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The Six Cents Report is a weekly podcast that uses theology and economics to analyze events that Impact Canadians. #Sixcentsmakeschange
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Friday Nov 29, 2019
Friday Nov 29, 2019
Chick-fil-A just can't stay out of the news, so Darnell & Joel discuss the following aspects of this organization:
- History of Chick-Fil-A
- Chick-Fil-A's conflict with LGBTQ community
- comparing David Lynn case with Chick-fil-A protest
- Chick-Fil-A change in Giving Philosophy
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References:
25 Interesting Facts You Should Know About Chick-fil-A
Chick-fil-A opens in Toronto: “We're just here to buy chicken” amid LGBT protesters | Keean Bexte
Chick-fil-A Foundation Announces 2020 Priorities to Address Education, Homelessness, Hunger
My Thoughts on Chick-fil-A’s Decision and the Leftist Mob that Pushed Them
Mat Staver responds to Franklin Graham: Chick-fil-A is now funding pro-LGBT group
Chick-fil-A was already moving left, but nobody noticed until it caved to LGBT lobby
Chick-fil-A's Giving philosophy
Chick-fil-A hires Navigator to lobby government
The unfortunate lesson from Chick-fil-A’s surrender
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Friday Oct 25, 2019
Friday Oct 25, 2019
The Toronto District School Board updated the student's dress code as of Sept 2019. The recent changes allow students to now wear hats, hoods, crop-tops and spaghetti straps. Darnell & Joel discuss the role of dress codes with Ayesha Madden & Jenna Nicoloff. The conversation covers the following topics:
- Impact of dress codes on students
- First impressions & dressing to impress
- Modesty
- Teaching young people how to dress
- Consequences of how you dress
- Being overdressed vs underdressed
- Professional dress codes
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References:
TDSB revises its dress code and the rules are not what you might remember
The Best and Worst Outfits From the 2019 NBA Draft
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Friday Jul 19, 2019
Friday Jul 19, 2019
The O'Cannabiz Conference provided The Six Cents Report with media passes to their 2019 Toronto event. Darnell & Joel discuss their experience and what they learned from the conference.
Topics include:
- Unique aspects of Canadian industry - regulations, patents
- Medical use & cannabinoids
- Bill C93 - Pardon vs Expungement of 'simple possession' records
- Purpose of law & criminal records
- Cannabis Market beyond recreational
Previous Cannabis episode: 6CR #10
https://www.sixcentsreport.com/
Reference Links:
Toronto Just Can't Get Rid Illegal Cannabis Stores
Chris Kresser on the problems with nutritional epidemiological studies
The Ultimate Guide to Cannabinoids in Cannabis
Liberals Pass Bill to Suspend Records for Simple Cannabis Possession
Frequently asked questions about expungement
Mike Dillard Podcast With Teeka Tiwari
Hemp is the New Oak: America’s First Hemp “Wood” Factory is Being Built
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Friday Jul 12, 2019
Friday Jul 12, 2019
Darnell Samuels joined I.J. Makan on his podcast - Kazingram Dialogue to tell his story. During this conversation Darnell gives us an understanding of his life experiences that help shape his views and ideas.
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Friday Oct 12, 2018
Friday Oct 12, 2018
Ontario is requiring tax payer funded colleges and universities to develop their own free speech policy based on the University of Chicago Statement on Principles of Free Expression. Darnell & Joel discuss the various aspects of free speech:
- free speech laws in Canada vs USA
- accountable for your free speech
- restrictions on free speech: Canada's hate speech laws
- safe spaces
- society needs competing ideas
- are Christians hypocritical on free speech
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Reference Articles:
John Carpay: Ontario starts the hard work of returning free speech to universities
Upholding Free Speech on Ontario's University and College Campuses
Your Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Canada’s law on hate speech is the embodiment of compromise
Exposure to different points of view is at the core of higher learning
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Friday Aug 17, 2018
Friday Aug 17, 2018
Dr Joseph Smith from Generation Chosen joins Darnell & Joel to discuss what his organization is doing to address the needs of those most vulnerable in our society and consequently prevent gun violence. The conversation covers the following:
- Why youth turn to the black market and guns
- How Generation Chosen is involved in the community
- Emotional intelligence and root causes of "bad behaviour" in school
- Mental health
- Government solutions vs non-profit solutions to gun violence
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Previous episode on guns 6CR #21
Reference Articles:
City of Toronto studies why youth turn to guns
Toronto gunman had ‘severe mental health challenges,’ according to family
Remaking the Future | Education in African Countries is Crucial to Our Survival
Ford wants some mental health funding to go to police in wake of Danforth shooting
Toronto gunman had ‘severe mental health challenges,’ according to family
Toronto’s history of gun violence: a vicious cycle of missteps, intransigence and bad policy
Generation Chosen Contact info:
https://www.generationchosen.ca/
Generation Chos3n GoFundMe Campain
IG: @gen_chos3n
FB: @GenChos3n
Twitter: @GEN_CHOS3N
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Friday Jun 22, 2018
Friday Jun 22, 2018
York University and CUPE 3903 have history of employment strikes. Darnell & Joel discuss who's at fault for the most recent strike.
Reference Articles:
York University on strike: Why it keeps happening again and again
Arbitration is the only answer to ‘clash’ in York U strike, says labour report
There is no end in sight for the latest York University strike. Here’s why
York university strike: Confusion on campus
Top seven reasons why unions matter – a conversation with young workers
Unions ignore long history of excluding minorities from jobs
Labor Unions and the Negro:The Record of Discrimination
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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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Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
The 2018 Ontario provincial election is on June 7, 2018. Darnell & Joel use the principles established in the previous episode - Voting part 1 - to analyze three components of the party platforms:
1. Taxes/Deficits
2. Childcare
3. Education
6CR #10: Cannabis Legalization
Reference Links:
Globe & Mail: Ontario election guide
Macleans: Ontario election 2018 platform guide
Reality Check: Is Ontario’s debt really that bad?
Ontario launches plan to teach high school kids financial skills
Child Care and Early Years Act
Economist Don Boudreaux quotes:
"The best regulator is the market...the competitive market"
"If your spending other peoples money it is easy to spend"
Fred Swaniker - education in the 21st century
6CR #2: Ontario's Full Day Kindergarten Program
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