The big severance pay of BC Premier’s Chief of Staff, Trudeau’s replacement to be announced on March 9, Liberal Party’s new leadership rules, Canadian job market ends 2024 on a high note.

January 10, 2025 00:46:36
The big severance pay of BC Premier’s Chief of Staff, Trudeau’s replacement to be announced on March 9, Liberal Party’s new leadership rules, Canadian job market ends 2024 on a high note.
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The big severance pay of BC Premier’s Chief of Staff, Trudeau’s replacement to be announced on March 9, Liberal Party’s new leadership rules, Canadian job market ends 2024 on a high note.

Jan 10 2025 | 00:46:36

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In this episode of the News Takeaway segment, Vijay Saini and Vasu Kumar dive into the major headlines shaping Canadian politics and the economy. They discuss the hefty severance package for BC Premier’s Chief of Staff, the much-anticipated announcement of Justin Trudeau's replacement on March 9, the Liberal Party’s revised leadership rules to tighten oversight, and the Canadian job market closing 2024 on a high note. A comprehensive roundup with expert analysis

 

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[00:00:01] Speaker A: And now News Takeaway. [00:00:10] Speaker B: Connect FM 91.5 News Takeaway segment Good morning to you. [00:00:18] Speaker A: Vijay Good morning to you as well Connect Nal Connect Good morning Friday. [00:00:58] Speaker B: Correct Middle East Iranian culture. [00:01:31] Speaker A: I got a chance to plug the show live Nation. [00:02:16] Speaker B: Last hours. [00:02:37] Speaker A: I'm sure I'm pretty confident about that. WhatsApp. [00:03:23] Speaker B: Recently Chief of Staff the Chief of staff political setup Provincially ministerially Yeah Federally Chief of Staff Important strategy to see leader protect Karna President the Chief of Staff of a Premier the hobby Prime Minister by October we saw Bayinu Matt Smith Nam the individual David Ebalo Chief of Staff towards the end of last year election. [00:05:58] Speaker A: Yeah so Excuse me so Vijayaktubar we saw by the way Premier Chief of Staff Although perception contract those are the agreements or those are the agreement so November which announced Kita Gya Keji Hon Matt Smith Chief of Staff he's moving on Termination settlement final a contract and they serve at the pleasure of the Premier or the leader who they are Chief of Staff of so understanding lifetime career job the Chief of staff Matt Smith it doesn't work like that. [00:07:30] Speaker B: Correct? Correct. [00:07:31] Speaker A: Right. So David Premier Chief of Staff this is an understanding when you apply for the job and you join it the. [00:07:42] Speaker B: JD severance pay the provision clearly if it is clearly mentioned in the contract. [00:08:03] Speaker A: Without cause, without notice, Right? Correct. [00:08:13] Speaker B: Job opportunity depending on KKD company the key policy for every year that you have worked in the company after a certain number of years for every extra year that you work in the company for every year worked severance pay is one month. So Dasal Kam Karantobhadas pay Milagi contract the severance pay. [00:09:16] Speaker A: Total cost Matt Smith David E.B. day Private Salakar Samaj one of the chief of Staff you know the total cost Those are Kamkarni. [00:09:29] Speaker B: Correct? Yes. [00:09:49] Speaker A: I was prepared to continue I was moved out of the role without cause Public Service Agency due process passing. [00:10:38] Speaker B: Election now you have to show by the way, we credit with the Yeki Jalahe article here. Yes Rob Shawn. [00:11:50] Speaker A: Chief of Staff Deputy Minister Examples Deputy Chief of Staff Deputy Chief of Staff Jasaka Amber Hawkin email kit that I'm retiring Grandparents grandchildren moving on John Horgan the Chief of Staffs and Jeff Megs Jeff Maggs lifetime job this is an understanding of the job for health reasons but he stayed. So he stayed Deputy Minister to the Premier Lordmaker so more than half a million. More than half a million. [00:14:12] Speaker B: Rules and regulations. Yes, the rule needs to change again which he mentioned Towns emergency rooms closed Karna nurses hire Kirk Medical staff Hire Kirk opportunities exist. Yeah so this money can be used over there so private company because they keep waiting properly entrenched examples so a friend of mine who works in a company cooperative pension plan that he is let go for a cause without cause. [00:17:06] Speaker A: Job offer GSG profile name Canada Formal education Formal education Informal winning Informal winning. [00:17:59] Speaker B: Formal education Business administration. [00:18:19] Speaker A: Informally that doesn't qualify. [00:18:21] Speaker B: That doesn't qualify. [00:18:22] Speaker A: Sorry. You don't get the job. [00:18:23] Speaker B: You don't get the job. [00:18:25] Speaker A: Yeah so so formal education Public administration which Masters in Business administration so Mira Public administration which masters Journalism All India Radio so that's about it so don't take them seriously. [00:20:14] Speaker B: Liberal Party the leadership race and by extension. [00:20:36] Speaker A: New services division. [00:20:40] Speaker B: I think Commonwealth Games yeah Commonwealth Games. [00:20:42] Speaker A: Cover Kitiyasim so back to our roots CWG scam Commonwealth Games I was lucky for the first two or three weeks. [00:22:33] Speaker B: Life is not just all about speed Stop and smell the roses. [00:22:42] Speaker A: Exactly. Well said. [00:22:47] Speaker B: Liberal Party Liberal MP Liberal Party internal rules to see Liberal Party the leadership. [00:23:27] Speaker A: Social media. [00:23:30] Speaker B: Chinese Embassy the address. [00:23:48] Speaker A: So Liberal election. [00:24:10] Speaker B: Canadian citizen Canadian Permanent Residential Liberal Party they member bank Conservative Party Conservative Party leadership raised replacement announced Kiti Jayagi Liberal Party. [00:25:28] Speaker A: Conservative Party the leadership race dollars compliance deposit Correct. So they start from a position of strength. [00:26:21] Speaker B: Number of candidates serious players only. [00:26:38] Speaker A: Serious players only so Conservative Party refundable compliance deposit so Conservative Party the entry fees refundable portion Liberal Party the national board the meetings officially most likely compliance deposit but most of the money will go to the party coffers. [00:27:59] Speaker B: So 41 days to become a member Frank Pele's Sabka Liberal MP. [00:28:45] Speaker A: Foreign affairs ministership race with Shamal Huna the key Onanu Cabinet Finance Minister Foreign Affairs Minister America negotiation so exactly two months so. [00:30:58] Speaker B: Late evening earlier in the day. [00:31:04] Speaker A: For the next two months so March Tuck so Nor March nouns Karna per Ik Saval Cabinet Mantri Binasti fad leadership race with Shamalho Cabinet. [00:31:35] Speaker B: Cabinet Mantria. [00:31:45] Speaker A: Regardless it's not just about being the leader of Liberal Party by default correct? Most likely definitely Canadian politics that's also a possibility. [00:32:58] Speaker B: Correct. [00:32:59] Speaker A: So Cabinet leadership press conference Kiti Namta boss are a float carbon tax Carney Christie of land Carbon tax Clark J. Christy Clark but then regardless they are just like Justin. Just like Justin Mark Cardney Christie Finland. [00:34:12] Speaker B: Officially announcement. [00:34:27] Speaker A: Campaign manager to be Hong Christ so national organizers she's pretty serious. [00:35:12] Speaker B: About about this Statistics Canada job number. [00:35:20] Speaker A: Canadian economy what do they know. [00:35:27] Speaker B: Jobs the expectations from what was expected December which is still pretty high. [00:35:55] Speaker A: Yeah 0.8 percentage point. [00:35:59] Speaker B: Yeah yeah yeah. [00:36:09] Speaker A: Ote do Lakh Panjahaza jobs Adhunya the sambar economist digging expectations to bought Ziadasan. [00:36:18] Speaker B: American economy Canadian economy bank of Canada meeting 0.25% quarter point the rate cut job numbers so JD interest rate 0.25 a quarter percentage point. [00:37:26] Speaker A: Yeah so 5050 chance bank of Canada basis points are rate cut Kita Jayagaji average hourly wage growth permanent employees 10point sat percent rate year over year in November 10point this is slowest since April of 2022 good sector which buys our Panso jobs Manufacturing which services sector which Athar Char so jobs Educational services the transportation the warehousing sector Important girl stat can they be Amrika will know tariff threat can they? At point at percent Canadians sectors million Canadians the economy depends Canadians come. [00:38:41] Speaker B: Direct impact. [00:38:45] Speaker A: Yes 1.8 million. [00:39:13] Speaker B: Private sector job growth Private investment which attract currently. [00:39:43] Speaker A: J. Christy Clark leadership race Jet Liberal Party the leader Bangay the mayor Liberal Party. [00:40:15] Speaker B: Gordon Campbell Premier Christy Clark at that time Leadership race NDP John Horgan Green Day Andrew Weaver Confidential supply agreement Christy Clark. [00:41:34] Speaker A: So interesting BC Liberal Party the leader son Christy Clark Liberal Party BC Liberal Party Liberal Party policies they were closer to the Conservative Party Conservative Party leader Federal Liberal Party the leader what's the name? Everything is in the name. Federal Liberal Party leader they started veering towards the left Social services business economy Christie Clark the campaign Centrist leader Project Liberal Party the leader. [00:43:21] Speaker B: Christy Clark BC Liberal Party Their leader son BC Liberal Party JDK Vesik Free Enterprise Coalition Conservative BC Liberal Party Federal Liberal Party Liberal Party like you mentioned, it's going to be an interesting time. Christy Clark excellent communicator. She's a charisma. Very charismatic. [00:44:28] Speaker A: British Columbia Federal Politics the leader has to be from Quebec British Columbia Federal Liberal Party the leader at least can there be ideological differences? But can there be at least leadership race British Columbia the Galba Federal politics. [00:45:35] Speaker B: Stephen Harper Alberta MP Jason Kenney Alberta to MP. [00:46:20] Speaker A: Leadership the Baki Cabinet portfolios Parvaktaki Karie Vidi have a very nice weekend. You too, brother.

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