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The Erika Barootes Show: How The West Is Run

The Erika Barootes Show: How The West Is Run

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Welcome to the show where the gloves come off and the spin stops. Erika Barootes has spent twenty years right in the thick of the action, and she is tired of the talking points. If you are looking for a conservative echo chamber, you are in the wrong place. Despite her deep roots in Western movements, Erika holds every single politician to the same relentless standard. She isn't here to make friends in high places; she is here to make sense of what they are doing with your tax dollars.


From the desks of punditry to the halls of Parliament, people pay attention when she speaks because she knows exactly how the system of power is built. In partnership with the rapidly growing TrendingPolitics.ca, she breaks down the data and busts the bullshit every single week. Tune in for the context you won't get anywhere else and the raw truth about how the West is really run.

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Episodes
  • Ep. 8: Does the Senate Matter?

    Ep. 8: Does the Senate Matter?
    Jun 25 2026

    Senator Scott Tannas, one of only five senators in Canadian history appointed after winning a public election, joins Erika Barootes to talk Senate reform, why he left the Conservative caucus, and what it'll actually take to get Indigenous economic reconciliation moving.


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    34 mins
  • Ep. 7: Energy Rebate Bullsh*t

    Ep. 7: Energy Rebate Bullsh*t
    Jun 19 2026

    Did Premier Smith's new $100 energy rebate just replace a better deal with a worse one?


    Kris Sims, Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, joins Erika Barootes to break down the new Alberta Energy Rebate, why it's replacing the automatic fuel tax relief program that cut up to 13 cents a litre at the pump, and why even traditionally conservative-friendly groups are pushing back.


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    33 mins
  • Ep. 6: Confessions of a Separatist

    Ep. 6: Confessions of a Separatist
    Jun 10 2026

    Is Alberta serious about separation, or is it just Ottawa's worst nightmare? Cory Morgan, founder of Pathway to Independence, columnist and show host at the Western Standard, joins Erika Barootes to dive into Alberta’s independence movement, what federalism owes the West, and what Premier Danielle Smith is really up to.


    Available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and more. Presented by TrendingPolitics.ca.

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    41 mins
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