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Podcast: The Rodgers Brief
Episode: Carbon Tax Adjustment Blunder, Indigenous-Run Jails Recommended, Election Inquiry Timelines, NS Judge on ID'ing Suspects, NS Bail System Under Fire After Cole Harbour Death
Description: First, a look at the big political story of the week - the government announcing a carve out of the new carbon tax for those heating with oil. This announcement has been criticized from all sides, and may be the biggest political blunder of this government. Notably, it appears to have been spearheaded by the NS MP's, lead by Atlantic Caucus Chair, Kody Blois, who briefly practiced law before being elected.
Other national stories I discuss include the recommendation that responsibility for correctional services for Indigenous offenders be devolved to those communities, as overrepresentation of Indigenous offenders in federal...