thePodcast: "The system is the scandal" says Democracy Watch co-founder

For the week of Nov. 30, 2025: Millions of Canadians watched Prime Minister Mark Carney’s coin toss at the Grey Cup. It was a promotion for CFL sponsor Coinbase, a cryptocurrency company in which Carney invested.  This week’s guest, Democracy Watch co-founder Duff Conacher, says that’s offside, but Carney is unlikely to be penalized because federal conflict of interest rules are lax and riddled with loopholes.  After a top Brookfield executive testified to a House of Commons committee last week, Conacher explains why blind trusts and ethics screens are insufficient.  Conacher also tells host Bob Mackin about a legal roadblock […]