Tag: Liedtke’s Got A Take
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610 CKTB | Court Orders Ottawa to Release Secret Docs on Moving Ex-Nazis to Canada
Jon Liedtke discusses a federal court ordering Ottawa to unseal secret files on post-WWII Nazi resettlement in Canada assisted by US intelligence. I critique Canada’s historic rejection of Jewish refugees while admitting war criminals, dismissing Ottawa’s secrecy excuses, and demanding full transparency to combat rising modern antisemitism.
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610 CKTB | Private Equity in the Pencil Case: How Queen’s Park Exported Ontario’s Classroom Dollars
Jon Liedtke critiques Ontario’s $750 teacher supply allowance managed through Staples, arguing the program slashes purchasing power, redirects $300 from existing board budgets, and funnels $66 million to a US private equity firm while burdening teachers with extra administrative price-matching before school starts.
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610 CKTB | Deceptive Bookings and State Overstep: The Dominion Society Debate
Jon Liedtke joins 610 CKTB’s Gene Valaitis for his regular weekly segment, Liedtke’s Got a Take! Jon Liedtke discusses the Dominion Society of Canada, a far-right White Nationalist group using deceptive tactics to secure event space. He questions whether police warnings to venues constitute improper political policing, concluding that extremism thrives on genuine institutional failures…
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610 CKTB | “Passenger Jet Crashes”: Why CBC Won’t Call 9/11 a Terrorist Attack
Jon Liedtke criticizes the CBC’s editorial stylebook guidelines that describe 9/11 attacks as “passenger jet crashes” rather than acts of terrorism, arguing this language sanitizes mass murder, ignores Canadian statutory law, demonstrates a virtue-signaling double standard, and disrespects taxpayers.
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610 CKTB | Tariffs, Blockades, and Borders: How Trump’s Trade Strategy Mirrors Star Wars
Jon Liedtke discusses how Star Wars: Episode I mirrors modern US-Canada trade tensions, comparing Trump’s unilateral tariffs and executive overreach to Darth Sidious and the Trade Federation’s blockade of planet Naboo, warning that everyday working-class citizens ultimately foot the bill for political and economic warfare.
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610 CKTB | Lake America: Cartographic Trolling: Trump’s Nonstarter Wish to Rename Lake Ontario to Lake America
Jon Liedtke analyzes Donald Trump’s recent proposal to unilaterally rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America”, characterizing it as retaliatory trolling directed at Ontario Premier Doug Ford. He also explores micro-targeted Canadian tariffs and reaffirms the lake’s shared history and established international sovereignty.
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610 CKTB | Zero Impact Abroad, Maximum Harm at Home: Global Affairs Belongs on Parliament Hill, Not City Hall
Jon Liedtke discusses Canadian municipal politicians using local councils to address foreign policy issues, specifically motions involving Israel, arguing these actions are ineffective overseas, waste taxpayer resources, promote polarization, & violate anti-racism standards while distracting local leaders from addressing actual community responsibilities.
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610 CKTB | Carney Was Right to Walk from U.S. Trade Talks, But Ottawa Needs to Release the Details
Jon Liedtke discusses Canada walking away from US trade talks, praising the decision to defend Canadian sovereignty against US demands. He calls for removing interprovincial trade barriers, unifying the national economy, ending government booze bans, and adopting a pragmatic, independent national strategy.
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610 CKTB | On the Menu: How Fast-Food Apps Track Your Data
Jon Liedtke discusses invasive data tracking by corporate apps like McDonald’s and Tim Hortons, which use AI to monitor habits and predict behavior respectively. They warn against AI surveillance systems like Flock Safety cameras bypassing warrant requirements through private networks, reminding consumers that free perks cost their privacy.
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610 CKTB | Beyond the TACO: Canada’s Food Acronym Guide to Trump’s Tariff Delay
Jon Liedtke humorously discusses Canada–US trade negotiations. Liedtke created food-and-drink acronyms like POUTINE, MAPLE SYRUP, BUTTER TART, BOOZE, BOURBON, CAESAR, DOUBLE DOUBLE, TIMBITS, and BLT to lampoon tariff deadlines, liquor store concessions, temporary grace periods, and ongoing diplomatic efforts.
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610 CKTB | You’ll Own Nothing and Be Happy: How Digital Feudalism is Replacing Ownership
Liedtke critiques “digital feudalism,” where tech companies replace true product ownership with revokable, subscription-based licenses and software-locked hardware. He argues that Canada lags behind global regulation, harming consumer autonomy, local repair shops, and the right to repair.
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610 CKTB | Commuter Idealism is on Life Support—and Government Signed the DNR
Jon Liedtke critiques Ontario’s failing commuter systems. Urban transit promises have dissolved into chaos, marked by stolen e-scooters in Windsor, controversial Toronto bike lane disputes, TTC safety issues, and Ottawa’s broad transit failures. Government mismanagement, poor inter-agency communication, and infrastructure failures leave taxpayers enduring an unsustainable, costly commute plagued by seemingly ongoing delays.