This Week: Another failed electoral reform referendum in PEI, can we put this issue on the back burner for a while? Then, a gun buyback program has been launched by Toronto police, have gun buyback programs been effective elsewhere? Plus, is Bernie Sanders about to drop out of the 2020 presidential race?
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EP 130 – The Ontario Budget, Taxes, and Equal Pay Day
This Week: The Ontario budget has been released and it’s cut cut cut, or at least SOME would have you believe. Then, it’s equal pay day, what does ‘equal pay for equal work’ REALLY mean? Plus, is Toronto close to getting an NFL team?
EP 126 – SNC-Lavalin Affair, Carbon Taxes, and Beer
This Week: The federal government is accused of covering up the SNC-Lavalin affair, but not much is being covered up. Then, Ontario is looking at banning single use plastics, and as usual, the government is too slow to react. And in Illinois, Minimum wage goes up, and jobs go down.
EP 122 – Trump, Corporate Welfare, and Tap Water
This Week: President Trump declares a national emergency at the border, why this should concern everyone, even if you favour the wall. Then, the debate over fluoride in tap water is back on, we’ll explain why this is a bad idea. Plus, we’ll talk about why the practice of predatory pricing never works.
EP 118 – Daycare, Music, and Vegans
This Week: Mandatory drunk driving tests hitting the roads before the holidays, will this action be effective? Then, Baby it’s cold outside isn’t compatible with the #MeToo movement, we’ll explain why it actually is. Plus, is veganism a religion?, a UK Lawsuit tries to answer that question.
EP 110 – Kavanaugh Investigation, E-Cigarettes, and Climate Change
This Week: We try to unpack this Brett Kavanaugh madness… wish me luck. Then, why new e-cigarette restrictions could be lethal. Plus, get those election signs ready, we may be going to the polls sooner than expected.
EP 107 – NAFTA, Gender Equality, and Food
This Week: Trump’s trade demands pin Canada’s auto sector and dairy industries against each other, who will Justin Trudeau side with? Then, California wants to mandate a woman on every company board, does this help or hurt the women’s movement? Plus, turns out money really does buy happiness.
EP 105 – Buck-a-Beer, Uber, and Climate Change
This Week: Buck-a-Beer is back in Ontario, we’ll explain why the price of beer may actually INCREASE. Then, Quebec cab drivers are getting compensation because they can’t keep up with uber, but uber isn’t the real problem. And in Calgary, the minimum wage goes up and employment goes down.
EP 102 – Trump-Russian Summit, Food Waste, And Robots
This Week: Trump meets with Russia and the world goes crazy, am I the only sane one here? Then, it’s not an easy ride for Uber in British Columbia, we’ll discuss the latest roadblock. Plus, are robots taking our jobs? A new report says robots are creating MORE jobs.
EP 099 – Immigration, Marijuana, and Private Property
This Week: The trump North Korea summit is a success, but some don’t think so. Then, Lyndsay Shepard sues her former University, this case could be VERY interesting. Plus, we now have an answer to that age old libertarian question: Who will build the roads?