Western Standard - June 17, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ PBO warns bureaucracy costs rising $10 to $79B ｜ 17 Jun 2026

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federal bureaucracy costs
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YouTube Music Louise Arbour Dave Naylor Mark Carney Carrie Simmons Angus Reid
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2 minutes

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115.82

Word count

234

Sentence count

16


Summary

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A report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer says federal bureaucracy costs will rise $10 billion a share to hit $79 billion, despite Prime Minister Mark Carney's promise to spend less. The new Angus Reid poll has the British Columbia Tories leading the NDP by 11 points, despite the fact voters know little about the new leader. Governor-General Louise Arment has cut her clothing allowance after backlash over her predecessor Marie Simon s spending. And two Edmonton Junior High students have been charged with using AI to create child sexual images of their classmates.

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.
00:00:14.540 A report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer says federal bureaucracy costs will rise $10 billion a share to hit $79 billion,
00:00:25.120 despite Prime Minister Mark Carney's promise to spend less.
00:00:30.000 The new Angus Reid poll has the British Columbia Conservatives leading the NDP by 11 points,
00:00:36.000 despite the fact voters know little about the new leader.
00:00:40.560 Governor-General Louise Arbor has cut her clothing allowance
00:00:43.920 after backlash over her predecessor Marie Simon's spending.
00:00:49.440 Transportation Safety Board has found the Titan submersible operated without regulatory oversight.
00:00:55.520 And two Edmonton Junior High students have been charged with using AI to create child sexual images of their classmates.
00:01:06.220 And that's it for now. Join us the next time for more Western Standard news updates.
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