The Andrew Lawton Show is Canada's most irreverent talk show, hosted by veteran broadcaster Andrew Lawton. With hard-hitting analysis and in-depth interviews, Lawton takes on the stories that matter.
Canadians spend more on taxes than food, clothing, and housing combined
With rampant inflation and a rising cost of living, Canadians can't catch a break. While life is getting more expensive in pretty much everywhere, government is the big beneficiary. A new report from the Fraser Institute breaks down how Canadians are spending more on taxes than they are on food, clothing, and shelter combined. True North's Andrew Lawton discusses with Kris Sims of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
Also, critical theory has taken over Canadian schools, in large part because of a leftward shift in teacher training programs, a new essay charges. James Pew joins the show to talk about his piece "Transforming Children" in this month's C2C Journal.
Plus, Andrew makes a big announcement, so you don't want to miss this episode.
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30 Jul 2024
The Liberals have bungled Canadian immigration
Canadians are turning on the immigration system, with recent polling showing Canadians think immigration rates are too high. This is Justin Trudeau's fault, True North's Andrew Lawton says. By setting arbitrary targets and making virtue signalling the goal over a sensible, measured approach to immigration, Trudeau has let the system get out of control. Can it be fixed?
Also, the federal government has given the health minister, right now Mark Holland, the right to override Health Canada and unilaterally ban some products based on harm concerns – with no need for study or legislation. David Clement of the Consumer Choice Center says Canadians should be concerned about this consolidation of power in one person's hands. He joins the show to explain why.
Plus, leaders around the world are condemning the sham election in Venezuela that Nicolas Maduro claims re-elected him. Ana Rizo of the Ladies of Liberty Alliance joins to discuss what's happening and why it matters.
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29 Jul 2024
Olympic committee sorry for offending Christians – but are they really?
The International Olympic Committee has apologized for the 2024 Paris Olympics' controversial opening ceremonies, which included a Last Supper depiction featuring drag queens and a "fat acceptance" activist playing the part of Jesus. The organizers insist that no mockery or offence was intended, but True North's Andrew Lawton points out that Christians are pretty well the only religious group anyone would dare make such a performance about.
Also, Canadian Taxpayers Federation Alberta director Kris Sims went by Edmonton City Hall to take a stock photo and was shocked to find the area around it filled with garbage and urine. Cities across the country are falling into similar states with no one seemingly doing anything about it.
Plus, a new report from the Aristotle Foundation finds that Canada and the United States have the most permissive approaches – making younger patients eligible for "invasive surgeries and/or potentially irreversible and medically harmful dispensation of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones."
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Inside a recent episode
Justin Trudeau thinks Canadians need more of him
Published 24 Apr 2024 · Transcript excerpt
[…] This is in audio form only, but take a listen. People are facing an anxiety that the economy doesn't work for them anymore. That the principles that held true for us exers, for boomers, of getting a good job, being able to save up for why you're rent to buy a house eventually, and then you get a mortgage, and you build things forward like that. That just doesn't work anymore. That the deck is stacked against young people in a way that is different from previous generations. Sure. And that's a problem because it leads to a sense of uncertainty about the future, and a sense of, OK, the institutions and society and government can't actually help, and that sort of feeds into populism. […]
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