Episodes
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
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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 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
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Friday Oct 05, 2018
Generational Wealth & Race with Seun Adeyemi - 6CR #33
Friday Oct 05, 2018
Friday Oct 05, 2018
Seun Adeyemi of SA Capital joins Darnell & Joel to discuss the following aspects of financial planning:
- Inheritance and Probate Taxes
- The value of creating a will
- Wealth vs Poverty
- Life Insurance
- Financial Stewardship & Literacy
- Investing & Saving
https://sixcentsreport.podbean.com/
Reference Articles:
Lack of inheritance tax is making inequality worse, think-tank study suggests
Merrilee Boyack on Getting Your Estate Planning Figured Out
Seun Adeyemi contact info:
Twitter:@SACapitalCanada
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Friday Sep 14, 2018
Evolution of Racism - 6CR #30
Friday Sep 14, 2018
Friday Sep 14, 2018
On Aug 16, 2018 at rally in Quebec, Justin Trudeau dismissed a heckler as racist. Classifying someone as a racist has become a way to dismiss their opinion from public discourse.
Darnell & Joel discuss the following:
- Merits of Justin Trudeau calling the heckler a "racist"
- Comparing race rhetoric of Trudeau and Trump
- Defining racism
- Eliminating racism
previous related episodes: 6CR #28, 6CR #24, 6CR #3
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Reference Articles:
audio clip played: Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling a heckler racist.
What happened when Justin Trudeau was heckled in Quebec
Canada and Saudi Arabia arresting protesters
Canada criticizes Saudi Arabia over another jailed female activist
Canadian immigration minister admits asylum system in crisis
Justin Trudeau is Far More Dangerous Than Donald Trump
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Friday Sep 07, 2018
Trinity Western Denied Law School Accreditation with Deina Warren - 6CR #29
Friday Sep 07, 2018
Friday Sep 07, 2018
Trinity Western University lost their appeal for law school accreditation by the Supreme Court of Canada on the basis that the school's community covenant denied equal access to the legal profession. Deina Warren acted as co-counsel with Derek Ross for the intervener Christian Legal Fellowship in this appeal. Deina joins Darnell & Joel to discuss this case. The conversation covers the following:
- Trinity Western's Community Covenant
- Historical context for getting to the supreme court
- 2001 Court Case for Teacher's College Accreditation re: Covenant
- Unprecendent behaviour by the Supreme Court and its representatives during the case
- The law being used as a sword instead of a shield
Reference Articles:
Trinity Western Loses law school appeal at Supreme Court
Trinity Western and the Endangerment of Religious Pluralism in Canada
The TWU decision is a blow to diversity
Your Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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Friday Aug 17, 2018
Real Solutions to Gun Violence with Dr. Joseph Smith - 6CR #27
Friday Aug 17, 2018
Friday Aug 17, 2018
Dr Joseph Smith from Generation Chosen joins Darnell & Joel to discuss what his organization is doing to address the needs of those most vulnerable in our society and consequently prevent gun violence. The conversation covers the following:
- Why youth turn to the black market and guns
- How Generation Chosen is involved in the community
- Emotional intelligence and root causes of "bad behaviour" in school
- Mental health
- Government solutions vs non-profit solutions to gun violence
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Previous episode on guns 6CR #21
Reference Articles:
City of Toronto studies why youth turn to guns
Toronto gunman had ‘severe mental health challenges,’ according to family
Remaking the Future | Education in African Countries is Crucial to Our Survival
Ford wants some mental health funding to go to police in wake of Danforth shooting
Toronto gunman had ‘severe mental health challenges,’ according to family
Toronto’s history of gun violence: a vicious cycle of missteps, intransigence and bad policy
Generation Chosen Contact info:
https://www.generationchosen.ca/
Generation Chos3n GoFundMe Campain
IG: @gen_chos3n
FB: @GenChos3n
Twitter: @GEN_CHOS3N
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Friday Aug 03, 2018
Summer Jobs & Ideology Requirements - 6CR #25
Friday Aug 03, 2018
Friday Aug 03, 2018
The Canadian government has added an ideology attestation to receive funding for summer internship grant. Darnell & Joel discuss the significance of the government requesting organizations to affirm a set of beliefs regarding abortion and transgender identity. The conversartion includes the following:
- Fairness of the ideology test
- Society's morality is subjective & the problems with legislating morality
- Impersonal charity via government vs volutary charity
- Summer job grants is the government circumventing minimum wage
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Reference Links:
Government Examples of Organizations denied eligibility
87 religious leaders ask Trudeau gov’t to drop summer job pro-abortion pledge
Global News: President of Canada Christian College attacks PM @JustinTrudeau
What the US Can Learn From Portugal's Drug Decriminalization
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Friday Jul 27, 2018
Morality & Immigration - 6CR #24
Friday Jul 27, 2018
Friday Jul 27, 2018
The morality of an immigration policy is not as simple as the media potrays. Darnell & Joel discuss the current illegal immigration crisis in the US. The conversartion includes the following
- Romans 13 & God's sovereignty
- pro family & children or just anti-Trump
- welfare state and open boarders
- analysis of recommendations for Canada
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previous episode on immigration 6CR #3
Reference Links:
Milton Friedman - Illegal Immigration - PT 1
Milton Friedman - Illegal Immigration - PT 2
Foreign Policy - Immigration (Ch. 12c Pt. 3 of 3) - Dr. Wayne Grudem
Migrant children in the US: The bigger picture explained
What we can do for separated migrant children in the U.S.
Injured veteran that questioned Trudeau during Edmonton town hall says ‘enough is enough’
AP FACT CHECK: MS-13 Gang Arrests at Border Are up This Year
Cops warned to watch for violent MS-13 gang members
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Friday Jul 06, 2018
CA Gun Law vs US Gun Law - 6CR #21
Friday Jul 06, 2018
Friday Jul 06, 2018
Gun violence and gun control are highly debated issues. Darnell & Joel discuss:
- the differences between Canadian and American gun laws
- self defense
- over politicization of this issue
- need for productive conversation
Reference Articles:
Is gun ownership a legal right in Canada?
Liberals lag in gun control promises, mass shooting survivors say
British Politicians Declare War on Knives
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