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The Backbench

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Ep.18 - OPPO Flop House
Ep 11047092Dec 4, 2018
38 min
Ep.18 - OPPO Flop House

Zdravstvuj! OPPO turns its piercing focus on to the spectre haunting Canada in this look at the state of the left across the country.Support the show: https://backbench.supercast.t...

Ep.17 - The Fascists Are Calling From Inside The House
Ep 11047093Nov 20, 2018
29 min
Ep.17 - The Fascists Are Calling From Inside The House

What is going on with conservatives across the country? And what the hell is Stephen Harper doing on the Ben Shapiro show?Support the show: https://backbench.supercast.tech/See omn...

Ep.16 - The Canadian Military's Radicalism Problem
Ep 11047094Nov 6, 2018
41 min
Ep.16 - The Canadian Military's Radicalism Problem

We talk with Mack Lamoureux about the ongoing problem of the far-right in the Canadian Armed Forces and what the military is doing about it. And should David Frum have debated Stev...

Ep. 15 - Sure Climate Change Is Bad, But Do We Need Florida?
Ep 11047095Oct 23, 2018
40 min
Ep. 15 - Sure Climate Change Is Bad, But Do We Need Florida?

Well if nobody else is going to talk about the IPCC report on our impending doom, we guess we will. Justin sits down with MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, the most outspoken member of t...

Ep.14 - The Liberals Are Doing An Awful Job On Justice
Ep 11047096Oct 9, 2018
39 min
Ep.14 - The Liberals Are Doing An Awful Job On Justice

A look at the state of justice in Canada, as explained by the fervour over a convicted killer's move to a healing lodge and the utter failure of the Liberals to enact judicial refo...

Ep. 13 - CAQ-Blocked
Ep 11047097Sep 25, 2018
32 min
Ep. 13 - CAQ-Blocked

This fall's Québec election might be a vital indicator of what's to come in federal politics. We take a deep plonge into the issues at hand, and then discuss the Governor General's...

Ep.12 - Weekend At Bernier's
Ep 11047098Sep 11, 2018
31 min
Ep.12 - Weekend At Bernier's

They're baaaaack! Jen and Justin catch you up on what's been happening with NAFTA, Maxime Bernier, pipelines, and more. Also, we reveal the real author of the NY Times op-ed.Suppor...

Ep.11 - This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things: The Year In Review
Ep 11047099Jun 26, 2018
41 min
Ep.11 - This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things: The Year In Review

The honeymoon for Trudeau's honeymoon is over. We take a look at the batshit year that was, and leave things in a light and summery mood by discussing child detention.Support the s...

Ep.10 - Why'd You NAFTA Go And Make Things So Complicated?
Ep 11047100Jun 12, 2018
44 min
Ep.10 - Why'd You NAFTA Go And Make Things So Complicated?

Who invited Donald Trump to Justin Trudeau's nice party? He arrived late and hung over, skipped meetings, vomited in the plants, hid a fish in the air ducts, left early, and then c...

Ep.9 - Ontario Election Spectacular!
Ep 11047101May 29, 2018
45 min
Ep.9 - Ontario Election Spectacular!

Ford scandals! Wynne gaffes! Horwath ... is doing pretty well. We cover it all in our all-out, deep, deep, immersive, up-close, engaging, incisive, and penetrating look at how Onta...

Ep.8 - Quebec Explained and Antagonizing David Frum
Ep 11047102May 15, 2018
40 min
Ep.8 - Quebec Explained and Antagonizing David Frum

Everything you've ever wanted to know about Quebec. Everything. And we attempt to answer the question: what the hell is David Frum doing on OPPO?Support the show: https://backbench...

Ep.7 - Convicted Criminal, Fraudster, Financial Bandit
Ep 11047103May 1, 2018
53 min
Ep.7 - Convicted Criminal, Fraudster, Financial Bandit

We tear into the Liberals' "convention," call the chaplain for NAFTA, finally solve Alberta's David Suzuki problem, and sit down with Bill Browder, the man behind the Magnitsky Act...

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