An election in a polluted media environment - Transcript | CBC Radio Front Burner Transcript for March 24, 2025

The #infowar on #Canada is ramping up. #Canadians need to urgently update their #medialiteracy in time for their April 28 #federal_election. Here's one way to do that. www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb...

‘Let’s just put things on pause': Alberta premier under fire for Breitbart interview Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is under fire for an interview she did Mar. 8 with Breitbart in the U.S. over controversial remarks that appear to suggest she asked the Trump administration to lay off ...

“ #Smith said she had pitched U.S. government officials on the idea of #pausing the implementation of #tariffs until the #federal_election is over, with the hopes of seeing #Conservative #PierrePoilievre elected.”
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“Prime Minister #MarkCarney is set to call a snap #federal_election on Sunday that would set the stage for a vote as soon as April 28, sources confirm to CTV.The sources say a final decision on whether election day will be April 28 or May 5 has yet to be decided, but will be made shortly.”
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‘Hypocrisy and shallowness’: the $110,000 ticket to Australian politicians ahead of the election Exclusive: Business leaders flooded with expensive invites to ‘private’ and ‘intimate’ dinners that offer access to senior politicians ahead of federal election

‘Hypocrisy and shallowness’: the $110,000 ticket to #Australian #politicians ahead of the election

Business leaders flooded with expensive invites to ‘private’ and ‘intimate’ dinners that offer access to senior politicians ahead of #federal_election

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Dutton vows to cut 'wasteful' spending, but will detail his plans after election The opposition leader has reiterated his plans to shrink the public service as part of his plan to curb government spending, but he declined to specify exactly where the cuts would come from.

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#Peter_Dutton vows to cut 'wasteful' government spending, says details to come after #election

#Dutton said he would not detail exactly where the spending cuts would come from until after the #federal_election

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

Farewell Baby Boomers as Gen Z and Millennials become Australia's key voting force The era of Baby Boomers as the dominant voting force in Australian politics is at an end and the impact will play out at the next federal election. If you listen carefully, you can already hear that p...

Federal election 2025 will be the first vote where Gen Z and Millennials outnumber Baby Boomers at the ballot box

The era of Baby Boomers as the dominant voting force in #Australian_politics is at an end and the impact will play out at the next #federal_election

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