Your Choice Our Fight

What happens when you think you're done with a certain tax, but it comes back to haunt you in a different way? Plus, we discuss the highs and possible lows of Alberta's bold new move in healthcare. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sabine and Jay talk about all the ways this years Federal Budget failed them and all Canadians, from the national debt, to emissions caps, to housing, to tax filing. They also discuss Canada exploring its entry into Eurovision, and why we may not be sending our best. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. Affairs Analyst Elizabeth Hicks joins Sabine and Jay to talk about the relationship between Canada and the United States, and if there's any hope that the former BFFs might one day make up. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sabine and Jay discuss the latest in useless government bills, this time on putting warning labels on your alcohol. Plus, they dive into the latest in the Canada Post drama that all Canadians are either tired of or have hardly noticed. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's one choice we'd rather didn't have to be an option at the Consumer Choice Center, and that's people choosing to leave the emergency room even when they're in critical condition because the wait is just too long. We are joined by our first ever guest, the Montreal Economic Institute's Renaud Brossard, to talk about the MEI's latest report on the amount of Canadians leaving the ER untreated, and how we can make the system better. You can read more about the MEI's research on this topic here: https://www.iedm.org/too-many-canadians-are-leaving-emergency-rooms-untreated/ Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can you feel it in the air? The politicians are back in Ottawa for a new session! Sabine and Jay talk about consumer topics they think will dominate conversation on the hill, like housing, pipelines, TFWs, the big bad budget, and more. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sabine and Jay take on Health Canada and its failed policies that don't actually help smokers quit, and why Prime Minister Mark Carney is moving the way he is on pipelines. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sabine and Jay take a wild ride into the world of airplanes and automobiles, as they talk about the Air Canada strike and the electric vehicle protectionist nightmare that's ruining the canola industry. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the debut episode of Your Choice Our Fight, Sabine and Jay unpack why tariffs are draining consumers' wallets — and what it’ll take for Canadians to avoid the worst economic fallout. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Starting on August 13, this podcast will be called Your Choice Our Fight Canada, hosted by Sabine Benoit and Jay Goldberg. Listen to this short intro and we'll see you soon! Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LAUNCHING TOMORROW: Fun Police is an original podcast series produced by the Consumer Choice Center. We take a look at the perpetrators of neo-prohibitionism, the movement that attempts to ban "vices" such as vaping, smoking, drinking, gambling, and others. We host high-level guests to discuss the history and current expression of prohibitionism. Written and produced by Bill Wirtz & Yaël Ossowski. New episodes dropping week by week, starting November 15, 2023. Subscribe today: http://spoti.fi/3Mm6nLX http://apple.co/3FE2WN5 https://pod.link/1714265675 https://omny.fm/shows/fun-police/playlists/podcast.rss Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we sit down with Evan Swarztrauber to anlayze the resurrection of the Title re-classification of Internet Service Providers, otherwise known as net neutrality. While net neutrality is an important principle, when weaponized by the FCC and the federal government, it could have disastrous consequences for investment, free speech, and innovation across the board. Evan Swarztrauber is senior advisor at the Foundation for American Innovation and a former FCC policy analyst. Most importantly, he’s the host of the Dynamist Podcast! https://open.spotify.com/show/2Y0XBFBASZUuUN0z8hOl9n Evan's twitter: https://twitter.com/SayreEvan Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST*** Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!). More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our last program broadcast on radio! Join us for analysis on the Hamas-Israel war, the US House speaker, disclosure rules, the nonprofit charity and migration scams, and whether governments actually have the power to lower grocery prices. Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on October 28, 2023. Syndicated on (for the last time) Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST*** Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!). More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Disinformation reporters fail their beat Pierre Poilievre's apple Net neutrality back again Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on October 21, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST*** Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!). More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The brutality of the Hamas attacks in Israel open up issues for liberalism in liberal countries now confronted with protests and political battles we may not be ready for. That, plus some musings on the Canadian grocery tax, the UK's generational ban on tobacco, and more. Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on October 14, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST*** Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!). More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

-Speaker of the House and politics of principle -Chaos is good -Canada is building a digital wall around its citizens -Why does the Canadian government want to register and regulate podcasts? Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on October 7, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST*** Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!). More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

-Praising decarbonization in Ontraio -Protests on education and gender issues explode -The Indian-Canadian affair and why we need better journalism -Blink 182, Tom DeLonge, and UAP disclosures -How intelligence agencies relate to politics Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on September 23, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST*** Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!). More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David and Yaël are prepping their suitcases for Washington, and trying to cover the latest consumer choice topics across North America: -Let's talk YIMBY -The political double standards as a rule -Online News bills leaving consumers in the dark -It's hard to roll up your sleeves over your Rolex. Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on September 9, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST*** Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!). More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boy, times are tough, aren't they? For this episode, we talk about ongoing tariffs and trade lunacy that are continuing to create hardship for consumers. What's the answer? Then, it's the ongoing wildfires and bad public policies that create them. Is the answer just under our nose? Since inflation is once again getting nasty and consumers are paying for it, we play our last interview with Pierre Poilievre, now Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian House of Commons. Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on September 2, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST*** Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!). More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You didn't ask for it, but we've got the consumer choice breakdown on the first Republican presidential debate, the topics we wished were covered, and how inflation is hitting hard in Canada. Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on August 25, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST*** Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!). More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.