Billion-Dollar Peace Board + Federal Job Cuts = Mark Carney's Week

Trump peace board rejection saves Mark Carney from questionable company. You're watching a peace advisory board form that includes Vladimir Putin, Belarusian dictator Lukashenko, and a billion-dollar entry fee nobody can explain. Carney gets dropped after his Davos speech rejecting Trump's approach. Meanwhile, Trump announces a Greenland deal that Greenland's former MP says doesn't exist and NATO's leader has no authority to grant.

Next time you hear about an international deal, check whether the other country confirms it exists. And when peace boards include dictators with billion-dollar entry fees, the legitimacy question answers itself.

Topics: Trump peace board, Mark Carney speech, Greenland deal controversy, Arctic security, NATO authority

897 Federal Layoff Notices: What Ottawa's Job Cuts Actually Mean

Federal public service cuts hit your street. You park your car in Ottawa. The person three spots over just got their layoff notice from Health Canada. Your neighbor works at Global Affairs. They're eliminating their entire level. You're watching 897 people get notices in a single week from the Public Service Alliance alone. This is what budget balancing looks like when it lands in a government town.

This isn't abstract budget policy anymore. Ottawa's a company town where the company just downsized. Car sales are soft. Real estate's slowing. And the question isn't whether cuts are necessary, it's whether they're cutting bloat or gutting essential services. Either way, families promised careers just got different news.

Topics: federal public service cuts, Ottawa jobs, Health Canada layoffs, Global Affairs restructuring, bureaucracy reduction

GUEST: Andrew Caddell, Adam Zivo

Originally aired on 2026-01-23

Billion-Dollar Peace Board + Federal Job Cuts = Mark Carney's Week
Trump peace board rejection saves Mark Carney from questionable company. You're watching a peace advisory board form that includes Vladimir Putin, Belarusian dictator Lukashenko, and a billion-dollar entry fee nobody can explain. Carney gets dropped after his Davos speech rejecting Trump's approach. Meanwhile, Trump announces a Greenland deal that Greenland's former MP says doesn't exist and NATO's leader has no authority to grant.
Next time you hear about an international deal, check whether the other country confirms it exists. And when peace boards include dictators with billion-dollar entry fees, the legitimacy question answers itself.
Topics: Trump peace board, Mark Carney speech, Greenland deal controversy, Arctic security, NATO authority
897 Federal Layoff Notices: What Ottawa's Job Cuts Actually Mean
Federal public service cuts hit your street. You park your car in Ottawa. The person three spots over just got their layoff notice from Health Canada. Your neighbor works at Global Affairs. They're eliminating their entire level. You're watching 897 people get notices in a single week from the Public Service Alliance alone. This is what budget balancing looks like when it lands in a government town.
This isn't abstract budget policy anymore. Ottawa's a company town where the company just downsized. Car sales are soft. Real estate's slowing. And the question isn't whether cuts are necessary, it's whether they're cutting bloat or gutting essential services. Either way, families promised careers just got different news.
Topics: federal public service cuts, Ottawa jobs, Health Canada layoffs, Global Affairs restructuring, bureaucracy reduction
GUEST: Andrew Caddell, Adam Zivo
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-01-23

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From politics and pop culture to mental health, technology, and everyday life, this podcast is where night owls, deep thinkers, and curious minds come to connect. Featuring expert guests, passionate callers, and Shane&rsquo;s signature style&mdash;thoughtful, fearless, and refreshingly real.
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