EPISODE · Apr 9, 2025 · 1H 4M
What Trudeau Taught Trump, Occupy Main Street & A Rally Response
from The Russ Matthews Show · host Russell Matthews
Listen to RMS on your favourite podcast platform!Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5AQGuwEbzMf7aXLenZswOp?si=0Gb8JwwXQ82sGxxE5NF7YAApple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-russ-matthews-show/id1795043898Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.ca/podcasts/c1884376-cf60-4379-bc74-5b764d142429/the-russ-matthews-showTariffs, truckers, and tent cities—what do they all have in common? In this episode, Russ connects the dots between Trump’s tariffs, Trudeau’s Freedom Convoy response, and the lingering legacy of Occupy Wall Street. From economic populism to emergency powers, we explore how movements on the left and right are starting to sound eerily similar—and why that might be a sign of deeper structural issues.We also break down:Why many former protesters are now defending the very institutions they once opposedThe parallels between Bernie Sanders and BlackRock’s BessentThe risks of emergency powers and regulatory overreach in CanadaWhat Poilievre and Harper said at the latest Conservative rally—and what it really means
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Listen to RMS on your favourite podcast platform!Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5AQGuwEbzMf7aXLenZswOp?si=0Gb8JwwXQ82sGxxE5NF7YAApple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-russ-matthews-show/id1795043898Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.ca/podcasts/c1884376-cf60-4379-bc74-5b764d142429/the-russ-matthews-showTariffs, truckers, and tent cities—what do they all have in common? In this episode, Russ connects the dots between Trump’s tariffs, Trudeau’s Freedom Convoy response, and the lingering legacy of Occupy Wall Street. From economic populism to emergency powers, we explore how movements on the left and right are starting to sound eerily similar—and why that might be a sign of deeper structural issues.We also break down:Why many former protesters are now defending the very institutions they once opposedThe parallels between Bernie Sanders and BlackRock’s BessentThe risks of emergency powers and regulatory overreach in CanadaWhat Poilievre and Harper said at the latest Conservative rally—and what it really means
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