Episodes
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Brown Privilege - 6CR #62
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Sikhs maintain a high level of representation in the political sphere. There are roughly 500,000 Sikhs in Canada, which accounts for about 1.4% of the population. In the 2019 federal election, 5% of parliamentary seats - 15 Liberals, 1 NDP & 3 Conservatives were won by Sikh politicians. Darnell & Joel engage in a conversation that covers the following:
- Jagmeet Singh's comments on abortion & gay marriage
- Sikhism
- NDP & Socialism
- Grass roots strategy of Sikh politicians
- Religion & politics vs church & state
- Majority privilege
related episode: 6CR #35
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References:
Audio clip played: Jagmeet Singh interview
World Sikh group against gay marriage bill
Why Sikhs are so powerful in Canadian politics
Tweet: RIP Fidel Castro
Ludwig Von Mises - Economic Calculation Problem
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Friday Jun 15, 2018
Voting Pt 3: Principles over Promises - 6CR #18
Friday Jun 15, 2018
Friday Jun 15, 2018
The results of the Ontario 2018 election are in - Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives win majority government, NDP are the formal opposition party and the Liberals lost party status. Darnell & Joel give there thoughts and answer some listener questions.
FB post Joel referenced in the intro - NDP voter challenge
Question 1 - How would Doug Ford be able to cut costs without cutting jobs? What are the benefits of saving and cutting costs?
Question 2 - What are the counter arguments to the listener's rational for voting NDP?
Question 3 - What is the fundament role of government? Why is it problematic for the government to see themselves as the solution to the problem?
Reference Links:
Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Ontario, 2017
Beware of politicians talking of government waste
NDP admit to annual $1.4-billion costing error
Tim Hudak 2013 PC party platform
Common Sense Revolution - Mike Harris
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