We’re pleased to announce we’ll be extending early discounted pricing for an additional 48 hours due to the long weekend. Thank you for supporting our citizen funded event which will surely be an experience to remember. You won’t want to miss our next newsletter as we’ll be releasing major updates prior to the next official ticket deadline which will be on August 15th.
We'll be gathering this Fall from September 19th to 21st in Calgary, Alberta for 3 days to learn eat, drink and connect. For more information on the full speaker lineup, be sure to visit our official conference website. Thank you for sharing this event within your network.
Welcome to the 35th edition of our newsletter! Let’s begin with new full length conference interviews as well as new preview clips!
Leighton Grey
Michelle Ferreri
Dr. Michael Wagner
Future Speaker Previews
We’ll be releasing full interviews from below with our next newsletter so stay tuned! You can access more preview clips on whichever social media platform you prefer: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, as well as X. Our entire volunteer team sincerely appreciate support with sharing to help get the word out!
Important news
Kamloops controversy
Stephen Harper discusses Canada-U.S. relations
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks out against AI-generated videos of him circulating online
“The videos take Moe's voice and likeness and use AI to produce a convincing video of him speaking. This is not the first time the Premier's image has been used to advance fraudulent businesses”
What’s happening at the CBC with Travis Dhanraj
See leaked video here.
China unloads more US debt
“The United Kingdom has surpassed China as the second largest global holder of US public debt. The English ally now holds $779 billion, partly taking the place of the BRICS which are offloading their holdings. China falls back to third place with $765 billion. Japan remains the top holder with $1.113 trillion”
China’s CEOs and the flaws of state fascism
“Bao Fan, a Chinese billionaire and chief executive of China Renaissance Holdings, went missing in February 2023. A year later, news came out that he had resigned from all roles at his firm. Still, no one knows where he is. This is not a unique event — it is part of a larger phenomenon: the disappearing Chinese CEOs”
Dispatches from Soviet Britain
World Economic Forum rigged Brexit data
In other world news, US withdraws from WHO pandemic and top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change.
“The World Economic Forum (WEF) has been accused of rigging research to make Brexit look like a failure. Klaus Schwab, the face of the Davos conference in Switzerland for years, allegedly intervened in the WEF’s annual Global Competitiveness Report, which ranks countries on productivity and long-term prosperity. Mr Schwab wrote to staff that the UK must not see any improvement, otherwise it would be exploited by the Brexit camp”
Nigel Farage says Reform would spend over £17bn to halve UK crime
“Nigel Farage has committed to spending more than £17bn on policies to halve crime in the UK if he becomes Prime Minister at the next election. The Reform UK leader said his proposals, which include constructing five ad-hoc Nightingale prisons and deporting more than 10,000 foreign criminals, would be paid for by scrapping HS2 and net zero”
Japanese First Party rising
“Sanseito emerged as one of the biggest winners of Japan's election, walking away with 14 seats. The party was born in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, where it gained prominence with YouTube videos that spread conspiracy theories about vaccinations”
Why did light bulb lifetimes get shorter?
Supporting democracy advocacy
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