Western Standard - March 10, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ Travis Dhanraj testifies before a HoC committee ｜ 10 Mar 2026


Episode Stats


Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

108.24512

Word count

242

Sentence count

23


Summary

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Former CBC anchor Travis Donradge will break his silence at House of Commons committee hearings on Tuesday. 17 different pride groups across BC are demanding MLA Tara Armstrong resign after she called for the abolition of the Human Rights Tribunal. BC Conservatives have surged into a surprising lead against the NDP following the government s latest budget. Canada counted tree planting and other landscaping as part of its defence budget in an effort to meet NATO's spending targets, but still fell short. And the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is demanding answers as to why the B.C. government spent $35,000 for an open bar reception for King Charles III Coronation Medal winners.

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.
00:00:15.000 Former CBC anchor Travis Donradge will break his silence at House of Commons committee hearings on Tuesday.
00:00:21.700 He has vowed to name names into how the state broadcaster actually works.
00:00:25.540 17 different pride groups across BC are demanding MLA Tara Armstrong resign after she called for
00:00:35.420 the abolition of the Human Rights Tribunal. BC Conservatives have surged into a surprising
00:00:42.620 lead against the NDP following the government's latest budget.
00:00:48.760 Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she will only answer questions from government-approved media.
00:00:55.540 Canada counted tree planting and other landscaping as part of the defence budget
00:01:01.860 in an effort to meet NATO's spending targets, but still fell short.
00:01:06.900 And the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is demanding answers
00:01:10.300 as to why the B.C. government spent $35,000
00:01:13.740 for an open bar reception for King Charles III Coronation Medal winners.
00:01:20.560 And that's it for now.
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