The Elevate Report

This week we discuss how a tech hackathon exposed how the ArriveCan app seemed to be nothing more than a money pit for government spending, a creative way to save for important things in our lives, and lastly we talk how we may be seeing the significant decline of our once mighty economy and what that means for us here and now. As a bonus we also address the controversy that officially came out ab...

As international tensions rise so does the increase of interesting stories coming to the shores of our country here in Canada. We chat about China operating 3 different police stations in Toronto, the Digital Yuan being rolled out for mass adoption across China, and the ramifications that will have for CBDC’s (Central Bank Digital Currency) in the west. Lastly we talk about political tensions risi...

Big things have taken place this week! First we talk the clean up and rebuild post Hurricane Fiona hitting Atlantic Canada, and our government's response to it. We address Italy electing a nationalist leader, the destruction of the Nord Stream Pipeline in the Baltic Sea, and lastly we chat the province of Alberta demanding the RCMP ignore the Trudeau government's gun ban. There is so much going on...

To our fellow maritimers we hope you are safe and the Hurricane didn’t leave you stranded! This week we talk a myriad of random topics. We discuss fighters raging against UFC sponsors for not getting paid enough, political disagreements leading to serious violence in the streets, people being upset for Trudeau singing, and lastly we address how fake news is being spread via TikTok and how to comba...

This week we discuss various locations around the world where energy companies have override their customers thermostats during "emergency circumstances" to save power. We talk what happened, the intricacies of the reason behind the move, and what that could mean for us here in Canada/Nova Scotia. Lastly we discuss the new leader if the Conservative party for our wild card segment and what that co...

The start of the show takes an interesting turn as we talk about old Nova Scotian tales, ghost stories, and UFO sightings in the province. But eventually we get back on track and talk consumer prices increasing on housing, food, electricity and other every day things. We discuss the result of these issues as we see an increase in crime, inflamed political rhetoric, and what this could mean for our...

Happy Labor Day! And we are here to bring you a blast from the past. With the crew taking a week off we bring you an interesting interview we did with MLA Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin about the highway blockades from last year (https://globalnews.ca/news/7977126/smith-mccrossin-booted-from-caucus/). Yes you read that right. We talk about her start in entrepreneurship, how it kick started her passion...

The Canadian government have been stepping up their enforcement of limiting emissions, and have started measuring nitrogen levels on farm lands without the approval of the owners. The Saskatchewan government has taken exception and warned federal agents that they must stop. Additionally we talk massive corporations buying up more real estate, Bank of Canada gaslighting Canadians about inflation, a...

This week our theme is Betting on yourself as we sit down with Katie Feltmate, Author of “Love in the Age of Quarantine”! We discuss her journey in writing the book, what it took to publish it on her own, streams of income she’s looking to establish, and her goal of retiring as early as possible. Additionally, we discuss the impending Chinese Housing Crash, how that may affect us here in North Ame...

We can all see what the issues are in our healthcare system whether it be long wait times at the hospital, lack of family care physicians, ambulance shortages and so on. This week we bring on Reg Manzer who worked in Healthcare for 5 years and who challenges Josh & Dalton on what they believe the solution could be. We talk a variety of issues that affect Canadians, Nova Scotians, as well as Ha...

Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi just trigger potential World War 3 with China and Russia?! What a wild week of stuff to catch up on including into Israel limiting fiat currency in favour of digital, Robinhood being the latest major tech company to layoff employees, and is PEI re-establishing their Covid provincial borders?   We know this week’s list of topics is on the heavier side so we...

As the events around the world continue to roll out we provide a Market Update in terms of what’s going on with Real Estate, and global financial markets. We additionally chat about the Biden administration denying the reality of us being in a recession, huge layoffs in tech, politicians twerking for re-election, and we debate the age ole question of “Should you tip?”. We hope you enjoy your beaut...

This week we chat the government pulling strings with Irving to crash the independent fisheries market, The Spouse’s of Politicians making big money, and the craziness happening in the Farming Industry in the Netherlands but as well back home here in Canada. There’s a lot of weird news going on and we aim to cover all of it this week! Articles Cited: 1. Wastewater leaks into Halifax Harbour; water...

This week we chat if it’s best to pay off your house completely, or to use the equity in it to create more wealth elsewhere. Additionally we get into the Rogers outage that happened a couple weeks ago, what it means for Canadians, the list of those without a doctor in Nova Scotia has grown to 100k and so much more.   Fact Check : In regards to Dalton's statement to end the show, the Liberal G...

We got a loaded episode for you this week! We talk the friction between those who prefer to Celebrate Canada Day and those who want it cancelled, the sentencing of Ghislaine Maxwell, the Nova Scotia Tattoo parting ways with one of their partners in unceremonious fashion, and so much more. This week we brought the spice and we hope you brought the milk. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elev8pod...

We hope you had a fantastic Canada Day Weekend! In this week's episode we chat about shortcomings in the healthcare system, Trudeau putting pressure on the Mass Shooting inquiry, Halifax voting in favour of Universal Basic Income, and big moves for the province of Nova Scotia as they aim to help out small businesses. There’s a lot to get into and we’re grateful to have you with us! Instagram: http...

A LOT of crazy news hit us this past week. One of the big pieces of news was that Bill C-11 is 95% the way of being passed into law. We address what the bill is, the core issues we find with it, what it means for Canadians, and how it will affect Canadian content creators moving forward. Additionally we talk the Non-Profit sector stepping up to help with affordable housing, housing market updates,...

We are so happy to have The Way of the Road crew on with us this week. We talk about what got them started, the risky stunts they've pulled for social media, the hate they receive and so much more. It’s a much less serious episode full of hilarity because the crew brought the humour with them to the studio this week. The Way of the Road   https://linktr.ee/Wayoftheroad Instagram:  https:...

A lot of talk concerning recession has been floating around for awhile now. This week Josh & Dalton did some digging, tapped into their network and brought together some key takeaways that their mentors have given them of how to be successful through a major recession. The crew did the work, and we hope that what they’ve learned can be of help to you as we navigate some choppy economic waters...

This week we are joined by CEO of Cronk Nutrients, Cortland Cronk. We discuss corruption of the telecommunications industry in Canada, the ways Irving Oil has a strangle hold on the Provincial Economy in New Brunswick, and more drama coming out of the Real Estate industry in Nova Scotia. Additionally we talk how someone navigates a business during a recession. Connect with Cronk Nutrients https://...

It’s conference season y’all! Gary Vaynerchuk’s VeeCon had a successful week, Klaus Scwab’s WEF conference was met with resistance, and our Real Estate market is beginning to soften here in Canada. As usual, your boy’s have something to say about all of it. Timestamps: Intro - 00:00 Market is softening - 03:55 World Economic Form convention - 20:57 Alex Jones and shocking truths - 38:23 Greta Tunn...

This week we had the privilege of having the hosts of the Go Full Crypto Podcast Keegan and Mrugakshee on with us. They are a unique couple who decided to turn 95% of their cash assets into Bitcoin and live strictly off of Crypto currency. We go deep into their story, what inspired that journey, and how the regular person can educate themselves and get started in Bitcoin. It’s an hour full of grea...

What a title to wake up to eh?! This was definitely one of our heavier episodes to date. We start off light talking about the possibility of a Canadian Digital Currency coming, then jump into the chaos ensuing across the continent regarding Roe v Wade, what happened to the stock/crypto markets taking a nose dive, science predicting the end of the world, and lastly a damning statement that came out...

This week we are without co-host Josh but Producer Philip fills in nicely for him! Today we jump into listener questions about businesses, We discuss Economic Hitmen, and AI becoming more autonomous in a spooky way. We're happy to have you with us again!   Have Your Voice Heard!  https://forms.gle/VubM7uvLuMSkoBwX9  Join the Discord!  https://discord.gg/ECSbv5nR  &nbs...

This week we discuss a popular question we’ve received from our listeners of “How do I build a business?”. And to go deeper on that we discuss the question of “how do I know what business I want to start?”. Some very legitimate questions! We go into details of business ideas to think of, how to execute, and where to go for additional help. Additionally we discuss the huge face plant of CNN+ and th...