King Charles in Canada, Metro Vancouver scales back director pay, $500M bread price scandal class action settlement approved.

May 26, 2025 00:50:12
King Charles in Canada, Metro Vancouver scales back director pay, $500M bread price scandal class action settlement approved.
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King Charles in Canada, Metro Vancouver scales back director pay, $500M bread price scandal class action settlement approved.

May 26 2025 | 00:50:12

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In this morning's News Takeaway, Vijay Saini and Vasu Kumar discuss King Charles’ latest visit to Canada and what it symbolizes. Metro Vancouver trims down director pay amid growing scrutiny. Plus, a $500 million class-action settlement in the infamous bread price-fixing scandal gets the green light—what it means for consumers.

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[00:00:01] Speaker A: And now News Takeaway. [00:00:09] Speaker B: Connect FM 91.5 News Takeaway segment Good morning Vijay Good. [00:00:17] Speaker A: Morning Connect Nal Connect. [00:00:29] Speaker B: Parliament campaign But finally all of that is starting to change from today King Charles III Queen Camilla speech from the throne Parliamentary system. [00:01:04] Speaker A: So we'll see. [00:01:09] Speaker B: Including the previous speaker Greg Fergus Conservatives. [00:02:00] Speaker A: So campaigning canvassing Conservative MP Chris Dent. [00:02:28] Speaker B: House of Commons Canadian House of Commons Deputy Speaker Speaker Senior Liberal Rob Oliphant sense of humor the fairness the firmness House of Commons. [00:03:13] Speaker A: Official residence Gatno park hospitality budget so coffee so sense of humor. [00:03:52] Speaker B: So I think around 1pm Eastern time. [00:03:59] Speaker A: Yeah Greg Fergus front runner let's see judicial recount the results so Seed Flip Unanipalna Party the Federal Council Liberals. [00:05:43] Speaker B: Majority Conservative K JD Hosakdisi Conservative Zakdisi lead Sigi Jenny Bernie Bhatar Campaign Chair National Campaign Director Conservative Party House of Commons which members of Parliament the leader of the party Conservatives Conservatives the cooperation Conservatives. [00:07:22] Speaker A: Canadians But Canadians need a budget in the spring yeah so Kihon Conservatives Spring session KGIT budget Conservatives the Kal caucus meeting Hui same time the Liberals DV Caucus meeting. [00:08:14] Speaker B: On. [00:08:14] Speaker A: A different floor so caucus meeting Canada enough fast speed opposition party even Conservatives the House Leader Stephen McKinnon more so opposition. [00:10:19] Speaker B: This is one of the fastest returns to Parliament after an election Asi election platforms major Kuji policies construction community is no safe banana crime bail. [00:11:15] Speaker A: So. [00:11:15] Speaker B: Javi Conservative. [00:12:04] Speaker A: So that remains to be seen Conservatives so Conservatives legislature renewable energy projects the bill have bill 14. [00:12:36] Speaker B: Yes. [00:12:40] Speaker A: Renewable energy Nosi support Karna Green Party Green Party renewable energy projects. [00:13:38] Speaker B: Election Reform act the provisions party the leader no party to bar the Rastad Kana Sokha Reform acts are a Liberal MP basically overall Liberal Caucus Liberals Reform act the election Tobad Pelley meeting open voting later on Conservatives meeting the which Reform act no adopt Naikita yeah so for the. [00:15:05] Speaker A: Benefit of our listeners simple most of our listeners already know this so ticket holding members proper election so election ticket holding members across the country across the country Liberal leadership election. [00:15:55] Speaker B: At least for the NDP membership across the country. [00:16:08] Speaker A: The ticket holding member Reform Act Ali Party convention leadership review ticket holding members module half of the members Caucus members MPs Secret ballot membership Caucus Membership Caucus Cabinet so this is the thing Membership party the ticket holding members Chonna or Fair party membership Liberals Reform act to adopt Conservatives Reform act no adopt Karden leadership review trigger Karana Panasi Liberal convention Conservatives Conservatives meetings later down the road so Liberals chose not to do it. [00:19:37] Speaker B: Like you mentioned Conservatives important there are systems a lot of this the governing style will Be centered around Mark Carney and Sat Jahej key ministers out of the 169J to see Markarnita influential minister Hongi basically party establishment. [00:21:22] Speaker A: Strong leader can the Liberal Party. [00:21:31] Speaker B: Lester B. Pearson Nobel Prize winner Foreign Minister he was. He was. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for that so high profile Prime Minister. [00:21:52] Speaker A: So even Trudeau senior Liberal Party do you have the Prime Minister's ear as of today Chief of Staff name Mark so you have to go through Marco Mendocino Immigration Minister Public Safety Minister Prime Minister's office you have to go through Marco Mendocino we reach out Chief of Staff Gerald Butts. [00:23:40] Speaker B: The Chief of staff One of the guys was Jerry Butts Chief of Staff the Conservatives. [00:24:34] Speaker A: So insiders. [00:24:43] Speaker B: King Charles the Queen Camilla Canada Speech from the throne king Charles Overall 20th King Charles III Canada House of Common King Charles well known Speech from the throne present speech from the throne Governor General Speech from the throne that happens tomorrow. [00:25:55] Speaker A: Yeah so Governor General Prime Minister the wife Diana fox Indigenous leaders 25 Royal Canadians Dragoons King Charles is regiment the colonel in chief Canadian Armed Forces the band present airport sit down festival ceremonial tea planting Lieutenant Governors Territorial commissioners It will be a very brief reception so. [00:27:23] Speaker B: Monarch the representative Governor General just for the benefit of our listeners Representative governors Territorial commissioners Crown the monarchy not Crown monarch in in the territories those are the territorial commissioners so. [00:27:56] Speaker A: Governor General Mary Simon important Queen Queen officially swear in Kita Jaga King's Privy Council King's Privy Council of Canada Prince Philip Novicetra is Privy Council with spirit Council member advice Prince Philip military military honors full military honors saw person Guard of Honor fair inspection of the guard and ban Joe Rasmi Karvai National War Memorial they feared there would be a fly pass by the Royal Canadian Armed Force. [00:29:47] Speaker B: King Charles Speech from the throne British MPS British politicians Canadian Liberal MPS Canadian sovereignty Donald. [00:30:22] Speaker A: Trump it's my privilege. [00:30:57] Speaker B: So Trump British Donald Trump Speech from the throne before. [00:31:47] Speaker A: Calling the early election France the UK Parliament the session Donald Trump this is our identity Donald Trump monarchy He's a wonderful person gentleman. [00:32:36] Speaker B: Should I read it? No maybe I'll read it later. [00:33:07] Speaker A: Canadians owners of Canada Caveman. [00:33:36] Speaker B: Metro Vancouver the governance structure briefly last week recommendations Metro Vancouver okay Metro Vancouver the Carguzarino like a projects the Lagat Jinny the Sijandiya Metro system Metro Vancouver day regional mayors and in some cases Prime Minister so no wonder Jaha report last week briefly report Metro Vancouver district the meeting the Mure over the weekend. [00:35:28] Speaker A: I'm not even kidding so a governance committee politicians conflict of interest Compensation Sago come another Karo in other accountability justify current we are getting a lot of bad press. So. [00:37:21] Speaker B: Independent auditing company International consultancy company report the Arkinikar Metro and Kubaraga of course. It's quite lavish. It is quite lavish. North Shore WasTewater treatment plant 3.86 billion other amount property tax. [00:40:00] Speaker A: Politics mismanagement policy. Official residence at 24 Sussex, right? [00:40:22] Speaker B: Yes. [00:40:35] Speaker A: Metro Vancouver. [00:40:55] Speaker B: Political backlash. [00:41:00] Speaker A: Prime Minister the Karjida official residence International leaders So official residence. Prime Minister Alishan Huna Chaida. Yes. [00:41:23] Speaker B: There is a total clear disconnect. [00:41:31] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:41:51] Speaker B: Metro Vancouver. Yeah. Yeah. Yes. [00:41:57] Speaker A: So. [00:42:17] Speaker B: House of Commons official party status. Official party Liberal government the House Leader Stephen McKinnon Official Party Resource funding question period and official party status. Oh disgruntled hoy mps. [00:43:24] Speaker A: Multiple times. So in a very remote scenario Conservatives. [00:43:59] Speaker B: Walking on our hands a gala bread manufacturer computation bureau the investigation class action lawsuit settlement Ontario settlement. Rest of the country. So 78% settlement. The amount rest of Canada 22% for Quebec. [00:45:45] Speaker A: Yeah. So Western Group. So Loblaw Co. Parent company at George Western Ltd. Settlement proposed million dollar gift card program. December we saw packaged bread. [00:46:45] Speaker B: How do you get it? [00:46:46] Speaker A: I don't know. So packaged bread. So can they be J to say bread January those are Ekto December Visa claims. So J to see a bread Kridiya to see automatically can they which enrolled. [00:47:27] Speaker B: The Quick Kyra Food Bank King Charles. I think food prices Yogi Coffee, coffee, coffee Mangiyogi. [00:49:36] Speaker A: Yeah, I drive past it four times in a day. [00:49:58] Speaker B: Kodan time the Kilatanatha. I'll see you tomorrow. [00:50:09] Speaker A: Have a good day. Thank you very much, Vijay. Thank you.

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