Today’s podcast:

Prime Minister Trudeau announces a 2-month 'GST Holiday' on several consumer items including prepared foods, restaurant meals, children's toys, books, and Christmas trees between December 14 and February 15, 2025. Additionally, anyone earning less than $150,000 this year will receive a $250 cheque from Ottawa. The bill to taxpayers applied to the national deficit will be $6.5 billion. - Canada's small and medium-sized business community is responding to this action by Trudeau.

Guest: Dan Kelly. Economist. President/CEO Canadian Federation of Independent Business

In March of 2023, vice-Admiral Mark Norman, Canada's former vice Chief of the Defence Staff provided me exclusive access to his speech at the annual Conference of Defence Associations Institute. He said in part, "We are not taking defence and security seriously in this country and our way of life is in jeopardy as a result." - Today Admiral Norman joins us to respond to the former commander of Ukraine's military, General Zaluzhny stating World War III is underway. Poland's PM Donald Tusk warning global war is in the offing. Meanwhile, as the Americans accuse Canada of "freeloading" as far as defence spending per the NATO treaty/obligation is concerned, Defence Minister Bill Blair responds that Canada is on course to meet its defence commitments (years down the road).

 Guest: Mark Norman. Former vice-admiral and vice-Chief of the Defence Staff addresses both issues.

Israel's ambassador to Canada responds to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday announcing that were Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's former minister of defence Yoav Gallant to enter Canada they would both be arrested according to a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Trudeau adding "as Canadians we will abide by all the regulations and rulings of the international court." The U.S. in turn has completely rejected the International Court's arrest warrants.

 Guest: Iddo Moed. Israel's Ambassador to Canada responds to Justin Trudeau. 

The term is "Pretendians." People who falsely claim Indigenous heritage/ancestry. Most recently questions surrounding now former Liberal federal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault's uncertain claims of First Nations or Metis connection have generated national headlines, including a complaint about an alleged fraud at Boissonnault's former company following a failed transaction in 2022 which Edmonton police are investigating.

 Also, our guest, who is Indigenous and contested the North Coast-Haida Gwaii election during the recent British Columbia provincial election, insists B.C. and Canada need oil, gas, mining, and forestry production now.

Guest: Chris Sankey. Former elected councilor at Lax Kw'aalams First Nation, businessman and senior Fellow at the MacDonald Laurier Institute.

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Host/Content Producer – Roy Green

Technical Producer - Phil Figuerido 

Podcast Producer - Jonathan Chung

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