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Canadian Common Sense

Politics

A weekly podcast discussing Canadian politics and current events from the perspective of two average Canadians.

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United States

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Politics

Description:

A weekly podcast discussing Canadian politics and current events from the perspective of two average Canadians.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Episode 281 - "Wacko" Government

5/5/2024
Pierre Poilievre will live on in infamy for using the word "wacko" in the House of Commons and being kicked out. Not only is he not the only one to use that word, but he's not the worst offender. That, and more wacko shenanigans, and a little hockey to wrap the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Duration:01:40:18

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Episode 280 - More Gaslighting

4/28/2024
Doctors are seeing through the budget bs, as it affects all of us in a negative way. BC is reconsidering drug policies, but why? Why is Pierre Poilievre consorting with "conspiracy theorists?" Let's talk hockey, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Duration:01:38:43

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Episode 279 - Drowning in debt

4/21/2024
How do we even say it nicely? The country is falling apart, financially and even politically. The Parti Quebecois muses about another referendum on independence, the budget is a bust, Ontario courts are getting more woke? Good and bad in BC, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Duration:01:23:47

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Episode 278 - Face palm

4/14/2024
Justin Trudeau admits he doesn't read security briefings, but he is very good at throwing money around. Should Ontario expand funding for gender re-assignment? Why are economists looking at the CPP? Election talk, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Duration:01:23:07

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Episode 277 - Trudeau takes the bait

4/7/2024
Let's talk housing, and how Justin Trudeau has decided he will pick a fight with provinces to push his agenda. A lot of polling is being released, Han Dong seems to have some memory lapses RE: election interference, yes there will be an election in May, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Duration:01:33:30

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Episode 276 - Election mode

3/31/2024
We are now tripling down on our call for a May election. Justin Trudeau is campaigning across the country, Pierre Poilievre is leading huge rallies against the carbon tax, and the conditions are ripe for an election. Niagara Region goes overboard, provinces can't balance their books, and we end the show with great news from Nova Scotia! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Duration:01:14:04

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Episode 275 - What a waste

3/24/2024
Note: we attached a poll for our Spotify listeners last week, and will try this out for a little while to see how we all like it. Today, we talk about politicians who seem quite content to waste our time, a lot of our money, and especially our energy. Taxing powers for Calgary, taxing ideas in Toronto, a wasted week in Parliament, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Duration:01:32:59

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Episode 274 - Do your job!

3/17/2024
While Canadians struggle to put food on their tables and fuel in their vehicles, Canada's leaders largely prove to be looking out for themselves. Candidates changing stripes, a growing carbon tax revolt, a PM who finds his job boring, the Toronto Police said what? And more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Duration:01:05:50

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Episode 273 - Chaos in Ottawa

3/10/2024
A horrific tragedy in Ottawa isn't the only chaos, the government is starting to lose its grip. Trouble in Winnipeg, "anarchy" in Saskatchewan, the guys double down on their call for an election, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Duration:01:06:44

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Episode 272 - They're coming for us: and for you

3/3/2024
The Trudeau government can't get enough of sticking it Canadians. We dig into the Pharmacare bill, the media's cold sendoff to Brian Mulroney, Online Harms, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Duration:01:20:22

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Episode 271 - They're trying to keep us down

2/25/2024
With an already looming deficit in Ottawa, Chrystia Freeland has been given even more borrowing power. Is it a coincidence that a Pharmacare deal has also been announced? Small town Alberta goes viral, we wrap up with an uncomfortable editorial, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Duration:01:14:01

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Episode 271 - They're trying to keep us down

2/25/2024
With an already looming deficit in Ottawa, Chrystia Freeland has been given even more borrowing power. Is it a coincidence that a Pharmacare deal has also been announced? Small town Alberta goes viral, we wrap up with an uncomfortable editorial, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Duration:01:14:01

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Trailer update 2024

2/18/2024
We realized that we haven't updated this for a while, so here's a more accurate depiction of who we are! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Duration:00:00:53

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Episode 270 - They think they'll get away with it

2/18/2024
The feds no longer care if we know how awful they are. More on ArriveCan, Steven Guilbeault can't help himself, UNDRIP in BC, get ready for an election, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Duration:01:20:05

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Episode 270 - They think they'll get away with it

2/18/2024
The feds no longer care if we know how awful they are. More on ArriveCan, Steven Guilbeault can't help himself, UNDRIP in BC, get ready for an election, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Duration:01:20:05

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Episode 269 - Time for some honesty

2/11/2024
Bell Media made some pretty drastic cuts, which made Justin Trudeau angry. Or at least that's what he tells us. So, how about a few more truths? Like ArriveCan, a bill from Charlie Angus, the Mayor of Calgary, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Duration:00:51:04

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Episode 268 - They just don't get it

2/4/2024
"They" being our friends in the woke liberal camp. A completely unhinged response to Danielle Smith, more Liberal corruption, the "Justin-Fidel" debate continues, the 15 minute City of Edmonton, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Duration:01:18:17

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Episode 267 - Fxxx Trudeau and his Cabinet

1/28/2024
Danielle Smith is so powerful that her mere appearance with Tucker Carlson can spark national outrage. This faux outrage can better be directed at a Cabinet retreat, Justin Trudeau's racism, or the media who is covering for him. And then there's that Emergencies Act decision. And more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Duration:01:19:38

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Episode 266 - Malicious or Incompetent?

1/21/2024
Without a doubt our federal government is run by dimwitted ideologues, and Canada's decline is evidence of their failures. But are they just horrible managers, or is this decline engineered? Women in politics, power failures, climate change on trial, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Duration:01:11:57

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Episode 265 - They're going too far

1/14/2024
There's no question about the ineptitude of government, but they're really pushing it at all levels. Municipal taxes going up, the feds make another try at over-reach, feckless legal system, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Duration:01:44:07