Western Standard - May 29, 2026


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

Topics
technical recession
Mentioned
Jason Nixon YouTube Music Dave Naylor
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Episode Stats


Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

98.34

Word count

202

Sentence count

16


Summary

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The Canadian Taxpayers Association has told Alberta Finance Minister Jason Nixon the time is now to cut the Alberta fuel tax. Toronto food bank usage has soared, now 1 in 10 GTA residents are using them, and the feds have spent nearly half a million dollars on COP30 accommodations in Brazil.

Transcript

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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.
00:01:09.740 And that's it for now.
00:01:11.720 Join us the next time for more Western Standard news updates.
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00:01:24.940 Have a great day.
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