Western Standard - January 15, 2026


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Episode Stats


Length

1 minute

Words per minute

126.23

Word count

231

Sentence count

22

People

Also mentioned:
YouTube Music Dave Naylor Mark Carney

Summary

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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. We ve got a story on the fact hundreds of employees at the Canada Revenue Agency have filed fraud allegations against a colleague. Prime Minister Mark Carney signed a new energy deal with the communist country, but no deal was reached on getting tariffs off canola. An Ottawa briefing note says the CBC must be used to bolster social cohesion in Canada. And a Canadian citizen has been killed in the violent uprising in Iran.

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.
00:00:14.000 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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