{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"On the Trail with Isaac Peltz","title":"The US Attacks Iran illegally, western leaders don't condemn it","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/6a18168d\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1966,"description":"Subscribe today at https://onthetrail.ca for $5 a month, or for our free newsletter! The USA & Israel have attacked Iran, without Congressional approval. Trump continues doing illegal actions with essentially no push back internationally, and locally. The world cowtows to his every whim.Mark Carney said that the attack was justified, in order to prevent a nuclear bomb getting in the hands of Iran, essentially showing himself to be completely hypocritical after his well received Davos speech, where he said the international rules based order was a lie.Now what? Well, we didn’t answer that. When this episode was recorded, it was the morning of the bombing. Since then, Pete Hegseth (Fox news guy turned secretary of war) said that they didn’t plan on making this a “forever war”, while still not giving a timeline. Mark Carney, and most Western leaders, expressed approval of US action, but offered no help. Israel and the USA seem to be alone— at least for now— despite lip service being paid to them. Meanwhile, Gab and Isaac break down the recent Quebec polling changes, and what that might mean for this year’s election. A lot of discussion is coming around the state of Quebec, and the changes in leadership and the race. Suffice to say that things don’t look great for leader Paul St Pierre Plamondon of the Parti Quebecois.Top items this week:Canada loses at hockey! We are all depressed about it. Montreal lost on thursday as well. We are depressed about that too.A Cartel leader is killed in Mexico, prompting violent reaction from these crime syndicates.Travel to the USA is down by more than 20 per cent, including a 5.1 per cent decrease in truck traffic, 18.8 per cent in personal vehicles, 15.4 per cent in pedestrians, and 14.6 percent in bus traffic.Ontario failed to provide office spaces for public servants, despite a “back to office” mandate.The Parti Quebecois wins another byelection in Chicoutimi.The STM unveils unique tunnel boring machine for the new Blue Line...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/YberMjIMmrPaBOKBnAzoSuKrYB9mkB8-Xvt1j2h9wPs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84NGRj/NDYwYzdkNDkwOGUy/Njg1ZTkyOTIxZDE3/YjliMC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}