Western Standard - March 27, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ Liberals move to block Bitcoin in campaigns ｜ 27 Mar 2026


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1 minute

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Word count

247

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16

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Hate speech

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Summary

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The Liberals have introduced a bill that would block the use of Bitcoin during election campaigns, the Department of Finance officials says Canadians are seeing rising incomes despite many reports saying the opposite, the Alberta government has released a report claiming its proposed care first auto insurance plan will see people save 366 dollars per vehicle, a Montreal man has been charged with human trafficking in Calgary, and police fear there are more victims out there. Michael Ma, the former conservative MP who crossed the floor to join the Liberals is being mocked for questioning whether the Uyghur minority in China is being used as slave labour.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard here's your news update. I'm your host Western Standard Chief
00:00:10.240 Editor Dave Naylor and here's what you need to know. The Liberals have introduced a bill that
00:00:16.600 would block the use of Bitcoin during election campaigns. They say the move will block foreign
00:00:22.040 interference. The Department of Finance officials says Canadians are seeing rising incomes despite
00:00:29.160 many reports saying the exact opposite the alberta government has released a report claiming its
00:00:35.560 proposed care first auto insurance plan will see people save 366 dollars per vehicle
00:00:43.960 a montreal man has been charged with human trafficking in calgary and police fear there
00:00:48.760 are more victims out there and michael ma the former conservative mp who crossed the floor
00:00:55.560 to join the Liberals is being mocked for questioning whether the Uyghur minority in China
00:01:01.200 is being used as slave labour. And that's it for now. Join us the next time for more Western 0.50
00:01:08.980 Standard news updates. You can follow us on Spotify, YouTube Music, and Apple Podcasts.
00:01:16.040 And don't forget to visit our website at westernstandard.news. Have a great day.
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