Aug 25, 2026 · 2h 10m
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Trade war exposes deeper fights over power, debt and affordability
The Sinister Reason Why Carney Killed the US/Canada Trade Deal | Guests: Carol Roth & Ezra Levant | 8/25/26
The episode connects the U.S.-Canada dispute to election strategy, reserve-currency risks, inflation and growing voter anger over living costs.
- 1Glenn Beck and Ezra Levant argue that Mark Carney’s anti-American trade posture may serve domestic political goals.
- 2Carol Roth warns that tariffs and debt pressures could intensify inflation, while Beck focuses on the electoral consequences of affordability.
- 3The discussion treats individual accountability, media insinuation and institutional blame as competing explanations for public controversies.
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Carol Roth and Glenn Beck debate whether losing reserve-currency status could revive American manufacturing or trigger a debt-driven economic spiral.
The brief
The U.S.-Canada trade breakdown opens the episode, with Glenn Beck and Ezra Levant portraying Mark Carney’s economic pressure as both a geopolitical dispute and a domestic political strategy.
Levant links Canadian anti-Americanism, China’s interest in Canada and possible Chinese transshipment to a broader contest over North American influence and the Five Eyes alliance.
The episode then turns to accountability in the Lindsay Clancy trial and attacks on Natalie Harp, arguing that insinuation and social blame can obscure verifiable responsibility.
Carol Roth and Beck debate whether losing the dollar’s reserve-currency status could aid manufacturing or accelerate debt costs, inflation and a dangerous fiscal spiral.
The closing economic debate centers on affordability: tariffs may raise short-term prices, but voter frustration could reshape elections and create openings for socialist promises.
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