The official podcast for the Western Standard The Western Standard is an independent source of news and commentary fighting for a strong and free Western Canada, committed to the truth even when it hurts, and forever pledged to refuse government funding. Hosted by Cory Morgan covering news of the week along with analysis from guests.
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HANNAFORD: Carney's chance to win, make a 'Grand Bargain' with Trump
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24:24Brian Lee Crowley says Canada's special relationship with the US is not nearly over.Oleh Western Standard
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THE PIPELINE: Anti-independence politicians push misinformation
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47:50Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan talk about how Jason Kenney and the Liberals are spreading misinformation about the independence movement, the upcoming by-elections in Alberta, and Steven Guilbeault’s role as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture.Oleh Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SHOW: No new pipelines will be constructed in Canada
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46:33Cory talks about how Carney is keeping energy killing policies in place.Oleh Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SECOND TAKE: Carney’s cabinet. Same dung, different pile
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1:11:07Cory talks about how little has changed with Mark Carney’s new cabinet.Oleh Western Standard
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HANNAFORD: The Food Professor says buy beef, stockpile coffee, and do it now
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24:51If you think food prices are rising more quickly than inflation generally, they are. And thanks to tariffs, counter tariffs and federal policies like carbon tax, it’s not going get better any time soon. That’s the discouraging news from ‘The Food Professor,’ Dalhousie University’s Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, tonight’s guest on Hannaford.…
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THE PIPELINE: Unemployed Eastern politician heads West for a job
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46:34Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan, and Erika Barootes talk about who may lead Alberta's independence movement, Mark Carney's new Liberal cabinet, and Pierre Poilievre's move to Alberta's Battle River–Crowfoot riding.Oleh Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SHOW: Indigenous citizens have the most to gain from provincial independence
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46:33Cory talks about how independence movements could break the appalling conditions reserves are locked into.Oleh Western Standard
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FILDEBRANDT: Danielle Smith on Alberta Independence
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20:28Derek Fildebrandt interviews Premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, on topic of a referendum leading towards the independence of Alberta.Oleh Western Standard
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THE BUSINESS STANDARD: Shallow rights reversion — good or bad?
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36:36Shaun Polczer sits down with Jeff Callaway diving into shallow rights reversion, and catches up with Nick Samain of DMG Events to discuss what’s in store for this year’s Global Energy Show Canada.Oleh Western Standard
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WESTERN STANDARD WEEKLY: Saskatchewan Independence
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25:07In the first Western Standard Weekly podcast, hosts Christopher Oldcorn and Bronwyn Eyre talk about Western independence and political developments in Saskatchewan. The episode focuses on rising Western frustrations with federal government policies and the Sask NDP’s proposed Keep Saskatchewan in Canada Act.…
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HANNAFORD: Smith emerges as the unofficial opposition to Mark Carney
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26:11Nigel Hannaford sits down with David Knight Legg to talk about the recent address of Premier Danielle Smith to Albertans and Mark Carney's meeting with Trump.Oleh Western Standard
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THE PIPELINE: The Alberta Revolution has begun
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48:41Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan, joined by Erika Barootes, talk about Alberta's potential independence vote in 2026, the likelihood of Saskatchewan joining the movement, and Mark Carney's meeting with Trump.Oleh Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SHOW: Citizen’s initiatives offer true democracy
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46:36Cory talks about how a functional system of referenda makes a stronger nationOleh Western Standard
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HANNAFORD: No fear, no surrender, Pierre Poilievre not going anywhere
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23:02Conservative leader faces some accountability but once the NDP collapsed, there were no smart saves out there.Oleh Western Standard
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THE PIPELINE: Western independence just got real serious, real fast
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51:00Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan discuss the outcome of the recent federal election, its implications for Canada's major political parties and the growing momentum for Western independence.Oleh Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SHOW: Canada is broken
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45:51Cory talks about how the system ensures the West will always get the short end of the stick.Oleh Western Standard
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HANNAFORD: Is Mark Carney, Trump's pick for 51st state governor?
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26:04As voters review the platforms, they should know that both Conservative and Liberal campaigns rely on optimistic growth forecasts — that economist Jack Mintz doesn't trust.Oleh Western Standard
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THE PIPELINE: Is this the End-DP?
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51:23Derek Fildebrandt, Cory Morgan, and Nigel Hannaford, joined by Erika Barootes, discuss the aftermath of the Federal Leaders' Debate, the Liberal Party’s platform under Carney, and the seeming demise of the NDP.Oleh Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SHOW: Voting Liberal never serves the West well
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46:04Cory talks about how past Liberal MPs didn’t stand up for their Western constituents.Oleh Western Standard
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HANNAFORD: Let's face it, nobody knows how to deal with Trump
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21:22A conversation with Peter Coleman at the National Citizens Coalition.Oleh Western Standard
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HANNAFORD: Saying the unsayable about coal... it's still the way to go
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24:20Western Standard columnist Joseph Fournier gets kicked off LinkedIn... was it the kind things he said about coal? We don't know but coal gets a bad rap it doesn't deserve.Oleh Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SECOND TAKE: Media mayhem at the English debate
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1:21:27Cory talks about how poor organization ruined the media scrums.Oleh Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SHOW: Canada’s election is in Trump’s hands
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46:08Cory talks about how the Trump factor is influencing Canadian voters more than any candidate is.Oleh Western Standard
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THE PIPELINE: Is Ford angling for Poilievre’s job?
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48:34Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan are joined by Erika Barootes to discuss Doug Ford’s potential ambitions for Poilievre’s job, whether Bernier’s PPC could spoil Conservative chances, and the unlikely teaming up of BC Conservatives and the NDP opposing a tax cut bill.Oleh Western Standard
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THE BUSINESS STANDARD: Where the Sun Don’t Shine: Rural Alberta rises up against solar farms
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56:30Shaun Polczer discusses energy markets with Jeff Callaway of Energize Natural Resources Ltd., and Russell Barnett of the Rural Alberta Concerned Communities Group on proposed installation of solar farms on private lands.Oleh Western Standard
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HANNAFORD: Trump's tariff game exposed?
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27:43Nigel talks to Petar Pejovic discussing the motivations for Trump's tariff game.Oleh Western Standard
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HANNAFORD: 'Canada will fold...' and they know it, tough talk just for election, Part 2
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24:23Part 2 of Hannaford Show's April 10 doubleheader. Nigel Hannaford, talks to Catherine Swift on the issues of Trump's tariffs, Canada's economic leverage, and the upcoming Canadian elections.Oleh Western Standard
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HANNAFORD: 'Canada will fold...' and they know it, tough talk just for election, Part 1
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30:31Part 1 of Hannaford Show's April 10 doubleheader. Nigel Hannaford, interviews David Knight Legg on the issues of Trump's tariffs, Canada's economic leverage, and the upcoming Canadian elections.Oleh Western Standard
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FILDEBRANDT: Carney promises to seize Canadians’ guns
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26:57Derek Fildebrandt talks with Tony Bernardo of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association about the controversial gun control plan—first launched by Justin Trudeau and now making a comeback under Mark Carney.Oleh Western Standard
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FILDEBRANDT: VINDICATED: COVID-era protest ban ruled unconstitutional
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22:56Derek Fildebrandt talks to Randy Hillier, former MPP of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, on the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision to overturn a lower court ruling that had dismissed his case.Oleh Western Standard
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THE PIPELINE: Western independence takes the stage
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45:42Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan discusses the concept of Western Independence in the context of the upcoming elections, crowd sizes, campaign rallies, and the polls, and the "notwithstanding clause."Oleh Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SHOW: Carney’s Liberals want your home equity
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46:45Cory talks about how the Liberals have long coveted the home equity of Canadians.Oleh Western Standard
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FILDEBRANDT: Canada (or Alberta) as the 51st State?
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16:47Derek Fildebrandt interviews Brian Lovig—entrepreneur and host of the Right Edition podcast—discussing topics such as Donald Trump, the Canadian elections, and the idea of Canada, or perhaps Alberta, becoming the 51st state.Oleh Western Standard
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THE BUSINESS STANDARD: It starts with Gold
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43:37In this inaugural episode of The Business Standard, Shaun Polczer, talks to Julie Lemieux on Calgary and Alberta energy economy, and with Peter Merrick and Adrian Spitters on their book, It Starts with Gold.Oleh Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SECOND TAKE: Week 2. Has the Conservative bleeding stopped?
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1:41:59Cory talks about how the Conservatives just can’t get their feet under themselves.Oleh Western Standard
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FILDEBRANDT: In fighting for Canada, every option is not on the table
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4:23Carney might be the prime minister of all Canadians, but he is still a Liberal. And the Liberals are a party for only the right kind of Canadians.Oleh Western Standard
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HANNAFORD: Can Carney make the tough calls? Some say not...
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27:05'And how can Mark Carney be leading in the polls when hardly anybody shows up for his events?' Nigel Hannaford talks to Yaroslav Baran and Balkan Devlen of the Pendulum regarding the issue of Trump's tariffs.Oleh Western Standard
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THE PIPELINE: No Canada (tariffs... for now)
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48:42Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan, with Western Standard business reporter, Shaun Polczer, talks about Liberation Day, Pierre Poilievre's comments on people's biological clock and Mark Carney's stance on pipelines.Oleh Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SHOW: This election could shatter Canada
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46:12Cory talks about how the unity of the nation is on the line.Oleh Western Standard
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FILDEBRANDT: MAXIMUM MADNESS: Making sense of the wild polls in this election with *THE* expert
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24:14Derek Fildebrandt discusses the polls with 338Canada.com founder and creator, Philippe J. Fournier.Oleh Western Standard
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FILDEBRANDT: Carney prepares for economic warfare, against the West
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38:47An export tax on Western products amounts to a federal embargo of Western exports. That is something that only a hostile foreign power does, like the British blockade of Boston Harbour after that city's tea party.Oleh Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SECOND TAKE: Election Rundown Week 1
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1:44:42Cory talks about where the campaigns are sitting in the first week of the election.Oleh Western Standard
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HANNAFORD: Danielle Smith, heroine or villain of the piece?
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24:08At a time of tariffs, is Alberta's premier Canada's most effective diplomat?Oleh Western Standard
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THE PIPELINE: Carney’s Alberta Oil Embargo
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45:36Derek Fildebrandt, Cory Morgan and Nigel Hannaford sit down to discuss Carney's idea for an export tax on the western provinces' products, if voters are projecting on Mark Carney, and Danielle Smith's comments on Trump to lay off tariffs.Oleh Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SHOW: Look inside yourself, Canada
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47:10Cory talks about how Canadians can’t let the Liberals use Trump to distract from the real issues.Oleh Western Standard
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FILDEBRANDT: Canadians should bribe the entire Senate to retire
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50:12The total cost to the Canadian taxpayer would be a grand total of $600 million to bribe the entire Senate to voluntarily retire.Oleh Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SECOND TAKE: It’s election time! Probably.
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1:02:23Cory talks about how we are probably going into an election soon.Oleh Western Standard
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HANNAFORD: 'Palpable Western anger,' if the Liberals win a fourth term
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24:19As Canada gets ready to vote, America is the ballot question. Today's guest is Yaroslav Baran.Oleh Western Standard
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THE PIPELINE: Are Canadians really falling for Carney?
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42:14Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan discuss Carney's first week as prime minister, the BC NDP's move to suspend democracy, and ask if Poilievre can bounce back in this week's episode of The Pipeline.Oleh Western Standard
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CORY MORGAN SHOW: Prime Minister in hiding
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47:12Cory talks about how the Liberal Party is trying to hide Mark Carney from Canadians.Oleh Western Standard
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