Tag: Liedtke’s Got A Take
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Checking Washington into the Boards: Liedtke Debunks the U.S. Embassy’s “Election Interference” Claims
Jon Liedtke joins criticizes the U.S. Embassy’s accusations of Canadian election interference. Liedtke dismisses U.S. claims against retaliatory tariffs as hypocritical bully behavior, highlights U.S. meetings with separatists, condemns foreign dark money in domestic protests, and urges everyday Americans to restore normal trade and diplomatic relations.
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The CIA Snuck Nazis into Canada: How Washington Cheated Our Border Vetting
Jon Liedtke discusses released unredacted documents revealing post-WWII US intelligence smuggled Nazi collaborators into Canada. Liedtke criticizes Ottawa’s 40-year cover-up as institutional self-preservation, highlights the stark contrast in treatment between Jewish refugees and war criminals, and demands full disclosure.
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Canada’s “Polite” Terror Trap: Toronto 18 Ringleader Parole Proves Counter-Terror Parole Reform Required
Jon Liedtke criticizes the decision of The Parole Board of Canada to grant full parole to Toronto 18 ringleader Zakaria Amara, – citing his lack of extremist beliefs – arguing that prison behavior metrics fail to assess terrorism risks properly and advocating for revoking citizenship and deporting dual-citizen terrorists.
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Canada & Alberta Won the Referndum, Secessionists Lost
Liedtke states Alberta’s 75% rejection of separation completely shuts down the movement. He heavily criticizes Premier Danielle Smith for the expensive, hand-counted referendum that catered to conspiracy theorists. Further, Liedtke insists that following reports of foreign interference and election loopholes, Ottawa should immediately secure future Canadian votes.
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Dark Money & Bureaucratic Blindfolds: The Reality of Foreign Interference in Canada
Jon Liedtke discusses foreign interference in Canadian politics with Gene Valaitis. Liedtke argues foreign meddling is inevitable and criticizes Canada’s bureaucratic, delayed enforcement. He highlights how hostile actors exploit domestic issues, such as Alberta separatism, and calls for real-time tracking and mandatory disclosure of third-party political funding.
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The Death of Paid Software? AI Creates Free ADOBE & OFFICE Clones
During his Liedtke’s Got a Take segment with Gene Valaitis, Jon Liedtke discusses an open-source developer who used AI to build free clones of popular software from ADOBE and MICROSOFT. Liedtke argues that replicating software functionality isn’t IP theft or piracy, predicting this shift could disrupt the subscription-based software model for big tech.
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Trump’s Livestream Execution is Macabre Clickbait, Not Deterrence
Jon Liedtke discusses the U.S. proposal to live stream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter. Liedtke criticizes the move as sensationalized clickbait rather than a deterrent or threat to national security. He also faults the Canadian government for failing to block the broadcast.
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LIEDTKE asks Pierre Poilievre About Canada’s Foreign Policy Leverage & Palestine Violating Statehood Requirements
Jon Liedtke asks Official Opposition and Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre about Canada’s missing foreign policy leverage regarding global tariffs and the Palestinian Authority violating official statehood requirements. Poilievre responded that the government must immediately stop funding broken foreign regimes and proposed building massive strategic reserves of Canadian energy and rare critical minerals…
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Palestine Delays Elections & Hamas Wants In: PM Carney’s Preconditions Predictably Failed
Jon Liedtke argues that Prime Minister Carney’s foreign policy is failing after prematurely recognizing Palestinian statehood based on broken promises from Mahmoud Abbas. With delayed elections, ongoing “pay-for-slay” programs, and Hamas exploiting loopholes, Canada surrendered its diplomatic leverage for worthless paper while taxpayers continue funding the regime.
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Cell Phone “Diplomacy” Won’t Lower Gas Prices: Inside Trump’s Chaotic White House Strategy
Jon Liedtke discusses Trump’s pre-midterm strategy regarding Iran and rising gas prices. Liedtke argues Trump’s contradictory rhetoric—threatening escalation while claiming a diplomatic pause—fails to fool energy markets or lower gas prices. He warns that post-election loss of Congressional control could trigger severe military escalation.
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Asleep at the Wheel: Public Cuts, Police Probes, and Ontario’s Growing OSAP Scandal
Jon Liedtke discusses the Ontario government’s enormous OSAP scandal after seven private colleges received $385 million in grants, equaling the funding of all 24 public colleges combined. The province responded by freezing funding across the entire private college sector and referring the matter to the OPP for an investigation while leaving thousands of legitimate students…
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Three Years After Oct. 7: Canadian Guardrails Collapse
Three years after the October 7 attacks, advocate Jon Liedtke discusses how the date shifted Canadian Jewish sentiment from distant tragedy to local vulnerability. He criticizes Canadian law enforcement and government bodies for inaction, leaving Jewish institutions to cover costly security measures amid rising domestic anti-Zionism and antisemitism.
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The Siberian ‘Plague Leak’: Kremlin Word Games, Sci-Fi Bioweapon Claims, & Other Spin
Jon Liedtke discusses reports of a lab accident at a Siberian plague research institute. He addresses exaggerated bio-weapon rumors and social media panic, emphasizing that plague is treatable, urging listeners to stop doomscrolling over Russia and focus on real local health risks like measles.
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Turncoat Politics: Why Quebec & Alberta Secessionists Are Begging Washington for Help
Jon Liedtke discusses reports revealing Quebec and Alberta separatists made unauthorized visits to Washington seeking backing to leave Canada, condemning these efforts as treasonous and economically destructive, warning that invoking foreign interference subverts Canadian democracy, alienates investors, and fails to solve domestic grievances.
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CARNEY’S CANADA CORP: THE CEO PM TAKES OVER OTTAWA
Jon Liedtke discusses Prime Minister Mark Carney’s CEO-style governance, marked by strict and no-nonsense corporate rigor. Highlighting his approval of the $40 billion Pacific Link pipeline and global trade moves, he explores whether this macro focus aligns with or alienates voters facing domestic affordability issues.
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White House Bouncers & Manhattan Boardrooms: How Trump & Carney Stifle Press Access
Jon Liedtke discusses politicians bypassing local Canadian media to control their narratives through hand-picked global outlets. By granting exclusive national security interviews to publications like the New York Times, leaders evade unscripted domestic scrutiny and accountability. This strategy prioritizes polished international exposure over informing Canadian citizens, leaving local journalism frozen out and weakening democracy.
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This IS Who We Are: Canada Fails to Protect Jews
Jon Liedtke criticizes NDP leader Avi Lewis for blaming Canadian Jews for overseas conflicts – in violation of Canada’s anti-racism policies – following a synagogue shooting in Belleville, Ontario. Highlighting an officer’s injury and another plot in Whitby, Liedtke argues Canada’s breakdown in law, political inaction, and rising antisemitism threaten national security and safety for…
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One Minute to Midnight: AI Hallucination Almost Triggered a US-China War
Jon Liedtke discusses a leaked report revealed a US military AI hallucinated that a Chinese cargo ship carried nuclear weapons to the Middle East, nearly triggering an armed conflict. Although double-checking prevented disaster, analysts warn that prioritizing speed over accuracy in military AI adoption risks disastrous escalations, directly threatening allied security, including Canada’s.
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Cartographic Brain Rot: Why Rebranding Waterways is Cheap Political Theatre
When US politicians proposed renaming Lake Erie to “Lake Pennsylvania” and “Gulf of Cleveland,” radio host Gene Valaitis and commentator Jon Liedtke criticized the moves as political theater. Liedtke argued these cartographic stunts ignore Indigenous history and trade realities, humorously suggesting Canada counter-brand its border waters as “Lake Universal Healthcare.”
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25 Years Ago, 9/11 Made the Canada-U.S. Border a Wall and Transformed a Neighbourhood Into a Fortress
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Jon Liedtke reflects on his personal memories of the day and its devastating, lasting economic impact on the Windsor-Detroit border. He highlights the tragic irony that the border seeing a necessary new, secure crossing with the Gordie Howe Bridge, built for post-9/11 resilience, cross-border trade now faces stiff US…
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AI Whiplash: Pre-Crime, Fake Reporters, & Immortality or Human Extinction
Gene Valaitis and Jon Liedtke discuss AI’s threats, from fake journalist identities scraping local Canadian news to Anthropic’s predictive surveillance tools. Liedtke argues that tech companies use apocalyptic warnings as PR spin for regulatory capture, seeking to create high barriers to entry to secure monopolies rather than protect public safety.
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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.