Unify Action - March 31, 2025


Quite the Turn Around

Hosted by
Sarah Dotzert
Mentioned
Jordan Peterson Pierre Poilievre Pierre Paglia
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Episode Stats


Length

3 minutes

Words per minute

189.81

Word count

648

Sentence count

41

Harmful content

Hate speech

1

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Summary

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In this episode, we talk about the upcoming Canadian election, the candidates, and who we should vote for. We also talk about who we think is the most likely to win the election and why we should be voting for either of them.

Transcript

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00:00:00.080 Are you planning to vote this election?
00:00:02.280 Yes.
00:00:03.060 What's your opinion on the political leaders, especially the top two?
00:00:07.000 Um, I think they're interesting. I mean, inevitably, there's never a perfect choice, but I think they're all right.
00:00:13.520 So what do you think of Carney?
00:00:15.580 Um, I think he's an interesting guy.
00:00:18.080 His background with the UK and being a top manager there of their banking system and everything around him,
00:00:25.840 I think it's, I don't know, a little skeptical, but I think he's an all right leader for the Liberals.
00:00:32.860 So do you think he can pull off a win?
00:00:36.160 Honestly, I was pretty surprised when he joined the leadership race for the Liberals and the polls went in his favor.
00:00:43.880 I think we haven't seen him have a proper debate yet.
00:00:46.480 So I think that's going to be the turning point once that happens.
00:00:49.440 And if he can hold himself in that election or that debate, sorry, then I think the polls could sway in his favor.
00:00:56.360 Yeah, but he's pulled out of the French debate. Do you think that's a good thing for him?
00:01:00.360 No, no, not at all.
00:01:02.680 And especially since Quebec is threatening to separate in 2026.
00:01:07.000 So would it be a good idea for us to have a leader who can't speak French deliberate that?
00:01:11.620 No, not at all. I completely agree.
00:01:14.240 And also, he's refused to meet any of Alberta's demands.
00:01:20.260 Yep.
00:01:20.840 Is that a good idea?
00:01:22.340 Absolutely not.
00:01:23.740 That's one of our strongest provinces in terms of their economy.
00:01:27.240 And one thing that I like with the opposition leader, Pierre Polyev,
00:01:31.100 is the idea of booming our oil production.
00:01:33.480 And that's something that Carnia has no plan of doing.
00:01:36.380 So I don't think it's a good thing that he's not swaying in favor of Alberta.
00:01:39.960 Oh, definitely.
00:01:40.660 Exactly. And I personally view it like this, that if we get a carny government in, we might actually have a national unity crisis on our hands. 0.89
00:01:48.460 That's what Alberta is actually. It's their words.
00:01:51.660 And with Quebec trying to separate too, I think that might not be such a good thing for Canada.
00:01:55.920 So do you think then a liberal government wouldn't be good for Canada otherwise?
00:01:59.700 I wouldn't say it'd be ideal for Canada.
00:02:02.420 Trading with the United States is the biggest thing on our radar right now, and that should be on our radar right now.
00:02:07.540 and I don't think that Kearney is going to handle that whole situation well.
00:02:11.660 Canada has a great chance to bring back all the production at home and boom our economy
00:02:16.260 and that's something that Kearney just doesn't plan on doing.
00:02:20.500 So one thing, just if you're indecisive about who to vote for,
00:02:25.800 I'm pointing students towards podcasts and telling them that if they want a good idea of who the political leaders are,
00:02:32.660 go watch the podcast.
00:02:33.840 Yeah, don't just watch CBC.
00:02:35.100 Yeah, definitely don't, because I actually did some polling at my own recently,
00:02:39.280 and those who watch CBC, they actually have a more positive view of people like Carney
00:02:44.100 and a much more negative view of Trump and everything else.
00:02:47.720 That's not surprising at all.
00:02:51.380 So, yeah, I would also direct you towards Jordan Peterson, if you haven't watched him.
00:02:56.400 Yeah, of course.
00:02:56.980 His interview with Pierre Paglia.
00:02:58.740 Yeah, I thought podcasts like that are an excellent opportunity
00:03:02.540 for leaders to show themselves in an unscripted manner.
00:03:06.000 And I think that podcast with Jordan Peterson,
00:03:09.040 he's a, you know, it's up for debate
00:03:10.700 how good Jordan Peterson is and his views and everything,
00:03:13.240 but I think that shines some good light on Pierre Polyev
00:03:15.980 and how well he can show himself in interviews like that.
00:03:19.580 And I think it'd be interesting to see
00:03:21.120 if Carney would ever do a podcast like that
00:03:23.220 and how he could handle himself in that.