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Podcast: The LeDrew Three Minute Interview
Episode: LeDrew Rant: Lobbyists, Champagne, and the Night of the Budget
Description: Stephen LeDrew exposes a story that should have dominated the headlines — but didn’t.On the night of the federal budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne attended a private dinner at a fancy French Ottawa restaurant, hosted by Federal Government Lobbyists. While millions of Canadians struggle with debt, inflation, and rising costs, the nation’s elite leaders were celebrating with industry insiders — and the Government-subsidized legacy media said nothing.LeDrew calls it exactly what it is: the Ottawa bubble in full view. Decisions that affect every Canadian are being...