Your Choice Our Fight

In their last episode of 2025, Jay and Sabine talk about the case of Jeremy Bray, who was at risk of losing a life-enhancing drug until the media made the government step in, and the reasons why Canadians have such limited access to pharmaceuticals they need to live better and stay alive.

We'll see you back here on January 7! 

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What happens when you think you're done with a certain tax, but it comes back to haunt you in a different way? Plus, we discuss the highs and possible lows of Alberta's bold new move in healthcare.

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Sabine and Jay talk about all the ways this years Federal Budget failed them and all Canadians, from the national debt, to emissions caps, to housing, to tax filing. They also discuss Canada exploring its entry into Eurovision, and why we may not be sending our best. 

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U.S. Affairs Analyst Elizabeth Hicks joins Sabine and Jay to talk about the relationship between Canada and the United States, and if there's any hope that the former BFFs might one day make up. 

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Sabine and Jay discuss the latest in useless government bills, this time on putting warning labels on your alcohol. Plus, they dive into the latest in the Canada Post drama that all Canadians are either tired of or have hardly noticed. 

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There's one choice we'd rather didn't have to be an option at the Consumer Choice Center, and that's people choosing to leave the emergency room even when they're in critical condition because the wait is just too long. We are joined by our first ever guest, the Montreal Economic Institute's Renaud Brossard, to talk about the MEI's latest report on the amount of Canadians leaving the ER untreated, and how we can make the system better. 

You can read more about the MEI's research on this topic here: https://www.iedm.org/too-many-canadians-are-leaving-emergency-rooms-untreated/

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Can you feel it in the air? The politicians are back in Ottawa for a new session! Sabine and Jay talk about consumer topics they think will dominate conversation on the hill, like housing, pipelines, TFWs, the big bad budget, and more. 

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Sabine and Jay take on Health Canada and its failed policies that don't actually help smokers quit, and why Prime Minister Mark Carney is moving the way he is on pipelines. 

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Sabine and Jay take a wild ride into the world of airplanes and automobiles, as they talk about the Air Canada strike and the electric vehicle protectionist nightmare that's ruining the canola industry. 

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In the debut episode of Your Choice Our Fight, Sabine and Jay unpack why tariffs are draining consumers' wallets — and what it’ll take for Canadians to avoid the worst economic fallout.

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