Western Standard - August 16, 2022


Charges stayed for Freedom Convoy supporter facing jail time

Mentioned
Dave Corey Nigel Hannaford Mike Thomas
Enraged Calgary cyclist smashes cars window with his fist. Western Standard columnist Myke Thomas urges caution for worried homeowners

Episode Stats


Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

189.83

Word count

546

Sentence count

65

Harmful content

Misogyny

2

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Summary

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We talk about the Freedom Convoy, inflation, housing, and the new Western Standard editor, Nigel Hannaford, who is taking over next week. We also have a story about a man who was facing jail time for his part in a Freedom Campaign protest.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 Two stories on the convoy, the Justice Ruslo, who is in charge of it, it's going to start on September 18th.
00:00:07.920 So that's just over a month from now.
00:00:10.300 So that's going to be very interesting.
00:00:11.980 And he vows to get to the bottom of things.
00:00:15.540 And a Freedom Convoy protester who was facing jail.
00:00:19.040 The charges have been stayed in his case.
00:00:22.880 You've mentioned Mike Thomas and the economy.
00:00:25.020 The inflation rate dropped today to 7.6% for July.
00:00:30.560 So that's a bit of good news for a change.
00:00:33.640 And he's got a story on inflation is down and housing starts are up.
00:00:39.200 So a bit of good news for homeowners and prospective homebuyers.
00:00:43.980 And on the site, Corey, we've got a story about your replacement, Nigel Hannaford, who is starting next week.
00:00:52.060 And it looks like he's not going to take any guff from anybody.
00:00:55.440 So we'll look forward to welcoming him into the office next week.
00:01:00.140 Yeah, we're maintaining our curmudgeonly sort of theme here, at least in the opinions department.
00:01:06.420 So people won't expect too much radical change happening in there in that aspect.
00:01:10.600 Yeah.
00:01:10.840 And I'm glad that I will no longer be the oldest person in the newsroom.
00:01:14.700 So it's going to be a good day for me.
00:01:17.180 Great, Don.
00:01:18.320 Okay.
00:01:18.840 Well, thanks, Dave.
00:01:20.120 Dave, always appreciate the updates.
00:01:22.200 Glad your mother's drinking from where we got matching cups going on now with these Liberals tears cups. 1.00
00:01:27.200 And I'll check it out.
00:01:29.280 I don't think she's going to be able to persuade my dad to drink from them.
00:01:34.020 He's a bit of a die in the wool liberal.
00:01:36.140 And they always joke that they cancel each other's vote out.
00:01:39.620 So, but my mom will enjoy it. 0.95
00:01:41.860 That's for sure.
00:01:42.840 Right on.
00:01:43.720 Okay.
00:01:44.260 Thanks, Dave.
00:01:44.980 We'll talk to you a little later.
00:01:46.620 Thanks, Corey.
00:01:47.080 All right.
00:01:48.720 Lots on the go.
00:01:49.540 Lots of story.
00:01:50.300 Stuff is breaking.
00:01:51.260 Stuff is being written.
00:01:52.220 Stuff is being posted.
00:01:53.640 And Dave always diligently makes sure we keep good news copy up there.
00:01:57.700 I mean, as I was able to rant about, you know, our legacy media mainstays like the CTV, they're going down, guys.
00:02:04.740 They're the past.
00:02:05.960 They're history.
00:02:06.800 And part of why the Western Standard has been doing really well is a couple of reasons.
00:02:09.380 I mean, for one, it's because Dave is getting good news content out there.
00:02:12.120 He's a news editor.
00:02:12.660 He's making sure it's quality stuff, breaking stuff, and original stuff.
00:02:17.000 You can only get some of this stuff with us.
00:02:19.460 And those who can get that are the members who subscribe, you know, because we don't take tax dollars.
00:02:24.180 So, thousands of subscribers.
00:02:25.700 It's been fantastic.
00:02:27.340 And that's how we can keep doing this.
00:02:29.580 That's how we've got reporters across the country.
00:02:31.500 If you haven't subscribed yet, this is where I nag you.
00:02:34.020 Take out a subscription, guys.
00:02:35.640 Free trial.
00:02:36.400 You can see if it's worth it for you.
00:02:37.500 Again, I'm sure you will find it worth it.
00:02:39.320 $99 for a year.
00:02:41.700 $10 if you want to go month by month.
00:02:43.500 Again, it's less than old newspaper subscriptions used to cost.
00:02:46.300 Less than a lot of people are spending with their subscriptions with some questionable sites out there, I'm sure, too.