Rebel News Podcast - September 05, 2018


Ending BC birth tourism： Smart policy or “racist”？


Episode Stats

Length

27 minutes

Words per Minute

168.05673

Word Count

4,621

Sentence Count

328

Hate Speech Sentences

3


Summary

Birth tourism is a big problem in British Columbia, and the Tories want to put an end to it. Is this smart policy or evidence of Canada being full of racists? It s September 4th, I m David Menzies and this is The Ezra Levent Show.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 Tonight, birth tourism is a big problem in British Columbia and the Conservatives want to put an end to it.
00:00:06.840 Is this smart policy or evidence of Canada being full of racists?
00:00:11.960 It's September 4th, I'm David Menzies and this is the Ezra Levent Show.
00:00:21.600 Why should others go to jail when you're a biggest carbon consumer I know?
00:00:25.480 There's 8,500 customers here and you won't give them an answer.
00:00:29.080 You come here once a year with a sign and you feel morally superior.
00:00:32.180 The only thing I have to say to the government about why I publish it is because it's my bloody right to do so.
00:00:42.900 One of the more laudable and logical initiatives to come out of the Conservative Party convention in Halifax recently
00:00:49.980 was leader Andrew Scheer stating that so-called birth tourism should come to an end.
00:00:56.220 This new party policy calls for the government to enact legislation that would end birthright citizenship in Canada
00:01:04.380 unless, quote, one of the parents of the child born in Canada is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.
00:01:13.260 Such is not the case today.
00:01:15.300 With very few exceptions, a baby born in Canada is automatically granted citizenship.
00:01:22.000 Such a policy is an anomaly in most of the developed world.
00:01:26.280 Indeed, the United Kingdom did away with birth tourism in 1983.
00:01:29.900 Like present-day Canada, it used to be that if one were simply born on British soil,
00:01:35.960 that person automatically received British citizenship.
00:01:39.780 No questions asked.
00:01:41.300 But since 1983, the citizenship policy notes that one of the child's parents
00:01:46.340 must be a British citizen in order for the child to receive British citizenship.
00:01:52.280 Great Britain changed its rules because the system was being gamed.
00:01:56.140 Likewise, the system is being abused in Canada today, too.
00:02:01.040 Case in point, tourists, mostly Chinese nationals, are visiting British Columbia in droves.
00:02:06.480 But they're not coming here to take snapshots of BC's beautiful vistas.
00:02:11.680 Rather, they're coming to have babies.
00:02:14.400 It's a win-win scenario.
00:02:15.960 The procedure, in many instances, ends up being free of charge,
00:02:19.500 even though it's not supposed to be free.
00:02:21.400 And because the child is born on Canadian soil, he or she is an instant Canadian citizen
00:02:28.400 and is therefore entitled to all of Canada's social programs should the child actually choose to live here.
00:02:35.760 Richmond, BC is a hub for so-called birth tourism.
00:02:40.300 According to Vancouver Coastal Health in the 2016-2017 fiscal year,
00:02:45.200 there were 379 births to foreign nationals at the Richmond Hospital alone.
00:02:52.800 In the first half of fiscal 2017-2018,
00:02:56.600 foreign nationals accounted for almost 20% of all births at Richmond Hospital.
00:03:02.140 20%!
00:03:03.780 Can you say passport mill?
00:03:06.520 Because that's precisely what's transpiring here.
00:03:09.700 And it's costing Canadian taxpayers millions of dollars per year.
00:03:15.400 Oh well, just put it on the tab, I guess.
00:03:18.620 But just check out the reaction Mr. Scheer's proposal received.
00:03:22.600 NDP leader Jagmeet Singh tweeted,
00:03:25.460 Conservative delegates voted in favour of ending birthright citizenship for children born in Canada
00:03:30.640 unless one parent is Canadian or a permanent resident.
00:03:34.740 Even Trump has resisted this idea.
00:03:37.180 The NDP unequivocally condemns the division and hate being peddled by Andrew Scheer and the CPC, end quote.
00:03:47.720 Yeah, par for the course, somehow being able to determine who gets to be a citizen,
00:03:54.100 which should be the fundamental right of any sovereign nation,
00:03:58.440 well, that's suddenly hateful.
00:04:00.460 Because apparently if you don't subscribe to open borders,
00:04:03.920 then you are, oh, I don't know, a bigot or a racist.
00:04:08.380 Certainly the Justin Trudeau liberals have absolutely no political will to change the status quo.
00:04:15.040 In media reports, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussain's office noted that the so-called birth on soil principle
00:04:21.960 has been enshrined in Canada's citizenship legislation
00:04:26.140 since the introduction of the Canadian Citizenship Act in 1947.
00:04:32.840 So in other words, for the first 80 years of Canada's existence,
00:04:38.220 we didn't have such a birth on soil citizenship policy.
00:04:42.360 And perhaps post-World War II, there was some motivation to boost the nation's populace,
00:04:47.880 given the number of Canadians who died in the war.
00:04:50.660 But that's certainly not the reality today.
00:04:53.920 And yet things have only become progressively worse.
00:04:57.620 For the past few years, not only has Canada's birthing policy been gained,
00:05:02.420 so too has our refugee policy.
00:05:05.760 Crossing to Canada at a non-official border crossing,
00:05:09.060 which is to say, essentially the entire border with the United States.
00:05:13.740 And presto, you are now potentially on your way to becoming a Canadian citizen
00:05:17.880 and entitled to all the benefits that come with it.
00:05:22.200 And if you have a problem with that, yeah, you guessed it, you're obviously a racist.
00:05:27.780 In fact, even if you have a problem of warmly welcoming returning ISIS fighters to Canada,
00:05:33.280 apparently that makes you a bigot too, folks.
00:05:36.060 Remember this classic exchange in the House of Commons late last year?
00:05:39.840 It was conservatives who amended the criminal code to make it an offense to leave Canada to fight for ISIS.
00:05:45.220 It was conservatives who were focused on giving our law enforcement new tools to prosecute ISIS fighters.
00:05:51.600 This Prime Minister is using a broad spectrum that includes poetry and podcasts
00:05:57.000 and all kinds of counselling and group hug sessions, Mr. Speaker.
00:06:00.220 When will the Prime Minister take the security of Canadians seriously
00:06:03.040 and look for ways to put these ISIS fighters in jail?
00:06:07.600 The Honourable Prime Minister,
00:06:09.440 Mr. Speaker, the Conservative Party learnt nothing from the last election
00:06:14.540 and the lessons Canadians taught them.
00:06:16.600 They ran an election on snitch lines against Muslims.
00:06:20.680 They ran an election on Islamophobia and division.
00:06:24.900 And still, they play the same game trying to scare Canadians.
00:06:30.040 The fact is, we always focus on the security of Canadians,
00:06:34.100 and we always will, and they play politics of fear, and Canadians reject that.
00:06:41.640 Yeah, if you have an issue with terrorists,
00:06:44.460 terrorists returning to Canada from the Middle East,
00:06:47.520 then according to Justin, you're obviously an Islamophobe.
00:06:52.040 Sadly, the list of things that makes one a hater
00:06:55.040 is growing disturbingly longer these days.
00:06:58.360 For example, if you believe that annual immigration levels are too high,
00:07:01.780 and by the way, a recent Angus Reid poll found that
00:07:04.540 half of Canadians surveyed do believe this to be the case,
00:07:08.880 then you are, of course, accused of being racist by the Liberals.
00:07:13.340 Immigration Minister Hussain goes even further,
00:07:16.080 saying those who criticize immigration policy are not Canadian.
00:07:22.240 That such people who raise the alarm over asylum seekers
00:07:26.140 are, quote, misleading, divisive, and dangerous, end quote.
00:07:30.780 And yet, this is the very same Minister Hussain
00:07:33.700 who recently acknowledged, in correspondence with the Canadian Bar Association,
00:07:39.060 that the number of asylum seekers is rising far beyond what the system can handle,
00:07:44.300 that the numbers are not sustainable.
00:07:48.000 Gee, who's being bigoted and racist and Islamophobic now, Mr. Minister?
00:07:54.100 Regardless, apparently, things are so awful, so racist,
00:07:57.640 so Islamophobic in Canada, at least according to the Trudeau Liberals,
00:08:02.340 that the government is now actually developing a, quote,
00:08:06.000 national anti-racism strategy, end quote.
00:08:09.720 Hey, it's only going to cost 23 million over two years.
00:08:13.280 Put that on the tab, too.
00:08:14.800 But it does seem kind of odd, doesn't it,
00:08:17.320 that if Canada was such a boiling pot of racism and bigotry and Islamophobia,
00:08:24.300 then why are so many people from so many other countries flocking here in the first place?
00:08:31.260 In the meantime, if you care about the citizenship process,
00:08:35.520 and if you care about border security,
00:08:38.660 maybe it's best that you just keep those opinions to yourself.
00:08:43.340 Otherwise, openly voicing such concerns
00:08:46.300 might just get you branded as being a card-carrying member of the KKK or a neo-Nazi group.
00:08:53.320 For when it comes to our dominion under Justin Trudeau,
00:08:57.260 diversity is our strength, even when sometimes it isn't.
00:09:01.580 Consider Drake.
00:09:19.440 Yes, you know, the badass from the mean streets of Forest Hill.
00:09:24.220 He's many things.
00:09:25.400 He's a Grammy Award winning musician.
00:09:27.800 He is the Goodwill Ambassador for the Toronto Raptors.
00:09:31.580 And apparently, he's a supporter of the Hells Angels.
00:09:36.720 Oh, say it ain't so.
00:09:39.000 And with more on this somewhat bizarre story
00:09:41.800 in terms of Drake's trajectory of becoming an uber-celebrity,
00:09:47.100 is the one and only squalor from the Toronto Sun, Joe Warmington.
00:09:51.500 Great to have you on the Ezra Event Show, Joe.
00:09:53.340 Good. I'm wearing colors.
00:09:54.440 I hope they don't offend anybody today.
00:09:56.100 Actually, they accenturize Joe.
00:09:58.000 So, Joe, you broke an incredible story.
00:10:01.960 And it was basically Drake being seen in public wearing a T-shirt that had Hells Angels messaging on it.
00:10:11.920 What is he thinking, Joe?
00:10:13.580 First of all, I didn't break that story.
00:10:15.360 That story was, interestingly enough, broken by the Vancouver Sun.
00:10:19.220 Oh, okay.
00:10:19.820 And that's an important part of the story because this was on Instagram since the 21st of August on Travis Scott,
00:10:26.780 who's another rapper, on his Instagram.
00:10:30.120 But we didn't see it here.
00:10:32.040 Nobody commented on it here for almost two weeks.
00:10:34.880 It was the Vancouver Sun and the reporter out there that did it.
00:10:39.440 To answer your question, it really is something that we haven't had this kind of thing.
00:10:46.440 I mean, I thought the, you know, the perfect headline would have been Aubrey's Angels, you know.
00:10:51.300 Because I remember the Mel's Angels thing when Mayor Mel Lastman went out and shook the hand of the Hells Angels
00:10:57.100 when they came for their big ride here.
00:10:58.980 Right.
00:10:59.240 And they gave him one of those T-shirts and he didn't know what it was.
00:11:02.020 And later he actually threw it in the trash.
00:11:03.920 Okay.
00:11:04.680 But, yeah.
00:11:05.620 And in defense of Mel Lastman, I mean, he's shaking hands with a bike.
00:11:08.260 He doesn't know that.
00:11:09.240 That happens to a lot of politicians.
00:11:10.880 Yeah.
00:11:11.140 It was no big deal.
00:11:12.440 You know, he didn't do anything wrong.
00:11:14.520 In this case here, Drake knows what it means.
00:11:16.960 And he knew exactly what he was doing and he knows what he's signaling to.
00:11:21.360 And, Joe, let's talk about what it means.
00:11:22.840 You talk to Hells Angels.
00:11:23.920 They go, hey, we're just a motorcycle club.
00:11:26.200 We're just a bunch of biking enthusiasts.
00:11:28.480 Actually, Joe, we all know, come on, you know, this is organized crime.
00:11:32.860 This is about drug trafficking.
00:11:35.260 This is about incredibly nefarious activities.
00:11:39.760 Talk to any police officer about what the Hells Angels really are.
00:11:43.040 So what is Drake saying by wearing a T-shirt that is, you know, displaying the colors and
00:11:51.360 the logo of an organized crime outfit?
00:11:54.160 I think what he's trying to say is that he's looking for street cred himself and he's doing
00:11:58.500 it through the Hells Angels.
00:12:00.160 The Hells Angels aren't known for diversity.
00:12:02.160 You know what I mean?
00:12:04.340 So I don't understand it.
00:12:05.620 I guess he can't wear a...
00:12:07.540 He tends to lean towards the bloods.
00:12:10.520 He wears red most of the time.
00:12:12.220 Okay.
00:12:12.500 Even at a Blue Jays game, you'll see that he'll have something red or he'll wear the
00:12:17.140 one that they wear on Canada Day.
00:12:19.940 So, and he's been called out before for, you know, flashing gang signs, which he says
00:12:24.160 that weren't, this is the thing with this guy and this kind of thing is that every time it's
00:12:29.540 hard to say, well, that's what this is or that's what, because they say, no, no, no,
00:12:32.840 you're wrong.
00:12:33.540 It's actually not that.
00:12:34.980 And so, but he knew what he was doing.
00:12:36.540 He was wearing this Hells Angels thing.
00:12:38.140 I think he was looking for street cred.
00:12:39.820 Hells Angels aren't at fault for it.
00:12:41.780 You know, I don't know how they really feel about this guy doing it, but, you know, I don't
00:12:46.300 think they're involved with him.
00:12:47.600 I don't think he's a member.
00:12:48.720 I think he just wants to look like he's a tough guy.
00:12:50.480 You know, Joe, I think you're really onto something profound here.
00:12:53.220 I mean, when you look at Drake, I mentioned in the intro, this is the fellow from the
00:12:57.540 mean streets of Forest Hill.
00:12:58.760 Now, for those not familiar with Toronto, Forest Hill is probably one of the very best
00:13:02.860 neighborhoods in all of Toronto.
00:13:05.260 That's where he grew up.
00:13:05.980 Yeah, it's the absolute opposite of straight out of Compton.
00:13:08.740 And I think for street cred, I think because of the rap, hip hop culture, it's important
00:13:14.960 that you have this really badass persona, that you're a gangster.
00:13:18.520 You know, that's what really counts.
00:13:20.880 I don't get it myself.
00:13:22.220 His lyrics reflect that.
00:13:23.540 I mean, in rap, I guess that goes with it.
00:13:25.920 That's art.
00:13:27.160 We're not into censorship around here.
00:13:29.320 And so, you know, it is what it is.
00:13:31.120 But let's not kid ourselves.
00:13:32.960 This isn't Drake calling.
00:13:34.480 This is always an issue when I do shows and my phone rings.
00:13:39.860 But as we just talked about before, my job here is to do this kind of thing where you
00:13:45.940 have to be ready for a story at any time.
00:13:47.380 So if it was Drake, I would do the thing.
00:13:49.900 But anyway, yeah, this is one of these things where, you know, you've got a guy who wants
00:13:55.580 so badly to be part of that scene.
00:13:58.400 And, you know, how he does it is, and there's a lot of things to like about Drake.
00:14:02.200 I mean, his career success is there.
00:14:03.900 He's from here.
00:14:05.360 I think a lot of us are enjoying how successful he is.
00:14:08.600 And he's taken some of the local people with him.
00:14:10.860 But the problem is they're on bail for violent crimes, taking them to Europe.
00:14:14.600 And I think that's the part that really bothers me.
00:14:16.720 And for me, David, it's the whole thing that goes back to around three years ago when
00:14:22.860 Ariella Fennoy, Navarro Fennoy, was shot down at the CNE at the music nightclub.
00:14:30.040 And he was, it happened in front of Drake, the original shooting, and he never did talk
00:14:37.060 to the police.
00:14:37.800 Yeah, he went AWOL on that issue.
00:14:39.380 He did.
00:14:39.740 And he was there, and his guys were there.
00:14:42.160 And we don't know who killed the other guy, Duvel Hibbert, and the shot that was either
00:14:47.020 aimed at him or somebody else that was fleeing that went down the street and hit Ariella.
00:14:51.200 Yeah.
00:14:51.640 That was one of Drake's fans.
00:14:52.980 And if you're not going to go and talk to the police and help them for one of your fans,
00:14:56.260 then I've lost a lot of respect for you.
00:14:57.940 A hundred percent, Joe.
00:14:59.180 And I also mentioned in the intro, he is the so-called Goodwill Ambassador for the Toronto
00:15:03.380 Raptors, whatever that means.
00:15:04.660 But the Raptors are owned by Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment.
00:15:07.720 This is about family entertainment, family-friendly sports teams.
00:15:13.000 What has MLSE said about this?
00:15:15.660 Because wearing Hell's Angels paraphernalia, Joe, that's the opposite of spreading Goodwill.
00:15:22.200 They have rules.
00:15:23.180 I'm still going to call it the hangar.
00:15:24.440 I know it's the bank, Scotiabank vault or whatever.
00:15:27.940 I can't get used to that yet.
00:15:29.820 But they have gang-collar rules there.
00:15:31.740 The NBA has very strict rules about people involved with the NBA being part of street
00:15:36.480 gangs or gambling.
00:15:37.400 Oh, so what you're saying, if I wore a Hell's Angels t-shirt into the Air Canada Center or
00:15:41.560 whatever it's called now, I'm not allowed to wear that in?
00:15:44.420 This is going to be his assignment.
00:15:45.620 The very first Raptor game, you're going to go in with the same shirt.
00:15:48.380 You can get it on Carlisle Avenue, see what happens.
00:15:50.920 It would be interesting to see.
00:15:51.480 Yeah, the Hell's Angels, Joe, actually, if people might not know what you're referring
00:15:54.900 to, they actually have a gift shop.
00:15:56.860 They do.
00:15:57.180 Here in East End Toronto.
00:15:58.240 And I talked to the guy there, and it was really great.
00:16:00.840 He had the whole thing.
00:16:02.360 Yeah.
00:16:02.520 And he was a really nice guy to talk to.
00:16:05.460 And finally, he got a little ticked off because he let us shoot all the pictures of myself
00:16:10.280 and Veronica Henry.
00:16:11.960 And then he got kicked.
00:16:13.860 But the guy was actually pretty nice to us.
00:16:16.420 And he said the way he looks at it, it's no big deal.
00:16:21.740 And of course, the police say the opposite.
00:16:24.080 Like you said, they call it organized crime.
00:16:26.800 Chief Mark Saunders has tweeted about this.
00:16:28.920 OPP Commissioner Vince Hawks has commented on it.
00:16:31.980 And as I've other, you know, the chief or the head of guns and gangs out in Vancouver.
00:16:36.460 And so, you know, Drake has stepped over a line here as far as law enforcement is concerned.
00:16:41.860 But we've all bought into it.
00:16:43.520 And he's got a lot of publicity, too, which is the other part of his business.
00:16:47.060 But you know what?
00:16:47.740 And you nailed it.
00:16:48.900 Business.
00:16:49.620 And where I'm going with this, Joe, is the bottom line.
00:16:52.480 You and I, members of law enforcement, reasonable-minded citizens, I think would be appalled at somebody
00:16:58.540 propping up an outlaw motorcycle gang like the Hells Angels.
00:17:02.700 But Drake's fan base, do they see this as a positive?
00:17:07.380 Hey, look at Drake, you know, being bad.
00:17:09.460 Look at him stirring the pot, rocking the boat.
00:17:11.740 And at the end of the day, it's kind of like, Joe, Nike's recent announcement that Colin Kaepernick is going to be their public figurehead stepping forward.
00:17:21.420 You and I might be appalled by that.
00:17:23.100 But for a 16-, 17-year-old core consumer of sneakers, hey, he's a rebel.
00:17:27.900 This is a good thing.
00:17:28.920 What's your take?
00:17:30.440 Yeah.
00:17:30.720 I mean, the Kaepernick thing I find is disgusting because anybody won't stand for the national anthem.
00:17:34.940 I'm with you.
00:17:35.420 You know, again, I don't even, I mean, I'm not a boycotter, but, you know, we have Nike stuff.
00:17:40.780 I've got kids, as we all do, and, you know, they like the Nike stuff.
00:17:44.380 And I was just saying before that I had my first Nike shoes when I was, I was one of the first to have them because my coach had them.
00:17:51.100 He was a big-time runner, and he gave them to me.
00:17:53.100 Right.
00:17:53.540 And so, you know, in those days, it was all about Oregon and the pureness of running.
00:17:57.840 It changed so much that somebody that hates America.
00:18:00.900 But anyway, to your point about Drake, yeah, I mean, they're in the publicity business.
00:18:06.060 The old days, they make their money on tours, and they also can record those records very cheaply because it's all computerized, the beats and the sounds.
00:18:16.020 So you can do it in a room, on a hotel room or on a bus or wherever you want to do it.
00:18:20.280 But, and the other thing is that he is big business for MLSC because as the Raptors, you know, kind of spokesman, their global ambassador, he has his own nightclub, which is inside the, I'm sorry, the vault.
00:18:35.880 And, you know, it's one of those places that I haven't been in there, but I've been outside of it, you know, where you want to be kind of seen.
00:18:41.580 And they've got kind of like bottle service and, you know, a lot of money is made there because that's where you want to go.
00:18:47.800 If you're part, if you're not just at a Raptor game, but you want to be kind of part of the in crowd, that's, you have to get an invitation to get in there.
00:18:53.920 He might be in there or some of his friends.
00:18:56.300 So I think they make a lot of money.
00:18:57.580 But I also know they're very community-minded at MLSC.
00:19:00.640 You can't give them full shot on this because they do a lot for the community.
00:19:04.360 They do.
00:19:04.820 And I think there's going to come a point where they're going to have to figure out what they're going to have to do about Drake because I don't think they can wait for it.
00:19:12.860 There's six people that have been murdered that are connected to him.
00:19:17.060 I'm not saying that he's involved in any of it.
00:19:19.440 But there's a bunch of his friends that have been killed and obviously the two murders that happened at his OVO after party.
00:19:26.800 That's real.
00:19:27.460 How many involved in your life or none?
00:19:30.560 It's a thing that I know of.
00:19:31.580 Right.
00:19:31.800 So, you know, they're not stupid down there.
00:19:35.360 They know what it is.
00:19:36.660 So I see what you're getting at, Joe.
00:19:37.880 It's business is business.
00:19:39.000 From the corporate side, Drake will pack the house for MLSC.
00:19:43.960 For the 16, 17-year-old, you know, consumer of Drake's music being rebellious, offending people like you and I, that's a good thing.
00:19:54.760 And everyone's making money.
00:19:56.060 My point of view is that contrary to what Hells Angels flax might say, this is not a biking enthusiast club.
00:20:05.240 These are very bad people.
00:20:07.960 And you mentioned murder.
00:20:09.340 That's one of their stock in trade.
00:20:11.360 I just think it's egregious that somebody would wear something emblematic of a motorcycle club like the Hells Angels.
00:20:19.680 It's particularly interesting that, you know, people like us take constant heat for everything we retweet or anybody, you know, I'm coming on with you here today and I'm going to hear about it.
00:20:30.000 I feel like calling and texting out to Jonathan Goldsby over at whatever that is to let them know I was here because I know they're keeping track of it anyway.
00:20:37.720 Is there some sort of a homing device on where I'm going?
00:20:41.220 It's under your card.
00:20:42.040 Yeah, yeah.
00:20:42.700 So it's like it's interesting how they have a double standard about that.
00:20:47.200 They wouldn't say boo.
00:20:48.720 Nobody covered that story.
00:20:50.140 Yeah.
00:20:50.560 It wasn't for Chief Saunders putting out his tweet.
00:20:53.700 I mean, locally, it wasn't even anybody commenting on it outside of the OPP commissioner.
00:20:57.420 So, you know what, there's a double standard and it isn't cool what he did at all.
00:21:04.120 He's not going to be a Hells Angels.
00:21:05.540 They're not going to accept him.
00:21:07.140 And the people that, you know, that died around him this year or in the last three years and three this year alone in a year where we have record shootings, record murders, they deserve better too.
00:21:18.560 And Joe, one last question because we're almost at a racetrack here.
00:21:20.940 At the end of the day, in the days ahead, what do you see Drake doing in terms of addressing this issue?
00:21:29.880 Is there going to be any kind of mea culpa?
00:21:32.180 Or in his book, in his worldview of things, is this mission accomplished?
00:21:37.080 Look at all this publicity.
00:21:38.580 This is part of me becoming the badass Drake, putting the Forest Hill, you know, lineage behind him.
00:21:45.300 Where do you see this going?
00:21:46.720 Sorry for my cough.
00:21:47.780 I guess it's just I'm just all emotional about it.
00:21:50.540 Yeah, no, he's not going to do anything.
00:21:52.060 He'll just go on to the next thing.
00:21:53.580 His job is to get Drake in his name out there.
00:21:56.740 He's done that.
00:21:57.800 He doesn't care.
00:21:58.780 I mean, don't tell me he doesn't have people around him that tell him what to put on.
00:22:02.740 I don't know how he's going to top that, though.
00:22:04.680 I mean, why doesn't he just go ahead and wear, you know, wear a Compton something or, you know, go ahead and just be a gangster, see how long he lasts at it?
00:22:11.980 I mean, that's, you know, at the end of the day, I think Mike McCormick said it best from Toronto Police Association.
00:22:18.220 You've got to make a decision.
00:22:19.140 You're either you have a key to the city from Mayor John Tory, which we didn't talk about.
00:22:23.960 That's the other thing.
00:22:24.860 I think that's why it's a story.
00:22:26.940 This key to the city, I can't think of anybody else that received a key to the city.
00:22:31.020 We don't hand those out every week.
00:22:33.320 If you're going to have that in a year where we've got record homicides, including three guys that, you know, that are related to you or your businesses, I think you should be a little bit more responsible.
00:22:43.620 I agree, Joe.
00:22:45.420 And it'll be interesting to see if MLSE and Mayor John Tory, for that matter, weighs in, too.
00:22:53.180 And great story, by the way.
00:22:55.000 I'm glad you're holding his feet to the fire on this.
00:22:58.140 And, Drake, if you're watching this, it's not cool.
00:23:00.840 Yeah, give Joe Warby to the call.
00:23:03.120 But it's not cool.
00:23:04.280 You're supporting an organized criminal enterprise that's capable of the worst of the worst.
00:23:09.940 And maybe that's going to help you sell some more T-shirts or get you some more music downloaded.
00:23:14.800 But at the end of the day, I hope a loved one in your circle isn't victimized by somebody that's part of organized crime.
00:23:23.860 Folks, keep it here.
00:23:24.540 More of the Ezra Levine show to come right after this.
00:23:38.300 A story in the National Post makes for a fascinating read.
00:23:42.580 Here's all you need to know.
00:23:43.620 The federal government says it's under no obligation whatsoever to ensure the military equipment it purchases can actually do the job.
00:23:53.040 Indeed, in a court case, Public Services and Procurement Canada has admitted that it's never tested the latest search and rescue gear that it recently purchased for the military and the Coast Guard.
00:24:06.280 The admission is among the evidence in a complaint by two defense firms that have argued that the government's decision to award a contract to a rival company was unfair.
00:24:16.320 This bidding brouhaha pertains to the awarding of a $5.6 million contract to provide software to help in search and rescue missions.
00:24:25.560 But the two competing companies that questioned the government's decision to name MDA Software as the winner of the contract said they were stunned when federal officials freely admitted that not only did they never test the winning system,
00:24:40.880 but they don't even know whether it actually meets the requirements of the Canadian Forces or the Canadian Coast Guard.
00:24:48.560 Hey, what could possibly go wrong?
00:24:50.860 Well, lots of feedback regarding my recent commentary regarding the federal government's stunning admission that it is under no obligation whatsoever to ensure the military equipment it purchases can actually do the job.
00:25:06.740 Indeed, in a court case, Public Services and Procurement Canada admitted that it has never even tested the latest search and rescue gear it recently purchased for the military and the Coast Guard.
00:25:19.240 Just when you think you've heard everything, folks.
00:25:22.500 Still, how can this be?
00:25:24.840 Well, Bass Cannon Jake writes,
00:25:26.720 Canada has a drama instructor who makes terrorist millionaires and hates the Canadian Armed Forces.
00:25:34.520 That's how.
00:25:35.640 Hey, Jake, there's an idea.
00:25:37.720 Maybe Omar Khadr can contribute some of his millions to help prop up Canada's beleaguered military.
00:25:43.920 After all, this kid has experience in terms of explosive devices.
00:25:47.700 Yeah, this would indeed appear to be the mantra of the Trudeau liberals.
00:25:59.440 The only thing missing is the background music of Bobby McFerrin's Don't Worry, Be Happy.
00:26:05.000 And Randy Hall writes,
00:26:06.940 I have to admit, I kind of like the idea of having a weak military under Trudeau, especially with his apparent admiration of dictatorships.
00:26:14.960 Good one, Randy.
00:26:16.080 But, you know, I feel for those patriots who are actually serving in the military these days.
00:26:21.140 Their lives are being put at risk thanks to untested or faulty equipment that the feds have no problem purchasing.
00:26:27.860 Remember those used submarines the Kretchen Liberals bought from the UK for $750 million some 20 years ago?
00:26:35.940 They were lemons, needing more than $2.6 billion in repairs and maintenance work.
00:26:42.840 And worst of all, one sub suffered an electrical fire that killed one sailor and injured several others.
00:26:49.940 That is just simply egregious.
00:26:52.140 Well, that's it for tonight's edition of the Ezreal Event Show.
00:26:55.580 The main man, he'll be back tomorrow.
00:26:57.560 Thanks for watching, folks, and have a good night.
00:26:59.820 I'll see you next time, folks, and have a good night.