Government doesn’t shrink on its own. It expands. It consumes. And eventually, it starts eating the people it was supposed to serve.

In this episode of Leviathan Must Be Stopped, I’m joined once again by my good friend John Wakelin — lawyer, free-speech advocate, and professional vanquisher of bad arguments — to tear into Mark Carney’s first federal budget, the fiction masquerading as fiscal discipline, and the media ecosystem that keeps selling Canadians fairy tales.

We unpack why budgets have become political theatre instead of financial reality, how “capital spending” is being used as camouflage for the same bloated excess, and why Canadians are paying more than ever while getting less in return.

From Alberta separation and constitutional reality, to Canada’s dependency on the U.S. economy, to the fantasy of decoupling from American trade, to the internal civil war inside the Conservative Party — nothing is off limits.

We also get into Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, what Conservatives did wrong last time and what an actual aspirational Conservative vision should sound like.

If you’re tired of smoke, mirrors, and managed decline — this one’s for you.

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Trevor Parry has an encyclopedic knowledge of tax and an unmatched determination that you will pay less of it. 

A lawyer with exceptional academic credentials and a profound believer in personal responsibility, he is on a crusade against the overreaching mega-state. 

For Trevor, creating Canada’s most innovative tax-saving strategies is not a job. It is a calling. 

There remain but a few strategies for starving #Leviathan of tax, and but a few experts who can execute them.

#leviathanmustbestopped 

#taxlawyer 

#taxrelief 

#taxlaw 

Website:  https://trevorparry.com/

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In this episode of Leviathan Must Be Stopped®, I’m joined by my longtime friend Steve Fretwell. Steve and I have known each other for decades through the insurance and pension world, and we begin with what we’re both seeing in our respective practices — the mood of clients, the pressure on business owners, and the sense that something fundamental has shifted in this country.

It doesn’t take much prompting these days for people to explain what concerns them. Wherever they are in Canada, the themes are remarkably consistent: housing affordability, immigration levels, productivity, crime, the general cost of living. What’s different now is that these aren’t abstract policy debates. People are describing their own experiences. They’re describing what’s happening in their communities.

At one point Steve says something that cuts through all of it: “Nobody is coming to the rescue.” 

If Canada is going to regain its economic strength and cultural confidence, it will be because Canadians decide to take responsibility for it.

The conversation then moves to something more enduring. Steve has become a military artist, drawing on Canada’s naval and air force history and interpreting it through an abstract lens. His work hangs in homes and offices across the country, not as decoration, but as a reminder of sacrifice, competence, and a generation that punched above its weight and expected more of itself.

See Steve Fretwell's art at:

https://www.stevefretwellart.com/

Instagram: steve_fretwell_art

This episode moves from business, to politics, to history, and ultimately to responsibility. If we are serious about stopping Leviathan, we must first decide that the work is ours to do.

Trevor Parry has an encyclopedic knowledge of tax and an unmatched determination that you will pay less of it. 

A lawyer with exceptional academic credentials and a profound believer in personal responsibility, he is on a crusade against the overreaching mega-state. 

For Trevor, creating Canada’s most innovative tax-saving strategies is not a job. It is a calling. 

There remain but a few strategies for starving #Leviathan of tax, and but a few experts who can execute them.

#leviathanmustbestopped #taxlawyer #taxrelief #taxlaw 

Website:  https://trevorparry.com/

Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-parry/

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In this wide-ranging and unsparing conversation, Trevor and John dissect the growing gulf between political optics and lived reality in Canada and beyond. From firearm “buybacks” that punish the law-abiding while leaving criminals untouched, to a judiciary and regulatory state increasingly detached from consequence, the discussion exposes a nation drifting from aspiration toward compliance. They examine Canada’s structural economic decay, energy self-sabotage, and the quiet loss of confidence among its youth, before widening the lens to China, the United States, and a rapidly shifting global order. At its core, this episode asks a dangerous question: what happens when optimism is replaced by administration—and Leviathan fills the void? 

Trevor Parry has an encyclopedic knowledge of tax and an unmatched determination that you will pay less of it. 

A lawyer with exceptional academic credentials and a profound believer in personal responsibility, he is on a crusade against the overreaching mega-state. 

For Trevor, creating Canada’s most innovative tax-saving strategies is not a job. It is a calling. 

There remain but a few strategies for starving #Leviathan of tax, and but a few experts who can execute them. 

#leviathanmustbestopped #taxlawyer #taxrelief #taxlaw 

Website: https://trevorparry.com/ 

Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-parry/ 

Follow on X: https://x.com/realTrevorParry

In this episode, tax lawyer Trevor Parry talks about the official registration of the Leviathan must be stopped® trademark and what that idea really means to him.

The conversation moves through five areas:

• What Leviathan Means
Where the idea comes from, the warning in Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan, and why Trevor believes Canada has drifted toward too much centralized control.

• Saving You Tax
How Trevor works with entrepreneurs and professionals to reduce tax in a disciplined, legitimate way — not schemes, not shortcuts.

• Scarborough Roots
Trevor grew up in Scarborough in a single-parent household, working early, which shaped his view of responsibility, work, and opportunity.

• Elbows Up Is a Charade
Why political talk about “diversifying away from the U.S.” ignores the reality of Canada’s hollowed-out manufacturing base and productivity problems.

• Entrepreneurs and Professionals
Why people who build businesses and create value matter, and why aspiration still matters in a healthy economy.

This is a straightforward conversation about work, taxes, productivity, and where Canada is headed.

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Trevor Parry has an encyclopedic knowledge of tax and an unmatched determination that you will pay less of it. 

A lawyer with exceptional academic credentials and a profound believer in personal responsibility, he is on a crusade against the overreaching mega-state. 

For Trevor, creating Canada’s most innovative tax-saving strategies is not a job. It is a calling. 

There remain but a few strategies for starving #Leviathan of tax, and but a few experts who can execute them.

#leviathanmustbestopped 

#taxlawyer 

#taxrelief 

#taxlaw 

Website:  https://trevorparry.com/

Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-parry/

Follow on X:  https://x.com/realTrevorParry

Since we last spoke, a war has begun.

In this episode of Leviathan Must Be Stopped, Johnny Wakelin and I examine the conflict in the Persian Gulf through what we think of as a Michael Corleone foreign policy – unsentimental, and unconcerned with approval.

While the United States and its allies act, Canada hesitates.

In this episode is a wide-ranging discussion on:

• the moral case for action vs. the cost of inaction 
• the illusion of a “multipolar world” 
• the decline of Western military readiness 
• Canada’s deteriorating position as an ally 
• immigration, productivity, and the economic realities being ignored 
• and the growing disconnect between political elites and the public 

It is a conversation About whether nations still possess the will to act in their own defence—or whether they have outsourced that responsibility to abstractions, institutions, and wishful thinking.

Canada, in particular, is confronted with an uncomfortable question: Are we still a serious country? Or are we coasting on the legacy of past generations—while the world moves on without us?

Trevor Parry has an encyclopedic knowledge of tax and an unmatched determination that you will pay less of it. 

A lawyer with exceptional academic credentials and a profound believer in personal responsibility, he is on a crusade against the overreaching mega-state. 

For Trevor, creating Canada’s most innovative tax-saving strategies is not a job. It is a calling. 

There remain but a few strategies for starving #Leviathan of tax, and but a few experts who can execute them.

#leviathanmustbestopped #taxlawyer #taxrelief #taxlaw 

Website:  https://trevorparry.com/

Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-parry/

Follow on X:  https://x.com/realTrevorParry

The first step toward getting better is admitting you have a problem. Is Canada ready to do so? Because the fact is this: Canada is broken. 

Consider the 2026 World Happiness Report. Canada ranked 25th out of 147 countries — its lowest ranking ever recorded in the index and a major decline from its former position near the global top five about a decade earlier. The report highlighted especially sharp declines among younger Canadians: 

• Canadians under roughly 25–30 years old ranked around 71st globally for life satisfaction. 
• Researchers described Canada as one of the countries with the steepest deterioration in youth happiness among advanced Western economies. 

The 2026 report and related commentary linked the decline to several factors: 

• housing affordability pressures 
• economic pessimism among younger adults 
• declining sense of opportunity 
• weaker social support 
• heavy social media use, especially among younger users and teenage girls 

One notable finding was the widening generational divide. Older Canadians still report comparatively high life satisfaction, while younger Canadians have seen a severe drop in optimism and wellbeing. 

You will note that the above timeline corresponds with the Trudeau years. This is not a coincidence. During and since that lost more-than decade, and perpetuated by Prime Minister Mark Carney, we have seen: 

• Rapid economic decline 
• Dysfunctional immigration 
• Abandonment of our history 
• Lawlessness 
• Geopolitical weakness 
• Overcrowded and rationed health care 

In this rant, I make known my true feelings about the situation. 

Trevor Parry has an encyclopedic knowledge of tax and an unmatched determination that you will pay less of it. 

A lawyer with exceptional academic credentials and a profound believer in personal responsibility, he is on a crusade against the overreaching mega-state. 

For Trevor, creating Canada’s most innovative tax-saving strategies is not a job. It is a calling. 

There remain but a few strategies for starving #Leviathan of tax, and but a few experts who can execute them. 

#leviathanmustbestopped #taxlawyer #taxrelief #taxlaw 

Website: https://trevorparry.com/ 

Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-parry/ 

Follow on X: https://x.com/realTrevorParry