# Dismantling the dystopia: Trudeau’s minions bid farewell

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Podcast: [The Really Big Show with Jim Csek &Iain Burns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-really-big-show-with-jim-csek-iain-burns-7118319)
Published: 2026-05-28T19:28:03+00:00
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The Prime Minister's in-flight food bill for 3 trips was $195,400. It’s been confirmed that Canadians will never be told what is in the security agreement Carney signed with China. And Canada has fallen from 2nd to 19th in the U.S. News Best Countries rankings, dropping behind the United States for the first time. The contradictions are stacking up faster than the explanations. The cost per asylum claimant now exceeds the average Canadian salary. The Senate concealed 200,000 signed postcards opposing a hate speech bill in a warehouse. And Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says he believes Aboriginal title and fee simple title should co-exist on private property. Join Jim Csek and Iain Burns as they make sense of it all. Today on The Really Big Show: ►The Canadian Taxpayers Federation reveals Carney billed taxpayers $195,400 for airplane food on 3 flights to London, Rome and Brussels, including $93,780 for a single Rome trip, more than double what Trudeau spent on the same destination in 2024 ►Food Banks Canada recorded 2.2 million visits in a single month, double the usage of 6 years ago, with 1 in 3 clients being children and nearly 1 in 5 being employed workers who still cannot afford groceries ►Steven Guilbeault confirms he will resign his Montreal seat this summer, telling the House "the fight is not over" while hinting he is not alone, with 14 Liberal MPs having already signed a letter expressing similar concerns to Carney ►Canada has fallen from 2nd place in 2023 to 19th in U.S. News and World Report's Best Countries rankings, dropping behind the United States for the first time, with the publication noting its reformed methodology now measures statistical indicators rather than perception ►Canada has failed to reach a trade deal with the U.S. nearly a…

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