Challenging Narratives in 2024 | Jeffrey Tucker

Sonya Savage, former Alberta Energy Minister, says there's a war to destroy Canada's oil and gas industry. How does this battle impact you? From jobs to heating your home and fuelling your car, the Canadian government's policies could drastically affect our economy and your daily lives. With Canada sitting on one of the world's largest natural resources, why aren't we making the most of it?

10 Key Principles to Stay Free: Eamonn Butler, co-founder and director of the Adam Smith Institute, discusses his book Classical Liberalism – A Primer. He explains what it truly means to be free and what’s at stake if we lose our freedoms.

Are unions useful anymore or should they be scrapped? John Mortimer, president of the Canadian Labourwatch Association, reveals shocking details on how union dues are used to support certain political parties and lobby for woke ideologies. He says unions have too much power and are not working for the employee anymore.

What does woke mean? And why should we care about it? Eric Kaufmann, author and professor of politics at the University of Buckingham in the UK joins David on the podcast. Eric shares that wokeness is not a fad but a cultural revolution—a movement that can only be stopped by a drastic intervention in our institutions and culture. He speaks about what we can do to make changes and also talks about his new book, The Third Awokening.

For decades we've heard the fearful stories about climate change, from oceans taking over coastal cities, to stronger hurricanes and heat domes—but what does the science say? Michelle Stirling, with Friends of Science, says that humans are not to blame for climate change and that the Canada Carbon Tax will not save the planet; instead it will drown the middle class.

Is our constitution outdated and unfair to Western Canada? Cory Morgan, author and columnist with the Western Standard, explains why the government favours Ontario and Quebec over Alberta, despite equalization payments coming from Alberta to support other provinces. Cory reveals how citizens can have power to influence change in government. Yet only 2% of Canadians are involved in politics—how come? Cory also talks about his new book, The Sovereigntist's Handbook: Charting the Course to Western Independence.