Canadian Common Sense

Episode 291 - Bad People

July 14, 2024 15:48 - 1 hour - 75.6 MB

We need some tech support! You'll notice today's show is without theme music and we're hoping you can help. Bad people are everywhere, and many of them land in government. While not a Canadian issue, we talk Trump, Trudeau's NATO commitment, is Freeland in free fall? Too much housing, not enough drugs, and more!

Episode 290 - Canadian Values

July 07, 2024 15:49 - 1 hour - 88.1 MB

While this term doesn't have a hard definition, it tells us who we are as Canadians. Harjit Sajjan is putting this to the test, is Northvolt shorting Canada? Is the "far-right" becoming too diverse? And more!

Episode 289 - Is our hair on fire?

June 30, 2024 15:35 - 1 hour - 70.8 MB

The lamestream media was visibly shaken by the Toronto-St. Paul's by-election results, and you'd be forgiven for thinking the country was falling apart. Fear not: we have injected common sense into the discussion. Let's talk corruption, the future of Justin Trudeau, and more!

Episode 288 - Trudeau's last gasp?

June 23, 2024 15:55 - 1 hour - 88.5 MB

As much as we'd love to say yes, history has shown we never know anything with this PM. Polling for a Toronto by-election, and nationally, are not good for Trudeau, his government continues to inflict more pain on Canadians, but the Oilers! And more!

Episode 287 - Give us the names

June 16, 2024 16:24 - 1 hour - 98.3 MB

We've read the (redacted) report from NSICOP and we have concerns; don't miss our last segment. We introduce a new segment to the show, we talk Chrystia Freeland, Calgary's water crisis, and more!

Episode 286 - Boo hoo, get over it

June 09, 2024 16:06 - 1 hour - 73.4 MB

Not only is this phrase a trending meme, it's an appropriate summary of how our politicians feel about us. Why does BC "Bring Crazy" so much? Who is "Randy?" We want names, and more!

Episode 285 - Crazy, crazy, and more crazy

June 02, 2024 02:25 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

It's not just BC this time, though they are part of the craziness. Should 16 year olds be voting? How many refugees from Gaza is too many? "Period" flags? And more!

Episode 284 - A Canadian is ...

May 26, 2024 16:15 - 1 hour - 103 MB

Many Canadians say this isn't the Canada they remember. What we remember is Justin Trudeau telling us we wouldn't recognize Canada once he was finished with it, and he's correct. But what has this done to his own popularity? This, 15 minute cities, the Woke Brigade, and more!

Episode 283 - Are we finished yet?

May 19, 2024 16:24 - 1 hour - 98 MB

BC is really going out of its way to show us how crazy it is, but protests on the other coast are competing hard for the crazy title! More EV plants for Ontario, does Justin Trudeau stay, or go? And more!

Episode 282 - More than just election interference

May 12, 2024 15:57 - 1 hour - 96.1 MB

Happy Mother's Day! While we spend a lot of time discussing the Public Inquiry Interim Report on Election Interference, it turns out some Cabinet Ministers (allegedly) are able to run interference of their own. Does the BC government hate women? And more!

Episode 281 - "Wacko" Government

May 05, 2024 16:35 - 1 hour - 92.8 MB

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!

Episode 280 - More Gaslighting

April 28, 2024 16:11 - 1 hour - 91.4 MB

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!

Episode 279 - Drowning in debt

April 21, 2024 16:51 - 1 hour - 77.5 MB

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!

Episode 278 - Face palm

April 14, 2024 15:52 - 1 hour - 76.9 MB

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!

Episode 277 - Trudeau takes the bait

April 07, 2024 16:40 - 1 hour - 86.5 MB

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!

Episode 276 - Election mode

March 31, 2024 16:05 - 1 hour - 68.6 MB

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!

Episode 275 - What a waste

March 24, 2024 16:28 - 1 hour - 86.1 MB

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!

Episode 274 - Do your job!

March 17, 2024 23:03 - 1 hour - 60.9 MB

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!

Episode 273 - Chaos in Ottawa

March 10, 2024 16:25 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB

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!

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

March 03, 2024 22:27 - 1 hour - 74.4 MB

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!

Episode 271 - They're trying to keep us down

February 25, 2024 15:45 - 1 hour - 68.5 MB

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!

Trailer update 2024

February 18, 2024 21:27 - 53 seconds - 446 KB

We realized that we haven't updated this for a while, so here's a more accurate depiction of who we are!

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

February 18, 2024 20:20 - 1 hour - 74.1 MB

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!

Episode 269 - Time for some honesty

February 11, 2024 17:40 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MB

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!

Episode 268 - They just don't get it

February 04, 2024 16:57 - 1 hour - 72.5 MB

"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!

Episode 267 - Fxxx Trudeau and his Cabinet

January 28, 2024 17:16 - 1 hour - 73.7 MB

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!

Episode 266 - Malicious or Incompetent?

January 21, 2024 17:28 - 1 hour - 66.6 MB

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!

Episode 265 - They're going too far

January 14, 2024 20:30 - 1 hour - 96.4 MB

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!

Episode 264 - Update on Episode 263

January 10, 2024 00:47 - 7 minutes - 6.84 MB

Some listener feedback caused us to fact check ourselves RE: causes of death in Canada. This is why we love your feedback!

Episode 263 - Why can't they tell us the truth?

January 07, 2024 18:58 - 1 hour - 66 MB

"They" being our ruling elites, of course. Trudeau's "free" vacation, Saskatchewan "not collecting" carbon tax, increasing deaths from "unknown causes," and more!

Episode 262 - 2023 in Review

January 01, 2024 17:12 - 1 hour - 78.2 MB

Lewis and Tony discuss some of the biggest stories they've covered over the past year.

Episode 261.0 - They keep messing with us

December 31, 2023 17:14 - 1 hour - 57.5 MB

This is NOT the year in review show, that will be coming right away. We had too much content to leave on the table so we're giving you one more show before the year end. And new audio equipment! Revelations on Omicron, housing "solutions," freezing the Okanagan, and more!

Episode 260.1 - Merry Christmas! 2023

December 25, 2023 14:07 - 4 minutes - 4.61 MB

Warmest wishes from those two average Canadians from rural Canada. Merry Christmas everyone!

Episode 260.1 - Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2023 14:07 - 4 minutes - 4.61 MB

Warmest wishes from those two average Canadians from rural Canada. Merry Christmas everyone! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/common-sense1/message

Episode 260.0 - Liars, Cheaters, and Opportunists

December 24, 2023 19:04 - 1 hour - 70 MB

While these words describe much of government, they have some particular relevance today. Steven Guilbeault can't stop talking, tone deaf Liberals, "doctored" Covid tests, and more!

Episode 259.0 - They keep sticking it to us

December 17, 2023 17:50 - 1 hour - 75.9 MB

With tax hikes, tuition hikes, and more regulation, Ottawa can't get enough of screwing the taxpayer. Feckless leaders, belching cows, and more!

Episode 258.1 - Canada: Woke before woke was in fashion

December 16, 2023 23:43 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

Tony saw street signs on Saskatoon's re-named John A MacDonald Rd and laments the destruction of Canada's history. Note: he refers to a statue tore down in Kitchener, he should have said Kingston.

Episode 258.0 - They're getting desperate

December 10, 2023 16:32 - 1 hour - 67.3 MB

Lewis is back! And he wraps the show up with a bold prediction on the next election. Liberals continue to stumble, legacy media doesn't like the Conservative filibuster, that scary housing video, another round of Steven Guilbeault vs Danielle Smith, and more!

Episode 257.0 - Sylvain Charlebois Interview

December 03, 2023 21:11 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MB

Tony has a chat about food prices and more with the man known as The Food Professor.

Episode 256.0 - Battle Lines are being drawn

December 03, 2023 15:33 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

The show opens with a clip of Elon Musk showing he has been red-pilled. Danielle Smith invokes the Sovereignty Act, Jagmeet Singh gives in, Justin Trudeau starts his unofficial campaign, and more!

Episode 255.0 - Listen very closely to Pierre Poilievre

November 26, 2023 15:13 - 58 minutes - 54.5 MB

Mr. Poilievre says a lot of the right things, but he won't tell us how to make some of this happen. Edmonton demonstrates one more fail on EVs, the Fall Fiscal Update, was that really just a car accident in Niagara Falls? And more!

Episode 254.0 - Take a walk, Justin Trudeau

November 19, 2023 18:19 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB

Is it time for Justin Trudeau to go? Who should take his place? BC sours on the Carbon Tax, plastics ban is out, the Two Michaels back in the spotlight, we wrap up with listener email, and more!

Episode 253.0 - Canadians are broke, Canada is broken

November 12, 2023 16:41 - 1 hour - 66.7 MB

Our country is falling apart: there's antisemitism on public display, terrorism concerns, on top of economic downturn. Is the government actually here to help? We'll tell you all about it.

Episode 252.0 - Trudeau the Uniter?

November 05, 2023 16:27 - 1 hour - 68.4 MB

Not a typo; he has unified the country against the Carbon Tax. We'll also talk about his divisiveness, his ex-wife, Buffy who, and more!

Episode 251.0 - Government wants you dead, or dead broke

October 30, 2023 00:19 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB

Major connectivity issues today called for some segments of the show to be edited (unfortunately.) The Trudeau government is expanding MAID again, the Senate is discussing UBI, BC is clamping down on short term rentals, what the heck is with Buffy Ste-Marie? And more!

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