Tag: corporate welfare

  • 610 CKTB | Soviet Central Planning in Conservative Blue

    610 CKTB | Soviet Central Planning in Conservative Blue

    610 CKTB host Gene Valaitis and Jon Liedtke discuss Premier Doug Ford’s governance, labeling him a “Soviet-style central planner”. They critique his use of taxpayer money for “voter bribes” like rebate checks, his inconsistent free-market stance regarding monopolies and subsidies, and the controversy surrounding his purchase of an impractical private jet. Transcript (Gemini Generated): Gene…

  • Soviet Central Planning in Conservative Blue: Doug Ford’s Faux Free-Market Sales Pitch

    Soviet Central Planning in Conservative Blue: Doug Ford’s Faux Free-Market Sales Pitch

    Jon Liedtke deconstructs Premier Doug Ford’s “Open for Business” branding, exposing a governance style rooted in central planning and interventionism. From “gravy plane” jet purchases to picking winners with corporate subsidies, Liedtke argues Ford’s pragmatic corporatism betrays true small-c conservative principles while shamelessly buying off an increasingly cynical electorate.