Speech from the Throne

Speech from the Throne - Papal Potpourri - July 31, 2022


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Pope Francis has issued an apology (of sorts) for the genocidal actions of his church in their managing of Indian Residential Schools, but repairing the damage of forced conversion has been halting at best.

One potential source of remediation still stares politicians in the face: taxing large religious institutions. This week, Liam and Jacob discuss how the Canadian state should begin redistributing the stolen, colonial wealth that helped build the Roman Catholic Church into one of the richest organizations in human history, taking the spoils and redirecting it towards the Church's many victims.

Also on this episode, a denunciation of Elizabeth May's latest attempt to keep the Green Party in the political wilderness (by leading it once again), and a smattering of praise for Joe Manchin saving the Canadian auto industry with his signing on to a North America-wide EV credit.

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