Canadian Common Sense
484 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 17 hours ago - ★★★ - 2 ratingsA weekly podcast discussing Canadian politics and current events from the perspective of two average Canadians.
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Episodes
Episode 80.1 - Mr. Blanchet is a fool
August 14, 2020 03:21 - 10 minutes - 10.3 MBWhile demanding that Justin Trudeau fire his Chief of Staff and Finance Minister and then himself resign is a bold move, Mr. Blanchet can't possibly be serious.
Episode 80.0 - No respect for taxpayers
August 12, 2020 00:32 - 48 minutes - 45.2 MBGovernor General Julie Payette spent our money on designs for cat doors and private stairwells, WE hasn't paid back any money for their cancelled contract, and Justin Trudeau's Chief of Staff gets caught in a conflict of interest. And more!
Episode 79.1 - Shop Canadian!
August 10, 2020 13:01 - 4 minutes - 3.95 MBOntario Premier Doug Ford reminded us to shop locally after tariffs were announced on Canadian aluminum in the United States. Shouldn't we be buying Canadian already?
Episode 79.0 - Trudeau in trouble
August 06, 2020 00:20 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBAn official public inquiry in the Nova Scotia tragedy, a Liberal MP resigns, and a WE scandal spiraling out of control. These are not good times for Justin Trudeau.
Episode 78.2 - Big Brother mandates masks
August 04, 2020 01:52 - 6 minutes - 6.23 MBTony is not a fan of governments forcing people to wear masks.
Episode 78.1 - Trudeau is the worst!
August 01, 2020 14:42 - 9 minutes - 8.93 MBLewis rants about the tale that Trudeau has spun.
Episode 78.0 - WE just keeps on giving
July 30, 2020 00:58 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBMore revelations on the growing WE scandal, the CFL keeps trying, and more bombshells from the Nova Scotia shooting. And a surprise announcement at the end!
Episode 77.1 - Arrogant Liberals
July 24, 2020 12:58 - 7 minutes - 7.03 MBThe Liberal Party of Canada wants you to think the worst part of the WE scandal is that the student job program didn't go ahead. So, what about all that corruption?
Episode 77.0 - WE just gets worse
July 22, 2020 23:16 - 46 minutes - 43.1 MBThe WE charity corruption bubble gets bigger every day. And is Julie Payette a mean boss?
Episode 76.3 - July 19 2020
July 19, 2020 15:48 - 6 minutes - 6.14 MBTrudeau and WE. So much worse than we thought.
Episode 76.2 - July 19 2020
July 19, 2020 15:34 - 7 minutes - 6.77 MBTrudeau is examining Taxing our Homes
Episode 76.1 - Cancel Culture
July 19, 2020 00:37 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBTony has reached peak tolerance with cancel culture. Where does it end?
Episode 76.0 - Yet another Trudeau scandal
July 14, 2020 02:53 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBAga Khan, SNC Lavalin, and now WE? Justin Trudeau can't seem to stop himself from corruption. And has Andrew Scheer been reborn?
Episode 75.1 Universal Basic Income numbers don't add up
July 10, 2020 21:42 - 10 minutes - 9.98 MBA recent Toronto Sun article pegged the cost of a UBI at $98 Billion. Tony shreds the numbers.
Episode 75.0 - Trudeau can't get a break
July 08, 2020 03:18 - 46 minutes - 43.4 MBJustin Trudeau steps into corruption again with WE, tells Canada how to be a better country, and gets a visit from an angry Canadian soldier. And more!
Episode 74.3 - Trudeau gets it right again.
July 07, 2020 23:10 - 6 minutes - 6.22 MBTony is forced to give Justin Trudeau credit again for taking action against China.
Episode 74.2 - Clare's Law comes to Canada
July 05, 2020 21:34 - 9 minutes - 9.08 MBSaskatchewan is the first jurisdiction in Canada to enact Clare's Law, but is unable to enforce it where it is needed the most.
Episode 74.1 - Happy(?) Canada Day
July 01, 2020 23:30 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBCanadians are not allowed to celebrate in groups this year, but are allowed to protest in groups. Our leaders continue to fail us. It's time to replace them.
Episode 74.0 - Insanity rules the day
July 01, 2020 01:15 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBThe Maritimes band together to lock the rest of Canada out, tourists are spotted across the country, and the RCMP looks for systemic racism.
Episode 73.2 - Trudeau does the right thing
June 27, 2020 15:50 - 6 minutes - 6.19 MBLewis rants about Justin Trudeau doing something we're not used to...the right thing.
Episode 73.1 - Border Loopholes
June 27, 2020 03:34 - 10 minutes - 9.59 MBThe Canada/US border is closed: or is it? American tourists and illegal crossers still using Roxham Road are raising questions.
Episode 73.0 - Canada is "back"
June 25, 2020 00:35 - 46 minutes - 44.1 MBThe UN seats Canada at the back of the line, CERB extended, Peter MacKay on pipeline vetoes, and more!
Episode 72.1 - "Systemic" Racism?
June 18, 2020 03:11 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBWhat does "systemic racism" even mean? And who are the real racists?
Episode 72.0 - Systemic Racism, policing, and Chaz.
June 16, 2020 02:33 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBIn this episode, we look for systemic racism in the RCMP, another Trudeau power grab, and what the heck is Chaz?
Episode 71.3 - Defund the police?
June 15, 2020 02:33 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBTony has a simple question for those who support this idea: "do you know what you're asking for?" And of course Tony offers a simpler solution.
Episode 71.2 - Get to work!
June 11, 2020 00:20 - 12 minutes - 12 MBKind of a rehashing of a previous rant, but Tony's message is the same: Canadians want to work, governments need to let them. This means governments also need to get to work.
Episode 71.1 - The System worked!
June 11, 2020 00:02 - 13 minutes - 13.2 MBEven if it was only one day, Canada's Opposition parties joined to defeat Justin Trudeau's bid to expand the CERB.
Episode 71.0 - Hypocrites everywhere
June 09, 2020 01:47 - 44 minutes - 41 MBFrom politicians defying their own rules to get photo ops at protests to job numbers and more, Canada is being over-run by hypocrites. And Canada's telcoms have rejected Huawei.
Episode 70.1 - PM Blackface ignores Canada's stain
June 05, 2020 12:10 - 8 minutes - 7.93 MBJustin Trudeau and his media friends are happy to virtue signal about racism while ignoring Canada's horrible treatment of our First Nations.
Episode 70.0 - Canada has become a dictatorship
June 02, 2020 01:25 - 46 minutes - 43.5 MBWith a compliant media, ineffective Opposition, gun bans, and more, PM Trudeau has taken Canada closer to a dictatorship than ever. Are you embarrassed to be a Canadian?
Episode 69.1 - Jagmeet Singh is a moron
May 28, 2020 01:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBNDP Leader Jagmeet Singh sold his soul for a policy that will never become law, and Canada will suffer for his buffoonery.
Episode 69.0 - Canada won't condemn China
May 26, 2020 01:51 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBChina has all-out attacked Hong Kong yet Trudeau refuses to take it seriously. And will Canada survive the upcoming debt crisis?
Episode 68.3 - Thieving politicians?
May 24, 2020 00:35 - 9 minutes - 9.26 MBCanada's federal political parties are drawing a wage subsidy for their staff. Should they count themselves as a business?
Episode 68.2 - China is at it again!
May 23, 2020 15:15 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBChina is taking over the world and we're letting it happen.
Episode 68.1 - Get to work!
May 22, 2020 02:47 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBJustin Trudeau pays temporary foreign workers to self-quarantine, pays Canadians to stay home, and suggests Canada needs immigrants to help the economy rebound. He, and Canadians, need to get to work.
Episode 68.0 - Trudeau still playing Dictator
May 21, 2020 00:56 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBPM Trudeau is offering businesses bridge loans, in exchange for their soul. Oh wait, just for a stake in the company. And they have to comply with Liberal party policies.
Episode 67.2 - It's easy to forget
May 17, 2020 14:49 - 5 minutes - 5.33 MBLewis shares what he does on weekends to help him get through these trying times.
Episode 67.1 - The media is catching up
May 14, 2020 03:40 - 12 minutes - 12.1 MBTony credits Canada's mainstream media for realizing that we're in a recession, and has some revelations about a virus from Wuhan.
Episode 67.0 - Canada is broken
May 12, 2020 00:40 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBThe inmates really are running the asylum. The government is going full dictator, spending is out of control, and nobody seems to be able to stop it.
Episode 66.2 - Trudeau aims at the wrong target
May 10, 2020 23:23 - 12 minutes - 12.2 MBJustin Trudeau has announced a sweeping gun ban instead of tacking the real problem - criminals
Episode 66.1 - Are we going to let oil and gas die?
May 09, 2020 02:25 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBCanada holds the 3rd largest known oil reserves in the world, and Justin Trudeau is happy to leave it in the ground. Tony is NOT happy.
Episode 66.0 - Trudeau breaks the law again
May 05, 2020 01:21 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBPM Trudeau announces a ban on 1500 rifles in Canada without the consent of Parliament, and why won't he call out China on the Wuhan virus?
Episode 65.1 - Nova Scotia deserves a Public Inquiry
May 01, 2020 23:55 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBThe RCMP have been surprisingly forthcoming with information about the mass shooting in NS, but they need to answer for so much more.
Episode 65.0 - Who are the real victims?
April 28, 2020 02:25 - 42 minutes - 39.6 MBThe real victims of the pandemic come as a result of the government response. Provincial governments are making plans to reopen their economies.
Episode 64.2 - Covid-19 by the numbers
April 25, 2020 14:56 - 6 minutes - 6.58 MBLewis gives some perspective on the damage the government cure is doing.
Episode 64.1 - Trudeau is a heartless hypocrite
April 22, 2020 00:39 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBJustin Trudeau will not allow a Nova Scotia community to mourn Canada's deadliest mass shooting in history, and is ready to talk gun control.
Episode 64.0 - Government Power Grabs
April 19, 2020 15:37 - 46 minutes - 43.5 MBGovernments across Canada are using the pandemic as an excuse to take more power for themselves. Are we heading towards Socialism?
Episode 63.2 - Tyranny is here
April 17, 2020 12:29 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBJustin Trudeau admires police state tyranny, and has it already arrived in Canada?
Episode 63.1 - WHO needs to go!
April 14, 2020 22:47 - 4 minutes - 4.6 MBLewis is fired up today! He rips into the WHO for their support of the re-opening of China's wet markets.
Episode 63.0 - Government needs to step up
April 14, 2020 00:50 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBNever thought those words would come from us! The government created the economic disaster about to crush Canada, and now has to clean up its own mess.