Western Standard - January 15, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ Hidden carbon tax set to spike gas prices ｜ 15 Jan 2026


Episode Stats

Length

1 minute

Words per Minute

126.22951

Word Count

231

Sentence Count

22


Summary


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.
00:00:14.000 A new report from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation shows a hidden federal carbon tax will add 7 cents to a liter of gasoline this year.
00:00:22.120 We've got a story on the fact hundreds of employees at the Canada Revenue Agency have filed fraud allegations against a colleague.
00:00:32.900 In China, Prime Minister Mark Carney signed a new energy deal with the communist country, but no deal was reached on getting tariffs off canola.
00:00:42.960 An Ottawa briefing note says the CBC must be used to bolster social cohesion in Canada.
00:00:48.980 And a Canadian citizen has been killed in the violent uprising in Iran.
00:00:56.460 And that's it for now. Join us the next time for more Western Standard news updates.
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