Western Standard - Western Standard News Update ｜ Canada entering a technical recession ｜ 29 May 2026

00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.

00:00:08.120 I'm your host, Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.

00:00:14.700 Alberta Finance Minister Jason Nixon is questioning claims that Alberta would be a richer outside Canada.

00:00:22.540 Toronto food bank usage has soared. Now one in ten GTA residents are using them.

00:00:28.260 Kearney's Sovereign Wealth Fund is going to cost taxpayers $750 million a year in interest payments

00:00:36.060 As of today, Canada is in a technical recession as the economy has stalled the last quarter

00:00:44.080 The Canadian Taxpayers Association has told Alberta Finance Minister Jason Nixon

00:00:49.700 the time is now to cut the Alberta fuel tax

00:00:52.400 Talk about things going bang

00:00:55.880 make sure you check out the video of the Blue Origin rocket

00:00:59.600 exploding during a test last night.

00:01:02.460 And the feds have spent nearly half a million dollars

00:01:05.420 on COP30 accommodations in Brazil.

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Western Standard - May 29, 2026