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7-11 On Sale & A Looming Rail Strike Aug 19, 2024

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In some big business news, Canadian company Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc...better known simply as Couche-Tard has offered to purchase the entire 7-11 empire for tens of billions of dollars in a still confidential takeover bid!

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Professor Sylvain Charlebois, the director of the agri-food analytics lab at Dalhousie University and a professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University about what we know so far about this deal, and also what it would mean for Canada if our entire rail system is essentially shutdown due to strikes...like what we could see in the coming days.

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Start of DNC & Potential Protests in Chicago Aug 19, 2024

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The DNC has officially kicked off and we will see what the Democrats have in store for the upcoming campaign...but what will the atmosphere be like? Are we expecting scenes of the "Chicago 7" or something a little more contained?

Warren Kinsella, President of Daisy Group and who will also be campaigning with the Democrats next week joins Alex on air to discuss the future of the Harris/Walz ticket.

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Blacklock's Check-In: ''Demands of housing far exceeds the funds available.'' Aug 15, 2024

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Guest host, Adam Zivo, speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about Cabinet mismanaged a housing crisis in the one jurisdiction where it has complete oversight, First Nations reserves, says a federal audit, at least a quarter of Department of National Defense buildings and other infrastructure dates from the 1970's and requires ''significant maintenance,'' says an internal audit, Cabinet is seen as uncaring by a middle class now weary and stressed, says in-house research by the Privy Council. All this and more!

GUEST: Tom Korski - Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter

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''Bad dog'' owners; Did the pandemic lead to a surge in ''bad dogs?'' Aug 13, 2024

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Is there an explosion of ''bad dogs'' or is this a product of ''bad owners?' Guest host Ben Mulroney spoke with Krista Kais-Prial, who was so rattled by nasty encounters with dogs and owners in her neighbourhood that she rallied a resistance movement on Facebook and is taking their message to City Hall.

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Blacklock's Check-In: ''Well-calculated strategy,'' Dattani told federal interviewers. Aug 13, 2024

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Guest host, Ben Mulroney speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about Ex-Canadian Human Rights Commissioner Birju Dattani says he regrets delivering a 2014 lecture in which he called terrorism a ''well-calculated strategy'' for Muslims, Cabinet must cut spending 15 percent, says a Canadian Chamber of Commerce submission to Commons finance committee, Liberal-appointed senators bill taxpayers thousands for media advice from a former iPolitics editor records show. ''Journalism was never stable employment.'' All this and more!

GUEST: Tom Korski - Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter

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Blacklock's Check-In: Canada is ''slowly losing our democracy.'' Aug 08, 2024

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Guest host, Ben Mulroney speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about a federal manager named a key figure in the $59.5 million ArriveCan scandal yesterday denied any involvement in sweetheart contracting ''I was just a low level employee,'' testified Diane Daly, a %108,000 a year senior administrator with the Department of Public Works, Canada is ''slowly losing our democracy,'' due to mean tweets and click-bait media, Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld said yesterday, Employees who choose to use daycare cannot claim discrimination if their schedule is upset by workplace duties. All this and more!

GUEST: Tom Korski - Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter

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Foreign Interference: Iran Infiltrates Pro-Palestine Protests Aug 06, 2024

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A new article has evidence to support that Iran, specifically members of the IRGC were key figures in financing the encampments that were established at McGill University, and possibly others. But what does this really mean for Canadian national security, and is this an example of foreign interference? Guest host Adam Zivo spoke with the President of the Daisy Group and independent journalist Warren Kinsella who not only wrote about and followed these protests but has also been ringing the alarm bell when it comes to foreign finances sustaining them.

Warren and Adam break down just what this could mean, and if we can expect more of it in the future.

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Blacklock's Check-In: ''Two billion trees?'' This program is overrated as a means to fight climate change Aug 06, 2024

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Guest host, Adam Zivo speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about Cabinet's ''two billion trees'' program was overrated from the start and will have no climate impact for 50 to 100 years, says the Canadian Meteorologist and Oceanographic Society, legal marijuana is linked to accidental poisoning of small children, says the Department of Health. Data shows ''significant associations'' between Parliament's repeal of a criminal ban on cannabis and emergency room visits by children. All this and more!

GUEST: Tom Korski - Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter

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Violence Against Women: The Issue The Liberals Want To Avoid Aug 01, 2024

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The Federal government, which constantly refers to itself as a "feminist" government just showed its true colours when victims and advocates against violence against women were speaking to the House of Commons committee. Instead of addressing the problem, the liberals decided to pivot the conversation to abortion rights and made it a political attack against Conservatives, leading those testifying to storm out of the building in anger, disgust and offence.

One of those women, Cait Alexander who is also the founder of End Violence Everywhere, joined host Alex Pierson to talk about just how offensive the liberal and NDP MPs were during the committee hearing, why this is a MAJOR issue and why our government, regardless of political ideology needs to do a better job of addressing it immediately.

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One Solution To Address Homelessness...On Wheels! Aug 01, 2024

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To address the rising and ongoing housing crisis Alex speaks with the owner and founder of Tiny Tiny Homes, Ryan Donais. Ryan tells Alex about his recent invention, a custom-built Tiny home built onto a custom bike...offering a custom and necessary lifestyle improvement for those struggling with homelessness. Ryan and Alex talk about how this idea came about, how much time it takes to build even one of these and when we can expect them on the streets.

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