Western Standard - February 03, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ Bonuses in Ottawa, bills for everyone else ｜ 3 Feb 2026


Episode Stats

Length

1 minute

Words per Minute

118.99039

Word Count

231

Sentence Count

28


Summary

Premier Daniel Smith has written a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney demanding he fill vacant judicial appointments in Alberta. PM Mark Carney personally approved $28,000 bonuses for staffers in the Privy Council. The Parliamentary Budget Officer says the Liberals' GST credit expansion will add $14 billion to the federal debt. Three junior hockey players were killed Monday morning in a collision with a semi-truck. And we have an exclusive investigation report into the Alberta Resistance Group and its two-year effort to dethrone Daniel Smith.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.
00:00:08.140 I'm your host, Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.
00:00:14.280 Premier Daniel Smith has written a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney
00:00:18.100 demanding he fill vacant judicial appointments in Alberta.
00:00:23.260 Mark Carney personally approved $28,000 bonuses for staffers in the Privy Council.
00:00:29.060 All well-warning Canadians that tougher times are ahead.
00:00:34.260 The Parliamentary Budget Officer says the Liberals' GST credit expansion will add $14 billion to the federal debt.
00:00:43.220 Three junior hockey players were killed Monday morning.
00:00:46.620 They were driving to practice in Stavely when they were in collision with a semi-truck.
00:00:52.080 And we have an exclusive investigation report into the Alberta Resistance Group
00:00:57.160 and its two-year effort to dethrone Daniel Smith.
00:01:01.580 And that's it for now.
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