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Longtime political activist Benjamin Dichter was one of the faces of the Freedom Convoy, adopting a strategy that eschewed legacy media and focused on telling the story of the convoy through social media and independent media outlets such as True North. He’s also been critical of some convoy figures in the months since the protests ended. Dichter has written about the convoy in a new book, Honking for Freedom: The Trucker Convoy that Gave Us Hope. He joins True North’s The Andrew Lawton Show live to talk about it.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several of his cabinet ministers will appear before the Public Order Emergency Commission this week to justify the government’s use of the Emergencies Act to quash the Freedom Convoy. Today, Prime Minister Trudeau will appear before the inquiry.

Documents published by the Public Order Emergency Commission show cabinet ministers Marco Mendicino and David Lametti talking about sending in Canadian Armed Forces tanks to deal with the Freedom Convoy – though Lametti said this was just "banter" between friends. True North's Andrew Lawton said the 'just kidding' defense doesn't pass muster when the government ended up using wartime powers to deal with the protest. Also, the Liberals are trying to expand their gun ban to include all semi-automatic guns. Rod Giltaca from the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights joins the show live to discuss why this will do nothing but criminalize law-abiding gun owners.

Tensions ran high during today's Public Order Emergency Commission hearing as Commissioner Paul Rouleau ejected Freedom Convoy lawyer Brendan Miller while Miller attempted to raise issues regarding outstanding motions about the government's redaction of documents. True North's Andrew Lawton discusses the explosive turn in the proceedings in this live edition of The Andrew Lawton Show. Also, world leaders descended on Egypt for COP27 – or the big Sharm El-Sheikhdown. ClimateDepot.com's Marc Morano joins Andrew to break down the eco-virtue signalling global leaders are partaking in, and how climate lockdowns will soon replace Covid lockdowns. Also, what does Alberta's new premier mean for Alberta's energy sector? Alberta Proud president Lindsay Wilson weighs in.

Tune into True North’s live coverage as Alberta’s United Conservative Party elects a new leader to replace outgoing premier Jason Kenney. Tonight’s show will feature some exciting guests and commentary focused on Alberta politics. Ditch the biased legacy media for True North’s independent and accurate reporting. Join hosts Andrew Lawton and William McBeath with Alberta correspondent Rachel Emmanuel on the ground as the results come in LIVE and the next premier of Alberta is announced.

At Pierre Poilievre's first appearance before the media as Conservative leader, Global News reporter David Akin started heckling Poilievre before he even began speaking, prompting a retort from Poilievre calling Akin a "Liberal heckler." In this live edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, True North's Andrew Lawton discusses whether this is the best way for the Conservatives to handle the media. Also, former Conservative leader Candice Bergen joins the show live to discuss the road forward for the Conservative Party of Canada now that the leadership race has concluded.

Pierre Poilievre has been the Conservative leader for less than 48 hours and the media and activists are already fear-mongering about what his win means for the country: Trump comparisons, claims of "populist" appeal, and so on. In this edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, True North's Andrew Lawton unpacks why Poilievre won so decisively and what that means for the conservative movement, the Conservative party, and the country. Canada Strong and Free Network president Jamil Jivani joins the show to talk about where the conservative movement needs to go next.

Western University in London, Ontario has become the first postsecondary institution in Canada to impose a three-dose vaccine mandate on students and staff. The school announced yesterday – just two weeks before classes start – that everyone must be triple-jabbed to come to campus. True North's Andrew Lawton talks about this reminder that mandates and restrictions are always a pen-stroke away. Also, Enough is Enough creator Kendra Hancock joins the show to talk about how Western students are pushing back against the mandate.

Six months ago, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland froze the bank accounts and suspended the licenses of truckers protesting her government’s vaccine mandates. Now, she’s bragging about all the work she and Trudeau have done to “keep our trucking industry strong.” True North’s Andrew Lawton debunks the myth of Liberal support for essential workers. Also, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra will have to appear before a parliamentary committee to field questions about Canada’s airport crisis. Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman joins the show to discuss.

We’re LIVE for the Conservative Party of Canada’s final leadership debate! True North’s Andrew Lawton will be hosting tonight’s discussion, and will be joined by Harrison Faulkner, Rachel Emmanuel and Elie Cantin-Nantel. Only three out of the five leadership candidates will be attending tonight’s debate, as both Pierre Poilievre and Leslyn Lewis declined their invitations. Will this still be a lively and worthwhile debate? Tune in tonight to find out. Support True North: https://donate.tnc.news/

For two and a half years, Justin Trudeau and his cabinet ministers have said that "the science" is behind their Covid restrictions and vaccine mandates, but evidence filed in a court challenge against those mandates tells a different story. In an investigative piece for Bari Weiss' Common Sense, True North's Rupa Subramanya shows how the mandates have a political basis, not a medical one. She joins The Andrew Lawton Show to explain. Also, Andrew's new book "The Freedom Convoy: The Inside Story of Three Weeks that Shook the World" was the #1 non-fiction book on Amazon.ca last week and has been #1 on the Toronto Star and Globe and Mail bestseller lists for the last three weeks, but the mainstream media won't cover it. In this live edition of the show, Andrew takes your questions about the convoy and his new book.

The federal government's ArriveCan app is stranding travellers abroad and getting elderly Canadians getting fined because they aren't tech-savvy. Justin Trudeau and Omar Alghabra claimed it was a Covid app, but it's gradually morphing into a permanent requirement to enter your own country, True North's Andrew Lawton says. Also, do Canadians want a fall election?

Freedom Convoy fundraiser and organizer Tamara Lich was arrested in her hometown of Medicine Hat, Alberta last night on a Canada-wide warrant at the behest of Ottawa police, on allegations she violated her bail conditions. Within the next week, Lich will be transported back to Ottawa. Police have not yet said what bail conditions Lich supposedly breached. True North's Andrew Lawton says the state continues to throw the book at her to dissuade others from taking the principled stands for liberty Lich has through the convoy and since. Convoy lawyer Keith Wilson joins The Andrew Lawton Show live to discuss.

The Liberals and RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki are denying they colluded to release have the RCMP release information about their investigation into the Portapique, Nova Scotia massacre to support the government's gun control efforts, despite a report from the inquiry into the shooting revealing that Lucki promised Bill Blair and the Prime Minister's Office that the police would do exactly what. True North's Andrew Lawton speaks to former RCMP officer Andy Brooke, as well as Conservative emergency preparedness critic Dane Lloyd.

The Liberal government claims its internet regulation bill C-11 is simply an effort to “modernize” broadcast standards but the bill will give the government sweeping power to control online content. A new report from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation produced in collaboration with internet law expert Michael Geist warns C-11 gives Canada controls over the internet akin to those in authoritarian dictatorships. The CTF’s Jay Goldberg joins to discuss. The Liberals aren't just going after your tweets, but also your plastic straws. Business advocate Catherine Swift joins to explain why Trudeau’s single-use plastics ban is bad news.

The Liberals have suspended their vaccine mandate for air and rail travel, but a constitutional challenge against the mandate by PPC leader Maxime Bernier and former Newfoundland premier Brian Peckford continues to prevent a similar mandate in the future. The lead counsel for the action, Keith Wilson, joins the Andrew Lawton Show to discuss. Also, Alberta United Conservative Party leadership candidate Rebecca Schulz joins to discuss her bid to become Premier of Alberta.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed in an American radio interview that Canadians don't have a right to use firearms for self-defence, blaming American rhetoric for making Canadians think they have rights he claims they don't. While firearms ownership in Canada is not a legal right, self-defence is. Moreover, Canadians can use firearms to defend themselves. Criminal lawyer Sam Goldstein joins the show to fact check Trudeau. Also, CBC is lying about Freedom Convoy fundraiser Tamara Lich and Trudeau's caught another case of the Covid.

One day after Justin Trudeau announced what he calls a "freeze" on handgun purchases in Canada, he told reporters his government's anti-gun bill has no effect on law-abiding gun owners. Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights spokeswoman Tracey Wilson joins True North's Andrew Lawton live to discuss Bill C-21. Also, Ontario Party leader Derek Sloan is back to talk about his party's platform ahead of Thursday's Ontario provincial election.

Freedom Convoy spokesperson Benjamin Dichter has published an email he received from Scotiabank's chief executive officer apologizing for the "frustration and inconvenience" of the account freezes authorized by Justin Trudeau's Emergencies Act orders. Questions about whose accounts were frozen and who ordered the freezes still remain unanswered. Dichter joins The Andrew Lawton Show live to respond to the apology email. Also, with three days to go until Ontario's election, New Blue leader Jim Karahalios returns to the show to discuss the 'New Blueprint' on which his party is running.

After receiving only a narrow majority in the United Conservative Party leadership review vote, Alberta premier and UCP leader Jason Kenney has announced he will be stepping down. Former Wildrose leaders Brian Jean and Danielle Smith have both said they intend to seek the UCP leadership. Do you think Kenney deserved to go, or was this an overcorrection to Covid frustrations? Also, Ontarians are going to the polls on June 2: Ontario Party leader Derek Sloan joins True North's Andrew Lawton live for a conversation about his campaign to replace Doug Ford as Premier of Ontario.

A leaked draft of a United States Supreme Court decision suggests America's top court is set to overturn Roe v Wade, which affirmed abortion as a "fundamental" right. While the legal situation and political climate surrounding abortion in the United States are vastly different than in Canada, Justin Trudeau and Patty Hajdu have waded into it condemning the decision. Does this matter to Canadians? Should it? Author and pro-life activist Jonathon Van Maren joins the show to discuss. Also, the freedom movement continues with the Rolling Thunder convoy arriving in Ottawa this past weekend.

Sixty days after Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act to clamp down on Freedom Convoy protesters in Ottawa, his government has established a public inquiry. Trudeau won't say whether he'll let the judge overseeing the inquiry have access to cabinet documents though, raising questions about how fulsome the inquiry can be when it comes to the government's conduct and evidence for declaring a national "emergency." True North's Andrew Lawton discusses this with Canadian Constitution Foundation executive director Joanna Baron. Also, Kate Harrison joins to chat about the upcoming Canada Strong and Free Network (formerly Manning Centre) conference in Ottawa.

United Conservative Party members in Alberta are voting by mail on whether they support Premier Jason Kenney's continued leadership of the party and the province. Premier Kenney joins True North's Andrew Lawton live to discuss his record as premier and UCP leader and make his pitch to voters for why he should remain in office. Also, in an interview with Le Devoir Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Richard Wagner condemned politicians who supported the Freedom Convoy, which he accused of taking Ottawa residents "hostage" and unleashing "anarchy" on the city. Do you think this rhetoric is becoming of a judge who might have to preside over convoy-related cases?

Less than two months after invoking the Emergencies Act to end the peaceful trucker convoy protest in Ottawa, Justin Trudeau says he has always supported the right to protest. Meanwhile, Ontario is threatening to reimpose a mask mandate in the winter, and some politicians are trying to re-mask kids in school. True North's Andrew Lawton talks about this and more in another live edition of The Andrew Lawton Show. Also, Conservative leadership candidate Joseph Bourgault joins the show to explain why he wants to be Canada's next prime minister.

Despite media naysaying when Conservatives predicted an alliance between the Liberals and the NDP, the two left-wing parties have now formed a formal agreement that will see the NDP prop up the Liberals until 2025 in exchange for some big spending programs on things like pharmacare and dental plans. True North's Andrew Lawton talks about what this means for Canadian taxpayers. Also, another mainstream media myth about the convoy has crumbled.