Western Standard - December 05, 2025


Western Standard News Update ｜ 5 Dec 2025


Episode Stats

Length

1 minute

Words per Minute

117.67161

Word Count

188

Sentence Count

15

Hate Speech Sentences

1


Summary


Transcript

00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.
00:00:08.520 I'm your host, Chief Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.
00:00:13.000 The Liberals and the Bloc have come together and made a deal
00:00:16.000 to scrap the religious exemption from Canada's new hate speech laws.
00:00:22.040 Thousands of civil servants in Ottawa were told,
00:00:24.760 no coffee for you, to placate their 100 Muslim colleagues during Ramadan.
00:00:33.200 Ottawa has boosted the number of bureaucrats earning $150,000 by 84%.
00:00:39.280 A total of 12,971 civil servants now earn $150,000, and nearly 1,000 earn $200,000.
00:00:48.660 Premier Daniel Smith is blasting a Radio Canada story
00:00:55.300 that says she will be heading the pro-Canada faction in any sovereignty referendum.
00:01:00.860 Smith has long said she will remain neutral.
00:01:06.160 Calgary MP Michelle Rempel-Gardner says she will not be censored
00:01:09.980 after immigration officials complained that conservative comments on the system
00:01:14.660 have led to civil servants being called names.
00:01:18.660 And that's it for now.
00:01:21.920 Join us next time for more Western Standard news updates.
00:01:25.540 You can follow us on Spotify, YouTube Music, and Apple Podcasts.
00:01:30.460 And don't forget to visit our website at westernstandard.news.
00:01:34.220 Have a great day.