Western Standard News Update | Canada Post to cut 30,000 jobs after $1.6B loss | 21 Apr 2026

In this Western Standard News Update, Dave Naylor covers two former federal officials tied to the ArriveCAN scandal losing their legal challenge over an internal investigation into the program, which ballooned from an expected $6 million to $59 million. He also looks at Canada Post’s plan to eliminate 30,000 jobs after losing $1.6 billion last year, the Privy Council Office spending $6 million on consultants despite having more than 300 staff, B.C.’s $370,000 in executive vehicle leases, and reports that Ottawa is considering a new pipeline route from Alberta through southern British Columbia to the Port of Vancouver.