Western Standard - March 25, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ Pride groups seek $9M after sponsors pull back ｜ 25 Mar 2026


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1 minute

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Word count

255

Sentence count

19


Summary

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As gas prices surge in Vancouver, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on Premier David Eby to suspend the province s fuel tax. It s been revealed the Liberals spent billions of dollars on electric buses without studying how cold Canadian winters would affect their performance. The deadline for the Liberal gun grab is only six days away, yet two-thirds of Canadian gun owners still haven t registered their firearms. Mounties have raided former Calgary Mayor Jody Gonduk s home in a case involving corruption. And gay pride groups are asking the Liberal government for $9 million in funding after losing corporate sponsorship for gay pride parades.

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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. As gas price surges to more than two dollars
00:00:17.080 a liter in Vancouver, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on Premier David Eby to
00:00:22.320 suspend the province's fuel tax. It's been revealed the Liberals spent billions of dollars on electric
00:00:29.440 buses without studying how cold Canadian winters would affect their performance.
00:00:36.160 The deadline for the Liberal gun grab is only six days away,
00:00:39.680 yet two-thirds of Canadian gun owners still haven't registered their firearms.
00:00:45.600 Mounties have raided former Calgary Mayor Jody Gonduk's home in a case involving corruption.
00:00:51.760 Councillor Andre Chabot and former Councillor Sean Chu have also been raided.
00:00:56.400 And gay pride groups are asking the Liberal government for $9 million in funding
00:01:02.420 after losing most of their corporate sponsorship for gay pride parades.
00:01:07.780 And that's it for now.
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