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[WHAT]

1. ] by Don Sagrott - Episode 36 - 2016-05-29 - Tom Clark hosts global TVs weekly show covering the Canadian political scene.

[WHY]

1. ] whats happening in Canadian politics - currently

[WHERE]

1. ] READ THE FULL ARTICLE ( TRANSCRIPT )
1. ] http://globalnews.ca/news/2728259/the-west-block-transcript-season-5-episode-36/

[WHEN]

1. ] 2016-05-29 ( air date )

[EXAMPLE]

1. ] interview - Kevin O'Leary, @PC convention,
1. ] "No, you know at heart, I’m about lower taxation in support of small business and that has always been the cornerstone and the soul of the Conservative Party.
2. ] "unfortunately for him(Trudeau) his policies are going to fail miserably in very easily measurable ways. His economic policy is going to be a disaster for this country and there’s going to be an equivalent landslide the other direction. That’s why I’ve decided to join this party because they’re going to be in power in 2019."
3. ] "the plan here is to redefine the brand of what Conservative means: a far broader audience, a larger constituency, a much more open mandate, and so for example, small things but important to Canadians. Assisted suicide? Yes. Legalizing marijuana? Yes. Gay rights? Yes. All of these are going to be identical to the Liberal Party’s, but the big difference and how you differentiate this party is you put it on the side of the taxpayer. More transparency and how taxpayers’ money is spent, more metrics on productivity, more discipline in spending, more adult supervision in how money is actually deployed in measurable ways."
4. ] on climate change - "And so what we’ve done wrong in this country, and this is something very close to what I think is right, is when you talk about carbon taxation or emissions or standards you wish to make commitments to globally and you make that seriously. You go to the globe and you say I’m going to blow our carbon emissions to ‘x’. You don’t make that a mandate of the government other than to put the regulatory environment in place. You let the private sector create the technology to get to that answer. And so look at what Ontario’s doing, and I’m just using that—
2. ] interview - Jason Kenney,
1. ] on mj legalization : I think on marijuana you’re going to hear a range of opinions. A lot of Conservatives would say we have to do everything possible to keep it out of the hands of kids because of the negative effects on adolescent brain development. Others would say let’s at least decriminalize minor possession. So I think you’re going to get a range of views. I don’t think his perspective on any of those questions is particularly abhorrent or out of the mainstream.
2. ] on same sex marriage:  I’ve been clear with my delegates and publicly that I think that issue is over and done a decade ago that our policy declaration should reflect the legal and social reality that we shouldn’t be trying to re-litigate issues that were resolved 10 years ago.
3. ] on climate change:
3. ] interview - Peter Mackay
1. ] on mj legalization - "it has serious far-reaching implications on mental health patients, on young people, causing absolutely chaos on our highways as we’ve seen in some U.S. states that have gone that route of full legalization. Impaired by drug driving is up 150 per cent in some parts of the United States."
2. ] on same sex marriage - "thats been dealt with",
3. ] on climate change - "Well cap and trade is an element of that where you’re looking at trying to control the emissions. You’re looking at a way in which you can recognize that we all have to do more. Tom Clark: So putting a price on carbon then is— Peter MacKay: That’s got to be negotiated though very closely. Tom Clark: Because you’ve been against it for a very long time. Peter MacKay: Yes we have. We have. Tom Clark: Is that going to change? Peter MacKay: I think you’re seeing a lot of the policies here. As I said the rough edges are coming off.
4. ] TIL 
1. ] political party members dont set policy, party leaders set policy. Party members can debate policy, can vote on policy, but ultimately its the party leadership that sets the policy

[HOW-TO]

1. ] convention weekend 2016 -
2. ] liberals close doors and shut down debate in Winnipeg -
3. ] Conservatives open doors and debate policy in Vancouver -
4. ] Tom Clark interviews potential leadership candidates on some party issues.
5. ] none of the potential front runners, ready to announce candidacy, just yet.

[REFERENCE]

1. ] http://globalnews.ca/national/program/the-west-block

[IMPORTANT]

1. ] IF YOUR FROM OUTSIDE CANADA- YOU MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE VIDEOS.

 

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