Money Mark or Concession Carney?
Summary
Host Jesse Brown and guest Harrison Lohman analyze Mark Carney’s trade concessions to Trump, labeling him "Concession Carney" amid public backlash. They discuss the rollback of Trudeau-era tech taxes and streaming regulations, noting the shift toward government-funded media. The episode also covers Canada’s historic low in UN peacekeeping deployments and critiques misleading statistics that downplay rising violent crime rates.
Topics discussed
Intro and sponsor reads for Oxio and Douglas
The 'Concession Carney' narrative and media backlash
Details of the leaked trade concessions to the US
Was the leak a strategic trial balloon?
Record foreign investment in Canadian stocks and bonds
Dropping the digital services tax and C-18 news bill
Scrapping the Online Streaming Act and CanCon legacy
Canada's historic withdrawal from UN peacekeeping
Misleading crime statistics and rising violent assaults
Outro, credits, and supporter appeal
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