NEWS:

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• 6:20 - Could BitCoins undermine the reputation of central banks?  No, central banks already do that on their own.
  
• 24:32 - Alberta government preaches austerity and practices the high life for bureaucrats.
  
• 28:00 - We revisit the Ashley Smith Case.  Corrections Canada tries to cover everything up.
  
• 37:38 - Smart meters are smart technology but dumb government use them in stupid ways.
  
• 41:10 - Washington state don’t like Canadian money!
  

PANEL: 45:50

This week’s panel welcomes David Sheppard from the LibertyBeat podcast at libertybeat.ca and Chris Murphy, Prince Edward Island’s fashionable, flaming freedom fighter.

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• 47:00 - China hacks the New York Times. Is this a China problem or a government problem?
  
• 56:00 - Kids these days! Wifi on school buses keep kids calm during long rides.  What ever happened to “wheels on the bus” sing-alongs?
  
• 1:05:20 - Do you tip at restaurants?  Our panel reacts to the firing of Applebee’s waitress Chelsea Welch.
  

INTERVIEW: 1:16:04

Redmond Weissenberger, founding director of the Ludwig Von Mises institute of Canada (and formerly with the Committee for A Constructive Tomorrow or CFACT) joins Ed in trying to give Ethan the low down on global warming.  Ethan doesn’t maintain a strong position on the climate change issue and thinks it’s better to simply focus on the economics.  Can Redmond and Ed give him a reason to adopt a strong position?

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B-LIST: 1:51:40

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• 1:56:40 - What does a $100,000 government art project get you?  A poodle atop a black post.
  
• 2:04:30 - Kickstarter helps some university grads come up with an improved technology.
  
• 2:09:03 - Canada’s banks get a downgraded credit rating because of debt.  Don’t worry though!  This is Canada with the strongest banking system in the world…right?
  
• 2:13:10 - E-Cigarettes are banned in Canada apparently.
  
• 2:17:42 - A Calgary Herald columnist has no clue how the CRTC works.
  
• 2:23:20 - People accusing Canadian businesses of hoarding cash again. These people really should pick up a book.
  
• 2:28:35 - A typical answer to fiscal problems in Canada.  ”TAX THE RICH!”
  
• 2:33:13 - A Guantanimo Bay 9/11 trial subjected to an unidentifiable and unaccountable censor?
  
• 2:39:30 - Former CIA man John Kiriakou being punished for exposing USA torture practices.
  
• 2:47:20 - Canada’s federal New Democrats propose civility in the House of Commons by making new rules that compel law makers to act like adults.