Best of the Program | Guests: Ezra Levant & Jon Bramnick | 12/17/24

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Glenn Beck Program
Episode: Best of the Program | Guests: Ezra Levant & John Bramnick
Release Date: December 17, 2024
Host: Glenn Beck
Network: Blaze Podcast Network

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Introduction

In this best-of episode of The Glenn Beck Program, host Glenn Beck engages in a spirited discussion covering a range of topics from historical insights on Daylight Savings Time to pressing contemporary issues involving drone sightings in the United States and the turbulent political landscape in Canada. The episode features insightful contributions from guest John Bramnick, a New Jersey State Senator, and Ezra Levant, a prominent Canadian media personality.

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Daylight Savings Time: Historical Context and Modern Implications

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Glenn Beck delves into the origins of Daylight Savings Time (DST), tracing it back to Benjamin Franklin's satirical proposals in 1784 and further developments by George Vernon Hudson and William Willett. He highlights how DST was initially adopted as a wartime measure to conserve coal during the Great War and World War II, a practice that continued post-war despite its diminishing practical benefits.

Notable Quotes:

• Glenn Beck: “If we don't, if Donald Trump comes in and says we're getting rid of daylight savings time, that means the sun in Boston will come up at 4:07am like 4:11 in Minneapolis, around the same in Seattle...” [12:17]
• Liz Wheeler: “It's a good stance.” [03:44]

Beck argues that DST is an outdated practice that disrupts biological rhythms and offers no significant energy savings in the modern era. He connects the historical misuse of DST as a tool for progressive agendas under Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt, framing its abolition as a necessary step towards reclaiming freedom from imposed governmental controls.

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Drone Sightings and National Security Concerns

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John Bramnick addresses the escalating concern over mysterious drone sightings across various states, particularly highlighting Oklahoma as the "number one drone sighting capital of the world." He details credible reports from state police helicopters observing large, SUV-sized drones exhibiting suspicious behavior, such as turning off their lights and fleeing the area.

Notable Quotes:

• John Bramnick: “When you have both sides saying there's not enough information, United States senators were going out with local police because they couldn't get information from the federal government.” [20:09]
• Glenn Beck: “If Donald Trump comes in and says we're getting rid of daylight savings time...” [12:17]

Bramnick criticizes the federal government's transparency, suggesting that withheld information exacerbates public fear and distrust. He emphasizes that sightings over military bases and critical infrastructure cannot be dismissed as mere accidents or natural phenomena, pressing for governmental accountability and immediate action to identify and neutralize potential threats.

Glenn Beck adds urgency, referencing similar concerns internationally:

• Glenn Beck: “In the UK they're blaming Russia. Well, it's not good.” [22:05]

The discussion underscores the necessity for enhanced surveillance and response mechanisms to safeguard national security against unidentified aerial objects.

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Canadian Politics: Trudeau’s Resignation and the Conservative Surge

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Ezra Levant joins the program to dissect the political upheaval in Canada following the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Levant portrays Freeland's departure as a significant blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, drawing parallels to the influential roles of Dick Cheney under George W. Bush.

Notable Quotes:

• Stu Burguiere: “Pierre Poliev has a Trump-like disdain for journalists.” [31:55]
• John Bramnick: “The Department of Defense has to know. And if they don't know, we're in big trouble.” [23:09]

Levant critiques Trudeau’s administration, linking it to the broader agenda of the World Economic Forum and accusations of social engineering through policies like enforced euthanasia and overreach in refugee management. He highlights the Conservative leader Pierre Poliev’s rising popularity, backed by recent electoral victories and public disillusionment with Trudeau’s governance.

Key Points Discussed:

• Freeland’s Resignation: Levant discusses Freeland’s role as Trudeau’s right hand and her resignation's timing, suggesting it is a strategic move to undermine Trudeau’s authority.
• Conservative Momentum: With Pierre Poliev leading the Conservatives to significant victories, the episode anticipates a potential landslide in upcoming elections as public support shifts away from Trudeau.
• Media Influence and Policy Overreach: The conversation touches on Trudeau’s attempts to control media narratives and implement stringent laws like Bill C-63, aimed at criminalizing hate speech, which has sparked backlash from figures like Jordan Peterson.

Notable Statements:

• Ezra Levant: “Trudeau loves the adulation. It's hard to come by... This is part of a eugenics approach. It's dark days for those who value life in Canada.” [40:18]
• Stu Burguiere: “Pierre Poliev is not afraid to look at our version of CNN in the eyes and say, you know, and attack them and insult them and poke back.” [32:03]

Levant predicts a "massacre" for Trudeau’s Liberal party in the polls and emphasizes the need for a strong Conservative opposition to restore transparency and protect individual freedoms against perceived governmental overreach.

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Conclusion

Glenn Beck wraps up the episode by reinforcing the themes of governmental accountability and the importance of safeguarding freedoms against both domestic and international threats. He expresses hope for political renewal in both the United States and Canada, advocating for leadership that prioritizes transparency, security, and individual liberties.

Final Thoughts:

• Glenn Beck: “Anything that goes against Woodrow Wilson and FDR, I fully 100% back.” [09:09]
• John Bramnick: “We don't have enough information to calm down the public. So just give us enough information to calm down the public.” [24:39]

The episode concludes with a call to action for listeners to stay informed and engaged in political processes to ensure that democracies remain resilient against internal and external challenges.

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Key Takeaways:

• Historical Perspective: Understanding the origins and implications of Daylight Savings Time reveals its use as a tool for governmental control rather than genuine necessity.
• National Security: The increase in unidentified drone sightings necessitates immediate governmental transparency and action to protect national interests.
• Political Dynamics in Canada: Trudeau’s administration is on the brink of significant opposition-led change, fueled by policy backlash and leadership resignations, signaling a potential shift towards more conservative governance.

Resources:

• Visit www.BlazeTV.com/Glenn to watch the program.
• Subscribe to The Glenn Beck Program for more in-depth discussions on American culture and politics.

Transcript

[Glenn Beck]

Finally, we have yet another reason to hate Woodrow Wilson. On today's podcast, I'll tie it all together and show you that Donald Trump got it right. Also, New Jersey State Senator John Bramnick on the drones. And is Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about to step down? Ezra Levant thinks he may go a completely different route and sink Canada because. Because if I can't have you, no one will. All in today's Best of Podcast, let me talk to you about Good Ranchers burgers, ribeye, surf and turf tender filets. I mean, all of that sounds really good. And it is all from Good Ranchers. This holiday season, they have a gift box for everybody on your list. And you shouldn't only just visit goodranchers.com, but also check out my exclusive box there. It makes a perfect treat for yourself. Also makes a great gift with my Good Ranchers box. You can try my picks. Support the show directly. Support American farmers and ranches, all while eating the tastiest all American meat. Remember, visit good ranchers.com use the promo code Glenn. Claim your free gift in every box and $25 off good ranchers.com that's good ranchers.com use the promo code Glenn. Today. Meet you can trust and a free cut of your choice for a year and $25 off it's good ranchers.com American meat delivered.

[Stu Burguiere]

You're listening to the best Glenn Beck program.

[Glenn Beck]

Welcome to the Glenn Beck program. We're glad you're here. I'm Stu. This is your last day.

[Liz Wheeler]

It is.

[Glenn Beck]

It's been great working with you.

[Liz Wheeler]

Wait, no. Before vacation, you mean?

[Glenn Beck]

Oh, yeah, that's what I meant. Oh, yeah. And I got a card for you after the show.

[Liz Wheeler]

Is that why they were going through my office before they setting me up with some sort of Christmas surprise?

[Glenn Beck]

Different office for you. Anyway, it's Stu's last day before Christmas and then he'll come back, you know, before I do. My last day is Friday. So Liz Wheeler, a. We've upgraded. We have upgraded.

[Liz Wheeler]

Fair.

[Glenn Beck]

Massively fair. Liz Wheeler is going to be filling in for you for the next couple of days, which will be really interesting. I find her fascinating.

[Liz Wheeler]

She's great. Really smart, by the way, available on Blaze tv. She's a new Blaze TV host this year, right? It's this year. She started.

[Glenn Beck]

You were going to like. I thought it was like a dating service. All of a sudden, by the way, she's available and I'm like, what are you doing?

[Liz Wheeler]

You're the one telling everybody she's an Upgrade.

[Glenn Beck]

I mean, well, because of you. Right. Everybody knew what that meant.

[Liz Wheeler]

Yes, I know.

[Glenn Beck]

All right. Yesterday we were kind of having this argument, I think, off air of daylight savings time. And I was like, I seem to remember it has something to do with farmers. They have too much, you know, they need more sunlight or. I can't remember. And I'm like, if it's farmers, I'm sure it's farmers. And so I got to check this out. Because it's about farming. I'm for it. It's a good stance. Good stance.

[Liz Wheeler]

That's how we get a giant $500 billion farm bill every year.

[Glenn Beck]

Right. It's against.

[Liz Wheeler]

Is it about farming that I'm for it.

[Glenn Beck]

For it. So here is the. So I said to you yesterday, I'll do my homework. Yeah. Let me look into where. Where it started.

[Liz Wheeler]

I'm very interested on this.

[Glenn Beck]

Not going to believe. Okay, so if you start looking in all the dark corners of human history, you find a man named Benjamin Franklin.

[Liz Wheeler]

That's not a dark crisis. My favorite founder.

[Glenn Beck]

Right. Founding father, inventor, lover of lightning, lover of libraries.

[Liz Wheeler]

Yes.

[Glenn Beck]

Pretty good guy.

[Liz Wheeler]

Pretty good.

[Glenn Beck]

Okay, so he's in Paris, and in 1784, he writes. Now, remember in America, he wrote an op ed under a pseudonym, Anom de plume. And it was all just comedy. Basically. He was just ripping things apart comedically. Okay, well, he does this in the Journal de Paris. And he writes this letter because he's. He thinks the Parisians are lazy. Now, who would have thought come from how things have changed? So he said, I've got an idea. First of all, I can save you a fortune on candles. And candles, if you woke up a little earlier, you wouldn't need the candle at night because you'd be tired and you'd go to bed. So in this, he said, and we should tax shutters, because if you don't have a shutter, the light would come in and you'd wake up and you'd go to work. Okay. And if that doesn't work, we should fire cannons at sunrise. Get out of bed. Okay. So he's writing this about basically making fun of the French for being lazy and laying in bed. Okay. He didn't mean it, but a seed had been planted, so now you have to go a hundred years to the future. Another guy who becomes very serious about the clocks is George Vernon Hudson. He's an entomologist in New Zealand. And he's like, you know, Benjamin Franklin was right. Why? Because this guy collected butterflies after his job and it got dark too early.

[Liz Wheeler]

For his butterfly collection.

[Glenn Beck]

Butterfly collecting. Okay, okay, this is. I mean, this is insane. So he stirs up a big deal, is like, we've got to drop our clack clocks back. But he didn't say an hour. He said like 20 minutes. Set it back 20 minutes.

[Stu Burguiere]

20.

[Glenn Beck]

20 minutes. What are you talking. You how screwed up everything would be if we set our clock. I'm going to set him back 16 and a half minutes.

[Liz Wheeler]

We can't handle the most basic of tasks.

[Glenn Beck]

I know.

[Liz Wheeler]

Okay, imagine that.

[Glenn Beck]

All right, so he's, you know, he's doing this because again, he's collecting in sex. All right? 1895 is when he did that. It didn't come back again until William Willett in 1907. He was a wealthy Englishman. He said, just like Benjamin Franklin, except he was sincere about it. Nobody's working anymore. Why can't. Now, this is the. You got to remember, this is a wealthy Englishman. So he's like, why aren't my workers out on the plantation early in the morning? I should be woken up by the sound of hard work. So he says, this is a waste. And he writes a pamphlet, A waste of daylight. He also suggests we only turn the clocks back 20 minutes. All right, so he lobbied parliament. Nobody listened to him. Okay, 1916. 1916. The beginning of the Great War. All across Europe, countries are desperate to do what? What are they Fight. What are they doing? They're fighting, right? If you're fighting, what do you need? Don't think. Daylight. What do you need? Night. No, no, no. Forget the time. What. What is valuable? What's valuable is armaments. Okay?

[Liz Wheeler]

Okay.

[Glenn Beck]

And how do you make armaments back there, back then? Coal.

[Liz Wheeler]

Okay?

[Glenn Beck]

They want the light to last as long at night as possible. So the coal plants can. Are taking all the coal instead of giving it to people for energy in their houses so they can turn on all their lights. They can make armaments. So they have a shortage of fuel, of coal. All right?

[Liz Wheeler]

That's a winding road. I would not have gotten there.

[Glenn Beck]

This is why I did this dusty, dusty work yesterday. Okay? Suddenly Germany is like, hey, wait a minute. Remember that guy that was. Germany did this, not England? Germany said, remember that guy who was in parliament who said that you should set the clock back? And they're like, yeah, 20 minutes. And so a German said, how about a full hour? Would that save things? April 30, 1916. Germany was. Nothing good comes from Germany. I'm sorry. Really good desserts. Really good desserts. Other than that, nothing good. Well, okay, BMWs are pretty nice. Mercedes pretty nice. But other than that, nothing comes out of Germany that is good.

[Liz Wheeler]

Aren't you German?

[Glenn Beck]

There's a few exceptions. Okay, so all across Europe, the war is raging. Germany sets their clocks back so they can have the daylight. So they're not. They're not wasting coal. And England is like, hey, wait a minute. Six weeks later, England joins in, then Europe joins it. Everybody's doing this for the war effort. Then Wilson. Then Wilson comes in, and he does it as well in the United States. So the first time it ever happened was under Woodrow Wilson. I could end the story there. And that explains why I'm now not for Daylight Savings Night. I could end it there. So after Wilson, because of the Progressives. This is so amazing. Think about this. In history, the progressives in 1919 were. Became very unpopular because Woodrow Wilson had had a stroke his last year in office, was absolutely incapable of running anything in the White House. He wasn't in charge. His wife was. Does any of this sound familiar? And he had taken America and pushed it into socialism. And we had. We had lost freedom. And it scared the American people because at that time, they knew the Constitution and it had happened in eight years. And they're like, we got to get away from this. And so they reversed it, and all the things he did, they reversed, including Daylight Savings Time. And then World War II happened, and FDR came in and he called it wartime. And he did it for the same reason, to save on coal, save energy. So to conserve resources, again, we put in wartime, and then we never let it go. So 70 countries now still observe Daylight Savings Time. That's a third of the world. Across Europe, the clocks spring forward, fall back, like clockwork. Pun intended. It's called over in Europe, it's called Summertime. In North America, United States, Canada, and Mexico, we're still dancing to this tune, except Mexico is starting to opt out. Parts of Australia and New Zealand still observe it, but in Asia, Africa, and most of South America, they feel they'd be like, these guys are stupid. What are you doing? They're like, yeah, that's. That's not a really. I mean, we don't have candles anymore or coal. So, you know, I think we're. We're. You know, I think we're pretty good with this. And it messes with our bodies. And doctors show that the time change increases heart attacks, strokes, car accidents, and grumpiness. The one thing it is, it's on a Saturday, and you're like, oh, I miss church. Gosh darn it. I didn't set my clock. Now that's not a very good. That's not a good reason to be against it. Wilson is your kids miss buses. Anyway, so that is what happened. Now if we don't, if Donald Trump comes in and says we're getting rid of daylight savings time, that means the sun in Boston will come up at 4:07am like 4:11 in Minneapolis, around the same in Seattle. That is significant. 4:20, I think in Los Angeles, but it's still light until 7:00 at night, 8:00 at night. I'm pretty cool with that. I'm pretty cool with that. I don't like it when, you know, the problem is in the winter it gets dark so early. You kind of like. I don't. Wait, I don't need it to be darker, you know, at three in the afternoon I went to. Where was that? Copenhagen, I think I was doing a deal on. It was in Sweden and I was doing a deal on the Muslim uprisings over there. This is years ago. And like the sun rises at like 9:39,45 and goes down at 3, you know, 245 and it never gets past like the sunset. It's never above like 20 degrees horizon. And so it just kind of circles the edge. It always looks like Donner dusk. I think I'd kill myself. I don't care how good the chocolate is or whatever. I think the Swiss Miss would be fashioning a rope for me really quickly. Oh my gosh. I don't think I could handle it. So anyway, that's the story. Donald Trump. Right again. He is right. Anything that goes one, anything that goes against Woodrow Wilson and FDR, I fully 100% back. And by the way, it all started as a joke. This is the best of the Glenn Beck program. Welcome to the Glenn Beck Program. If you are somebody who gets our free morning newsletter, which is all of my show prep, you just sign up for it@glenn beck.com you. You will see absolutely every story that's legit or from a legit source about the drones. And none of them agree with each other except that it's happening. Well, I can't say that because they don't agree on that either. Some people are saying, well, this is. You're just seeing stars. I've seen stars my whole life. I know what a star looks like. I know what a plane looks like. Potential drone sightings in Vermont. Potential drone sightings in. In New York. Are these drone sightings over Georgia? Michigan? MAN REPORTS mystery drone Sighting mystery drones over UK air bases and threat of Russian sleeper agents. So now the English are saying the drones over there are from Russia. Mystery drones spotted in Tacoma. You know what the number one drone sighting state is? You would say New Jersey, Jersey, Oklahoma.

[John Bramnick]

What?

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah, Oklahoma is the number one drone site sighting capital, apparently, of the world. And the governor just said, they're there every night. You can see them when the sky is cleared. He said, I've been watching these for over a year, and they're not hunters looking for pigs or coyotes or anything like that because they're flying around in an observational way. He said he has asked the White House to give Oklahoma the same things that they're supposedly giving to New York. I mean, if. If they. If it was nothing to worry about, why would they be giving all these states this really high sophisticated drone stuff? Well, I guess maybe because if it is. If it is actually a mystery drone and the government's not involved and it's nothing to worry about, then it's just people just messing with the faa. Drone sightings in San Diego, in Kentucky, and now they're saying, these people with lasers, when you point them at a drone, you might be pointing them at an aircraft, and we'll come and arrest you. Why can't you just track the signal back on the drones to fight? Why is that not even threatened? If you're flying any of these drones, we will find you because we can track your signal from the drone back to you, the operator, and we'll do it.

[Liz Wheeler]

I mean, I. With all the technology they have and all the monitoring that they do, you'd think that would be possible. I mean.

[Glenn Beck]

No, it is. It is possible.

[Liz Wheeler]

I know, but I mean, so you. Why wouldn't they be doing it?

[Glenn Beck]

Right? Why wouldn't we be doing it?

[Liz Wheeler]

So my guess is maybe it's not as easy as. As. As we think it is. I mean, a lot of. I mean, you see this happen all the time. Like, hey, this guy just murdered a CEO in the middle of Manhattan. Oh, he got all the way to Pennsylvania.

[Glenn Beck]

Look.

[Liz Wheeler]

What.

[Glenn Beck]

So here is Whoopi Goldberg's explanation. You heard this?

[Liz Wheeler]

No, I've not heard of Whoopi.

[Ezra Levant]

I think this. I think they know what it is. I think they're not gonna really be able to say it, or we're gonna get a really hell of a big party for New Year's Eve. It's going to just. It's going to be like a Dome over all 50 states of these drones, and they're all doing well, why not? I mean, stranger things have happened.

[Glenn Beck]

Then a New Year's Eve party with drone. Okay, these people are dome of drones.

[Liz Wheeler]

Over all 50 states. Stranger Things have happened.

[Glenn Beck]

No, not really. And strange things have happened. I give her credit on that. Really unexpected things have happened, but not stranger than that. I don't think Donald Trump says yesterday he was asked about it. He said he was asked, have you been briefed in your, in your President elect briefings. And all he said is the government knows what they are and they're just not telling the American people. That's what he said.

[Liz Wheeler]

Hopefully he will maybe do, maybe we find out on January 20th.

[Glenn Beck]

I have to tell you, I, I heard somebody yesterday give what I think is the answer without question, mathematically the answer. I'll give that to you here in just a second. First, I have a. Hang on just a second, let me pull it up here. I have a New Jersey state senator. His name is John Bramnick. He is, he thinks he knows why the federal government is not telling the truth on the drones. Welcome to the program. State Senator John Bramnick.

[John Bramnick]

Good to be with you, Glenn.

[Glenn Beck]

Thank you. So you've been on this now for a while. Apparently in New Jersey it's a very big deal. But my ORCA said it might be stars, but I think we've all seen stars before. What have you found and why isn't, if the government knows what it is, why aren't they telling us?

[John Bramnick]

Well, let me talk about the evolution of this. First, people saw these drones, large drones, including the state police, the colonel, the state police had a briefing with us where one of their helicopters saw a large SUV sized drone that was flying next to the helicopter, turn off its lights and fled. Now that's not some citizen, that's the helicopter pilots for the state police. So it started off with clear observations of unusually large drones that were turning off their lights and leaving the area. So then people started to see this. And then why I think it's such a big deal is both sides of the aisle. You had Schumer and Trump on the same side of this issue. You had Governor Murphy, a Democrat, and Governor Christie both asking for more information. So when you have both sides saying there's not enough information, United States senators were going out with local police because they couldn't get information from the federal government. So then what happened? All of a sudden there were these private briefings and all of a sudden it started to change. They said, well, it's not a threat. But they still didn't release any other Information. So I think slowly the federal government is privately giving information to elected officials to try to calm public. But that doesn't answer why we see in New Jersey, over military bases, over reservoirs, and even over Governor Christie's house, large drones and we see what we see. So I think what happened here is they try to tap all this down and it backfired on the Biden administration.

[Glenn Beck]

So any clue? Is it us? Is it the Pentagon? Is it what? Is it any clue?

[John Bramnick]

It's definitely not Martians, okay? Because they never land in Jersey, I'll tell you that. They're going down to Florida, I can tell you that. We know it's not outer space people, right? Maybe some spaced out people. So here's what we're left with. I've heard three or four theories and everyone calls me and says, you know, I heard this, et cetera. Everything from some sort of mapping of the heat on the Earth in order to do security from radioactivity. Somebody sent me something yesterday that said the amount of radioactivity in the New York, New Jersey area is raised has been increased. They wanted to send me a website on that. So I don't know. But I do know something. The Department of Defense has to know. And if they don't know, we're in big trouble.

[Glenn Beck]

You know, in the UK they're blaming the drones, just started showing up over the air bases over there. And in the UK they're blaming Russia. Well, it's not good.

[John Bramnick]

You're telling me, okay, in 2024 that the Department of Defense doesn't know what an SUV sized drone is doing flying over military bases. Now if that's, if that's the case, then we better look closely at our military. So we did.

[Glenn Beck]

I mean, this administration is the one that led a balloon that they said had nothing, it was not sending information back, go across the United States and denied it half the time and then said it was nothing until they shot it down after it had transmitted all of its information.

[John Bramnick]

I mean, and how about the President elect saying the government knows but isn't telling us? Now I would suspect that the President elect has sufficient information to make that statement. Otherwise I doubt he would have said that.

[Glenn Beck]

Well, he said, he said that in response to a question in your president elect briefings on national security. Has they said anything? And that was his response. So it would lead you to believe he's telling you without telling you what he got briefed.

[John Bramnick]

The bottom line is when you have this many millions of people, wherever I go in New Jersey, the first question Is, hey, Senator, can you please tell me. Don't worry, I won't tell anybody. You know what my rule is? If you want to keep a secret, don't tell anybody.

[Glenn Beck]

Right.

[John Bramnick]

So all I got to tell you is we don't have enough information to calm down the public. So just give us enough information to calm down the public. That's all we're asking for.

[Glenn Beck]

You said that they are too fearful of the public reaction. What did you mean by that?

[John Bramnick]

Well, I figured that the Defense Department must know what these drones are doing. So either if they don't know, that's a problem. But if they do know, they must figure that they cannot release this information because it's such a top secret plan or it would create fear in the public. It's got to be one or the other. And my guess is they have to know based on my confidence in the military. So therefore, they want to release it because they don't want to either scare the public or provide secret information to our adversaries. What other explanation is. Now the explanation is, well, it's just a bunch of planes and, you know, it's birds with lights on them. You know that that's not the. These are smart people who've seen these drones. This is not somebody who saw Bigfoot and comes back from the woods.

[Glenn Beck]

Right.

[John Bramnick]

I saw a Bigfoot. This is the gov. You know, whether it be Governor Christie or senators who live down the shore, they seen it. So I don't know how you tell them it was just a plane, especially when it's hovering over somebody's house.

[Glenn Beck]

Right, right. Senator, I'd love to have you back because I know that you were a assistant professor at, I think it was Rider University. He won the inspirational professor of the year. And you also hold the title of funniest lawyer in New Jersey.

[John Bramnick]

And you think that was easy to win? Let me tell you something, the cop. The only competition that's not as hard is the funniest accountant in New Jersey. Now, that competition, anybody can win, but I beat the pants off nine other finalists. And the funniest were in New Jersey. And people pay to come see a lawyer tell jokes. That's how crazy the public is.

[Glenn Beck]

Thank you so much, Senator. I appreciate it. God bless you. Merry Christmas. You bet. Bye. Bye.

[Stu Burguiere]

This is the best of the Glenn Beck program.

[Glenn Beck]

Hero, really, of the Canadian people, Ezra Levan. Hello, Ezra.

[Stu Burguiere]

Glenn, it's great to talk with you today. I heard your introduction about Christia Freeland.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah.

[Stu Burguiere]

The deputy prime minister and finance minister. She's much more than that it would be like Dick Cheney was to George Bush Jr. I mean, the everything fixer totally involved in all the files. That was Christia Freeland. And she quit yesterday. And she timed her leaving to detonate the morning she was supposed to deliver a mini budget. So that whole thing was thrown into a mess.

[Glenn Beck]

And basically, didn't she say that because we're spending all of our money and we have to stop because we might get into a trade war with America?

[Stu Burguiere]

She did. And in her resignation letter, which she published, she accused Trudeau of. Of being a narcissist, of being in it for himself. She didn't use the word narcissist, but she said we've got to think about more than just ourselves. We've got to think about the country. She accused him of, quote, political gimmicks. And it was. And the thing is, she was his right hand woman since the very beginning. And I want to tell you one more thing about Christia Freeland. She is on the board of trustees of the World Economic Forum. And what was her job right before she became a member of Parliament? To join Trudeau. You're not going to believe me. She was the authorized biographer of George Soros.

[Glenn Beck]

Oh my gosh.

[Stu Burguiere]

So the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, but really the everything minister of Canada. She was like, I say, like Dick Cheney to George Bush. She was the right hand man on every file.

[Glenn Beck]

So was she more of the architect of this or. Or is Trudeau capable of doing is what I'm asking is, is Trudeau more of a Biden and she's more of an Obama, or is it Dick O. Cheney? Dick Cheney and George W. Bush.

[Stu Burguiere]

Trudeau loves the sizzle of being Prime Minister. He loves the adulation. It's hard to come by. So for example, he went to the recent Taylor Swift concert and he exchanged friendship bracelets with teenage girls. That's his market these days. Everyone else shouts at him. So he, he was never a policy guy. He would leave that to the grownups and Christian Freeland and George Soros would fill that void. And I'm not just saying George Soros has a throwaway line. A few years ago, Canada signed a contract with the Open Societies Foundation.

[Glenn Beck]

Oh my gosh.

[Stu Burguiere]

To draft our refugee policy. So it's. This is not a rumor.

[Glenn Beck]

Oh my God.

[Stu Burguiere]

Outsource. So Christopher Lynn departing is an enormous blow. But look, Canadians can hardly wait to get rid of Trudeau. I don't want to sound overconfident, but the Conservative opposition leader, his name is Pierre Poliev. He's excellent. He's way out ahead in the polls. Remember, we have a multi party system, so there's about five parties in Parliament. The Conservatives are at 43. Now, I know that might sound low in an American two party system, but when you've got five parties, 43% means you're going to have a massive, massive victory. And last night, after Chrystia Freeland detonated Trudeau and quit, there was a pollster named Abacus Data that went into the field immediately and his results have just been posted. Only 11% of Canadians approve of Trudeau. 11%. It's going to be a massacre. Last factoid, here's a little data point.

[Glenn Beck]

This is happy news. This is really good news. Yeah.

[Stu Burguiere]

While everyone was focused on the intrigues in Ottawa, there was a special election in the province of British Columbia for one of these members of Parliament. And the Conservatives, led by Pierre polly, have got 66% in the local district in Vancouver, B.C. in, in the, in the, in, in Vancouver proper, but nearby. So in bc, which is sort of like Washington state. Yeah, it's a little bit hippie. It's a little bit, A little bit, A little bit. Glenn, I gotta tell you, people of every background, according to the pollsters, men and women, young and old and minorities, they all want Trudeau gone. Which is so interesting because he came to power as the woke guy. Oh, yeah, who you know, I'm a male feminist, he said, etc. Canadians are finally done with him. We just need that moment where we get to go to vote.

[Liz Wheeler]

And Ezra, I hate to simplify your country's politics in this way, but Glenn Paul Ev is the guy who. The apple guy. Remember the viral video where he was just sitting there answering questions.

[Glenn Beck]

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. Eating the apple. I love that guy.

[Liz Wheeler]

I think everybody in America that saw that video loves this guy.

[Glenn Beck]

I love that guy.

[Stu Burguiere]

Now, that apple eating thing, give me 30 seconds on that. You know, he was answering questions from a left wing journalist while casually eating an apple. And whenever the journalist would say things like, well, aren't you people say you're like Trump? And he would say, what people? And what did they say? And he just did this a bunch of times proving that the journalist was just, you know, taking cheap shots. And when he said people say, he was just saying, I say it was masterful. And the reason why is that important? There was no real policy talked about. The reason that was important when is because it shows that Pierre Poliev has a Trump like disdain for journalists. And why is that important? Because too many Canadian Conservatives are so worried about what the media will say about them. They respond to the peer pressure of journalists. They want to give journalists the answer that the journalists want. Poliev is not afraid to look at our version of CNN in the eyes and say, you know, and attack them and insult them and poke back. So I know that if he's elected prime minister, that he will be largely immune to the mean girls club of the media party.

[Glenn Beck]

Well, and that's saying something because you have the cbc, that's like our pbs, except that's the main. I mean, they control the, they are the cnn, NBC, abc, they're everything up there.

[Stu Burguiere]

They're larger than all other media combined. Our state broadcaster has more journalists than every other media company combined. You can imagine how that really distorts the national conversation. But a lot of Canadians get their info through social media, which is why Trudeau's introduced legislation that would criminalize, including with a life in prison. There's a. Trudeau has introduced a bill called C63 that has a life in prison component for, quote, hate crimes, including hate speech. That's one of the reasons Jordan Peterson cited for moving to America. This bill, C63. And we're going to fight that bill if it becomes law. But the way things are looking, I think Trudeau might not last long enough to make it into law.

[Glenn Beck]

So what happened? I mean, parliamentary systems are so weird. You can just call an election at any time, which is kind of weird. But does he have to call for one or does he have to step down or can there be a vote of no confidence? What happens next?

[Stu Burguiere]

Well, he only has a minority in our Parliament. He's propped up by a hardcore socialist party called the ndp, the New Democrats.

[Glenn Beck]

Right. And aren't they, didn't they just come out and pretty much say we're done with you?

[Stu Burguiere]

No, no, it's trickier. They said, we demand Trudeau resign, Right? And then when they said will you, will you vote non confidence in him? They refused to. So they like to pretend they're against Trudeau, but they, they have never opposed him. So if so, Trudeau is the master of his own destiny as long as no one has the courage to push him out. And if there was a non confidence vote, he could be thrown out and an election would be forced. But I don't think his critics have the courage to do that. I don't think they have the numbers. And look, these polls are so awful, Glenn. A lot of the Liberals who are sick of Trudeau and worry he's tanking things. They know they're going to lose whether the election is now or in six months. So why not drag it out for six more months, get paid, enjoy their power, run things a little longer. If you're a Liberal MP and you know you're going to lose the next election, why wouldn't you at least stretch it out three, six, nine months to, you know, get as much from the, from your job as possible. Get as much money, power, influence. I think the Liberals are going to be smashed, but Trudeau will probably listen. He is stubborn and he's a fighter. I've never seen him apologize. I've never seen him quit. He has a lot of flaws, but tenacity is not one of them.

[Glenn Beck]

Did. How much of a role did the election of Donald Trump play in this? Are you guys just right just behind us on what's happening here in America?

[Stu Burguiere]

That's such a great question. In a way, a Trump tweet started the dominoes falling here. I don't know if you remember about a month ago.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah.

[Stu Burguiere]

A month ago, Trump tweeted 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada if they don't seal their borders, stop the illegal drugs, stop illegal immigrants. So it was. And Mexico immediately got on the phone.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah. Hang on just a second. Why did. True. Why does Canada have such a hard time with that? It's like just, we need you to enforce your laws. That's all we need.

[Stu Burguiere]

And Pierre Polly of the Conservative leader said, look, I don't want to do those things because Donald Trump tells me to. I want to do those things because it's in the Canadian interest.

[Glenn Beck]

Right.

[Stu Burguiere]

Why would any Canadian. And Trump is worried about fentanyl coming through Canada into the States. Well, Canadians should be worried about that, too. In fact, we are. We've had a huge crime wave under Trudeau. So the smart, grown up answer is, okay, Trump is asking sort of roughly, like he's being a little bit. He's got that, you know, he's walking a big stick.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah.

[Stu Burguiere]

But just deal with him. The man's a transactional deal maker. He's not actually asking Canadians for anything that we don't want. Just do it. But instead, here's. Let me throw one last thing at you, Glenn. Here's my, here's my theory of why Trudeau is fighting. As I mentioned, Trudeau is so low in the polls and this Conservative leader is so high, but what if Trudeau could flip it? And instead of running against Pierre Poly of the Conservative leader, what if Trudeau would Say I'm running against Trump because Trump is not that popular in Canada because the media has bashed him for 10 years.

[Glenn Beck]

And well, here, he did that too, you know, here.

[Stu Burguiere]

And what if Trump brings in the.

[Glenn Beck]

We just stopped listening.

[Stu Burguiere]

Worse up here. Yeah, I know it's even worse up here. But one more move. What if Trump actually implements the tariff on Canada, it hurts our economy. So now Trudeau can say, this terrible economy is not my fault, it's Trump's fault. Vote for me. If you want to stand up to Trump, vote for me. If you don't like Trump, vote for me. And we'll blame Trump for the woes. I think Trudeau is willing to sacrifice Canada's economy for this desperate chance to run and win again. That's my theory, at least.

[Glenn Beck]

I, you know what? To me that makes sense. And you know what? Honestly, to understand Donald Trump, you have to understand he never, when he's negotiating, he never threatens. He's never threatening. He just makes promises. If you do this, I'll do that. If you do this, I'll do that. And he will. He will. So he's not threatening, just making promises.

[Stu Burguiere]

Well, and why wouldn't Canada say, all right, you've got our attention. We agree we've got a border problem. By the way, it goes both ways. When Trump is going to deport a large number of illegal migrants, some of them will say, oh, we'd better come into Canada because there's such a soft touch. So we, we have an interest in having a strong border because we don't want.

[Glenn Beck]

Correct.

[Stu Burguiere]

All the folks Trump's going to deport, including those who committed crimes and those.

[Glenn Beck]

Who are going to self deport. Self deport.

[Stu Burguiere]

Yeah, yeah. I mean, all those Haitians, they're gonna wanna go to Montreal, a French speaking city, rather than go back to Haiti, wouldn't you?

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah.

[Stu Burguiere]

So we need a strong border. Also, Trudeau would rather fight with Trump for the media kudos than actually fix a problem. It's his last desperate chance. But you know what? I hope Canada comes back and the Trump revolution is not just a political and economic one. It's a freedom revolution. Free speech. Elon Musk, RFK Jr. Basically rebuking the COVID mentality. Hopefully some of that freedom will slosh over the border into us. Glenn.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah? One last thing. And we both have to run. You have one in every 20 persons now selecting suicide. And more women are electing for euthanasia than, than men are. I mean, this is getting way out of control. Euthanasia in Canada and our vet, our.

[Stu Burguiere]

Veterans Affairs Department, is suggesting euthanasia for soldiers who have ptsd. If you say you're depressed, they will literally use that as a reason to give. They call it up here maid Medical assistance in dying. It's the new word for euthanasia. Canada is now ahead of the Netherlands for this. And partly it's socialized medicine because if you kill someone, they're not going to cost 100 grand a year on intensive care. Part of it is also the war on the concept of life. Trudeau is an absolutist for abortion, and this is an extension of sort of a eugenics approach. It's dark days for those who value life in Canada.

[Glenn Beck]

Glenn, I hope your theory is absolutely wrong, but I've watched you long enough to know your theory probably is right. I hope you're wrong, though. Thank you so much.

[Stu Burguiere]

Thanks, Glenn. Bye bye.

[Glenn Beck]

Bye bye. That guy is one of the bravest people up in Canada that I know.