Canada's State Surveillance Bill - w/ guest Michael Geist

About this episode

The episode discusses Canada's State Surveillance Bill C22 and its implications for privacy rights, along with other current events affecting the economy and investment landscape.

Bill C22 threatens individual privacy rights and opens the door for state surveillance. Tim Hortons says that they'll abandon temporary foreign workers. Canada signs massive LNG deal with Germany. Has the Canada Pension Plan underperformed? Tickets to The Loonie Hour Investor Series Toronto event are now SOLD OUT . Start an investment portfolio that's built to perform with Neighbourhood Holdings! For Mortgage Brokers: https://www.neighbourhood.com/looniehour-brokers For Investors and Advisors: https://www.neighbourhood.com/looniehour Request a consultation with IceCap Asset Management today: https://icecapassetmanagement.com/contact/ ✉️ Media & Real Estate Inquiries: steve@stevesaretsky.com Stay up to date with our information - 📫 My Real Estate Substack: https://stevesaretsky.substack.com 📫 The Loonie Hour Substack: https://looniehour.substack.com/about 📊➡️ Loonie Hour Socials: https://linktr.ee/looniehour 🎙️ Listen to the Podcast on Your Preferred Platform: https://linktr.ee/looniehour Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 05:15 Tickets Sold Out - See You Soon! 07:57 Bill C-11 Recap & Streaming Act Overview 10:30 Government Control, Privacy & Digital Rights 15:31 Why…

People in this episode

Host: Steve Saretsky

Guest: Michael Geist

Topics covered

• state surveillance
• privacy rights
• foreign workers
• LNG deal
• Canada Pension Plan performance
• investment portfolio

Keywords

• Bill C22
• state surveillance
• privacy rights
• Tim Hortons
• LNG deal
• Canada Pension Plan
• investment portfolio

Sponsors

Neighbourhood Holdings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tim Hortons, Canada Pension Plan, IceCap Asset Management, The Loonie Hour

Places: Canada, Germany

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