Hold on to your wallet, folks – Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is at COP29 and has proposed yet another carbon tax. Guilbeault said the Canadian government is “very supportive” of the concept of creating a new levy on emissions caused by maritime transportation. Here we go again…

Plus, the DOGE is coming! President-Elect Trump and X owner Elon Musk have unveiled more details about the Department of Government Efficiency. How will this all work out?

And mama mia! A teacher’s union in Ontario is calling for the resignation of a group of four trustees after they spent $50,000 in travel expenses on a trip to Italy over the summer to procure artwork for St. Padre Pio Secondary School in Brantford.

These stories and more on Off the Record with guest host Kris Sims, Isaac Lamoureux and William McBeath!