The Andrew Lawton Show

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland touted her green bona fides by telling Canadians she doesn’t have a car because she bikes, walks or takes the subway everywhere. Except as a cabinet minister, Freeland has a chauffeured limo, and she regularly flies back and forth between Toronto and Ottawa – often multiple times per week. Even so, she’s accused those who point this out of “misinformation.” Also,...

With the passage of bills C-18 and C-11, Justin Trudeau’s government has employed a massive takeover of the internet. While they claim they’re trying to protect Canadian content and save Canadian media, these bills are actually harmful to Canadian publishers and independent journalists – and by extension to the users seeking out their content. In this special edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, And...

Justin Trudeau has made a change to almost every single position in his cabinet, while keeping Chrystia Freeland as finance minister and Steven Guilbeault as environment minister, among a few other people. Marco Mendicino and David Lametti are among those out of cabinet altogether, while Bill Blair has been promoted to defense minister. Most importantly, Trudeau himself remains in power, so will a...

Several prominent cabinet ministers have announced they will not be seeking re-election ahead of a major cabinet shuffle by Justin Trudeau. Among those not running again are Omar Alghabra, Carolyn Bennett and Joyce Murray. David Lametti is also reported to be out of cabinet. Do you think this is a shake-up to get rid of underperformers, or a sign of a Liberal government in disarray? True North’s A...

The modern left leaves no room for debate or dissent – especially on gender issues. This is how Stuart Parker, a literal communist activist who’s been in the trenches on a variety of left-wing causes for decades, wound up getting denounced by his (former) friends. Parker, the president of the socialist Los Altos Institute in British Columbia, was cancelled for criticizing radical gender ideology....

A wonky constitutional debate has emerged online over who should get first crack at governing in the scenario in which the Conservatives win a minority — Pierre Poilievre as the victorious challenger or Justin Trudeau as the incumbent. While the debate technically hinges on constitutional convention, True North’s Andrew Lawton says the Laurentian “experts” are missing the most important part of de...

Justin Trudeau has sided with gender ideology over Muslims in Canada’s latest cultural battle. While Muslim families across the country have expressed concern about what kids are being taught in schools, Trudeau says they’re actually being coopted by the “far right” and “American right wing.” True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about parental rights with RightNow co-founded Alissa Golob. Also, a new...

The Aristotle Foundation’s new book, The 1867 Project, makes the case that Canada should be cherished, not cancelled. On the eve of Canada Day – or Dominion Day, rather – True North’s Andrew Lawton does a deep dive into just why the activists who malign and denigrate Canada are just plain wrong. In this edition of the show, Andrew talks to the editor of The 1867 Project, Dr. Mark Milke, and two of...

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has said that Justin Trudeau needs to “butt out” of New Brunswick politics, to the New Brunswick Conservatives’ policy requiring parental consent for a student under 16 to change their officially change their gender in school. Poilievre said provinces should decide educational policy and parents should decide how to raise children. True North’s Andrew Lawton sa...

Bill C-18 – one of Justin Trudeau’s internet regulation bills – is now law, prompting Facebook to ban news so as to avoid having to pay out media outlets. While Facebook made the decision to block news links, True North’s Andrew Lawton points out that the whole thing is Trudeau’s fault, as he’s the one who thinks Big Tech needs to subsidize the legacy media. Plus, 330 active duty and former member...

Canada, a nation once celebrated for its unwavering commitment to freedom and democracy, now finds itself besieged by a relentless series of attacks to its history and national identity. How did it get this way? 1867 Project editor Dr. Mark Milke joins True North’s Andrew Lawton to discuss the profound issues plaguing Canada’s social fabric, and why Canada should be cherished—not cancelled. Learn...

For most of the last 16 months, Freedom Convoy fundraiser and spokesperson Tamara Lich has been silenced by bail conditions preventing her from speaking about the protest for which she faces criminal charges. Now, for the first time, she and True North's Andrew Lawton sit down on camera to talk about this pivotal moment in Canadian history and the fight against vaccine mandates. Lich tells all in...

Four ridings held by-elections yesterday, in which the Conservatives and Liberals each held onto their two seats. Even so, the Conservatives had a tougher fight than usual to win the southwestern Ontario riding of Oxford, while the People's Party of Canada and its leader Maxime Bernier failed to live up to their 2021 performance in Portage–Lisgar in rural Manitoba. True North's Andrew Lawton break...

Many legal challenges against Canadian Covid restrictions and mandates have fallen flat, with judges embracing deference to government focusing more on the “reasonable limits” to Charter freedoms rather than the freedoms themselves. Beyond this, professional misconduct processes are weaponized against dissident thinkers, longstanding legal norms have been upended, and public confidence in the law...

Despite previous claims that Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino’s office had no idea that convicted killer Paul Bernardo was getting transferred to medium security, in fact, Mendicino’s staff knew for three months that the transfer was going to happen. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Mendicino to resign, though all the public safety minister is committing to is a new “policy...

Justin Trudeau blames “far-right political actors” over what he says is a rise in “hate” against trans kids, referring to a policy in New Brunswick that teachers must notify parents if they learn a child of theirs under 16 seeks to change their gender. New Brunswick premier Blaine Higgs has pushed back, saying Trudeau doesn’t support parents. News Forum host and parental rights advocate Tanya Gran...

As religious liberties face unprecedented challenges in Canada, many Christians are starting to collectivize and take political action to protect their rights and freedoms. True North’s Andrew Lawton discusses the concerning state of religious liberty, and how some groups are pushing back, with Pastor Jacob Reaume of the Trinity Bible Chapel. Plus, a free speech event was cancelled last month by t...

People’s Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier and his Conservative opponent in Portage–Lisgar, Branden Leslie, sparred on Twitter yesterday as to where they stand on the World Economic Forum – and specifically whether Bernier has ever been to the WEF’s annual meeting. True North’s Andrew Lawton chimed into say that despite Bernier’s claim of never having attended the WEF, the record shows he did....

A group of Canadian corporations – including Desjardins and Telus – have co-authored a white paper not only endorsing digital ID, but calling it a “necessary evolution for society.” True North’s Andrew Lawton says there’s no denying it’s coming, so people have to start desisting the digitization of identity now. He talks about it further with Luke Neilson of the Justice Centre for Constitutional F...

Among the World Health Organization’s plans to “better protect citizens” is to globalize the European Union’s vaccine passport, making an international standard for proving vaccination status as a ticket to board plans and visit other countries. This comes as the World Health Assembly continues to move towards a global pandemic treaty, which it hopes to finalize next year. True North’s Andrew Lawt...

Pride Month – or Pride Season, as the government of Canada now calls it – has begun, meaning corporate logos have been cloaked in rainbows and the the Toronto Transit Commission has even replaced its subway chime with a “2SLGBTQQIA choir.” True North’s Andrew Lawton says much of these proclamations amount to little more than virtue signalling. Also, what does Danielle Smith’s win mean for Albertan...

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says he’s not going to pull his support for the Trudeau Liberals over their bungling of China’s election interference, at least not until his confidence in the electoral system is restored. In other words, Singh is rewarding the Liberals for the very reason he’s been criticizing them. This is a level of incoherence only Singh can achieve, True North’s Andrew Lawton says. A...

Former Global News director Anita Krishna appeared before the National Citizens’ Inquiry last week, sharing how she believed the legacy media, including her old employer, fostered paranoia and fear through Covid coverage. She joins The Andrew Lawton Show for an extensive conversation about media bias and challenging the narrative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Johnston has recommended against a public inquiry, which is really convenient for Justin Trudeau, who has spent months coming up with excuses as to why extent of China’s interference in Canadians should not get a public hearing. The Conservatives and NDP are united in seeking a public inquiry, though NDP leader Jagmeet Singh doesn’t believe strongly enough about it to use his trump card – pu...

“Eminent Canadian” and Trudeau family friend David Johnston has published his first report into foreign interference in Canada’s elections, and – shocker – Trudeau comes out clean, but the media and public service are the problem. Johnston says there shouldn’t be a public inquiry, but he should keep on going with his investigation so that Canadians don’t see the classified documents he says exoner...