Episodes
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Justin Trudeau: Red Face - 6CR #54
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Justin Trudeau was caught wearing Blackface - once, twice, three times a charm. Darnell & Joel discuss the following:
- Comments from political commentators
- Morality of decisions based on race
- "Wearing Blackface might prove a person’s ignorance and insensitivity, but it doesn’t necessarily prove that they are racist" - Sam Sey
- Is blackface morally neutral?
- Darnell & Joel in Chicago @ 2013 Legacy Conference - experiencing racism
- Sincerity of Trudeau's apology
- What will the impact of the scandal on Canadians
- Good vs bad racism
Related episodes - 6CR #30
https://www.sixcentsreport.com/
References:
‘I’m really sorry’: Justin Trudeau admits wearing brownface at 2001 costume party
Will Trudeau’s ‘blackface’ photo end Canada’s shame-based politics?
Justin Trudeau mocked for what he said about Star Wars as a kid
Josephine Mathias: By his own standard, Justin Trudeau is apparently a racist
Is Justin Trudeau A White Supremacist?
Jamie Foxx on Robert Downey Jr. Doing Blackface - JRE
Rex Murphy: For anyone else, resignation would be unavoidable – and appropriate
Christie Blatchford: Trudeau will get away with blackface because he's a Liberal
What happened when Justin Trudeau was heckled in Quebec
Give us your two cents via:
Friday Aug 30, 2019
The Curious Case of David Lynn - 6CR #50
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Pastor David Lynn was arrested and charged with disturbing the peace on June 4, 2019. Darnell & Joel evaluate this situation by addressing the following aspects:
- Canadian Criminal Code
- David Lynn's preaching tour
- Content of David Lynn's speech
- Open-air preaching within a Christian's calling
- Biblical evaluation of David Lynn's actions
https://www.sixcentsreport.com/
Reference Links:
Pastor charged with causing a disturbance in Toronto’s Gay Village
Supporters rally behind pastor accused of Gay Village disturbance
Crown “won't let this go”: David Lynn reacts to arrest for preaching in Toronto's “Gay Village”
Police arrest and ban preacher from Toronto gay district after LGBT crowd mobs him
Short YouTube video of arrest: The REAL reason why David Lynn was arrested
Long YouTube video of arrest: UNEDITED RAW FOOTAGE: Pastor David Lynn arrested for preaching
Canadian Criminal Code 175 - Causing disturbance, indecent exhibition, loitering, etc.
Canadian Criminal Code 176 - Obstructing or violence to or arrest of officiating clergyman
Toronto Mischief Lawyer - Causing a disturbance charges under Section 175 (1) of the Criminal Code of Canada
David Lynn Contact:
YouTube: christsforgiveness
Twitter: @CFMDavidLynn
website: https://christsforgiveness.com
Give us your two cents via:
Friday Aug 16, 2019
We Rise Together - 6CR #48
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
https://www.sixcentsreport.com/
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
Give us your two cents via:
Friday Aug 09, 2019
Homelessness Pt 2: Solutions - 6CR #47
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
https://www.sixcentsreport.com/
Reference Links:
What If Charity Replaced Taxation?
Maryland church ordered to evict homeless or pay $12,000 fine
Give us your two cents via:
Friday Jul 19, 2019
O'Cannabiz Conference - 6CR #44
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
https://www.sixcentsreport.com/
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
Give us your two cents via:
Friday Jul 05, 2019
Economics for Journalists - 6CR #42
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
https://www.sixcentsreport.com/
Reference Links:
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
Give us your two cents via:
Friday Jun 28, 2019
Dodging Oppression: Dodgeball a Tool of Oppression? - 6CR #41
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
https://www.sixcentsreport.com/
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
Give us your two cents via:
Friday Nov 02, 2018
Is Ticketmaster Ripping Us Off? - 6CR #37
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
https://sixcentsreport.podbean.com/
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
Give us your two cents via:
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
https://sixcentsreport.podbean.com/
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
Dr. C. Brad Faught contact info:
Give us your two cents via:
Friday Oct 19, 2018
Church & State - 6CR #35
Friday Oct 19, 2018
Friday Oct 19, 2018
The separation of church & state is engrained in western culture. Is this idea related to the polarizing nature of our public discourse on politics and religion? Darnell & Joel discuss the following:
- Differentiating church & state from religion & politics
- Historical overlap of church & state
- Why is liberty important?
- Non-aggression Principle
- Rights & freedom are necessary for prosperity
https://sixcentsreport.podbean.com/
Reference Articles:
Separation of church and state
Your Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Relations between the Catholic Church and the state
Politics According to the Bible
Difference Between Totalitarianism and Authoritarianism
The Constitution of the United States
Give us your two cents via: