Best Hst Podcasts (2025)

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January 2025 - GST/HST Temporary Holiday | 2024 Fall Economic Statement – Select Issues | T-slip Update | CEWS Reviews | Underused Housing Tax – Select Issues 10:46

7h ago10:46

10:46

Kick off 2025 with the latest edition of Life in the Tax Lane! This free 10-minute podcast for Canadian tax professionals delivers a fast-paced discussion of recent updates in the world of Canadian tax. Topics: GST/HST Temporary Holiday 2024 Fall Economic Statement – Select Issues T-slip Update CEWS Reviews Underused Housing Tax – Select Issues Sou…

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‘Hanukkah bushes’ get a GST/HST tax break? This Jewish retailer is adding real holiday items to the list 21:14

14d ago21:14

21:14

Some Canadians might be excited about this season’s federal tax break—an initiative that makes certain items GST/HST-free from Dec. 14, 2024, until Feb. 15, 2025. You’ll find prepared meals, books, video games and kids’ clothing on the list. “Christmas and similar decorative trees” are also included, which includes an unexpected nod to the Jewish c…

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Power Play #1839: Small Business Minister on GST/HST holiday 51:11

25d ago51:11

51:11

Rechie Valdez, Small Business Minister; Vic Fedeli, Ontario Trade Minister; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, George Soule & Laura Stone.By CTV News

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Reporters Notebook: What were the top stories for Canadian Jews in 2024? 28:25

3d ago28:25

28:25

Over the past 12 months, The CJN team has produced more than 700 podcast episodes, news stories, opinion pieces and foreign dispatches. The overwhelming theme has been the reverberation of Oct. 7: firebombed synagogues, gunshots at schools, anti-Zionist campus encampments, cancelled Jewish artists, a crackdown on Jewish charities—and more. But we a…

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This Hanukkah, a new children’s book shares the true story of a young boy who kept the light on in his shtetl 22:43

8d ago22:43

22:43

Just in time for Hanukkah, comes a century-old-tale of a young Jewish boy’s courage to take on an adult’s responsibilities as chief light keeper in his Russian shtetl. It’s the true story of Ottawa’s Samuel Saslove, who stepped up to keep his community's brand new electric street lights working, at the tender age of ten. Saslove arrived in Canada i…

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The CJN's political panel reflects on a tumultuous year for Jews—and an even worse week for Justin Trudeau 49:38

10d ago49:38

49:38

High drama continues in Ottawa, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces loud calls from his own MPs and opposition leaders to step down, following the surprising resignation of his finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, from cabinet. Trudeau has so far withstood the criticism, shuffling his cabinet on Dec. 20—the same day that NDP leader Jagmeet Singh…

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Power Play #1846: Exclusive: Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan 48:11

14d ago48:11

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Tom Homan, President-Elect Donald Trump’s Border Czar; Mike Le Couteur, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie.By CTV News

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Power Play #1845: Cabinet shuffle coming? 48:31

16d ago48:31

48:31

Anthony Housefather, Liberal – Quebec; Wayne Long, Liberal – New Brunswick; Jean Charest, former Quebec Premier & Gary Doer, Former Manitoba Premier; The Front Bench with: Saeed Selvam, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger & Marieke Walsh.By CTV News

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Power Play #1844: Chrystia Freeland Quits Cabinet: The Fallout 48:08

17d ago48:08

48:08

Marc Miller, Immigration Minister; David Coletto, Abacus Data ; Ken Hardie, Liberal – British Columbia; Wayne Long, Liberal – New Brunswick; The Front Bench with Kathleen Wynne, Gary Mar & Gary Doer.By CTV News

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'Bubble legislation' back on the ballot: Two Toronto councillors explain what's changed since May 19:59

16d ago19:59

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On Dec. 17, Toronto's city council will consider a report on a new package of measures aimed at better protecting vulnerable community spaces—including schools, houses of worship, hospitals and community centres—that have become targeted by hateful demonstrations in the last year. And while the report doesn't specifically mention the Jewish communi…

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Power Play #1843: Chrystia Freeland resigns, PM Trudeau faces calls to resign 48:10

18d ago48:10

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Judy Trinh, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk & Hannah Thibedeau; John Manley, Former Finance Minister; Peter Julian, NDP House Leader; Evan Solomon, GZERO Media; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research.By CTV News

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Nearly one third of Ontario’s Jewish doctors are considering leaving Canada due to antisemitism, new survey finds 24:36

17d ago24:36

24:36

Targeted by official complaints to their professional bodies. Doxxed on social media. Harassed for their pro-Israel views. Getting negative reviews from antisemitic or anti-Israel medical students. Being asked where their horns are. Having to hide their Jewish identities. These are just some of the hundreds of stories shared by Canadian Jewish doct…

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Power Play #1842: Premiers divided on Trump tariff response 49:15

21d ago49:15

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Danielle Smith, Alberta Premier; Stephen Lecce, Ontario Energy Minister; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Gary Mar & Gary Doer.By CTV News

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Calls are mounting for Ottawa to convene an urgent national forum on hate crimes, terrorism and antisemitism 15:47

22d ago15:47

15:47

When Canada’s first emergency summit on antisemitism was held virtually on July 21, 2021, none of the attendees could have imagined that, just a couple of years later, antisemitism would reach new heights in this country and around the world. Back then, in the aftermath of a brief conflict between Israel and Hamas, the emergency summit convened fed…

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Power Play #1841: PM Trudeau meets with Premiers on Trump relationship 52:26

23d ago52:26

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Mike Le Couteur, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton, Kathleen Monk & Marieke Walsh.By CTV News

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The real story behind Canada Post’s new Hanukkah stamp starring Montreal’s peacock-shaped hanukkiah 21:19

23d ago21:19

21:19

An estimated 360,000 Canadian holiday postage stamps depicting a rare, ornate Hanukkah menorah (hanukkiah lamp) rescued from the Holocaust, are among the latest casualties of the weeks-old strike by Canada Post workers.It was a two-year effort to showcase the silver-plated hanukkiah in the shape of a peacock. The post office worked with Montreal Ra…

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Power Play #1840: Trump Calls Trudeau ‘Governor of the Great State Of Canada’ 47:31

24d ago47:31

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Danielle Smith, Alberta Premier; Jim Gallant, Canadian Union of Postal Workers; Jon Hamilton, Canada Post; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie.By CTV News

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Why more Canadians want to convert to Judaism, especially after Oct. 7 30:26

25d ago30:26

30:26

With the synagogue firebombing in Australia, Israeli soccer fans being beaten in Amsterdam, and antisemitic incidents now a daily occurrence impacting Canadian schools, houses of worship, the workplace, social media, and the streets, you might wonder why anyone who isn't already Jewish would want to join "the tribe". Yet from coast to coast, since …

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Power Play #1838: 35th Anniversary of Montreal Massacre 47:16

28d ago47:16

47:16

Nathalie Provost, PolySeSouvient; Ranj Pillai, Yukon Premier, R.J. Simpson, North West Territoires Premier & P.J. Akeeagok, Nunavut Premier; Jonathan Wilkinson, Energy Minister; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Gurratan Singh & Rachel Aiello.By CTV News

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Power Play #1837: Federal Government bans another 324 firearms 35:49

29d ago35:49

35:49

Ken Price, Danforth Families for Safe Communities; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Gary Mar and Tom Mulcair; National Chief Cindy Woodhouse, Assembly of First Nations.By CTV News

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University of Windsor cut a deal with a pro-Palestinian encampment in July. What’s happened since? 26:13

29d ago26:13

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It’s been nearly five months since officials at the University of Windsor signed what many observers describe as the most far-reaching agreement by any post-secondary school in Canada to meet the demands of pro-Palestinian students who erected protest encampments in the spring. In return, the Windsor student council and the so-called Liberation Zon…

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Power Play #1836: Is Trump serious about Canada being 51st state? 47:27

1M ago47:27

47:27

Kirsten Hillman, Canadian Ambassador to the United States; Mike Le Couteur, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie.By CTV News

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Rabbi Adam Scheier slams Montreal police for instructing him to leave a street corner—for safety reasons 24:02

1M ago24:02

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Please consider donating to our #GivingTuesday campaign so that we can continue bringing you these important stories… Rabbi Adam Scheier says what happened to him in downtown Montreal on Sunday, Nov. 24—when a police officer saw the full-time kippah wearer silently watching and filming a nearby pro-Palestinian march, and ordered him to move along t…

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Power Play#1835: Trudeau, LeBlanc visit Trump at Mar-a-Lago 48:53

1M ago48:53

48:53

Dominic LeBlanc, Public Safety Minister; Jon Hamilton, Canada Post; Jim Gallant; Canadian Union of Postal Workers; The Front Bench with: Michele Cadario, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.By CTV News

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Behind the scenes at Canada’s weekly rallies for the Israeli hostages 31:03

1M ago31:03

31:03

For the 61st week since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Jewish Canadians–and increasingly, some of their non-Jewish allies–came out to stand for two hours in the cold on Sunday Dec. 1 at a Toronto street corner in support of Israel, to call for the release of the 101 remaining hostages held in Gaza, and to pray for Israel’s soldiers. For over a …

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December 2024 - GST/HST Relief on "Grocery and Holiday" Essentials | Working Canadians Rebate | Capital Gains Inclusion Rate Increase – Taxpayer Relief | CRA Online Services – Transfer of Individual Payments ... 10:48

1M ago10:48

10:48

The December edition of Life in the Tax Lane is here to wrap up the year! This free 10-minute presentation for Canadian tax professionals delivers a rapid-fire discussion of recent developments in the wonderful world of Canadian tax. Topics: GST/HST Relief on "Grocery and Holiday" Essentials Working Canadians Rebate Capital Gains Inclusion Rate Inc…

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Ottawa's school board censured a trustee after antisemitism complaint—but stopped short of suspension 36:02

1M ago36:02

36:02

Donna Blackburn, a long-serving trustee on the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, has been formally censured by her peers and must take antisemitism training. The vote came on Nov. 26, following an official complaint accusing Blackburn of using slurs about Jews being powerful bullies.While the OCDSB stopped short of suspending Blackburn outrigh…

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Fighting antisemitism—and loving Star Trek—were Henry Wolfond’s rocket fuel to reach outer space 21:42

1M ago21:42

21:42

It lasted just over 10 minutes, but on Nov. 22, Henry Wolfond became an astronaut.The Canadian business executive is still processing what it means to have fulfilled his lifelong dream, having flown out as a paying tourist aboard a commercial spaceship operated by Blue Origin, owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos. During this journey—which took W…

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Power Play #1833: NDP: ‘Fix the cheques’ 47:30

1M ago47:30

47:30

Jean-Yves Duclos, Public Services and Procurement Minister; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, George Soule & Laura Stone; Goldy Hyder, Business Council of Canada.By CTV News

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Irwin Cotler responds to Iran’s assassination attempt on his life: ‘This has to serve as a wake-up call’ 24:07

1M ago24:07

24:07

It’s been an open secret for a year now: the esteemed Canadian human rights advocate, Irwin Cotler, 84, has been living under round-the-clock police protection in Montreal. But until recently, Cotler had heard only vague chatter about the source of the death threats.A month ago, on Oct. 26, the RCMP warned Cotler to stay home, under guard, because …

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Power Play #1832: PM pitches tax holiday and worker rebate 47:02

1M ago47:02

47:02

Jenna Sudds, Families, Children and Social Development Minister; Susan Holt, New Brunswick Premier; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Gurratan Singh & Rachel Aiello.By CTV News

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Power Play #1831: Trudeau tax holiday & feds to send $250 cheques to 18.7 million Canadians 48:02

1M ago48:02

48:02

Terry Beech, Citizens Services Minister; Opposition reaction panel with: Michael Barrett & Taylor Bachrach; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Gary Mar & Gary Doer.By CTV News

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A new government-issued handbook aims to define antisemitism. Will it make a difference? 24:50

1M ago24:50

24:50

Ever since Oct. 7, there has been a deluge of antisemitism propagated under the veil of anti-Zionism. Cartoons of world-dominating Jewish rats and hook-nosed devils; claims that Israel has no right to exist; calls for the death of Jews… the list goes on. These Canadian examples of real-world instances of antisemitism are just some of the many detai…

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Power Play #1830: Randy Boissonnault 'steps away' from cabinet 48:36

1M ago48:36

48:36

MP Panel with: Mark Gerretsen, Andrew Scheer & Peter Julian; The Front Bench with: Saeed Selvam, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger & Marieke Walsh; Stephen Poloz, Former Bank of Canada Governor.By CTV News

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