their marital status, Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Grégoire today announced their separation after 18 years of marriage, asking for privacy to protect their children. Should Canadians care? True North’s Andrew Lawton weighs in. Also, after years of campaigning on housing-related policies, Trudeau now says housing isn’t really a federal responsibility so, in other...