PODCAST: CFIA vs the Ostriches; Federal deficit set to surge; CUPW to strike over proposed Canada Post reforms

Welcome to this episode of the Rob Breakenridge Show - it’s been a busy and eventful week.We begin with the case of the ostrich farm in southeastern B.C. and the nearly 400 birds that the CFIA is determined to cull. The case has attracted national - and even international - attention, and now the Supreme Court has issued a stay of the cull order. We’ll speak with Camille Labchuk, lawyer and executive director at Animal Justice.The federal government is set to finally table a budget on November 4th, but a new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer is warning of a larger-than-expected deficit and growing debt (and debt-to-GDP ratio) in the coming years. We’ll get some reaction and analysis from Franco Terrazzano, federal director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.Plus, a re-cap of other big news out of the nation’s capital this week: Ottawa’s proposed reforms to Canada Post - reforms which have prompted CUPW to declare a postal workers’ strike. Also, despite the public safety minister inadvertently exposing the flawed gun buyback program, Ottawa is pressing ahead. We’ll have details. Get full access to Rob Breakenridge at robbreakenridge.substack.com/subscribe