Air Canada work stoppage, Poilievre byelection, Zelenskyy-Trump meeting.

August 18, 2025 00:47:02
Air Canada work stoppage, Poilievre byelection, Zelenskyy-Trump meeting.
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Air Canada work stoppage, Poilievre byelection, Zelenskyy-Trump meeting.

Aug 18 2025 | 00:47:02

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In today’s News Takeaway with Vijay Saini and Vasu Kumar:

Tune in for sharp analysis and insights into Canadian politics, labour issues, and international affairs.

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[00:00:01] Speaker A: And now News Takeaway. [00:00:18] Speaker B: Connect FM 91.5 News Takeaway segment Canada labor relations. [00:01:04] Speaker A: Yeah. So Saturday section 107 Canada Labor Board Labor Minister. Even Canada Post. Specifically back to work legislation Back to work order. So liberals section 107 section 107 to maintain or secure industrial peace. [00:02:02] Speaker B: Yes. [00:02:07] Speaker A: So per section 107 labor minister section. [00:02:24] Speaker B: 107 conflict of interest. Yeah. [00:03:12] Speaker A: Sombton flights. [00:03:24] Speaker B: Yes. [00:03:26] Speaker A: Cirb this act is unlawful. [00:03:41] Speaker B: By noon today. So Eastern Samhain noon time like you mentioned. [00:04:34] Speaker A: But on the other side we saw Ontario education workers. You come back to work. Oh, education workers. And then the government had to back down. Who blinks first? [00:05:04] Speaker B: Flight attendants. The union Eastern like you mentioned. So. [00:06:06] Speaker A: 30% wage increase. But effectively actual effective wage increase. [00:06:21] Speaker B: Offer otherwise benefits. Pension benefits if you work with the company for a certain number of years. 17.2% you said? Yeah. Start up percent effective charge increase flight attendants economic stability cost of living wages have not kept pace with that at all. [00:07:42] Speaker A: Budget present Kibankari Salt deficit Kinahega debt Kidna Hoega the AO Sarkara full time contracts renegotiate renegotiation. [00:08:27] Speaker B: So that adjustments Air Canada Navy until the end of this year. Back to work union. [00:09:21] Speaker A: Air Canada they call since COVID 19. So would be safe to say from 2022 till now. So unions also know that. [00:10:01] Speaker B: Overall company the profitability, the trajectory. So flight attendants or for any other reason. [00:10:39] Speaker A: Canadians they are standard stranded abroad. That's one of the reasons. You see Back to work legislation Back to work order. [00:10:54] Speaker B: Back to work legislation Government back to work legislation Federal level existence Back to work legislation Section 107 Labor Code Parliament House of Commons. [00:12:16] Speaker A: Conservative Party of Canada Leadership review Leadership Conservative Party Opposition party Leadership review. So opposition federally and provincially as well for British Colombians. So risky situation for any democracy. They get a free pass. [00:13:15] Speaker B: Majority. A one seat majority. Federal levels they call majority. They are only a few seats short of a majority. Established Battle River Crow Foot Crow. So Battle River Crow Footari Rural Alberta the writing Conservative Conservative which especially most. [00:15:04] Speaker A: Likely Jitan Jangay. [00:15:22] Speaker B: Longest ballot committee electoral system Federal general election candidate last year Liberal safe riding even elections Canada by election. Yeah. [00:16:04] Speaker A: So Amtartaki ballot next column. [00:16:28] Speaker B: More than double candidates. Correct. [00:17:13] Speaker A: Elections Canada Common sense. The solution you have to write in. So you know, write in ballots. You write in the name of the candidate. [00:17:52] Speaker B: Clear honey voter the intention case. Yeah. [00:18:06] Speaker A: So a solution. [00:18:12] Speaker B: Correct. [00:18:15] Speaker A: National attention for multiple reasons. Contest leader of Conservative Party of Canada advanced voting. [00:18:43] Speaker B: General elections. [00:18:49] Speaker A: General election alone. So expect Kitajaria by election. So the voter Turnout is expected to be pretty high there. [00:19:02] Speaker B: During this by election campaign national prominence farmers electric vehicles they mandate the Galhobe oil and gas the extraction battle River Crow Foot Valley riding national issues cowgirl hat so by the end of the day in the last 50 years peer Poly of the leadership review we pass the 30% number like finishing line up minimum threshold. [00:21:41] Speaker A: Net run rate qualify final so that remains to be seen. [00:21:47] Speaker B: Exactly. [00:21:52] Speaker A: So interesting press conferences leader of Conservative Party leadership review January realize press conferences Conservative Party sales mandates session which most likely he is expected to win Speech. [00:23:54] Speaker B: Speech predictable pattern Conservatives the super majority so Jodo throne speech they voting the Samasi party. [00:24:47] Speaker A: Opposition party election then again vote of confidence so non confidence motion because it's a supply vote opposition. [00:25:09] Speaker B: Support. [00:25:15] Speaker A: Opposition so opposition. [00:25:24] Speaker B: Correct. [00:25:34] Speaker A: Number one weapon Basically you're going into battle with. [00:25:38] Speaker B: Your hands tied with your hand side. [00:25:39] Speaker A: Yeah hands tied back. [00:25:55] Speaker B: Election Liberals the confidence minority confidence and supply agreement. [00:26:41] Speaker A: Projects fast track Karna environmental assessment Indigenous reconciliation consultation. [00:26:51] Speaker B: And conservatives. [00:27:02] Speaker A: Already Donald Trump dancing partner. [00:27:31] Speaker B: So British Prime Minister Keir Starmer French President Emmanuel Macron German Chancellor Frederick Mertz European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen like you mentioned the Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni NATO the Secretary General Mark Rut the Finland the President Alexander Stubb. [00:27:54] Speaker A: Yeah Donald Trump. [00:27:58] Speaker B: Red carpet welcome. [00:27:59] Speaker A: Yeah so Ustomba Donald Trump ugly meeting trilateral meeting press conference I hope to see you soon next time next time in Moscow Donald Trump was also taken. [00:28:41] Speaker B: Aback that will you know get some heat for this. [00:28:46] Speaker A: Get some heat for this but it's not something that cannot be done maybe null European leaders European leaders Moscow Janli so Malada Hoini Zelensky European leaders definitely is meeting the which on gay Jane White House. [00:30:20] Speaker B: United Front clearly. [00:30:51] Speaker A: So Donald Trump true social without a bullet being. [00:31:08] Speaker B: Fired. [00:31:39] Speaker A: Between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin apparently Putin Ukraine European the US the administration leaders a security guarantee article 5 like security guarantee without officially joining NATO Russia Hamla Kardo Ukraine the fair European leaders US protect security guarantee apparently security. [00:32:13] Speaker B: Guarantee Ukraine. [00:32:37] Speaker A: Security guarantee US Ukraine Article 5 trigger. [00:33:43] Speaker B: Ceasefire the Duran Chaldean negotiations. [00:34:33] Speaker A: Donald Trump agreement There is no deal until there's a deal they do not now throw a wrench in the works Donald Trump it's up to Vladimir Zelensky meeting between Putin and Trump press conference after that press conference Fox News Sean Hannity now it's up to President Putin Sorry President Zelensky. [00:36:20] Speaker B: White House they could have Ukrainian officials in Pucha. Exactly suit like jacket. [00:36:47] Speaker A: Frederick Mercenal military life fatigue it was a shirt jacket kind of something. [00:37:16] Speaker B: Trump Indian media. [00:37:24] Speaker A: Anything is possible. [00:37:50] Speaker B: Ontario, the Premier Doug Ford meeting a coalition of the willing Their members Interestingly Europe leaders Finland Coalition of willing the Hisa Canada. Like you mentioned. [00:38:35] Speaker A: Heads of the families. North America they see head of the family. [00:38:39] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah. Correct. [00:38:48] Speaker A: And this was to be expected. He already knows how I feel. First time home buyers new homes. Kanasano is the shadow economy. [00:40:12] Speaker B: Industry Minister in a federal melody Jolie Sweden. Sweden JDK Gripen Military equipment Defense equipment the relationship Coffee Defense equipment Secretary of State Hunt for defense procurement. So Jinnahi Defense procurement. Oh. Stephen Furhaj Politician Secretary of State. [00:41:40] Speaker A: F35 Jahasla Kita Lockheed Martin Runner up One of the first decisions F $35 billion. [00:42:29] Speaker B: Lockheed Martin American company American company. [00:42:35] Speaker A: Even South Korea. So first alternative to F35. It could very well be Saab the Gripen jet. One of the officials meeting Karak Deni Melanie Jolie Industry Minister Secretary of State for Defense Procurement by the end of summer, Defense officials Integration issues, inefficiencies. They most likely did. Our reviewer F35. [00:43:48] Speaker B: Within Department of National Defense Planes, surveillance planes, submarines. Again. [00:44:43] Speaker A: Industry Minister Canadian company. [00:45:14] Speaker B: So let's see. [00:45:16] Speaker A: But it could very well also be a pressure tactic. Switzerland Review Kitaj. [00:45:50] Speaker B: American Ambassador Nipid Hoxtrate. Yeah. Zelensky the European leaders. [00:46:56] Speaker A: Thank you, Vijay. [00:46:56] Speaker B: You have a good day. Shamitan Galandhiya Updates thank you. It's very fair. Gal Garde. Sure. Thank you.

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