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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.
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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In tonight’s edition of Hannaford, Dr. Ron Wallace returns to review how US President Donald Trump threw Alberta's oilsands a curve, when he seized control of Venezuela's oil sales, removed from office the (illegitimate) president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro and by the way, executed a dramatic shift in global oil dynamics.
Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan break down Chrystia Freeland’s divided allegiance, the capture of Nicolás Maduro, and what America’s willingness to impose its power means for Canada and the world.
Cory talks about how UNDRIP has provided the basis for indigenous policies sinking Canada.
A new petition approved by Elections Alberta could put Alberta independence to a vote. Launched by the Alberta Prosperity Project, organizers must collect 177,732 signatures to trigger a referendum.
Political scientist Barry Cooper of the University of Calgary joins The Hannaford Show to assess whether Alberta is heading toward a historic vote—or another warning shot to Ottawa.
Cory Morgan Show closes out 2025 with a hard, unfiltered look at the year that reshaped Canada—federal election fallout, Alberta independence momentum, free speech battles, crime, and global conflict. A candid newsroom round-table on what broke, what changed, and what lies ahead in 2026.
Toronto and Sydney are strikingly similar cities: liberal, multicultural metropolises with long-established Jewish communities and deep ties to Western democratic values. Yet people of Jewish faith feel safe in neither.
1Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan break down the chaos inside B.C. conservative politics, the fallout from mass migration and rising antisemitic violence abroad, Danielle Smith’s push for tougher provincial immigration controls, and the growing backlash against men competing in women’s sports.
Cory talks about how race-based policies regarding indigenous people cause catastrophic social and economic havoc.
In a wide-ranging and at times combative interview on The Hannaford Show, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith vigorously defends her government’s health-care restructuring and declares victory on federal energy files.
Cory Morgan, Dave Naylor, and Nigel Hannaford break down the Liberals’ pipeline flip-flop, the surge of Alberta independence anger aimed at Premier Danielle Smith, and the growing backlash to Bill C-9’s limits on religious expression. They also cover the PBO’s sudden budget retreat and Peter Guthrie’s takeover of the Alberta Party.
Cory talks about how Thomas Lukaszuk’s efforts to spread inflammatory misinformation about the Alberta independence movement is dangerous.
Is technology is turning our kids into addicts?
Short answer, in some cases, ‘yes.’ More than 12 per cent of Canadian
Is technology is turning our kids into addicts?
Short answer, in some cases, ‘yes.’ More than 12 per cent of Canadian teenage girls – almost one in eight – now show addiction-like symptoms in their relationship to their phones and social media. That looks like withdrawal, loss of control, emotional dependency – terms once associated more with substance abuse – but now increasingly used to describe the daily digital reality of young Canadians. Boys too, although they’re likely into more violent fare.
This, according to Robin Sherk, an Ontario-based parent volunteer with Unplugged Canada and tonight’s guest on Hannaford.
Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan, and Jarryd Jaeger break down the collapse of BC Conservative leader John Rustad, the uproar inside the UCP over Danielle Smith’s pipeline deal with Mark Carney, and the federal push behind Bill C-9 that could limit religious expression.
Cory talks about how no major projects will ever be competed if we pretend that indigenous consent is required.
Seven of nine anti-energy laws neutralized in a single day as Alberta trades carbon capture for policy concessions – leaving industry to wonder if the cost of victory is a $16-billion anchor.
Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan break down Danielle Smith’s pipeline negotiations with Mark Carney, the backlash driving recall efforts against UCP MLAs, and a new documentary exposing the practice of late-term and live-birth abortions in Canada.
Cory talks about how union led efforts to flood the recall and referendum systems in Alberta may kill a good concept.
In this discussion with Nigel Hannaford, Johnston also weighs in on recent city controversies, including the raising of the Palestinian flag. While acknowledging the mayor’s discretion, he stressed fairness and transparency.
Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan, and Will Barclay break down Alberta’s use of the notwithstanding clause, a potential healthcare reform that could challenge the Canada Health Act, and how the federal budget ultimately passed in Parliament.
Cory talks about how the slow march to Marxism is speeding up as the government moves toward a UBI plan.
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