Western Standard News Update ｜ 12 Nov 2025
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Summary
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.
Transcript
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From the Western Standard, here's your news update.
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I'm your host, Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor,
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and here's what you need to know for Wednesday, November 12th.
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There's new developments in the President Donald Trump scandal involving Jeffrey Epstein.
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The Democratic Party has released new emails today from Epstein to various people
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showing that, quote, Trump knew about the girls, unquote.
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There's sure to be controversy on November 30th in front of Calgary City Hall
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Our City Hall reporter Mike Thomas has all the details.
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Leaks are out on what Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce on Thursday in Prince Rupert
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as his next selection for the Major Projects office.
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It doesn't look like there's any pipeline to be had.
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We're working on getting Premier Daniel Smith's reaction to that.
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A Liberal MP has slammed his own party's budget.
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At the time when the Liberals are pointing out all the dissatisfaction within the Conservative Party,
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one of their own has come out and knocked their budget.
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From John Thompson, our columnist, who is a former Canadian Armed Forces member,
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he's absolutely falling down laughing at the Canadian Armed Forces plan
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to recruit their reserves from $4,300 to $300,000 by filling it with civil servants.
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And Kenneth Green from the Fraser Institute has a column on David Eby
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and claiming that Eby is not a friend of the environment, no matter what he says.
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