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The Six Cents Report is a weekly podcast that uses theology and economics to analyze events that Impact Canadians. #Sixcentsmakeschange
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Friday Aug 16, 2019
Friday Aug 16, 2019
The Peel District School Board's implementation of the action plan to support black male students - We Rise Together is under scrutiny. Darnell & Joel review this action plan and covering the following:
- student focus group underlying the action plan
- Other factors impacting students success beyond the school
- The student's experience section of the report
- Contrasting achievers & non-achievers
- Our experiences in school
- Positive influences on our desire to learn
Related episodes: 6CR #30 & 6CR #28
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Reference Links:
Here Is Why Many Peel Students Are Demanding Better Action Against Racism
Peel school board considers recommendations to enhance We Rise Together program
Parents critical of Peel School's We Rise together anti-Black racism effort
Suzanne Nurse - We Rise Together
Ep. 1462 The Moral Mess of Higher Education
Black Students' Perspectives on Academic Success
We Rise Together contact:
http://www.werisetogether.ca/index.html
Twitter: @WRT_PDSB
Email: WRT@peelsb.com
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Friday Aug 09, 2019
Friday Aug 09, 2019
In the second half of our discussion on homelessness, Darnell & Joel transition to solutions. Topics include:
- Private vs Government Welfare
- Benevolence within the church and necessity of community
- Causes of financial need and type of support
- Welfare Cliff
Previous Homelessness episode: 6CR #45
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What If Charity Replaced Taxation?
Maryland church ordered to evict homeless or pay $12,000 fine
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Friday Jul 19, 2019
Friday Jul 19, 2019
The O'Cannabiz Conference provided The Six Cents Report with media passes to their 2019 Toronto event. Darnell & Joel discuss their experience and what they learned from the conference.
Topics include:
- Unique aspects of Canadian industry - regulations, patents
- Medical use & cannabinoids
- Bill C93 - Pardon vs Expungement of 'simple possession' records
- Purpose of law & criminal records
- Cannabis Market beyond recreational
Previous Cannabis episode: 6CR #10
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Reference Links:
Toronto Just Can't Get Rid Illegal Cannabis Stores
Chris Kresser on the problems with nutritional epidemiological studies
The Ultimate Guide to Cannabinoids in Cannabis
Liberals Pass Bill to Suspend Records for Simple Cannabis Possession
Frequently asked questions about expungement
Mike Dillard Podcast With Teeka Tiwari
Hemp is the New Oak: America’s First Hemp “Wood” Factory is Being Built
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Friday Jul 12, 2019
Friday Jul 12, 2019
Darnell Samuels joined I.J. Makan on his podcast - Kazingram Dialogue to tell his story. During this conversation Darnell gives us an understanding of his life experiences that help shape his views and ideas.
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Friday Jul 05, 2019
Friday Jul 05, 2019
The Fraser Institute hosted their Economics for Journalist conference at the beginning of June 2019. Darnell was one of 25 participants selected to attend. Darnell & Joel have a conversation breaking down the conference and go in-depth on a few of the sessions. Topics include:
- Darnell's experience at the conference
- The Economic Way of Thinking
- Property Rights and the Tragedy of the Commons
- Teaching Kids to share
- Why Good Politics is Bad Economics: Public Choice Theory 101
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MP Maxime Bernier says Scheer won Tory leadership thanks to ‘fake Conservatives’
Essay: That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen
Audiobook: That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen
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Friday Jun 28, 2019
Friday Jun 28, 2019
A paper claiming dodgeball is a tool of oppression was presented by Joy Butler from the University of British Columbia and David Burns from Kwantlen Polytechnic University while presenting their research at the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Darnell & Joel have a conversation regarding dodgeball, that covers the following:
- Playing dodgeball growing up
- Reactions to audio clip from interview with Joy Butler
- Five Faces of Oppression
- Critiques of the design for gathering data
- Not all kids want to participate in gym class
- Grievance Studies affair
- Causation and Correlation
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Reference Articles:
IDA Dodgeball 101 - How To Play Dodgeball Rules
Dodgeball isn't just problematic, it's an unethical tool of 'oppression': researchers
Dodgeball is a tool of ‘oppression’ used to ‘dehumanize’ others, researchers argue
Professor Joy Butler’s Perspectives on Bullying and Dodgeball Game
David Staples: The world needs more dodgeball, not less of it
Twitter Pool, regarding banning Dodgeball
Don't pick on dodgeball. It's no more 'oppressive' or 'problematic' than any sport
FB post with screen shots of articles with similar title
Academic Grievance Studies and the Corruption of Scholarship
Youtube Playlist for The Grievance Studies Affair Documentary
Statistical Analysis Conclusions Explained
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Friday Jun 14, 2019
Friday Jun 14, 2019
It's been a long layoff but we are back. Darnell & Joel have a short conversation to introduce season 3 and cover the following:
- Where we've been during the hiatus
- Listener Feedback Survey Results
- Mandate of the 6CR: The Good, The True & The Canadian
- What to expect during Season 3
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Friday Nov 09, 2018
Friday Nov 09, 2018
Social justice movements are causing division in our culture, including the reformed Christian community. The Principal of the Toronto Baptist Seminary - Rev. Kirk Wellum joins Darnell & Joel to discuss "The Statement on Social Justice & the Gospel". Our conversation covers the following:
- Defining social justice
- Bringing up this statement at Toronto Baptist Seminary
- James White vs Tim Keller
- Social justice in Canada vs US
- Biblical justice
- Common ground & reconciling
- Biblical criteria for evaluating morality of cannabis
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Reference Articles:
The Statement on Social Justice & the Gospel
The Bee Explains: What Is Social Justice?
James White response to Tim Keller on SJ&G
Social Justice Is a Threat to Human Rights and the Gospel
Pass the Mic Podcast - On “Social Justice and the Gospel” Part 1 & Part 2
Signposts Podcast - The Gospel and Social Injustice – Part 1 & Part 2
Union Seminary Response to SJ&G
Justin Peters Response to Union Seminary
Tim Challies: 9th Commandment - Duties Required & Sins Forbidden
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Friday Nov 02, 2018
Friday Nov 02, 2018
Ticketmaster has been accused of price gouging customers. Darnell & Joel discuss an article from the CBC.ca explaining three pricing "tricks" that Ticketmaster engaged in.
'I'm getting ripped off': A look inside Ticketmaster's price-hiking bag of tricks
- Trick 1: Prices can change any time
- Trick 2: Not all tickets go on sale initially
- Trick 3: Double-dip fees on scalped tickets
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Reference Articles:
Price Discrimination on the Part of the Seller
"The best regulator is the market...the competitive market"
Doug Ford halts Ontario anti-ticket scalping law
Ontario to make ticket-buying ‘bots’ illegal, cap markups in scalping crackdown
Canadian scalper's multimillion-dollar StubHub scheme exposed in Paradise Papers
Walter Block - Free PDF: The Case for Discrimination
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Friday Oct 26, 2018
Friday Oct 26, 2018
The first prime minister of Canada - Sir John A. MacDonald - has received significant criticism as of late. Darnell & Joel are joined by history professor Brad Faught and discuss the following:
- History of church and state in Canada
- Who is Sir John A. MacDonald?
- Relationship between Sir John A. MacDonald and Indigenous Peoples
- Contrasting assimilation of Indigenous People in Canada and the USA
- Late 19th century progress in Canada “necessitates” assimilating Indigenous Peoples
- Current issues facing Indigenous Peoples
- Proper contextual reading of history
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Reference Articles:
John A. Macdonald statue removed from Victoria City Hall
City of Kingston seeks public input on Sir John A. Macdonald's legacy
John A, The Man Who Made Us The Life and Times of John A. Macdonald Vol. One: 1815-1867
The Politically Incorrect Guide Series
Dan Carlin - Hardcore History Series
Historical Controversies Podcast
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