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Its October jobs commentary approaches 200,000 views, pairing a CityNews segment with a closer reading of the Labour Force Survey.
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- 0:44CityNews analyst Mike Eppel identifies weaknesses in retail, wholesale and private-sector employment.
- 3:01The host compares October's Labour Force Survey with employment figures from Justin Trudeau's departure.
- 5:52Charts break down unemployment trends by age, including youth unemployment.
- 6:44The host contrasts wholesale and retail job losses with his expectation of seasonal holiday hiring.
- 9:37Survey findings show a growing share of Canadians having difficulty meeting household financial needs.
- 11:39October's employment result is compared with the job gains reported a year earlier.
Northern Perspective takes a familiar economic headline and digs into the jobs behind it. In its most-watched new upload, the host moves from a CityNews report on rising unemployment to the retail and wholesale figures, asking why employment is falling in sectors where he would expect holiday hiring.
Mike Eppel, CityNews' senior business analyst, supplies the broadcast breakdown before the host opens the October Labour Force Survey himself. Charts on youth unemployment and household financial difficulties broaden the episode beyond the headline job loss. The host's argument is pointed: the government's reassuring economic messaging does not match the pressures he sees in the survey.
That November 7 upload has drawn roughly 196,000 views, making it the most watched of eleven new videos. Elsewhere, Northern Perspective examined the implications of the U.S. midterms for Canada and posted two accounts of being excluded from budget access, with their titles emphasizing how outside help supplied a workaround.
The jobs episode remains among the channel's busiest videos, although a newer CTV immigration-policy reaction and Sunday's livestream are drawing views faster right now. It is a busy publishing schedule against a slower viewing backdrop: daily views across the channel are running at less than half their usual level. Subscribers were unchanged over the week.
Among nearby political-commentary channels, Scott MacFarlane Reports had a particularly strong week for both views and subscriber growth. Northern Perspective's own week added about 1.3 million views, with the employment episode giving its audience the most substantial new stop.
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- Channel
- Northern Perspective
- Subscribers
- 256,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,287,540
- Videos published this week
- 11
- Video published
- November 7, 2026
- Video views so far
- 196,348
- Views on its first day
- 145,475
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Here is how Northern Perspective's uploads and audience moved over the week.
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Which broadcaster's business segment opens Northern Perspective's jobs analysis?
The video opens with CityNews coverage and later plays Mike Eppel's employment breakdown.