Parties release costed platforms, Trump approval rating slips, Gold touches all time high.

April 22, 2025 00:47:06
Parties release costed platforms, Trump approval rating slips, Gold touches all time high.
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Parties release costed platforms, Trump approval rating slips, Gold touches all time high.

Apr 22 2025 | 00:47:06

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In this morning’s News Takeaway, Vijay Saini and Vasu Kumar break down key developments:

- Major federal parties unveil their fully costed platforms ahead of the elections.
- Donald Trump's approval rating sees a dip amid ongoing policy backlash.
- Global economic uncertainty drives gold prices to an all-time high.

Catch the insights, analysis, and what it means for you as voters and investors in this crisp daily rundown.

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Episode Transcript

[00:00:01] Speaker A: And now News Takeaway. [00:00:24] Speaker B: Connect FM 91.5 Days Takeaway segment Good morning. [00:00:32] Speaker A: Good morning Connect NAL Connect Good morning. Long weekend was nice not that long. [00:00:57] Speaker B: We can see long weekend Victoria Day So that's less than a month away. Election is less than a week away. 65th birthday celebrate happy birthday. [00:01:43] Speaker A: Happy birthday. [00:01:54] Speaker B: You don't show your age. That's very good. So keep it up. Keep doing what you're doing. 7 to 9pm thank you very much On Saturday weekend platform Liberals Conservatives in fact Pierre won Ontario Liberal Party Liberal Party Navy deficit In fact Char Sal Deviche Liberal Party total debt national data Liberal Party. [00:03:45] Speaker A: Nami spending Jodi Gaya XO T billion dollar average spending spending cuts a Thai billion dollar that's an average of 7 billion per year yes deficit fall economic statement less than 1% of GDP yes so we saw deficit. [00:04:44] Speaker B: Projection. [00:04:55] Speaker A: Less than 1 less than 1 to keep it under 1% so deficit 1.83% of GDP correct 1.35% of GDP. [00:05:51] Speaker B: Less than 1% of GDP deficit projected even on this. [00:06:21] Speaker A: 1.35% of GDP of GDP. [00:06:23] Speaker B: Yes so. [00:06:26] Speaker A: Crisis situation Donald Trump crisis situation economic crisis the private sector investment so we see capital side investments capital side. [00:07:31] Speaker B: Char billion dollar funding for healthcare infrastructure billion dollars of funda for the entire country which is not really a whole lot of money Jesse hospital healthcare infrastructure they pointed. [00:08:03] Speaker A: Income tax parliamentary budget officer deficit to GDP ratio the deficit as a percentage of GDP deficit to GDP ratio joke Liberal Party the Saridasara platform exactly. [00:09:19] Speaker B: So called costed platformer which tariffs in the factor. [00:09:32] Speaker A: Revenue generate revenue crisis debt to deficit to GDP ratio. [00:09:50] Speaker B: 1 already counter tariffs Canada the economy growth oath level Dinahira behavior Canada the economy the growth platform they which projected deficit projected deficit spending like we mentioned billion dollar national debt Conservatives fully costed platform spending as compared to Ikshoti billion JD liberals list of priorities over the next four years conservatives $100.6 billion conservatives conservatives liberals are deficit projected platforms Conservatives carry any chaudha point though billion dollar Conservatives Liberals they costed platform Conservatives they inner deficits Char Salande which national debt chad hong billion dollar 142 billion yeah. [00:13:23] Speaker A: So conservatives the platform throughout the campaign. [00:13:44] Speaker B: Over the next four years billion dollar in new spending. [00:14:10] Speaker A: Cutting cost cutting. [00:14:18] Speaker B: Conservative platforms compare and contrasted platform. [00:14:37] Speaker A: We can. [00:14:37] Speaker B: Move on we should we should move on deficit deficit spending over the next four years so Liberal deficit spending NDP the billion Conservatives NDP the billion NDP another deficit wealth tax proposed extra bi billion dollar extra revenue generated yeah so. [00:15:16] Speaker A: Liberals Conservatives know tax air tax water Tax. [00:15:55] Speaker B: Investments. [00:16:05] Speaker A: Yes Corporate profits over and. [00:16:17] Speaker B: Above the current income tax the capital. [00:16:20] Speaker A: Gains tax inclusion rate. [00:16:32] Speaker B: During the campaign Family doctor for everyone by 2030 rolling out the pharmacare deal. [00:16:47] Speaker A: Pharmacare Interesting they are not just limiting it to diabetes and the contraceptives Full coverage about for four years yeah so okay Essential medicines. [00:17:16] Speaker B: Cycle in vitro fertilization. [00:17:55] Speaker A: NDP wealth tax per year Per year Liberal Party counter tariffs Industries support package so V billion dollar counter tariffs platforms 30 seconds advanced polling so platform Liberals Conservatives the platform Conservatives the platform advanced polling Conservatives Ja In Alaki Kargani Conservatives Advanced polling Conservatives. [00:20:13] Speaker B: Pela Rivayat Kirahi Likta Hani we to see debate Topella of Nake Austria platforms In fact we can provincial election 20 Hoyasi costed platform Debates Commission Puri Karni Zuru Fully costed platform Sanjaya Baki Shartamirako we are conditioner in non negotiable. [00:20:55] Speaker A: Provincial election did his election campaign social media the Adijandiya so J debate to Pernahi fully costed platform Agyama Malik bullet points. [00:21:43] Speaker B: During the course of the campaign during the course of the campaign if those are laid out properly and clearly Platform long weekend platform from one leader to the other less than six well, six days to go for final voting day Ochamvi Chase I believe Vancouver Island Elizabeth Mayari Green Party Green Party so escar K&DB British Columbia but I importantly so Burnbidiya writings candidates campaign boards campaign signs. [00:24:13] Speaker A: Unions construction Conservatives plus they would want best case scenario Liberal dancing partner Conservatives significance Parliament. [00:25:29] Speaker B: International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook Isitrandi report Anani share Kitisi in the month of January Ajay January report Niktaran Kalu and an update Kita numbers and especially Trump rest of the world 10.10 global growth the forecast 2.8% Hogaya MATLAB K 50 basis points yeah half a percentage point. [00:26:57] Speaker A: Global GDP 10.1% the 10% HE growth 3.3% revised down Kitagaya Basically inflation. [00:27:22] Speaker B: Yes so. [00:27:27] Speaker A: Inflation char point 10% America Advanced Companies economies economies IMF the chief economist we are entering a new era as the global economic system that has operated for the last 80 years is being reset Donald Trump China. [00:28:12] Speaker B: Growth numbers suppress Kardana Matlab countermeasures growth. [00:28:17] Speaker A: Vaste Horbadi Kabanangi counter tariffs inflation so medium term growth prospects average 10.0% global growth the average GDP world the GDP 10 point. [00:28:42] Speaker B: In this situation 3.2% global trade. [00:29:01] Speaker A: 10.0% grow Karagi global trade of 1.7% grow Karigi global trade. [00:29:27] Speaker B: Latest World economic outlook Canada the economy. [00:29:41] Speaker A: Mexico the economy recession 1.4% on 0.3% contraction growth so recession they will bounce back. [00:29:58] Speaker B: Odds. [00:29:59] Speaker A: Of recession this year American economy US economy is 70% chance more than 1/3 recession with JAK growth rate percent 1.8% growth. [00:30:23] Speaker B: The actual growth. [00:30:27] Speaker A: Mexico economy ISAL 1.8% grow Karigi ugly SAL 1.7%. [00:30:44] Speaker B: Investors American long term assets American Treasuries Americans American asset safe Heaven allah status even US investors American Treasuries Federal deserves the chair social media Mr. Too Slow the loser Jerome Powell already tariffs expectation. [00:32:05] Speaker A: IMF report inflation 10% 3% Donald Trump. [00:32:23] Speaker B: Central bank stock market which Zada gains the power cut interest rate businesses investment cost of borrowing market was the Federal Reserve markets Government the central bank Central bank independent inflation political compulsions monetary policy the decisions influence monetary policy this was the reason at one point US. [00:33:41] Speaker A: Yeah Bilkul so Canadian economy so a carrying 1.4% Germany the economy 0% 0.3% the growth prospect 0% UK the economy 1.1% grow Karigi so this is UK Japan the economy 0.5% grow Karigi developing economy so 4.6% growth prospects so China Sorry. [00:34:36] Speaker B: Bitcoin safe haven asset age old metal son investors by the middle of this year Gold the price it's ripe for correction peak indices Gold is overbought right now of course, a lot depends. [00:35:48] Speaker A: Yeah so world over to see they see US Dollar Gold approval rating Donald Trump the approval rating Donald Trump inauguration approval rating see Donald Trump 47% Democrats entrenched approval rating Biali percent Donald Trump the approval rating respondents Federal courts disagree Donald Trump he should not interfere immigration policy Immigration policy Both popular criminals illegals they approve of it but Charlie percent disapprove immigration policy. [00:38:49] Speaker B: There is no way to make it up China the national offshore oil corporation they bypass the US if there is somebody standing their ground that is China Donald Trump because of the on again and off again tariffs what happens after 90 days but who is going to blink first. [00:40:23] Speaker A: He should not run for third term. [00:40:40] Speaker B: So IMFD growth forecast for financial year 2026 India. [00:40:54] Speaker A: 6.5 to 6.2. [00:41:25] Speaker B: Family doctors foreign trained doctors level till the Gaya but actually Jencar Island City Hegiya Callwood Unani Kbarani Vekla plan I knew it. [00:42:12] Speaker A: Nice. [00:42:17] Speaker B: Unique plan share Kita City doctors so basically. [00:42:31] Speaker A: Contractor right. [00:42:47] Speaker B: Doctor paperwork so City of Colwood plan by September. [00:43:34] Speaker A: So Vijay targets at Kita family doctor so we are trying to hire from out of the province family Doctors media campaign AmrikaJV UK the South Africa. [00:44:50] Speaker B: Foreign trained doctors recognized Ireland. [00:45:05] Speaker A: Accent training. You need to do the test, mate. [00:45:15] Speaker B: It's very thick Irish with a Scottish way. I think one of those two. Yeah, I think it is the Irish accent or it is the Scottish accent. [00:45:32] Speaker A: I think it. It's like you need to do it, brother. [00:45:36] Speaker B: What are you doing? [00:45:37] Speaker A: Doing? I think that's Scottish. [00:46:01] Speaker B: Pix Beijing Mama Kitaviya Tik family members WhatsApp the screen long we can mode the vichata how you doing? American doctors thank you. [00:47:05] Speaker A: Tomorrow. [00:47:06] Speaker B: Thank you.

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