Metro Vancouver cost saving meeting costs $20,000, Vancouver Mayor proposes supportive housing pause, Liberal leadership race heats up, Ontario to have snap election, Trump tariff threat update.

January 24, 2025 00:49:05
Metro Vancouver cost saving meeting costs $20,000, Vancouver Mayor proposes supportive housing pause, Liberal leadership race heats up, Ontario to have snap election, Trump tariff threat update.
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Metro Vancouver cost saving meeting costs $20,000, Vancouver Mayor proposes supportive housing pause, Liberal leadership race heats up, Ontario to have snap election, Trump tariff threat update.

Jan 24 2025 | 00:49:05

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In today’s News Takeaway segment, Vijay Saini and Vasu Kumar discuss the irony of Metro Vancouver’s $20,000 cost-saving meeting, Vancouver Mayor’s controversial proposal to pause supportive housing projects, and the escalating Liberal leadership race. They also cover Ontario’s unexpected announcement of a snap election and the latest updates on Trump’s tariff threats. Stay tuned for insights and analysis on these critical developments.

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[00:00:02] Speaker A: And now News Takeaway. [00:00:18] Speaker B: Connect FM 91.5 News Takeaway segment. Good morning, Vijay. [00:00:27] Speaker A: Good morning. Connect Null Connect. [00:00:55] Speaker B: If not more, at least Metro Vancouver Regional District Wastewater treatment plant meeting. [00:01:42] Speaker A: Yeah. So Metro the board of directors. There are number who visa at Sochabiya. You're right. Yeah. Close to. Close to $42,000. So in number. [00:02:43] Speaker B: Precisely. Specific meetings. They dedicated. [00:03:12] Speaker A: Program spending external contributions. [00:04:16] Speaker B: Jedi Regional governance. The model Direct elect Hokita Jandari Jadon Municipal elections Metro Vancouver region Meeting, work hours. Regional district. The meeting counselor. [00:05:23] Speaker A: So double, triple. So for example, Metro Mike Hurley compensation. [00:06:03] Speaker B: Just because you're there. [00:06:03] Speaker A: Yeah, translating. Mayor's council Translink the board of directors. Mike. Close to $400,000. So George Harvey Delta. Translating. The board of directors. So translating. [00:07:42] Speaker B: To see Translink discuss Karna Translink Board of directors on the Metro Vancouver Regional District governance model overhaul. Karandi boss. There is a very strong possibility. You know, regional projects, administrative services. Metro Vancouver Regional District. [00:09:32] Speaker A: They are political leaders. [00:09:33] Speaker B: Yes. [00:09:41] Speaker A: In most of the cases. [00:09:42] Speaker B: In most of the cases, standard working week. Eight hours a day, five days a week. Most of these meetings representatives because that's a part of their day working active working hours. Wastewater treatment plant. Property taxes for the coming few years. [00:10:59] Speaker A: Mayor's councilor. [00:11:14] Speaker B: Exactly. Exactly. [00:11:16] Speaker A: Right. [00:11:16] Speaker B: Precisely. So. [00:11:19] Speaker A: Yeah. So. But this is simply not justified compensation package. I am the last person, we are the last persons to point out compensation package. [00:12:13] Speaker B: This is so much under the microscope now. Provincial government. [00:12:26] Speaker A: It's very disappointing to be disappointed by Metro Vancouver yet again. [00:12:30] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:12:30] Speaker A: Media microscope. Microscope. Delta. The mayor George Harvey. Correct. [00:12:48] Speaker B: George Harvey. No Delta Council. [00:12:56] Speaker A: Catering North Shore wastewater treatment plant. Domestic trouble. Travel the expenses Microscope. So even Premier is expressing some hope. [00:13:24] Speaker B: This needs to be fixed. This needs to be fixed. Jara Jistaranda system Banyah inefficiency. Vast even compensation. Metro Vancouver Regional District. Yeah. Ultimately, counselors, Nana Mayors. [00:14:19] Speaker A: Council politics. It's now time to give back to the community. [00:14:51] Speaker B: Save our streets forum Downtown east side. City of Vancouver Downtown east side. Supportive housing Industrial supportive housing. Nexus one of this. One of this. Haika the business model Metro Vancouver Regional District Supportive housing. [00:16:12] Speaker A: Poverty industrial complex. [00:16:13] Speaker B: Poverty industrial complex. That's the word he used. Yeah. [00:16:15] Speaker A: So basically, downtown eastside kilometer percent social supportive services. Supportive housing nonprofits. We are waiting. We did a baki. Metro Vancouver. Vancouver Metro Vancouver Center. [00:17:10] Speaker B: So Metro Vancouver region Vancouver. 77%. [00:17:37] Speaker A: Housing businesses. No downtown east side. Basically you can revitalize. [00:17:56] Speaker B: Downtown east side. Unfortunately, comparatively -t nano -10 betra. Ideal situation. City of Vancouver. The mayor Karna Chandan. [00:19:08] Speaker A: Mandatory treatment. Premier David election campaign Compassionate mandatory care Compassionate care Compassionate mandatory care Mandatory treatment Treatment Mandatory involuntary treatment so passionate Mandatory care so Jamaica Safe Supply. [00:20:19] Speaker B: Ministry Supportive housing for supportive housing Supportive housing party the slate the majority Liberal Party the leadership raised but you never know it's still early days Frank Bailey's Jamie Batiste Jaime. [00:21:50] Speaker A: No no so J A I M E N so J I M to Bhatpa. [00:22:00] Speaker B: J Leader Banjant Liberal Party the leader Indigenous so Rubitalah administration Frank Bailey's Kyoke Liberal Party Liberal Party and by extension Liberal government advice administration officially raised David Shamal Hogan yeah we saw. [00:23:07] Speaker A: Gyarato private sector Nalvi Galbat Kiti Kut statements Jari Kitiya campaign videos Banaki post Kitiya campaign video launch But I experienced economic leader to his credit. [00:23:58] Speaker B: In his twenties and any political stuff he was in his twenties Member of Parliament outside of politics. [00:24:29] Speaker A: If you're playing from his own playbook. [00:25:08] Speaker B: Economic turnaround so of course on paper. [00:25:34] Speaker A: We can bring the economy back on track Grassroots they should have a bigger say Party wide review Provincial executives full time paid Ache position National Youth Director Policy Commission. [00:26:36] Speaker B: So basically grassroots Liberal the membership. [00:27:18] Speaker A: Associations the presidents the national Youth Director Young members Young caucus members. [00:27:43] Speaker B: As of yesterday caucus members deposit non refundable deposit Provincial Parliament Member of the provincial parliament 79 seats. [00:29:19] Speaker A: Yeah so most likely election call super caucus meeting so tomorrow there's going to be a super caucus meeting Progressive Conservatives Day crucialized meeting A meeting attend Kario successful election campaign. Your participation is crucial to a successful campaign and our collective success as a team meeting will provide you with the tools, training and resources needed for a winning election campaign. [00:32:04] Speaker B: Vira Doso Atah President Hajipela. [00:32:12] Speaker A: That'S not a nice way to live life. [00:32:58] Speaker B: World Economic Forum. [00:33:33] Speaker A: Nobody so Poland 4.1% America 3.38% estimate saw billion dollar Vijay extra. [00:34:08] Speaker B: Donald Trump so Donald Trump. [00:34:35] Speaker A: And inauguration. [00:35:18] Speaker B: They make a lot of them. [00:35:42] Speaker A: Trade deficit close to 100 executive orders to be exact to be exact so 200 billion or $250 billion billion this number is way off and Donald Trump energy exports services compared to what we send so Pat billion dollar deficit energy exclude. [00:36:51] Speaker B: Y that's about $50 billion 50. [00:37:36] Speaker A: Canadian heavy crude jobs so Asita American economy. [00:37:51] Speaker B: Within Canada Pipelines the network Honey Jhope JD pipeline Amrika De Rahi Hoke Ariya that could be a potential problem within the country JD Direct pipeline links in a Trans Mountain pipeline Iragi There is another concern J Tariff Amrika Lagonda Donald Trump gasoline double tariffing Hoke gasoline Kali Canada Donald Trump no Trump the administration. [00:40:02] Speaker A: So these things don't add up. So Donald Trump defense contributions. [00:40:29] Speaker B: Spending. [00:40:41] Speaker A: Business transactions geopolitics international politics, international trade. Things work differently. [00:40:53] Speaker B: Much differently. [00:40:53] Speaker A: It's like way different than running a. [00:40:55] Speaker B: Chain of hotels or private business behind the scenes International platform leader President. [00:41:15] Speaker A: Saudi Arabia this is about your closest friend Canada. [00:41:21] Speaker B: Yeah. This is about your closest friend Donald Trump. [00:41:38] Speaker A: Sure. So Iktanjida Vijay Executive orders Birthright citizenship Yes Federal judge Unconstitutional blatantly unconstitutional. So temporary restraining order Seattle Democratic states One of the attorney generals judges consider Karangay long lasting preliminary injunction is executive order. So his executive order Doug Ford Donald Trump so Donald Trump permanent residents birthright citizenship so at least one parent citizen permanent resident citizenship but this thing is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment of American Constitution Ronald Reagan by the way Republican President this is blatantly unconstitutional. I am baffled. This boggles my mind. This is blatantly unconstitutional. Temporary restraining order they were going for C section case order the plight of those people. [00:44:23] Speaker B: Correct. [00:44:24] Speaker A: Administration Constitutional right President challenge Karthanda planning What would you do? [00:44:38] Speaker B: What would you do? [00:44:39] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:44:40] Speaker B: So Vasuri Amrika devechi Lawmaker Republican Congressman Andy Ogles Amendment introduced Kitiyal it would ensure that we can sustain the bold leadership our nation so desperately needs. So a constitution. Which amendment? The proposal Donald Trump 22nd Amendment Constitution George Washington Franklin D. Roosevelt. [00:45:47] Speaker A: Barack Obama will come back. [00:45:50] Speaker B: Okay, I'm glad you raised that question or that point. It's only, it's yeah, yeah, yeah. [00:46:02] Speaker A: It doesn't work like that. [00:46:03] Speaker B: Yeah. So can they know how is that fair? No person shall be elected to the office of the president more than three times nor be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms. So by the time Donald Trump he's going to be 82 years old. [00:46:58] Speaker A: Old. [00:47:01] Speaker B: For somebody who is close to 80. Donald Trump already 78, 79. He's lost a lot of weight as well. He's lost a lot of weight. He's lost about I think £30 in the last few months. [00:47:14] Speaker A: Are you concerned? McDonald's and Diet Coke. That's his staple diet Warren Buffett and. [00:47:32] Speaker B: He'S also close to 90, I believe. So what's the takeaway? [00:47:37] Speaker A: Vasuji Have a nice weekend. [00:47:40] Speaker B: Have a nice weekend. [00:47:50] Speaker A: So this is not a nice way to live life. So executive order just sign Karthi Ode Khalaf Legal challenges did a Democratic. [00:48:24] Speaker B: Birthright citizenship is an example of that. [00:48:26] Speaker A: That's the takeaway. So let's end it on a positive note. Thank you. [00:48:35] Speaker B: Have a nice weekend. [00:48:48] Speaker A: Thank you. [00:48:59] Speaker B: Constitution. You have to be a born citizen. Thank you very much.

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