Delta ER closure, Canada Post union rejects employer’s offer, US launches investigation into Canadian dairy sector.

August 05, 2025 00:48:10
Delta ER closure, Canada Post union rejects employer’s offer, US launches investigation into Canadian dairy sector.
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Delta ER closure, Canada Post union rejects employer’s offer, US launches investigation into Canadian dairy sector.

Aug 05 2025 | 00:48:10

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In this episode of News Takeaway, Vijay Saini and Vasu Kumar discuss the sudden closure of Delta's emergency room, raising serious concerns over healthcare accessibility in B.C. Meanwhile, the Canada Post workers’ union rejects the employer’s offer, signaling potential disruptions. On the trade front, the U.S. opens an investigation into Canada’s dairy policies, escalating tensions between the two nations.

A quick yet insightful take on today’s top headlines shaping policy, economy, and daily life.

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[00:00:02] Speaker A: And now News Takeaway. [00:00:14] Speaker B: Connect FM 91.5 News Takeaway segment Good morning Vijayji Good. [00:00:23] Speaker A: Morning Connect Null Connect Good morning Long. [00:00:28] Speaker B: Weekend Long weekend It was actually very nice very relaxing. Yes. [00:00:39] Speaker A: So very nice. [00:00:40] Speaker B: That's good. I think it's only prudent so even for tomorrow and day after tomorrow Although we told him about Varishwa's idea so depending on. [00:01:30] Speaker A: Yeah because starting this weekend so Saturday Sunday. [00:01:46] Speaker B: Baki Vasuji Habrana Silsla Delta Hospital Kal Fraser Health Nai Kishami Press release by GG Devi K Delta Hospital Emergency room Delta the Mayor George Harvey Fraser Health name multiple times Delta Hospital the emergency room because of staffing shortages. [00:02:32] Speaker A: Temporary service interruption Service interruption Javi patients Vancouver traffic jam Service interruption. [00:03:22] Speaker B: Yes. [00:03:23] Speaker A: So unexpected illness of a doctor. [00:03:35] Speaker B: Of course important now the doctor will see you and kidney him initial steps this also points to the fact for overnight it again points to that same problem emergency rooms contributing factor. [00:04:23] Speaker A: Legislature session ER closures. [00:04:38] Speaker B: Across the province across the province. [00:05:05] Speaker A: I think we need some other way to address the doctor and healthcare shortage Healthcare professionals Canadian doctor advertising program But I think more needs to be done especially internationally trained doctors Healthcare professionals Express entry system. [00:06:07] Speaker B: Canadian Medical Council with certain experience College of Physicians and Surgeons we have not seen that but hopefully. [00:06:46] Speaker A: More. [00:06:46] Speaker B: Than 1400 conservatives and like you mentioned highlight hospitals ER closures certain number of staff members supporting staff nurses especially nurses the Geneti the CART nurses the CART rural areas certain level of experience. [00:07:22] Speaker A: Multi. [00:07:22] Speaker B: Pronged approach that remains. [00:07:30] Speaker A: For example mission. [00:07:53] Speaker B: We only think of we Scott Road Delta South Delta to Sariyana it it takes a lot of time it does yes South Delta Ladner Memorial It's a lot of distance definitely at this route. [00:08:26] Speaker A: I think right here was the drive car they Hong Kong. [00:08:43] Speaker B: So it's the. [00:08:44] Speaker A: Other way around it's the other way around. [00:09:04] Speaker B: It'S not a country within the medical fraternity construction industry financial services and for that matter broadcasting the Vichnay medical professionals because of the workload. [00:10:11] Speaker A: Streamline College of Physicians and Surgeons Doctors professionals. [00:11:26] Speaker B: But we are also very far behind and this is not just a commentary on at the provincial level even national level data distort especially job numbers distorted data policies by extension health care Le Baki Sebamani Pesi Visada Canada Post Workers the Canadian Union of Postal Workers is union no Canada Post power employer Crown Corporation members so negotiations back and forth. [00:13:52] Speaker A: Final offers Canada Post signing bonus. [00:14:14] Speaker B: Union members already workers. [00:14:18] Speaker A: The rural offer so almost 70% so AJD offers Dono Segay rural urban V as you mentioned with The Kriban satar percent vote. [00:14:48] Speaker B: Back to the drawing board and back to the negotiating table Binding arbitration. [00:15:01] Speaker A: Binding arbitration back to work legislation session so Patty Hydudi leadership Mark Carney leadership that will be tested again Sorry Canada posture. [00:16:33] Speaker B: Competition ups the FedEx they hold private carriers Amazon packages delivered management and his other managerial staff so I think that remains to be seen. [00:17:05] Speaker A: Yeah June day which Canada Post million dollars $10 million lost per day. [00:17:17] Speaker B: A. [00:17:17] Speaker A: Canadian federation for independent business Collectively small businesses. [00:17:53] Speaker B: Minority Liberal Sarkara political compulsions. [00:18:26] Speaker A: Canada. [00:18:26] Speaker B: Postal strike. [00:18:42] Speaker A: He's a man of action Action did he report national significance. [00:18:57] Speaker B: So. [00:18:58] Speaker A: National significance the projects national significance Restructuring weekend delivery model. [00:19:22] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:19:30] Speaker A: So that's why. [00:19:31] Speaker B: I said Canadian small businesses currently small businesses Postal service a lot of those customers. [00:20:36] Speaker A: It began on 28th of July Air Canada the flight operations. [00:21:00] Speaker B: Flight attendants the union QP the members. [00:21:08] Speaker A: Cooling off period basically cooling off period from that day on they will be in strike position. [00:21:33] Speaker B: 72 hour notice right? Right Domestic travel within the country Canadians and not to mention Air Canada domestic. [00:22:02] Speaker A: Canadian domestic market internationally weak Canadians controlled market aviation we need more players Then of course you can expect the ticket prices to go up. [00:22:24] Speaker B: Over the long weekend British Columbia I see Metro Vancouver. [00:22:44] Speaker A: Vancouver Fraser Port Authority facility visit Kita Vancouver Pride Parade so that was on Sunday Canadian Forces Maritime experimental and test ranges facility Canadian Navy the officials. [00:23:10] Speaker B: So. [00:23:10] Speaker A: Basically naval ship I see ferry not a Chinese not a Chinese. [00:23:35] Speaker B: No doubt about it Canada the finance minister the Foreign affairs Minister so Finance Minister of France Philippe Champagne Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand Mexico Mexico Mexican President Claudia Shane bomb Free trade agreement. [00:25:37] Speaker A: Multiple times Donald Trump Canada leadership see ideology is still led by Liberals Canadian values Recently they are very poorly led Christia freeland bare openly G7 summit. [00:26:19] Speaker B: They had a very nasty person leading their trade deal. [00:26:22] Speaker A: Exactly, exactly. So Donald Trump Canada Justin Trudeau we are getting to know each other better Senior ministers so Foreign affairs minister the finance Minister so today and tomorrow they will be in Mexico oh, sorry, sorry Mark Carney Floydian slip so Mark Arnie meeting Claudia Shin bomb so Francois Philippe Champagne Finance Minister like minded partners Mexico is part of three amigos Mexico like minded partner it's all about relationship building. Exactly. So. [00:28:10] Speaker B: Canada is the most Mexican of non Mexican nations. [00:29:04] Speaker A: We were way off. [00:29:05] Speaker B: It is quite telling Canadian senior Mantria Mexican dependence Parvasuri basically and you are clearly at a disadvantage. [00:29:46] Speaker A: So just then Claudia Donald Trump true social Donald Trump Nagal KC he has called Dominic Leblanc U. S Canada trade relationship Minister in the next couple of days A couple of days to reach out to Donald Trump. [00:30:52] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:31:01] Speaker A: Dominic LeBlanc Mark Andre Blanche Chief of Staff. [00:31:41] Speaker B: Baseline tariffs the announcement compliant parts. [00:32:52] Speaker A: In proportion with the amount of fentanyl coming from Mexico to into the U.S. maybe a deal is closed cut me some concession lumber sector dairy management so maybe you know. [00:33:51] Speaker B: At least again investment multi billion dollar. [00:34:15] Speaker A: Donald Trump. [00:34:21] Speaker B: Thank you for your attention. [00:34:25] Speaker A: Social media consult I think that's about it these announcements about Japan, about EU, about South Korea, about UK for that matter they are so much lacking in detail Invest. [00:35:35] Speaker B: Billions of dollars. [00:36:21] Speaker A: Political appointments latest numbers Donald Trump the expectation they were significantly revised. [00:36:32] Speaker B: Down. [00:36:57] Speaker A: Political appointees. [00:37:08] Speaker B: Investigation Obama administration Obama administration so the Justice Department weaponization Trump administration. [00:37:41] Speaker A: So that maybe just may be a sign a deal is closed BC interview. [00:38:03] Speaker B: So. [00:38:09] Speaker A: Donald Trump reciprocal tariff. [00:38:29] Speaker B: So. [00:38:29] Speaker A: Jacob deals without any concrete reason. [00:38:45] Speaker B: Free trade Agreement Steel aluminum lumber duties 35% tariffs Canada the dairy sector AV Donald Trump the administration in fact Canadian dairy sector agreement CPTPP Supply management system already domestic dairy producers Mangon Onu process Kirk so Canada allocation system supply management Jedi. [00:40:43] Speaker A: Milk proteins. [00:40:55] Speaker B: World market distort Horiya Canadian J Dairy sector. [00:41:09] Speaker A: So milk proteins basically so cheese dairy proteins so basically skim milk powder baby formula. [00:41:36] Speaker B: Whey protein whey. [00:41:37] Speaker A: Protein so oh dairy proteins Dairy proteins per year. [00:42:00] Speaker B: Which one is about 35%. [00:42:03] Speaker A: Is US yeah Canada Canada is 0.93%. [00:42:08] Speaker B: Less than 1% less than 1% 2023. [00:42:11] Speaker A: So just skim milk market specifically 0.93% Canada market control so non fat dry. [00:42:21] Speaker B: Milk skim milk powder dairy proteins butter extract World market database Federal database Canadian exports of dairy proteins Global market less than 1% yeah. [00:43:15] Speaker A: Canada Canada control KADA Supply management system Tariff rate quotas in all TRQs one of the highest prices. [00:43:43] Speaker B: Worldwide. [00:43:47] Speaker A: Dairy proteins so these two things. [00:43:53] Speaker B: Don'T add up they don't add up. [00:44:12] Speaker A: Dairy proteins Correction overall milk the whole milk production dairy fat products instead of 0.93% of market control dumping Canada US. [00:45:12] Speaker B: Dollars per ton non fat dry milk. [00:45:18] Speaker A: New Zealand EU US dollars per ton. [00:45:24] Speaker B: New Zealand Canada non fat dry milk. [00:45:41] Speaker A: A series of games. [00:45:50] Speaker B: Non fat dry milk marketer New Zealand New Zealand the. [00:46:03] Speaker A: Market depend. [00:46:06] Speaker B: Domestic production New Zealand New Zealand name market share about 44%. [00:46:29] Speaker A: Domestic production new Zealand Southeast Asia America main producer main exporters. [00:46:55] Speaker B: International Trade Commission investigation and we also know US Mexico Canada Trade Agreement Is that the case? [00:47:59] Speaker A: Thank you. [00:48:08] Speaker B: Thank you, thank you very much.

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