Western Standard - March 23, 2026


Western Standard News Update | CTF seeks the full cost of Ottawa gun grab in court | 23 Mar 2026


Episode Stats

Length

1 minute

Words per Minute

125.83715

Word Count

238

Sentence Count

16


Summary

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Transcript

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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.
00:00:15.320 Two Air Canada pilots are dead after their jet hit a fire truck while landing at New York City's LaGuardia Airport.
00:00:22.880 Quote, I messed up, one air traffic controller is heard saying moments after the crash.
00:00:27.680 The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is going to federal court
00:00:32.300 to try and get the Liberal government to release the full cost of its gun grab program
00:00:37.080 Liberal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne
00:00:42.660 says the government has cut $60 billion from its budget
00:00:46.200 but no documents have been tabled to prove that
00:00:49.380 And a new report by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
00:00:54.640 says the CRTC has grown too powerful and should be abolished.
00:01:00.900 And that's it for now.
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00:01:16.420 Have a great day.
00:01:17.500 you've heard the headlines you've watched the narrative shift and you can feel it when the
00:01:29.380 truth is being rewritten in real time but not here we don't make the powerful comfortable
00:01:35.740 we make them answer no scripts no gatekeepers no permission needed if you're done with polished
00:01:43.140 spin and state-approved storylines. Stand with the voice of Western Canada.
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