Western Standard - November 12, 2025


Western Standard News Update ｜ 12 Nov 2025

Topics
Jeffrey Epstein emails
Mentioned
Jeffrey Epstein Josh Thompson Kenneth Green YouTube Music Donald Trump Danielle Smith Mike Thomas Mark Carney David Eby Rupert
THE PIPELINE： Crossing the Floor： From Ottawa’s Budget Blowout to Alberta’s ‘Total Recall’ Lest we forget Palestine？

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Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

134.44

Word count

301

Sentence count

22


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Western Standard News Update for Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2019. There's new details on the Epstein scandal, a Liberal MP criticizes his own party's budget, and there's more on the Palestinian flag being raised in Calgary.

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00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.
00:00:08.360 I'm your host, Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor,
00:00:11.960 and here's what you need to know for Wednesday, November 12th.
00:00:16.060 There's new developments in the President Donald Trump scandal involving Jeffrey Epstein.
00:00:21.460 The Democratic Party has released new emails today from Epstein to various people
00:00:28.760 showing that, quote, Trump knew about the girls, unquote.
00:00:34.440 There's sure to be controversy on November 30th in front of Calgary City Hall
00:00:38.780 when the Palestinian flag will be raised.
00:00:42.640 Our City Hall reporter Mike Thomas has all the details.
00:00:47.360 Leaks are out on what Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce on Thursday in Prince Rupert
00:00:53.140 as his next selection for the Major Projects office.
00:00:57.200 It doesn't look like there's any pipeline to be had.
00:01:01.340 We're working on getting Premier Daniel Smith's reaction to that.
00:01:07.340 A Liberal MP has slammed his own party's budget.
00:01:10.640 At the time when the Liberals are pointing out all the dissatisfaction within the Conservative Party,
00:01:16.660 one of their own has come out and knocked their budget.
00:01:20.640 From John Thompson, our columnist, who is a former Canadian Armed Forces member,
00:01:27.020 he's absolutely falling down laughing at the Canadian Armed Forces plan
00:01:31.140 to recruit their reserves from $4,300 to $300,000 by filling it with civil servants.
00:01:39.260 So tax collector by day, warrior by night.
00:01:42.860 That remains to be seen how that will work.
00:01:45.140 And Kenneth Green from the Fraser Institute has a column on David Eby
00:01:49.800 and claiming that Eby is not a friend of the environment, no matter what he says.
00:01:55.780 And that's it for now.
00:01:57.780 Join us next time for more Western Standard news updates.
00:02:01.620 You can follow us on Spotify, YouTube Music, and Apple Podcasts.
00:02:06.800 And don't forget to visit our website at westernstandard.news.
00:02:11.680 I'm Dave Naylor. Have a great day.