# Liberals tighten their control on Canadians

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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: 2026-06-11T21:23:19+00:00
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Canadians want cheaper gas, a government that tells the truth about the economy, and a future worth staying for. Ottawa is offering a digital safety commission with the power to censor political content, a central bank governor who prefers the word "weak" to "recession," and a high speed rail project with 13 vice presidents and no train. The Bank of Canada held rates for a 5th consecutive meeting while its governor admitted the economy hasn't grown in a year, refused to call it a recession and acknowledged his forecasts have been wrong on inflation, on "transitory," and on the recession he said wouldn't happen. Bill C-34 would give a new federal commission the power to order platforms to block content deemed to undermine political, economic or social stability. And 50% of Canadians would now seriously consider joining the European Union. When half the country is looking for the exit, something has gone badly wrong. Today on The Really Big Show: ►The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate at 2.25% for a 5th consecutive meeting, with Governor Tiff Macklem admitting the economy "hasn't grown really in the last year," refusing to call it a recession and preferring the word "weak," one day after Statistics Canada confirmed 2 consecutive quarters of contraction ►Macklem's credibility is under scrutiny after wrongly predicting in 2020 that inflation would stay below 2%, in 2021 that inflation was "transitory," and in April 2026 that there would be no recession, with his own response being "did we get everything right? No" ►Culture Minister Marc Miller has tabled Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, banning Canadians under 16 from social media platforms including Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and X, with p…

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