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Wealthsimple just launched its new betting platform, but for now, Canadians can only bet on the economy, financial markets, and the weather.
So what happens when we start betting on politics?
Host Sam Konnert talks to Wall Street Journal investigative reporter Katherine Long about the wild world of Polymarket and Kalshi, the scandals that have followed them in the US, and what Canada can learn before prediction markets inevitably expand.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), imogen sayers (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Katherine Long
Photo: Rafael Minguet Delgado
Additional music by Audio Network
Background reading:
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1338 Reality is a Casino as Prediction Markets Enter Canada
- Lawmakers Call for Federal Probe of Polymarket Over Deceptive Advertising – The Wall Street Journal
- We Investigated Polymarket’s Deceptive Marketing Campaign. Here’s What We Found. – The Wall Street Journal
- Think you can win on prediction markets? Here's why you're more likely to lose – CBC News
- Wealthsimple’s pivot into risky business reflects young Canadians’ financial nihilism – The Globe and Mail
- Canada has banned some prediction markets. Wealthsimple is showcasing them anyway – Canada’s National Observer
- Prediction Markets Are Good, Actually – Maclean's
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Did you know we have a monthly supporter exclusive show?
Next month on Off The Record we are back to our call-in show format. On Thursday August 27, 2026 we will be taking your calls on a new question:
What do you wish you had known when starting school or what’s a piece of advice you would give to someone starting school. Kindergarten, Middle school, High school, CEGEP, university, anything!
The call-in period will be Thursday, August 27th, 4:30-6:30 PM ET. When the time comes, head over to https://callinstudio.com/show/canadaland. You can also dial in at 1-888-401-7056.
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They’re shamed, banned, or driven underground but “repugnant markets” have a way of surviving. Organ sales, MAID, even blood sales fall into the category. Nobel Prize-winning economist Alvin Roth comes to Canadaland to discuss his latest book, Moral Economics: From Prostitution to Organ Sales, What Controversial Transactions Reveal about How Markets Work.
Further Reading:
- The Nobel Prize - Alvin E. Roth
- Can economics save lives? - Alvin E. Roth
- Repugnance as a Constraint on Markets - Alvin E. Roth
- A Conversation with Alvin Roth - The Conversation
- Kidney Paired Donation Program - Canadian Blood Services
Host: Gemma Boothroyd
Credits: Gemma Boothroyd (Reporter), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Chad Galloway (Audio Editing & Production), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact Checking by: Julian Abraham
Additional Music by: Audio Network
Photo: Linda A. Cicero, Stanford University
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Last Wednesday, Foreign Policy CAN tweeted that "Canada condemns the ongoing violence in the West Bank..." So later that day, the Embassy of Israel in Canada responded with "Israel condemns the ongoing violence against Jews in Canada..." Which begs the question, just what exactly is Canada’s social media strategy? Does it even have one?
It also got us thinking about the responsibility both the government and the media have when it comes to discussing Israel, and how the hyperfocus on one country impacts the safety of Canadian Jews.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Andrea Varsany (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jen Gerson
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- https://x.com/CanadaFP/status/2082478897514389914
- https://x.com/IsraelinCanada/status/2082538835930669094
- https://x.com/IsraelMFA/status/2082554515962651030
- Opinion | It's time Canada cut diplomatic ties with Israel
- Opinion | As former diplomats to Israel and Palestine we know why Canada shouldn't cut ties with Israel
- Canada, 3 other countries summon Israeli ambassadors over video taunting flotilla activists
- Canada summons Israeli ambassador over video of minister taunting activists | CBC.ca
- ‘Israel Behind it’: Spain ACCUSES Israel For Migrants Crisis After 60,000 Moroccan’s Storms Ceuta
- MLS investigating reports of antisemitic comments hurled at player in Montreal | CBC News
- China's 'ethnic unity' law- a new tool to silence dissent? | DW News
- Canada's Carney warns antisemitism at postwar high - YouTube
- Two Jewish-owned bakeries attacked in Toronto; police release image of vehicle involved
- Owners of Montreal kosher restaurant vow to rebuild after 'suspicious' fire
- Campus Antisemitism and Student Experiences — Government of Canada
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Last year, we published an episode about all the tape that didn’t make it into one of our shows. Today is different… but similar. Here are three interviews we did that just never made it to air. And we’ll tell you why they never made it to air.
Next month on Off The Record we are back to our call-in show format. On Thursday August 27, 2026 we will be taking your calls on a new question.
Seasonal news hooks are really common in the news business, they’re practical, easy to plan for, and most people need them. So we wanted to flip that a bit for the back to school season.
What do you wish you had known when starting school or what’s a piece of advice you would give to someone starting school. That can be Kindergarten, Middle school, High school, CEGEP, university, anything.
The call-in period will be Thursday, August 27th, 4:30-6:30 PM ET. When the time comes, head over to https://callinstudio.com/show/canadaland. You can also dial in at 1-888-401-7056.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer, Senior Production Supervisor), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Photo: Tony Wang
Additional music by Audio Network
Further Reading:
- Korean Messiah: Kim Il Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea's Personality Cult
- North Korea's girl dad dictator — Apple Podcasts
- O'leary Reserve Wines - Crazy Deal — Kevin O’Leary YouTube Channel
- Last of the lookouts — Canadian Geographic
- Fire Tower Trailer — Underwire Films
- Hot Docs president warns this year's festival could be its last without more financial support — CBC
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Seven years in, we're looking at what might just be the longest and most involved media defamation trial in Canadian history: former Alberta United Conservative Party candidate Caylan Ford is suing PressProgress, the CBC, Toronto Star and several others, for $7.65 million. She says that they wrongly portrayed her as a white supremacist, they say that they were only quoting her…
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Andrea Varsany (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jen Gerson
Photo
Further reading:
- Caylan Ford Statement of Claim
- PressProgress Statement of Claim
- Defend Canadian Journalism - Broadbent Institute
- Defend Canadian Journalism - PressProgress
- Litigation — Caylan Ford
- Support PressProgress - Defend Canadian Journalism
- Caylan Ford speaks out: Former UCP candidate reveals why she was “cancelled” | Keean Bexte
- Resisting the mob (feat. Caylan Ford)
- When the Mob Came
- Alberta Needs Anti-SLAPP Legislation!
- UCP Candidate Complained ‘White Supremacist Terrorists’ Are Treated Unfairly, Leaked Messages Show
- Press Progress claims my lawsuit is a frivolous SLAPP action. Here are the facts.
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Stories about The Prime Minister’s residence at 24 Sussex just won’t die. Lumber barons, dead brides, Trudeau’s secret pool, nacho machines, you name it.
But now, the Prime Minister’s crumbling, rat-infested, maybe haunted official residence is getting a re-vamp. Carney just launched a fifty-million-dollar national campaign to actually fix the place. What is he planning? And what does it say about Canadians that we’d rather crowdfund a roof than just pay for one?
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Background reading:
- More than 2,000 Canadians have donated toward restoration of 24 Sussex Drive - CBC News
- Scrap 24 Sussex Drive. Canada Can Do Better - The Walrus
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Did you know we have a monthly supporter exclusive show?
On the next episode of Off The Record, we bring you a collection of short interviews that just didn't make it to air. Each interview will bring you into the nitty gritty of our reporting.
To hear that episode become a supporter at canadaland.com/join and connect your ad-free feed to hear it.
If you value this podcast, Support us! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.
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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib is a Palestinian-American writer who grew up in Gaza City. When he was eleven years-old he survived an Israeli airstrike that killed two of his friends and left him with permanent hearing loss in one ear. He travelled to the United States as a teenage exchange student in 2005 and later received political asylum after Hamas took over in Gaza. He now leads Realign for Palestine, a project advocating for what he calls, "a radically pragmatic approach to peace.”
Today he talks to Canadaland about Hamas, Israel, the international response to the war in Gaza, and how his views on war and possible peace have turned him into a target from almost every direction.
Host: Archie Matlow
Credits: Caleb Thompson (Mixing & Mastering), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Additional music by Audio Network
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
More information:
Realign For Palestine
Atlantic Council
Hamas and It’s Two Million Hostages - Jewish Quarterly
Hamas’s Western Apologists Have Become Hamas Enthusiasts. As a Gazan, I’m Horrified - Newsweek
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San Grewal and Rahim Mohamed discuss Robyn Urback's opinion piece in the Globe and Mail, titled, “Like a bad ex, Donald Trump is accidentally making Canada become its best self”. Indeed, national pride seems to be at an all-time high, but is it warranted? After all, hate crimes are on the rise, two Jewish bakeries were vandalized last weekend, and a group of white supremacists just threw a "family-friendly festival” called Bigotfest in North Bay.
Host: San Grewal
Credits: Andrea Varsany (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Rahim Mohamed
Further reading:
- Like a bad ex, Donald Trump is accidentally making Canada become its best self - The Globe and Mail
- Human rights group warns of 'Bigotfest' event in North Bay
- 2025 Hate Crime Report shows drop in reported incidents last year, as the Service addressed Prevention, Reporting, and Outreach
- Four extremist plots to attack Jewish targets disrupted in Canada, report says | Globalnews.ca
- Toronto police investigate after Jewish-owned bakery chain hit by gunfire and vandalism - CNN
- White Nationalism in Canada: Organized, Emboldened, and Growing - Canadian Anti-Hate Network
- What's Fuelling White Nationalism in Canada? | The Rundown
- Canadian military members identified on white supremacist dating site | CBC.ca
- Canadian, U.S. fascist fight clubs joining forces south of the border, CBC investigation finds
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After the Premier's meeting in PEI last week hosts San Grewal and Rahim Mohamed look at who got the media's attention, who didn't, and what strategies Premiers are using to capture the nation's interest.
Host: San Grewal
Credits: Andrea Varsany (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Rahim Mohamed
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- A test for Team Canada - POLITICO
- Premiers’ Performance: Eby, Smith, and Ford each tumble to new lows approval - Angus Reid Institute
- Prime Minister Carney delivers remarks following the First Ministers’ Meeting
- First Ministers’ Joint Statement
- Canadian premiers eye energy as weapon against U.S. tariffs. But Quebec has another plan
- Smith touts Alberta diplomacy in finding U.S. ‘advocates’ to help hold off Trump trade war
- Doug Ford says Ontario has ‘most to lose’ as premiers await Carney’s tariff plan
- Canadian premiers eye energy as weapon against U.S. tariffs. But Quebec has another plan
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Canada's relationship with Donald Trump feels like it's one big, messy, public fight. Meanwhile, Mexico seems... strangely calm. Has President Claudia Sheinbaum figured out how to deal with Trump in a way we haven’t? Host Noor Azrieh talks to journalist David Agren, who has covered Mexico for more than two decades, about Trump's latest tariff threats, the CUSMA negotiations, and whether there's actually something Canada can learn from Mexico, or whether the story is a lot more complicated than we think.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: David Agren
Background reading:
- How Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum won over Trump – Los Angeles Times
- Sheinbaum takes on cartels, Trump and the legacy of 1968 – Al Jazeera
- The Mexican President Who’s Facing Off with Trump – The New Yorker
- Separate US talks with Canada, Mexico test North America's trilateral trade pact – Reuters
- Mexico not looking to cut separate deal with U.S. and leave Canada out, top diplomat says – The Globe and Mail
- Sheinbaum draws red line on handing over politicians accused of cartel ties to U.S. – The Globe and Mail
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Did you know we have a monthly supporter-exclusive show?
On our next episode of Off The Record, we bring you a collection of short interviews that just didn't make it to air. Each interview will bring you into the nitty gritty of our reporting. Interesting stories and details that just couldn't fit the bigger picture of what we were working on.
That episode comes out Thursday August 6.
To hear that episode become a supporter at canadaland.com/join and connect your ad-free feed to hear it. Do it now. Canadaland.com/join
If you value this podcast, Support us! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.
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Is the American empire officially in its "dying animal" era? Author and cultural critic Stephen Marche certainly thinks so and for the first time in his career, he’s feeling downright optimistic. In Stephen's view, the collapse of U.S. global dominance isn't a tragedy for Canada; it's a once-in-a-generation opportunity to ditch our toxic relationship with American markets, invest in our own sovereignty, and reinvent ourselves on the world stage.
Host Jesse Brown isn't quite ready to pop the champagne. Armed with a weak Canadian dollar, decaying public infrastructure, and the words of Leonard Cohen, Jesse steps into the ring to challenge Stephen’s sunny outlook.
Will global chaos force Canada to finally thrive on its own, or are we forever tethered to a dying beast?
Further Reading:
- Gloves Off Podcast - Stephen Marche
- The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future — Stephen Marche
- Trump's new 50% tariffs to hit even CUSMA-compliant goods — CBC
- Do you believe in the Old Canada, or the New Canada? — Globe & Mail
- Stephen Harper says Canada should ‘accept any level of damage’ to fight back against Donald Trump — Toronto Star
- WATCH: Mark Carney at Davos: "A Rupture, Not a Transition" — CBS News
- Leonard Cohen Predicts the Future — The Cinch Review
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Chad Galloway (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by: Julian Abraham
Additional music by: Audio Network
Photo: George Thomas
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Decoding Carney’s climate pivot.
Despite the headlines about pipelines and Carney’s offer to double oil exports to the US, Canada’s future as an energy superpower may still be clean and green.
Max Fawcett joins to explain why Carney is distancing himself from Trudeau’s climate policies, while laying the groundwork for Canada’s energy transition.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Max Fawcett
Further reading:
- Canada has been sold a false promise of being an ‘energy superpower’ - The Globe and Mail
- Carney says Trudeau-era climate plan was 'too expensive' and 'divisive' | CBC News
- Carney defends new pipeline in face of questions over wildfires, climate - National Post
- Majority of Canadians support both pipelines, but Alberta-B.C. project is favoured: poll - National Post
- Le gouvernement Carney dépense 4 M$ pour des publicités patriotiques pendant la Coupe du monde
- Carney offered to double oil exports to U.S. as part of potential deal, Hoekstra says - The Globe and Mail
- Terence Corcoran: Despite the heat, fossil fuel use keeps on growing - Financial Post
- CBC/Radio-Canada expands international news - CBC News
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After threatening to tariff Canada in response to wildfire smoke crossing the border, Trump announces 50% tariffs on a long list of products, ostensibly in response to Canada’s "discriminatory" trade practices.
Trump says these aren’t the wildfire tariffs, but are they the wildfires tariffs?
Meanwhile, will Canada finally get serious about wildfires as a result of Trump’s absurd threats?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Max Fawcett
Further reading:
- Trump retaliates against U.S. booze ban, dairy with 50% tariffs on Canadian goods - CTV News
- Why Trump is threatening new 50% tariffs on Canadian exports right now | CBC News
- As wildfires burn across Canada, Ford government faces growing criticism over province’s response - The Globe and Mail
- Canada Is Primed to Burn. Why Aren’t We Ready? | The Walrus
- Minister says nothing went wrong with Ottawa's response to Ontario wildfires | CBC News
- Regulators investigating why CN workers were forced to flee wildfires on foot - The Globe and Mail
- BC Conservatives Hire an Alberta Separatist and Far-Right Media Figure | The Tyee
- He's 30, pragmatic -- and possibly our most crucial First Nations chief - National Post
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Unsealed U.S. indictments allege that India-based organized crime networks orchestrated political assassinations, extortion schemes, and large-scale drug trafficking across North America and Europe. And according to prosecutors, Canada wasn't just another country caught in the crossfire. It was both a target for extortion and a hub for cross-border operations.
Host Noor Azrieh asks Punjab-based journalist and author Jupinderjit Singh: who and what, exactly, are we dealing with?
Plus a conversation with Sikhs for Justice organizer Inderjeet Gosal, who says he’s got a bounty on his head.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor), T ony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Jupinderjit Singh, Inderjeet Gosal
Background reading:
- International Crackdown on India-Based Organized Crime Gangs Results in 24 Arrests in U.S., Canada, and Europe – United States Department of Justice
- Gangs of Punjab: Guns, Greed, and Girlfriends – Jupinderjit Singh
- Indictments tying Bishnoi to Surrey, B.C., killing detail alleged global criminal network – CBC News
- The story of a Bishnoi foot soldier – Global News
- CBC INVESTIGATES | Extortion, drugs, assassination and transnational Indian crime syndicates: ’Operation Hard Ball’ explained – Radio Canada
- Deportation order issued against Bishnoi associate linked to gun used in B.C. shootings – CBC News
- Canadian border agency investigates almost 200 extortion-related cases in Greater Toronto – Toronto Star
- Ontario Sikh leader explains why he refused protection: 'I’d rather take India’s bullet' – CBC News
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Kevin O'Leary is not just a rich Canadian businessman — he's a phenomenon. He's a media phenomenon both here in Canada and in the US. And he's known for one thing: being an asshole.
But is he really an asshole? Is it just a schtick? A character? A clown that he plays on TV to entertain us all? Or is it all sincere? Does he mean all of the stuff he says? And if he does mean it, why should we believe anything he says? Is he actually an expert? In life, in business, in politics?
We tracked down the people who worked with him as his legend was being spun, including the guy that "discovered" him.
Further Reading:
- Kiddies’ Togs Manufacturing Company Ltd. — McCord Museum
- Learning from Mattel — Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
- MATTEL – How the Giant Toy Maker Fell So Far So Fast — L.A. Business Journal
- Kevin O'Leary: He's not a billionaire, he just plays one on TV — Globe & Mail
- Richard Stursberg leaves CBC — CBC
- Lawsuits in fatal cottage country boat crash involving Kevin O’Leary finally settled. Here's what we know — National Post
- Wonder Valley — O’Leary Ventures
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer, Senior Production Supervisor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editing & Production), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by: Julian Abraham
Additional music by: Audio Network
Photo: Philip Romano
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Danielle Smith announces a $13 billion Meta data centre in Sturgeon County, Alberta, set to be the largest in Canada.
In contrast to Carney’s federal A.I. strategy, which promised clean, sovereign, and ethical A.I., Smith refers to the Meta project as a “digital refinery,” fuelled by a natural gas plant that will be built to power it.
Instead of digital sovereignty, is Canada going to end up being a branch-plant, resource economy at the service of Big Tech?
Plus, the best Canadian films you probably haven’t seen, and Big Tech’s new hiring target: philosophers.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Douglas Soltys
Further reading:
- Big Tech joins Calgary Stampede oil bash, as Alberta courts data centres | CBC News
- Meta to build $13 billion data centre in Alberta, largest outside the U.S. | Globalnews.ca
- 'Responsible corporate citizen:' Meta, Premier Danielle Smith defend $13B Alberta mega data centre plan - Edmonton Journal
- Supersized data centres are coming to Canada. One province is at the epicentre | CBC News
- Meta to build Canada’s largest data centre north of Edmonton | BetaKit
- Meta axes feature that allowed tagging Instagram users to generate AI images of them | CBC News
- Vancouver’s Growing Anti-AI Movement | The Tyee
- Meta’s AI Data Center Caught Leaking Deadly Bacteria Into Water Town Uses for Irrigation - Futurism
- The Revenge of the Philosophy Majors - NY Times
- The 100 best Canadian films ever made - The Globe and Mail
Join Jesse Brown at the University of Waterloo for:
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7pm | July 21st, 2026
University of Waterloo
Pearl Sullivan Engineering Building
PSE 7303
Supported by Heterodox Academy
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Booze, bridges, and the fog of the trade war.
Canada’s booze boycotts are working, and Senator Adam Schiff says it’s unfair and devastating for the California wine industry. Isn’t that the point?
Meanwhile, Carney offers concessions to Trump on the Gordie Howe Bridge deal. Did we get bamboozled?
Plus, a Wall Street Journal deep dive paints Carney as the leader of the resistance against Trump.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Douglas Soltys
Further reading:
- Canada’s boycott of U.S. wines ‘causing devastating harm,’ California senator says - CTV News
- Republican bill targets Canada's provincial booze bans | CBC News
- U.S. “We demand Canada stop this alcohol boycott that isn’t working and also we don’t even care” - The Beaverton
- Ontario runs $8M tab storing U.S. alcohol, as province's plans for stockpile still uncertain | CBC News
- How will Gordie Howe Bridge profit-share deal work between Canada, U.S.? | Globalnews.ca
- Canada gives share of Gordie Howe Bridge profits to U.S. to get Trump go-ahead - Financial Post
- Truckers say Gordie Howe bridge changes everything - CTV News
- 42% of Canadian manufacturing companies have moved to the U.S. or are considering it, and Ottawa is running out of time to stop them - The Hub
- John Ivison: Carney may lead the Trump ‘resistance,’ but Canadian casualties are mounting - National Post
- The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI (05 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
- The First Chinese EVs Reaching Canada Aren’t The Bargains Buyers Were Promised | Carscoops
Join Jesse Brown at the University of Waterloo for:
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7pm | July 21st, 2026
University of Waterloo
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Canada’s Access to Information Act was supposed to give Canadians a window into their government. But more than 40 years later, critics say the system is failing — with delays, redactions, and a culture of secrecy. Host Noor Azrieh speaks with transparency activist Ken Rubin, journalist Dean Beeby, and lawyer Matt Malone about the fight over the future of access to information in Canada, and why proposed changes could make it even harder to hold governments accountable.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Annie Tuba (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Photo: Tony Wang
Guests: Ken Rubin, Dean Beeby, Matt Malone
Background reading:
- Ottawa experts raise alarm over ‘regressive’ government proposals for access-to-information law – Ottawa Citizen
- Information commissioner 'disappointed' by lack of federal ambition on access reform – The Canadian Press
- Federal transparency law changes could shield government emails, text messages – The Narwhal
- Off to a bad start: Treasury Board already wants to make access to information worse – The Hill Times
- Liberal government's addiction to secrecy – Dean Beeby
- Canada's Bad Boy of Freedom of Information – Dean Beeby
- Open By Default – Investigative Journalism Foundation
- Dean Beeby's FOI Tip Sheet
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Canada’s Assisted Human Reproduction Act made it illegal to pay a woman to donate her eggs in Canada. The goal was to avoid incentivizing women to donate their eggs without fully understanding the risks of the procedure. But loopholes and a lax regulatory system have let a “grey market” prosper.
In her investigation Gemma Boothroyd spent months meeting egg donors, doctors, researchers, lawyers — the long list of people working, often unseen, to make a baby for intended parents.
Host: Gemma Boothroyd
Credits: Gemma Boothroyd (Reporter), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Chad Galloway (Audio Editing & Production), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Lucie Laumonier
Additional music by Audio Network
More information:
- What 53 Egg Donors Said They Wish They Knew…
- Alana Cattapan’s research team’s work on egg donors in Canada
- Canadian assisted reproductive technologies registry CARTR PLUS annual report
- The Human Egg Trade | The Walrus
- The Business of Egg Transactions and Need for Improved Regulation of the Fertility Industry in Canada | Alberta Law Review
- Egg donor self-reports of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: severity by trigger type, oocytes retrieved, and prior history - PMC
- First prosecution under Assisted Human Reproduction Act ends in conviction - PMC
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Canadian newsrooms are hesitant to embrace A.I. but new tools offer the potential to revolutionize workflows and expand the capacity of individual journalists. Rather than a threat to journalism, Kevin Newman joins Julian Abraham to explain why A.I. should be viewed as an opportunity for newsrooms to create new business models and do more in-depth reporting.
Host: Julian Abraham
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Kevin Newman
Photo: igovar igovar
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Students and new-to-audio reporters: Canadaland is launching another year of our Audio Journalism Fellowship!
If you’re a journalism student or audio storyteller looking to gain some invaluable experience, this is a really unique opportunity. Find out more:
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Further reading:
- Journalists pushing AI into newsrooms are practicing terrible journalism - Halifax Examiner
- The way I briefed myself six months ago is now laughably obsolete - Alex Panetta [Substack]
- AskLaura.ai - AI Fact Checking
- ABC will trial using AI for journalism. What are the risks and benefits? - The Conversation
- AI in Canadian newsrooms: media engaging cautiously - J-Source
- Empowering newsrooms with AI and advanced technologies - Reuters
- Opinion | The Star tried something with AI it had never done before. Then, we pumped the brakes. Here's why - Toronto Star
- The New York Times Got Caught Using AI Hallucinations in Its Reporting | The Walrus
- Iran Is Trolling Us and We’re Not Doing Anything About It - The New York Times
- ‘Horrendous’ Toronto police scandal allegations linked to Ryan Wedding cocaine case in new Project South documents - Toronto Star
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A new strictly Canadian social media platform is promising a friendlier alternative, but is it too Canadian to succeed?
Gander Social launched on Canada Day with an ambitious plan to “fix” social media with a bot-free, less divisive approach that includes moderation based on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
But, do people really want social media that “makes them smile”?
Host: Julian Abraham
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Kevin Newman
Additional music by Audio Network
Image Credit: Cedric Fauntleroy
Students and new-to-audio reporters: Canadaland is launching another year of our Audio Journalism Fellowship!
If you’re a journalism student or audio storyteller looking to gain some invaluable experience, this is a really unique opportunity. Find out more:
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Further reading:
- Canadian social-media platform Gander officially launches this week, promising data sovereignty - The Globe and Mail
- Investor Outlook: Gander Social expands with Canadian data focus [Bloomberg]
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- Arlene Dickinson and Amber Mac sever ties with Gander Social | BetaKit
- Luke Lebrun Thread [Bluesky]
- Welcome to the Mark Carney major projects sweepstakes - The Globe and Mail
- The Biggest Tell That Something Was Written by AI - The Atlantic
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Fifty years ago, Alberta had a chance to build one of the greatest sovereign wealth funds in the world. It could have been a trillion-dollar province.
This episode, host Sam traces the full story of the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund: the booms, the busts, and the mistakes made along the way. How did the richest province in Canadian history end up with almost nothing saved?
And now that Mark Carney is trying to build something similar for the whole country, does Ottawa actually know what it's doing, or is it about to make the same mistakes all over again?
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Annie Tuba (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Photo Credit: @ABDanielleSmith
Guests: Trevor Tombe, Keith Brownsey
Background reading:
- Alberta government expects $100 payouts to arrive within 2 weeks of applications – Global News
- The Canada Strong Fund isn’t a sovereign wealth fund — and that’s OK – Policy Options
- Canada’s new sovereign wealth fund is ambitious, but its design raises questions – The Conversation
- Alberta's fund a cautionary tale for Carney's national sovereign wealth fund – National Post
- Alberta’s oil inheritance is being pilfered (by Albertans) – The Globe and Mail
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Last week, on Off the Record, Sam Konnert asked Jesse Brown all about the state of the company and where we're going in 2026. Also, why did Jesse cave to the union's demands in contract bargaining?
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Investigative reporter Laura Robinson and Senator Marilou McPhedran were accused of faking government documents. The RCMP were called in followed quickly by the Senate Ethics Committee.
Several weeks ago that committee finally handed down their verdict. For years Robinson could say little about the case. But today she brings the whole story to Canadaland. The story of her part in an operation to save the lives of hundreds of Afghan footballers.
Further Reading:
- A Canadian senator helped save Afghan women. The immigration department called police on her — The Toronto Star
- Did Canada Betray Afghanistan’s Female Soccer Players? — The Walrus
- Canadian senator sent documents to Afghan family that weren’t authentic, Ottawa says — The Globe & Mail
Host: Bruce Thorson
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Chad Galloway (Audio Editing & Production), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by: Julian Abraham
Additional music by: Audio Network
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You might not be super familiar with the name Corus Entertainment, but you definitely know their work: Global News, Teletoon, YTV, Treehouse, Showcase etc. Since 1987 Corus has dominated Canadian media across TV and radio, but just last month (June 2026) they reported a $36.5-million loss in the third quarter! With yet another Canadian legacy media company, Corus Entertainment, at risk of being taken over by a private company, we’re lamenting the state of ownership across Canadian media, and what it means for the future of bingeable true crime.
Disclosure: At one point, host San Grewal refers to the $500 million deal that the government reached with Google through the Online News Act. Canadaland does receive money through this payout. Details can be found here:
https://cjc-ccj.ca/en/funding-recipients/
Host: San Grewal
Credits: Andrea Varsany (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), imogen sayers (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Guest: Morgan Campbell
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Quebecor pushes for debt discount as it seeks to acquire Corus Entertainment - Globe and Mail
- CORUS ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES RECAPITALIZATION TRANSACTION - Corus Ent
- Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2026-103 - CRTC
- Corus lenders revisit a well-worn restructuring path - Globe and Mail
- Corus reports $36.5-million loss in third quarter as revenue falls - The Globe and Mail
- Some analysts are now saying Global’s owner is headed for bankruptcy — can Corus be saved? - Toronto Star
- Corus announces recapitalization deal as it seeks relief from its debt burden - Toronto Star
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Today we’re talking about Canadaland the company the show.
Where is Canadaland going in 2026? CBS, CNN, maybe The Rivoli?
CanCon jokes aside, today Sam sits down with Jesse to talk all about the state of Canadaland. We have a new collective bargaining agreement, we have a new Journalistic Standards and Practices document, we have new hosts coming on board.
And what new shows are we working on?
All this and more. Wait for it.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Guests: Jesse Brown
Photo: Canadaland
Additional music by Audio Network
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It's hard not to be swept up into the overflowing joy and national pride gripping millions across the country, as Canada’s men’s national soccer team plays on the world’s largest stage, and it’s certainly an accomplishment that deserves a huge celebration. But as the economic benefits promised by FIFA don’t seem to be meeting reality, we have to ask: are the good vibes really worth the financial risk?
Host: San Grewal
Credits: Andrea Varsany (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), imogen sayers (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Guest: Morgan Campbell
Further reading:
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-fifa-world-cup-contracts-toronto-vancouver-host-cities/
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fifa-world-cup-benefits-vancouver-bc-9.7225612
- https://macleans.ca/economy/the-world-cup-is-an-economic-sinkhole/
- https://financialpost.com/news/is-world-cup-boon-for-canada-economy
- https://torontolife.com/real-estate/hotel-world-cup-2026-tax-tourism/
- https://globalnews.ca/news/11940798/stubhub-world-cup-ticket-complaint-investigation-bc/
- Revealed: 6,500 migrant workers have died in Qatar since World Cup awarded — The Guardian
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An Iraqi man, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, is at the center of a major U.S. terrorism case. Federal prosecutors allege he helped coordinate nearly 20 attacks across Europe and North America as an operative of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In a recorded conversation cited in the criminal complaint, Al-Saadi allegedly claimed members of his network carried out two attacks in Canada, including the shooting at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto and an attack on a synagogue.
Host Noor Azrieh speaks with terrorism and intelligence expert Dr. Jessica Davis, former CSIS strategic analyst and president of Insight Threat Intelligence, about what we actually know, how state-backed proxy networks and terrorist financing operate, and whether there is credible evidence linking recent attacks on Canadian soil to Iran.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Annie Tuba (Producer), Imogen Sayers (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guest: Jessica Davis
Photo: FBI
Background reading:
- CSIS increases operation to combat Iranian state-directed activity, warns of continued threats – The Globe and Mail
- Could this one man have been behind terrorist attacks on Jewish communities across Europe? – The Guardian
- 'Who's paying for this?': Toronto police believe youth hired for gun crimes such as U.S. consulate shooting – CBC News
- Are Iranian 'sleeper cells' a threat to Canadians? Here’s what intelligence experts say – CBC News
- United States of America v. Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi
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That will be coming out Thursday, July 2. Stay tuned!
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From Upton Sinclair to modern day animal activists, going undercover has been a staple of animal cruelty reporting. But in Ontario, a court recently ruled that it might be illegal to get that footage, that reporting, in the first place — you can no longer take a job under false pretences on farms in Ontario.
Why do animal rights activists believe they should have a right to lie?
What do farmers and other agriculture business owners have to hide?
And if it's illegal to lie to go undercover on a farm - is ALL undercover reporting now illegal?
Further Reading:
- Ontario’s top court restores agriculture law parts targeting animal rights activists — The Canadian Press
- Opinion | Meat eaters and animal lovers should be appalled by ag-gag court ruling — The Toronto Star
- Decisions of the Court of Appeal: Animal Justice v. Ontario — Court of Appeal for Ontario
- W5: Alleged animal abuse at an Ontario pig farm — CTV
- Canadian Beef Industry — 2021 Census of Agriculture
- Ontario Court of Appeal Reinstates Ag Gag Law, Silencing Farm Whistleblowers — Animal Justice
- Beef Farmers Welcome Ontario Court of Appeal’s Decision to Provide Clarity on the Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act — Beef Farmers of Ontario
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer & Senior Production Supervisor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Chad Galloway (Audio Editing & Production), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editing & Production), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by: Julian Abraham
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Photo: Aviva Lessard
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In advance of the trilateral CUSMA negotiations, Carney’s relationship with Trump has gone from Elbows Up to Heated Rivalry. Will Carney’s flattery of Trump pay off for Canadians?
Rahim Mohamed of the National Post joins to explain why, whatever happens with CUSMA, Carney is lucky to have Pierre Poilievre around as a convenient foil.
Plus, politicians get noisy about the Calgary Stampede, and the controversy around the Nakba exhibit in Winnipeg.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), imogen sayers (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Rahim Mohamed
Photo: The White House
Students and new-to-audio reporters: Canadaland is launching another year of our Audio Journalism Fellowship!
If you’re a journalism student or audio storyteller looking to gain some invaluable experience, this is a really unique opportunity. Applications close June 30th. Find out more:
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Further reading:
● Carney again praises U.S.-Iran peace deal after calling war 'worth it' | CBC News
● Mexico, Canada have formed a common front on CUSMA talks, says Sheinbaum | CBC News
● Opinion | Mark Carney has been flattering Donald Trump. How much is too much? - Toronto Star
● Opinion | Mark Carney has the upper hand on Donald Trump. This is how he got it - Toronto Star
● Calgary city council votes to stick with Stampede noise rules amid spat with province | CBC News
● Human rights museum board member resigns over 'one-sided' exhibit on displaced Palestinians | CBC News
● Terry Newman: Leaked email reveals secret meeting between human rights museum and Palestinian ambassador - National Post
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A tragic shooting in Montreal resulted in the deaths of a police officer, a civilian, and the shooter.
Following the incident, Canadian media withheld the shooter’s manifesto from the public, offering cursory summaries of the contents.
Rahim Mohamed of the National Post joins Jesse Brown to consider what was actually in the shooter’s manifesto.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), imogen sayers (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Rahim Mohamed
Further reading:
● Manifesto reveals alleged Montreal gunman's antisemitic, far-left and 'incel' ideology - Rebel News
● Fallen Montreal officer identified, amid warning of possible anti-police manifesto - CTV News
● Alleged Montreal shooter identified as 25-year-old Alberta man | Globalnews.ca
● Montreal shooter left behind manifesto containing violent rhetoric directed at women, police, others - CTV News
● Manifesto laden with incel ideology linked to Côte-des-Neiges shootings - Montreal Gazette
● Kristi Noem hired in strategic advisory role for B.C. mining company | Globalnews.ca
● Personal relationships between world leaders "crucial": Mila Mulroney - Global News
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Progressive Conservative Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston had been one of the most popular politicians in the country. Mark Carney-level popular. Regina George-level popular. For a while, it looked like Nova Scotia would be Houston’s forever. But now his popularity is at its lowest point since he took on the top job. Host Noor Azrieh sits down with his former Justice Minister turned Liberal MLA Becky Druhan to unpack her striking political turn: how does a senior member of a government go from defending it to deciding the problem is the very government she once helped run?
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Imogen Sayers (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Tristan Cappachione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Becky Druhan
Photo: Becky Druhan
Additional music: Audio Network
Background reading:
- N.S. premier defends $53.6-million budget cut reversal, floats idea of ‘budget tour’ – CTV News
- Houston's approval rating sinks amid budget cuts: Poll – City News
- MLA Becky Druhan joins Nova Scotia Liberal Party, intends to run for leadership - Halifax – Global News
- Independent MLAs slow N.S. government agenda at Province House – CBC News
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For the past four years Canadaland has been investigating a cluster of terrible illnesses in New Brunswick. A group of people were suffering from debilitating symptoms that nobody could explain.
Those people lost neurological function. Some lost their lives. What was afflicting them? Was it a prion illness like mad cow disease? Was it somehow linked to shellfish? Might it have to do with blue-green algae blooms or environmental contamination from heavy metals or contamination from the herbicide glyphosate? Was it contagious?
Today we speak with a man who was at the centre of the investigation into this cluster of illnesses. Dr. Michael Coulthart was a microbiologist working with the Public Health Agency of Canada. He was the head of Canada’s Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) surveillance system, which surveys all of Canada for prion diseases like mad cow. And he was one of the lead investigators on a short-lived federal/provincial team of scientists investigating what was going on in New Brunswick before the province shut investigation down.
Throughout our years of covering this story he never agreed to speak with us directly. We suspected that he was not allowed to. But just a few months back, Dr. Michael Coulthart retired, and shortly after that, just a few weeks ago, he sat down with our reporter, Julian Abraham.
Host: Bruce Thorson
Credits: Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Additional music by Audio Network
Fact checking by Lucie Laumonier
More information:
JAMA Study - Jama Network
Top Canadian scientist alleges in leaked emails he was barred from studying mystery brain illness - The Guardian
Scientist working on mystery N.B. brain condition claimed he was 'cut off' for 'political' reasons - CBC
'The answer cannot be nothing': The battle over Canada's mystery brain disease - BBC
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Journalists and politicians are honouring Robert Fife, who retired after 48 years. Known for his big scoops, Fife leveraged anonymous sources to hold the powerful accountable. But Fife’s brand of “access journalism” also runs the risk of being used as a political tool. Jan Wong joins Jesse Brown to explain why journalists shouldn’t get too cozy with the politicians they cover.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), imogen sayers (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jan Wong
Photo: Mark Blevis
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Ottawa mayor declares June 11 ‘Robert Fife Day’ to honour veteran journalist - The Globe and Mail
- Robert Fife gives a candid account of some of the biggest stories and issues of his career - The Globe and Mail
- Robert Fife — 2026 Hyman Solomon Award for Excellence in Public Policy Journalism
- Hear No Evil, Write No Lies | The Walrus
- Change is coming to Winkler, ralliers say as southern Manitoba city hosts 1st Pride march | CBC News
- Weston family-backed digital publication Be Giant launches - The Globe and Mail
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A gun-for-hire network is revealed after a Toronto Police Officer is killed in a raid investigating a shooting at the US consulate. The network is potentially linked to a slew of shootings across the GTA, including synagogues.
Meanwhile, a US Dept of Justice indictment suggests some of these shootings may have been contracted by Iranian proxies.
Plus, an update on Canadaland’s settlement with Theresa Kielburger.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), imogen sayers (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jan Wong
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Go to canadaland.com/live to find out more about our live show, June 18th at the Halifax Convention Centre!
Further reading:
- 'Who's paying for this?': Toronto police believe youth hired for gun crimes such as U.S. consulate shooting | CBC News
- Raid that left Toronto police officer dead tied to wider shooters-for-hire probe - The Globe and Mail
- 'The whole ring is unwinding': Gunmen-for-hire who targeted U.S. Consulate linked to earlier shootings, source says - National Post
- Police reveal sprawling scope of Toronto’s gun-for-hire network: ‘Who’s paying for this?’ - Toronto Star
- Dual Iranian-Iraqi National Indicted for Providing Material Support to Terrorist Organizations | United States Department of Justice
- Al-Saadi Indictment - Dept of Justice [PDF]
- 'Boyfriend duties call,' Trudeau says after skipping Canada at World Cup to watch Katy Perry - BBC
- Canadaland publisher apologizes in court to mother of WE Charity co-founders | CBC News
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Mark Carney’s Liberals are trying to push a whole stack of bills across the finish line–and it’s no small stack. Bail reform, hate crimes, gender-based violence, housing, election financing, digital safety, lawful access, and privacy.
Is this what an efficient Parliament looks like? Or is this what it looks like when a very determined Carney turns urgency into pressure, and pressure starts to feel a lot like being yelled at?
Host Noor Azrieh asks POLITICO’s Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Annie Tuba (Producer) Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), imogen sayers (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Nick Taylor-Vaisey, Mickey Djuric
Background reading:
- 'He yells': Mark Carney's focus has Liberal MPs bristling – Toronto Star
- With just over a week left on the legislative clock, here’s the current state of play in the House of Commons – iPolitics
- Ottawa moves to ban kids under 16 from social media – CTV News
- ‘We know how to work together’: U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra on partnership with Canada amid CUSMA talks – CTV News
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The World Cup finally came to Canada. But has MAGA turned the Beautiful Game into something ugly? According to the BBC fans from about a quarter of the countries taking part in this World Cup are facing travel bans, tighter restrictions, or high visa rejection rates.
What about supporters who are already in the U.S. who might fall under the gaze of ICE agents? If you were a Senegalese, Haitian, or Ecuadoran-American, would you wrap yourself in your team’s colours and take to the streets knowing ICE is playing their own game?
And where in all this is Canada? Our co-host has threatened to invade, launched tariff battles and Trump keeps thumping his 51st state schtick. Where does Canada belong in a MAGA world cup?
Karim Zidan is an investigative journalist covering the intersection of sports and politics. His work has been featured in outlets such as The New York Times and The Guardian, and he runs his own media platform called Sports Politika,
He joins us today to kick off the World Cup. And no, Karim Zidan is no relation to the other Zidane….
Clarification: A previous version of this podcast had an omission. The podcast stated that Somali referee Omar Artan was denied entrance to the U.S. for the World Cup because of his nationality. The updated version of this episode now includes the information that the U.S. government claims Artan was denied entry to the United States because of his “association with suspected members of terror organisations.” Artan denies the accusation.
Further Reading:
- https://www.sportspolitika.news/
- https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZaivdiKYlJ/
- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx212p8r28eo
Host: Bruce Thorson
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by: Julian Abraham
Additional music by: Audio Network
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So it looks like technically Canada is in the midst of a “technical” recession, but, technicalities aside, is a 0.2% drop in growth really that big a deal?
Carney hasn’t said much on the subject, just that this is just a “settling-in period” while his policies take effect. On the other hand, Poilievre seems almost gleeful, saying that it’s a result of a “banker who can’t budget”. Oh, and he’s made a whole attack ad dunking on the technicalities of a technical recession with a little help from generative AI. Is this what politics has come to?
Host: James Nicholson
Credits: Andrea Varsany (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Douglas Soltys
Additional music by Audio Network
Apply to CANADALAND’s Audio Journalism Fellowship at labs.canadaland.com
Go to canadaland.com/live to find out more about our live show, June 18th at the Halifax Convention Centre!
Further reading:
- Sharan Kaur: Why top economists are rejecting the ‘recession’ narrative - CTV News
- ‘Technical Recession’, the Backstory: Why has the Canadian Economy Flatlined? - Policy Magazine
- Carney addresses technical recession, says economy going through 'settling-in' period - CBC News
- 51st state 'a great discussion' for Trump and Carney, says Hoekstra as president trolls ahead of trade talks - CBC News
- Canada Dips Into Technical Recession for First Time Since 2020 - Bloomberg
- Canada enters surprise technical recession amid tariff uncertainty - Reuters
- Canada is in a ‘technical’ recession. Here’s why economists are pushing back on that label - The Toronto Star
- Is a technical recession technically a problem for Mark Carney? - CBC News
- FIRST READING: Is the technical recession recession just a technicality, technically? - Yahoo News Canada
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Carney just released his new 55-page strategy, “AI for All,” to much fanfare, over $2B in funding commitments, and…very few details on how he’s going to accomplish any of it.
Canadians were at the forefront of AI’s creation, yet we’re already falling behind in harnessing this revolutionary technology. But most of us aren’t convinced that AI is safe: not for the environment, or the kids, or our personal privacy. Plus, it seems like no one’s figured out how to actually make a return on their investment.
So, is Canada investing in a product that’s doomed to fail?
Correction: Canada’s AI Strategy contains the word “must” 22 times, not 25 times, as is suggested by host James Nicholson.
Host: James Nicholson
Credits: Andrea Varsany (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Douglas Soltys
Apply to CANADALAND’s Audio Journalism Fellowship at labs.canadaland.com
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Further reading:
- Canada’s National Artificial Intelligence Strategy: AI for All - Government of Canada
- Canada’s AI strategy won’t build necessary trust - The Globe and Mail
- Canada’s AI strategy promises to protect citizens. Critics say it still lacks teeth | BetaKit
- Canada Finally Has a National AI Strategy. Experts Hate It | The Walrus
- Carney government to ban social media for kids younger than 16, but will allow exemptions - National Post
- Minister defends Canada’s new AI strategy | Front Burner
- This is our time: Canada’s national AI strategy is an incredible step forward - The Globe and Mail
- Anthopic, OpenAI Should Not Be Allowed to IPO, Says Ed Zitron - Bloomberg
- BetaKit Most Ambitious - Betakit
- Ottawa to direct CRTC to scrap demands for streamers to fund local news, niche broadcasters - The Globe and Mail
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Host Sam spent a day at Canada's biggest defence trade show asking about autonomous weapons.
The good news: Canada says humans must always be part of the decision to kill. The bad news: nobody can define what that means, the US just voted against a UN resolution banning killer robots, and Pete Hegseth wants the Pentagon to be an "AI-first warfighting force."
Sam talks to an AI researcher, an underwater robot CEO, a defence contractor who tells it like it is, and an ethicist who somehow remains hopeful.
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Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Jason Millar, Randy Goebel
Background reading:
- For Canada, the march of the killer robots is getting hard to avoid | The Logic
- Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon's blacklist of AI company Anthropic | CBC News
- At Canada’s biggest weapons show, the soldiers were the target | Globe and Mail
- Canada’s largest arms expo drawing record turnout as Ottawa boosts defence spending
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Last week, Mark Carney announced his big A.I. strategy. Two billion dollars to support creating jobs, providing free A.I. literacy training, and protection against some of the potential harms and risks around A.I., especially with kids. Oh, and he wants to build a world-leading supercomputer.
Canada's leading A.I. company is Cohere. Cohere isn't like OpenAI or xAI or Anthropic or any of those other well-known large language model companies. They're not public facing. They don't do image generation or music generation, or tell you what recipe you can make with the leftovers in your fridge. They develop private models for specific companies trained in part on that company's private data. RBC, Bell, Salesforce, just to name a few. Their current valuation sits at $7 billion.
Cohere's co-founder is a 33 year-old indie rockstar named Nick Frosst. He joins host Stephen Marche to discuss Canada's A.I. sector, his band, Star Trek, and those students booing A.I. at convocations.
Host: Stephen Marche
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Photo: Gabriel Hutchinson
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The Globe and Mail’s editorial board calls the initial reporting on Kamloops residential school graves a “failure of journalism.”
Five years later, debate continues over small errors in the language used to report on the preliminary findings of an investigation into unmarked graves.
Is the Globe’s decision to address these issues productive or will it fuel denial of the impact of residential schools on Indigenous communities?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons(Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Harrison Lowman
Further reading:
- There is no reconciliation without truth - The Globe and Mail
-
786 Digging For Doubt - CANADALAND [Podcast]
-
1362 The Truth About Residential School Graves - CANADALAND [Podcast]
- The search for graves at Tk’emlups, five years on - The Decibel
- Kamloops residential school survivors recall students going missing, digging of graves in orchard - CBC
- ‘Horrible History’: Mass Grave of Indigenous Children Reported in Canada - The New York Times
- SAY WHAT?: Ranking the Top Ten most painful English speakers in Canadian politics - Western Standard
- Tim Hortons to dial back use of Temporary Foreign Worker program, aims to hire 10,000 locally - The Globe and Mail
- 'Where’s the melt?' Tim Hortons customers complain of unmelted grilled cheese sandwiches - National Post
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As journalists, our work brings us to stories that fall into one large category: the public interest. If something is happening in your community that people need to know about, it’s our job to tell it.
But of course, there are many other interesting stories that we would probably never publish. So we wanted to hear your stories, the ones that might not be fit for print, but have a good hook, a good twist — something memorable.
And you came out swingin’. From dog bartenders to student teacher relationships that allegedly became a blockbuster film starring Judy Dench and Cate Blanchett. Oh, and the COVID police. All that and more.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Photo: Digitally Edited by Tristan Capacchione, using material from Boko Shots and ELEVATE
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Carney’s big address on antisemitism didn’t amount to much.
Acknowledging what he called a “crisis,” Carney spoke at a Toronto synagogue, highlighting measures taken to address antisemitism in Canada, including changes in hate crimes laws and a council that will study the problem.
Jewish Canadians expecting tangible action were disappointed, so why did he bother?
NOTE: This episode makes use of generative A.I. for the following purpose: voice cloning to correct an error in the original recording in which the group Al Aqsa Martyr's Brigade was initially misidentified.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons(Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Harrison Lowman
Further reading:
- Prime Minister Carney highlights new measures to combat antisemitism and support Canada’s Jewish community - Government of Canada
- LIVE: Combatting Antisemitism • EN DIRECT : Lutter contre l'antisémitisme
- Opinion: Mark Carney, antisemitism is not a public relations problem | National Post
- NP View: What Jewish Canadians need to hear from Mark Carney
- The United States Should Offer Asylum to Canadian Jews - Flashpoints & Frontlines [Substack]
- Opinion | The Star tried something with AI it had never done before. Then, we pumped the brakes. Here's why - Toronto Star
- China’s top diplomat says Canada ties ‘fully restored’ - The Hindu
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This is the Liberal government’s second attempt at passing lawful access legislation. Last year, the government pushed Bill C-2, their marquee border security bill that didn’t even make it to committee because of the backlash. But now, Bill C-22 is here, and things are feeling a little deja vu. Host Noor Azrieh asks Robert Diab what new powers this bill actually creates. Why are tech companies, privacy advocates, and our allies so worried?
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Robert Diab
Background reading:
- The Lawful Access Two-Headed Surveillance Monster: How Bill C-22 Went Off the Rails – Michael Geist
- Lawful access bill could lead to exit from Canada, major VPN provider says - National – Global News
- Why the U.S. is noticing this Canadian security bill – CBC News
- Signal warns it would pull out of Canada if made to comply with lawful access bill – The Globe and Mail
- Meta joins Apple in opposing Canada’s digital wiretapping bill – The Logic
- Facing mounting backlash, Anandasangaree says U.S. tech companies are 'misinterpreting' his lawful access bill – CBC News
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Trump and Putin both hate Chrystia Freeland. But her ability to unite world leaders under a single banner isn't her greatest accolade. Freeland is quite simply one of the most acrcomplished public servants in Canada's history. For starters, she was the first woman to serve as finance minister. She helped introduce $10 a day daycare in this country. She was also instrumental in the fall of the Trudeau government, and currently she runs the Rhodes Scholarship and works as an economic advisor for Ukraine.
But more than any of that, Freeland has been one of the closest observers of globalization over the past 30 years. She saw its birth as a journalist in Russia in the 1990s, and she saw its death while working as deputy prime minister for Canada in the 2020s. Chrystia Freeland joins us today to talk about that front row seat at the rise and seeming demise of globalization.
This conversation is the launch of our upcoming speakers series The Nuance. It's a simple idea: important conversations on complex subjects with informed guests in front of a live audience.
Host: Stephen Marche
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
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Danielle Smith sidesteps the courts to ask Albertans a question about a referendum on separation.
Carney calls it a “dangerous bluff,” reminiscent of Brexit, and Smith’s question is being criticized as confusing and potentially misleading.
Rahim Mohamed of the National Post joins to explain why he predicted this would happen (but he didn’t say it would make sense) and why he thinks Danielle Smith is improvising on the fly, rather than following a plan.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Rahim Mohamed
Further reading:
- Carney calls Smith's Alberta referendum question a 'dangerous bluff' | CBC News
- Danielle Smith tries to blame 700,000 illusory Albertans for her separatism gambit - The Globe and Mail
- Alberta Separation: Three-in-five say they’d vote in October to stay, but half say the question is “confusing” - Angus Reid Institute
- Dispatch from the Front Lines: Canada ain't perfect, but we still stand for it
- B.C. Conservative leadership hopeful Findlay flees own press conference | Chilliwack Progress
- Audio Journalism Fellowship 2026 — CanadaLabs
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This industry is notorious for exploiting interns. Thanks to our supporters, we’ve been able to build a program that does the opposite: pay a fair wage to emerging journalists to work on their own stories, not ours.
Applications for the 2026 Canadaland Audio Journalism Fellowship are now open. This is a paid 4-month opportunity in the fall for two journalists to pitch, develop, and produce an original story to be broadcast on our network.
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After Israeli minister Ben-Gvir posts a video of the inhumane treatment of detained protestors, Canada joins the global condemnation of Israel’s treatment of Gaza flotilla participants, including 12 Canadians.
Rahim Mohamed of the National Post joins Jesse Brown to discuss why Jewish Canadians are reluctant to voice their criticism of Israel, and what’s left out of the coverage of the Gaza flotilla.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Rahim Mohamed
Further reading:
- Israel's treatment of detained Gaza flotilla members is 'abominable,' Carney says | CBC News
- Flotilla organizer confirms identities of 12 Canadians detained by Israel - CTV News
- Video showing far-right Israeli minister taunting Gaza flotilla activists sparks global outcry | CNN
- I was Canada’s ambassador to Israel. Its reaction to the flotilla is undermining its own case - Toronto Star
- Sask. separatists buoyed by Alberta referendum plan | CBC News
- The Online Streaming Act Bill Comes Due: Why the CRTC’s Latest Ruling Guarantees Years of Trade and Legal Battles - Michael Geist
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As Canada inches closer to China to escape the US's “global swagger,” do we even know who we're dealing with?
As Canada inches closer to China’s “global swagger” to escape the US's orbit, do we even know who we're dealing with? This week, Noor sits down with Jonathan Cheng, The Wall Street Journal's China Bureau Chief, a Canadian who's been based in Beijing since 2019, to get an inside look at China's current confidence, its trade posture, and what Beijing actually thinks of Canada.
Also, Xav Trudeau's "electric" halftime show in Ottawa, a Conservative MP names her grandchild Charlie Kirk, Danielle Smith's refer-referendum, cabinet shuffle rumours, and the controversial surveillance bill that made Signal threaten to leave Canada entirely.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Jonathan Cheng
Background reading:
- China’s Foreign Minister to visit Canada for the first time in 10 years - The Globe and Mail
- A ‘red line’: Chinese embassy condemns Canadian MP’s visit to Taiwan
- China and India among ‘main perpetrators’ of foreign interference, Canada’s spy agency reports - Toronto Star
- Nissan eyes exporting Chinese-made electric cars to Canada - Financial Post
- Ottawa working to get Canadian companies selling goods on Chinese platforms - National - Global News
- Ottawa working to get Canadian companies selling goods on Chinese platforms - National - Global News
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What’s the story that everyone in your community talks about? The one that just never dies.
Was it a drunk uncle? Did your classmate get arrested? A rumour that stuck? Maybe your community helped out an individual in need!
Just something that, if you bring it up, people go: “oh yeah… that!”
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Ebola. Hantavirus. Here we go again. Tracking outbreaks to see if they are going to spread across the world. Triggering fear: virus, epidemic, pandemic. And a flood of headlines. The locations, the numbers, the details change but the gist of the message is always the same. Keep the disease away from us.
But today we meet someone who heard the news of an Ebola outbreak and ran straight at it. Into the hot zone. To the epicentre, to a village in what was then Zaire 30 years ago. Her five weeks living and reporting from that bush hospital resulted in her documentary film Ebola: Inside an Outbreak. The film earned her Emmy for outstanding investigative journalism. Her name is Ric Bienstock and she’s here with her firsthand account of the Ebola virus, how people live and die with it, what it means as a global health challenge, and whether or not this virus is something that Canadians need to fear.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Additional music by Audio Network
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
More information:
- No Ebola cases in Canada and no new hantavirus cases, chief public health officer says - CBC News
- Good Soup Productions - Website
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CBC is pausing its production of an elaborate “prank show” led by Indigenous creators after outrage online.
Critics say “Northland Tales” is political activism that has no place on the national broadcaster.
But Ryan McMahon joins San Grewal to explain why pranking is fair game, even on the CBC, and why it would be a shame if the show gets cancelled.
Host: San Grewal
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Ryan McMahon
Further reading:
- CBC pausing production on satirical Indigenous show | CBC News
- LILLEY: CBC hits pause on show targeting RCMP and conservatives - Toronto Sun
- CBC called out for role in prank interviews of Kamloops residential school grave critics -CBC News
- CBC-funded prank show’s deceptive tactics raise fraud and legal concerns: Lawyer - The Hub
- 'I'm sick to my stomach': Retired RCMP officer details humiliating experience with CBC prank show
- Taxpayer-funded mockumentary exposed; most legacy media steer clear of graves dissidents - The Rewrite [Substack]
- Hundreds gather to celebrate Murray Sinclair's legacy with round dance in Winnipeg | CBC News
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Stephen Marche will be interviewing Chrystia Freeland LIVE in Toronto in the first edition of The Nuance, a live event series in partnership with the MNJCC. Join us on Sunday, May 24th at 7pm at the Al Green theatre. Doors open at 6pm. Free for Canadaland supporters, or you can become a supporter at the door for only $2 this month. Seating is first come first served. Find out more at canadaland.com/live
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Nate Erskine-Smith lost his bid for nomination for the Ontario Liberals in Scarborough Southwest, putting his plans for leadership in question. He’s alleging serious voting irregularities, and that the Ontario Liberal establishment has it in for him.
Meanwhile, the Toronto Star publishes a curious Editor’s Note, retracting a statement from the PMO that Carney did not in fact endorse Erskine-Smith, despite the video being posted online.
Then, a Toronto Star freelance columnist criticizes the Star’s reporting, and has her column pulled. What is happening?
Barbara Patrocinio of iPolitics joins San Grewal to sort through the chaos.
Host: San Grewal
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Barbara Patrocinio
Further reading:
- Liberal party under fire as more questions raised about Nate Erskine-Smith’s nomination fight - Toronto Star
- Why the Liberal nomination controversy could be an 'unhelpful distraction' for a party looking to rebuild | CBC News
- Supriya Dwivedi on Real Talk with Ryan Jesperson
- Supriya Dwivedi Thread [X/Twitter]
- Erskine-Smith appeals Ontario Liberal nomination loss, alleging ‘irregularities’ | Power & Politics
- Ontario running out of time to pass bill to deal with misbehaving municipal politicians, critics warn | CBC News
- Blind side: Why World Cup economic impact on Vancouver, Toronto may never be known | Globalnews.ca
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Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to turn Canada into a defence powerhouse — and venture capital is racing to cash in. Host Sam Konnert talks to defence experts and industry insiders about the new military-tech gold rush, and asks: can Silicon Valley mentality fix Canada’s stagnant defence sector, or are we scaling up its worst instincts?
CORRECTION: at the 26 minute mark, the reporter mistakenly says Christiane Fox was questioned by Conservative MP Damien Kurek before the public accounts committee. In reality, Fox was questioned by Conservative MP Ned Kuruc.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Philippe Lagassé, Samuel Witherspoon, Hugo Hodgett
Background reading:
- Prime Minister Carney launches Canada’s first Defence Industrial Strategy to strengthen security, create prosperity, and reinforce strategic autonomy
- Defence tech upstart Dominion Dynamics takes aim at the U.S. giants supplying Canada – The Logic
- The defence-tech gold rush is testing the limits of venture capital – The Logic
- Canada's $1-trillion defence commitment: whose future are we defending? – The Hill Times
- Meet Eliot Pence, the man turning Canada’s defence procurement upside down – Be Giant
- Deputy minister says she was 'advancing diversity' when she hired acquaintance – Ottawa Citizen
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Elaine Dewar was tough. Contrary. The reporter who wrote an article that brought upon her the wrath of billionaires. It was a piece on the Reichmann family resulting in a $102 million dollar libel case that nearly killed Toronto Life Magazine. She argued against the Bering Strait theory on migration of humans to the Americas. She ruffled feathers with her views on the origins of Covid. Questioned ties between the environmental movement and big business.
Those are just a few of the debates she sparked through her tireless investigative works.
Elaine Dewar was debated, denounced, debunked.
Well, they tried to debunk her. She was sued and she was spied on. She hated, as she put it, "Lying liars who lied."
Elaine Dewar, investigative reporter and author of multiple nonfiction books. Born in Saskatchewan in 1948, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer last August, and she died weeks later. She died writing. Elaine’s publisher Dan Wells and daughter Anna Dewar Gully join us today to talk about her life and that final book, Oblivious, which chronicles the medical segregation of Indigenous people and their history as non-consensual subjects in medical experimentation.
Editor’s note: Approximately halfway through the podcast, publisher Dan Wells describes Otto Schaefer as a Nazi-trained doctor who conducted experiments on Indigenous people. While not entirely incorrect, this is something of an oversimplification of a nuanced history. Elaine Dewar gives that nuance in the book, and it’s available to read in this Toronto Star excerpt.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Additional music by Audio Network
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Photo: Danielle Dewar
More information:
- Oblivious: Residential Schools, Segregated Hospitals, and the use of Indigenous Peoples as Slaves of Race Science — Biblioasis
- With weeks to live, Elaine Dewar finished her most personal book – probing settler Canadians’ obliviousness — The Globe & Mail
- Book excerpt: The complicated legacy of Otto Schaefer and Canada’s Indigenous people — The Toronto Star
- Canada’s media lawyers wage war on “libel chill” and the power of the purse — National Magazine, Canadian Bar Association
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186 End Of The CanLit Hustle — CANADALAND
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715 Mommy, Where Does COVID Come From? — CANADALAND
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Everyone is talking about Drake’s new album ICEMAN (except Canadian media.)
Why is Canadian media more interested in the provenance of ice blocks than the next chapter in the career of one of Canada’s biggest stars?
Drake is one of Canada’s biggest cultural exports. He represents Canada and Toronto on the global stage, and yet at home he isn’t given the same acclaim as other Canadian icons.
Writer and Hip Hop lecturer Dalton Higgins joins to explain why Canada hasn’t fully embraced Drake.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Andrea Varsany (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Dalton Higgins
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Can Drake’s New Album End Rap’s Cold Streak? - WSJ
- Drake's 'Iceman' Arrives at the Most Pivotal Moment of His Career - Boardroom
- Drake caused another stink in Toronto after smelly seats he froze in ‘Iceman’ stunt were removed from a Raptors game - Toronto Star
- Meet the family-run Ontario company behind Drake's massive ice sculpture | CBC News
- Can Drake reconnect with Toronto, the city that once loved him, with his new ‘Iceman’ album? - Toronto Star
- ‘It’s a real challenge,’ Food insecurity still an emergency in Toronto with food bank use on the rise, report says - NOW Toronto
- Why some Canadians are using the census to protest against the federal government - CTV News
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Inside the scoop that launched the Alberta data breach into the headlines.
How independent media broke the story of the Alberta separatists' access to voter information.
Plus, Danielle Smith visits Carney and makes progress on the Alberta MOU. Can Smith leverage separatism to get a pipeline?
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Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jeremy Appel
Further reading:
- SCOOP: Elections Alberta investigating separatists for accessing electors list - The Orchard [Substack]
- SCOOP: Jen Gerson: Elections Alberta's massive failure could have put people in danger. I tried to warn them. - The Line [Substack]
- Opinion | I went home to the heartland of Alberta independence. Even after covering Donald Trump for 10 years, I was still terrified by what I found - Toronto Star
- Danielle Smith says working out differences with feds key to quelling Alberta separatism | CBC News
- Bell: Danielle Smith claims win after high-stakes sit-down with Carney | Calgary Herald
- Former human rights chief launches defamation lawsuit against Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman | CBC News
- Editors’ Note: May 2, 2026 - New York Times
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NDP Leader Avi Lewis has a massive task ahead of him. When host Noor Azrieh last spoke with him before the leadership election, he said he had a plan. Well, how’s that working out for him?
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: NDP Leader Avi Lewis
Background reading:
- Are you paying more than your neighbour? It could be 'surveillance pricing' – CBC News
- Provincial NDP leaders react to Avi Lewis’ ascension to federal NDP leadership – Rabble
- Sask. and federal NDP clash over stance on fossil fuels in open letter – CBC News
- Here's the 'experiment' NDP Leader Avi Lewis is trying to run in Canadian politics – CBC News
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Last Thursday on Off The Record, we talked about Social media — what you love and hate.
As journalists, we are pretty terminally online. We wanted to know how you balance social media with real life, and y’all showed up! Check it out, if you haven’t already.
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The Kamloops Indian Residential School made headlines five years ago this month. What followed was tears across the country, marches, statues torn down, and the Prime Minister bending a knee while holding a teddy bear. Then came the counter narrative fuelled by books with titles like Grave Error and Dead Wrong.
Today we talk to Dr. Kisha Supernant, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Alberta, who has been working in the field at potential grave sites across the country. What has she found? What is the tone of the debate five years on from Kamloops? And why are there still so many questions?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Julian Abraham (Reporter), Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
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The new GM for the Toronto Maple Leafs faced the press and it did not go well. With scathing questions and confounded columnists, Toronto reaffirmed its reputation as a tough media market.
What is it about sports that creates unique regional media markets with their own tone and style of coverage?
Dan Robson of The Athletic joins Sam Konnert to talk sh*t about sports reporting.
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Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Dan Robson
Further reading:
- John Chayka’s tenure with the Maple Leafs begins under intense scrutiny - The Globe and Mail
- Internet reacts to Steve Simmons' viral moment at Leafs press conference for new GM John Chayka
- The Aura Shift: Macklin Celebrini and the NHL’s TikTok-bred Gen Z takeover - The Athletic
- Looking back on new Maple Leafs GM John Chayka’s tenure in Arizona - Sportsnet.ca
- Dawn Of The Dumb: We Need A Better Class Of Fan - Richard Lewis [Substack]
- Noam Chomsky: Why Americans Know So Much About Sports But So Little About World Affairs - Alternet
- Toronto team signs Yasiel Puig, despite potential prison sentence looming - CTV News
- Vancouver police deny motorcade request for FIFA's Infantino - ESPN
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As journalists, we are pretty online. Terminally online. Our screen time apps? Let’s not go there…
Now our social media feeds are likely different from many of yours. So we wanted to ask all of you, who probably lead less online lives, what you love, hate, and how you balance your online from your IRL. And you all had so much interesting stuff to share.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Photo: Tony Wang
Additional music by Audio Network
Further Reading:
- Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe — Penguin Random House
- Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism — Flatiron Books
- Pinterest Users Are Tired of All the AI Slop — Wired
- LinkedIn Lunatics Subreddit — Reddit
- The #BLM Protests Are Not Your Aesthetic — Story Factory
- mastodon explained in only a few sentences - for a newbie — Reddit
- People don’t want to run their own servers, and never will. (Actual title is “My first impressions of web3”) — Moxie Marlinspike (Founder of Signal)
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CBC is expanding its regional news coverage and not everyone is happy about it. Some local news outlets say that the CBC is poaching their staff and stories.
Plus, Carney’s government is planning a massive extension of journalism tax credits to include radio and broadcast, propping up legacy platforms owned by the big telcos.
Are subsidies stifling competition and innovation?
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Harrison Lowman
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Lisa Sygutek: The CBC is a predator of local news | National Post
- CBC president denies broadcaster is biased or poaches journalists from smaller markets - CBC News
- The Government Doubles Down on News Sector Support: Fiscal Update Opens the Door to Tens of Millions in Tax Credits for Bell, Rogers and Corus - Michael Geist
- The end of the journalism world beckons and the industry pretends it’s not happening - Peter Menzies - The Rewrite [Substack]
- The Canadian government is now deciding who’s a journalist - The Hub
- Eco News Site No. 1 In Grants | Blacklock's Reporter
- Cape Breton community TV station loses federal funding for only journalist | CBC News
- Liberals use majority to move some parliamentary committees behind closed doors | CBC News
- SCOOP: Jen Gerson: Elections Alberta's massive failure could have put people in danger. I tried to warn them. - The Line [Substack]
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PM Mark Carney has managed to stitch together a majority in the House of Commons and has approval numbers we haven't seen in forever. Host Noor Azrieh thinks this is the kind of political moment that demands opposition. But, how exactly is the Opposition supposed to oppose Carney… when they can’t even get their own house in order? We put this to Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: MP Michelle Rempel Garner
Background reading:
- Terry Newman: Conservative MP speaks out about how the Liberals tried to poach her – National Post
- Immigration minister says she’s accountable after former IRGC official granted a visa – CTV News
- Conservatives press Liberal government to limit health care for some refugee claimants – CBC News
- Carney to Launch Sovereign Wealth Fund to Distance Canada’s Economy From U.S. – The New York Times
- Upcoming federal health care cuts could put refugee claimants at risk - CBC News
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What social media do you love or hate? How do you balance your IRL from your online? Anything you feel is social media counts (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, dating apps?, etc.)
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Objection.ai is the new AI-powered tool from Aron D’Souza and Peter Thiel. The duo who helped bankrupt Gawker ten years ago. They're also teaming up to bring the world the steroid-embracing Enhanced Games later this month. D’Souza says Objection.ai is about restoring public trust in journalism and making it more transparent. Critics worry about its ideological bent and what it means to subject journalists, and their sources, to an AI "judge".
Aron D’Souza joins Jesse to talk about the tech, what it means to "object" to a reporter’s work, and if there’s any reason to believe Objection.ai could work at all.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Additional music by Audio Network
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Photo: Objection.ai website (NOTE: This artwork for this episode was likely generated by A.I., by the website’s designers.)
More information:
- Can AI judge journalism? A Thiel-backed startup says yes, even if it risks chilling whistleblowers — TechCrunch
- Full transcript: Conversation with Aron D’Souza on Objection and AI in journalism — TechCrunch
- Hulk Hogan v. Gawker: Invasion of Privacy & Free Speech in a Digital World — First Amendment Watch NYU
- Trust in Media: How Canadians feel about news outlets — Pollara Strategic Insights
- Trust in Media at New Low of 28% in U.S. — Gallup
- A Reporter Explains His Approach to Writing News and Features — New York Times
- Objection
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Buyers. Sellers. Real estate porn. With so many Canadians locked out of the market, should the coverage shift to reflect the realities of the housing crisis?
Sabrina Nanji joins San Grewal to talk about the generational disconnect between homeowners and those who will never own a home. Does Canada have the political will to actually address the housing crisis?
Host: San Grewal
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Sabrina Nanji
Further reading:
- Will HST cut on new homes save buyers money? Early look finds 78% of prices are the same or higher - Toronto Star
- PCs tabling bill ‘pulling out all the stops’ to expedite home, road and transit construction - The Trillium
- Blue Jays star George Springer puts Toronto mansion on the market for $6.4 million - Toronto Sun
- Canada housing crisis: Who will build 4 million new homes? | CBC.ca [VIDEO]
- B.C. quietly suspends major affordable housing fund, leaving proponents holding the bag | Langley Advance Times
- ‘Trinity Bollwoods’? City installs signs with typo and theatre that no longer exists - Toronto Star
- https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/video/2026/04/22/the-potential-benefits-of-the-ai-data-centre-in-the-rm-of-sherwood/
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All month, we’ve been asking you to share Canadaland with as many people as possible. Our goal was to double our audience.
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Doug Ford is facing public scrutiny for his changes to Freedom of Information and his “gravy plane” fiasco. But throughout his career, Ford has leveraged his folksy persona to deflect and distract from his scandals. Behind the shtick is a calculated and effective political communications strategy, but has the “Uncle Doug” routine finally run out of steam?
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Host: San Grewal
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Sabrina Nanji
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Further reading:
- Anti-Doug Ford rallies take place across Ontario to protest OSAP, FOI changes | CBC News
- Doug Ford regularly worked from home after ordering civil servants back to office | Globalnews.ca
- Ford government passes bill gutting Ontario freedom-of-information access - Toronto Star
- Ford says no one in Canada is scrutinized like he is after backtracking on $28.9M private jet purchase | CBC News
- Opinion | Doug Ford's problem wasn't the plane, it was the politics - Toronto Star
- Canada Says Its Gold Is Traceable and Clean. So We Traced It. - The New York Times
- Manitoba to ban social media, AI chatbots for youth, premier says | CBC News
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Is Alberta separatism being boosted by foreign “slop”? Today host Sam digs into a network of faceless YouTube channels pushing 51st state fantasies, grievance-fueled separatist content, and AI-generated political sludge that’s racked up tens of millions of views.
But is this covert foreign interference, or just click-farming wrapped in geopolitics?
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Chris Ross, Jen Gerson
Background reading:
- Alberta government launches information campaign in support of fall referendum questions | CBC News
- Jason Kenney warns Alberta independence movement could become ‘a real factor’ in politics | The Globe and Mail
- On The Line: Jason Kenney on Alberta separatism | The Line
- Alberta is on a collision course with a dangerous political storm | Daveberta
- Dutch YouTube creators behind Alberta separatist videos getting millions of views - CBC News
- SLOPAGANDA Report
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Did you know we have a monthly supporter exclusive show? This week we’re talking to you about your social media habits.
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A random Facebook post. A strip club that burnt down long ago. A mother missing for 30 years.
It wasn’t much. But it was enough for reporter Kallan Lyons to start digging into The Fantasia Cold Case.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Kallan Lyons (Reporter), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editing & Post Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
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More information:
- Wendy Renee Smith Cold Case Profile - York Regional Police
- COLD CASE: Fantasia Hotel haunts Wendy Smith’s family years after closure - York Region
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Grocery prices are back in the news… again. How are they ripping us off this time?
It turns out the whole system looks a lot like three kids in a trench coat, except each kid is a different layer of the supply chain, and they’re all insisting their margins are razor-thin while your grocery bill gets higher and higher.
So are tax rebates or public grocery stores the solution, or just bandages on a much deeper problem?
None of this is new, but you know what is new? Surveillance pricing! This dystopian algorithm could adjust what you pay based on the sensitive personal data on your phone. Polls suggest nobody wants this. So why is regulation still lagging behind?
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Host: James Nicholson
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Andrea Varsany (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Keldon Bester
Further reading:
- Canada Needs More Grocery Competition
- NDP Leader Avi Lewis pushes for publicly funded grocery stores
- Response from the Retail Council of Canada to the consultation on the Market study of retail grocery
- NDP motion urging ban on algorithmic pricing defeated in House of Commons
- One-time GST top-up to land in Canadians' accounts in June, Grocery Benefit in July
- Highest food price growth in 40 years pushes Canadians further behind
- Consultation on Algorithmic Pricing and Competition: What We Heard
- Gravy Plane Song - Alex Huot [X/Twitter]
- Stefan Watkins Thread [X/Twitter]
- Naming Names: Attorney General Bonta Secures Public Access to Evidence in Amazon Price Fixing Case
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Mark Carney is a YouTuber now.
Over the weekend the Prime Minister released the first episode of his new YouTube series Forward Guidance. It’s a tightly scripted, “intimate” video designed to project calm authority while walking Canadians through an increasingly shaky relationship with the United States. It’s part history lesson, part recycled campaign slogans, and highly reminiscent of FDR’s fire side chats.
What’s the goal here? Carney frames Canada’s economic relationship with the U.S. as a growing liability and seems to be preparing Canadians for tough times ahead. But is he just shifting the blame?
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Host: James Nicholson
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Andrea Varsany (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Zain Velji
Further reading:
- Forward Guidance with Prime Minister Mark Carney
- Carney must make cuts, not only invest more: former Bank of Canada governor | Power & Politics
- Carney says U.S. ties have become ‘weaknesses’ to correct | Power & Politics
- Carney’s 'Canada Strong' blueprint enters new phase as Prime Minister doubles down on economic self-reliance
- 'Something we haven’t seen from a Prime Minister before,' analyst on Carney's address to Canadians
- Fact-checking Mark Carney’s housing and trade deal claims in video address to Canadians
- William Watson: Carney’s 'forward guidance' is mainly 'backward spinning'
- Carney Sells Economic Independence in Strong Video Performance
- Rosie Barton on Carney's new video
- Zain Velji's podcast, The Strategists
- Alberta premier denies claims of UCP interference on electoral boundaries | CBC News
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1184 Canada’s Greatest Game (No, Not That One) – CANADALAND
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A few years ago, British Columbia made history by becoming the first province to turn the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) into law through the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA).
It passed unanimously, with just 14 minutes of debate.
Seven years later, DRIPA is at the center of one of the most divisive political fights in the country.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Arno Kopecky, Adam Olsen (SȾHENEP), Geoffrey Moyse, Huy’wu’qw Shana Thomas (Laxele’wuts’aat)
Here's our episode about the Cowichan decision.
Background reading:
- 'A reversal of a reverse-course': Political scientist eager to hear Eby address DRIPA questions – CityNews
- B.C. premier backs away from suspending DRIPA after concerns from MLAs and anger from First Nations – Vancouver Sun
- B.C. government pulls back on DRIPA suspension again amid First Nations opposition – CBC News
- B.C. seeks to challenge landmark court ruling over mineral rights and DRIPA – CBC News
- Richmond mayor asks Cowichan Nation to put intentions in writing after ruling – Global News
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As journalists, we are EXTREMELY online. It’s a peril that comes with the job.
What social media do you love or hate? How do you balance your IRL from your online? Anything you feel is social media counts (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, dating apps, etc.)
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Today we're talking about the breakdown of discourse — the culture wars.
It's not just in universities, it affects our interactions with everything from the government to schools, workplaces, and more. After over ten years of it, it seems more pointless and degrading than ever.
Ric Bienstock is a director of the new two-part CBC documentary series, Speechless. It explores a variety of student protest movements from Evergreen College in 2017 to today's protests against what's happening in Gaza.
Her film poses some key questions. How did we get here? What is bringing the worst out of all of us? And can we learn how to speak to each other again?
Host: Stephen Marche
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Additional music by Audio Network
Fact checking by Kallan Lyons
More information:
- Speechless Part 1 — CBC
- Speechless Part 2 — CBC
- Summary of Evergreen College Protest — Duke Law, Wikipedia
- The politics of culture wars in contemporary Canada — Macdonald-Laurier Institute
- Carole Hooven: Why I Left Harvard — Minding the Campus
- Teaching standardized English isn't racism—it's education — Fair For All
- Tufts University student targeted by Trump administration completes PhD — The Guardian
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With his new majority, the timer really starts on Carney’s ability to provide meaningful results for Canadians.
San Grewal and Kaveh Shahrooz consider if Carney has made headway on key issues like affordability, housing, immigration, and crime. He said he’d move fast, but what’s the hold up?
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Host: San Grewal
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Kaveh Shahrooz
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Further reading:
- Opinion | Calling out Carney's 'fancy' education is loser talk. No wonder the Conservatives doubled down on it - Toronto Star
- Jen Gerson: Everything is going well in Liberal-land. Just ask them. - The Line
- John Ivison: Reflections on Mark Carney’s ambitions on the Titanic's anniversary - National Post
- The odd floor-crossing is one thing, but on this scale it undermines our system of government - The Globe and Mail
- Majority (62%) of Canadians Say Floor Crossing Should Not Be Allowed | Ipsos
- Wealthsimple partners with Elon Musk’s X for direct stock trading via social media | BetaKit
- Alberta government takes aim at Globe reporter over coverage of procurement scandal - Globe and Mail
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With peace talks stalled, Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and the ceasefire set to expire next week, the situation in Iran is precarious.
Meanwhile, in Canada, the mood in the large Iranian-Canadian diaspora is changing, as the Iranian regime remains in place while the impacts of the war on civilians and infrastructure accumulate.
With the geopolitics of the Middle East in flux, could Canada play a larger role in the region going forward? Carney has already signalled renewed economic ties with Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia, but should Canada pursue more diplomatic efforts in the Gulf?
Correction: In a previous version of this episode, San Grewal refers to Iran potentially weaponizing plutonium. This has been corrected to uranium.
Host: San Grewal
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Kaveh Shahrooz
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- How will the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports work, and what will it achieve? | CBC News
- Canada’s new UAE trade and investment deal is bad news - CCPA
- After the Iran war: 5 possible outcomes and 4 ways Canada can flex its middle-power muscle - The Conversation
- I fear the violence of war but I also fear a future where nothing changes in Iran | CBC News
- Carney says Canadian military participation in Middle East war can't be ruled out | National News | thecanadianpressnews.ca
- SCOOP: The firing CityNews won’t explain - Policorner
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721 Enormous Fires Everywhere - CANADALAND [Podcast]
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1328 The Murder of Nancy Grewal - CANADALAND [Podcast]
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Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberals took over Montreal for their convention. But it felt less like a meeting of the minds and more like a lame Coachella.
With a Liberal majority already assumed after socially conservative MP Marilyn Gladu crossed the floor last week, host Noor Azrieh was there trying to figure out what it means to be a Liberal right now, and if Mark Carney can manage a fragile mix of MPs with contradictory values.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Background reading:
- Mark Carney calls for unity at Liberal convention with majority government nearly clinched – Toronto Star
- Carney’s government shifts into new gear with hopes of reaching majority - The Globe and Mail – The Globe and Mail
- Carney tells Liberals that 'unity does not mean uniformity' in closing convention speech – National Post
- Carney says no time for politics as usual in address to Liberals – Global News
- Liberals courting as many as eight more potential floor-crossers, sources say – The Globe and Mail
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172 Why Governments Want to Ban Kids From AI and Social Media – Canadaland Politics
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On the next episode of Off The Record, we’re asking you all about Social Media.
As journalists, we are EXTREMELY online. It’s a peril that comes with the job.
What social media do you love or hate? How do you balance your IRL from your online? Anything you feel is social media counts (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, dating apps, etc.)
Call in and let us know on Thursday, April 30, from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM ET, so mark your calendars!
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Did Jesse break the law? Why did an anti-Canadaland subreddit explode in popularity? And why did today's episode infuriate so many people before it was even published?
Finally, who is Spoonkymonkey, and what does he have to do with it all?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Caleb Thompson
Additional music by Audio Network
More information:
- Exclusive: Reddit in AI content licensing deal with Google — Reuters
- Wikipedia and Me: Socks and Thugs and Rockin' Trolls — Mark Bourrie
- The Spoonkymonkey story — Wikipidiocracy
- Mark Bourrie’s apology to Warren Kinsella
- Ian Runkle’s appearance on Canadaland
- Ian Runkle’s Youtube channel
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Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu crosses the floor to the Liberal government. Known for her socially conservative views, Carney’s newest MP has some questioning just how big the Liberal tent has become.
Meanwhile, reports of Poilievre’s disgruntled caucus intensify. Is there more blood in the water?
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Erika Barootes
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- Former Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu crosses floor to Liberals | CBC News
- Besides winning, what does a Liberal Party that will accept Marilyn Gladu actually stand for? - The Globe and Mail
- Conservative MPs bristle as Pierre Poilievre asks them to justify their roles - Toronto Star
- Up to 40 Conservative MPs fear Pierre Poilievre will cost them their seats, insiders say - Toronto Star
- Poilievre set to lose communications director seen as an agent of change - National | Globalnews.ca
- Feds to restructure fund for combating disinformation, end program for hiring diverse journalists - National Post
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167 I Recorded a Right-Wing Influencer Party at Poilievre's Convention - CANADALAND [Podcast]
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Jeremy Hansen makes history as the first Canadian to travel to the moon, but why is Canada on board with this latest iteration of the space race?
China plans to reach the moon by 2030, and future US efforts will involve Musk’s SpaceX and Bezos’ Blue Origin. Meanwhile, Canadian companies are bidding to put nuclear reactors on the moon.
Are we sure we should be colonizing the moon?
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Rahim Mohamed
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- The new space race: Why the U.S. and China are racing to the moon | CBC News
- Here are 5 reasons Artemis II matters to Canada - CTV News
- The Canadian Space Mining Corporation thinks it can put a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2029 | BetaKit
- China is going to the Moon by 2030. Here’s what’s known about the mission – and why it matters - The Conversation
- Elon Musk says SpaceX will prioritize a city on the moon instead of a colony on Mars - Scientific American
- Julie Payette’s disastrous reign as governor general: ‘Act of perpetual petulance’ - National Post
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The notwithstanding clause has been controversial since it was written into Canada’s Constitution, and now it’s facing its biggest test yet. The Supreme Court of Canada just wrapped up its longest-ever hearing on Bill 21 — Quebec’s law on religious symbols. What started as a debate over laïcité has become a major constitutional showdown. Host Noor speaks with Pearl Eliadis to break down what’s really at stake, and what this case could mean for the future of the notwithstanding clause in Canada.
Plus, an update on the controversial Liberal Bill C-12 from Adam B. Sadinsky.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Pearl Eliadis, Adam B. Sadinsky
Image credit: Pat Lachance
Background reading:
- A Canadian Supreme Court Case Could Test the Country’s Unity – The New York Times
- A Supreme constitutional clash: Canadians’ rights against government powers – The Globe and Mail
- 6 key moments from the Supreme Court challenge of Quebec's secularism law – CBC News
- Opinion: Bill 21 the product of modern identity politics, not the Quiet Revolution – Montreal Gazette
- Bill 21: Supreme Court chief justice calls English community's argument 'almost outrageous' – Montreal Gazette
- A major immigration reform bill is now law in Canada. Some worry it rolls back refugee rights – CBC News
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Nardwuar the Human Serviette is one of the biggest media personalities to come out of Canada. He’s a prolific interviewer with a knack for shocking his guests by bringing up little-known personal details about their lives during interviews. He’s an absurd figure beloved by hip hop stars. He’s a punk from Vancouver who has 100s of millions of views on YouTube but still does his weekly community radio show. This is his story as told by the people who know him best.
This episode originally aired on February 17, 2020.
Host: Jesse Brown
Original Credits: Kevin Sexton (Producer), David Crosbie (Senior Producer), Andréa Schmidt (Managing Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
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Photo: Kris Krüg
More information:
- Nardwuar appointed to Order of Canada — Global News
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314 Nardwuar: The Interview — CANADALAND
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Two major legal rulings against social media giants in the US are being heralded as the “Big Tobacco” moment for Big Tech.
But will the courts actually be able to protect users from harm on these platforms?
Here in Canada, attempts to regulate big tech companies have largely failed, but Carney’s government has signalled a renewed focus on addressing online harms. Will the government commit to meaningful legislation? Should we follow Australia’s example and ban social media for youth?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Douglas Soltys
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- New Mexico seeking changes to Meta's platform after jury finds company liable - CNBC
- Jury in Los Angeles finds Meta and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial | CBC News
- ‘The era of invincibility is over’: the week big tech was brought to heel | Social media | The Guardian
- Why the Meta Verdicts Are a Big Deal (And What It Was Like to Testify) - Center For Humane Technology [Podcast]
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- U.S. court cases create the opportunity for a new kind of conversation about social media use | CBC News
- Australia’s teen social media ban is a flop. But there’s no joy in ‘I told you so’ | Samantha Floreani | The Guardian
- Social media giants are not complying with under-16s social media ban, new report finds - The Conversation
- An AI Upheaval Is Coming for Media. This Journalist Is Already All In. - WSJ
- Meet the Tech Reporters Using AI to Help Write and Edit Their Stories | WIRED
- Canada's Polite Pogram - The Atlantic
- Hanes: Vanier's cancellation of Holocaust commemoration 'cowardly,' survivor says - Montreal Gazette
- Charges dropped against woman arrested after antisemitic incident at Montreal protest | CBC News
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Here’s the thing — spotting fake news is harder than we like to admit. At Canadaland, we spend all day in the media. We’re supposed to know what’s real and what’s not.
But when you want something to be true? You let it slide. You give it the benefit of the doubt.
So we put it to our staff and you, the audience: tell us your fake news stories. The harmless ones, the ones that fooled you for a second, and the ones that didn’t stay harmless. The ones that actually caused panic — which, apparently, happens more than you’d think.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Photo: Tony Wang (Note: The photo was generated by A.I. in the past, and Tony Wang edited it to include the text “FAKE NEWS”.)
Additional music by Audio Network
Further Reading:
- Child-snatching eagle video created as student project — CBC
- University Cancels Swim Program, StatsCan Apology, the Fifenstocks, and the "Winter Wasteland" (Documentary) — CBC
- Calgary Aquarium Closure, Advertising to Infants, Winnipeg Real Estate Heating Up, Actor Malcolm Kind interview, and Dave's Homemade Drugs — CBC
- Caring hands: man becomes Canada's first male doula — CBC (This isn’t fake news, I just thought it was funny that there was a real story about the first male doula, that came out after This is That)
- AI Generated Avengers Doomsday trailer
- Flemish Secession Hoax — Wikipedia
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Air Canada’s CEO retires early following backlash around his inability to speak French.
An English-only statement from Michael Rousseau following the tragic accident at LaGuardia airport sparked a heated debate around bilingualism. Politicians expressed their disappointment, columnists and commenters online debated Air Canada’s language requirements. Even Elon Musk weighed in.
Should we get serious about bilingualism or is this debate a sign that we’re not a serious country?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Douglas Soltys
Further reading:
- Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau to retire later this year following language controversy | CBC News
- Chris Selley: It's insane to focus on the French of Air Canada's CEO - National Post
- In Air Canada’s French fallout, it is unfairly treated as both a private and public entity - The Globe and Mail
- Air Canada learned nothing during the five years since its last French scandal - The Globe and Mail
- 'Can you redo that in English?': Air Canada CEO's 5-year struggle with French - Montreal Gazette
- ‘That’s crazy’ Elon Musk weighs in on Air Canada CEO resignation, French-language laws -CTV News
- Will Xanadu lead Canadian tech back to public markets? | BetaKit
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Mark Carney has proposed a 1,000-kilometre high-speed rail line connecting Toronto to Quebec City, with trains reaching speeds of up to 300 km/h. It would be Canada’s first true high-speed rail system. On paper, the idea is appealing. But building it is far from straightforward.
Host Noor Azrieh, tries to answer the question: how do you build ambitious, nation-shaping infrastructure in a country where the human realities on the ground are so complex?
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Katie Koopman, Lindsay Davidson, Andrew Hyett, Paul Langan, Conservative MP Philip Lawrence
Background reading:
- Canada is getting high-speed rail
- Alto's CEO answers questions about the high-speed rail project – CBC News
- High-speed rail project connecting Toronto and Quebec City sparks backlash over cost, land use – The Globe and Mail
- Local researchers fill information gap in high-speed rail debate – The Kingston Whig Standard
- Chris Selley: More alarming numbers for Canada's high-speed rail fantasy – National Post
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Last week, we asked you if you’ve ever fallen for fake news. I guess even our savvy, discerning audience isn’t infallible. You all had a lot to say! So this week on Off The Record, it’s time to talk about fake news.
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Why are media companies like CNN and Substack joining forces with prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi?
Both Polymarket and Kalshi have been all over the news and editorial pages: will these markets be a blight of insider trading and foreign interference? The next step on the slippery slope to online gambling addiction? Should we really be able to bet on kidnapping, war, the timing of someone else's death?
But thanks to recent partnerships between big media and the prediction market companies, Polymarket and Kalshi are moving from being the subject of headlines to the co-creators of those headlines.
Up until last week this was mostly an American game that Canadians could surreptitiously play through VPNs. Then it was announced that Canadian fintech company Wealthsimple, cleared regulatory hurdles to bring the markets to its millions of existing customers, bringing the tech to the masses.
Gemma Boothroyd brings us the story.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Gemma Boothroyd (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
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More information:
- Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic won't return to normal for months, Kalshi bettors predict — CNBC
- "Controversial" predictions trading model could let you profit from real-world outcomes. — Global news
- NHL player poll: As sports betting increases, so do harassing messages — and Venmo requests — The Athletic
- Polymarket gamblers threaten Israeli journalist over missile strike story | Israel | — The Guardian
- MLB further embraces sports betting in deal with prediction platform Polymarket — The Athletic
- Polymarket and Dow Jones, Publisher of The Wall Street Journal, Announce Exclusive Prediction Market Partnership — Dow Jones
- Power Corporation Announces Additional Investment in Wealthsimple — Power Corporation
- Betting on the Gatorade color? A former company executive reveals how it’s selected — The Athletic
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The NDP is picking a new leader, but can any of the candidates lead them back to relevance?
In Manitoba this weekend, the NDP is gathering to name a new leader, but a recent poll suggests that almost half of previous NDP voters don’t recognize the names of the candidates.
Avi Lewis is the frontrunner, with impressive fundraising and big ideas, but will his playbook translate into national interest in the party?
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Zain Velji
Further reading:
- Almost half of former NDP voters don't recognize names of leadership candidates: poll - CTV News
- A Low-Energy, High-Stakes NDP Leadership Race - Policy Magazine
- The NDP has become a party of puppy dogs - The Globe and Mail
- He comes from a line of old-school NDP leaders — but can Avi Lewis make the party feel new again? - Toronto Star
- In a provincial first, Alberta government to partially fund independent school construction | CBC News
- U.S. sanctions Vancouver company for alleged ties to Hezbollah | Globalnews.ca
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How does Rogan fit into Poilievre’s larger strategic shift?
Pierre Poilievre’s appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience has already been viewed by millions, and, surprisingly, many political commentators in Canada are applauding his performance.
Zain Velji joins Noor Azrieh to consider what Poilievre’s longform bro-fest can tell us about his political strategy going forward.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Zain Velji
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Further reading:
- Joe Rogan Experience #2470 - Pierre Poilievre
- The Elite have Betrayed the People - Canada’s Opposition Leader, Pierre Poilievre - Triggernometry
- Poilievre set up ‘Joe Rogan Experience’ interview himself, Conservative campaign manager says - CTV News
- 7 key takeaways from Poilievre's Joe Rogan interview | CBC News
- ‘Different side’ of Poilievre seen on Joe Rogan podcast: Mulcair – CTVNews [Video]
- Advocacy groups call on feds to review Alberta's Bill 11 health-care reforms | CBC News
- Canadian government backtracks on using media subsidy criteria as accreditation - The Orchard [Substack]
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The scramble for CUSMA has begun. Lobbyists are lobbying. Negotiators are negotiating. And, while that’s all kicking off, there’s another less visible channel of diplomacy. The Canada-US Interparliamentary Group. A network of Canadian MPs, senators, and members of Congress who meet every year to keep our relationship going and talk through issues that could otherwise spiral into major disputes.
This episode, host Sam Konnert takes a look inside the network of politicians trying to keep the Canada-US relationship running smoothly, and speaks with Canadian Senator Michael MacDonald and Politico reporter Nick Taylor-Vaisey.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Nick Taylor-Vaisey, Michael L. MacDonald
Background reading:
- U.S. facing headwinds in trade negotiations with Canada, U.S. ambassador says – CTV News
- Polls show Americans dislike Canada more than ever, and that's bad news for the trade war – Yahoo News
- U.S.–Canada Tariffs: Timeline of Key Dates and Documents
- Canada, allies say they're ready to help secure Strait of Hormuz, but don't say how – CBC News
- G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on support to partners in the Middle East
- Conservative campaign manager shrugs off polls showing Liberals have significant lead – CBC News
- Most NDP leadership candidates say they’re in no hurry to become MPs – Global News
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Over a decade ago journalist Laura Robinson broke this story of alleged abuse against Indigenous children at a school in Burns Lake, B.C.. The man at the centre of the allegations is someone who had risen to international prominence in the sports world.
It's been a tale of twists and turns with the RCMP investigating the abuse allegations and declining to press charges. Robinson and the accused took turns to sue each other for defamation. Finally, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal took up the case and just handed down a decision.
And despite the fact that over the last decade nearly every major broadcaster in the country has printed and broadcast the name of the alleged abuser, we no longer can. There's now a publication ban in effect.
Is this the final chapter in the story?
Laura Robinson joins us today.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network
More information:
- Human Rights Tribunal orders RCMP to pay Burns Lake day school survivors — CBC
- Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Decision
- Diocese of Prince George facing ten sexual assault lawsuits — CKPG Today
- ‘Afraid to come forward’: Lawyer representing sexual assault claimants says many clients are ashamed to tell their story — CKPG Today
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The scandals of Doug Ford and Danielle Smith continue to make headlines, but it appears to have little impact on them politically.
Now, Ford is changing the rules around Freedom of Information to make it harder to hold him accountable. Smith has also been criticized for her government’s approach to information requests. This clawback on the access of information is a trend in other governments across the country.
How does the public and the media demand accountability when politicians dominate the messaging through their own channels and limit the availability of information?
Host: San Grewal
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Max Fawcett
Further reading:
- Ford government moves to make all premier, minister records secret | Globalnews.ca
- Investigation finds Alberta government broke its own freedom of information rules | CBC News
- Canadians say business and political corruption is common, but few trust government to address issue - Angus Reid
- Library and Archives planning deep cuts to access to information team, document shows - The Globe and Mail
- A non-partisan, equal-opportunity scandal | Canada's National Observer: Climate News
- Report into Alberta Health Services contracts finds conflicts widely known | Globalnews.ca
- Naheed Nenshi needs to step up — or step down - Canada’s National Observer
- The inconvenient truth about the carbon tax and food prices | Toronto Sun
- Roadsalt overuse is choking Peel’s water — a salt-loving plant could be the solution | The Pointer
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Gas prices are back in the news as the Iran War disrupts global oil supply. Columnists are weighing in on what it all means for Canada’s energy future. With Carney’s commitment to making Canada an energy superpower, do we barrel forward with increased oil production or renew our commitment to renewables?
Max Fawcett of Canada’s National Observer joins San Grewal to drill beneath the headlines.
Host: San Grewal
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Max Fawcett
Further reading:
- What energy transition? The Middle East war shows the world still runs on oil - The Globe and Mail
- Oil prices are soaring on Iran crisis. Why aren’t clean energy stocks? | Canada's National Observer: Climate News
- Why the Iran war is bad for clean energy - E&E News by POLITICO
- Could the Iran war energy shock accelerate the transition to renewables? | Canada's National Observer
- How War in Iran Could Remake the Global Energy Landscape - New York Times
- Some leaders see powerful argument for renewable energy as Iran war shakes markets | PBS News
- The method to Mark Carney’s madness | Canada's National Observer: Climate News
- Canada expected to see zero population growth this year: report - CTV News
- Loved ones seek answers after 22-year-old student dies while donating plasma at for-profit site in Winnipeg - Globe and Mail
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Investigative reporters have uncovered a network of these crypto-to-cash desks operating across Canada. And some of the transactions moving through them appear linked to crypto wallets allegedly associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
So how could money tied to a sanctioned regime end up moving through Toronto?
Host Noor Azrieh speaks with reporters behind the global investigation, The Coin Laundry, and with financial-crime experts about how Iran and other sanctioned actors use cryptocurrency to move money around the world.
Then we zoom out. As the US-Israeli war in Iran escalates, Liberal MP Julie Dzerowicz joins us to explain what Canada is actually doing about it.
CORRECTION: This episode incorrectly identified Toronto Star journalist Sheila Wang as Sheila Edwards. We regret the error.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Spencer Woodman, Richard Sanders, Jessica Davis
Background reading:
- Suspicious transactions at GTA crypto shops reveal alleged links to Iran-backed terror groups. Is the regulator doing enough to police them? – Toronto Star
- From Dubai to Toronto, inside the crypto-to-cash storefronts fueling money laundering’s new frontier – International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
- Inside Canada’s shadowy crypto banking system that makes it easy to facilitate ‘an unlimited amount of crime’ – Toronto Star
- Iran’s Crypto Sector Was a Lifeline Through Sanctions. War Could Shut It Down – WIRED Middle East
- 2 charged in killing of former SFU instructor who was outspoken Iran critic – CTV News
- Police call shooting at U.S. consulate in Toronto 'national security incident,' seek 2 suspects – CBC News
- MPs demand answers about failure to deport and name Iranian regime officials – The Globe and Mail
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Anthony Duncan turned his chatbot into his therapist. That was the start of a journey that ended in the psych ward. How did Anthony’s bot go from helping him write emails to egging on the wildest, and darkest, of his delusions?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Julian Abraham (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Caleb Thompson
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- https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~duvenaud/
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Former CBC host Travis Dhanraj promised to “pull the curtain back” and reveal what is really happening inside the CBC. On Tuesday, he testified in parliament that he experienced bias, tokenism, and bullying at the public broadcaster.
Conservative voices are calling his testimony “explosive” and “shocking,” while others consider his concerns “pedestrian” and “absurd.”
What does Dhanraj’s whistleblowing tell us about the situation inside the CBC?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Travis Dhanraj
Further reading:
- Former CBC journalist Travis Dhanraj accuses broadcaster of 'tokenism'
- Former CBC News host Travis Dhanraj says he was 'pulled off the air' for fighting against bias - CBC News
- Former CBC host Travis Dhanraj tells MPs of internal conflict over sources and political bias - Toronto Star
- Terry Newman: Finally, proof of what we've known all along — CBC is biased against conservatives - National Post
- Jewish leaders demand action after 3 Toronto synagogue shootings in a week | Globalnews.ca
- Can't Be Censored - YouTube
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In February, controversial Sikh YouTuber Nancy Grewal told CBC News that she feared for her life. Days later, she was stabbed to death outside of Windsor, Ontario.
Was her murder related to her criticism of the Khalistan movement?
San Grewal of The Pointer joins to unpack the political pressures and misinformation shaping the reporting of the case.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: San Grewal
Further reading:
- Social media account touting Khalistani extremism claims responsibility for death of Windsor, Ont., woman | CBC News
- Slain Windsor woman expressed fears to CBC News days before she died - CBC News
- Nancy Grewal murder: Conflicting claims of responsibility emerge on social media - The Tribune
- Nancy Grewal's mother retracts allegations after daughter’s murder in Canada | Chandigarh News - The Times of India
- Nancy Grewal murder: Canadian Jewish groups seek terror tag for Khalistani extremists | Hindustan Times
- CSIS flags extremist Khalistani activists as national security threat - The Globe and Mail
- India never provided their own evidence amid concerns about Sikh separatists in Canada: former NSIAs - CTV News
- Some million-dollar properties on list to be auctioned off by the city due to unpaid taxes - Calgary Herald
- Peter Mansbridge didn't tell Pierre Poilievre, podcast audience about work for South Korean firm | CBC News
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AI chatbots are encouraging violence, social media is hurting kids, and Ottawa is still trying to figure out how to regulate the harms of the internet after two very public failed attempts. Host Noor Azrieh and Taylor Owen, professor and member of the federal task force on AI and online safety, dig into the federal government’s latest Online Harms push.
Why does regulating the internet, especially its nastier corners, keep proving so hard to actually do?
PLUS, we hear from Thomas Juneau, former defence analyst and current professor of Middle Eastern security & intelligence, on what a possible Canadian intervention in the region could look like.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Mia Johnson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Taylor Owen, Thomas Juneau
Background reading:
- Canada could be the next nation to ban social media for kids – POLITICO
- Online harms bill needs framework for reporting threats in AI chats, experts say – The Globe and Mail
- Justin Ling: Canada has studied the problem of online harms enough. Now we need to solve it – Toronto Star
- The world wants to ban children from social media, but there will be grave consequences for us all | Taylor Lorenz – The Guardian
- Canada’s rhetorical support for the war on Iran has an audience of one: Donald Trump– The Globe and Mail
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Canada is home to one of the largest Iranian communities outside of Iran in the world. There are over 280,000 Iranian Canadians living here.
The rallies they've held in recent months have been some of the largest that Canada has ever seen. According to the CBC last month, 350,000 people took to the streets in Toronto. And that was before the war had even begun.
Today we’re checking in with three Iranian-Canadians as they watch history unfold.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network
Photo: Sima Ghaffarzadeh
More information:
- An estimated 350,000 people rally in Toronto in support of Iran protests, police say — CBC
- Iranian-owned gym in Thornhill hit by gunfire — Global News
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Carney travels to India and strikes a landmark deal with Modi, but what about all those allegations of foreign interference by Indian agents in Canada?
A senior official in Carney’s government says India is no longer targeting Canadians, but CSIS and other Liberal MPs insist it’s still ongoing.
Plus, a new Globe and Mail investigation offers a detailed portrait of the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Correction:
In a previous version of this episode, the driver of the Humboldt Broncos bus, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, was referred to as a temporary foreign worker. He was a permanent resident at the time of the accident.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Rupa Subramanya
Further reading:
- Carney and India’s Modi strike new energy partnership - National | Globalnews.ca
- Evidence links Indian officials at Vancouver consulate to killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar - The Globe and Mail
- Indian government no longer targeting Canadians, senior official says on eve of PM’s visit - National | Globalnews.ca
- Indian foreign interference ‘continuing,’ say Liberal MPs | Globalnews.ca
- Foreign Interference Indictment - US District Court [PDF]
- ‘Our community can’t afford more silence’: Sikhs targeted by Indian-backed criminal groups demand action | The Pointer
- Brookfield 'strategic partner' wins big in India deal - Investigative Journalism Foundation
- John Manley: Man responsible for Humboldt Broncos crash paid his debt to society and should not be deported - National Post
- Tickets for Travis Dhanraj / Jesse Brown
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As journalists, our job is to dig deep into stories. And sometimes, we dig far deeper than we ever thought possible. And those deep dives will often become our most interesting stories.
And finding those stories usually follows a pattern.
Something catches your eye, it draws you in. You start doing a little research on it.
Then you find something that makes us go, “Huh…”
You start pulling the thread, follow the bread crumbs, and slowly you find out just how deep the rabbit hole goes.
And so we wanted to know, what rabbit holes all of you have gone down? We thought it might be things like wellness influencers, grifts, maybe some MLM scheme. But, the reality was both a lot more normal, and to be honest, a little bit weirder.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Photo: Tony Wang
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Carney’s support of the US and Israel’s attack on Iran raises questions around Canada’s “principled pragmatism” approach to foreign policy. Is it consistent with what he said at Davos?
Plus, the Iranian-Canadian response to the killing of Ali Khamenei isn’t as mixed as the headlines suggest.
Correction: in a previous version of this episode, a statement was erroneously attributed to Quebec’s Minister of Education, Sonia Lebel. It was made by Parti Quebecois MNA Pascal Paradis.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Rupa Subramanya
Further reading:
- Statement by Prime Minister Carney and Minister Anand on the situation in the Middle East
- Lloyd Axworthy: Canada once rejected America's aggressive, unlawful foreign policy. Today Mark Carney embraced it - Toronto Star
- Carney picks a realpolitik side on Iran war - The Globe and Mail
- India reset, Iran regime change with Minister Anita Anand | Front Burner | CBC Podcasts
- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dead at 86, ending his iron grip on Iran | CBC News
- Iranian-Canadians celebrate Khamenei's death, but many criticize the foreign intervention and fear for what comes next - The Globe and Mail
- ‘It’s crazy’: Thornhill gym of Iranian-Canadian activist hit by bullets - CTV News
- Europe needs to learn the art of the trade deal - Financial Times
- Education minister investigating reports of IDF soldiers speaking at Jewish schools in Montreal - Montreal Gazette
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More than 24,000 federal public servants have received notices that their jobs could be at risk. That is on top of the 9800 public service employees who were already let go last year. Host Sam Konnert takes us inside the government, specifically, inside a single lab within Environment and Climate Change Canada. A lab tasked with making sure our water is clean and our food is plastic-free. A lab that could go from nine PhD-level scientists, down to one.
What happens to the country when these workers get cut, and entire labs are decimated? Who pays the price?
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Mia Johnson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Shirley Tagalik, Christine Bishop
Background reading:
- 25,000 public servants warned their jobs could be at risk. Here is the latest on federal job cuts – CTV News
- Five charts to help visualize public service job cuts – Ottawa Citizen
- Feds target hundreds of Environment and Climate Change Canada workers putting 'public safety and the environment at risk' – Canada’s National Observer
- Carney’s government is cutting hundreds of environment and science jobs. Here’s what that means for Canadians – CBC News
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By some estimates Canada will soon be short thousands of trained aircraft mechanics. The people who keep our flights safe. The government came up with $25 million dollars to help.
A whistleblower came to Canadaland to allege that the money bought training materials that were plagiarized, then run through ChatGPT. Those materials resulted in AI slop that included AI hallucinations.
Our reporter Gemma Boothroyd brings us her investigation.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Gemma Boothroyd (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
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Sparks were markedly absent from the final NDP leadership debate, replaced instead by “violent agreement” amongst candidates. Meanwhile, the federal Liberals’ rightward shift leaves a wide gap on the left side of the political spectrum. What does the NDP need to do to shake off the sleepies, and meet the current political moment?
Freelance journalist Luke Savage joins host James Nicholson to give Canada’s traditionally left-leaning party pointers.
Host: James Nicholson
Credits: James Nicholson (Host), Kallan Lyons (Associate producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio, Producer), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Luke Savage
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- The NDP leadership race is a nail-biter. But is anyone paying attention? | CBC News
- Opinion | NDP leadership candidates look inward as their party crumbles around them | Toronto Star
- New Abacus Poll: Liberals Open Their Largest Lead Since Carney Became Leader as Optimism Hits Multi-Year High
- 'Bold solutions' versus 'Big tent': Where the NDP leadership race stands ahead of the final debate | CTV News
- Canada Is Edging Toward a Two-Party System. That Would Be a Mistake | The Walrus
- Four in 10 Canadians prefer socialism but not higher taxes to pay for it | Fraser Institute
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" What in the Silicon Valley ethos of move fast and break stuff would make us expect that they are going to have any real safety concerns at all?"
A new report from the Wall Street Journal reveals the U.S. tech company OpenAI knew of troublesome ChatGPT usage by Jesse van Rootselaar, months before the Tumbler Ridge shooting, and did nothing. The news stoked ongoing calls for better guardrails on A.I. chatbots and beyond.
Will Canada’s A.I. Minister Evan Solomon decide to “ignore all previous instructions” from Silicon Valley, and ramp up regulation of A.I.?
Freelance journalist Luke Savage joins host James Nicholson to discuss.
Host: James Nicholson
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Luke Savage
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Further reading:
- OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago | The Wall Street Journal
- OpenAI did not mention Tumbler Ridge shooter’s posts in meeting with B.C. officials day after mass shooting: province | The Globe and Mail
- Evan Solomon teases new AI laws as experts warn Canada is behind international peers | Betakit
- Canada Still Has No Meaningful AI Regulation | Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
- Seven Lawsuits Allege OpenAI Encouraged Suicide and Harmful Delusions | The Wall Street Journal
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Mark Carney is busy trying to Trump-proof Canada with a flurry of trade deals and whispers of a mega anti-Trump alliance linking Europe and the Indo-Pacific. Trade researcher Stuart Trew joins host Noor Azrieh to argue that more free trade isn’t a master plan; it’s diminishing returns with nicer branding.
Plus, Ottawa reporter Sam Konnert breaks down Canada’s newly released Defence Industrial Strategy: 70% Canadian content, massive growth targets, and a promise to rebuild both the military and the domestic defence industry at the same time. The catch? Canada’s notoriously slow procurement system, and big questions about bureaucracy, “maple-washing,” and whether Ottawa can actually move at the speed it’s promising.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Mia Johnson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Stuart Trew
Background reading:
- Carney constructs a mega anti-Trump trade alliance – POLITICO
- Trump forces a rewrite of Canada’s trade strategy – POLITICO
- John Ivison: Canada's pivot to Europe for trade gains traction as Trump loses momentum – National Post
- Deconstructing the Defence Industrial Strategy - Philippe Lagassé’s Substack
- U.S. Supreme Court decision on Trump's tariffs could bring more trade uncertainty to Canada – CBC News
- Canada’s defence industrial policy would rather Buy Canadian than Buy the Best – The Globe and Mail
- Canada’s New Defence Strategy Is Bold and Unprecedented. Will It Work? – The Walrus
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When shots rang out in Tumbler Ridge there was one reporter in town. He was used to covering local events like town council meetings, local hockey, or even, once, a mother duck leading her chicks through town. Then on February 10 came one of the worst shootings in Canadian history.
For the first five hours after the attack local reporter Trent Ernst was the sole journalist in the town. Then the international media descended and for a few days everyone from CBC to the BBC to CNN wanted to talk to Ernst. A few days later the new cycle shifted and the world’s media withdrew. Ernst stayed. He kept reporting, kept talking to his community. And today he talks to Canadaland about what happened before, during, and after Tumbler Ridge moved into the world’s headlines.
Host: Jesse Brown
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Featured Guest: Trent Ernst
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Another floor crossing MP spoils Pierre Poilievre’s entry into the men’s fitness ecosystem.
Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux’s decision to unresign and join Carney’s Liberals has resurfaced questions around Poilievre fitness for leadership. Pierre can swing a kettlebell, but can hold onto his own caucus?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Julian Abraham
Further reading:
- MP Matt Jeneroux leaves Conservatives to join Liberals, citing 'national unity crisis' | CBC News
- How Strength Training Builds Mental Resilience | Pierre Poilievre
- Matt Jeneroux leaves Conservative party after being too intimidated by Poilievre's workout regime - The Beaverton
- Matt Jeneroux's defection has Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives wondering if there will be more - Opinion
- The post-Poilievre leadership race has begun - The Globe and Mail
- The Rise of ‘Looksmaxxing’ | Front Burner | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
- Distraught family blasts Canada for euthanizing son, 26, who suffered from 'seasonal depression' | Daily Mail Online
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Project South uncovers one of the worst cases of police corruption in Canadian history.
The investigation into Toronto Police offers a staggering portrait of corruption, with allegations connecting officers to attempted assassinations, illegal firearms, drug trafficking, extortion, bribery, and leaking confidential information.
Plus, the death of “the last man in Africville” and the targeting of Jewish summer camps.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Who are the Toronto police officers accused of assisting organized crime? Here’s what we know so far | CBC News
- York Regional Police Press Conference - Project South Results
- 'A few bad apples': Doug Ford responds to police corruption arrests - North Bay News
- The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone - Toronto Life
- Toronto cop arrested in corruption probe trafficked uniforms, mishandled police firearm: court documents | CBC News
- Opinion | Toronto Police officers have been accused of running a matchmaking service for violent crooks. The question now is how deep the rot goes - Toronto Star
- LORINC: When the police neither serve or protect - Spacing Toronto
- Public trust in Toronto police was ‘strained’ before officers’ arrest. What now? | Globalnews.ca
- How an armed Brink’s guard with persistent money troubles got swept up in the Toronto police corruption case - Toronto Star
- 'He was a man on a mission': Eddie Carvery remembered for keeping memory of Africville alive | CBC News
- Anti-Zionist groups in Canada target Jewish children’s summer camps | The Times of Israel
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Surrey, BC has already recorded 51 extortions this year. 11 of them ended with shots fired. That might sound surprising until you realise last year there were 133 cases, and 49 related shootings. So what’s actually driving this? And how is it possible that after more than a year of this, no level of government (municipal, provincial, federal) and no police force has managed to get it under control? Host Noor speaks with former MP Jinny Sims, who was targeted in these campaigns, and Wade Deisman, a criminologist at the University of the Fraser Valley.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Jinny Sims, Wade Deisman
Background reading:
- B.C. politicians call on federal government to get tough on extortion crisis – CBC News
- Protest held against extortion wave in Surrey as 3 foreign nationals charged – CBC News
- Shots fired at Surrey radio station believed to be extortion-related – Global News
- Extortion is disrupting B.C. lives and businesses. And there's no end in sight – Vancouver Sun
- Extortion Theatre: Sikh Politicians, Party Scripts, & The Refusal To Name India – Baaz News
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Jay Baruchel, if you don’t know that name, you likely know his face from the string of hit movies he’s been in: Knocked Up, This Is The End, Blackberry, Million Dollar Baby, Almost Famous, and Tropic Thunder, among many others. He’s been in the belly of Hollywood’s beast for over two decades.
But he’s also a self-proclaimed Canadian patriot with the maple leaf literally tattooed over his heart. So who better to join us to try and figure out where Elbows Up goes from here, and tease out some of its unlikely roots. Hint: Canadian censors were already cutting American flags out of films in the 1920s…
Host: Stephen Marche
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Featured Guest: Jay Baruchel
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
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Photo: Gage Skidmore
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While the Canadian mainstream media was reluctant to reveal unverified information, far right outlets and bad actors swarmed to score political points for their anti-trans agenda.
Why is Jesse Van Rootselaar’s gender the focus of the online discussion? And how should it fit into the coverage?
Mel Woods of Xtra Magazine joins Noor Azrieh.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Mel Woods
Further reading:
- What we know about the teenager behind the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting | CBC News
- Deadly B.C. shooting is one of Canada's worst school shootings | CBC News
- The Tumbler Ridge shooting is already fuelling anti-trans hate in Canada | Xtra Magazine
- At least 43 outlets shared anti-trans misinfo after Charlie Kirk shooting: TJA | Xtra Magazine
- OLDCORN: Another transgender mass shooter, and no, gun laws aren’t the problem - Western Standard
- Tara Armstrong Post - X/Twiiter
- Trans Journalists Association (Style Guide)
- Tumbler RidgeLines
- Curse of Politics Clip - X/Twitter
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Playing rules-based games at the end of the rules-based order.
With the heated rivalry between the US and Canada, athletes speaking out against ICE, and the rupture of old world order in the background, the Olympics are especially political this time around.
Where do politics fit into the winter games and how did hockey become a symbol of geopolitical conflict?
Rahim Mohamed of the National Post gets “Canada Down” with Noor Azrieh.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Masteringr), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Rahim Mohamed
Further reading:
- Trump’s geopolitical tensions spill into the Winter Olympics - Politico
- ‘Boots on the Ice’: Hockey and politics are about to collide at the Milan Olympics - The Globe and Mail
- U.S. Olympians speaking up about politics at home face online backlash — including from Trump | CBC Sports
- Welcome to new cold war as world descends on Italy amid global political chaos | Winter Olympics 2026 | The Guardian
- Amid rising political tensions, will there be controversy at the Olympics? - National | Globalnews.ca
- Olympic fans are loving the petty commercial battle between Team Canada and Team USA: 'They are so focused on us' - Yahoo News Canada
- Tate McRae responds to backlash over U.S. Olympics ad: 'Y'all know I'm Canada down' | CBC News
- Paul Brandt removed from Alberta teachers’ convention speaking list - CTV News
- Public Servant Surprised by Voicemail from Doug Ford Suggesting They ‘Get Another Job’ - PressProgress
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NATO is building something new: a Defence, Security and Resilience Bank. Basically a World Bank for war, and Canada wants it.
From Toronto to Montreal to Ottawa to Halifax, mayors are campaigning hard, pitching their cities as the future headquarters of a global military finance hub. Thousands of high-paying jobs, direct access to defence capital and a front-row seat to the new security order are all at stake.
At the same time, Mark Carney is preparing to unveil his long-awaited Defence Industrial Strategy, a plan to pump billions into Canada’s military sector. After years of defence being politically taboo, hard power is suddenly a growth strategy.
So what does that actually mean for the companies building the tech? For the cities fighting to host the bank? And for a country that once prided itself on being defence-averse?
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Sonya Shorey, Mayor Andy Fillmore, Maroy Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Rod Phillips, Councillor Brad Bradford and Sam Witherspoon
Background reading:
- Canada officially endorses leadership role in new defence bank - The Globe and Mail
- Local Ottawa officials 'frustrated' with Ford over support for Toronto's bid for new defence bank - iPolitics
- Canada in the running to headquarter new multinational defence bank - The Globe and Mail
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The government of New Brunswick has released its much-anticipated report on the mysterious neurological illnesses afflicting many in the province. The report doesn’t just aim to identify what’s behind the “cluster” of disease. It’s far more fundamental than that. Its findings raise questions as to whether the disease itself exists. Is it a single disease or a mass misdiagnosis of unrelated illnesses?
The physician at the heart of the controversy for much of the last decade, Dr. Alier Marrero, has blasted the report and labelled it as a “shockwave” to himself and his patients. He joins us today.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Julian Abraham (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Featured Guest: Dr. Allier Marrero
Fact checking by Kallan Lyons
Additional music by Audio Network
More information:
- The battle over Canada's mystery brain disease
- N.B. report finds herbicides, heavy metals not the cause of 'most' undiagnosed neurological illnesses | CBC News
- N.B. report finds no environmental links to unknown neurological illness in patients - The Globe and Mail
- Investigation of cases of undiagnosed neurological illness - gnb.ca
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Poilievre’s landslide victory at his leadership review raises questions about the flurry of coverage about his political demise only months ago. Why was there such a disconnect?
With Carney riding high, and Poilievre’s likeability still a concern, Conservatives are betting on the long game (and hoping to avoid a spring election.)
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Harrison Lowman
Further reading:
- Poilievre clears leadership review with 87% support, following a rousing, campaign-style speech - CTV News
- I’m a former senior aide to Stephen Harper. Pierre Poilievre is dismantling the principled, trustworthy Conservative Party we tried to build - Toronto Star
- When a Harper Conservative goes after Pierre Poilievre, you know there’s blood in the water - Toronto Star
- Braid: Poilievre's team gets ready for epic leadership review fight in Calgary - Calgary Herald
- John Ivison: Bad blood has infected Poilievre's Conservatives, and Liberals are loving it - National Post
- There are many reasons why Pierre Poilievre doesn’t want a spring election. There’s one surprising way he could buy more time - Toronto Star
- Braid: New-look Pierre Poilievre could be a lot more trouble than the Liberals expect - Calgary Herald
- Parks Canada planned to delete a heritage website — but one proud Canadian hit 'Save' | CBC News
- Heritage Guide
- I’m suing Frank Stronach – and yes, I’m in it for the money - The Globe and Mail
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A lot of the time, local news sucks. It’s important, but it sucks. City council meetings, school board meetings, police board meetings… just plain boring.
But every once in a while, there’s a gold mine.
But at Canadaland we just don’t have the resources to find these little golden nuggets, these hyper local stories. We’re not on the ground, our audience is national, and we don’t usually get the scoops.
So we asked you to call in and let us know all about them.
And boy did you deliver, we’ve got everything from throwing shovels at city workers, to Buddhist monks in PEI with alleged ties to the Communist Party of China.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
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Canadian media is calling out companies with ties to ICE, but can it make a difference?
Thomson Reuters, Hootsuite, Roschel, and the Jim Pattison Group are among a group of Canadian companies facing criticism for their connection with ICE. Media coverage, petitions, and protests have compelled some of these companies to cut ties with ICE.
Canadian politicians are joining in to voice their outrage over what’s happening in Minnesota, but what sort of meaningful impact can we actually have?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Harrison Lowman
Further reading:
- Canadian Companies Must Cut Ties with ICE, Say Protesters | The Tyee
- Vancouver social-media company Hootsuite looking to work with ICE to ‘build trust’ - The Globe and Mail
- ICE ordering fleet of 20 armoured vehicles from Brampton, Ont., firm | CBC News
- Canada's Stantec and U.S. partner had multimillion-dollar contracts to inspect ICE detention facilities - The Logic
- This App Lets ICE Track Vehicles and Owners Across the Country - 404 Media
- Jim Pattison won't sell U.S. warehouse proposed as new ICE facility | CBC News
- Canada must admit that Trump’s America is not a ‘safe’ place for refugees - The Globe and Mail
- It is the right time – socially and economically – to scale back extended health benefits for refugees - The Globe and Mail
- Why is the Carney government rolling out the red carpet for Chinese propaganda media? - Harrison Lowman [X/Twitter]
- 150,000 rally in downtown Toronto in solidarity with Iranian protesters | CBC News
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Pierre Poilievre just cruised through his leadership review, but is the party really buying what he’s selling? Noor Azrieh goes inside the Conservative convention in Calgary, from the polished speeches on stage to the simmering anger offstage.
Along the way: separatists working the floor, influencers commanding the crowd, and a party trying to sell hope to a base still fuelled by grievance.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
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We have a monthly supporter exclusive show, Off The Record, where our very own Sam Konnert gets to talk to YOU fine listeners. We asked you to call in and share interesting stories happening from across the country and you all delivered, so make sure to tune into that this Thursday.
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This is not your traditional true crime story. This is not a whodunnit. It’s more of a howdunnit. That is, it’s a self-defence guide on how to fight back after you’ve been ripped off.
Raymond Biesinger is an iconic Canadian illustrator and author of the book, 9 Times My Work Has Been Ripped Off.
And he invited Producer Tristan Capacchione to his studio to talk all about his true crime story.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Featured Guest: Raymond Biesinger
Special Thanks: Julian Abraham, max collins, and Caleb Thompson (Voicing)
Fact checking by Kallan Lyons
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More information:
- Raymond Biesinger
- 9 Times My Work Has Been Ripped Off — Drawn & Quarterly
- FLASHBACK : Le portrait psychédélique d’un disparu — 2PAR4
- Non-exclusive licence issued to Raymond Biesinger — Copyright Board of Canada
- Non-exclusive licence issued to Productions 2PAR4 — Copyright Board of Canada
- Please stop stealing my art — Wright Kitchen
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Carney’s deal with China is pissing off Trump, but it’s exactly the sort of leverage Canada needs for the upcoming CUSMA negotiations.
It’s more than just EVs and canola, and it’s more than a return to our previous trade arrangements with China. Carney’s deal signals how Canada intends to navigate the so-called “new world order.”
But, with Xi Jinping purging his top generals, is China really as “predictable” as Carney suggests?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jan Wong
Further reading:
- Preliminary Agreement-In-Principle to Address Economic and Trade Issues between Canada and the People's Republic of China - Government of Canada
- No plans for China free trade deal, Carney says as Trump fixates on Canada | CBC News
- Canada wants to be 1st in North America to build EV with Chinese knowledge: senior official | CBC News
- China dropping ban on Canadian beef may boost industry resilience, analysts say - The Globe and Mail
- Is Carney’s China deal a misstep or master stroke? | National Post
- China’s Zijin Gold to acquire Canadian miner Allied Gold in $5.5-billion deal - The Globe and Mail
- Xi Jinping has dismissed two of China’s most senior generals. What does this mean?
- Las Vegas casino owner offers to take Canadian dollars on par with U.S. currency - CTV News
- The Liberals’ unacceptable Charter breach - The Globe and Mail
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Carney’s speech made headlines around the world and positions Canada as a global thought leader.
Why did it capture so much international attention, and will Carney’s Davos kudos benefit Canada in the long run?
Jan Wong joins to unpack Carney’s rhetorical triumph and to dish on Margaret Atwood’s lunch beef 30 years later.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jan Wong
Call in to Off The Record on Thursday, January 29 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm EST by going to callinstudio.com/show/canadaland or dialing in at 888-401-7056
Further reading:
- Carney's Davos speech draws reaction from around the world | CBC News
- Mark Carney's Davos speech: Reaction from BBC, NYT, Rolling Stone - CTV News
- Mark Carney’s Davos speech is a ‘manifesto of free people.’ Here’s what else the world is saying - Toronto Star
- As the world inches back to a pre-WW2 order, the 'middle powers' face a grave new challenge - BBC
- New Zealand is fiddling while the world ruptures. We need to listen to Mark Carney - Steve Maharey - New Zealand Herald
- ‘A rupture, not a transition’: The Davos bombshell that Australia can’t ignore - Sydney Morning Herald
- Carney makes clear the world’s choice - The Japan Times
- Time for Western middle powers to wake up - Opinion - Chinadaily.com.cn
- Michael Taube: I'm a speechwriter. Carney did better than Trudeau at Davos. But that's a low bar - National Post
- Pierre Poilievre: Carney's Davos speech highlights that it is Liberal rhetoric that doesn't match reality- National Post
- Margaret Atwood can read your palm and holds a grudge - The National - CBC [Video]
- Federal Conservatives trade journalists for partisan cheerleaders | Canada's National Observer: Climate News
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We’re back in the middle of another Donald Trump tariff tantrum—this time over Canada’s trade relationship with China. And yet, for a brief moment, it felt like Canada was riding high on the world stage, with Mark Carney holding court in Davos at the World Economic Forum. So… which version of Canada is real right now? The confident global player, or the country once again bracing for Trump’s mood swings?
Host Noor Azrieh puts that question to New York Times Canada Bureau Chief Matina Stevis-Gridneff, before turning to Ottawa reporter Sam Konnert to take us inside Parliament’s long-awaited return.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Matina Stevis-Gridneff
Background reading:
- Trump Calls Out Mark Carney in Davos Speech and Says Canada ‘Should Be Grateful’ – The New York Times
- Opinion | Trump Just Proved Mark Carney’s Point – The New York Times
- 5 things to know about Canada being disinvited from Trump's 'Board of Peace' – Toronto Star
- Some Canadians will get GST credit top up to tackle grocery costs: Carney – Global News
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On the next episode of Off The Record, we’re getting LOCAL. Canadaland's news focus is largely national and provincial: local news just isn't our wheelhouse. But we know there are tons of interesting stories happening in neighbourhoods and small towns all across this country.
So: What’s the gossip in your community’s Facebook group? What’s the heated discussion in your city or town’s subreddit? What’s the local gossip?
Call in and let us know on Thursday, January 29 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm EST by going to callinstudio.com/show/canadaland or dialing in at 888-401-7056 when the time comes, so mark your calendars!
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A criminal gang driving around Toronto in stolen vehicles, impersonating police officers, sexually assaulting women, hate-motivated, and connected to ISIS. It was a shocking, sensational, frightening news story. And chances are you didn’t hear about it. Why?
To answer that question we’re joined today by Ellin Bessner. She has worked for CBC, CTV, covered wars in Africa and Kosovo, and most recently she’s a reporter at the Canadian Jewish News.
Clarification: Bessner covered the war in Kosovo for CTV, but for clarity, she did so while stationed in Italy.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Featured Guest: Ellin Bessner
Fact checking by Kallan Lyons
Additional music by Audio Network
More information:
- Project Neapolitan News Release — Toronto Police Service
- We watched Al-Quds Day in Toronto. Here’s what we heard — The CJN
- Three men accused of hunting women and Jews on Toronto streets as part of hate plot — The National Post
- Email response from the RCMP
- Email response from the TPS
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We’re doing ANOTHER call-In show: What’s the big story in your local community?
Canadaland's news focus is largely national and provincial. Occasionally we'll talk about something happening in a specific city or town, but local news just isn't our wheelhouse.
But there are tons of interesting stories happening in small towns across this country. What's the gossip on your community's Facebook Group? What's the heated discussion on your local subreddit.
The call-in period will be this Thursday, January 29th, 4:30-6:30 PM ET. When the time comes, head over to https://callinstudio.com/show/canadaland. You can also dial in at 1-888-401-7056.
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Alberta separatists are rallying to collect signatures to call a referendum. Meanwhile, with Francois Legault’s resignation, and the separatist Parti Quebecois leading in opinion polls, a referendum is once again a real possibility in Quebec
Are Alberta and Quebec’s separatist movements a real threat to the unity of Canada?
Plus, police officers charged in Manitoba, and fact-checking oil industry spin on CANADALAND.
Host: San Grewal
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Max Fawcett
Further reading:
- New poll suggests one in five Albertans would vote to separate | CBC News
- What Alberta separatist leaders are telling supporters at secession petition events - Edmonton Journal
- Alberta's independence movement is a global rarity: right-wing separatists - National Post
- Has Separatism Gone Mainstream in Alberta? | The Tyee
- Most Quebecers Oppose Sovereignty. Even More Reject Another Referendum | The Walrus
- 30 years after cliffhanger vote, Quebec separatists voice hope for independence
- Alberta, Quebec referendums likely would fail due to Canadians' anxiety: pollster - Toronto Star
-
1294 Oil For Dummies - CANADALAND [Podcast]
- FUEL FOR THOUGHT: OPEC rails against peak oil demand threats, but its own investments bear watching | S&P Global
- Global oil demand won't peak until 2032, Wood Mackenzie report says | Reuters
- Junior officer charged alongside disgraced Winnipeg constable pleads guilty | CBC News
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As Trump’s threats of taking Greenland intensify, world leaders are in Davos for the World Economic Forum. It’s been a busy week for Mark Carney, following up diplomatic visits to China and Qatar with a landmark speech at the WEF that lays bare the unravelling of the global order.
Plus, allegations of “crying rooms” at the CBC and the one year anniversary of DOGE.
Host: San Grewal
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate producer and Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Max Fawcett
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- PM Mark Carney speaks at World Economic Forum in Davos – January 20, 2026 - CPAC
- 'The old order is not coming back,' Carney says in provocative speech at Davos | CBC News
- Mark Carney just shook up the world | Canada's National Observer
- Carney weighs sending soldiers to Greenland for military exercises with NATO allies: sources | CBC News
- Europe condemns Trump’s ‘new colonialism’ as Greenland crisis grows | European Union | The Guardian
- Here's what you need to know about the Canada-China deal on EVs and canola | CBC News
- Carney cautious about Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ invitation as Champagne rules out $1-billion payment - The Globe and Mail
- How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little? - The New York Times
- CBC News further expands local journalism, bureaus - CBC
- Former CBC human resources employee sues over workplace so toxic staff were given a 'crying room' - National Post
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When the Liberals announced the national gun buyback program in 2019, it was supposed to be a simple and clear choice. A popular policy that made for an easy political win. 6 years later, it's looking more like the gun buyback program backfired on the Liberals. How did we get here?
PLUS - All eyes on Greenland as Trump threatens to take control.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Noah Schwartz
Background reading:
- Ottawa unveils next steps in its national gun buyback program. Here are the details – CBC News
- Noah Schwartz: Liberals' botched gun buyback program may create a dangerous ‘grey market’ – National Post
- Carney weighs sending soldiers to Greenland for military exercises with NATO allies: sources – CBC News
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And did you know we have a monthly supporter exclusive show? Last episode, we spoke to both listeners and staff about our fears in 2025 and our hopes going into the year ahead.
On the next episode of Off The Record, we’re getting LOCAL. Canadaland's news focus is largely national and provincial: local news just isn't our wheelhouse. But we know there are tons of interesting stories happening in neighbourhoods and small towns all across this country.
So: What’s the gossip in your community’s Facebook group? What’s the heated discussion in your city or town’s subreddit? What’s the local gossip?
Call in and let us know on Thursday, January 29 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm EST by going to callinstudio.com/show/canadaland or dialing in at 888-401-7056 when the time comes, so mark your calendars!
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Trump invades Greenland tomorrow. Danish forces shoot on American forces. American forces shoot back. Maybe a Canadian gets killed since we're there in support of NATO. In the end America takes Greenland by force. What happens next, Bob?
There may be nobody in this country who has had a closer view of the turmoil currently overwhelming the international order than former UN Ambassador Bob Rae. His tenure overlapped with COVID, the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, October 7th, and Israel’s subsequent siege and bombardment of Gaza.
Bob Rae retired a couple months ago. Which means he’s free to speak his mind. And that’s what he does today on Canadaland.
Host: Stephen Marche
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Featured Guest: Bob Rae
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network
Photo: Mykola Swarnyk
More information:
- Steve Paikin: Bob Rae, now a private citizen, tells it like it is. Sort of — The Toronto Star
- Canada faces existential challenge from Trump’s hemisphere strategy, former envoy warns — The Globe & Mail
- Former UN ambassador Bob Rae on the state of the organization and his future — The Globe & Mail
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Heated Rivalry’s breakout success is bringing CanCon, hockey, and gay sex to the world. Does this surprising hit give Canadian TV a new playbook?
Heated Rivalry is also bringing in new hockey fans and helping the sport’s image, so why isn’t the NHL embracing it? Can the show have a real impact on hockey culture?
Plus, Canada Proud double dips on CBC messaging, and an NDP leadership candidate uses AI to answer questions on Reddit.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Katie Laur (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Sam Konnert
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Why is Heated Rivalry so popular? It’s not just the sex, but the Canadianness | CBC Arts
- Popularity of ‘Heated Rivalry’ Has Surprised Even TV Executives - The New York Times
- What ‘Heated Rivalry’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ say about the Canada we want to be | Xtra Magazine
- Hit show ‘Heated Rivalry’ became a TV phenomenon. Can it change hockey culture? - The Athletic
- Parekh’s apology for 'robot' comments has Flames teammates moving forward - Sportsnet.ca
- DREW DOUGHTY, World Juniors, Heated Rivalry & TONS More - Ep. 608 - Spittin’ Chicklets
- NDP leadership candidate apologizes for using AI to respond to Reddit questions | CBC News
- Five (Delusional? Brave?) NDP Leadership Candidates on WTF They Plan to Do - CANADALAND
- The same firm ran a campaign to save CBC — and Canada Proud's push to defund it - Canada’s National Observer
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After weeks of protests, thousands of casualties, internet blackouts, and viral moments of resistance, the Canadian media is only now ramping up its coverage of the Iran,
Why hasn’t there been more coverage of this historic moment in Canadian outlets?
Plus, Iranian-Canadians have been rallying across the country, but progressives aren’t joining to support them.
Duly Noting: updates on the WE Charity scandal, The Narwhal vs the RCMP, and a Toronto Sun reporter’s very bad tweet.
This episode uses generative AI for the following purposes: Descript Studio Sound effect on the audio of Kaveh Shahrooz
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Katie Laur (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Kaveh Shahrooz
Further reading:
- Canadians join global protests in solidarity with Iranian uprising - CTV News
- Over 12,000 feared dead after Iran protests, as video shows bodies lined up at morgue - CBS News
- Death toll from Iranian protests surpasses 2,000, activists say, as chaos recalls 1979 revolution - CTV News
- As Iran cracks down on protesters again, the world cannot be silent - The Globe and Mail
- Adam Zivo: The Shah of Canada — Iranian-Canadians pulling for crown prince - National Post
- Beryl Wajsman: Canadian media and leftists' neglect of Iran uprising is complicity in Islamist terror - National Post
- Adam Zivo on protests [Facebook]
- More than 120 protesters blinded by Iranian agents, probe confirms - Berkeley News
- Why Tehran Is Running Out of Water | WIRED
- Postmedia Suspends Toronto Sun Parliamentary Bureau Chief After Tweet Applauding ICE Killing Minneapolis Woman - PressProgress
- B.C. trial to test whether RCMP violated press freedoms in arresting journalist | CBC News
- Supreme Court revisits Trudeau-era WE Charity scandal in case that could reshape the law - The Globe and Mail
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Mark Carney heads to Beijing, China, marking the first time in 8 years a Canadian Prime Minister sets foot in the country. The trip comes as Canada juggles Chinese canola tariffs and a seriously fractured US trade relationship. Host Noor Azrieh sits down with Vina Nadjibulla and asks if it's even possible to play nice with China? Or whether this whole trip is a waste of time. Plus, we hear from Kelly Ann Shaw, a key architect of the Trump administration’s trade, investment, energy and national security policies in his first term, about the future of CUSMA.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Vina Nadjibulla, Kelly Ann Shaw
Background reading:
- This will be the real test of Mark Carney’s visit to China – The Globe and Mail
- Carney heads to Beijing as Trump’s America First agenda forces Canada into trade rethink – The Guardian
- Small majority of Canadians want more trade with China: Ipsos poll – Global News
- Canada-U.S. trade relationship ‘salvageable’: Former White House trade advisor – CTV News
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The U.S. attack on Venezuela roiled Canadian oil markets. Pipelines and crude are suddenly spawning countless headlines. But do you know the difference between your sweet crude and a hole in the ground? And is that hole in the ground spurting sour bitumen? Of course that’s a trick question as everyone knows sour bitumen won’t spurt without dilbit. Right?
What do you really know about oil? Given that it seems to be driving so much of our geopolitics and fuelling a large part of our economy, what do you need to know about it?
Today we’re going oil school, getting back to basics, to try and understand what’s behind all the crude news.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Featured Guest: Adam Pankratz
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network
More information:
- Venezuelan oil could put Canada out of business — The National Post
- The Venezuela crisis has prompted Canada to double down on oil. Is that the right move? — Canada’s National Observer
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Twitter/X’s Grok is undressing people, including minors, but xAI doesn’t seem to care.
Now that Twitter is worse than ever, will that be enough to stop Canadian public figures from using the platform?
Jen Gerson of The Line joins to consider the future options for an online public square.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Katie Laur (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jen Gerson
Further reading:
- Elon Musk's Grok AI says images of 'minors in minimal clothing' caused by safeguard lapses | CBC News
- France to investigate deepfakes of women stripped naked by Grok – POLITICO
- Elon Musk company bot apologizes for sharing sexualized images of children - Los Angeles Times
- Canadian government officials, what are you still doing on X in 2026? | Canada's National Observer
- In the age of AI, it's easy to make deepfake porn. But victims find it hard to undo the damage | CBC News
- City of Calgary ignored two decades of warning signs about water system, report finds - The Globe and Mail
- Thunder Bay, Ont., once again reports the highest homicide rate in Canada | CBC News
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In 2025, it seemed like there was always something to be worried or afraid about. Every day brought about change and uncertainty. So we wanted to know, what pre-occupied your mind in 2025, and what are you hopeful for in 2026?
Listeners and Canadaland staff all contributed their voices to this documentary.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Photo: Tony Wang
Additional music by Audio Network
Join us for next month’s call-in show!
Canadaland's news focus is largely national and provincial. Occasionally we'll talk about something happening in a specific city or town, but local news just isn't our wheelhouse.
But there are tons of interesting stories happening in small towns across this country. What's the gossip on your community's Facebook Group? What's the heated discussion on your local subreddit. Or heaven forbid, what’s being talked about on Next Door…
Call in and let us know January 29, 4:30-6:30 PM ET. When the time comes, click here or head over to www.callinstudio.com/show/canadaland. You can also dial in at 1-888-401-7056.
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What Maduro’s capture means for Canada.
Trump’s military coup in Venezuela is a mask-off moment of American imperialism, but will it compel Canada to take meaningful action?
Plus, sorting through Canada’s political and media responses to Venezuela.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Katie Laur (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jen Gerson
Further reading:
- In a national emergency, Canada does not have a moment to lose - The Globe and Mail
- The arrest of Mark Carney will bring peace, prosperity, and freedom to North America - Halifax Examiner
- Eric Ham: Canada beware, Trump’s Venezuela invasion is a clear warning shot
- Venezuela - The Lesson for Canada - Charlie Angus [Substack]
- The Conservative and Liberal responses to Venezuela reflect vastly different foreign-policy outlooks - The Globe and Mail
- Jen Gerson: Nothing's going to happen, and it's far too late to do anything about it anyway - The Line
- Freeland to step down in 'coming weeks' after accepting role advising Ukraine's Zelenskyy | CBC News
- Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records | Globalnews.ca
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Nicholas Maduro says he’s “not guilty” in his first court appearance in New York after being captured in a US military operation. But, Canadian politicians and Venezuelan-Canadian Alexis Espejo suggest otherwise. Sam talks with Alexis about how it felt to watch the news unfold.
Plus, what do The Notebook, a haunted lumber baron’s wife, a swimming pool scandal, and a knife-wielding intruder all have in common? 24 Sussex Drive.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guest: Alexis Espejo, Noor Azrieh
Background reading:
- Canada stands by Venezuelan people's right to decide their future, says PM Carney – CBC News
- Protesters in Canada hold different opinions of Nicolás Maduro – CTV News
- 24 Sussex renovation: Carney says no plans to address – CTV News
- Adam: A new home for the prime minister is closer than ever — or so the NCC says – Ottawa Citizen
- 24 Sussex is now asbestos and rodent-free — and nobody knows what to do with it – CBC News
- 24 Sussex Drive – National Capital Commission
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One of the most powerful voices in Canadian media isn't Canadian. And she doesn’t work for a Canadian news outlet. Matina Stevis-Gridneff is the New York Times correspondent for Canada.
Canadians have a weird relationship to the NYT. In one sense, it's the most powerful newspaper in Canada. It has more digital subscribers than any Canadian publication, although The Globe and Mail has more readers.
On the other hand, of course, it's American, and we are living in the biggest transformation in our relationship to America since Confederation. Canadians have changed their travel habits, changed their consumption habits. They want fewer American things, less America in their lives.
But that hasn't applied to the Times. Its reach is still expanding, even as the Times has grown more conservative, and even though their op-ed writers have kicked around the idea of annexing Canada.
Matina Stevis-Gridneff joins us today to talk about what Canada means to the NYT and what the NYT means to Canada.
Host: Stephen Marche
Credits: Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Featured Guest: Matina Stevis-Gridneff
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Canadaland fan-favourite guests share their predictions, while Jesse and Noor give their two cents. Topics include a Canadian bid to join the E.U., a social media ban in the southern hemisphere, and robot raccoons eating hot peppers.
Plus: Jesse makes an informed prediction about the future of Canadaland.
This episode uses generative AI for the following purposes: Enhance Speech by Adobe on a recording of Jen Gerson
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) tom sayers (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Noor Azrieh
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It's the holidays and we are re-running a classic episode of Off The Record this week.
Here at Canadaland it can often seem like just one shitty story after another. But it’s not just one more shitty story to round out the year. Nope. This is also a tale of hope, dreams, and IUDs.
Every year Canadaland searches for and hires two fellows. Two new audio journalists who join us here and work with us for months to produce their first long form professional audio documentaries.
This past year Mia Johnson and Leora Scherzer joined us. They created two wonderful stories on the subjects of human composting and IUDs. Leora and Mia are now living their journalistic dreams as both were hired by media outlets once they finished up at Canadaland.
Today we brought Mia and Leora back into our studio to talk about what they learnt while they were here, what was good about the experience, what could be better. And with an eye to the future we also want to let you all know we’ll soon be searching for our new recruits for 2026!
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Guests: Jesse Brown, Noor Azrieh, Mia Johnson, Leora Schertzer
Photo: Tony Wang
Additional music by Audio Network
Further Listening:
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1084 Waste Management: Sh*t’s Complicated — CANADALAND
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1022 The Painful Truth About IUDs — CANADALAND
Plus, check out our Mia and Leora’s work since leaving Canadaland!
Leora:
- Hypnosis over anesthesia? Why patients in Quebec are choosing alternative pain management — Montreal Gazette
- Pizza revolution: The rise of Montreal’s new slice scene — Montreal Gazette
- West Island mayors say ‘far-right’ extremist influenced Montreal to stop fluoridating water — Montreal Gazette
Mia:
- Ontario law could spell doom for turtles in Toronto’s wetlands — Frequency News
- TDSB cancels Grade 9 enrolment for special needs school — Frequency News
- Nature’s calling but the city of Toronto isn’t picking up the phone — Frequency News
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We're bringing you something different: an episode of the brand-new CBC series The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall.
In the 1980s and 90s, Satan and his followers were accused of brainwashing children, sacrificing babies, and infiltrating North American society on a massive scale — yet these thousands of alleged Satanists were nowhere to be found.
In the all new 8-part series, The Devil You Know from CBC, host Sarah Marshall (You’re Wrong About) explores the tangled web of the Satanic Panic, in a journey that will take you everywhere from Victoria, B.C. to rural Kentucky to San Antonio, Texas. This is a show about the people who experienced the Satanic Panic in real-time — the believers, the skeptics, the bystanders, and the wrongfully-convicted. All episodes of The Devil You Know are available now.
Episode 2: Marylyn Remembers
Michelle Remembers is the 1980 “biographical” book that brought the idea of Satanic cults into the mainstream. In it, Michelle Smith documents years of alleged Satanic ritual abuse and the man who helped her remember it, psychiatrist Lawrence Pazder. We talk to those who thought they knew Michelle and Larry best: their families. They tell us what it was like to witness the birth of the Satanic Panic from the most intimate vantage point — and how it shattered their lives.
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Canadaland fan-favourite guests give the gift of Duly Noteds for Jesse and Noor to unwrap and judge mercilessly. Topics include secret Chinese police stations, the life and death of a right-wing party in B.C., and Danielle Smith’s French-language lessons.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) tom sayers (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Noor Azrieh
Additional music by Audio Network
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Noor Azrieh and Sam Konnert look back on the moments that defined Canadian politics this year. We revisit viral clips, media meltdowns, Question Period fever dreams, floor crossers, immigration fights, Alberta separatism, national projects (that may or may not exist yet), and the growing sense that everything is moving very fast… but also somehow not at all.
Plus: pop stars, masked singers, elbow-themed merch, biological clocks (obviously).
Host(s): Noor Azrieh & Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
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Their stated goal is to manipulate your media and, by extension, you. We’re not flagging a secretive government agency here, not some media oligarch, no one in the usual line-up of Bondesque villains.
In fact, many of us love what these master manipulators do. They are, drum roll please…
composers! Their work literally underscores much of the podcast world. Their power lies in their ability to bypass the intellect and go straight for the heart. Chill it, warm it, speed it up.
Today we meet some of the most influential and largely invisible creators in the media landscape.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Writer and Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Guests: Darren Fung, Erica Procunier, Adrian Ellis
Photo: Ashlea Wessel
Featuring music by: Tristan Capacchione, Adrian Ellis, Darren Fung, Erica Procunier, and Audio Network
Further Reading:
- Stinky Rice Studios — Darren Fung
- Erica Procunier
- Adrian Ellis
- The Great Human Odyssey — Handful of Films
- Mount Royal Audio — Tristan Capacchione
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The choice between the F-35 and Saab’s Gripen E is a litmus test for Canada’s commitment to decoupling from America.
As Carney reinvests in the military, is the Canadian media properly equipped to cover it?
Plus, an $18 million CRA chatbox that is usually wrong.
Host: San Grewal
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) tom sayers (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Rahim Mohamed
Further reading:
- Buying the F-35 Could Be Canada’s Biggest Strategic Mistake - The Walrus
- Danish intelligence report warns of US military threat under Trump - The Associated Press
- F-35 beat Gripen fighter jet ’by a mile’ in 2021 Defence Department competition | Radio-Canada.ca
- The Leaked Report Pushing Mark Carney Toward the F-35 Fighter Jet - The Walrus
- DND investigates leak used to discredit Saab’s Gripen fighter jet - Ottawa Citizen
- The CRA spent $18M on 'Charlie,' a new tax information chatbot that is wrong most of the time - The National Post
- 'I was immediately cast … as a genocide supporter' — Jesse Brown on the cost of speaking against Jew-hate - The National Post
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Floor crossers, falling polling numbers, and grumblings in the Conservative orbit. Pierre Poilievre sure looks shaky right now, but will it really make a difference in his upcoming leadership review? Rahim Mohamed of the National Post joins San Grewal to explain why Poilievre isn’t done just yet.
Host: San Grewal
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) tom sayers (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Rahim Mohamed
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Pierre Poilievre speaks with CBC's Rosemary Barton after 2nd MP defection - CBC
- Future of the CPC: A (declining) majority of Conservative voters would keep Poilievre as leader in January - Angus Reid Poll
- The Numbers Behind Poilievre’s Leadership Dilemma | The Walrus
- Potential disaster looms over Pierre Poilievre’s leadership - The Globe and Mail
- Lorne Gunter: Poilievre Conservatives favour stunts over substance | Edmonton Journal
- One B.C. caucus split caused by alleged anti-Semitic staffer, Brodie says | Chilliwack Progress
- Carney's office slammed by access-to-info orders - Dean Beedy’s Newsletter
- Ottawa planning to make access to information even more restrictive: Internal document - IJF
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United States Attorney General Pam Bondi is flexing the US’s military seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker as the Trump administration deploys warships — and even nuclear submarines — off Venezuela’s coast. The White House says it’s about drugs, but it also signals a broader shift laid out in the new US National Security Strategy. So far, the Canadian government has been pretty quiet about what our closest ally is doing in Venezuela, and about this ominous security strategy.
So what is a middle power supposed to do when its closest ally goes rogue? Host Noor Azrieh asks Ben Rowswell, former Canadian ambassador to Venezuela and now a consultant with Catalyze4.
Plus: How MP Michael Ma stole Conservative Christmas.
CLARIFICATION: In reference to the LIMA group, Ben Rowswell’s position is that Venezuelan political actors were setting their own agenda, and the role of the Group was to align neighbouring democracies in support of those efforts, not to dictate or manage them.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), tom sayers (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Ben Rowswell
Background reading:
- Opinion: The ghost of the Monroe Doctrine haunts the U.S.’s buildup in Venezuela – and Canada must oppose it – The Globe and Mail
- National Security Strategy – The White House
- The U.S. has put military pressure on Venezuela for months. What's the endgame? – CBC News
- Canada 'continues to monitor' U.S. boat strikes in Caribbean as questions swirl and allies squirm – CBC News
- It's like 'the Monroe Doctrine on steroids': Canadian politicos react to Trump's new 'very chilling' national security strategy – The Hill Times
- The Trump Doctrine, and what it means for Canada – The Globe and Mail
- Opinion | Canada once spoke out against unlawful American military action. Why it's time to do so again now – Toronto Star
- Is Canada complicit in Trump’s illegal war in Venezuela? – Canadian Dimension
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The mystery of who drugged the cast and crew of the blockbuster Titanic is Hollywood lore. In 1996 James Cameron shot part of Titanic in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, when someone dumped PCP into the clam chowder the team was sharing on the last night of shooting. Over 50 people ended up in hospital.
There was a police investigation but the case was never solved. Over the decades theories as to who and why have sprouted. These range from disgruntled caterers to vengeful bikers to insurance scams.
Canadaland decided to take up the case and look for the answer: who spiked the Titanic chowder?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Julian Abraham (Reporter), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Caleb Thompson (Mixing & Mastering) max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Additional Writing and Production from Rick Courtney.
Fact checking by max collins
Additional music by Audio Network
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Further Reading:
“Grips are doing wheelies in wheelchairs” - Variety
James Cameron Recalls the Night the Titanic Crew Were Spiked with PCP - CBC
James Cameron on CBC’s The Q - Video
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The politics of Canada’s proposed hate crime law, Bill C-9.
In order to pass the Combatting Hate Act, the Liberals are teaming up with the Bloc Quebecois and removing the exemption for religious texts in existing hate speech laws. The Conservatives aren’t happy about it.
But do we need to update our hate crime laws in the first place?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) tom sayers (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jan Wong
Further reading:
- Liberals back Bloc's proposal to remove religious exemption from hate speech laws | CBC News
- Anti-hate bill stalled after Fraser’s office brokered deal without PMO approval: sources | CBC News
- Canada’s hate-crime bill must confront the enforcement gap - Policy Options
- FIRST READING: The biblical passages that Canada could list as hate speech - National Post
- Bill C-9 was meant to curb hate. Why is it drawing controversy? - iPolitics
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5 Why Here? - What Is Happening Here [Podcast]
- Is There a Better Way to Cut a Cake? - The New York Times
- Decades-old study on common weed killer retracted after journal editor says Monsanto may have helped write it | CBC News
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In 2022, artist Hua Yong died while kayaking off the Sunshine Coast in BC. A former Chinese agent alleges it was a murder.
Radio-Canada tells the story of how China continues to target dissidents living in Canada.
Plus, India joins the battle for the Arctic and a new low for freelance writing rates.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) tom sayers (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jan Wong
Further reading:
- A Chinese dissident hunted by Beijing dies mysteriously in Canada | Investigation Enquête - Radio-Canada
- A Chinese dissident died suddenly in B.C. This ex-spy who snooped on him says it may not have been an accident - CBC News
- Un espion chinois révèle ses secrets à Radio-Canada - Radio-Canada
- ‘I don’t know who I can trust,’ says Quebec YouTuber harassed by Chinese government - CBC News
- Coroner’s investigation into death of Chinese dissident in B.C. still open after nearly two years - The Globe and Mail
- Secret Chinese spying operations in Australia revealed | Four Corners
- Former Chinese spy who spoke to Four Corners set to give evidence to Canada's Foreign Interference Commission - ABC News
- Putin and Modi to join forces in Arctic - The Telegraph
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As Premier François Legault plunges in the polls, he’s panic-legislating: turbo-charging secularism laws, unveiling a “made-in-Quebec” constitution, and reigniting old identity battles that haven’t burned this hot in decades.
Then we head west, where B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad resigned after a spectacular caucus revolt. Sam asks him directly: why did his own MLAs want him gone, who he blames, and whether he regrets anything.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), tom sayers (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Martin Patriquin, John Rustad
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The CBC is broken: how should it be fixed? Defund the whole thing? Refund the whole thing? Double down on digital? Stop chasing digital relevance?
The list goes on and on. You've heard them all. But for a moment, forget about funding or even political bias. Just ask: why does the CBC exist?
What is its underlying ideology? Not its political ideology, but its philosophy for why we need it. Does it have one? Does it need one? If it does have one, is it working or is that what needs to change?
David Cayley spent over 40 years at the CBC as a journalist and producer. For 30 of those years he worked on CBC Radio’s Ideas program. He's now published a book, The CBC: How Canada's Public Broadcaster Lost Its Voice (and How it Can Get it Back). It's both an ideological history of the CBC's past and a manifesto for the CBC's future.
In it, he puts his finger right on the root problem. The CBC is there for everyone. It's supposed to speak to all of the Canadian public. However, if the public has splintered beyond recognition, what's left to speak to?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Featured Guest: David Cayley
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
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More information:
- The CBC: How Canada's Public Broadcaster Lost Its Voice (and How it Can Get it Back) — Sutherland House
- David Cayley
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A story in The Local reveals how AI writing is infiltrating newsrooms, flooding inboxes, and snagging bylines in major outlets.
Is the rise of the AI journalist inevitable or is it already here?
Jay Caspian Kang of the New Yorker joins to consider if a chatbot could write his column.
This episode uses generative AI for the following purposes: Episode tile art
Host: James Nicholson
Credits: Jules Bugiel (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio & Fact Checking), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jay Caspian Kang
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Further reading:
- What’s the point of reading writing by humans? - The New Yorker
- Could an A.I. Chatbot Rewrite My Novel? - The New Yorker
- Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era - The Local
- The Fallout From Our AI Freelancer Investigation - The Local
- Imposter Syndrome - Re:Public
- Jobs - AI-First Reporter (remote) - Jeff Gaulin’s Job Board
- Wired and Business Insider remove articles by AI-generated ‘freelancer’ - The Guardian
- Journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions 2025 - Reuters Institute
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Every year for the past 11 or so years, Canadaland has run a crowdfunding campaign in the fall. We finished up this year’s campaign in late November, and so we wanted to hear from you, about what we should do with all of your hard earned money. After all, Jesse Brown has said that “We work for you.”
You filled up the lines for two hours and let Sam know all of your ideas. Here are the highlights.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Photo: Tony Wang
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It’s been one year since Trump started threatening Canada’s economy and our sovereignty. But with all this story’s twists and turns, have Canadians grown complacent about what’s at stake?
Producer James Nicholson steps into the host’s chair to make a bold case that Canada isn’t just in a tariff war. We’re in a cold war. And we need to start acting like it.
American writer and podcaster Jay Caspian Kang weighs in.
Host: James Nicholson
Credits: Jules Bugiel (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio and Fact Checking), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jay Caspian Kang
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been pressuring Prime Minister Mark Carney for months on a new pipeline to the BC coast, and after a new MOU, she’s closer than ever. Host Noor Azrieh unpacks this deal with The Hub’s Falice Chin.
Plus, a mini cabinet shuffle. And reporter Sam Konnert takes us behind the velvet rope of the Hill’s E-list “exclusive” event.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Falice Chin
Background reading:
- How political timing influenced the confusing pipeline MOU – The Hub
- Ottawa, Alberta sign energy deal signalling major shift in relationship – The Globe and Mail
- Carney’s Alberta pipeline deal weakens climate policies – The Narwhal
- Treaty 6 Nations ‘disappointed’ in lack of consultation on MOU – APTN
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One of the world’s biggest online gaming sites, Roblox, is in the courts. The cases involve the alleged sexual exploitation of a minor, online harassment, and business practices that lead to addiction.
That last charge, involving addiction, is connected to an aspect of online gaming that’s passing mostly under the radar. The “gamblification” of games for children. It’s a charge that’s been levelled at not just Roblox but a number of other high profile companies from Microsoft to Ubisoft. Tricks of the trade from casinos have made their way into the gaming world.
Professor Sara Grimes, professor of communication studies at McGill, spends her time researching how kids, particularly kids in elementary school, interact with tech. How it harms, how it helps, how they use it to communicate with each other, and how it shapes their place in the world. She’s here to talk about what it means when kid’s games turn into gambling.
Host: Bruce Thorson
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Featured Guest: Dr. Sara Grimes
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network
More information:
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonwosborne/2023/05/25/how-loot-boxes-in-childrens-video-games-encourage-gambling/
- https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/roblox-faces-bc-lawsuit-by-12-year-old-addicted-to-website
- https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/quebec-lawsuit-alleges-video-games-are-gathering-childrens-personal-data/
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Canada is pulling back from progressive policies, but were we ever really committed to them in the first place?
Whether it’s the reversal on DEI from BMO, RBC, and Shopify or Carney’s shift away from a feminist foreign policy, Canada is quietly pivoting from Trudeau-era progressive policies.
Plus, concerns over Quebec’s proposed constitution and the Blue Jays get aggressive in Japan.
Host: San Grewal
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Guest: Morgan Campbell
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A cocaine lawyer, a crime blog, and a $15 million reward.
Eight more Canadians are arrested and a sensational new indictment from Operation Giant Slalom puts the Ryan Wedding case back in the headlines around the world.
But how is Ryan Wedding’s background shaping the coverage?
Host: San Grewal
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Morgan Campbell
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The federal NDP leadership race is officially on. Five candidates want the job, and each of them thinks they know how to rescue a party that's been drifting into irrelevance. In this special episode, Noor sits down with all five contenders (Tony McQuail, Rob Ashton, Avi Lewis, Heather McPherson, and Tanille Johnston) for an unfiltered, no-notes conversation about who they are, and how they plan on winning.
Episode art by max collins.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Tony McQuail, Rob Ashton, Avi Lewis, Heather McPherson, Tanille Johnston
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- Rob Ashton
- Avi Lewis
- Heather McPherson
- Tanille Johnston
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In October, seven OBGYNs at a Kamloops, B.C. hospital signed a letter of resignation. Those seven were the only OBGYNs in the city.
We’re used to bad headlines about Canada’s healthcare system. Lack of family doctors, emergency room wait times, delayed procedures, but this was different. Mass resignation threatening an entire branch of treatment for the whole city.
The letter of resignation is effectively a protest, a warning. The physicians who signed it say their workload is untenable and is placing patients at risk. The resignations will be staggered over the coming months and the provincial government is taking a variety of steps to deal with the fallout. Including offering temporary replacement doctors over $7000 a day to take shifts in Kamloops.
Kristen Holliday is the regional editor for Castanet News in Kamloops. She joins us today to unpack the mass resignation.
Host: Bruce Thorson
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Featured Guest: Kristen Holliday
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network
More information:
- Plan for pediatrics at Kelowna General Hospital sent to ministry as doctor concerns get heard — Castanet
- Doctor shortage forces another closure of Kamloops' busiest maternity clinic — Castanet
- 7 OB/GYNs resign from Kamloops hospital due to safety concerns — Global News
- Interior Health willing to pay more than $7K per day to fill maternity shifts at Kamloops hospital — Castanet
- Too Many Canadians Are Leaving Emergency Rooms Untreated — MEI
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Is Canada’s A.I. champion eating the news?
Canada is betting big on Cohere, but a lawsuit alleges that the company’s flagship LLM is bypassing paywalls and hallucinating content.
What happens to the news industry if A.I. continues to run amok?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Douglas Soltys
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Police statistics say that a Jew in Canada is now 9 times more likely to be the victim of a hate crime than a Jew in the United States. Others dispute this data, and say antizionism is being conflated with antisemitism.
So what’s the truth?
Host Jesse Brown begins to investigate, by talking to everyday people who say they have experienced discrimination firsthand.
Credits:
This series is a co-production of Canadaland and The Canadian Jewish News
Made possible by the generous support of George Burger, Dan Debow, Daniel Klass, Marjorie Skolnik, and Lee Zentner.
Written and Reported by Jesse Brown
Research and Story Editing by Kate Minsky
Original Music by Socalled
Sound Design, Mixing and Mastering by Caleb Thompson
Editorial Input from Michael Fraiman
For a list of sources cited in this episode, visit our website
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CSIS Director Daniel Rogers steps out of the shadows.
For the first time in the history of CSIS, Canada’s top spy holds a press conference. His talking points included youth radicalization, Arctic security, and data sovereignty. But why is he talking now?
This episode uses generative AI for the following purposes: several instances of voice cloning of host Jesse Brown to use "they" and "them" pronouns when referring to Kristyn Wong-Tam
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Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Douglas Soltys
Additional music by Audio Network
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The budget Carney’s been trying to sell to Canadians finally went to a vote. Sam Konnert brings host Noor Azrieh into the room where it happened. Plus, the Liberals say they’re “taking back control” of Canada’s immigration system. They’re study permits and temporary residents by half. But what happens to the 3 million people already here? Noor talks to immigration expert Rupa Banerjee about whether this is a fix… or the start of Canada’s next crisis.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Rupa Banerjee
Background reading:
- Budget 2025 - Canada Strong
- 2025 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration
- Canada slashes temporary immigration targets in Budget 2025 - National – Global News
- Fearing fraud, Canada rejects most Indian study permit applicants – Reuters
- Canada’s new immigration plan: Who wins, and who is losing out – Toronto Star
- Advocates concerned temporary immigration cuts don't address systemic issues – CBC News
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Noor Azrieh talks to Jesse Brown about his new Canadaland series, What Is Happening Here?
It’s no secret that Jesse Brown and Canadaland have had more than a few struggles, online and in the office, since October 7. But, eventually, Jesse Brown swore off Twitter and then the dust (and the office) settled, mostly.
Now Jesse is about to launch a new series where he travels across Canada, mic in hand, to talk with rabbis, activists, politicians, scholars, artists, Muslims, and Jews. People whose lives haven’t been the same since October 7.
Canadaland’s Noor Azrieh couldn’t quite believe what she was hearing when Jesse announced his intent for the new show. Why re-ignite the sh*tstorm? Why now? What are you trying to achieve? What did you learn by getting off Twitter and actually getting back to reporting?
Jesse agreed to be interviewed and face those questions.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Featured Guest: Jesse Brown
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network
More information:
- What Is Happening Here? — CANADALAND
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Grieving a World Series of feelings.
The Blue Jays may have lost, but they inspired coverage that captured our national mood.
Reflections on heartbreak, baseball, and the relatable physique of Alejandro Kirk.
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Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Rahim Mohamed
Additional music by Audio Network
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After months of legal battles, the ostriches are dead.
RFK Jr, Dr Oz, Rebel Media, and a motley crew of protestors rallied to save a flock of B.C. ostriches who had contracted avian flu and were subsequently ordered to be culled.
What can the story of the ostriches tell us about the loss of public trust, the knock-on effects of COVID, and the horseshoe theory of politics?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Rahim Mohamed
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There’s chaos in Ottawa! Green Party leader Elizabeth May doesn’t want to ruin Christmas with an election… but she says she will if Mark Carney doesn’t budge. And in B.C., a court ruling is throwing private property rights —and maybe even Canada’s map — into question. Host Noor gets the story from The Tyee’s Andrew MacLeod.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Elizabeth May, Andrew Macleod
Background reading:
- Barging into office, yelling from Conservative leadership ‘sealed the deal’ on defection: d’Entremont – CBC News
- B.C. Premier says Cowichan decision could have national implications – The Globe and Mail
- What to know about Cowichan land title case in B.C. and push for ‘clarity’ – Global News
- 'Cloud' of tension between Aboriginal title and private property ownership lands in B.C. – CBC News
- BC Supreme Court Ruling
- Elizabeth May stomping on the budget
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Picture yourself driving north of Toronto into big-box suburban territory. You turn off into a little industrial parkade. There's a Keg, a Moxies, and then a stubby beige office building, six storeys high. In a fifth floor suite you will find Canso Investment Counsel Limited. Canso might be the most powerful media company that we have never talked about here at Canadaland.
And they may be one of the few companies in Canada that is still making serious money off of Canadian news companies. Who are they? Why do they keep bailing out dying Canadian legacy news companies? What do they expect in return? And what does it all mean for the news?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Gemma Boothroyd (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network
More information:
- This might be the only company able to make money off Postmedia — The Globe & Mail
- Meet the Canadian Whose Claim to Postmedia Trumps GoldenTree's — Bloomberg
- Corus Entertainment Bondholders to Take Control in Debt-for-Equity Swap — Bloomberg
- Corus lenders revisit a well-worn restructuring path — The Globe & Mail
- Black Press emerges from creditor protection — CBC
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Poilievre’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week.
With MP Chris d’Entremont crossing the floor and MP Matt Jeneroux puzzling resignation, the Conservative caucus is scrambling.
Plus, can the Liberals and NDP actually resonate with young Canadians?
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Host: Noor Azrieh
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Guest: Rachael Segal
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We all have things that we’re experts in. They could be our jobs, they could be hobbies, they could be random bits of information you’ve gleaned from podcasts over the years. So then you find yourself sitting in your car, listening to somebody on the radio yap on about a topic and get it ALL WRONG.
Frustrating, for sure.
So today, we wanted to hear from you, what does the media get wrong about your area of expertise. And the lines were filled for the whole two hours. Here’s the best of it.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Photo: Unknown
Additional music by Audio Network
More information:
- Angry Inuk — National Film Board of Canada
- Almost three-quarters of Canadian troops are overweight or obese — Ottawa Citizen
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Carney’s much-anticipated budget is finally here. Will it trigger an election?
Rachael Segal joins Noor Azrieh to unpack the “Christmas election” hysteria around the budget. Then, Sam Konnert reports on where the media, the CBC, and Eurovision fit into Carney’s plans.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Rachael Segal, Sam Konnert
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Last week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith used the notwithstanding clause to shut down the teachers’ strike and force them back to work.
Why?
Host Sam Konnert talks with labour expert Jason Foster about how politicians are quietly learning from each other and testing limits. And he sits down with a teacher to talk about what it’s really like inside Alberta classrooms.
Plus:
- A Liberal Budget that might send us to the polls
- The Supreme Court controversially strikes down mandatory minimums for child porn offences
- And Pierre Poilievre is still Gen Z’s guy
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Jason Foster
Background reading:
- Striking Alberta teachers forced back to work by fast-tracked legislation, notwithstanding clause – CBC News
- Alberta premier responds to threat of broader labour action in call-in radio show – CTV News
- 'We're packed like sardines': Students walk out of their classes in support of Alberta teachers – Edmonton Journal
- Ottawa urges Supreme Court to set limits on how provinces can override Charter – CBC News
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Is Trump’s crazy train an existential threat to Canada or an existential opportunity?
Cory Doctorow gave the world the concept of “enshttification”. Doctorow’s doctrine says there is a gradual but inevitable process by which tech platforms go from marvelous and novel and exciting to, well, they go to sht. They get less useful and more spammy. Your Netflix library gets smaller while your monthly fee gets bigger. It gets harder to find the Google link you were looking for underneath all the sponsored links. Uber rates seem to always be set to surge pricing.
The idea can be applied to Canada itself. For a long time we enjoyed bundled access to the U.S. cable package. We got access to their markets. We got military protection. We were along for the ride of globalization. All we had to do was play by their trade rules, their foreign policy expectations. We had to subscribe to their vision of the world.
But the beta test is over. Now that we are locked into their platform, introductory rates are no longer available. If we want to trade with them, it'll cost us. If we want a golden dome protecting us, it'll cost us. Even if we just want off the crazy train, it’ll cost us.
Can we unsh*ttify Canada?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Featured guest: Cory Doctorow
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
More information:
- https://craphound.com/
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Carney campaigned on building Canada from within, but now trade dominates the headlines and the talking points. Why aren’t we hearing more about how to future-proof the Canadian economy by focusing on sectors like banking, tech, and clean energy?
Plus, potential Poilievre replacements, and fiscal report cards.
Host: San Grewal
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Mickey Djuric
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Doug Ford has no regrets as his Reagan ad derails trade talks with Trump. He’s once again making the rounds on American media, but is this a win for “Captain Canada” or just another distraction from his failures in Ontario?
Plus, why Blue Jays fans are louder on Fox than they are on Sportsnet.
We’re doing another call-in show! We’re asking you: What do you think the media consistently gets wrong? If you’ve ever been frustrated by the way something’s been covered because you know better, now is the time to set the record straight.
The call-in period will be this Thursday, October 30th, 4-6 PM EST. When the time comes, head over to www.callinstudio.com/show/canadaland or dial in at 888-401-7056
Host: San Grewal
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Mickey Djuric
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Justice Minister Sean Fraser just dropped Bill C-14, a new bail reform bill — the third one in seven years. After provinces, cops, the opposition, and Joe Schmoe from the corner store all demanded a crackdown on “catch and release,” the Liberals are trying again to fix Canada’s bail system.
But what if the system isn’t actually broken?
Host Noor Azrieh talks with criminal defence lawyer Michael Spratt about what’s really behind the bail panic.
Plus:
- Doug Ford vs. Donald Trump — a Reagan-themed ad that pissed Donny off.
- Mark Carney’s ASEAN trip — are we the “reliable” trading partner they need?
- And yes, Katy Perry kissed a Prime Minister (and she liked it).
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), tom sayers (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Michael Spratt, Alicia Gordon
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We’re doing another call-in show! We’re asking you: What do you think the media consistently gets wrong? If you’ve ever been frustrated by the way something’s been covered because you know better, now is the time to set the record straight.
The call-in period will be this Thursday, October 30th, 4-6 PM EST. When the time comes, head over to www.callinstudio.com/show/canadaland or dial in at 888-401-7056
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The man known as Commander X helped orchestrate some of the most audacious cyber attacks in the world. Attacks against governments and corporations, even ranging as far as whaling ships, satellites, and the Pope.
In the U.S. he was a wanted man. The charges against him could have brought decades behind bars. So how did he pull off hiding in plain sight, for years, at a coffee shop in downtown Toronto?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Written and Presented by: Ian Thornton and Bruce Thorson
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network
More information:
- The Masked Avengers — The New Yorker
- The Face of Anonymous — Sideways Films
- Ian Thornton
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Canada is renewing trade ties with China and India, but are willing to forget our complicated history with these two nations? Do we even have a choice?
Plus, the Globe and Mail returns to China and goes to a fish market, and the CBC’s brave new plan to win over people who don’t like the CBC.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jan Wong
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After Poilievre called the RCMP “despicable,” reports are circulating that there’s an uprising in the Conservative party. But is there really “blood in the water,” or is it a media construction?
Plus, an anonymous source paints a rosy portrait of Carney’s trip to Egypt, and who will replace Xi Jinping?
Host: Jesse Brown
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Conservative MP Jamil Jivani is on a cross-country campus tour (sounds familiar…), with stops at universities across Canada. Jivani told Canadians to “join him” in discussing the future of our country and how we can restore the promise of Canada.
So we joined him.
What does this tour really say about the Conservative movement in Canada? Is this a genuine effort to connect with young voters, or the import of an American-style populist playbook?
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Harrison Lowman
Background reading:
- Restore The North
- Conservative MP launches petition to end temporary foreign worker program – The Globe and Mail
- Jamil Jivani will fit right in with activist, populist conservatism of Poilievre – The Globe and Mail
- Jamil Jivani: Here’s why young men feel lost and forgotten – The Hub podcast
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Canadaland covers Canada, period.
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Host: Jesse Brown
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A new study suggests influencers had the “loudest voices” and “dominated” the election online. Are newsfluencers the future of news coverage or is their impact overstated? Sam Konnert joins Noor Azrieh to discuss whether the influence of the newsfluencer is for real.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Sam Konnert
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Carney and Trump share laughs in a hot mic moment and in the White House, but has the bromance narrative overshadowed the coverage of the trade war?
Plus, is Mark Carney a good boss?
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer),Jules Bugiel (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer),, max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Sam Konnert
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It’s election time in Newfoundland and Labrador — and beef with Quebec is back on the menu.
This week, host Sam unpacks how a 1969 deal turned Newfoundland’s mighty river into Quebec’s cash cow, earning Hydro-Québec billions while leaving Newfoundland with scraps. Now, decades later, the province says it’s finally taking back control.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Dr. Russell Williams, Senator David Wells
Background reading:
- Did Hydro-Québec Try to Silence One of Its Critics?
- “The same deal as in 1969 at the end of the day” Why Newfoundland and Labrador Must Question the Gull Island MOU
- What does the MOU mean to you? N.L. residents weigh in on Churchill Falls amid election campaigns | CBC News
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The Civil Rights Movement of the ‘50s and ‘60s in the United States gave the world iconic, inspiring, and sometimes horrific moments, burned by repetition into the public imagination. Even as a Canadian, you know the sights and sounds of that civil rights fight. You can picture MLK preaching his dream.
But what did the civil rights struggle look and sound like in Canada? Does anything come to mind? Perhaps Viola Desmond, challenging segregation at a cinema in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, recently memorialized on the ten dollar bill.
Why so few images in the collective conscience? Where are the Canadian sights and sounds of the era?
Today’s guest has the answer, and the footage to back it up. Filmmaker Michèle Stephenson has just premiered her new film True North.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Featured Guest: Michèle Stephenson
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
More information:
- TRUE NORTH Trailer — YouTube
- 50 years later: How racism allegations against a Montreal professor turned into the greatest student riot in Canadian history — National Post
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Chrystia Freeland makes the business and military case for supporting Ukraine.
As the Carney government recommits to supporting Ukraine, Freeland argues that we need Ukraine more than it needs us (mostly because of the drones.) Plus, what’s happening with the Ukrainian refugees in Canada?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Lisa Goldman
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With new prospects for ceasefire in Gaza led by Trump, is Canada’s approach to the Middle East coherent?
Plus, Greta Thunberg makes headlines after she’s detained en route by sea to Gaza. Eyewitnesses allege Israel “treated her like an animal,” but what really happened?
Vote for Noor Azrieh as Best Host of a News and Politics show at the Signal Awards.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Lisa Goldman
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British Columbia is rolling back safe supply and decriminalization, and moving toward something very different: forcibly detaining and treating people with severe addictions. Alberta is already doing it. Ontario is considering it. Canada is entering a new era of drug policy, one called involuntary care.
Host Noor Azrieh sits down with legislative reporter Mark Page to unpack what’s happening in B.C., and then goes international to speak with Professor Alison Ritter about what Australia’s experience with involuntary care can teach us.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Mark Page, Alison Ritter
Background reading:
- The Fight Over Forced Rehab – Macleans
- Mixed reaction to B.C. premier's announcement of new involuntary care facilities – CBC News
- One third of B.C.’s ‘publicly funded substance-use treatment beds’ don’t provide any treatment – The Investigative Journalism Foundation
- Involuntary treatment for severe addiction is better than doing nothing – The Globe and Mail
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The Rogers family drama was epic. An imperious and secretive billionaire telecom overlord clan loathed across the nation, a ne’er do well heir to the throne and his fashionista wife hanging out at Mar-a-Lago, his secret scheme to seize control of his dead father’s empire exposed by an errant butt dial.
If that had happened anywhere else, you bet they'd make a movie about it. But it happened in Canada, eh. So instead of a blockbuster they made a one man play about it. Playwright Michael Healey wrote that play and he joins us today to survey the saga that was Rogers vs. Rogers.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Featured Guest: Michael Healey
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
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More information:
- Rogers v. Rogers — Crow’s Theatre
- The Rogers Family Compact — CANADALAND
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There’s still confusion around MP Vince Gasparro’s announcement that Irish rap group Kneecap is banned from Canada, but, at the same time, Carney’s government is moving forward with a new law focused on hate symbols.
Is this new approach to hate worth the risk to free speech?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Isaac Peltz
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Off The Record is back in its new call-in format. The question for this week was “What should Canadaland NOT have published?”
Host Sam Konnert sat down with Jesse Brown to field all of your calls for two hours this past Monday and we were honestly quite surprised by how it went.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Guests: Jesse Brown
Photo: Tony Wang
Additional music by Audio Network
Further Reading:
- Canadaland’s Reddit Post — Reddit
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Carney says Canada Post is “insolvent,” but is it possible to save it?
Isaac Peltz joins to brainstorm ways to get Canada Post off life support and to explain why coverage in Canada is missing out on the big story of labour in this country.
Plus, an update on Travis Dhanraj’s issues with the CBC.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Isaac Peltz
Further reading:
- Canada Post workers walk off the job after government demands reforms | CBC News
- In France, Elder Care Comes with the Mail | The New Yorker
- The truth is that Canada Post was simply set up to fail - The Globe and Mail
- Why the Canada Post strike is not just a ‘labour dispute’ – The Independent
- Edmonton MP Heather McPherson enters NDP leadership race | CBC News
- Travis Dhanraj Breaks His Silence: "CBC Tried to Shut Me Up" - Can’t Be Censored
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Are Albertans hicks? Is Danielle Smith secretly a genius? Do Albertans actually hate Ottawa? Tune in to a special LIVE Canadaland recording to find out!
Canadaland politics goes on tour with this special live episode in Calgary! Out-of-touch Torontonian Noor sits down with a panel of experts to answer some pressing questions: are Albertans hicks? Is Danielle Smith secretly a genius? Do Albertans actually hate Ottawa?
Special thanks to Mount Royal University and the Community Podcast initiative for hosting us.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests:
- Max Fawcett
- Erika Barootes
- Melanee Thomas
Background reading:
- Alberta’s distorted view of their own political culture | Policy Options
- Who is “Average Joe” Albertan? | Jared Wesley
- Alberta premier praises national-interest projects — even if a pipeline isn't on the list | CBC
- Danielle Smith faces criticism, anger at Edmonton town hall | The Globe and Mail
- The Community Podcast Initiative
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What happens after the men with guns who run your country take aim at you?
Last year reporter Molly Thomas traveled to Pakistan for Canadaland to file a series of reports on one of the world's biggest refugee crises. There are currently somewhere between 1.5 and 3 million Afghans who have fled the Taliban and who are now stuck in limbo in Pakistan. Many have been trying to get to Canada.
Molly's series was called Dear Taliban and one of her stories featured a young woman who called herself Haya.
Haya and her family fled from Kabul to Pakistan where they found themselves stranded and that's where her story ended for us. That was until we heard that Haya had finally made it out and reached Canada
Journalists rarely get this kind of opportunity to follow up on a story that happened halfway around the world. To come back to someone who was stuck with countless other refugees in limbo. To be able to actually answer the question: what happened next? But today we can do that because Haya is here in our studio.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Featured Guest: Hinna Asefi Wardak
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network
More information:
- Dear Taliban, a three-part series — CANADALAND
- UNHCR urges Pakistan to stop forced returns of Afghan refugees — United Nations
- Pakistan: 1.4 million Afghan refugees at risk of deportation — Amnesty International
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Protestors “Draw The Line” as Mark Carney pulls the Liberals towards the center, adopting conservative policies and walking back several Trudeau-era policies on climate, immigration, and social issues.
Is Carney’s centrism savvy politics or disingenuous pandering?
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Host: San Grewal
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Guest: Rahim Mohamed
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The honorary mayor of Dildo, Newfoundland is back on the air, but the threat to free speech remains.
The Jimmy Kimmel saga is a reminder of the crucial role comedy plays in times of political turmoil, so why isn’t there more comedy in Canada right now?
Plus, an update on the Alberta separatist movement.
Host: San Grewal
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Canada recognized Palestine as a state, Pierre “take me home country roads” Poilievre is back in town, Freeland is on a mission to Ukraine, and the pressure is building on Prime Minister Mark Carney. Host Sam Konnert sits down with Mickey Djuric to break down what’s happened this fall sitting, who’s in, who’s out, and if the Carney honeymoon phase is over.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Mickey Djuric
Background reading:
- Canada first G7 nation to recognise Palestinian state – BBC
- Freeland leaving cabinet, won't run in next federal election – CBC News
- Government tables legislation targeting hate symbols, protecting places of worship – CBC News
- Alberta premier argues for potential use of notwithstanding clause on transgender laws – CBC News
- The fall budget will be an early reckoning for the Carney government – The Hill Times
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One December night in 2014, Matthew Church died from sudden cardiac arrest. Now, back from the dead, Matthew Church joins us in studio to talk about dying, coming back, and what exactly happened during those eight minutes when his heart stopped beating.
Credits:
Host: Jesse Brown
Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
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Further Reading
Zola’s Story in the Purina Hall of Fame
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Global News hires a non-journalist to cover politics.
Plus, parliament is back and it’s business as usual. With Canada in an existential crisis, is it time to stop the partisan shenanigans?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) tom sayers (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Noor Azrieh
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Carney and Poilievre exchange pleasantries, then resume an epic debate | CBC News
- As the House of Commons returns, Carney and Poilievre are both chasing a lost political moment - The Globe and Mail
- Carney government to table first budget on Nov. 4 | CBC News
- Top Trudeau-era ministers headed for diplomatic appointments - CTV News
- World's first AI minister will eliminate corruption, says Albania's PM - BBC
- Anchor Travis Dhanraj files human rights complaint against CBC, alleging discrimination, harassment - The Globe and Mail
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Canadians react to the assasination of Charlie Kirk.
The killing of a prominent US conservative dominates Canadian headlines and online comments trigger partisan debates, doxing, and threats of violence.
Should we be concerned about political violence in Canada?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) tom sayers (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Noor Azrieh
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Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner sits down with host Noor Azrieh to unpack why she thinks we should scrap the temporary foreign worker program, and how far she’d go to overhaul immigration.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: MP Michelle Rempel Garner
Credit to Film Mission and Joe Anidjar for footage from the Canada First Protest.
Background reading:
- Toronto’s Christie Pits Riot – Toronto Museum
- Police charge 9 people in connection with Christie Pits rallies – CBC News
- Popular support for more immigration has cratered. Politicians are taking note – CBC News
- Poilievre calls for temporary foreign worker program to be scrapped – CBC News
- Without national identity, integration is impossible and collapse is inevitable – Michelle Rempel Garner
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Rabih (Robby) Alkhalil was in prison for one murder and on trial for another. Then on July 21st, 2022 Alkhalil slipped into a black jumpsuit and a high visibility vest and he walked out the front door of a BC prison. He hopped into a waiting white van and disappeared. And for the last three years Alkhalil has stayed, at least, one step ahead of the law.
Alkhalil made new headlines last week. A series of news reports claimed he'd been arrested in Qatar. The RCMP scheduled a press conference and promised an update on the case.
Then something weird happened.
The RCMP announced that three men had been charged in connection with helping Alkhalil escape, but the RCMP would neither confirm nor deny that he was arrested in Qatar.
Was his escape the most audacious in recent Canadian history? Was it a stunning display of the prison authority’s incompetence or corruption? And why won’t the RCMP confirm or deny his capture in Qatar?
Veteran crime beat reporter Peter Edwards joins us to try and make sense of the escape and manhunt of Robby Alkhalil.
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SOCIAL POSTS:
B.C Fugitive Rabih Alkhalil Arrested in Qatar
Five Men Arrested in Helping Rabih Alkhalil Escape B.C Prison
Peter Edwards Website
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Carney hits pause on EVs but moves forward on “nation-building” projects.
With Canola farmers being hit hard by Chinese tariffs, is the solution to drop the 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs? Scott Moe and Danielle Smith think so.
Plus, a goodbye to Franklin, Babar, and The Magic Schoolbus.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) tom sayers (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jan Wong
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TIFF turns 50 with celebs, controversy, and Carney suggesting that we’re the John Candy of global trade.
As the Toronto International Film Festival struggles to find its way in a changing film landscape, it leans into Canadiana with buzzy premieres from Canadian directors.
But with its mishandling of controversial documentaries the last two years, can TIFF meet the moment?
Host: Jesse Brown
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Guest: Jan Wong
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While Donald Trump is bent on achieving and maintaining “unquestioned and unchallenged global technological dominance”, we’re just starting to gear up for the race. There are only about 300 data centres across Canada. And about HALF of them are run by American tech giants like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. Host Noor Azrieh sits down with Don Lenihan and Vass Bednar and asks whether we can control our digital sovereignty.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Don Lenihan, Vass Bednar
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Mark Carney recently made noises about the future possibility of Canadian boots on the ground as part of an international “coalition of the willing” to help guarantee security in Ukraine. In the 1990s Canada had up to 3,000 peacekeepers around the world at any given time. Today we have less than 30. That’s one per cent of what we used to be able to do.
So how would Carney get us back in the game? Is it a game we want to play? Or are even capable of playing anymore?
Lloyd Axworthy thinks so. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs at the height of our peacekeeping commitments in the late 1990s. But his vision today goes far beyond blue helmets.
Credits:
Host: Jesse Brown
Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
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Further Reading:
Hints at Canada’s Return to Peacekeeping - The Globe & Mail
Lloyd Axworthy Substack
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The race to succeed Jagmeet Singh has begun, but most of the NDP’s big names are steering clear. Post-election, vibes within the party have been bleak, mired with handwringing, infighting, and no clear guiding vision.
One thing everyone seems to agree on is that any new leader needs to build a big tent. Bring back the labour vote. With Trump playing tariff bingo, there’s a real opportunity to speak — and to listen — to workers. Are the leadership hopefuls ready to take it?
Taylor C. Noakes joins Jesse Brown to discuss.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Jules Bugiel (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), tom sayers (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Taylor C. Noakes
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The Hudson’s Bay Company is dead.
While the Canadian media obsesses over the sale of The Bay’s retail properties, thousands of historical artefacts and artworks — including the original copy of the Royal Charter — sit concealed in the cockles of the company’s dustiest vault. Now, Canada’s oldest retailer is hemming and hawing over donating these culturally-significant artefacts to Indigenous communities requesting them, or selling the artefacts for cold, hard cash… all-the-while refusing to share what’s in their inventory.
Taylor C. Noakes chats with Jesse about why the Bay’s obfuscation of their collection is more important than a document — even one the king signed.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Jules Bugiel (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), tom sayers (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Taylor C. Noakes
This episode uses generative AI for the following purposes: Voice cloning of Canadaland’s editor and publisher Jesse Brown.
NOTE: A previous version of this episode included a shorter version of Ruby Liu's email to Justice Peter Osborne. The new version includes more of the email.
Further reading:
- Despite requests from Indigenous leaders, HBC artifacts will not be returned - Ricochet
- Billionaire David Thomson wants to buy Hudson's Bay charter, donate it to Manitoba Archives - CBC
- B.C. billionaire wanting Bay leases doesn't have cash to launch new chain: landlord - The Canadian Press
- Liberal MPs call for action against antisemitism after stabbing of Jewish woman in Ottawa - The Globe and Mail
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Right now, a hulking Soviet-era Russian cargo plane is just parked at Toronto’s Pearson Airport. And Canada is trying to do something nobody has ever done before…pull off a legal heist. Host Noor sits down with IJF reporter Zak Vescera to talk about why that plane matters, and how far we’re willing to go to keep it.
And the latest on US accusations of lawfare from the International Criminal Court, coupled with a sanction on Judge Kimberly Prost, who sits on the ICC. And, newly released data on the dramatic immigration turnaround.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Zak Vescera
Background reading:
- Inside Canada’s legal fight over grounded Russian plane – Investigative Journalism Foundation
- In Kyiv, Carney not ruling out Canadian troops in Ukraine if a peace deal reached – Canada’s National Observer
- Canadian judge among four ICC officials sanctioned by U.S. – The Globe and Mail
- Canada’s latest immigration data revealed: Here’s what happened after a year of seismic changes – Toronto Star
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Three years before the first episode of SNL. Four years before the first episode of SCTV. Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner. Andrea Martin and later Dave Thomas, co-starred in a legendary production of a musical called Godspell at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto.
The show that launched the careers of a whole generation of comedians is now the subject of a new doc at TIFF. Appropriately titled, You Had to Be There: How The Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love and Overalls, and Created a Community that Changed the World (In a Canadian Kind of Way).
Today we speak with someone who had a front row seat to it all. Paul Shaffer, of Letterman fame, but who back in the days of Godspell was just a kid from Thunder Bay gigging in strip clubs on Younge Street. That is, until he landed the job of musical director for the play that would change the comedy world as we know it.
Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Reported by Ilana Gordon
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
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Further Reading:
You Had to Be There at TIFF
You Had To Be There - IMDB
You Had To Be There - Trailer
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Doug Ford, Danielle Smith, and Pierre Poilievre all seem to want to make sure we have the right to beat people up in our homes. Only if they aren’t invited, of course.
Following a case out of Lindsay, Ontario, the media is all abuzz with talk about the right to self-defence in the case of home invasions. But we have a right, within reason. So what’s the big deal? And are we avoiding talking about systemic problems?
Harrison Lowman from The Hub, breaks it all down with Jesse.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), tom sayers (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Harrison Lowman
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Jamie Sarkonak: Home invasion is serious. The law of self-defence should reflect that — The National Post
- ‘You can’t just get mad’: Lawyer explains limits of self-defence in Canada - CTV News
- Toronto Police Service - Public Safety Data Portal
- J.D.M. Stewart: No more burying our history—The statues of Canada’s prime ministers are out of hiding and back on display - The Hub
- Police Called Over A.I. Protest Against Bell's Booth At FanExpo Canada - Bleeding Cool News
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Pierre Poilievre won his byelection and will be returning to Parliament in September. He’s raring to go, and probably drafting a whole bunch of new catchphrases and slogans. He’s back and ready to try and convince conservatives he’s the right man for the job.
But, in the media, the picture being painted is a little less clear. One poll shows the party being neck and neck with the Liberals. Another shows a huge disparity. How do we make sense of all of this?
Harrison Lowman joins Jesse to break it down.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), tom sayers (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Harrison Lowman
Further reading:
- Poilievre’s Prospects: CPC voters back him; those who could’ve put him over the top are far less supportive - Angus Reid
- For both Carney and Poilievre, success has nothing to do with their strengths and everything to do with their weaknesses - The Toronto Star
- Pierre Poilievre attempts to recapture the narrative... | This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Alex Jones’ Infowars will go up for sale yet again, judge rules | CNN Business
- B.C. nurse Amy Hamm gets suspension, fines for comments about transgender people - CTVNews
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China’s tariffs on canola seeds would cripple western Canadian farmers. But this tit for tat fight is about more than just canola. Host Noor Azrieh sits down with Vina Nadjibulla who thinks China’s playing us and we shouldn't take the bait.
And the latest news on Carney’s elbows on Trump’s tariffs, Canada’s all boys trip to Berlin, and the secrets our allies aren't telling us.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Vina Nadjibulla
Background reading:
- China’s canola tariffs are a dangerous trap – The Globe and Mail
- ‘Economic coercion’: Five takeaways on China tariffing Canadian canola and the escalating Canada-China trade war – The Hub
- Let’s free ourselves of the U.S. and forge closer ties with China – The Globe and Mail
- Facing tariffs, canola farmers call on the Canadian government for help – CBC News
- China ‘ready to move forward’ in relations with Canada, envoy says – The Globe and Mail
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Something wild happened in Nova Scotia during filming of the James Cameron film Titanic.
Parts of the blockbuster were filmed in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and on the last night of filming there, someone did something. Something that caused director James Cameron to question reality itself, something that resulted in the rest of the cast and crew being piled into vans and rushed to a nearby hospital. The cops looked into it, but they never figured out who was responsible.
That mystery is now a piece of Canadian film industry lore. It has been whispered about and speculated on for decades. Lots of people have theories, but so far nobody has cracked the case. Now, Canadaland goes searching for the answer. Who spiked the Titanic chowder?
Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Reported by Julian Abraham
Fact checking by Lucie L
Additional music by Audio Network
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Further Reading:
“Grips are doing wheelies in wheelchairs” - Variety
James Cameron Recalls the Night the Titanic Crew Were Spiked with PCP - CBC
James Cameron on CBC’s The Q - Video
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In July, Mark Carney made it clear to public workers that there would be a tightening of the belt. Ministers were told to save 15% from their departmental budgets over the next three years. The deadline to do so is next week, August 28th.
What that looks like in practice is pretty bleak. By 2028, it has been estimated that over 57,000 full-time equivalent workers will be laid off. Who will be laid off? And is this type of austerity bad governance?
Meanwhile, in Ontario, Doug Ford is mandating a return to office for all workers, five days a week, come January 2026. Who will this affect?
Host San Grewal and reporter Stacy Thomas break it down.
Host: San Grewal
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), tom sayers (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Stacy Thomas
Photo: Creative edit by Tristan Capacchione, with photos from Gage Skidmore and Simon Dawson
- Further reading on our website
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The Air Canada strike this past weekend affected tens of thousands of Canadians and international travelers. The negotiations have been going on for eight months, the contract renewal was known about for ten years, so how did the Air Canada strike sneak up on Canadians so fast?
Why were flight attendants, who are primarily women, not being paid for “ground work” for so long?
Is labour coverage so non-existent in Canada that these stories just go unnoticed?
Labour reporter Stacy Thomas joins San Grewal to talk all about it.
Host: San Grewal
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), tom sayers (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Stacy Thomas
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Our kids are broke and seriously unemployed. We're in the dog days of summer, and for generations, that marked the end of scooping ice cream at the corner shop, pulling espresso shots at the café, or lifeguarding at the local pool. But for many young Canadians, this isn't the end, cause there was no beginning. This episode, host Noor Azrieh unpacks what happens when young people can't work.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Dr. Srividya Iyer, Brendon Bernard
Background reading:
- Carmichael: Canada's young workers are getting crushed – The Logic
- Youth employment continues to fall as StatsCan records lowest rates since 1998 – CBC News
- Toronto's youth unemployment crisis: Young people want to work but having a hard time, report finds – CityNews
- Gen Z is facing the worst youth unemployment rate in decades. Here is how it's different – CBC News
- COMMONS Monopoly #11 – Flight Risk
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Singh built a bot. It’s a concoction of ChatGPT, Grok, and a handful of other advanced AI systems that might destroy truth-based civil discourse once and for all.
Or.
What if that same technology could be harnessed to champion the truth? To do what no human could possibly do to refute lies and misinformation?
Today we talk to Singh about his creation, DOGEAI. He’s been labelled a MAGA-bot master but he says he’s really a progressive technologist.
Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network
Further Reading:
- Meet the 24-year-old Ottawa software engineer who runs a MAGA bot — Ottawa Citizen
- Zohran Mamdani’s newest opponent is an AI bot run by a 24-year-old in Canada — Courthouse News
- DOGE AI account on X
- DOGE AI on Github
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TIFF’s whiff and the legacy of Trudeau’s media policies.
Carney is reversing course on the Liberal’s approach to media, but can the Canadian media ecosystem exorcise the ghost of Trudeau?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Ronit Novak
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- TIFF pulls documentary about Oct. 7 attack from lineup over security and rights concerns | CBC News
- Carney’s Digital Recalibration: How the Government is Trending Away from Justin Trudeau’s Digital Policy - Michael Geist
- Carney suggests he's considering rescinding Online News Act | National Post
- Some U.S. Republicans want Canada to axe its Online Streaming Act | CBC News
- Google sends $100M in funds to journalism collective in exchange for Online News Act exemption
- 23-year-old charged with assaulting Jewish man at Montreal park | CBC News
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Last year Canadaland launched a new initiative called the Canadalabs Audio Journalism Fellowship programme, where we hired two young reporters to come and produce a story with us and learn from our team.
This week, we caught up with past Canadaland fellows to see how they’ve fared. Was their time at Canadaland worth it?
And we are talking about that because we have a fresh batch of fellows that will be joining the team very soon!
Plus, an update about the future of this show.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Guests: Jesse Brown, Noor Azrieh, Mia Johnson, Leora Schertzer
Photo: Tony Wang
Additional music by Audio Network
Further Listening:
-
1084 Waste Management: Sh*t’s Complicated — CANADALAND
-
1022 The Painful Truth About IUDs — CANADALAND
Plus, check out our Mia and Leora’s work since leaving Canadaland!
Leora:
- Hypnosis over anesthesia? Why patients in Quebec are choosing alternative pain management — Montreal Gazette
- Pizza revolution: The rise of Montreal’s new slice scene — Montreal Gazette
- West Island mayors say ‘far-right’ extremist influenced Montreal to stop fluoridating water — Montreal Gazette
Mia:
- Ontario law could spell doom for turtles in Toronto’s wetlands — Frequency News
- TDSB cancels Grade 9 enrolment for special needs school — Frequency News
- Nature’s calling but the city of Toronto isn’t picking up the phone — Frequency News
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Is Evan Solomon a chatbot? Deciphering the Minister of AI’s jargon-filled tech-speak. Canada is going all in on AI, but what is the plan, exactly?
Plus, new Trudeau tea and a controversial National Post headline.
Clarification: A previous version of this episode implied that Cohere was both Canadian and American-owned. It is the data centre that is American owned. We regret the error.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Ronit Novak
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Canada’s AI Opportunity with Minister of Artificial Intelligence Evan Solomon - RBC [PODCAST]
- Canada’s first AI Minister Evan Solomon on his plan to scale up the industry - The Globe and Mail
- “I was such a nerd. I learned guitar just so I wouldn’t get beat up”: A Q&A with Evan Solomon, Canada’s new minister of AI - Toronto Life
- Liberals won’t reintroduce old AI law but will address copyright issues - The Logic
- “Light, tight, right” regulation: Minister Evan Solomon unpacks how Canada plans to support domestic AI and quantum computing | BetaKit
- https://maxvaliquette.substack.com/
- Israeli strike in Gaza slays Anas al-Sharif, who Israel says posed as an 'Al Jazeera' journalist | National Post
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Apparently, the reason you’re broke isn’t just because of your questionable shopping addiction, it’s because Canada has a full-blown productivity crisis… To host Noor Azrieh, that seems dramatic. She says she’s actually quite productive at work. But economists Brian Lewis and Philip Cross say this isn’t about how hard you grind, it’s about how the entire economy turns work into wealth…or, in Canada’s case, doesn’t.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Brian Lewis, Philip Cross
Background reading:
- The national 'emergency' that is hitting Canadians where it hurts — in their paycheques – Financial Post
- Work American hours, earn European wages: Why Canada has the worst of both worlds – The Globe and Mail
- Philip Cross: Productivity drives income growth, despite claims to the contrary – Financial Post
- Why Canada's Economy Is Just Fine – Macleans
- Is Canada actually facing a productivity ‘emergency’? – TVO
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Mark Carney is nation building. To do that, he needs to rebuild the Canadian Armed Forces. Between decades of neglect and the forces’ own goals by way of bad headlines that’s no mean feat.
Rebuilding the military, from new recruits to new fighter planes, will take more than promising government money. There’s a pitch that needs to be made to the Canadian public and partnerships to be forged with the private sector for investment.
So how will the Prime Minister convince the Canadian public and private investors to rebuild the embattled Canadian Armed Forces? Are Carney’s nation-building plans the new National Dream or just national daydreaming?
Professor Wesley Wark, defence and security analyst and former national security and intelligence advisor to Stephen Harper, joins us today.
Host: Bruce Thorson (Reporter, Senior Producer)
Caleb Thompson (Mixing & Master), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Trumpet by: Tristan Capacchione
Additional music by Audio Network
Further Reading
Wesley Wark Substack
Liberals Spending $2B to Boost Military Pay - CBC
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The sentencing of Convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber gets political. Poilievre and other Conservative MPs are outraged about the Crown’s requested sentences for Convoy Leaders.
Looking back, was the convoy a violent uprising or an act of political protest?
Plus, sunny skies for solar and the battle over Toronto’s hot dog throne.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Max Fawcett
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- The right’s new cause, crime without punishment, and its new martyrs, the Ottawa hostage-takers – Andrew Coyne for The Globe & Mail
- ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers Tamara Lich, Chris Barber face sentencing - National | Globalnews.ca
- Poilievre, Conservative MPs criticize Crown ahead of Freedom Convoy leaders' sentencing | CBC News
- The Rise of White Supremacy in Canada: What's at stake? - Global News
- Solar electricity every hour of every day is here and it changes everything - Ember
- Inside the family feud over a Toronto hot dog legacy - The Toronto Star
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It’s not a secret that music makes us feel things, but how does it do it? How do composers create music that makes us happy, sad, confused, emotional, hopeful, scared, and perhaps even make us laugh from time to time?
This week on Off The Record, producer Tristan Capacchione chats with his old colleagues and associates about the secrets of music and gives you a bit of insight into how we choose and use music at Canadaland.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Writer and Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Guests: Darren Fung, Erica Procunier, Adrian Ellis
Photo: Ashlea Wessel
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Further Reading:
- Stinky Rice Studios — Darren Fung
- Erica Procunier
- Adrian Ellis
- The Great Human Odyssey — Handful of Films
- Mount Royal Audio — Tristan Capacchione
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Canada can’t cut a deal, but Carney’s political honeymoon continues.
Should Carney take some blame for the ongoing trade war?
Plus, why real estate developers in BC apparently need foreign money and a misleading image on the New York Times front page causes controversy.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio, Mixing and Mastering), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Max Fawcett
Further reading
This episode uses generative AI for the following purposes: Episode tile art, voice cloning of host Jesse Brown, Adobe Enhance Speech function on the recording of guest Max Fawcett.
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The Canadian Armed Forces has an extremism problem, and that story has fallen out of the news cycle way too quickly. Just recently, four men have been arrested in an alleged violent extremist plot to reclaim land near Quebec City. Plus, the CAF is investigating a private Facebook group where active members shared content deemed “abhorrent” by military leadership.
Host Noor Azrieh talks to Andy Knight about his explosive report on white supremacy in the military, and whether extremists are being drawn in, or shaped from within.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Andy Knight
Background reading:
- Report finds deep-rooted white supremacism lurks in Canadian military
- Ideologically motivated violent extremism: four individuals charged
- Extremism a threat to Canadian army’s trust and credibility, commander says – The Globe and Mail
- Charging a soldier with terrorism may be a first, but Canadian military has history of extremism in its ranks – CBC News
- Army members’ Facebook group under investigation for ‘abhorrent’ content – Global News
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Canada is now the number one provider of medical assistance in dying in the world per capita. The latest stats, from 2023, show that MAID accounted for almost 5% of all deaths in Canada, or around 15,000 people in that year. And it’s only been legal since 2016.
MAID was introduced for patients who were experiencing intolerable suffering, irreversible decline and whose death was foreseeable. Within a few years it was expanded to cover people who are not close to death but who are living with chronic illness or disabilities and facing intolerable suffering.
Canada’s number one spot on the global stage and the expansion of MAID eligibility has attracted the attention of the United Nations. The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities issued a report that raised questions about access to housing, social support, and healthcare, especially for people with disabilities. It noted that the suffering that qualified these people for the recent expansion to MAiD is suffering that might have been avoided if their needs were met by the Canadian government.
Today we're going to meet four people, all with experience on the front lines of the debate, some of whom have been in the room witnessing firsthand death by MAID.
Further Reading:
Life After Film
Katie Engelhart NY Times Article
Kerry Bowman
United Nations Report
Credits:
Host: Jesse Brown
Julian Abraham (Reporter)
Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Lucie Laumonier
Additional music by Audio Network
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An update on Canada’s approach to Palestine and an in-depth discussion of the Hockey Canada Trial and why the coverage isn’t reckoning with the deeper issues within our national sport. Arshy Mann co-hosts.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Arshy Mann
Photo: Noor Azrieh
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Canada plans to recognize Palestinian state in September | CBC News
- COMMONS: Hockey - CANADALAND [Podcast]
-
1162 Inside the Lurid Hockey Canada Trial - CANADALAND [Podcast]
- Opinion | Judge in Hockey Canada sex assault trial came out swinging in her verdict, and she got it right - Toronto Star
- Court worked as it's designed to in the Hockey Canada case. That's the problem, survivors and lawyers say | CBC News
- Sports fans 'flabbergasted' after Sportsnet announces double-digit price hike | CBC News
- Rogers aims to dominate Canadian sports scene with NHL media rights extension - Sports Business Journal
- Ontario ordered five Toronto safe injection sites to close. Here’s what’s been happening on the streets since then - Toronto Star
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When working on one of our episodes of the Politics edition about tariffs, senior producer, Aviva Lessard wondered why there are no Canadian car companies.
This question felt like too much of a digression for the episode about tariffs, but in doing some research on it, Sam learned that we actually used to have Canadian car companies going all the way back to Confederation in 1867.
So buckle up for the bumpy road that Canada's cars have traveled. Producers Aviva and James Nicholson join Sam in the backseat as he tells them all about it.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Guests: Aviva Lessard, James Nicholson, Dimitry Anastakis
Photo: Courtesy of Dimitry Anastakis and UT Press
Additional music by Audio Network
Further Reading:
- The Bricklin — CBC Archives
- The Bricklin, Documentary — History
- Dream Car, by Dimitry Anastakis — UT Press
- Visionary Vehicles
- Project Arrow
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More statements about Israel/Palestine from Carney’s government, but does Canada have the courage to take action? Arshy Mann joins Noor Azrieh to assess Canada’s rhetoric on Gaza.
Plus, Netanyahu sits down with Canada’s Nelk Boys. Would Noor or Arshy interview him, if they had the opportunity?
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Arshy Mann
Further reading:
- Canada weighs whether to follow U.K. position on Palestinian statehood - The Globe and Mail
- Report suggests arms still flow from Canada to Israel despite denials | CBC News
- Anand says Ottawa’s trucks of humanitarian aid ready to enter Gaza Strip - National | Globalnews.ca
- Canada pledges $30-million in Gaza aid, $10-million for Palestinian Authority to work toward statehood - The Globe and Mail
- The Benjamin Netanyahu Interview | NELK BOYS
- Rise of the Idiot Interviewer - Current Affairs
- How to Spot North Korean Scammers in the American Workforce: Look for Minions – The Wall Street Journal
- Mark Carney: The Big Daddy of Canadian Politics | TikTok
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Over 200 candidates, a riding bigger than Switzerland and an immense amount of pressure on the leader of the opposition. To find out who (and what) Pierre is up against, host Sam Konnert travels to the riding to meet the candidates taking him on.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Bonnie Critchley, Sarah Spanier, Monte Solberg, Michael Harris, Jayson Cowan
Background reading:
- Independents up against Poilievre say they’re ‘standing up’ for their community – CTV News
- Poilievre wants bill to stop 'longest ballot scam' introduced this fall – CBC News
- Alberta byelection candidates reported 'potentially threatening' comments: RCMP – CBC News
- Poilievre has to contend with Alberta separatists as he vies for a Commons seat – CBC News
- Falice Chin: A tale of two (Poilievre) ridings – The Hub
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For over 40 years Burtynsky’s camera has captured mountain ranges scarred and scooped from mining operations, roiling tar sand tailing ponds, and fractal river systems alight with red industrial sludge. His work is a catalogue of the awesome destructive power at the root of our industrial culture.
And yet, Burtynsky’s images are beautiful. That contradiction of beautiful destruction has fuelled the praise and criticism around Burtynsky for decades.
Ed Burtynsky’s is probably the biggest deal this country has every produced in terms of landscape photography. He’s won countless awards, he has nine honorary doctorate degrees, he’s an Officer of the Order of Canada, his work is collected and displayed in galleries around the world.
He joins us to unpack that career and the critique that frames his photography.
Credits:
Host: Jesse Brown
Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network
Further Reading
Ed Burtynsky Website
Inside China EV Factory - CNN
Earth’s Poet of Scale - New Yorker
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Jordan Peterson sold his Toronto home, but what’s the next move for Canada’s biggest media export?
Tracing the arc of Peterson’s ambitions from media-hungry U of T prof to global media personality. J.J. McCullough joins to explain why Peterson is leaving Canada and trying to take over the world.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio and Fact Checker), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: J.J. McCullough
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Jordan Peterson's house in Toronto up for sale as he and his wife relocate to the U.S. - National Post
- Jordan Peterson’s free speech ideology drew them to his online academy. Then they were expelled for speaking out - Toronto Star
- The Takeover podcast | Canada's National Observer: Climate News
- I Spent 3 Days at Jordan Peterson’s Anti-Climate ARC Conference. Here’s What I Saw. - DeSmog
- Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke calls on social media to ban violence | Vancouver Sun
- Federal report warns of rise in antisemitic incidents against children in schools - The Globe and Mail
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Some of you had simple questions about our office space, and what Victoria's non-profit campus & community radio station does for Canadaland. And some of you wanted to know what happened with former shows and hosts at the company. Plus did Jesse Brown FORCE Noor to work while sick?
Today on Off The Record, an “Ask Me Anything” with the Canadaland staff.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Guests: Julian Abraham, Noor Azrieh, Caleb Thompson, Farheya Ahmed, James Nicholson
Additional music by Audio Network
Further information:
- Julian Abraham: What does he do at Canadaland? — Reddit
- Who is Julian Abraham?? — Website
- The One Where Noor Was Sick — CANADALAND
- 401 Richmond St. W.
- CFUV 101.9 FM — CFUV
- Short Cuts: Elon Musk’s Anti-Woke A.I. Sucks Too — CANADALAND
- UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese — CANADALAND
- Justin Ling’s comments on the Short Cuts episode — Bug-eyed and Shameless
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Why are we reporting on American news when we have more than enough to cover here in Canada?
Canadian media has been breathlessly covering Trump, Epstein, Stephen Colbert, and The Wall Street Journal, but all this reporting doesn’t add much to the conversation.
Is it time to decouple Canadian news from the US news cycle?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: J.J. McCullough
Photo: Gage Skidmore
Further reading:
- With Colbert exit, Canada will lose the talk show host most attuned to our whims and politics | CBC News
- Chaotic Era – Substack by Kyle Tharp
- Ratfucker - CANADALAND [Podcast]
- Globe and Mail reporter targeted by online campaign, photographed surreptitiously in public settings - Globe and Mail
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Canada is obsessed with dairy. It’s quite literally part of our culture…we’re talking soccer medals with the little blue milk logo on them. But someone else is also utterly obsessed with Canadian dairy. Donald Trump. What does Trump want…and why?
And if Carney caved on the NATO budget, and on the Digital Services tax - Is he going to cave on Trumps demands on dairy too?
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Jason Erskine, Bruce Muirhead, Ryan Cardwell
Background reading:
- New supply management law won't save the system from Trump, experts say – CBC News
- Dairy supply management could sour Canada-US trade talks – Reuters
- The dairy industry’s outsized political influence, explained in charts – The Globe and Mail
- Canada and New Zealand resolve dairy trade dispute, Canada says – Yahoo News
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It’s now common to get AI generated answers from Google when searching the web. The whole concept of searching Google to find actual websites is almost over.
Google does not want you to click on a link and go to a website. Instead, they're giving users as the first thing you see, an AI overview that analyzes hundreds, thousands, (possibly) millions of websites to give you an answer right there on the Google page. Convenient? Yes. User friendly? Yup. Causing news publishers to lose their minds? Absofrigginlutely.
Today our guest is Ben Smith. He literally wrote the book on web traffic. It's called Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion Dollar Race to Go Viral.
He's the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief at Semafor and co-host of the Mixed Signals podcast.
Ben helps us figure out what this fundamental change in how we use the web means for you the news consumer and what it could mean for the future of Canadaland.
Credits:
Host: Jesse Brown
Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network
Further Reading
Follow Ben Smith’s Semafor Podcast
Decoder Podcast Referenced in the Intro
What Happens to the News Business When People Stop Clicking? - The Logic
AI is Killing the Web. Can Anything Save it? - The Economist
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A closer look at Travis Dhanraj’s public breakup with the CBC.
In a fiery open letter, former host of Canada Tonight, Travis Dhanraj, excoriated the CBC for its “performative diversity, tokenism, a system designed to elevate certain voices and diminish others.” He also called out “a small circle of senior Ottawa-based journalists.” He says he’s ready to “pull the curtain back” on CBC’s toxic culture. What’s he waiting for?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jen Gerson
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- LILLEY: Former CBC host blasts state broadcaster on way out the door - Toronto Sun
- Chris Selley: We'll thank Travis Dhanraj for 'pulling back the curtain' on CBC News - National Post
- Lawyer of CBC whistleblower SPEAKS OUT about Travis Dhanraj’s treatment at the state broadcaster. It’s WORSE than you think! - Juno News
- Julia Malott: I am the wrong kind of transwoman for CBC. Travis Dhanraj made me a regular - National Post
- Jamil Jivani sues Bell Media, alleging he was fired for not fitting 'Black stereotype' | National Post
- Carney campaign director launches strategic firm as new Liberal government gets to work - The Globe and Mail
- The (alleged) anatomy of the $10-million heist that rocked Canadian music - The Globe and Mail
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Carney’s sprawling ethics screen covers over 100 companies and reveals the details of what went into his blind trust. Did he lie to Canadians about his conflicts of interest? Jen Gerson joins to make sense of the documents.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jen Gerson
Photo: REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
Further reading:
- Carney to recuse himself from dealings with over 100 companies in sprawling government conflict screen - National Post
- Carney’s ethics filing shows more than 100 entities under conflict-of-interest screen - The Globe and Mail
- Investigation: What Mark Carney Won’t Say About Brookfield - CANADALAND [Podcast]
- Ethics Screen - List of Companies [PDF]
- Ethics Screen - List of Investments [PDF]
- https://x.com/HertzBarry/status/1945113658247311799
- That white guy who can't get a job at Tim Hortons? He's AI | CBC News
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A 230km all-season road and deep water port could be one of Carney’s first major “nation-building projects.” Is everyone on board?
The Grays Bay Port and Road would connect the Northwest Territories to Nunavut to the hotly contested Northwest Passage. It would provide shipping routes, better access and Arctic security, but some hunters are worried about the environmental impact.
Will this get built? Who’s going to pay? What are the impacts?
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Jane George, Brendan Bell, Jeffrey Niptanatiak
Background reading:
- Carney points to Grays Bay as key nation-building project - Nunatsiaq News
- Arctic road and port project meets opposition and support as Nunavut board recommends environmental review - CBC News
- Nunavut Inuit org breathes new life into Grays Bay project with $7.25M loan - Nunatsiaq News
- Email scammers con Nunavut corporation out of $300K - CBC News
- Australians run riot, face liquor charges in Northwest Passage transit
- Canadian Coast Guard rescues American jet-skiers from Nunavut waters - Nunatsiaq News
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Today we unmask the mastermind behind one of the most unlikely mysteries in hip hop history.
Digging through old FBI files to reveal the name of the arch villain who orchestrated a transnational scam that duped some of rap's biggest players. And here's a spoiler, the culprit was a teenager in Ottawa who juggled his international hip hop swindle with his high school math homework.
Further Reading:
Ben Westhoff Substack Article
FBI Files
More FBI Files
Credits
Host: Jesse Brown
Julian Abraham (Reporter and Composer), Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Lucie Laumonier
Additional music by Audio Network & Julian Abraham
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Too often, climate issues like wildfires, droughts, and extreme weather are reported in a way that ignores the root cause of these issues. How can climate and environmental coverage engage and inform an audience, while holding the powerful accountable? Geoff Dembicki of DeSmog co-hosts.
Host: San Grewal
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Geoff Dembicki
Further reading:
- Climate Change And Wildfires In Canada’s National Media – Re.Climate
- Claims Canadian wildfires are caused by arson and not climate change are misleading – The Canadian Press Fact Check
- Doug Ford said he ordered new waterbombers to fight Ontario’s wildfires. But when will we see them? - Toronto Star
- Daniel Debow Wants Canada To Get Rich Quicker — Maclean’s
- These Vancouver neighbourhoods could be next up for the 'Broadway plan' treatment - Vancouver Sun
- BONUS: Who Writes the Rules of News? -Off the Record [Podcast]
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Today we’re bringing you all the trash that’s not fit for the feed. But one person’s trash is another person’s treasure.
Look, we record a lot of stuff… and we cut a lot of stuff. That’s just part of the biz.
We often have to cut stuff we love, a process usually called “killing your babies”—because you love them so much, and they’re just so perfect… but nope, they gotta go.
So we went dumpster diving through producer James Nicholson’s 20+ hours of tape to bring you all the good stuff we didn’t air on his recent documentary for Canadaland, Canada’s Greatest Game (No, Not That One).
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Guests: James Nicholson
Additional music by Audio Network
Extra information:
- Canada’s Greatest Game (No, Not That One) — CANADALAND
- Watch: The Subterranean Stadium — Tudor Games
- 2024 World Crokinole Championship — TVO
- Welcome to Crokinole, the greatest game you’ve never heard of — The Pudding
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Carney’s clean energy disappearing act.
Trump’s all out war on clean energy could be a huge economic opportunity for Canada’s energy future, but Carney’s focus on pipelines and carbon capture has us heading backwards.
Host: San Grewal
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Geoff Dembicki
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- How Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ impacts Canada and the clean energy push - National | Globalnews.ca
- Trump’s green-bashing is precisely why it’s a good time to buy green - The Globe and Mail
- Donald Trump's disdain for wind energy could create windfall for Nova Scotia: experts | CBC News
- Opinion | How Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Make China Great Again - The New York Times
- Carbon Capture ‘Not Going to Happen,’ Top Fossil Fuel Advocate Predicts - DeSmog
- What Canada can learn from Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York ⋆ The Breach
- Ex-CBC host Travis Dhanraj says he was ‘forced to resign,’ slams public broadcaster in all-staff email
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It’s been over 100 days since Mark Carney became Prime Minister. It’s time for a performance review!
Last week, we held a call-in show where host Noor heard all your praises and complaints of the new(ish) government. Today, you can listen to what your fellow Canadians from across Canada think of the man in charge
So, how will YOU know if Carney’s agenda is working?
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Canadaland listeners!
Background reading:
- Mark Carney has a winking habit. Could it grow as stale as Justin Trudeau's novelty socks? — National Post
- Carney promised big changes by Canada Day. Did he deliver? — CBC News
- Canada won’t become the 51st US state – but could it join the EU? — The Guardian
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Emily Grey’s been living with a condition known as PSSD for six years now. PSSD can lead to the effective erasure of a person's sexual sensation and functioning.
The SSRIs that seem to be at the heart of this condition are selective serotonin uptake inhibitors, a group of antidepressant drugs that have been around for decades. The latest numbers indicate that nearly 20% of Canadian women and 10% of Canadian men are now taking these drugs.
It is generally known that potential side effects include a loss of libido. But what we're talking about today and what advocates like Emily have been saying for years is that the side effects can be very extreme. They might persist even after you stop taking SSRIs.
We'll also be speaking with Dr. David Healy, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Cardiff in Wales. Dr. Healy has been involved in SSRI research for decades. He's the author of over a dozen books on psychopharmacology, including Let Them Eat Prozac, the Unhealthy Relationship Between The Pharmaceutical Industry and Depression.
Also on our panel is Dr. Caroline Pukall professor of psychology at Queen's University whose research focuses on sexual wellbeing and includes sexual psychophysiology.
Credits:
Host: Jesse Brown
Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network
Further Reading
PSSD website
Dr. David Healy
Dr. Caroline Pukall
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Poilievre has never been further from the spotlight.
After years of headlines and media attention, even Poilievre’s staunchest supporters have stopped talking about him. Is this the beginning of the end for Poilievre or is he gearing up for a comeback?
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Arno Kopecky
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Pierre Poilievre might be cooked – Canada’s National Observer
- Pierre Poilievre has dropped out of the spotlight. What happens when he comes back? – The Toronto Star
- Mark Carney, and the return of the Progressive Conservative – The Globe & Mail
- Alberta posts surplus of $8.3B in 2024-25 fiscal year – CBC
- Hotel owners in Manitoba charged in labour trafficking investigation – CTV News
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Does Canadaland use A.I. in the newsroom? Why do some of our old episode tile art images look so glossy? Are all of our shows written by ChatGPT? The answers to these questions are revealed in this episode of Off The Record, where host Sam grills Canadaland management on our new AI Guidelines, set to be released to the public soon.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Additional music by Audio Network
This episode uses generative AI for the following purposes: Episode tile art, voice cloning of Canadaland's editor and publisher Jesse Brown.
Further Reading:
- AI in the Newsroom: Case Study Series — journalists.org
- The New York Times adopts AI tools in the newsroom — The Verge
- AI chatbots are distorting news stories, BBC finds — BBC
- AI might try to come for journalism – but here’s why it won’t succeed — The Globe and Mail
- Backbench tile art, Backbench showing generative expand, Pretendians tile art
We’re doing a call-in show on Thursday from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST! Go to https://callinstudio.com/show/canadaland or phone in at 1-888-401-7056 to answer: How will you know if Carney’s agenda is actually working?
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Canada Day’s redemption arc.
With patriotism surging in Canada, how do we balance reconciliation with a renewed sense of national pride? Arno Kopecky joins to discuss Canada Day’s conflicted legacy.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Arno Kopecky
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading
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Today we are bringing you a great episode from our friends at Canada’s National Observer. Canada’s National Observer teamed up with DeSmog, an online investigative that describes itself as an antidote to science denial and misinformation, on The Takeover project. This project was produced in collaboration with I-SEA and the Trace Foundation.
We went to the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London, a right-wing networking event organized by former U of T professor Jordan Peterson. We observed how speakers spread anti-net-zero strategies across a growing conservative network that includes the U.S., the U.K. Europe, Australia and Canada.
This podcast is the result of a collaboration between Canada's National Observer, De Smog, I-SEA and The Trace Foundation.
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Do you know your hammer from your hanger?
From the Netherlands to Japan competitors from around the world share one dream. To make it to the world championship of Canada’s greatest game. So for one day each year they travel thousands of miles to Tavistock, a small town in southern Ontario, to play the game the author of Anne of Green Gables loathed, the game so many of the rest of us love. They come to battle over the board, to play Crokinole.
Our reporter, James Nicholson, calls it the Coachella of board game gatherings. So join James at the World Crokinole Championship.
Reporter (James Nicholson) Caleb Thompson (Field Recording & Post Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Play-by-play by Nathan Walsh of Crokinole Centre.
Additional play-by-play from Garret Tracey of Tracey Boards.
Special thanks to the World Crokinole Championship.
Photo Credit - Andrew Whitfield
Additional music by Audio Network
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Why not all opinion pieces are created equally.
A decade ago the National Post had an all-star roster of opinion columnists, but now they publish more advocates than ever. Stephen Marche joins to dig into the current state of opinion writing.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Stephen Marche
Further reading:
- Gloves Off with Stephen Marche
- Shortcuts #871: The Han Dong Situation is Bad Either Way – Canadaland
- Shortcuts #912: Is the foreign interference scandal overblown? – Canadaland
- Shortcuts #1001: Global Spanked, not SLAPPed – Canadaland
- Global News and former MP Han Dong Settle Lawsuit – Global News
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“ When talking about immigration, you shouldn't use the word sweep because it implies that immigrants are something undesirable to be swept away. Notably, they don't say the same thing about homeless people.” -Alex Skopic
Protestor or Protester? Anti-Vaxxer or vaccine hesitant? Riot or Uprising? Every word in the news carries weight, and every choice behind those words shapes how we see the world.
Style guides dictate not just grammar and spelling, but power, perspective, and politics. The Associated Press Stylebook has long been considered the journalist’s bible, but who gets to write it? And whose voices get left out?
Alex Skopic of Current Affairs is an outspoken critic of the AP style guide. He pulls back the curtain on how language is used, who decides what’s "neutral," and why seemingly small word choices can have massive consequences.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Guests: Alex Skopic
Photo: m01229
Additional music by Audio Network
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Carney gets a pass in the “No Kings” moment.
A flurry of omnibus bills include significant government overreach, but the Canadian coverage is reluctant to call out Carney. Should we be outraged or is this really in the best interest of Canadians?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Stephen Marche
Further reading
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Mark Carney promised one Canadian economy. Now, his signature bill is one step closer to law as Bill C-5 rocketed through parliament with some amendments. The changes haven't quelled concerns from Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith, who broke ranks in the final vote. Host Noor sits down with MP Erskine-Smith to talk about why he voted no, and what he really thinks of Carney’s CEO-style politics.
And, you’ll hear concerns from the Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak about the process and lack of consultation. Plus some regulatory mythbusting by BC professors, Jess Dempsey, and Rosemary Collard.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Nate Erskine-Smith, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, Jess Dempsey, Rosemary Collard
Background reading:
- Liberals' major projects bill passes House of Commons with Conservative support – CBC News
- Bill C-5 passes the House of Commons vote after accelerated process – Canada’s National Observer
- As Parliament rushes to support Bill C-5, Indigenous groups prepare for legal fight – The Logic
- A tale of two Bill 5s
- The Extinction Paradox
- Does regulation delay mines? A timeline and economic benefit audit of British Columbia mines
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There’s a secret club in Canada. And trust me, you don’t want to be a member.
If you’re in this club, your first response when you hear news about bombs and death and carnage in the Middle East is not to hop onto Twitter or Facebook to post your political opinion about it. Your first response is to make a long-distance phone call to try to find out if your family and friends over there are still alive.
Lebanese Canadians are in this club, Palestinian Canadians are in this club, Jewish Canadians are in this club. And last week, hundreds of thousands of Iranian Canadians joined the club too.
Today we talk to two Iranian-Canadians with very different perspectives about what’s happened since Israel attacked Iran last week and what it could mean in the future.
Credits:
Host: Jesse Brown
Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Max Collins
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Rescinding an almost 50-year-old coal mining moratorium to get out of lawsuits, Greenbelt FOI code words, mayoral power-fuelled bike lane challenges…the latest transparency breaches from provincial and municipal governments across Canada are almost too numerous to count. Does democracy mean nothing in this country?
Host: San Grewal
Credits: Jess Schmidt (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Co-host: Cole Bennett
Photo: James Wheeler (modified)
Further reading:
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith faces raucous, angry town hall on province's coal policy - CBC
- Ontario’s Greenbelt: Access to information and government transparency - IPC report
- Former chief of staff to Alberta Premier lived in home owned by Sam Mraiche’s sister - The Globe & Mail
- Please Advise! Have National Post Editors Gone Too Far? - The Tyee
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From chatting about pancake toppings, to kissing boys, to fixing America’s public schools, kids are turning to podcasts to say what’s on their minds. But is that a good thing?
Child podcasting is exploding, but children in entertainment is fraught with complexities. Are they being controlled by exploitative parents, production companies or shadowy forces?
This week, the team dives deep into the world of tweens cosplaying adults on mic.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Guests: Julian Abraham, Noor Azrieh
Photo: Murry Lee
Additional music by Audio Network
Further Reading:
- The Only Men Allowed to Podcast Are Tween Boys — The Cut
- The Future of Children’s Television Isn’t Television — Wired
- Kids, Inc. — The New York Times
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Remember when you were a little kid and the first 100 days of school was a huge landmark? Well, yesterday Carney celebrated that milestone in his Liberal party leadership — but instead of learning the alphabet and how to get along with his classmates, he cancelled the carbon tax, tried to rush two problematic bills through parliament, and reinvited the already uninvited Modi to G7. Where are this guy’s Value(s) headed?
Host: San Grewal
Credits: Jess Schmidt (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Co-host: Cole Bennett
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Carney’s project legislation threatens climate, democracy and Indigenous rights, says Elizabeth May - APTN News
- Carney under pressure from human-rights, prodemocracy groups to highlight Jimmy Lai’s case at G7 - The Globe & Mail
- This senator wants to make it harder to use the notwithstanding clause - iPolitics
- Police in schools debate revived by proposed Ontario legislation - CBC
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Canada is hosting the G-7 in Alberta, one of the most consequential meetings yet. Is this Carney’s moment to become a world leader, reorient our economy, and possibly the world order?
With the predictably unpredictable Trump, growing regional wars, rampaging wildfires, and some controversial invitations, there’s a lot of room for error. Could Carney play the role of global power broker?
And the latest on Pierre Poilievre’s one-on-one phone calls, our rekindling relationship with India, and another Liberal bill rushing through.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Matthew Holmes
Further Reading on Our Website
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A couple silver foxes from the Mink Mile took Jesse Brown for a ride. They said their names were Walter and Beverly. The Mink Mile, for those of you who aren’t from Toronto or don’t regularly drop three figures for socks, is a strip of upscale boutiques in the city’s downtown. Anyway, the characters claiming to be Walter and Beverly offered to sell Mr. Brown an elegant cardigan. But that’s not what he got.
Credits:
Host Jesse Brown
Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network
This episode makes use of generative A.I. for the following purposes: Text-to-speech generation.
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A flock of BC ostriches becomes a far-right circus.
Why do RFK, Dr Oz, and an American billionaire want to save our ostriches? A BC Ostrich farm garners international attention after resisting a call to cull over 400 birds following an Avian flu outbreak.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jan Wong
Photos: Adriaan Greyling & Pixabay
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Compensation for Destroyed Animals and Things Regulations - Government of Canada
- How the fate of a herd of ostriches on a small B.C. farm caught the attention of the Trump administration - CBC
- How a BC Ostrich Farm Sparked a Far-Right Crusade - The Tyee
- Canadian Political Commentators – Partisanship Ratings - S. Noble on GitHub
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Not all interviews go according to plan. Even on a show that has over 500 episodes and the host has recorded over a thousand interviews. So what do you do? Air it anyway? What if the content of that episode is questionable, objectionable, or problematic in some other way?
Well, sometimes the simplest answer is to just can it.
And that’s what happened a few weeks ago on the media criticism edition of CANADALAND. For the first time in its history, the show ran without its classic segment “Duly Noted” because host Jesse Brown and co-host Cenk Uygur were eventually just screaming at one another. And more than that, Jesse didn’t feel that material could be published. At least, not without the right context.
So today, host Sam Konnert brings us through what happened on that day, and then follows up with Jesse and Cenk after the fact, to see what they thought went wrong. And why it’s ok to publish it now.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Guest: Cenk Uygur
Additional music by Audio Network
Further Reading:
- U.S. Aid to Israel in Four Charts — Council on Foreign Relations
- 'All Jewish Americans are questioning their security' after violent antisemitic attacks — BBC
- Canada, Western allies sanction two Israeli lawmakers for incitement of ‘extremist violence’ — The Globe & Mail
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On the day of Trump’s spectacular public breakup with Elon Musk, news broke of phone calls and texts between Carney and Trump. Is a bromance blossoming?
Jan Wong joins to unpack the ongoing conversations between Trump and Carney, and how to navigate a relationship with a narcissist.
Plus, what else is Carney sneaking by us during his political honeymoon?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jan Wong
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Carney and Trump holding direct talks on trade and security, U.S. envoy says - The Globe & Mail
- Why the Musk and Trump relationship is breaking down – a psychologist explains - The Conversation
- Border security bill would give law enforcement access to internet subscriber information without a warrant – The Globe & Mail
- ‘Pretendian’ or ‘victim’: Inside this would-be Ontario lawyer’s attempt to remake a life built on fraud - The Toronto Star
- Cabinet Minister Rebecca Chartrand Apologizes for Facebook Post after Findings that she “Humiliated” and “Harassed” an Employee - Canadaland
- Manitoba cabinet minister harassed college employee in past job, external investigation concluded - CBC
- What happens when you go "gray rock"? — Doctor Ramani
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The Liberals’ first piece of legislation, Bill C-2 is a sweeping 139-page omnibus bill.
It would allow police to open and inspect mail from Canada Post, restrict cash transfers over $10,000, bolster surveillance, and expand what law enforcement can do…without a warrant.
But it will also overhaul our asylum-seeking process. And with the riots below the border, we can’t but ask: are we going down the same path?
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Adam Sadinsky
Background reading:
- Experts warn of Bill C-2 as ’anti-refugee’ and ’anti-immigrant’ giving Canada ’unchecked powers’ like the U.S. – Radio Canada
- Opinion | Border bill primed to give Mark Carney's government sweeping new powers. Who asked for this? - Toronto Star
- Montrealers protest against border security Bill C-2 – CTV
- Why the ‘language of loopholes’ should be avoided if Trump cracks down on the Canada-U.S. border – The Conversation
- Ontario’s Bill 5 has passed. Here’s why it has sparked conflict with First Nations – The Canadian Press
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You probably know Brian Reed from his award-winning podcast S-Town. Or from his other excellent podcast series, The Trojan Horse Affair. Finally, there’s his new show about journalism under Trump’s administration, Question Everything.
Brian Reed and Jesse got together last week to interview each other. Jesse interviewed Brian about what happens to the free press when your government tries to crush it. Brian interviewed Jesse about what happens to the free press when your government tries to save it.
Spoiler alert, both can be bad.
Host: Jesse Brown
Caleb Thompson (Mixing & Mastering), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
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Canada’s ongoing grocery redemption arc.
The “Buy Canadian” moment has supplanted the grocery “Greedflation” narrative for now, but the $500 million bread price-fixing settlement is a reminder that Canada still has a lot to fix around food.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Vass Bednar
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Supermarket workers are wearing body cameras. Welcome to the new dystopia – The Globe and Mail
- Buying Canadian is a matter of pride for shoppers. For major grocery chains, it's an opportunity - CBC
- How you can get your dough in the $500M Loblaw bread-fixing settlement - CBC
- Why owning a dog or cat in Canada has become so expensive – The Globe and Mail
- RCMP says it’s probing potential war crimes related to Israel-Hamas conflict - The Toronto Star
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We’ve got a Minister of A.I. Now what?
Former Journalist MP Evan Solomon leads Canada’s Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, but it’s unclear exactly how A.I. fits into the Liberal government’s mandate.
Vass Bednar explains why she’s still optimistic about Canada’s A.I. future.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Vass Bednar
Further reading:
- I had high hopes for Mark Carney, but then he created a Ministry of AI and appointed Evan Solomon to the position - Halifax Examiner
- Mark Carney wants to use AI to supercharge Canada’s economy. It’s just not clear how – The Toronto Star
- Canada is a getting a fresh start on artificial intelligence. Let’s not waste it – CTV News
- Pride Toronto loses two more corporate sponsors just weeks before festival launch – The Toronto Star
- Girl on Girl by Sophie Gilbert review — The Guardian
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Political divides are growing, and it’s not just over basic issues anymore. Increasingly, people are feeling differences in basic conduct, morality, and how they approach discussions. These divisions feel too big to ignore.
How do you go about fixing that divide? This week host Sam Konnert sits down with Ryan Broderick to iron things out.
And the latest on the grand meeting of the Premiers in Saskatoon, Carney’s new chief of staff pick and Trump’s doubling of the steel and aluminum tariffs.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Ryan Broderick
Background reading:
- 'Dude, I'm Done': When Politics Tears Families And Friendships Apart | NPR
- Friendship in divided times: People don't want to argue with you as much as you think | BBC
- It is okay to lose friends due to politics | Johns Hopkins
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The election is done and dusted. Votes cast, tallied, and 343 newly minted MPs are on the job. But even though we, the media collectively, tried our best to vet everyone, some things slipped past us.
There’s one candidate that we at Canadaland did not vet. That candidate won. And then she was named to Cabinet. She is now a federal minister. Only then did we get a tip about her. A tip that did in fact turn up information about her that was not yet known but which should be known.
Host: Jesse Brown
Julian Abraham (Reporter)
Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Max Collins
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Further Reading
Facebook Post Highlighting Kyle Dispute
RRC Changing Student Survey After Concerns raised over ‘offensive’ questions - Global News
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The American populist left has a roadmap for Canadian progressives.
With the NDP wandering the political wilderness, the rise of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez points to where left-wing politics is headed.
But will Canada’s progressive movement catch the wave?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Cenk Uygur
Photo by Jim Heaphy, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Further reading:
- The collapse of the NDP vote in the federal election: how it happened | Regina Leader Post
- Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders draw huge crowds on ‘fighting oligarchy’ tour - National | Globalnews.ca
- Conservatives block Trump's big tax breaks bill in a stunning setback - AP News
- First Read: Economic Populism Comes Front-and-Center for 2016 - NBC
- Despite a polarizing election, Canadians don’t want a two-party system, poll suggests - National Post
- US political ad spending to soar in 2024 with TV media the biggest winner - report | Reuters
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Canadians and Americans alike are afraid of crossing the border, and for political commentators like Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks travel requires extra precautions. What’s behind Trump’s puzzling decision to politicize border crossing for US citizens?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Cenk Uygur
Further reading:
- Nervous About Crossing the Border? You Should Be. - Macleans.ca
- ‘They’re not coming’: N.B. border town says fewer U.S. visitors making big impact - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca
- Checkpoints by U.S. border patrol raise concerns amid drop in Canadian visitors | CBC News
- A wave of artists are reconsidering tours over U.S. border detention fears | CBC News
- ‘Don’t yap to cops’: why Hasan Piker’s US customs story kicked off a backlash | US immigration | The Guardian
- Jewish senators accuse Trump of exploiting antisemitism to target universities - The Guardian
- Inside the identity crisis in anti-woke media | Semafor
- U.S. senators urge Canada to ‘give us another chance’ on trade, tourism - National | Globalnews.ca
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Earlier this year, Jagmeet Singh laughed off the idea of losing. Now, he’s out and the NDP is in free fall. They lost official party status. They lost ground with key voters, organized labor, and their traditional strongholds in B.C. and the GTA. So, did the NDP learn anything from this catastrophic loss? To answer that question, host Noor Azrieh asks Heather McPherson, one of the 7 NDP MPs left.
And, the latest on King Charles Canadian tour, who’s gonna babysit rowdy MPs in the House of Commons, and maybe it's time to break up with Jenni Byrne…for good this time.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Heather McPherson
Background reading:
- NDP caucus members dispute appointment of interim leader Don Davies – The Globe and Mail
- NDP faces 'Parliament from hell' without official party status, says former MP – CBC News
- Is it R.I.P. for the federal NDP? Not quite, experts say – CBC News
- New Democrats say they want leadership race rules to ensure multiple serious candidates, shorter contest – The Globe and Mail
- King Charles and Queen Camilla begin royal visit to Canada – CBC News
- Pressure mounting on Poilievre to fire Jenni Byrne: sources – CBC News
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Canadian comedy legend Dave Thomas is here. What else is there to say? If you want to understand the last half century of comedy from SCTV to SNL to The Simpsons you only need to look to the comedic big bang moment when Thomas, Moranis, Levy and Martin converged on Toronto in the early 1970s. So Dave Thomas will tell you all about it, eh?
Of course SCTV is only one of the hats (toques) the writer, actor, producer and director has worn. Thomas brings us up to speed on his latest venture, travelling to Ukraine to film a documentary on the country’s stand up comedians.
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A new study suggests that New Brunswick’s mystery brain illness doesn’t exist, but it doesn’t tell the whole story.
Recent headlines declare the mystery is solved, but the new study only raises more questions.
Host: Jesse Brown
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Guest: Laura Robinson
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What the coverage isn’t capturing about the Hockey Canada Trial.
Five former junior hockey players are on trial for sexual assault, and the reporting is full of graphic details. Laura Robinson takes us inside the courtroom and explains what’s really happening.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Laura Robinson
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After a couple of weeks of pats on the back and trying to find Pierre Poilievre a new home, we’re finally seeing how Mark Carney’s government plans to tackle the country’s biggest problems and who he’s putting in charge to do it. Next week, King Charles is set to kick off parliament with the throne speech, and we’ll finally have MPs back in the House of Commons after months of parliamentary paralysis. We’re at the top of the hill before things start to inevitably crumble, so Host Noor Azrieh asks Nick Taylor-Vaisey what Carney’s first few weeks say about how he’ll be running our country?
And the latest on what’s gone down in Terrebone, and where the hell Pierre Poilievre lives.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Nick Taylor-Vaisey
Background reading:
- Erskine-Smith says he feels 'disrespected' after being dropped from cabinet - Canadian Press
- Carney shows 10 ministers from his first cabinet the door - CBC News
- Mark Carney’s cabinet change is a mirage - The Globe and Mail
- Mark Carney’s bulky and performative cabinet - The Globe and Mail
- John Ivison: The day after cabinet swearing-in is the day it starts going wrong - National Post
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In 2005 Courtney Kocak was a “merch girl” on the Girls Gone Wild tour bus. She doled out the swag, T-shirts, thongs, drinks, to help get the GGW parties started. The GGW party on wheels rolled through places like Red Deer, Banff, Kelowna, and promised small town kids a “wild” time. By the time the tour was over Courtney and the bus crossed back across the border with boxes of release forms and video of marketable footage of young Canadian women flashing their breasts at the camera and having sex with each other.
Courtney has been processing this experience ever since. Was it fun? Was it coercive? Was it even legal? Was she exploited or was she the exploiter? Or was it all of the above?
Courtney Kocak (Writer and presenter), Julie Shapiro (Executive Producer), Michael Castaneda (Sound Design), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
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It's a new era for corruption in Canada, but the coverage isn’t keeping pace. Meanwhile, American outlets are breaking stories about Doug Ford and Brookfield.
Why covering corruption isn’t worth the risk and the expense for many Canadian outlets, and why the reporting that does happen often doesn’t make a difference.
U of T’s Dr. Jack Cunningham co-hosts.
Host: San Grewal
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Guest: Jack Cunningham
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Stuck between a monarchy and a superpower.
Carney calls on King Charles to deliver the Throne Speech–brilliant strategic move or colonial regression?
U of T’s Dr. Jack Cunningham co-hosts.
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Mark Carney promised tougher bail and more police – a “get tough” agenda that the Liberals shoplifted right off the Conservative shelf. Host Noor sits down with Adelina Iftene, a criminal law professor, who calls Mark Carney’s revival of “tough on crime” a “slippery slope”. Will Mark Carney’s revival of “tough on crime” fix anything? What actually makes communities safer? And what happens if we get this wrong?
And the latest on Canada’s unemployment problem, the one vote that changed Terrebonne, and Carney’s new cabinet crew
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Adelina Iftene
Background reading:
- Man known to Toronto police faces 100+ charges in crime spree – City News
- Federal government proposes stricter bail system in new bill – CBC News
- Repeat violent offenders set to spend more time in custody as feds approve bail reform bill – CBC News
- Randall Denley: Ontario can't get tough on crime until it gets tough on court delays – National Post
- Most Canadians feel as safe or safer than 10 years ago, Nanos poll finds. Conservative voters are another story – CTV
- Mark Carney’s Liberals release plan to fight crime, protect Canadians, and build safer communities
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He was a man who was convinced he was fighting monsters. A video vigilante capturing alleged paedophiles with a camera and shaming them online. He was a “creep hunter.” Then people started to die. Suicides. And the law came after him.
Today we meet the filmmakers who caught the creep catcher in their new documentary “Shamed.”
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
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- https://povmagazine.com/to-catch-a-predator-on-shamed-outrage-and-empathy/
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What’s really behind Danielle Smith’s separatist flirtations.
Is separatist sentiment rising in Alberta, or is it just a convenient distraction? Max Fawcett explains why a referendum would actually be good for Alberta and Canada.
Host: Noor Azrieh
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Guest: Max Fawcett
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Last month, Sam Googled your candidates. It was a hoot. Today, we’re excited to announce that we’re working on something new, exclusively for our supporters…
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Carney dodges a “Zelenskyy Moment” in the Oval Office.
In their first official meeting, Trump and Carney adopt a friendly tone amid 51st state rhetoric. Will Carney’s restraint pay off for Canada?
Host: Noor Azrieh
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Guest: Max Fawcett
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Pierre Poilievre is packing his bags to rural Alberta, after losing his seat to Bruce Fanjoy. How the hell did Fanjoy do it? We asked him.
Plus, pollster David Coletto breaks down things you may have missed in the election results.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
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Background reading:
- How a political rookie wore out two pairs of shoes to unseat Pierre Poilievre | Globe and Mail
- Re-elected Alberta MP steps down, allowing Pierre Poilievre to step up | CBC
- Carleton was Poilievre's riding to lose. When he did, it came as a shock to many | CBC
- The Think Tank: Only Boomers are really concerned about Trump this election | The Hub
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Canada will not bend the knee to Orange Jesus. That’s one reading of our recent federal election. The ballots were barely tallied before headline writers around the world were posing the question: Will Canada lead the global opposition to Trumpism?
Do we have the muscle for the fight? Are we internally coherent enough to pull it off? Can we stay focused long enough on what Canada is and could be? These and many other questions need answers before we can address the notion of whether or not Canada is fit to lead an international rebel alliance against an increasingly unhinged and aggressive United States.
Stephen Marche, author of The Next Civil War joins us to tackle the idea.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
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More information:
- The Next Civil War — Simon & Schuster
- Website — Stephen Marche
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The deck is being shuffled in the conservative movement.
After Poilievre’s bad week, Tim Houston, Doug Ford, and Danielle Smith are making moves.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Noor Azrieh (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Julian Abraham
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes.
Mark Carney was the big winner, but we dig into the narratives the rest of the field spun in the aftermath of Canada’s pivotal election.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Julian Abraham
Further reading:
- The NDP is losing official party status after Canada’s election. Here’s what that means
- Liberal Bruce Fanjoy topples Pierre Poilievre in Carleton | CBC News
- ‘Lawton was kind of taking direction’: Conservative candidate’s Freedom Convoy ties detailed in report - CTV News
- Trump implies Canadians vote for him on election day, Poilievre tells president to butt out | CBC News
- News Is Blocked on Meta’s Feeds in Canada. Here’s What Fills the Void.
- Vote Canadian: A 22 Minutes Election Special
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Carney wins, Poilievre loses, Jagmeet steps down. What went down? Politico’s Mickey Djuric breaks it down for us, way past bedtime.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Mickey Djuric
Background reading:
- Poilievre's Carleton riding had the most advance voting in Canada | CBC
- Liberals projected to win 4th term in remarkable reversal of political fortunes | CBC
- The eight fateful issues that Canada’s next PM must face | Globe and Mail
- Politics Insider: Canada votes in the shadow of tragedy and a trade war | Globe and Mail
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Jesse Brown is an ideological slut. Well, so he says. His past votes have jumped, in no particular order, from the Conservatives to the NDP “....maybe there was a fringe party or Parti Québécois vote in there somewhere, I can’t even remember who I’ve thrown in with over the years — I have no loyalty, I’m politically promiscuous.”
Given that this is supposed to be the most consequential vote of our lifetimes, and with the polls closing in just a few hours, you’d think even the “politically promiscuous” Jesse Brown would have settled on a party by now. Nope.
So on today’s show he’s gathered the best minds, or at least the most available of his colleagues at Canadaland, to argue the merits of each party.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
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More information:
- Voting information — Elections Canada
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Autopsy of a News Media Meltdown.
More details have emerged about Ezra Levant’s confrontation with the CBC on debate night, as well as new information around his third party advertiser finances.
Plus, Snopes fact checks Dean Blundell.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Harrison Lowman
Further reading:
-
1143 Ezra Levant's Debate Night Circus [Podcast] - CANADALAND
- Sifting the Rubble After Rebel News Worked the Election Debate | The Tyee
- CBC lied — we’ve got receipts - Rebel News
- CBC pre-debate broadcast interrupted [Video] - CBC News
- Carney pledges $150M boost to 'underfunded' CBC | CBC News
- Unpacking claims that Canadian PM Mark Carney orchestrated a US Treasurys sell-off | Snopes.com
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It’s the final election stretch, and the vetting continues. This week we talk conversion therapy, million-dollar pyramid schemes, & the dangers of doorbell cameras
Host: Sam Konnert, Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor)
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The “adult in the room” tends to be shouty.
Mark Carney has been portrayed as a measured and methodical counterpoint to Trump throughout his campaign, but earlier reporting reveals a different side of his personality.
But is it a problem if Carney isn’t as cool-headed as he appears?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Harrison Lowman
Further reading:
- Sane, Grown-Up, Non-Combustible: Is Mark Carney the Antitrump? - Policy Magazine
- ‘He was hopeless on monetary policy’: Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg on Mark Carney’s tenure as governor of the Bank of England - The Hub
- What can Canada expect from its next PM? The Mark Carney I knew | Larry Elliott | The Guardian
- Harrison Lowman: It’s time for Conservatives to grow up and show up at local debates - The Hub
- https://x.com/6ixbuzztv/status/1914337506239087078 - 6ixBuzz
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While most Canadians are gearing up to head to the polls, some are looking for an escape plan. This week, we’re examining the deep roots of Western alienation, Danielle Smith’s separatist flirtations, and what could erupt if Mark Carney’s Liberals sweep to power. To do that, producer Sam Konnert heads out to Alberta to talk to some voters, and calls up Preston Manning, the man behind the conversation. Later, host Noor Azrieh sits down with Dr. Lisa Young for a serious reality check.
And the latest on the utter sidelining of Indigenous issues, a polling update, and why you should get your arse out to the polls on April 28th.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Preston Manning, Lisa Young
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The north is a hot topic. Trump, China, Russia, everyone suddenly has eyes on the Arctic. The Canadian government is promising everything from submarines to ice breakers to show the world we really are a nation stretching from sea to sea to sea.
Today’s headlines might feel like we’re now in uncharted waters but Canada has been here before. In the 1950s Cold War tensions roiled round the north. The Canadian government at that time decided we needed not just boots on the ground, but that we must have civilians living on the land, and the further north that land was the better. One of the people they sent to the High Arctic in 1953 is still there. So Canadaland called him up to get his take on the current round of Arctic sabre rattling.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Written and presented by Bruce Thorson, Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network
More information:
- Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation — National Film Board of Canada
- Romanian who boated to High Arctic fesses up — CBC
- Speech by Premier Eva Aariak on the Federal investment of $100 million for Nunavut Housing — Nunavut Legislature (archived)
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Complaints of Rebel Media hogging question period after Wednesday's French-language leaders debate led to chaos just minutes before the English-language leaders debate was set to take place. Cops were called, slurs were thrown around. What the hell happened in the media room on Thursday night?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jan Wong
Further reading:
- Rebel News, other right-wing media dominate press conferences after French debate - CTV News
- Leaders’ debate highlights: Organizers cancel postdebate scrums after Rebel News scuffle - The Globe and Mail
- Debates commission unaware Rebel News registered as advocacy group, official says - Radio-Canada
- Right-wing outlets win legal battle to attend the leaders' debate - CBC News
- Green Party dropped from leaders' debates for not running enough candidates - CBC News
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There are 1959 people running to represent YOU in this federal election in the year of our lord 2025 - and we’re looking for dirt.
This week - a liberal candidate that didn’t want to be a distraction was replaced by an EVEN bigger distraction, a far-right media personality has some INSANE takes, and independent candidate Elliot Moose is on the loose.
Host: Sam Konnert, Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
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Radio-Canada’s Tout le monde en Parle asked some tough questions. We decided to translate. Hear what Poilievre and Carney had to say about Trump, Climate, Trudeau, and where their campaigns are headed in the final stretch.
Plus, more Jagmeet Singh cringe.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Sam Konnert (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jan Wong
Further reading:
- Carney defends knowledge of Quebec culture, Poilievre insists he's no 'mini-Trump' on Tout le monde en parle | CBC News
- Pierre Poilièvre : « Je ne pensais jamais dire que Justin Trudeau me manque! » | Tout le monde en parle - Radio-Canada [Video]
- Mark Carney : l’économie d’abord | Tout le monde en parle - Radio-Canada [Video]
- Two Weeks to Decide: An Interview with Pierre Poilievre - The Knowledge Project
- Nardwuar vs. Prime Minister Mark Carney
- Legal group draws ire for cancelling humanitarian advocate's speech over his stance on Gaza | CBC News
- Jagmeet Singh “Jump” video [X]
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With two weeks out from election day, Ottawa is buzzing. Staffers are partying late into the night and reporting to work at 7 a.m., Chipotle’s are turning into war rooms, and the polls are telling stories.
We went to three party-specific events in Ottawa for a pulse check on how people feel in the nation’s capital. From 11-year-old door knockers to Jagmeet Singh to Trump’s former trade representative, we heard a LOT of opinions.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Background reading:
- Liberals lead dips for 1st time in Canada election as Tories gain: poll | Global
- Carney apologizes for fake Trump-style buttons, Liberal staffers 'reassigned' | National Post
- Record-tying number of candidates running in Ottawa riding of Carleton | CTV
- NDP Strategy in the Final Stretch of the Election | Global
- Pierre Poilievre is sticking to his greatest hits. That’s the problem | Globe and Mail
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We have been hearing a lot about Prime Minister Mark Carney and a company called Brookfield Asset Management. That's the company he left when he entered politics.
Today's episode is not a look back at Carney’s time at Brookfield. It's about right now. Because among all of those claims and arguments about Carney and Brookfield and the past, there's something else that hasn’t made as many headlines. An allegation about an ongoing connection between Carney and Brookfield.
Is he still financially connected to Brookfield in any way, or is he not? Our reporter, Julian Abraham, tried to answer that question, and by the end of today's episode, you're going to know what Mark Carney isn't telling you about Brookfield.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Julian Abraham (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by max collins
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What would it look like to take the agenda back?
With reports of unprecedented message control on the Conservative campaign trail, San Grewal and Dr Lori Turnbull consider the threat to our democracy when the media no longer sets the agenda.
Host: San Grewal
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Guest: Lori Turnbull
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It’s an election, we’re googling your candidate.
There's a candidate for the Green Party who’s actively campaigning for the Conservative Party. There’s a famous YouTuber candidate with an icky social media history, there’s a guy who is promising to fix housing problems that HE created. And then we’ll get to the explicit Garfield porn. It gets crazy.
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CTV faces backlash after hiring (then firing) Rachel Gilmore for an election fact checking segment.
Is the role of the fact checker still viable in the modern media ecosystem?
Plus, reports of foreign interference in the current Canadian election.
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Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Sam Konnert (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Lori Turnbull
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Last week, Pierre Poilievre said tick tock goes your biological clock. This was the first time that host Noor Azrieh noticed, during the campaign, that someone (anyone!) was speaking to women directly and explicitly. And it prompted a wave of pushback…and some praise.
The gap between men and women is widening. If the election happened today, and only women voted, Mark Carney would be on track for the biggest landslide in Canadian history. Gender gaps have been a mainstay of Canadian politics for years, but never quite like this.
In this episode, we’re diving into the minds of voters. What are they thinking about when they head to the polls? And the latest on Trump’s tariff tantrums, Poilievre’s big news on drug policy, the NDP’s rent control dream, and is it defund the CBC or refund the CBC…we can’t tell anymore.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
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In the last 50 or so years the number of independent first-time political candidates elected to office in Canada could fit in a car. Five candidates have made it to, albeit a very small portion of political power, without party support. That covers both provincial and federal elections.
As Canadian elections become increasingly presidential affairs, focusing on the personality at the top of the ticket, the quality that seems most necessary in an aspiring MP is fealty to the Party, the leader, the mantra.
The pressures of social media, political parties’ reliance on marketing data, and the 24-hour news cycle all play a part in the clamping down on new or maverick voices.
What is the cost of canceling out the independent voice in our MPs? And how did we get here?
Alex Marland, author of No I in Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics and Whipped: Party Discipline in Canada has interviewed hundreds of politicians trying to answer those questions.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
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A lapse in leadership and Canada’s China conundrum.
Liberal MP Paul Chiang’s troubling comments gave Carney an opportunity to take a strong stance on Chinese interference, but he fumbled his chance to distinguish himself from Trudeau.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Sandy Garossino
Further reading:
- Liberal candidate Paul Chiang withdraws from race after suggesting people claim China's bounty on Conservative | CBC News
- Mark Carney rejects boosting trade ties with China, points to Europe - The Globe and Mail
- Carney set up a blind trust, screens to avoid conflicts of interest. Is that enough? | CBC News
- Independent MP Han Dong won't seek re-election in suburban Toronto riding | CBC News
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There are hundreds of unvetted candidates vying for a seat in Parliament…
Canada has 343 federal electoral districts stretching from coast to coast to coast. In every riding, candidates are stepping up…some for the first time. This means there are hundreds of unvetted candidates vying for a seat in Parliament.
This week, we’re looking at a few standouts: a candidate who bragged about making coin flipping condos, an MP that’s a “published writer on Mi’kmaw laws, history, and knowledge” but said an appalling thing about Indigenous women, and a candidate who somehow thought the death of Nathan Cirillo was a great opportunity to sell hams. Yes, hams.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Background reading:
- MP says she is sorry for antigay remark – Globe and Mail
- MP Gallant compares abortion to Iraq beheading – CTV News
- The Real (Estate) Talk with Peter Muraca | Ned Kuruc
- Trudeau won't remove Liberal candidate for racist, sexist social media posts | CBC
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The call is coming from inside the party.
With reports swirling about Poilievre’s campaign dysfunction at the end of week one, Sandy Garossino joins to unpack why Conservatives are sabotaging their own party.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Sandy Garossino
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With 78 of the 343 seats in the House of Commons, Quebec isn’t just a battleground…it could decide the entire election. And this time, the usual Bloc-Liberal-NDP tug-of-war is taking some unexpected turns. We hit the streets of Montreal to find out what is on people’s minds, and host Noor Azrieh sits down with Martin Patriquin to unpack what it all means.
And, you’ll hear from Philippe J. Fournier, founder of 338, to talk about where the parties are at in the polls, and if we can even trust the polls…at all.
Plus, the latest on tensions rising inside the Conservative party, and the phone call heard around the world between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Martin Patriquin, Philippe J. Fournier
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Internet trolls, doxing, conspiracy theories, harassment, criminal investigations, all the usual things that spring to mind when you think of small town council meetings. Welcome to Pickering, Ontario, best known for its nuclear power plant.
Is the alt-right driving Pickering to political meltdown? Or is the town council trying to silence a duly elected official over political disagreements? Either way things have gotten so out of hand that city council has locked the doors to the public. Council meetings have moved online. Now political foes don’t have to sit in the same room.
From Pickering to the wave of recent news stories south of the border where politicians from left to right are being shouted down at town hall meetings by angry constituents, are we witnessing the death of civil discussion in the civic sphere?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: André Proulx (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
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Further Reading:
- December 30, 2024 — City of Pickering YouTube Channel
- Lisa Robinson’s YouTube Channel — YouTube
- Lisa Robinson’s Halloween haunt event is back on — Durham Region
- Kevin J. Johnston Podcast — Rumble
- What Happens When An Anti-Muslim Internet Personality Begins To Face Consequences — CANADALAND
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Canada’s sudden political reorientation.
As Trump continues to escalate the trade war, Paul Wells joins to consider the lasting impact on our relationship with the US. What started as anger is reshaping our politics.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Paul Wells
Further reading:
- Trump says larger tariffs could be imposed on Canada, EU if they cause US 'economic harm' | Reuters
- Trump’s auto tariffs a ‘direct attack,’ Carney says as leaders react | Globalnews.ca
- I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped | US immigration | The Guardian
- ‘Breakdown of rule of law’: McGill professor cancels trips to U.S. amid immigration crackdown - CTV News
- Here’s what experts say when it comes to U.S. border agents looking at your phone - CTV News
- Federal leaders' debates scheduled for April 16-17 in Montreal | CBC News
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First on the list of Paul Wells’s 4 Rules of Canadian Politics: “For any given situation, Canadian politics will tend toward the least exciting possible outcome.” In an election marked by foreign interference, an unelected newcomer leading the incumbent party, and annexation fears, what does “least exciting” even look like?
Journalist and aforementioned rule-maker Paul Wells joins Jesse to review possible outcomes of the snap federal election.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Sam Konnert (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Paul Wells
Further reading:
- CSIS alleges India organized support for Poilievre’s 2022 Conservative leadership bid - The Globe and Mail
- ‘Let’s just put things on pause': Alberta premier under fire for Breitbart interview - CTV News
- Paul Wells’s Rules of Canadian Politics, Annotated - Macleans
- Mike Myers joins Mark Carney in Liberal ad supporting ‘elbows up’ movement - CTV News
- OPINION: Pierre Poilievre’s advantage is slipping rapidly away. So he’s trying something he’s never done before - Toronto Star
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And we’re off to the races! It’s time for the matchup, and election, of a generation. Newly minted Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking on former front-runner Pierre Poilievre on April 28th. It’s a 5-week campaign. In the backdrop of a trade war, Trump’s annexation threats, And almost 10 long years of Liberal leadership.
For over a year, Poilievre pretty much held a 20-point lead. A landslide Poilievre win wasn't just possible, it felt inevitable. But now? The game has changed. Somehow, against all odds, the Liberals have clawed their way back to the top. Host Noor Azrieh sits down with conservative strategist Amanda Galbraith and progressive strategist Jordan Leichnitz to dissect what went so wrong for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives.
And the latest on, Mark Carney’s long-awaited seat announcement coupled with the ousting of Liberal MP Chandra Arya, and Premier Danielle Smith’s untimely appearance on Breitbart.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Amanda Galbraith, Jordan Leichnitz
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It’s possible that this will be the most consequential vote you’ll ever cast. With our sovereignty, our nation, our very future on the line Jesse breaks down the big questions for you. How can Miss Manners help Carney? And why is Poilievre’s Schwarzenegger impersonation glitching?
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Credits: Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor, Mixing & Mastering), Julian Abraham (Fact Check) Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
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Further Reading:
- Canada's housing bubble can be traced to Mark Carney and his bias for easy policy - Financial Post
- Housing hell: How we got here and how we get out [Video]
- WACKOS: the weird, wild, woke & wonderful world of the people running our country [Video]
- Carney in the coal mine [Video]
- Canada, Pierre Poilievre Is Just Like Donald Trump [Video]
- This is Carbon Tax Carney—he's Just Like Justin! [Video]
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Poilievre bans journalists from travelling with him on the campaign trail, but did he get a free ride in the press so far? Dougald Lamont joins San Grewal to discuss coverage of Poilievre heading into the next election.
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Mark Carney’s visit to Europe signals Canada’s new approach to the trade war with the US. Dougald Lamont joins The Pointer’s San Grewal to discuss the economic reality behind the trade war theatrics.
Plus, pulling the plug on Doug Ford’s electrical fiction.
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Is AI slop the ultimate weapon for foreign interference? Or are we spiraling into another internet-fueled moral panic?
Last week several AI-generated photos of Mark Carney and Ghislaine Maxwell looking chummy went viral. It was easy to spot the fake, but it raised an important question: should we be worried about AI in this election?
Ryan Broderick, author of the Garbage Day newsletter, and host of his own podcast Panic World, doesn’t think so.
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Take your pick: censoring, banning, removing, or “weeding.” However you want to describe it, Canadians are pulling books from library shelves. The books in question range from The Handmaid's Tale, Gender Queer: A Memoir, to the works of Dr. Seuss and Roald Dahl.
The drive to rid our shelves, particularly school library shelves, of books comes from both left and right. Both sides censor. You can frame their motivation as opposition to woke indoctrination, or you could call it diversifying the cannon.
But does it really matter what you can or can not access with your library card when your phone can give you, or your child, access to almost anything? With all that “anything” implies. And if you’ve taken the time to read this far you’re an exception. People are reading less and less. So does any of this matter? According to Ira Wells, author of On Book Banning it does. For him it’s central to art, crucial to democracy, and fundamental to our basic respect for each other, and of course, our children.
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Trudeau rides off into a ‘Sunny Ways’ sunset.
As Mark Carney takes over as Prime Minister, Stuart Benson joins to consider Trudeau’s legacy and whether his trade war finale will reshape how he is remembered. Plus, Trudeau’s impact on the media might get overlooked, but it will have lasting effects on the viability of Canadian news outlets.
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The Liberal’s Carneycopia is betting big on Dad Energy.
Mark Carney wins the Liberal leadership in a landslide, but is he a saviour or a snoozefest?
Plus, Tesla’s surprising sales spike and BC salmon farming courtroom drama.
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Canada is deep in the trenches of a trade war with the United States. After U.S. President Trump unpaused the 25% tariffs on all Canadian imports, all hell has broken loose: the federal government has fired back, provincial leaders are firing shots of their own, and more threats have been made - and then walked back - by the White House. All this, while Canadians are caught in the middle. What sense can we make from the mudslinging? If the chaos unfolding only covers one week of this dispute, what could possibly come next?
Host Noor Azrieh catches up on the longest week in Canadian politics with Max Fawcett, lead columnist for the National Observer. Together, they sift through the madness, and they argue whether or not Canada’s new, un-elected prime minister, Mark Carney, is up for the task of wartime leadership.
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When Trudeau prorogued Parliament 26 bills were binned. Bills are the democratic process made concrete and the laws that they can turn into are the end product of the whole political machine. They decide whether you have the right to die by choice. They decide what you can and cannot say. They tell you whether or not you can go back to work or not because you can or cannot afford to send your kid to daycare.
Each bill is the end result of years of campaigning, research, fundraising, debates, and compromise. So, multiply that by 26, then throw it all out.
What bills were trashed? Are they gone forever? What should come back and what should stay in the bin?
Jesse sorts the trash with conservative pundit and former Communications Director for Pierre Poilievre’s leadership campaign, Ginny Roth, as well as Katherine Scott from the Canadian Centre for Political Action, and digital law expert Michael Geist from the University of Ottawa.
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Guests: Michael Geist (Law Professor at the University of Ottawa), Katherine Scott ( Senior Researcher, Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives), Ginny Roth (Partner, Crestview Strategy Conservative activist)
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Battle lines are being drawn in the Canadian tech industry around a policy initiative that is drawing comparison to Elon Musk’s DOGE.
Plus, updates on tariffs, and The Breakdown podcast’s legal battle.
CORRECTION: In an earlier version of this episode, producer James Nicholson suggests reports of the number of USMCA-compliant goods imported from Canada to the United States are between 62% and 95%. The number reported is actually between 38% and 95%; the CBC reported Canada-imported good to the U.S. could be as high as 62% non-compliant. The episode was edited to remove the mention of this range.
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Making Sense of Trump’s Tariffying Tuesday.
Douglas Soltys joins to dissect Trump’s trade war chaos, Doug Ford’s tough talk, and Trudeau’s non-tariff options.
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For the first time since 2021, the Liberals are beating the Conservatives in a recent poll. We’ll find out on March 9th if Carney is officially sticking around for the long haul. And then? He’s going to be the Prime Minister - at least for a little while. Carney-mania is going around - is it real? Or seriously overblown? Is he Canada's Kamala Harris - mild, overhyped, and fated to lose - or a serious contender? Host Noor Azrieh and Luke Savage try to diagnose what's behind Carney-mania– how a socially conscious banker became the man of the moment.
And the latest, on the ongoing saga of Trump’s tariffs. Also, King Charles’s sit-down with PM Justin Trudeau over “matters of importance” to Canadians. And BREAKING NEWS, Donald Trump doesn't like Chrystia Freeland or Pierre Poilievre.
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It's so normal to complain about the CBC that it's hard to imagine that one day, maybe one day soon, there may no longer be a CBC to complain about. The Conservatives are campaigning on defunding it. The Mother Corp. itself can’t seem to figure out which way is up, particularly when it comes to television ratings. Sure, radio still pulls in the numbers, but what is the future of radio itself?
So, is CBC fcked, like fcked as in doomed? How do we unfck it? Fck if I know. So we’re asking you, dear listener, how to fix it. The lines are open caller…
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Why not being American is at the core of Canadian identity.
With Canada’s big win at the 4 Nations and SNL’s 50th anniversary, Canada entered the American zeitgeist. But is there more to Canadian identity than hockey, poutine, and not being American?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Rahim Mohamed
Further reading:
- Opinion: This was the weekend that Canada dominated the zeitgeist - The Globe and Mail
- Most Canadians believe hockey is core to Canada's national identity | Toronto Sun
- Canadian fans irked by Wayne Gretzky's affiliations with Trump amid tensions - Sportsnet.ca
- Trump defends Gretzky, says ‘the Great One’ wants Canada to remain Canadian | Globalnews.ca
- Canada Is Taking Trump Seriously and Personally - The Atlantic
- Opinion: Wab Kinew has the makings of a great national leader - The Globe and Mail
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Canadians are furious at CBC’s Cross Country Checkup trainwreck.
Plus, why did CBC’s new mandate sit on Trudeau’s desk for months? National Post’s Rahim Mohamed co-hosts.
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The Arctic is quickly becoming the center of a geopolitical shitstorm. We’re talking power, resources, and territory at stake. And everyone wants a piece of it. Donald Trump floated taking Greenland and Canada to make his claim. But he’s not the only one. Russia’s making moves. So is China. And Canada? Politicians, left and right, are talking about it. Host Noor Azrieh sits down with Gavin John, a freelance journalist embedded in the Arctic, and asks, what’s really at stake for Canada in the Arctic? Is this frozen tundra our greatest vulnerability or our most valuable asset?
And the latest on, the crash and burn of Liberal candidate Ruby Dhalla, and PM Justin Trudeau’s Ukraine visit. Oh, and don’t forget the Ontario election.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
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Background reading:
- Canada Tries to Break the Ice With Trump – Foreign Policy
- Trump’s Manifest Destiny in the Arctic: The Greenland Gamble – Modern Diplomacy
- Poilievre's Arctic follies – The Hill Times
- Canada to open consulates, appoint Arctic ambassador under new foreign policy – CBC News
- Poilievre promises new military base in Nunavut as part of Arctic defence plan – CBC News
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Has everybody lost their minds? Are we buying guns and deploying troops and making plans to fend off a U.S. invasion? Are some of us pre-emptively surrendering, trying to be the first to bend a knee and curry favour with our inevitable orange overlord? What happened to our steely northern resolve? We’re supposed to survey the histrionics of our melodramatic American neighbours, and then we make measured, sober, judicious decisions. When did we forget how to do that?
Maybe right now we need a bit of dad-like, prairie common sense. Maybe what we need is a bit of Preston Manning.
You know the name, or did you forget about Manning and how Reform roared out of the West to reshape Parliament and the conservative movement? He may come across as a Prairie-land Mr. Rogers, a local pastor who happened to be in Parliament. But the truth is, if you want to understand populism, particularly populism in Canada, Manning just might be your man. Populism is not a dirty word to him.
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Pierre Poilievre’s patriotic pivot.
At his “Canada First” rally, Pierre Poilievre unveiled his new messaging, but will it be enough to counter his sudden decline in the polls?
Dani Paradis joins to assess the Pierre 3.0 rebrand.
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The $6 million lawsuit that killed an indie Alberta podcast.
Nate Pike’s The Breakdown has been covering allegations of corruption in Danielle Smith’s government until a court order forced him to shut down.
Plus, how Donald Trump Jr. hooked Canada’s premiers up with an $85 000 a month lobbying contract.
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Jagmeet Singh has taken a lot of shit: his nice watch, his ambivalence on taking down the Liberals, and of course his polling. But he says he’s not giving up. He says he’s here to win.
Sit down with Noor as she goes past the “corporate interest” talking points and grills the leader on all things NDP. Why doesn’t he have a successor? Why won’t he step down? Why is he so fancy for a lefty?
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Jagmeet Singh
Background reading:
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115 Did Jagmeet Singh Miss His Big Chance? - CANADALAND
- Get ready for an early federal election, NDP tells candidates in an internal memo – CBC News
- Jagmeet Singh's NDP is in deep trouble – National Observer
- Singh says he will bring down government in March but wants to pass Trump tariff relief first – CBC News
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The documentary Russians at War shows the invasion of Ukraine from the point of view of Moscow's troops. The doc was supposed to screen during the Toronto International Film Festival, but organisers cancelled a screening amid protests and over threats to festival operations and public safety.
A large part of the film’s funding came through TVO, Ontario's public broadcaster. The filmmaker is a Russian-Canadian, Anastasia Trofimova, who once worked for Russian state-funded broadcaster RT. Trofimova made the film while living with front-line Russian troops for seven months.
How exactly did she do that? Not without the consent of the Russian army, one would assume. We are told again and again that Russia controls one of the most sophisticated misinformation, disinformation, propaganda machines the world has ever known.
Russia is in our algorithms, spreading fake news and skewing our elections. So, clearly, this Anastasia Trofimova is not somebody who we should be handing large sums of Canadian public money to so that she can tell us a story of sympathy for Russian troops.
But what actually happened here? Is this a story about Russian propaganda or is it really a tale of Canadian censorship? Those questions are tackled when Jesse sits down with the producers of Russians at War and its director, filmmaker and journalist, Anastasia Trofimova.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Guests: Cornelia Principe, Sean Farnel, Anastasia Trofimova
Fact checking by Sam Konnert
Further reading:
- Statement regarding TIFF’s decision to screen Russian propaganda — Ukrainian Canadian Congress
- TIFF suspends screening of film on Russian soldiers after threats — CBC
- TIFF turfs controversial documentary — CBC, Metro Morning
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Somebody That I U.S. to Know.
Jan Wong joins for a special Valentine’s Day farewell to the Canada-US romance.
Plus, is PornHub ethical?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Sam Konnert (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jan Wong
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Is there order to Trump’s tariff chaos?
Jan Wong joins to discuss steel and aluminum tariffs, and whether Trump has a plan behind his bullying and bluster.
Plus, whatever happened with the inquiry into foreign interference in our elections?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jan Wong
Further reading:
- Carson Jerema: Donald Trump's America is a superpower without a purpose | National Post
- Anil Wasif: The real reason for Donald Trump’s tariffs - The Hub
- Don't Believe Him | The Ezra Klein Show
- Diaspora groups criticize Justice Hogue report on foreign interference - The Globe and Mail
- Sewer fatberg of ‘grease and rags’ forces Bryan Adams to cancel Perth concert | Western Australia | The Guardian
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The government hired 110,000 workers over the past 10 years, did we get 110,000 times more efficient? It doesn’t look like it, but veteran public servant Michael Wernick breaks it all down for Noor.
And, yes folks, we’re talking about tariffs again, because Donald Trump enacted a 25 percent tariff on all steel and aluminum imports, with NO exceptions. Plus, our nominations for Fentanyl Czar, and the defamation case against Conservative Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman, CIJA, and Ezra Levant.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Michael Wernick
Background reading:
- How a ballooning public sector is reshaping Canada’s economy - The Globe and Mail
- Attrition is the 'worst way' to shrink federal public service, says former clerk - Yahoo News
- Opinion: Canada can learn from Trump and cut its bloated bureaucracy - The Globe and Mail
- Poilievre says he wants to cut the federal public service, doesn't mind remote work - CBC News
- What does Justin Trudeau's departure mean for federal public servants? - CBC News
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McInnes and Goldstein both started in zines. The underground DIY magazine culture of the 80s and 90s. Zines were homemade photocopied pamphlets about anything and everything. As long as you had paper, glue, staples, maybe a few shitty drawings, and you could sneak access to a photocopier, you could publish your own zine.
Nobody went viral, nobody made money, no one was an influencer, but thousands of people devoted heart and soul to making their own zines. And when they did, well, who even cared? Who even noticed when some teenager shouted into the void? Broken Pencil noticed. Broken Pencil cared. For 30 years Broken Pencil was the magazine about zines and BP reviewed over 10,000 zines.
And then last year Broken Pencil founder and publisher Hal Niedzviecki, shuttered BP. Hal joined us at Canadaland to tell us the story of Broken Pencil, the zine of zines.
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Guests: Hal Niedzviecki
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Poilievre’s slogans can’t compete with “Buy Canadian.”
Trudeau’s speech inspires a groundswell of national unity, while Poilievre watches from the sidelines. The Tyee’s Jen St Denis joins Noor Azrieh for a vibe check on federal politics.
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A tariff reprieve and the trade war that wasn’t.
Trump’s tariff threats caused a frenzy of breaking news coverage, but can we really fault Canadian news outlets for reporting Trump’s every move?
Jen St. Denis of the Tyee joins Noor Azrieh to assess the breathless tariff coverage and what we’ve learned so far about covering Trump 2.0.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Sam Konnert (Fact Check), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jen St Denis
Further reading:
- Trump and Trudeau make a deal: Canada-U.S. trade war delayed by ‘at least 30 days’
- What is Trump's tariff endgame? | Front Burner | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
- The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover | WIRED
- Tariff reprieve a result of 'depraved' Trump tactics: Former U.S. treasury secretary | CBC.ca [VIDEO]
- The Walrus Launches Six Regional Bureaus to Tell Canada’s Local Stories - The Walrus
- Journalist Who Uncovered Karla Sofía Gascón’s Racist Tweets Explains Why She Looked for Them: ‘I’m Not a Studio Plant’ - Variety
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On Saturday, President Trump followed through with his promise of 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods and 10 percent on energy. We clapped back with our own.
But late yesterday, after a couple of calls between the two leaders, Trump relented after Trudeau said he outlined Canada’s $1.3 billion border plan and also signed a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl. Trump said he’d pause for 30 days.
A trade war is bad, but some businesses might fare better than others. Our producers went out to see how they were reacting.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Jeff Kirstein, Adam Brierley, Kacee Vasudeva
Background reading:
- These industries would be hit hardest by Trump's 25 per cent tariffs - DiscoverHumboldt.com
- Trump has a 'good talk' with Trudeau — then calls again for Canada to become 51st state
- Mexico president says U.S. tariffs on her country delayed for 1 month
- Defence minister accelerates 2% NATO spending timeline to 2027 amid pressure from Trump
Photo credit: Presidencia de la República Mexicana via Flickr
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Today’s show is about a novel strategy for Canada to fight back against Trump’s Trade War.
Trump is set to slap tariffs on Canada starting Tuesday February 4. Trudeau swiftly answered that tit with tat. Prices go up and nearly everyone loses.
That’s how a trade war goes, two countries slap themselves in the face until one of them can’t take it anymore and cries uncle.
The whole thing is just so dumb.
So, is there any other way to fight back? Something smarter?
Novelist, essayist and activist Cory Doctorow has an idea: Canada must hit America back, not with a slap, but with a hack. Doctorow wants to pull billions of dollars out of the American economy and bring it back to Canada through the “right to repair.” He wants us to jailbreak everything from tractors and Teslas to Fortnite skins and Uber apps.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Guests: Cory Doctorow
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Further reading:
- Canada shouldn't retaliate with US tariffs — Pluralistic
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Emboldened by Trump, Poilievre denies the existence of trans people in an interview on CP24. Dale Smith joins to unpack why Poilievre is playing dumb on gender and the serious stakes for trans rights in Canada.
Plus, DeepSeek, Energy East, and Jesse responds to angry emails about BMI.
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Guest: Dale Smith
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Doug Ford cashes in his “Captain Canada” chips. Following a US media blitz, Ford is asking for a new mandate from Ontarians to bolster his ability to negotiate with Trump. Dale Smith joins to explain why this narrative is nonsense.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Noor Azrieh (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Dale Smith
Further reading:
- Doug Ford has gone on an unprecedented American media blitz. Here’s what is behind it - Toronto Star
- Doug Ford insists he’s not rushing with snap Feb. 27 Ontario election - Toronto Star
- ‘Hit Him Back Twice as Hard’: Canada’s No. 1 Populist Has a Risky Trump Strategy - Politico
- Opinion: Doug Ford calls for snap election before his record catches up - The Globe and Mail
- Opinion | Doug Ford is courting disaster with an early election - Toronto Star
- Michael Taube: Doug Ford rolls the dice - National Post
- Almost three-quarters of Canadian troops are overweight or obese: documents - Ottawa Citizen
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When Justin Trudeau stepped down earlier this month, it should have been the perfect opportunity for Jagmeet Singh and the NDP to swing the narrative. To seize control.
But they haven’t done any of that. What used to be Canada’s worker’s party seems like a shell of its former self. Why can’t they reach voters when everything is up in the air?
This week Noor sits down with columnist and critic Max Fawcett, and former NDP strategist Mélanie Richer to unpack Singh’s woes.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Mélanie Richer, Max Fawcett
Background reading:
- The NDP is getting outflanked — again – National Observer
- Ginny Roth: The NDP don’t take themselves seriously, so why should we? – The Hub
- Is It Time for Singh to Go? – The Walrus
- Is Jagmeet Singh’s job at risk in the upcoming election? – iPolitics
- Singh says NDP still plan to vote to topple Liberals ‘at the earliest opportunity,’ regardless of leader – CTV News
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This week the government’s long-awaited report on foreign interference will drop. Will it tell us if Canada has a traitor problem?
Over the last two years there’s been a slew of headlines around allegedly compromised members of parliament, the machinations of nefarious foreign governments, scorched reputations, the muck has been raked and the mud slung. All of our major political parties have come under fire. And the source of that fire has run the gamut from the upper echelons of CSIS to TikTok bottom feeders. And after all that we still know surprisingly little.
So will this week’s government report give us any answers? Are there traitors? Has there been treason?
Jesse sits down with Professor Wesley Wark to find out. Wark is a senior fellow at Centre for International Governance Innovation and a fellow with the Balsillie School of International Affairs. He served on the PM’s Advisory Council on National Security and he provided advice to the minister of public safety on national security legislation and policy.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Checker), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/canadian-politicians-who-commit-treason-should-go-to-jail/article_3429f6b4-2441-11ef-817e-573af7605f34.html
- https://wesleywark.substack.com/p/a-pifi-wish-list
- https://globalnews.ca/tag/han-dong/
- https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/trudeau-says-he-has-list-of-conservatives-vulnerable-to-or-engaged-in-foreign-interference/
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Social media is a mess and the tech oligarchs are to blame. San Grewal of The Pointer joins to assess the damage caused when coders replace publishers. Plus, a boomer cell defends us from Trump and the Liberals axe their own tax.
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Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Check), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: San Grewal
Further reading:
- Meta is ending fact-checking in the U.S. Could that affect the vote in Canada? | CBC News
- The End of Reality [Book]
- Meta just flipped the switch that prevents misinformation from spreading in the United States - Platformer
- As border anxiety mounts, ads for smugglers in Canada helping migrants illegally cross into U.S. flourish on social media - The Globe and Mail
- Canada's immigration department cutting roughly 3,300 jobs over 3 years | CBC News
- Opinion | With Trump back in, Canadian boomers are in a fighting mood - Toronto Star
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What Trump’s inauguration lacked in tariffs, it made up for in egregious salutes. The Pointer’s San Grewal joins to critique the Canadian coverage of Trump’s negotiation tactics, and unpack Elon Musk’s dog-whistling antics.
Our latest investigation, The Copernic Affair, launches today on the Canadaland Investigates feed. Follow The Copernic Affair wherever you get your podcasts: https://canadaland.lnk.to/copernic-affair
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Check), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: San Grewal
Further reading:
- Braid: Hopes raised for long pause in Trump tariffs, then brutally dashed
- Opinion: What if Trump’s tariffs are non-negotiable? - The Globe and Mail
- Elon Musk responds to backlash over gesture at Donald Trump rally - BBC
- The Breakdown AB thread [Bluesky]
- Canada's immigration department cutting roughly 3,300 jobs over 3 years | CBC News
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Donald Trump’s back, but Canada is STILL divided on how to respond. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has gone rogue, Doug Ford just wants everyone to look at his cool new hat.
It’s an economic threat, but also threatens to pull our very identity apart. Are we just supposed to sit and wait? To break it down, Noor welcomes Wall Street Journal reporter Vipal Monga, and UBC lecturer Stewart Prest.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Vipal Monga, Stewart Prest
Background reading:
- Canada’s fight with Trump isn’t just economic, it’s existential – The Conversation
- Canada Knows Trump Would Win a Trade Fight. It Is Preparing to Retaliate Anyway. – The Wall Street Journal
- Canada on Trump’s Proposed Union: Thanks, but Let’s Just Be Friends – The Wall Street Journal
- Canada Suddenly Has No Leader, and No Plan, for a Trump Trade Fight – The Wall Street Journal
- Alberta premier's Trump visit raises concerns she's flouting Team Canada approach – CBC News
- Canada ready to buy more American products to appease Trump's tariff threat, ambassador says – AP News
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In 1980 someone detonated a bomb outside a synagogue in Paris. Four people were killed. Suspicion immediately fell on French neo-nazi groups. But soon investigators turned their attention to groups from the Middle East. Then the case went cold. For decades.
Then, in 2008, the RCMP arrested an Ottawa-based sociology professor. What follows is a twisting tale of extradition, years of interrogation, and ultimately a trial and conviction in absentia. But today the person at the heart of the story, Hassan Diab, is free and living in Canada despite being convicted of the bombing in France.
The case is back in the headlines with Elon Musk and Pierre Poilievre, among others, asking why a convicted terrorist is a free man walking the streets of Canada. Canadaland has spent a year and a half digging into the story of Hassan Diab. Today we bring you a preview of our new series: The Copernic Affair.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Checker),` max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
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Why Canada needs to get its sh*t together NOW.
Former Conservative MP James Moore joins to consider the response to Trump’s rhetoric, and the economic reality facing Canada in the coming months.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Check), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: James Moore
Further reading:
- Canada as the 51st State? | TVO Today
- Opinion | O Canada, Come Join Us - The New York Times
- Here's how annexing Canada would change American politics - POLITICO
- Stephen Harper has ‘a real problem’ with Donald Trump’s claims about Canada - Toronto Star
- Donald Trump’s ‘bombastic’ talk of annexing Canada is about forming economic union, Kevin O’Leary says - The Globe and Mail
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Amid an exodus in the Liberal Party, Mark Carney teases a leadership bid on the Daily Show, and Jesse ponders a future in politics. Former Conservative MP James Moore joins to break down the Liberal breakdown, and consider the unknown unknowns facing Canadian politics in 2025.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Check), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: James Moore
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Further reading:
- Federal Liberals to announce new leader on March 9 | CBC News
- Yvonne Jones, Gudie Hutchings join national exodus of Liberals who won't run in next federal election | CBC News
- Former Liberal cabinet minister Marco Mendicino not seeking re-election | CBC News
- Mark Carney - Canada Not Interested in Trump’s Offer & Liberal Leadership Prospects | The Daily Show
- Missing Black Boys in the GTA: Community Leaders Demand Action - The Brandon Gonez Show
- The Hub
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Join Noor Azrieh and Sam Konnert for a discussion to bid farewell to key legislation that is likely to be lost due to Parliament's prorogation. From the Online Harms Act, to clean drinking water for First Nation communities, there’s a lot to mourn.
And, how could a new liberal leader possibly win back young men? We speak with Aiden Fox Ivey, who reached out after he heard our interview with a conservative bro.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Aiden Fox Ivey, Taylor Owen, Chris Moonias
Background reading:
- With the House of Commons prorogued, some key Liberal legislation may not pass - CBC News
- Young Canadians now more politically conservative than their elders – National Post
- Poilievre’s Youth: Meet the young voters supporting the Conservatives – Global News
- Hasan Piker on how Trump seized online culture – CBC Podcasts, Frontburner
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Siri has a body. AI’s most familiar voice is not just a disembodied all-knowing benefactor of trivia, recipes, and everything else you can’t recall (or never knew) at any particular moment. According to Professor James Muldoon, author of Feeding the Machine: The Hidden Human Labour Powering AI, “... AI has a material body and exists only through new chips, servers and cables being manufactured and added to the machine. And just like a physical body, AI's material structure needs constant nourishment through electricity to power its operations and water to cool its servers every time we ask ChatGPT a question or use an internet search engine. The machine lives and breathes through this digital infrastructure.”
The physical body that makes up AI is not just sucking up water and power. AI is also built on the backs of real people. Not just the air-conditioned Silicon Valley engineers you might be imagining. AI relies on the work of hundreds of thousands of low-paid workers spread across the global south.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Written and Presented by Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by max collins
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Further reading:
- What’s behind the AI boom? Exploited humans — The LA Times
- James Muldoon — Personal website
- Mark Graham — Oxford Internet Institute
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Was Pierre Poilievre’s conversation with Jordan Peterson the most popular political interview in Canadian history? Frank Domenic joins to break down what Poilievre’s viral podcast appearance can tell us about the future of media in Canada.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Frank Domenic
Further reading:
- Canada's Next Prime Minister | Pierre Poilievre | EP 511 - The Jordan Peterson Podcast
- Jordan Peterson gets interesting insights out of Pierre Poilievre, in spite of himself - The Globe and Mail
- r/SubredditDrama on Reddit: Journalists Rachel Gilmore & Luke Lebrun shows that r/Canada and other smaller Canadian City Subreddits may be under Russian Influence.
- Liberal MP questions if Pierre Poilievre interview funded by Russia - Western Standard
- The Media Has Failed Postal Workers Completely - Steve Boots
- LeBlanc defends stay at Irving home as Conservatives call for review of ethics screen - The Globe and Mail
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How bad has Trudeau F’d Canada? (Pretty bad.) With Trump escalating his rhetoric, Trudeau has left Canada resigned to weakness. Poilievre will need to wait to take over, but is there possibly a wildcard candidate who could defeat him?
Frank Domenic joins to assess the damage.
Host: Jesse Brown
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Guest: Frank Domenic
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Yesterday Trudeau announced that he would prorogue parliament and resign as Prime Minister. Now, the Liberal Party is embarking on a journey to replace him.
He talked about “internal battles” and pressure from Donald Trump, and decided this was the best option. But is it too little too late? Who could possibly have hair good enough to replace him?
Logic reporter Laura Osman and Trudeau’s former head of economic policy Tyler Meredith join Sam to discuss what this means for Canada.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Laura Osman and Tyler Meredith
Background reading:
- Justin Trudeau resigned too late. There is no salvaging the Liberal Party now | Globe and Mail
- Who will replace Justin Trudeau as the next Liberal leader? Here are the top contenders | Globe and Mail
- Trudeau removes himself from the equation, but the math doesn't get much easier | CBC News
- Trudeau says he's not the right choice to lead party in next election, promises to resign as PM. | CBC News
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We don't like to think about sewage. And when it's all working fine, we don't have to. But if we don't get comfortable talking about shit, we could soon be headed for serious trouble if our infrastructure collapses. And given that recent reports say 30 percent of Canadian water and wastewater infrastructure has either reached or passed the end of its lifespan, that failure feels more like a when than an if.
Reporter Leora Shertzer digs into he problems of one small Ontario town where they’ve spent decades trying to sort their shit out.
But solving it will mean untangling a mess of political, environmental, engineering, and frankly, personal interests. Because shit is complicated.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Reported by: Leora Shertzer
Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer)
Caleb Thompson (Post Production)
Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer)
max collins (Production Manager)
Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
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Further reading:
- Calgary residents cut water consumption to record low as city placed under state of emergency
- How a political disaster brewed in Brighton
- HTO: Toronto's Water from Lake Iroquois to Lost Rivers to Low-flow Toilets
- Canadian Infrastructure Report Card
- The Humanure Handbook
- Long, successful sewage plant battle leaves Victoria's Mr. Floatie pooped, ready to retire
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From The Paul Wells Show, two acclaimed historians talk about the state of democracy and freedom in the world today.
In her latest book, Autocracy Inc., Anne Applebaum writes about a group of dictators who share a bond that’s not based on ideology, but on their ability to help each other gain wealth, power and impunity.
Yale historian Timothy Synder, author of the new book On Freedom, argues that freedom is more than the absence of oppression. He shares his vision for freedom in the wake of a recent trip to Ukraine.
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Host: Paul Wells
Credits: Kevin Sexton (Producer), Stuart Cox (Executive Producer), Laura Regehr
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Guest: Anne Applebaum, Timothy Synder
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Since the blockbuster success of his musical “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda has been busy: acting, directing, and composing for Disney projects, including the upcoming movie “Mufasa: The Lion King.”
But his new project is more personal, and a throwback in the best sense. Working with the playwright Eisa Davis, he has reimagined a movie from his childhood as a concept album. “The Warriors” is a cult classic released in 1979. “The Warriors are a gang from Coney Island, and they have to fight their way from the Bronx all the way back down to Coney Island in the course of the film,” Miranda tells David Remnick. The film reads as a nineteen-seventies period piece, but Miranda and Davis find a classical dimension to it. “The tale is an old tale. Sol Yurick, who wrote the novel the movie is based on, based it on the Anabasis, which is a soldier’s account of trying to get back home from war” in ancient Greece. “It’s this mythic story. . . . It doesn’t get more clear than that as a plotline.” To tell that story in song and rap, Miranda brought together a cast of legends including Lauryn Hill, Nas, Marc Anthony, members of the Wu-Tang Clan, and more. If releasing a concept album, meant to be listened to straight through, seems like a stretch for 2024 audiences, Miranda is unfazed. “What’s interesting about “Hamilton” is that no one I talked to thought it was a good idea when I was writing it. But I could see it. And it was the idea that wouldn’t leave me alone.”
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Starting January 1st, the criminal interest rate on predatory lending will be lowered, meaning it should be safer to take out payday and installment loans. But these businesses have a tendency to skirt the law, adding unexpected fees and insurance rates to keep borrowers in the hole.
Sam welcomes Donna Borden to the show - an organizer with ACORN. She’s been a victim to these loans, and is now fighting against them. Will the crackdown work and really help lower people’s payments? How can we make short term loans a real option for people struggling, without the sky-high payments?
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Donna Borden
Background reading:
- Debt struggles spark concerns - Toronto Star
- Anti-poverty advocates call payday lenders 'criminal,' urge feds to cap interest rates | CBC
- New rules to curb predatory lending still leave many vulnerable - Globe and Mail
- How a $200 payday loan cost over $31,000 - CBC Radio
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Yes, Canada bombed the Aurora Borealis.
But can you actually scatter that northernmost light with explosives? Why would you even try? And explosive boom aside, can you, on a cold clear quiet night, hear the northern lights? What is the sound of the Aurora Borealis?
Nicolas Lachapelle and Eloise Demers Pinard, trekked to Churchill Manitoba, and beyond, to try and answer these questions.
And that’s about as newsy and informational as things are gonna get.
Because as you will hear, today’s episode sounds a little bit different. It’s a bit more poetic than our regularly scheduled programming.
Or as our reporters will tell you, “…this is a story about that forgotten need to probe the sky and an epic journey through time and space on the edge of northern Canada.”
Happy Holidays.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits:
Produced, recorded and directed by Éloïse Demers Pinard and Nicolas Lachapelle.
In dialogue with the composer Welcome John.
Inspired by the visionary works of Tom Demers and Peter Mettler.
With the voices of Jeremy Allen, George Alexander St-Clair, Harry Tutuk, James Wells, Roland Sawatsky and Chris Campbell.
Narration by Jacqueline Van de Geer.
Field research by Alain James Rioux Dubé.
Archival research by Emma Brunet.
Sound design and mix by Antonin Wyss.
Linguistic revision by Maureen Roberge.
Graphic design by Max Rhéault and the Criterium Design bureau.
The archives are from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the Library and Archives Canada.
Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer)
Additional audio assistance: Caleb Thompson
Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
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Que retenir de 2024? Beaucoup de sujets lourds, et quelques moments plus légers, affirme Manal Drissi au micro d’Emilie Nicolas. Ensemble, Manal et Emilie reviennent sur des événements marquants de l’année et dressent, en filigrane, un portrait critique de nos médias. Au menu de cet épisode du temps des fêtes, les liens entre transphobie et misogynie qui ont traversé les discours portés sur Imane Khelif, cette boxeuse médaillée d’or aux JO de Paris ; les viols de Mazan et la montée du masculinisme ; la controverse Haroun Bouazzi et le rôle que jouent les éditorialistes dans le traitement de l’actualité ; et enfin la manière dont les médias couvrent la situation à Gaza. En deuxième partie d’émission, Manal Drissi revient sur son retrait des médias depuis la pandémie et nous rappelle l’importance de prendre notre temps.
What to remember from 2024? Lots of heavy subjects and a few lighter moments, says Manal Drissi to Emilie Nicolas. Together, Manal and Emilie look back on some of the significant events of the year and provide, implicitly, a critical portrait of our media. On the menu for this holiday season episode, the links between transphobia and misogyny which ran through the story of Imane Khelif, the young boxer who won gold at the Paris Olympics; the Mazan rapes and the rise of masculinism; the Haroun Bouazzi controversy and the role that editorialists play in covering current events; and finally the way in which the media cover the situation in Gaza. In the second part of the show, Manal Drissi talks about her withdrawal from the media since the pandemic and reminds us of the importance of taking our time and slow living.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), max collins (Coordination de production).
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What Toronto Star got wrong about UberEats, plus an update on the shaky Trudeau government.
Also, why cellos and Air Canada don’t mix, and new information on who an alleged ISIS plot was targeting in the GTA.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jan Wong
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Chrystia Freeland kneecaps Trudeau, but his shaky government still stands. Jan Wong joins to sift through the aftermath of a very eventful Monday in Canadian politics.
Plus, an arsenal of 3D printed guns in Quebec and Jan’s tips for the GST holiday.
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It was a hell of a day for the Liberals yesterday, as Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland abruptly abandoned her post. Now, all fingers are pointed at one man: Justin Trudeau.
So what happened? And where do we go from here? Reporter for the Hill Times Stuart Benson sits down with Sam to break down Justin’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
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Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Production Manager) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Stuart Benson
Background reading:
- Federal deficit balloons to $61.9B as government tables economic update on chaotic day in Ottawa – CBC
- Trudeau taps Dominic LeBlanc to serve as finance minister after Chrystia Freeland's shock resignation | CBC
- Chrystia Freeland’s years of loyalty culminate in a humiliating and tragic end | Globe and Mail
- Freeland’s grenade brings crisis on top of crisis to a flailing Trudeau government | Globe and Mail
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This is part two of our mini series: Black Market Babies (part one, here).
It’s a family story that lay hidden for decades. Then the tech was born, the DNA came to light, and after the shock, the investigation began.
An underworld tale of the international baby smuggling ring that bought and sold hundreds of newborns out of Montreal in the 1950s.
A family story told by the families. One reporter whose own mother was bought and sold. And another whose own DNA tied her to the one of the alleged masterminds behind the black market baby trade.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Reported by: Ilana Gordon and Adam Segal
Written by: Ilana Gordon, Adam Segal and Bruce Thorson
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- Www.adamelliottsegal.com
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What’s the deal with the “North American Arctic”?
Ottawa’s new policy for the North swaps Arctic sovereignty for strategic diplomacy. Could this be a preemptive concession to Trump?
Plus, Liberal climate reversals and big savings on Hannukah bushes.
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Testifying in Parliament last week, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown revealed how India affected his 2022 bid to lead the Conservative Party of Canada. But was he a victim of foreign interference, as reported by CBC/Radio-Canada, or a willing conduit for Indian interests? San Grewal of The Pointer joins to explain how (and why) CBC got spun.
Note: Jaskaran Sandhu did not reply to our request for comment in advance of publishing this episode.
UPDATE (12/11/24): after publication, Jaskaran Sandhu responded to Canadaland’s request for comment with the following: “I did not bring, place, plant, or spin this foreign interference story to the CBC. I wish I was that powerful. But it is kind of nice knowing those like San think I am.”
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The political gender divide isnt just a U.S. phenonmenon, its showing up globally, from the U.K. to South Korea. It’s only a matter of time before the next Canadian election wherethese political dynamics could soon take center stage. Host Noor Azrieh sits down with Jack Gordon, a young conservative, to ask what he’s thinking about politics these days? And, why conservative politics are resonating with young Canadian men?
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Jack Gordon
Background reading:
- Young Canadians now more politically conservative than their elders – National Post
- Poilievre’s Youth: Meet the young voters supporting the Conservatives – Global News
- Hasan Piker on how Trump seized online culture – CBC Podcasts, Frontburner
- Abacus Data Poll: Conservatives lead by 22 as surrounding impressions hold steady
- What’s behind the global political divide between young men and women? – The Guardian
- Why Trump Thinks He Needs Young Men to Win – TIME
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People on the left call her a police informant, a self-hating Palestinian, a racist, a Zionist, a TERF, and a fascist. But she also has haters on the right, labelling her a leftist, Antifa, and a World Economic Forum diva.
She’s a lawyer by trade. But describes herself online as a journalist, a satirist, a media personality and a protest watcher. That last title is the one that brings the most trouble.
Anti-vax protests, freedom convoy protests, anti-trans protests, Israel/Palestine protests, over the last few years she’s captured and posted an archive of protest footage few mainstream outlets have either the time or resources to rival. Along the way she’s managed to irk the entire political spectrum.
She's been criticized by the Canadian Association of Journalists, the Canadian Anti Hate Network, and the Law Society of Ontario for allegedly harassing behaviour.
But how? Why? Caryma Sa'd joins Jesse Brown to answer those questions.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Jesse Brown (Host), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor/ Post Production), max collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer)
Photo Credit: Photo by Nick Kozak
Further Reading
- Caryma Rules Website
- Caryma Sa'd Makes No Apologies - Now Toronto
- Neighbours urge lawyer Caryma Sa’d to cancel anti-masker debate - Now Toronto
- Caryma Sa’d zooms in on what’s really going on inside Canada’s volatile protest scenes - National Post
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Le Collège québécois des médecins de famille s’est récemment doté d’une nouvelle présidente, la docteure Geneviève Bois. La carrière foisonnante de cette praticienne engagée touche à de nombreux enjeux qui résonnent profondément avec les défis que le système de santé public peine à relever: médecine à deux (voire trois) vitesses, déterminants sociaux de la santé, médecine en milieu éloigné, et santé reproductive des femmes. Emilie Nicolas reçoit donc la docteure Geneviève Bois, non pas en tant que présidente du Collège des médecins de famille, mais en tant que soignante. Depuis ses études de médecine jusqu’à sa pratique à Eeyou Istchee et dans des centres de santé des femmes au sud du Québec, la docteure Bois revient sur ses engagements et sa vision de la médecine, une science avant tout humaine.
The Collège québécois des médecins de famille recently appointed a new president, Dr. Geneviève Bois. The prolific career of this committed practitioner touches on many issues that deeply resonate with challenges the public health system is struggling to meet: two- (or even three-)tier medicine, social determinants of health, medicine in remote areas, and women’s reproductive health. Emilie Nicolas talks health with Dr. Bois, not in her role as president of the Collège des médecins de famille, but as a physician. From her medical studies to her practice in Eeyou Istchee and in women’s health centres in southern Quebec, Dr. Bois reflects on her commitments and her vision of medicine, a science that is above all a human science.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), max collins (Coordination de production)
Coanimation : Geneviève Bois
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Pour en savoir plus :
- Geneviève Bois sur LinkedIn
- Cinq questions à la Dre Geneviève Bois - Collège des médecins du Québec
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Canada’s legacy media is suing OpenAI, alleging they’re “strip-mining journalism” by using news articles to train its popular ChatGPT software. Do they have a case? Is this a last-ditch effort to secure some cash?
Plus, how will Australia’s social media ban for kids work? And an Edmonton journalist being surveilled for 7 months.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Sam Konnert (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Harrison Lowman
Further reading:
- Media outlets, including CBC, sue ChatGPT creator | CBC
- Canadian news media are suing OpenAI for copyright infringement, but will they win? | The Conversation
- The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement | The Verge
- Australia is banning social media for those under 16. Is it a solution for Canada? | CBC
- Pre-trial hearing begins in Duncan Kinney statue vandalism case | Edmonton Journal
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Was the positive tone of Trudeau’s Mar-a-Lago visit overstated by Canadian media? Is Canada going to be the 51st state like Trump said at dinner? Was this the PR win that Trudeau needed? Harrison Lowman joins to break down Trudeau’s big day in Florida.
Plus, how was nearly $10 million stolen from one of Canada’s biggest music funder’s bank account? And, do Canadians see the value in CBC?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Sam Konnert (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Harrison Lowman
Further reading:
- Inside Trudeau’s Mar-a-Lago dinner with Trump – and how it all went down | Globe and Mail
- Trump's quip about Canada becoming 51st state was a joke, says minister who was there | CBC
- $9.8M stolen from FACTOR bank account, Canadian provider of music grants alleges | CBC
- Pierre Poilievre wants to defund the CBC. Here’s what Canadians think of that | Toronto Star
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Last Monday, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump posted to his beloved Truth Social with a hefty threat. If Canada and Mexico don't get the border in order, or the drugs in check, he’ll slap a 25 per cent tariff on all goods. These tariffs could crash several major U.S. industries and ruin Canada’s economy. But this isn’t the first time Trump’s threatened Canada. Host Noor Azrieh sits down with Vipal Monga to ask, did Canadian politicians learn anything from dealing with Trump the first time around, or are they stumbling into Trump 2.0 just as clueless?
And, the latest on a BC lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors and alleged interference in the Conservative leadership race that got Conservative Leader Pierre Polievre elected.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Vipal Monga
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With the new national dental care plan, Canadian taxpayers are now underwriting the dental industry. More than one million Canadians have dental care under the new national insurance plan, with an average spend of $730 per patient. By 2025, the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) will expand in a big way, and will cover 6 million additional Canadians.
As taxpayers start to foot the bill for dental care, how do we make sure dentists are not overprescribing services for their patients?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Kevin O’Keefe (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio & Creative Production), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
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Are Canada Post employees scabbing for Santa?
With the no end in sight for the Canada Post strike, Noor and Cherise consider the media coverage so far, and wonder why the media is more interested in letters to Santa than the big labour questions at stake.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Post Production), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Cherise Seucharan
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The Millenium Bug was supposed to bring the world to a halt, but governments claimed they squashed the problem. Was it all a panic over nothing?
On a special episode of CANADALAND, COMMONS and The Hatchet host Arshy Mann speaks to the Canadian programmer who alerted the world to the Y2K Bug, and he speaks to the other Canadian programmer who was hell-bent on proving the bug was a hoax.
Host: Arshy Mann
Credits: Jordan Cornish (Producer, Mixing & Mastering), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Caleb Thompson (production support), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Guests: Peter De Jager, David Robert Loblaw
Further Reading:
- Y2K: The strange, true history of how Canada prepared for an apocalypse that never happened, but changed us all - The Globe and Mail
- You got conned and I told you so - The Globe and Mail
- Peter De Jager’s Y2K: An Autobiography
- The Hatchet, Arshy Mann’s and Jordan Cornish’s new publication
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On Friday, Trudeau made international headlines when he attended a Taylor Swift concert in Toronto while protests erupted in Montreal. But Noor Azrieh and Cherise Seucharan wonder: is the swift punishment warranted?
Plus, Trump announces 25% tariffs, Freeland’s vibecession, and Montreal’s fluoride finish line.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Cherise Seucharan
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Parliament froze in late September after the Conservatives launched a privilege motion, bogging down the government and demanding the Liberals hand over documents relating to a “green slush fund.”
Since then, the House has been on pause – no bills, no legislation, no nothing. Despite important government matters, this freeze could go on for a very long time, costing taxpayers millions.
Laura Osmon, The Logic’s Ottawa reporter, joins the show to make sense of this procedural nightmare, and explain how we could get out of this gridlock.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio), Cherise Seucharan (Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Laura Osmon, MP Peter Julian
Background reading:
- No clear end in sight as House of Commons gridlock approaches 2-month mark | CBC News
- Trudeau to unveil GST relief in multibillion-dollar affordability announcement | Globe and Mail
- House filibuster is putting money for military, dental care, and keeping the government lights on at risk | The Hill Times
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A secret kept for a hundred years.
A family story that even the family didn’t know. Then the tech was born, the DNA came to light, and after the shock, the investigation began.
Black Market Babies is Canadaland’s new two-part special. An underworld tale of the international baby smuggling ring that bought and sold hundreds of newborns out of Montreal in the 1950s.
A family story told by the families. One reporter whose own mother was bought and sold. And another whose own DNA tied her to the one of the alleged masterminds behind the black market baby trade.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Reported by: Ilana Gordon and Adam Segal
Written by: Ilana Gordon, Adam Segal and Bruce Thorson
Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer)
Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer)
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Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
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Further reading:
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- Www.adamelliottsegal.com
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Alors que les médias et les acteurs du milieu politique ne cessent de rejeter la faute de la crise du logement sur l’immigration, Détours se propose de regarder le problème en profondeur et de remonter jusqu’aux années 1960 pour en comprendre les origines. Au micro d’Emilie Nicolas, la professeure en études urbaines Hélène Bélanger analyse les raisons de cette crise multifactorielle et démonte, brique par brique, les fondements de notre culture de la propriété. En embrassant le point de vue des locataires, premières victimes de la crise et souvent considérés avec un certain mépris, Emilie et Hélène s’attaquent de front à un enjeu qui semble parfois sans issue. En deuxième partie d’émission, elles s’intéressent à l’itinérance, visible et cachée, aboutissement de trajectoires de vie rendues plus difficiles par la crise du logement.
While the media and political actors continue to blame immigration for the housing crisis, Détours takes a deep look at the problem, going back to the 1960s to understand its origins. Emilie speaks with urban studies professor Hélène Bélanger to analyze the reasons for this multifactorial crisis. They dismantle, brick by brick, the foundations of our culture of property and embrace the point of view of tenants, the first victims of the crisis, often regarded with a certain contempt. In the second part of the show, they focus on homelessness and view it as being the outcome of life trajectories made more difficult by the housing crisis.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), max collins (Coordination de production)
Coanimation : Hélène Bélanger
Pour en savoir plus :
- Profil d’Hélène Bélanger sur le site de l’UQAM
- Explosion des amalgames entre immigration et crise du logement dans les médias — Pivot
- Investors, not immigrants, are fuelling the housing crisis — The Breach
- Itinérance: Un état d’urgence réclamé à Montréal — La Presse
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Is there an “appetizing upside” to Trump’s win for Canada? Betakit’s Douglas Soltys joins to consider the shifting perspectives in the Canadian tech scene, and why Justin Trudeau is no longer the “Tech Bro” Prime Minister.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Douglas Soltys
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As Bluesky rides high, Jesse finally quits Twitter (two years too late.) Co-host Douglas Soltys explains why the fediverse might be our last best hope for social media.
Plus, an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Irwin Cotler, and why Apple News is great for readers (and terrible for publishers)
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tabled a rehauled Bill of Rights with changes aimed at ending vaccine mandates, protecting gun ownership and ensuring property rights–a move she claims as “reflection of our shared values.” But it doesn't stop there, over 30 bills are making their way through the Alberta legislature, so host Noor Azrieh sits down with Ryan Jespersen and Mel Woods to make sense of the controversial changes and make sense of whether or not this bold stand for freedom (or play for Smith’s right-wing base) may alienate other Albertans.
And, the latest on the Canada post strike, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 7 minute video addressing the mistakes made on immigration.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Ryan Jespersen, Mel Woods
Background reading:
- Alberta Bill of Rights
- Premier Danielle Smith announces plan to reinforce vaccine choice in Alberta Bill of Rights - CBC News
- Things ‘more intense’ since Alberta policies dropped, says mom of trans kid - Xtra Magazine
- Canada Post, union to return to bargaining Monday after federal government appoints special mediator - Toronto Star
- Why Canada’s changing its immigration system
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Journalists have flocked to Substack. Abandoning legacy titles to pursue self-puslishing freedom at the occasionally controversial app.
Substack has incubated Bari Weiss's Free Press and Andrew Sullivan’s The Weekly Dish. Here in Canada, a lot of names that Canadaland listeners may be familiar with are thriving on Substack: Terry Glavin, Sam Cooper, Justin Ling, Jen Gerson and Paul Wells to name a few..
Valued at 650 million dollars and lauded as a threat to Twitter. It is a rare sign of hope and innovation and a working revenue model in a very desolate media landscape. And all of that has come with the usual share of controversies.
Top of that list was their “Nazi problem.” They garnered headlines and debates about freedom of expression when it was revealed that there were, yes, Nazi Substacks charging money. And the parent company, apparently taking their cut of those profits.
Today Substack founder Chris Best joins Jesse Brown to debate Substack’s controversies and discuss its possibilities with leading Canadian Substackers, Jen Gerson of The Line and Paul Wells.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Featured guests: Chris Best, Jen Gerson, Paul Wells
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- Paul Wells — Substack
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Veteran Canadian journalist David Pugliese defends himself in parliament against allegations that he’s a Russian spy codenamed “Stuart.” Meanwhile, alt-right influencer Lauren Chen, implicated in the Tenet Media investigation, won’t answer the committee’s questions about Russia.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Noor Azrieh
Further reading:
- Reporter pushes back against ‘ridiculous’ Russian spy allegations - National | Globalnews.ca
- Journalist says he's received threats following 'false' accusations that he's a Russian agent | CBC News
- Former Conservative Minister’s Allegation Ottawa Citizen Journalist was a Soviet Spy is ‘False’ and ‘Unhinged’, National Security Committee Told - Press Progress
- Canadian linked to Russian influence campaign refuses to answer MPs' questions | CBC News
- How I Fled Sudan’s Civil War - Macleans.ca
- Kids to learn Alberta is 'most ethical producer of oil in the world' in school - CTV Edmonton
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Parliament has ordered the closures of the Toronto and Vancouver offices of the popular social media platform Tiktok, but users can still access the app. How successful is this maneuver really going to be in keeping Canadians' data away from political adversaries?
Host: Jesse Brown
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Guest: Noor Azrieh
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Last week, UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese landed in Canada, setting off a firestorm of controversy that Canadian politics was not ready for. She’s been accused of antisemitism, refused meetings by government officials, and had her talks protested.
She’s been calling the war in Gaza a genocide, but the big question isn’t what she has to say, but whether or not she was someone anyone should even be listening to.
This week, we sit down with Albanese to discuss the genocide, the accusations against her, and the power of the UN.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Production Manager) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Francesca Albanese
Photo credit: AFP pic
Background reading:
- UN rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories says she was ‘snubbed’ by Canadian government - Toronto Star
- Canada refuses to comment on US sale of Canadian-made weapons to Israel - Al Jazeera
- Calls mount for Canada to bar UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese over antisemitic remarks - National Post
- UN special rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories holds news conference
- 30 Jewish Organizations: We Support UN Human Rights Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
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Introducing our latest long-form investigative series. From Thunder Bay to The White Saviors to Cool Mules, Canadaland has a record of reporting and publishing complicated, difficult and nuanced stories that other media can’t or won’t. The Copernic Affair is no different.
Acclaimed journalists Dana Ballout and Alex Atack have been working for years on our latest investigative series The Copernic Affair. It is a big, decades spanning investigation about how Hassan Diab, an unassuming sociology professor in Ottawa, ended up the prime suspect in a terrorism investigation that French authorities have been trying to solve since the 1980s.
Is he a terrorist? Or a scapegoat?
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Aujourd'hui, on se tourne vers les États-Unis pour discuter des résultats des élections et de la victoire de Donald Trump. Pour en parler, on reçoit Kara Sheppard-Jones qui est spécialiste en mobilisation politique, qui a travaillé sur plusieurs campagnes électorales tant aux États-Unis qu'au Canada. Ensemble, elles discutent l'impact de cette élection sur la politique américaine et canadienne.
Today we look south to the United States to discuss the results of the presidential election and Donald Trump’s victory. Kara Sheppard-Jones, specialist in political movements who has also worked on numerous electoral campaigns in both the US and Canada, joins Emilie to discuss the impact this election will have on both American and Canadian politics.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Aviva Lessard (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), max collins (Coordination de production)
Coanimation : Kara Sheppard-Jones
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Were the vibes around Kamala Harris overstated by the Canadian media? Did the CBC have a “meltdown” during US election night coverage? What kind of progressive candidates are viable going forward? Lisa Goldman joins to break down the US election from a Canadian perspective.
Plus, the Trudeau government’s very liberal budget for podcasting, and the part of the story we’re not hearing about the Israeli hostages.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor/ Mixer), max collins (Production Manager and Fact Checking), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Lisa Goldman
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This episode features the audio short, “The Art of Vintage” by Laurissa Cebryk (Calgary, AB), one of the finalists from the 2024 Local Correspondents Audio Competition, a CanadaLabs initiative.
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An essay in the Toronto Star suggests there’s a rule in Canadian newsrooms that limits the coverage of Palestine. Lisa Goldman joins to unpack the idea that there’s a double standard when it comes to reporting on Israel and Palestine, and why she thinks we should be talking less about antisemitism right now.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor/ Mixer), max collins (Production Manager and Fact Checking), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Lisa Goldman
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It’s the 60th US Presidential election, and the stakes feel like they’ve never been higher. This episode is a pulse check on what people are doing, thinking, and feeling on our side of that Windsor-Detroit border. Host Noor Azrieh also looks back on the 2016 election and her feeling of powerlessness, and addresses the stakes, impact, and consequences of this election.
And, the latest on Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre’s proposed GST cut for home sales, Alberta’s bill of rights (again…), and Canada’s collective failure in upholding the legacy of Murray Sinclair.
CORRECTIONS 11/05/2024:
- This episode incorrectly identifies Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu as the President, we apologize for the error.
- On this episode, the goods and services tax (GST) is incorrectly referred to as the "general sales tax".
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Production Manager) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Michael Breshgold, Georganne Burke
Background reading:
-
94 Can Kamala Save Canada from Trump? - Canadaland
- U.S. election: How would Harris, Trump immigration plans impact Canada? - Global News
- Organizers for both parties mobilizing to get Americans in Canada to vote - CBC News
- Canadian support for Donald Trump higher than in last U.S. presidential election, survey finds - CTV News
- Where Do Trump and Harris Stand on Israel-Gaza Conflict? - The New York Times
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When COVID hit, the airlines were sitting with billions of dollars in cash that Canadians paid for flights that were all canceled. How much of that money was refunded? Why were vouchers offered instead? And why did the transport regulator that’s supposed to uphold the rules bend them to the advantage of Air Canada and other carriers?
Reporter Cherise Seucharan has obtained newly-unearthed communications from March 2020 that show airline industry execs, credit card companies, and the transportation ministry, cooperating - perhaps collaborating, to pressure Canada’s airline watchdog to bend the rules.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Cherise Seucharan (Reporter) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor/ Mixer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher), Caleb Thompson (additional production assistance)
Featured guests: Gabor Lukacs
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This episode features the audio short, “The Boat Blow-Up” by Sophie Woodrooffe (Gibsons, B.C.), one of the finalists from the 2024 Local Correspondents Audio Competition, a CanadaLabs initiative.
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Canadian media is filled with doom over the possibility of a second Donald Trump presidency. Is Trump really that much of a threat to Canada?
Plus, why office space conversions aren’t going to happen in Ontario, and the real victim of Trudeau’s cuts to immigration.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager and Fact Checking), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Frank Domenic
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This episode features the audio short, “In This Place, We Brook No Malice” by JR Williams, Gillian Reed & Braeden Doane (Toronto, ON), one of the finalists from the 2024 Local Correspondents Audio Competition, a CanadaLabs initiative.
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Is there more to Doug Ford’s buffoonery than $200 and a paper bag?
As Scott Moe hangs on to a majority in Saskatchewan, Doug Ford scrambles to woo voters ahead of a probable election in Ontario, and it seems to be working.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager and Fact Checking), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Frank Domenic
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This episode features the audio short “The Secret Sauna” by Pippa Johnstone and Jane Sanden (Squamish, B.C.), one of the finalists from the 2024 Local Correspondents Audio Competition, a CanadaLabs initiative.
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Liberal MP’s have hopped on the #TrudeauHasGotToGo bandwagon after 28 caucus members asked for his resignation. The PM is in a completely different arena than when he arrived nine years ago. So did he change? Or did we?
Vox writer Zach Beauchamp sits down with host Noor Azrieh to unpack what kind of leaders are meeting this moment. What leaders are voters looking for? Are they looking for authenticity or radical change?
And, the latest on the Liberals’ slashed immigration targets, and calls for a public inquiry over more and more police killings of Indigenous people.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Production Manager) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Zach Beauchamp
Background reading:
- Is Pierre Poilievre the Canadian version of Donald Trump? - Vox
- Some Liberal MPs issue a deadline to Trudeau: make up your mind to stay or go by Oct. 28 - CBC
- Trudeau hits date set by Liberal MPs to respond to caucus letter - Global News
- The Reactionary Spirit by Zack Beauchamp
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This episode features the audio short “Fish Count” by Jean M. Sarrazin (Comox, BC), one of the finalists from the 2024 Local Correspondents Audio Competition, a CanadaLabs initiative.
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Questioning authority is a necessity for a functioning democracy. Continually calling power to account has to be a good thing, right? Maybe not, at least not all the time. So argues today’s guest, philosopher Mark Kingwell.
Have we let “speaking truth to power” degenerate into a Pavlovian response to any and all real, or merely perceived, sources of authority? Has this drive to habitually challenge institutions endangered politics, academia, science, and journalism?
Mark Kingwell joins Jesse to explore these questions which lay at the heart of his new book Question Authority.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor/ Mixer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher),
Guest: Mark Kingwell
Further reading:
- Question Authority - Mark Kingswell Upcoming Book
- Can we rescue civility in public discourse?
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This episode features the audio short “Street Piano Superstars” by James Archer (Montreal, QC), one of the finalists from the 2024 Local Correspondents Audio Competition, a CanadaLabs initiative.
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La guerre au Moyen Orient impacte les Canadiens d’origine arabe de diverses manières. Pour Rim Mohsen, québécoise d’origine libanaise, l’un des changements les plus personnels a été celui de réévaluer et repenser son identité et ses interactions avec les autres. Au micro d’Emilie Nicolas, elle se confie sur la difficulté de naviguer entre deux mondes qu’elle gardait jusque là séparés. La consultante et spécialiste en mobilisation sociale discute aussi de ce que signifie l’espoir alors que le monde brûle. L’espoir, dit-elle, passe par le collectif. Dans la deuxième partie de l’émission, Emilie et Rim se tournent vers la jeunesse pour faire sens de sa détresse et, peut-être, y apporter des solutions.
The war in the Middle East impacts Canadians of Arab origin in various ways. For Rim Mohsen, a Quebecer of Lebanese origin, one of the most personal changes was that of reassessing and rethinking her identity and her interactions with others. She confides in Emilie Nicolas about navigating between two worlds that she had until then kept separate. The consultant and social mobilization specialist also discusses what hope means as the world burns. Hope, she says, comes through the collective. In the second part of the show, Emilie and Rim turn to young people to make sense of their distress and, perhaps, provide solutions.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), max collins (Coordination de production)
Coanimation : Rim Mohsen
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Veteran Canadian reporter David Pugliese was accused of being a Russian agent in a parliamentary committee by a former MP. So we called him up to ask if it’s true.
Plus, how did a Canadian Olympic snowboarder turn into an alleged violent, drug-smuggling kingpin, trafficking 60 tons of cocaine a year? The incredible story of Ryan Wedding and the transnational drug network run by Canadians.
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Guest: Jan Wong
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Provincial elections in New Brunswick and BC prove that Canadians want one thing: change. In the midst of a caucus revolt, will Trudeau be swapped out next?
Duly Noting: Vassy Kapelos’ “traitorous” interview with the Indian High Commissioner and the life-changing magic of Japanese toilets.
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A massive criminal campaign—extortion, intimidation, coercion, harassment, even murder—allegedly orchestrated by India on Canadian soil. This is a BIG deal. After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India and expelled six diplomats, Arshy Mann joins host Noor Azrieh to explain the impact and political blowback of these allegations.
And, the latest on the coup against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, political paralysis in parliament, and how we were right on the money with our BC election predictions.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor/ Mixer), Max Collins (Production Manager) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Arshy Mann
Background reading:
- Allegations of murder, extortion, coercion by India spark diplomatic retaliations - National Newswatch
- Pierre Poilievre Is Soft On (Indian Government Organized) Crime - Baaz News
- Opinion: Why Indians of almost every political persuasion are backing New Delhi in its dispute with Canada - The Globe and Mail
- India's response to diplomatic communication from Canada
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You can't really call Regina a news desert. They still have a newspaper. But if you actually look under the hood you’ll discover that they stopped printing the newspaper in Regina. They stopped editing it in Regina. The editor lives somewhere else. And as far the CBC goes, well, that acronym is now synonymous with layoffs.
Everyone from the legacy media who purports to be telling people in Regina what is going on in their own community is doing so with less resources than ever before. These are zombie news organizations. That creates a news vacuum. A place for someone new to step in. And somebody did.
And that somebody peddles garbage. That's not a value judgment of this new news source in Regina. It's just the objective truth. They're a garbage company called Just Bins. They provide dumpsters and news to the people of Regina. And they may be providing news to more people in Regina than anyone else.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Kevin O’Keefe (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher), Caleb Thompson (additional production assistance)
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As war continues to escalate between Israel and Hezbollah, Noor Azrieh explains why Lebanon is uniquely digestible for a western audience (and why that’s a problem.)
Also, Trudeau’s (latest) stunning allegations about foreign interference–this time involving Conservative MPs. Plus, we read one of the longest sentences you’ll ever find in a Canadian newspaper.
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Guest: Noor Azrieh
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Bombshell allegations about India’s involvement in murder and extortion on Canadian soil in a stunning Thanksgiving Monday press conference from the RCMP and Trudeau. But, why are they telling us about it now?
Plus, Kamala goes on the Call Her Daddy podcast, and why the death of Jagmeet Singh has been greatly exaggerated.
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Guest: Noor Azrieh
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Shit-posting candidates, climate change denial, outright racism, and those damn paper straws. Host Noor Azrieh calls up Arno Kopecky, Shannon Waters, and Mo Amir to ask what the hell is going on in B.C.’s election.
And, the latest on the foreign interference commission, pharmacare, and Alberta’s Bill of Rights.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Production Manager), Jesse Brown (Publisher and Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Arno Kopecky, Shannon Waters, Mo Amir
Background reading:
- British Columbia’s Election Is a Bellwether for Climate Policy - The Walrus
- Opinion: B.C. election puts broader populist tide to the test - Montreal Gazette
- The BC NDP Is Boring Voters. That Could Be Their Selling Point - The Tyee
- What on earth just happened with B.C.’s carbon tax? - The Narwhal
- BC Conservative Candidate Called For ‘Boycott’ of Air Canada to Stop Airlifts Rescuing Syrian Refugees - Press Progress
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It’s all about the T.
“T” as in the T at the end of ChatGPT. That T stands for Transformer. And it’s already transforming many aspects of your life. Novelist and essayist Stephen Marche recently investigated that T for the New Yorker magazine. He came away from the experience saying that it is the most important story he’s ever written. His piece details what he calls the Manhattan Project of our time. He also calls it, simply, magic, and he then goes on to define magic as “the word we use for things that are hugely powerful but we don't understand why.”
Marche joins Jesse Brown to tackle the questions: why was Toronto a hotbed for A.I. (as marked by last week’s awarding of the Nobel Prize to U of T prof Geoffrey Hinton for his pioneering work in the field)? Why is the Japanese punk band Transformer at the very heart of this whole story? And why exactly does Marche equate T with magic?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher), Caleb Thompson (additional production assistance)
Featured guests: Stephen Marche
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Further reading:
- Was Linguistic A.I. Created by Accident? — The New Yorker
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Dans le Canada de 2024, beaucoup se sentent exclus, déshumanisés et se rendent compte que la place qu’ils croyaient occuper n’existe pas en réalité. Pour faire face à cet enjeu existentiel, et pour faire sens d’un monde hostile et brutal, Emilie Nicolas a invité le sociologue Philippe Néméh-Nombré. Le professeur de l’Université Saint-Paul (Ottawa) est auteur d’un nouveau livre, ‘Improviser le reste. Études noires, risques poétiques, relationalité décoloniale”, dans lequel il explore le rôle des études noires, de la débrouillardise et de l’inventivité pour se réinventer. Ensemble, Emilie et Philippe discutent de la manière dont les études noires permettent de critiquer et comprendre le monde contemporain et ses rapports de pouvoir. Ils montrent que les études noires peuvent nous outiller pour mieux définir notre place. La deuxième partie de l’émission s’intéresse aux campus universitaires: comment est-ce que les étudiants, notamment étrangers, vivent le contexte actuel? Et quelle place occupent les études noires dans les universités francophones?
In Canada, many feel excluded, dehumanized and realize that the place they thought they occupied does not actually exist. To tackle this existential issue and to make sense of a hostile and brutal world, Emilie Nicolas speaks with sociologist Philippe Néméh-Nombré. The professor from Saint Paul University in Ottawa has authored a new book, ‘Improvise the rest. Black studies, poetic risks, decolonial relationality”, in which he explores the role of Black studies, of resourcefulness and inventiveness in reinventing oneself. Together, Emilie and Philippe explore the way in which Black studies enable us to criticize and understand the world and its power relations. They show that Black studies can equip us to better define our place. The second part of the show focuses on university campuses: how do students, particularly foreign ones, experience the current context? And what place do Black studies occupy in Francophone universities?
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), max collins (Coordination de production).
Coanimation : Philippe Néméh-Nombré
Musique additionnelle par Audio Network
Pour en savoir plus :
- Retrouvez les livres et actualités de Philippe Néméh-Nombre sur son site
- Vérité, Guérison, Restitution, Réconciliation - Détours #48 avec Alexis Wawanoloath
- Legault aurait été prévenu que déplacer de force des demandeurs d’asile viole la Charte - Le Devoir
- L’immigrant imaginaire – Détours #38 avec Mireille Paquet
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Pierre Poilievre continues to beef with mainstream media, but is cozying up with members of ethnic media outfits. What's he planning?
Plus, Danielle Smith’s chemtrails catastrophe and a CRTC raffle gone wrong
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor/Mixer), max collins (Production Manager), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jen Gerson
Further reading:
- Pierre Poilievre has a plan to attract very specific voters. Here’s how he is doing it - Toronto Star
- Pierre & Ana Poilievre’s brief speech at garden party on June 11, 2024 |Youtube
- The Line Podcast: A dying government's fake plan to save the CBC | The Line
- Office of Alberta Premier Smith responds to her comment about chemtrails | CBC News
- CRTC criticized for offering assigned office space as fundraiser prize | CBC News
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October 7th coverage in Canada was caught between memorializing a tragedy and reporting on an escalating war. Jen Gerson joins to discuss whether both should happen at the same time.
Also, duly noting what happens when a hurricane hits a news desert. Plus, Jesse shares some updates about Canadaland.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor/Mixer), max collins (Production Manager), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jen Gerson
Further reading:
- Vigils in Canada mark one-year anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks - The Globe and Mail
- Are Canada’s Jews at a tipping point? Most are anxious, many are fearful, and some have moved away - National Post
- Meteorologist becomes emotional giving Hurricane Milton update | BBC
- David Suzuki, Peter Mansbridge, and other prominent ex-broadcasters are calling out CBC. Here’s why | Toronto Star
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22 CBCecrets: Mansbridge's Oil Pay Makes the News - Canadaland
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It feels like we’ve never been closer to another world war. If our NATO allies called us, could we answer?
This week, host Noor Azrieh, with guests David Pugliese and Stephen Saideman, explore whether NATO targets matter, what we should be spending our money on, and if we’re at the mercy of our beefed-up southern neighbours.
And, the latest on Prime Minister Trudeau’s regrets with electoral reform, Canadians choosing to stay in Lebanon and the Bloc Quebecois Pierre-pressuring the Liberals.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor/Mixer), Max Collins (Production Manager) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: David Pugliese, Stephen Saideman
Background reading:
- Trudeau should expect criticism at NATO summit over defence spending - Ottawa Citizen
- The Organizations Behind Canada’s Most Quoted Military Experts - The Maple
- State of Canadian Armed Forces' combat readiness growing worse, government report warns - CBC News
- Thinking the 'unthinkable': NATO wants Canada and allies to gear up for a conventional war - CBC News
- Defence industry rep says Canada on ‘hamster wheel’ of red tape as ammo contracts fail to materialize - Ottawa Citizen
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Israel’s Ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed, sits down with Jesse for a candid and intense discussion about how Israel’s actions during the war are impacting Canadians. Antisemitism, campus protests, Gazan visas, Lebanon, and setter violence in the West Bank – all of this is covered. Plus: is Jesse an Israeli collaborator?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Sam Konnert (Audio and Video Recording), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Featured guests: Ambassador of Israel to Canada, Iddo Moed
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Rogers buys Bell share of Maple Leaf Sports Entertainment for 4.7 billion–but how Ed Rogers’ power play whiffed on the Caitlin Clark era.
Plus, the most 90s baby ever and the unlikely return of Vice Magazine.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Rahim Mohamed
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A frankensteined edit from a Poilievre scrum causes a shitstorm for CTV News and Bell Media. Is it proof of malicious media bias or just a careless mistake?
Rahim Mohamed joins to dig into what really happened at CTV National News and if the response from Poilievre and the Conservatives is justified.
Plus, duly noting a new era in oppo research and luxury bathtub madness on parliament hill.
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While world leaders meet and Israel’s war on Gaza spreads, Canadian MPs are at odds over recognizing a Palestinian state.
How much does Canadian recognition really matter? Why are we dragging our feet? Host Noor Azrieh sits down with Michael Lynk, the former Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territories, and Mark Kersten, a human rights and international criminal justice expert to find out.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Jesse Brown (Editor), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Production Manager), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Mark Kersten and Michael Lynk
Photo Credit - Richard Koek
Background reading:
- Canada Abstains from United Nations General Assembly resolution on Admission of new Members to the United Nations
- Government MPs presented a motion to study Palestinian statehood at committee, sources say - CBC News
- Ottawa-based company is key to keeping Israeli warplanes bombing Gaza - The Breach
- Israel ‘on a high’ after Nasrallah killing, as mood for an invasion grows - Al Jazeera
- Liberal staffers pull support for party in Montreal byelection, citing government's stance on Gaza - CBC News
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The late Norval Morrisseau is known as Canada's Picasso. He was the father of the Woodlands style. His work was exhibited at the Pompidou Center in Paris, the National Gallery of Canada, and he was a member of the Order of Canada. Morrisseau is without question one of the most important painters in Canadian history. So why are so-called original Morrisseau paintings selling on eBay for $129?
The answer is fraud. The market has been flooded with thousands of fake Morrisseau paintings and prints. In March 2023, eight people were charged and arrested in connection with these fakes and are now starting to be convicted. The police investigation started, in part, because of the Jamie Kastner documentary There Are No Fakes.
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Kevin O’Keefe (Fact Checking), max collins (Production Manager), Jesse Brown (Host and Publisher)
Featured guests: Ryan McMahon and Jamie Kastner
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Further information:
- There Are No Fakes — TVO
- 8 charged over 1,000 paintings seized in Norval Morrisseau art fraud investigation — CBC
- Man who oversaw massive Norval Morrisseau art forgeries sentenced in Thunder Bay to 5 years in prison — RCI
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Le 30 septembre est désormais la journée nationale de la Vérité et de la Réconciliation. Mais pour l’avocat, ancien député et organisateur communautaire Alexis Wawanoloath, on ne peut atteindre la réconciliation entre les Peuples autochtones et l’État colonial qu’en prenant le temps de mener un processus, long et difficile, de guérison et de restitution. Alexis Wawanoloath démontre que les intérêts politiques et économiques des agences gouvernementales priment toujours sur les droits des communautés autochtones, dans le continuum d’un projet colonial amorcé il y a des siècles. Dans la deuxième partie de l’émission, Emilie échange avec son invité sur la place des personnes autochtones dans les médias. Ensemble, ils se demandent comment dépasser le phénomène de ‘tokenisation’ et si tous deux doivent vivre avec ça.
September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. But for the lawyer, former MNA and community organizer Alexis Wawanoloath, reconciliation between Indigenous Peoples and the colonial state can only be achieved by taking the time to undertake a long and difficult process of healing and restitution. Alexis Wawanoloath demonstrates that the political and economic interests of government agencies always take precedence over the rights of Indigenous communities, in the continuum of a colonial project that began centuries ago. In the second part of the show, Emilie discusses with her guest the place of Indigenous People in the media. Together, they wonder how to overcome the phenomenon of ‘tokenization’ and whether they should have to live with it.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), max collins (Coordination de production)
Coanimation : Alexis Wawanoloath
Pour en savoir plus :
- Alexis Wawanoloath sur Facebook
- La journée de la Vérité et de la Réconciliation — APTN
- Autochtones et Hydro-Québec: le grand malaise des factures impayées — Radio-Canada
- Suivre l’actualité au Liban — Al-Jazeera
- Kwé, Bonjour (rattrapage) — Canal M
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Cue the sad trombone sounds for Rebel Media, who just lost an appeal to qualify for federal journalism tax credits. Where will they get funding from now?
Plus, BC Conservative John Rustad is anti-vax and anti-bug-eating. And, why diss tracks shouldn’t be admissible in court.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Sam Konnert (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager)
Guest: Norman Spector
Further reading:
- Rebel News not eligible for journalism tax credits, Federal Court rules
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768 "We Are Not The Journalism Police" – An Interview With The Journalism Police
- Video shows B.C. Conservative Rustad saying he regrets getting 'so-called vaccine'
- Murder case collapses against Toronto rapper Top 5 after judge tosses social media evidence - Toronto Star
- BC Conservative Leader John Rustad Warned Convoy Event That Kids Will Be Forced to ‘Eat Bugs’ - Press Progress
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In the aftermath of the stunning pager attacks in Lebanon and subsequent escalations in the Middle East, Canada’s former ambassador to Israel, Norman Spector, joins to unpack the narratives and larger geopolitical context of the current conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
Plus, why aren’t we talking about the 45 000 Canadians still in Lebanon?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Sam Konnert (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager)
Guest: Norman Spector
Further reading:
- Pager, Walkie-Talkie Attacks Are a Setback for Hezbollah but Raise Risks for Israel
- Israel’s pager attack an intelligence triumph, with uncertain ends - The Washington Post
- The Brilliance of “Operation Grim Beeper” | Hudson Institute
- Entre tyrannie et terrorisme | Le Devoir
- Opinion | Pierre Poilievre returns to a shaky Parliament with more flop than flex |Toronto Star
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Earlier this year, the UN Special rapporteur for human rights defenders raised concerns about a Canadian company called Belo Sun Mining. She said people protesting the Belo Sun mine, who she refers to as land defenders, report being threatened, harassed and intimidated - some even say they were driven off their land.
But Belo Sun denies these allegations, saying that they care about human rights, and that the project would bring much-needed economic development to an impoverished area - and the government of Brazil has seemingly supported their efforts.
So who is Belo Sun - and how did they become the driving force behind the biggest proposed gold mine in Brazil? Are they guilty of the things that they're accused of? And if so, what can the Canadian government do to stop it?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Sam Konnert (Audio Editor), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), max collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer)
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Canada failing to protect human rights activists from mining companies operating overseas: UN watchdog - Globe and Mail, 2024
- Canadian miners get high-level lobbying boost for Brazilian Amazon projects - Mongabay, translated from original by Agência Pública
- BSX Responds to UN Special Rapporteur Allegations About Its Business Conduct - Belo Sun
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Is this the era of the A.I. election?
Lovers and haters of A.I. both claim the technology will change the world, for better or worse. Are the cheers and jeers just hype?
Paris Marx joins Justin Ling to sift through the discourse, both real and computer-generated.
Plus, why Canadian weapons are still ending up in Gaza, and updates on the (mostly forgotten) Polaris Prize
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Host: Justin Ling
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Guest: Paris Marx
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With two byelections this week, the rhetoric is ramping up around the next Canadian federal election. Paris Marx joins Justin Ling to consider the online discourse that is poisoning political discussion in Canada, and how Pierre Poilievre is taking advantage of it.
Plus, is the controversial Russians at War documentary worth a viewing?
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Host: Justin Ling
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Engineering), max collins (Production Manager)
Guest: Paris Marx
Further reading:
- Justin Trudeau ‘unleashed’ is the Liberals’ new weapon | Toronto Star
- Opinion | Justin Trudeau is trapped in the internet of the past. Is Pierre Poilievre doomed to join him? | Toronto Star
- FULL INTERVIEW: JD Vance Faces Grilling From CNN's Bash About Comments About Haitians In Springfield | Youtube
- TIFF will play film on Russian soldiers after pausing screenings | CBC News
- Federal fisheries minister ignored DFO advice by reopening commercial cod fishery | CBC News
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Canada has 38 of the world’s 100 safe injection sites. But for how much longer will we be the global leader in this controversial form of dealing with addiction? Politicians and communities from BC to Ontario to New Brunswick are backing away from supporting the sites. With Ontario alone shutting down 10 sites.
Jesse and journalist Derek Finkle tackle a very personal story at the heart of the safe injection site closure debate.
Credits: Jesse Brown (Host), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), max collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer)
Photo Credit Ted McGrath
Further reading:
- Crackdown Podcast
- Inside the Battle Over Unsafe Injection Crime and Murder l National Post
- Derek Finkle: 'Safe injection' ruined my community; about time for provincial review l National Post
- Harm Reduction Disturbing Safe Injection Site l National Post
- Doug Ford to ban safe injection sites within 200 metres of schools and child-care centres l The Star
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Traumavertissement: La deuxième partie de l’émission discute de sujets douloureux en lien avec les violences faites aux femmes.
Content warning: The second part of the show deals with traumatic topics connected to violence against women.
Pas de souliers à talons sur les pavés parisiens pour Emilie, en visite dans la capitale française. Dans une ambiance bien moins aseptisée que celle du célèbre show Netflix, elle a rencontré Rokhaya Diallo pour lui poser une question brûlante: Comment fait-elle? Comment fait la journaliste, autrice et réalisatrice, femme noire française et musulmane, pour trouver l’énergie de débattre à la télévision et à la radio de racisme et de sexisme, des sujets si difficiles à aborder outre-Atlantique? Diallo décrypte les enjeux politiques et culturels qui paralysent le milieu des médias français et rendent ces discussions presque impossibles. Dans la deuxième partie de l’émission, Emilie et Rokhaya s’intéressent à l’affaire dite “des viols de Mazan” qui offre un éclairage inédit sur les luttes féministes et le sexisme à la française.
No high-heeled shoes on the Parisian cobblestones for Emilie who’s visiting the French capital. A far cry from the innocuous atmosphere of the famous Netflix show, she speaks with Rokhaya Diallo to ask her a burning question: how does she do it? How does the French journalist, author, and director — a black Muslim woman — find the energy to debate racism and sexism on television and radio, two topics that are so difficult to tackle in France? Diallo deciphers the political and cultural issues that paralyze the French media community and make these discussions almost impossible to have. In the second part of the show, Emilie and Rokhaya focus on the so-called “Mazan rapes” affair, which offers unprecedented insight into the French feminist movement and the ‘made-in-France’ sexism.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), max collins (Coordination de production), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation : Rokhaya Diallo
Musique additionnelle : Audio Network
Pour en savoir plus :
- Ne reste pas à ta place! — Essai
- Kiffe ta race — Balado de Binge Audio avec Rokhaya Diallo et Grace Ly
- France: Tapis rouge pour l’extrême droite – Détours #41
- Affaire des viols de Mazan: Décryptage d’un dossier effarant — La Presse
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The press has been ridiculing Singh since he "tore up" the NDP's deal with the Liberals. But...maybe he knows what he's doing?
Plus, the legacy of Canadian journalism icon Stevie Cameron, and updates on New Brunswick’s mysterious neurological syndrome.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), max collins (Production Manager)
Guest: Jan Wong
Further reading:
- The NDP is ending its governance agreement with the Liberals | CBC News
- One-on-one with NDP Leader Singh after ending deal with Liberals | Power Play with Vassy Kapelos - Youtube
- Upcoming federal byelections will put Singh and the NDP brand to the test | CBC News
- 'Harbin' brings out fans of Korean stars in Toronto | Reuters
- Federal Liberal joins call for investigation into mysterious N.B. brain illness - Victoria Times Colonist
- Canadian journalist, author and philanthropist Stevie Cameron dead at 80 | CBC News
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The surprising Canadian connections to an alt-right influencer network that is alleged to have been funded by Russia. How Lauren Chen, Lauren Southern, and some of the biggest names in the US alt-right took millions from the Kremlin, and why Tenet Media is probably just the tip of the iceberg.
Plus, Jan Wong on Peter Nygard’s long overdue sentencing for sexual assault, and Jesse takes stock of the state of terrorism in Canada.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson(Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer)
Guest: Jan Wong
Further reading:
- Far-Right Media Outlet Linked to Secret Russian Influence Campaign Produced 50+ Videos Focused on Canada - Press Progress
- Canadian right-wing influencer’s alleged dealings with Russian media company took place despite sanctions - The Globe and Mail
- Meet the right-wing Canadian influencers accused of collaborating with an alleged Russian propaganda scheme | CBC News
- 'Sexual predator' Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years for 4 counts of sexual assault | CBC News
- Toronto man accused of plotting terror attack at Jewish centre in New York City | CBC News
Photo Credit: Lauren Southern
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Getting an IUD can be painful. Really painful. Last month, new regulations came out in the US about managing this pain. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that before anyone gets an IUD, patients should be counseled on pain management ahead of time. But what about Canada?
Featured in this episode: Parisa Rezaiefar, Mariana Schuetze, James Murray, Rachel Murray, Adele and Sammi.
Credits: Mia Johnson (Reporter and Journalism Fellow), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Special thanks: Cherise Seucharan, Noor Azrieh, Arshy Mann, and Jordan Cornish
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- IUD insertions can hurt – a lot. Can Canada learn from new U.S. pain management guidelines? | CBC News
- IUD most effective birth control method, Canadian pediatricians declare | CBC News
- B.C. doctors say pay boost for IUD insertions will reduce patient pain, waitlists | CTV News
- Why Haven’t We Figured Out How to Make IUDs Less Excruciating? | Mother Jones
- Contraceptive Use and Ten-Year Trends in Canadian Women of Reproductive Age | Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
- Medical records in litigation: the Dalkon Shield story | U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Statement on Intrauterine Devices, Counseling and Pain Management | The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
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Riley Yesno joins Emilie Nicolas to unpack the editorial shitshow at Elle Canada, as well as big changes at APTN.
To celebrate its 25th year as a national broadcaster, APTN is betting big on languages (18 of them to be precise) with the launch of the APTN languages channel. But can language preservation preserve the bottom line?
Then, how a list of groundbreaking Canadian women led to online backlash and a series of questionable editorial decisions at Elle Canada. Is Canadian media about to get a lot more boring?
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Host: Emilie Nicolas
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), max collins (Production Manager), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
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Photo Credit: Rudolf H. Boettcher
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In this primer episode of The Worst Podcast, Canadaland publisher Jesse Brown reflects on why he’s backing The Worst Podcast. Host (and acclaimed underground documentary filmmaker) Alan Zweig expresses major doubts about all of it.
The Worst Podcast is a production of Double Double from Canadaland, home to all of our delightful entertainment programming that is separate from Canadaland's news and current affairs podcasts.
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Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Kattie Laur (Producer), Kevin Sexton (Producer), Julie Shapiro (Executive Producer), Alan Black (Commissioning Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager)
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Depuis l’investiture de Kamala Harris à la candidature démocrate, le parti a le vent dans les voiles et devance le camp de Donald Trump de quelques points de pourcentage. Pour comprendre ce qui se joue en coulisse, Emilie reçoit Kara Sheppard-Jones, spécialiste de mobilisation politique et sociale. Américaine et Canadienne, Sheppard-Jones a œuvré pour plusieurs campagnes électorales, notamment aux États-Unis. Elle décrypte pour nous les enjeux qui sous-tendent la campagne de Kamala Harris et les divisions qui menacent le camp démocrate, avant d’analyser les stratégies de communication du parti Républicain. Dans la deuxième partie de l’émission, Emilie et Kara reviennent sur l’art de mobiliser, la professionnalisation grandissante de ce champ d’activité, et les différences culturelles entre l’activisme politique américain et québécois.
Since the nomination of Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate, the party leads the race by a few percentage points. To better understand what is at play behind the scenes, Emilie speaks with Kara Sheppard-Jones, a Canadian-American political and social movement expert. Sheppard-Jones has worked for several electoral campaigns, including in the United States. She deciphers for us the stakes underlying Kamala Harris' campaign and the divisions that threaten the Democratic camp, before analyzing the Republican Party's communication strategies. In the second part of the show, Emilie and Kara look at the art of mobilizing, the growing professionalization of this field of work, and the cultural differences between American and Quebec political activism.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), max collins (Coordination de production), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation : Kara Sheppard-Jones
Pour en savoir plus:
- Kara Sheppard-Jones sur LinkedIn
- The DNC should have had a Palestinian American speaker – The Atlantic
- Are Trump’s campaign rallies energizing his base – or sowing doubt? – The Guardian
- ‘Being on camera is no longer sensible’: persecuted Venezuelan journalists turn to AI – The Guardian
- France: Tapis rouge pour l’extrême droite – Détours #41
- Power from below: State-society relations and intersectional organizing in Montreal – MA thesis, McGill University
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With Postmedia ending daily print editions of The Telegram — leaving Newfoundland and Labrador without a single daily paper — we wonder how to keep talking shit about the news when the news itself keeps on disappearing.
Plus, while National Post columnist Adam Zivo’s unlikely foray into international espionage makes for a great anecdote, there's good reason why journalists shouldn’t moonlight as spies.
Karyn Pugliese joins for this very special farewell to Jonathan Goldsbie.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), max collins (Production Manager), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Karyn Pugliese
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Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced in May that Canada’s temporary visa program for Gazans would be expanded, from 1000 to 5000. But eight months into the program, only 206 people have actually made it over to Canada - and to do so, they had to find their own ways out of Gaza.
Meanwhile, thousands of Gazans are still waiting to hear back on the status of their applications.
What is going on? And has Canada misled people hoping for a way out of a crisis?
Host: Karyn Pugliese
Credits: Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
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It’s all optimism at the Democratic National Convention, and Canadian headlines are reflecting the enthusiasm around Kamala Harris, but is all this hope just wishful thinking? TikToker Frank Domenic joins to assess the return of optimism to political discourse in the US and Canada.
Plus, Pierre Poilievre promptly removes a promo video after it’s dragged online. Why stock images are only part of the problem with Poilievre’s campy cowboy vision of Canada.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer)
Guest: Frank Domenic
Further reading:
- The return of (dare we say it) optimism to politics - The Globe and Mail
- Opinion: Can Kamala Harris sustain the momentum until November? - The Globe and Mail
- Manitoba Chiefs ask Trudeau, GG to rescind senate appointment of broadcaster Charles Adler | CBC News
- Poilievre Deleted Promo Video
- @disorderedyyc thread [Twitter/X]
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Part family-owned theme park and part roadside zoo, Marineland was once the kind of place where you could get kissed by an orca and feed corn pops to bears.
But then it kept being that kind of place, well into this century, and the problems piled up: newspaper exposés, official investigations, a federal law designed to end the captivity of whales and dolphins once and for all. Yet the Niagara Falls mainstay would defiantly reopen year after year.
Until this year. Marineland still welcomes visitors, but, like a dead mall, nearly everything inside is now closed. Recently, we trekked there to learn what this limbo looks like for Canada’s last captive cetaceans.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Mia Johnson (Journalism Fellow), max collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Marineland guilty of charges for keeping 3 bears in cramped quarters – The Canadian Press
- Two more belugas dead at Marineland, bringing total whale deaths to 17 since 2019 – The Canadian Press
- Scaled down Marineland to open in June without rides, animal exhibits – Global News
- A Message from the Owner – Marineland
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Cette année à Montréal, le Festival de la Fierté a pris la forme d’une véritable vignette de l’année 2024, marquée par des pluies diluviennes et des inondations dues aux changements climatiques, des manifestations pro-Palestine, des policiers en grand nombre, et des droits civils toujours plus menacés pour les personnes de la communauté LGBTQIA+. Emilie revient sur ces événements avec Gabrielle Drolet, journaliste indépendante et illustratrice, qui était présente lors de la marche du 11 août. En plus de livrer son témoignage, Gabrielle revient sur l’histoire et les valeurs de la Fierté, un moment caractérisé par la joie et la fête, mais aussi la lutte et l’inclusion. En deuxième partie d’émission, l’illustratrice partage ses réflexions sur son rôle de cartoonist pour le Globe & Mail où elle publie chaque semaine un dessin d’opinion, et son travail de journaliste culturelle.
This year, the Montreal Pride Festival has been a veritable vignette of 2024, with torrential rains and floods due to climate change, pro-Palestine demonstrations, police in large numbers, and civil rights still at greater risk for members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Emilie analyzes these events with Gabrielle Drolet, an independent journalist and illustrator, who was present during the August 11 parade. Gabrielle tells Emilie what she saw and looks back on the history and values of Pride, characterized by joy and celebration, but also struggle and inclusion. In the second part of the show, Gabrielle shares her thoughts on her work as a cultural journalist and on her role as a cartoonist for the Globe & Mail, where she publishes a weekly opinion cartoon.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), max collins (coordination de production), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation : Gabrielle Drolet
Pour en savoir plus :
- Montreal Pride Parade interrupted by pro-Palestinian Protesters – CBC News
- Des manifestants propalestiniens ont interrompu le défilé de la Fierté – Le Devoir
- Chappell Roan Can’t be Stopped – Los Angeles Times
- Canada’s temporary foreign worker program a ‘breeding ground’ for modern slavery, UN report concludes – The Globe & Mail
- Besoin de légèreté - Détours #43
- Marche de la Fierté à Montréal – Youtube
- Crédit photo: Gabrielle Drolet, via Twitter
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Bots are buzzing about Pierre Pollievre and the McGill campus protests, but is it worth reporting? Elie Cantin-Nantel joins Justin Ling to assess the impact of two questionable “bot attacks” recently making headlines in Canada.
Plus, gonzo-style tactics have been adopted by conservative outlets in Canada. What an ambush of Justin Trudeau on a beach in Tofino tells us about the current state of independent media.
Host: Justin Ling
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins, (Production Manager), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Elie Cantin-Nantel
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Most of us find joy in melodies and rhythms. Catchy tunes we hear at the coffee shop, in the mall, or even muzak in the elevator can get stuck in our heads. That's what happened to Anya. Except, music did not bring her joy; it felt like torture. When songs got stuck in Anya's head, they would not stop; the music was loud, pounding incessantly, and it left her bewildered, exhausted, and desperate for a cure. Her condition stumped doctors for years. Then, hope. Via a new kind of brain surgery, pioneered, in part, here in Canada.
Content warning: Today’s episode talks about suicide ideation. If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please take care as you listen.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Avis Favaro (Reporter), Kevin O'Keefe (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
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Additional sound effects from Pixabay
Image credit: Courtesy of Sunnybrook Hospital
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Google is found in a U.S. ruling to have an illegal monopoly on search. Michael Geist joins to compare the American antitrust approach to Big Tech to Canadian taxation efforts.
An alleged ISIS terrorist attack is narrowly avoided in Toronto, but who was it targeting? Why communities need access to information at times of heightened risk, and how antisemitism keeps getting downplayed in Canada.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), max collins (Production Manager), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Michael Geist
Editor’s Notes: The title of this episode was requested by the Publisher.
This piece states that hate crimes against Jews rose 100% last year. The year referred to 2023.
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Justin Ling has kind of had it.
While the veteran political journalist has endless patience for people in power trying to do the right thing, he can’t stand when a government refuses to see reality. So when Canada’s Heritage Minister reacted with surprise to the suggestion that, despite everything her government’s done for it, the country’s news media is still worse off than ever – well, that’s enough to radicalize a fella.
On this week’s show, Karyn and Jonathan talk to Justin about his dispiriting interview with Pascale St-Onge, why he believes the Trudeau government’s efforts to save the media have been across-the-board failures, and what it would take to actually turn things around for this industry before it finally collapses and takes Canada’s democracy down with it.
Correction: in an earlier version of this podcast it was stated 88 per cent of Canadians did not know Meta had wiped news from its platforms, this has been corrected. The number is 78 per cent.
Host: Karyn Pugliese
Guest: Justin Ling
Credits: Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), max collins (Production Manager)
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Pour la première fois, les Jeux Olympiques comptent autant d’athlètes hommes que d’athlètes femmes. Pourtant, parité ne signifie pas égalité. Que ce soit sur les terrains de sport ou dans les salles de nouvelles qui leur sont dédiées, femmes et hommes ne reçoivent ni les mêmes moyens ni un traitement égal. Pour cette émission, Emilie Nicolas reçoit Emna Achour, ex-journaliste sportive reconvertie en humoriste. Emna lève le voile sur les coulisses de ces rédactions et analyse les différences de traitement entre athlètes femmes et athlètes hommes. En deuxième partie, Emilie et Emna s’intéressent au rôle de l’humour et des humoristes dans l’analyse des nouvelles, un rôle que notre invitée perçoit comme étant éminemment politique.
For the first time, the Olympic Games showcase as many male athletes as female athletes. But parity does not mean equality. Whether on sports fields or in newsrooms dedicated to sports, women and men don’t benefit from the same resources, nor do they receive equal treatment. On today’s show, Emilie Nicolas welcomes Emna Achour, a former sports journalist turned stand-up comedian. Emna take us behind the scenes of sports newsrooms, and she and Emilie analyze the disparity between female and male athletes. In the second part of the show, Emilie and Emna examine the role of humor and comedians in the analysis of news - an eminently political role, says Emna.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Caleb Thompson (Production technique), max collins (Coordonnation de production), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation : Emna Achour
Pour en savoir plus :
- Emna Achour sur TikTok et Instagram
- The Ball Game Is for the Boys: The Visual Framing of Female Athletes on National Sports Networks’ Instagram Accounts – Communication & Sport
- The Olympics aren’t gender-equal just yet and broadcast narratives around that matter – The Brock News
- Femmes en politique: femmes en péril? – Détours #40
- Besoin de légèreté - Détours #43
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Drones make headlines at the Paris Olympics, and it’s all Canadian soccer’s fault. Mattea Roach joins Jonathan Goldsbie to consider the narratives around cheating in sports, and why it’s less personal than it was with Ben Johnson.
Plus, why exactly does Postmedia want to acquire Atlantic Canada newspaper chain SaltWire? Breaking down the economics of vulture capitalism in Canadian media and what it would take to actually save local news.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), max collins (Production Manager), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Mattea Roach
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@DieWorkWear, also known as the Menswear Guy, on Twitter (or X), is a sensation — a critic, a teacher, and a gentleman.
One million people follow him for his masterclasses on the outfits of the most famous and powerful men in the world.
On this episode he sits down with Jesse Brown to reveal what our politicians’ clothes say about them. And what they’re trying to say to us through those clothes.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
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Further reading:
- In elections, clothes matter. Kamala Harris needs to ditch the forgettable fashion and seize the spotlight — The Toronto Star
- 10 Reasons Why Justin Trudeau Is the Most Stylish Politician Alive Right Now — GQ
- A Chat with Jagmeet Singh, the Incredibly Well-Dressed Rising Star in Canadian Politics — GQ
- Pierre Poilievre drops the glasses as part of an image revamp — CBC
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All this talk of major leaders resigning, but it’s the Mayor of Kamloops BC, Reid Hamer-Jackson, who has our attention. In a raucous ‘resignation related” press conference, Hamer-Jackson singles out one Kamloops media member, radio host Brett Mineer, in particular.
Plus, Kamala Harris replaces Joe Biden, and the Canadian media revives her tenuous connections to Canada. Shouldn’t we be pressuring Trudeau to step aside? Jen Gerson explains why messianic ego and the Liberal’s lack of grit will keep Trudeau in place until the next election.
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Gabor Lukacs has won over 25 regulatory complaints against airlines - and even taken airlines to court to uphold the rights of passengers. But he doesn’t want to keep his methods a secret - he’s here to tell you how to get a refund, get compensation for a cancelled flight, and even what to do if you’re sitting on the tarmac for hours.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Cherise Seucharan (Reporter) max collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Featured guest: Gabor Lukacs
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Further reading:
- Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal from airlines on air passenger rights compensation - Globe and Mail
- Half of all Canadian airline passenger complaints so far have been dismissed — with no explanation - Toronto Star
- Backlog of air passenger complaints tops 57,000, hitting new peak - CBC News
- Air Passenger Rights - Facebook Group
- Air Passenger Rights Website
- Air Passenger Protection Legislation Highlights - Canadian Transportation Agency
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D’après le Digital News Report 2024, 40% des Canadiens évitent souvent ou parfois de s’informer. Derrière cette fatigue informationnelle se trouvent différentes raisons comme l’accumulation de mauvaises nouvelles, leur quantité, leur piètre qualité et les émotions qu’elles nous font ressentir. Emilie Nicolas en parle avec la psychologue clinicienne, autrice et chroniqueuse Nathalie Plaat. Ensemble, elles analysent ce phénomène et s’interrogent sur la manière d’y faire face. En deuxième partie d’émission, on s’intéresse à la démocratisation de la psychologie et le rôle, parfois ambivalent, qu’elle joue dans l’espace public et l’espace médiatique.
Université Laval’s “Centre d’études sur les médias” 2024 Digital News Report shows 40 per cent of Canadians often or sometimes stay away from the news. They’re doing it to avoid all the “bad” news: the sheer quantity of it, the poor quality of it, how it makes us feel, and how it piles up day after day. How do we deal with the seemingly never-ending bad-news cycle? Emilie Nicolas discusses this phenomenon with clinical psychologist, author and columnist Nathalie Plaat. In the second part of the show, Emilie and Nathalie look at the democratization of psychology, and the sometimes-ambivalent role it plays in both the public space and the media sphere.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Caleb Thompson (Production technique), max collins (Coordination de production), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation : Nathalie Plaat
Pour en savoir plus :
- Digital News Report 2024: Synthèse des données canadiennes — Centre d’étude sur les médias
- Chroniques de Nathalie Plaat — Le Devoir
- The Rise of Therapy-Speak. How a language got off the Couch and into the world — The New Yorker
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Do we need to “dial down” our political rhetoric in Canada, following the attempted assassination of Trump? Are we too quick to censor? Canadian journalism icon Jan Wong joins us to consider Canadian responses to American political violence.
Plus, following the death of Canadian author Alice Munro, the truth has finally emerged about her husband’s sexual assault of her daughter Andrea Robin Skinner.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), max collins (Production Manager), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Jan Wong
Further reading:
- Alberta premier calls on 'progressive' politicians to 'dial down' rhetoric after attack on Trump | CBC News
- UBC, Guelph look into posts made by profs after Trump shooting | CBC News
- Pierre Poilievre worries about threats against his family — but says there's no need to tone down political criticism
- Global News parent company Corus warns about its future | National Post
- Shot dead. Strangled. These people died violently, suddenly. Why aren't authorities telling us their names? - Toronto Star
- How the story of Alice Munro’s daughter stayed a secret - Toronto Star
- Canadian author Alice Munro (1997 interview) | Fresh Air
- Alice Munro sexual-abuse revelations: One story offers a key. - Slate
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Today we are bringing you a sneak preview of an incredibly urgent, deeply compelling piece of audio journalism from Radio France. It was originally broadcast in French and was heaped with critical acclaim including the most prestigious prize in radio, The Prix Italia. It has now been translated into English and we have the privilege of bringing it to you. It's called Inside Kabul.
In the summer of 2021, the Taliban returns to power in Afghanistan and the destinies of two young women, Raha and Marwa, are forever changed. As they contemplate their futures, Raha and Marwa exchange and record hundreds of voice notes with noted French journalist Caroline Gillet.
What emerges is a raw and incredibly intimate chronicle of two young women coming of age amidst the collapse of the world they had known. Inside Kabul tells a universal story of friendship, bravery and the meaning of home.
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For forty years, Hal Newman worked in Emergency Medical Services. After retiring, he decided to start an online platform, The Last Ambulance, where he investigates the problems he saw in the EMS system.
Messages started pouring in from EMS workers from across the country. Now his platform has become a voice for many health care and emergency service workers who are demoralized, exhausted, hanging on by a thread – and who are afraid to speak publicly about what is happening inside the system.
Despite having worked in the system for so long, he didn’t realize just how broken it was until he started publishing The Last Ambulance.
Host: Karyn Pugliese
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
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Further reading:
- Chaque second compte — The Last Ambulance
- Yet Another Preventable Tragedy in Montreal — The Last Ambulance
- A Child Dies as Ambulances Stall on Quebec First Nation — The Rover
- Quebec Leaves Another First Nation Without an Ambulance — The Rover
- Long wait for medical care likely played role in death of Atikamekw baby, Quebec coroner finds — CBC
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Over the past two weeks, the media has suddenly become experts in diagnosing neurodegenerative disorders following Biden’s stumbles at the debate. Canadian Youtuber J.J. McCullough joins Justin Ling to dissect this presidential testing of our patience.
Then, the Liberals are serious about stemming disinformation, and that’s why they’re paying social media influencers to spread government messages. Why this approach to disinformation won’t work and some ideas on what might.
Host: Justin Ling
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), max collins (Production Manager), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: J.J. McCullough
Further reading:
- The media has been breathlessly attacking Biden. What about Trump? | Margaret Sullivan | The Guardian
- Parkinson’s Expert Visited the White House Eight Times in Eight Months - The New York Times
- Will the online harms bill add enforcement, or just bureaucracy? PBO says Canadians will decide | CBC News
- Michael Taube: Google partners with lefty collective in attempted end run around Online News Act - National Post
- Conservative supporters more susceptible to Russian false narratives: report - National | Globalnews.ca
- Ottawa keeps spending on influencers. Liberals say it’s about stemming disinformation - The Globe and Mail
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In the spring of 2023, The Michener-Deacon Fellowship for Investigative Reporting was awarded to then CTV W5 correspondent, Molly Thomas, for her special project on education in Afghanistan.
Then, as part of a series of nation-wide cuts from Bell Media, Molly was laid off and the story was shelved.
That’s where Canadaland stepped in.
We’ve teamed up with Molly and the Michener-Deacon Fellowship to produce Dear Taliban, a new three-part investigation. Today we share episode two.
Dear Taliban spans three continents, taking listeners from the vice-regal pomp and ceremony of Rideau Hall, to one of the toughest hostile-training programs in the world — all to prepare her for a complex and volatile area of South Asia.
Host: Karyn Pugliese
Credits: Molly Thomas (Reporter), Riley Nimens (Associate Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor) Max Collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
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In the spring of 2023, The Michener-Deacon Fellowship for Investigative Reporting was awarded to then CTV W5 correspondent, Molly Thomas, for her special project on education in Afghanistan.
Then, as part of a series of nation-wide cuts from Bell Media, Molly was laid off and the story was shelved.
That’s where Canadaland stepped in.
We’ve teamed up with Molly and the Michener-Deacon Fellowship to produce Dear Taliban, a new three-part investigation. Today we share episode two.
Dear Taliban spans three continents, taking listeners from the vice-regal pomp and ceremony of Rideau Hall, to one of the toughest hostile-training programs in the world — all to prepare her for a complex and volatile area of South Asia.
Host: Karyn Pugliese
Credits: Molly Thomas (Reporter), Riley Nimens (Associate Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
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En février 2022, les grands médias occidentaux envoyaient des journalistes en Ukraine couvrir les premiers temps de l’invasion russe. Émissions spéciales, directs avec l’Ukraine et dossiers consacrés à la guerre fleurissaient dans les journaux, à la radio et au téléjournal. Qu’en est-il aujourd’hui, alors que le conflit israelo-palestinien occupe les esprits? Emilie reçoit Pierre Alonso, journaliste indépendant installé à Kyiv, pour faire le point sur deux années de journalisme de guerre et sur la vie quotidienne dans un pays encore sous les bombes. Dans la deuxième partie de l’émission, Emilie et Pierre s’intéressent aux journalistes ukrainiens et à leur travail. Limités par la loi martiale imposant des contraintes éditoriales, les journalistes locaux réinventent leur rôle tout en menant une lutte acharnée contre la corruption.
In February 2022, major Western media outlets sent journalists to Ukraine to cover the early stages of the Russian invasion. Special shows, direct broadcasts with Ukraine and long pieces devoted to the war flourished in the newspapers, on the radio and on television. What about today, now that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is on everyone's minds? Emilie speaks with Pierre Alonso, an independent journalist based in Kyiv, to take stock of two years of war journalism and daily life in a country still under siege. In the second part of the show, Emilie and Pierre look at Ukrainian journalists and their work. Limited by martial law imposing editorial constraints, local journalists are reinventing their role while leading a fierce fight against corruption.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), Max Collins (Coordination de la production), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation : Pierre Alonso
Pour en savoir plus :
- La Déflagration — Le substack de Pierre Alonso, pour suivre l’actualité en Ukraine
- As Kyiv holds first pride since invasion, LGBTQ+ troops demand equality – The Washington Post
- Le conflit israelo-palestinien dans les médias, avec Michel Cormier – Détours, CANADALAND
- Haïti, vue de Port-au-Prince – Détours, CANADALAND
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It’s been a tough week for leadership in North America, with calls for resignation dominating the headlines on both sides of the border.
Paul Wells joins Emilie Nicolas to discuss the larger global context around Trudeau’s recent struggles, and how the international rise of the far right is an important and underreported factor in Canadian politics.
Then, Biden loses the debate and the New York Times. Unpacking the editorial board’s call for the president to step aside.
Host: Emilie Nicolas
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), max collins (Production Manager), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Paul Wells
Further reading:
- I know the inside story of the Liberal revolt against Justin Trudeau. How? I overheard it in a train station - Toronto Star
- The West Misunderstands Its Own Far Right - Foreign Policy
- Push it to the limit: What might be too extreme for Europe's far-right parties? | Euronews
- DiEM25 | @yanis.varoufakis on the political situation in France | Instagram
- Spain's Vox party hosts global far right ahead of EU elections - Le Monde
- To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Race - The New York Times
- My Unsettling Interview With Steve Bannon - The New York Times
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“All I will say is that my scientific opinion is that there is something real going on in New Brunswick that absolutely cannot be explained by the bias or personal agenda of an individual neurologist.” Those are the words of Dr. Michael Coulthart, a microbiologist employed by our federal government, specifically by Public Health Canada. He’s talking about the mysterious neurological disease that is striking down people in New Brunswick. We were not supposed to read his words. They are from a leaked email obtained by Canadaland, first published by the newspaper The Guardian.
Then there was another leaked email. Doctor Samuel Weiss, a neuroscientist and the scientific director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. In his leaked email, he states, “I felt incredibly optimistic that an all out government effort to unravel the mystery was in the cards. However, in short order, the scientific effort was shut down at the request of the governments.”
It’s nine years since the first case was documented. The numbers, by some reports, have grown to over 300 suspected cases. And we still have no answers. Our reporters, Cherise Sucheran and Sarah Lawrynuik present the latest instalment in our ongoing investigation.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Cherise Sucheran and Sarah Lawrynuik (Reporters)
Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Max Collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Second Canadian Scientists Alleges Brain Illness Investigation was Shut Down
- Top Canadian Scientist Alleges in Leaked Emails He Was Barred From Studying Mystery brain Illness
- Government Officials Mislead the Public About the “Mysterious” New Brunswick Neurological Disease, and We Have the Documents to Prove it
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What’s going on in Han Dong’s defamation case against Global News? Last week, Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Perell made a decision in that case. And, rightly or wrongly, it was scorching.
With The Epoch Times at the centre of a fraudulent money-laundering crypto scam, what does that mean for the Canadian columnists who write for them? Jonathan dives into the strange world of Shen Yun, Falun Gong, and propaganda rags.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Lisa Taylor
Further reading:
- Judge finds no documentation to support Global News' reporting on Han Dong allegations - The Canadian Press
- Dong v. Global News Reasons for Decision - Ontario Superior Court of Justice (via Polley Faith)
- Han Dong was warned by Liberal Party member that CSIS was watching him, national security source says - The Globe and Mail
- Global News defends reporting in face of Han Dong lawsuit (2023) - The Canadian Press
- Journalism for the Public Good: The Michener Awards at Fifty - University of Calgary Press
- CBC executive reassigned follow racism allegations - Playback
- What The Hell Is The Epoch Times? (2020) - CANADALAND
- Stepping Into the Uncanny, Unsettling World of Shen Yun (2019) - The New Yorker
- DoJ accuses far-right Epoch Times of being money-laundering operation - The Guardian
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This was a time when Assange and other punks like him were running circles around governments. It seemed like the ability for the powers that be to keep secrets was over. It was just done. Thanks to Assange et al we were going to know if a cell phone company was surveying everyone. We were going to know if a government assassinated a bunch of people who turned out to be journalists. We were going to know. And between Anonymous and Wikileaks and Edward Snowden, it was happening in a way that felt like it was a force of nature, and there was no containing it. The authorities, what could they do? Information wanted to be free.
Then, it all ended. Julian Assange has been rotting away in Belmarsh prison in the UK. Edward Snowden tweets from Russia. Wikileaks. When's the last time they released anything? The Empire struck back. There were arrests, there were accusations, and the machine was surprisingly effective and merciless in containing the free flow of information and government secrets. That's what happened to all those guys. You don't hear about them much anymore. But what about Jacob Appelbaum? What about that guy? No, nothing? Name doesn't ring a bell? Jacob Appelbaum was known to the authorities as Wikileaks Associate Number Three. He was also once the toast of the cyber community, feted by European politcos, and making red carpet appearances.
Then the accusations came. And it all ended for Appelbaum. Just like that nobody wanted to talk about Jacob Appelbaum. But we do.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Nobody wants to talk about Jacob Appelbaum — Jamie Kastner
- Inconsistencies in Rape Allegations — Die Zeit (In English)
- What Has This Man Done? (A four part series) — Die Zeit (In English)
- Digital privacy activist Jacob Appelbaum denies colleagues' assault allegations — The Guardian
- Power, secrecy and cypherpunks: how Jacob Appelbaum ripped Tor apart — The Guardian
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Après des résultats record aux élections européennes, l’extrême droite française est en passe de remporter les législatives. Si certains sont surpris, plusieurs observateurs ont remarqué que les idées d’extrême droite sont omniprésentes dans les médias depuis des années maintenant, notamment sur la chaîne télévisée CNews. Comment se déroule ce processus de banalisation? Quelles stratégies sont employées par les journalistes et les éditorialistes de CNews pour encourager la montée de l’extrême droite? Le journaliste de Médiapart Yunnes Abzouz en parle avec Emilie et démonte, brique par brique, la méthode CNews. Dans la deuxième partie de l’émission, on se tourne vers l’éditorialiste québécois préféré des médias français, et en particulier de CNews: Mathieu Bock-Côté. Yunnes explique comment le chroniqueur, auteur et sociologue emploie les mêmes stratagèmes que CNews, levant le voile sur les ressorts discursifs de la désormais célèbre “méthode MBC”.
After record results in the European elections, the French far right is on the verge of winning the legislative elections. While some are surprised, several observers have noticed that far-right ideas have been omnipresent in the media for years now, notably on the television channel CNews. How does this process of trivialization take place? What strategies are used by CNews journalists and editorialists to encourage the rise of the far right? Médiapart journalist Yunnes Abzouz talks about it with Emilie and dismantles, brick by brick, the CNews method. In the second part of the show, we turn to the favourite Quebec columnist of the French media, and in particular of CNews: Mathieu Bock-Côté. Yunnes explains how the columnist, author and sociologist uses the same stratagems as CNews, lifting the veil on the discourse of the now famous “MBC method’.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), Max Collins (Coordination de production), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation : Yunnes Abzouz
Pour en savoir plus :
- Enquête sur CNews, “matrice du projet d’extrême droite de Bolloré” – Médiapart (en accès libre)
- Dans certaines rédactions, le conflit israélo-palestinien échauffe les esprits – Médiapart
- Violences sexuelles et conjugales surreprésentées chez les policiers – Le Devoir
- Tordre la vérité avec Bock-Côté – La Presse
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Can a newspaper commit treason? The NSICOP report singles out China as the biggest foreign influence on Canadian media (and it’s more than just advertorial inserts.) Joanna Chiu joins us to unpack the scale and scope of foreign propaganda campaigns in Canada.
Is the daily coverage of campus protest encampments a form of bias, and what sorts of stories are getting missed as a result? Jesse responds to some tough questions about bias in the coverage of the war in Gaza.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Max Collins (Production Manager), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Joanna Chiu
Further reading:
- Marc Edge: If the NSICOP report on foreign interference won’t name Canadian media outlets, I will - The Hub
- A website spread disinformation about Canada. Why did major Indian outlets treat it as news? - Toronto Star
- Toronto 'Walk with Israel' event held amid high security, faceoffs with protesters | Ontario News | thecanadianpressnews.ca
- Youth's death shows more mental health supports needed in Winnipeg, Muslim community members say | CBC News
- Grade 3 students ‘terrorized’ after Ontario man walks into gym class, goes on tirade | Globalnews.ca
- How a student petition on Israel sent a law school’s progressive ideals crashing into Bay Street’s hard realities - The Globe and Mail
- RCMP arrest Quebec man with 3D-printed gun, charge him with anti-Jewish hate speech - Montreal Gazette
- How we’re tracking AI Incidents around global elections - Rest of World
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When Canadaland commissioned its new series “A Field Guide to Gay Animals” (listen to it here), the topic wasn’t really in the news. But since then, it’s started to take the world by storm. From rage on the extreme right, a documentary series on Peacock, to the first photos of humpback whale sex being male-male.
And the relevance is more important than ever, legislation across Canada and the United States regularly denies queer rights, sometimes based on old-school notions that sex is about reproduction and the animal kingdom proves it. Except it doesn’t… 25 years ago, one Canadian scientist wrote a book that detailed the history and science of gay animals: Biological Exuberance.
Today, podcast hosts Owen Ever and Laine Kaplan Levenson join Jesse to talk about the wonderful world of gay animals.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Biological Exuberance, by Bruce Bagemihl — Macmillan Publishers
- Humpback sex photographed for first time – and both whales were male — The Guardian
- Peacock’s ‘Queer Planet’ features lion ‘bromances,’ pansexual monkeys and more — NBC
- A Field Guide to Gay Animals — Canadaland
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With Jesse away, Justin Ling takes over to talk about Google’s $100 million payment for Canadian news and how a ragtag group of independent publishers will end up deciding who gets the money. Is Google trolling us?
Plus, Canada has entered its foreign interference era, but are we too polite to name names? Paul McLeod helps unpack new allegations of treason in Ottawa, and what we should do about it.
Host: Justin Ling
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Production Manager), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Paul McLeod
Further reading:
- Google signs deal with organization to distribute $100M to Canadian news companies | Politics | thecanadianpressnews.ca
- Canadian Journalism Collective to represent Canadian news businesses under Online News Act - The Canadian Journalism Collective
- How we’re moving forward with the Canadian news ecosystem - Google
- The Behind-the-Scenes Bill C-18 Battle: How Newspapers, Big Broadcasters and the CBC Are Trying to Seize Control Over How Google Money is Allocated to Canadian Media - Michael Geist
- Password Sharing OK: Judge | Blacklock's Reporter
- The Logic announces $4M capital raise, led by FT Ventures - The Logic
- Some MPs helping foreign actors like China and India meddle in Canadian politics: report | CBC News
- Green Leader Elizabeth May says there's no list of disloyal current MPs in unredacted NSICOP report | CBC News
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Less than a year ago, Investigative Reporter and former Network Anchor Molly Thomas had her dream job as a Correspondent for CTV’s flagship show, W5; with the backing of this team, she applied for the most prestigious fellowship in Canadian journalism, the Michener-Deacon Award.
Molly won the Michener-Deacon fellowship for her special project on education in Afghanistan, the only country in the world where women and girls can't go to school.
Then, as part of a series of nation-wide cuts from Bellmedia (who owns CTV), Molly was laid off and the story was shelved.
That’s where Canadaland stepped in.
We’ve teamed up with Molly and the Michener-Deacon Fellowship to produce Dear Taliban, a new 3-part investigation that begins today.
Dear Taliban spans three continents, taking listeners to the vice-regal pomp and ceremony of Rideau Hall, to one of the toughest hostile training programs in the world - all to prepare her for a complex and volatile area of South Asia.
Host: Molly Thomas
Credits: Tristan Capacchione and Caleb Thompson (Audio Editing and Technical Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
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En politique municipale, provinciale et fédérale, les départs de femmes s’enchaînent. En cause, l’intimidation dont elles sont victimes, la remise en question de leurs compétences, ou encore leur relégation à des rôles de moindre importance. Emilie reçoit l’autrice, essayiste et activiste Alexa Conradi pour mieux comprendre les racines du problème et les obstacles qui se dressent devant les femmes politiques. Dans la deuxième partie de l’émission, Alexa Conradi explique ce que signifierait faire de la politique en féministe, et comment intégrer pleinement les valeurs de ce mouvement dans notre paysage politique actuel.
Women keep leaving municipal, provincial and federal politics, due to intimidation, the questioning of their skills, or their relegation to less important roles. Emilie sits down with author, essayist and activist Alexa Conradi to better understand the roots of the problem and the obstacles that stand before female politicians. In the second part of the show, Alexa Conradi explains what it would mean to do politics in a feminist fashion, and how to fully integrate the values of this movement into our current political landscape.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation : Alexa Conradi
Pour en savoir plus :
- Une crise féministe à Québec Solidaire – Le Devoir
- Catherine Dorion, celle qui dérange – Canadaland
- Mettre fin au gaslighting racial: une question de gouvernance – Pivot
- Yara El-Ghadban : le deuil, mais aussi les rêves – Canadaland
- Journalisme cathartique – Canadaland
- Suivre la tragédie qui se déroule en Palestine: la couverture du Guardian
- Les angles morts: perspectives sur le Québec actuel - Éditions du remue-ménage
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Trump’s 34 felony convictions made history in the U.S., but will his efforts to undermine the Rule of Law have an effect on Canadian attitudes towards the legal system?
And the CBC is (once again) accused of anti-Palestinian bias, this time in its documentary division. Lawyer and journalist Julie Sobowale helps us unpack the legal and labour implications of a series of inflammatory tweets.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Max Collins (Production Manager), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Julie Sobowale
Further reading:
- Democracy is at risk when courts come under fire, Canada's top judge warns - Toronto Star
- Opinion: Donald Trump is a criminal – and his conviction is a catastrophe for America - The Globe and Mail
- HAMMER: Post-Trump verdict, will the American Right finally wake up? - Toronto Sun
- Don’t save local journalism – reinvent it - The Philanthropist Journal
- Top Canadian scientist alleges in leaked emails he was barred from studying mystery brain illness - The Guardian
- Medical Lies from the Maritimes (2023) - CANADALAND
- CBC has whitewashed Israel’s crimes in Gaza. I saw it firsthand - The Breach
- On covering one of the most divisive stories in years - CBC News Editor’s Blog
- CBC’s Palestine Exception (2022) - Review of Journalism
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This story started out like every other Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women case. But something happened that would change the trajectory of the case, the people, and even political leaders in Manitoba.
Karyn Pugliese sits down with Kathleen Martens of APTN to discuss the trial of Jeremy Skibicki, who has admitted to killing four women: Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, and an unidentified woman referred to as “Buffalo Woman”. These are the women whose bodies are presumed to be in Winnipeg landfills and for the past year, people have been calling on the government to search for them, and bring peace to the victim’s families.
Kathleen Martens has been in the courtroom for every day of this trial. In today's show she breaks it all down and provides insight into what it all means and where it might be going.
Content warning: there will be discussion of the murders of Indigenous women in this episode, and may not be suitable for all listeners. Take care when listening.
Immediate emotional assistance and crisis support are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week through a national hotline at 1-844-413-6649
Host: Karyn Pugliese
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading, by Kathleen Martens:
- Court, families hear how Indigenous women were murdered in Winnipeg — APTN
- Surprise plea: Jeremy Skibicki admits to killing 4 Indigenous women — APTN
- Police find DNA of another 12 women at self-confessed killer’s apartment in Winnipeg — APTN
- ‘Nobody told us’: Family of Andrea Cederwall seeks answers at Skibicki trial — APTN
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Who’s buying a newspaper in 2024? Meet Kevin Klein, a politician, publisher, pretendian, and new owner of the Winnipeg Sun.
Then, things get heated, as Jesse and Robert Jago discuss cultural boycotting at the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival. Are cultural boycotts a fair and effective form of protest?
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Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Robert Jago
Further reading:
- Would-be Manitoba newspaper owner not ruling out run for opposition party leadership - The Globe and Mail
- Kevin Klein says he's on a personal journey about his Métis identity - APTN
- My error in judgement | Kevin Klein
- Pretendians [podcast]
- John Ivison: Eco-activist Liberal ministers could ruin a $300M lifeline for a struggling First Nation
- Jury hears 2021 Chicken Land shooting was by three men linked to ISIS | Toronto Sun
- Vancouver’s PuSh Festival makes ‘difficult decision’ to cancel Israel-set play The Runner to keep Palestinian artist in line-up - The Globe and Mail
- Transcript: Ezra Klein on Gaza, A.I. and the 2024 Elections - The New York Times
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CANADALAND host Jesse Brown introduces Dylan to a strange and decaying Quebecois fast food institution… housed inside a giant orange sphere. Today, the orange is a relic of a bygone era. But decades ago, this odd establishment was on track to become the McDonalds of Canada. We hear about the rise and fall of Montreal’s Orange Julep, and how its eccentric founder envisioned a Canada scattered with glowing orange spheres.
This is the third story in our collaboration with the Atlas Obscura Podcast - a show that brings the listener mind-blowing stories from fascinating places every weekday. If you want to hear more stories from their great show, we recommend starting here:
- World's Oldest Edible Ham
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There’s a small, sandy island off the coast of Nova Scotia where hundreds of horses run wild. They’ve been there since the 18th century, and are genetically unlike any other horse in the world. While these horses are beloved, an official animal of Nova Scotia, there have been voices over the years saying they’re an invasive species that needs to be removed, as much for the sake of the island as for themselves. So what does the future look like for the Sable Island horse?
Phillip McLoughlin, ecologist at the University of Saskatchewan who runs the Sable Island Horse Project, joins us.
This episode was produced in collaboration with the Atlas Obscura Podcast - a show that brings listeners mind-blowing stories from fascinating places every weekday. If you want to hear more stories from their great show, we recommend starting here:
- Cranes of the DMZ
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We’re launching a collaboration with The Atlas Obscura Podcast to tell the stories of Canada’s strange and wondrous places.
Today, we bring you a story about a black bear who traveled across the ocean with a group of World War 1 soldiers before becoming the inspiration for one of the most popular children’s characters of all time.
Lindsay Mattick, author of Finding Winnie and Winnie’s Great War, tells the story.
This episode was produced in collaboration with the Atlas Obscura Podcast - a show that brings listeners mind-blowing stories from fascinating places every weekday. If you want to hear more stories from their great show, we recommend starting here:
- Milky Seas
- Damanhur
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Hot Docs, Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Just for Laughs, just the latest cultural institutions to join a long list of Canadian arts groups facing existential threats. Why is this all happening now?
Based on recent headlines, you might think that we are in the midst of a total cultural collapse in this country. Film festivals, comedy festivals, symphonies, cinemas, theater companies, arts magazines all closing down or telling us that they're about to. Corporate sponsors are pulling out. Leadership teams are crumbling. People are quitting en masse or getting laid off. There's been a lot of dirty laundry aired in public from within these organizations, open letters and accusations about mismanagement and workplace inequity within these arts organizations. It all sounds miserably dire. So just what is going on and why is it all happening now?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Featured guests: Jesse Wente, Amy Blackmore & Dan Seligman
For more information:
- Canadian Art magazine shuts down amid financial losses and internal conflict
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Traumavertissement: Le segment ‘Bien Noté’ entre 22:30 et 27:00 aborde les violences subies par les enfants Autochtones dans les pensionnats.
Fin avril, le premier ministre du Québec François Legault annonçait le contenu de son Musée national de l’histoire du Québec: des collections retraçant les 400 dernières années d’histoire, de Jacques Cartier à nos jours. Dans son discours, Legault réservait une place aux Premières Nations qui étaient là “avant nous” et ont “aidé” les colons à surmonter les épreuves. Pour décrypter ces discours empreints de colonialisme, Emilie reçoit l’activiste, animatrice et chroniqueuse Innue Melissa Mollen Dupuis. Ensemble, elles réfléchissent à tisser une nouvelle histoire du Québec, décoloniale et inclusive. En deuxième partie d’émission, Melissa Mollen Dupuis offre un éclairage passionnant sur le phénomène des fraudes d’identité autochtone, les “pretendians” ou en français “fautochtones”.
Trigger Warning: The ‘Bien Noté’ segment between 22:30 et 27:00 discusses the abuse inflicted on Indigenous children at residential schools.
At the end of April, Quebec Premier François Legault announced the subject matter of his National Museum of Quebec History: collections tracing the last 400 years of history, from Jacques Cartrier to the present day. In his speech, Legault reserved a place for the First Nations who were there “before us” and “helped” the settlers to overcome challenges. To decipher this discourse, marked by colonialism, Emilie is joined by Innu activist, host and columnist Melissa Mollen Dupuis. Together, they reflect on weaving a new history of Quebec that is both decolonized and inclusive. In the second part of the show, Melissa offers fascinating insight into the phenomenon of Indigenous identity fraud, the “pretendians” or in French the “fautochtones”.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation : Melissa Mollen Dupuis
Pour en savoir plus :
- Musée national de l’histoire du Québec: des Premières Nations craignent d’être oubliées – Radio-Canada
- Indigenous leaders pass declaration on Indigenous identity fraud at summit in Winnipeg – APTN
- Sépultures anonymes d’enfants autochtones: une pente glissante – La Presse
- CBC has whitewashed Israel’s crimes in Gaza. I saw it firsthand – The Breach
- On CBC's coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, one of the most divisive stories in years – CBC
- Visit the Woodland Cultural Center from home
- Écoutez la nouvelle série « Pretendians » – Canadaland
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Lessons from Winnipeg, Canada’s most Indigenous city. Emilie Nicolas talks to Niigaan Sinclair about what reconciliation looks like in practice and why Winnipeg is ground zero for Indigenous relations in Canada.
Plus, did wildfire season start early in Canada or did the fires never stop burning? Reflecting on the evacuation of Cranberry Portage and how journalism can make a difference in the face of climate fatigue and denial.
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Host: Emilie Nicolas
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Niigaan Sinclair
Further reading:
- Residents relieved, anxious as they begin return to fire-threatened Cranberry Portage | CBC News
- How Canada’s wildfires start: climate misinformation explained | The Narwhal
- Early wildfires mean B.C. has already broken its record for carbon emissions in May | CBC News
- Definition of ‘serial killer’ among Skibicki’s chilling Google searches, court told – Winnipeg Free Press
- CBC has whitewashed Israel’s crimes in Gaza. I saw it firsthand ⋆ The Breach
- On covering one of the most divisive stories in years | CBC News
- Opinion: In its pain and its hope, Winnipeg is Canada’s most vital laboratory for reconciliation - The Globe and Mail
- Wînipêk by Niigaan Sinclair | Penguin Random House Canada
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Today we’re bringing you something a bit different. It’s a podcast produced by a wonderful team in the UK called Tortoise. Reporter Alexi Mostrous will tell you all about how a Canadian private intelligence practitioner and investigator, set him off on a quest to find out who trolled Amber Heard.
When you hear the name Amber Heard, what comes to mind? Liar? Survivor? Narcissist? Millions of us watched the celebrity trial of the century, Depp v Heard, in 2022. Amber Heard lost and Johnny Depp was vindicated. But what if Amber was actually the victim of an organised trolling campaign? What if the online hate against her was manufactured?
Alexi investigates what happened to Amber and who might have been responsible. It’s a story about how our own thoughts and opinions can be molded without us even realising.
All six episodes of Who Trolled Amber are now available to binge-listen here.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Special thanks: Jessica Vallentin (Audience Development Manager)
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There’s a Loblaws Boycott underway, but is it actually working? Jesse breaks his silence on the Reddit-fueled consumer action and brainstorms some guerilla grocery tactics.
A new CBC advisory committee aims to “modernize” the CBC, but Peter Menzies explains why it probably won’t move fast enough to make a difference.
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Credits: James Nicholson(Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Peter Menzies
Further reading:
- Loblaw boycott isn’t hurting sales, suppliers say - Toronto Star
- Loblaw boycott hits the halfway mark: Here are 5 things to know - Financial Post
- ‘We won’t give up until prices come down’: How Ontarians protested grocery stores in 1966 | TVO Today
- Rex Murphy, on Newfoundland outport fishing | CBC.ca [video]
- Seven media experts selected to help modernize CBC/Radio-Canada before next election - CBC News
- CRTC delays implementing online streaming act until end of 2025 - The Globe and Mail
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The pretendian phenomenon has been known and discussed in indigenous circles for years, but it's become mainstream Canadian news lately thanks to three big name exposés: Buffy sainte Marie, Joseph Boyden, and Michelle Latimer. These people were arguably the most famous indigenous songwriter in Canada, the most famous indigenous novelist in Canada and the most famous indigenous filmmaker in Canada. And all three were revealed to not actually be indigenous or at a minimum, all three misrepresented their ancestries and their community connections.
But they are just the tip of the iceberg. The real issue with pretendians, according to a growing chorus of Indigenous leaders, is that Indigenous identity theft is vast and it poses an existential threat to First Nations.
In the United States, the number of people who identified themselves as native has grown from 552,000 back in 1960 to 9.7 million in 2020. That is a growth rate almost ten times as high as overall population growth in America. And most of it did not happen because new native people were born. It happened because millions of people shifted their identities. Here in Canada, we have 1.8 million people identifying as Indigenous today, up from just under half a million in 1980. That is almost a 400% increase. And again, most of it is not because indigenous people are having so many kids. Most of it is happening because so many Canadians are deciding that they're Indigenous. So what happens when people with newly claimed and highly contested Indigenous identities outnumber the Indigenous people that precede them?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Featured guests: Robert Jago, Angel Ellis
Additional music by Audio Network
For more information:
- Find Pretendians on your favourite podcast app
- The Newfoundlander — Canadaland
- AFN National Chief speaks at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues — APTN News
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Si l’on en croit les médias et les discours des politiques, les immigrants seraient responsables de toutes les difficultés culturelles et économiques que connaissent le Canada et le Québec à l’heure actuelle. Pour décrypter ces discours nauséabonds, Emilie reçoit Mireille Paquet, professeure au département de politique de l’Université Concordia et spécialiste des politiques migratoires. Dans la deuxième partie de l’émission, elles reviennent sur les campements pro palestiniens installés sur les campus canadiens, témoins de tensions entre la haute administration universitaire et la communauté étudiante et professorale.
According to politicians and some media, immigrants would be responsible for all the cultural and economic troubles Canada and the province of Quebec are facing. To break down and analyze these xenophobic discourses, Emilie talks with Mireille Paquet, a Concordia professor of political science, who specializes in migratory policy. In the second part of the show, they look at the pro-Palestinian encampments on university campuses, which bear witness to tensions between university administrators and the student-professor community.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation : Mireille Paquet
Pour en savoir plus :
- L’immigration donne un coup de frein au vieillissement de la population - La Presse
- Crise à Québec Solidaire: Réinventer notre démocratie en faillite - La Presse
- Une semaine de campements à l’Université de Toronto - Radio-Canada
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The Drake/Kendrick rap beef has overtaken the internet. A flurry of diss tracks has captured the attention of millions, but now a shooting outside of Drake’s Toronto mansion reveals the violent potential of this rhetorical battle. Jan Wong reports from the Drake’s Mansion and Jesse offers his analysis of the journalistic underpinnings of the modern rap beef.
Plus, there was foreign interference after all, but was it everything the media reported? What Justice Hogue’s initial report tells us (and doesn’t tell us) about the state of Canadian democracy.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Jan Wong
Further reading:
- Drake security guard suffers life-threatening injuries in shooting outside rapper's Toronto mansion, as online speculation ignites
- In the beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, no one’s a winner - The Globe and Mail
- Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar: the juiciest moments in their beef | CBC Music
- War in Gaza, Shibboleths on Campus | The New Yorker
- Globe editorial: The three big questions still unanswered on foreign interference
-
912 Is The Foreign Interference Scandal Overblown? - Canadaland [Podcast]
- Foreign meddling may not have swayed recent elections. But inquiry report provides good reason to worry - Toronto Star
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Open Line on VOCM-AM in Newfoundland has been called an institution. A religion. A must-listen show.
And we at Canadaland had never heard of it - until recently. But it attracts an audience bigger than any show in its time slot, and has consistently for years.
So in the age of podcasts and social media, in a time of layoffs and media cuts, how has this AM radio talk show managed to thrive?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Featured guests: Paddy Daly, Greg Smith, Ryan Cleary, Justin Brake
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- How Joey Smallwood convinced Newfoundlanders to join Confederation, CBC News
- Newfoundland radio star Ron Pumphrey had a profound connection with listeners, Joan Sullivan, Globe and Mail
- Mount Cashel Orphanage Abuse Scandal, Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador
- Open Line with Paddy Daly, VOCM
- COMMONS: Work, Episode #6: Emptying an Ocean and Episode #7: Merchants of the Rock, Canadaland
- The Newfoundlander, Justin Brake, Canadaland
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Campus protests have migrated to Canada and McGill is asking the cops for help. Why calling in the cops is the wrong approach, despite what’s being said (and chanted) at these protests.
Justin Trudeau seems to be popping up on podcasts everywhere these days. What to make of Trudeau’s podcast populism (and why it won’t work in 2024.)
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proolx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Justin Ling
Further reading:
- Opinion: Police crackdowns won’t bring order to campuses - The Globe and Mail
- Judge rejects injunction request for removal of McGill encampment protest | CBC News
- Timeline: UCLA's night of violence before police moved in
- Catching Up With Columbia’s Student Radio Station After a Historic Broadcast - Mother Jones
- Why I'm Resigning From The Intercept - Ken Klippenstein (Substack)
- Police Seek Criminal Charges Against Journalist Covering Gaza Protest – The Rover
- You’re about to hear Justin Trudeau on a lot more podcasts - Toronto Star
- Justin Trudeau’s Last Stand | The Walrus
- The Justin Trudeau Interview - Bug-eyed and Shameless (Substack)
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Canadian media coverage of the war in the Middle East has, unsurprisingly, focused on the impact on diaspora communities here in Canada. We have heard about Jewish Canadians, Palestinian Canadians, and we have heard in general terms about the many Muslim communities across Canada and how this is affecting them. But there's one diaspora community that is increasingly at the center of this conflict, who we have heard very little about. And that is the Iranian community.
Today on the show, three members of the Iranian-Canadian community, Amir Attaran, Samira Mohyeddin, and Kahve Shahrooz, join Jesse to talk about their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences about what is going on in their community.
Editor’s note: In the introduction to this episode, Jesse says, “Canada is home to the second largest Iranian diaspora community in the world. There are 400,000.”
According to Tehran, Canada is home to 400,000 Iranian-Canadians but Statistics Canada puts the number at closer to 200,000. In either case, Canada is still home to one of the largest Iranian diaspora communities in the world.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Featured guests: Amir Attaran, Samira Mohyeddin, Kahve Shahrooz
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Canada has become a safe haven for officials from Iran’s monstrous regime — The Globe & Mail
- The Jews of my generation thought they would be exempt from history. They were wrong — The Globe & Mail
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Alors que l’année 2024 sera la plus chaude jamais enregistrée, on voit le public, épuisé par l'éco anxiété et une certaine fatigue informationnelle, se détourner des médias. Emilie Nicolas reçoit Étienne Leblanc, journaliste environnement et climat à Radio-Canada, pour échanger sur l’évolution de la couverture médiatique des changements climatiques depuis une vingtaine d’années et sur les solutions possibles afin de mieux communiquer sur le sujet.
Even if 2024 is projected to be the warmest year ever recorded, audiences are tuning out the news, exhausted by eco-anxiety and media fatigue. Emilie Nicolas talks with Étienne Leblanc, environment and climate reporter at the CBC, about the past twenty years of climate change coverage and how to find solutions to better communicate on the topic.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), André Proulx (Coordonnateur à la production), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation : Étienne Leblanc
Pour en savoir plus :
- Mille questions, une planète — Radio-Canada
- Climate, Migration and the Far Right — NPR
- Jour de la Terre: les jeunes sont-ils encore écolos? — La Presse
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As the hit Netflix documentary What Jennifer Did draws criticism for manipulating source materials, we talk to Karen K. Ho about the differences between True Crime and journalism.
Umar Zameer is acquitted of murdering a Toronto police officer, but the way his case was handled by the media and politicians raises questions about the impact of public narratives in high-profile legal cases.
Plus, Goldsbie sits court-side, and why Connie Walker deserves an apology.
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Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Karen K. Ho
Further reading:
- Jennifer Pan's Revenge - Toronto Life (2015)
- ‘What Jennifer Did’ producer denies using AI-generated photo - Toronto Star
- That Other School Shooting - The New York Times Magazine (2013)
- Let’s Talk About How My Job at Bell Gave Me Mental Health Issues and No Benefits - Canadaland (2016)
- The 100 Most Influential People of 2024: Connie Walker - Time
- How Connie Walker Won - CANADALAND (2023)
- Civic leaders stoked hatred of Umar Zameer after Toronto police officer's death: lawyer - CBC News
- Ex-mayor John Tory reflects on comments slamming Umar Zameer bail decision - Toronto Star
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On April 12, 2024, news broke that Sylvie Hauth, the former police chief of Thunder Bay, was arrested and charged with a series of criminal offenses.
But none of the news reports explained much about just what the hell was happening this time.
Most of this story is still unknown, but this week, Karyn Pugliese, Ryan McMahon, and Jon Thompson will tell you what they can, what they have verified so far, and they will give you their best sense — let's call it a theory — of what the big-picture story is here.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Jon Thompson (Reporter), Ryan McMahon (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
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Did we just dodge WW3? As Iran retaliated against Israel with an unprecedented barrage of drones and missiles, deciphering facts from fakes and misinformation seemed trickier than ever. Is this the new digital fog of war?
Bill Maher somehow still exists, and now he’s roasting Canada for all the wrong reasons. What Bill Maher gets wrong about Canadian “Zombie Lies”?
Plus, is Rick Ross an anti-semite? Jesse weighs in on the Drake beef.
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Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proolx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Rahim Mohamed
Further reading:
- As Iran attacked Israel, old and faked videos and images got millions of views on X
- Fake Footage of Iran’s Attack on Israel Is Going Viral | WIRED
- 'If One of Those Missiles Hit Tel Aviv We Would Be in a Very Different, Devastating Situation' - Podcasts
- Rick Ross Calls Drake 'BBL Drizzy' and OVO the 'Pastrami Posse' - XXL
- New Rule: Whoa, Canada | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) [VIDEO]
- Bill Maher warns Americans about Canada: ‘Yes, you can move too far left’ - National | Globalnews.ca
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We’ve long heard about how the news business is failing - layoff after layoff, media execs have claimed that they have had no choice but to make cutbacks.
In Bell’s latest round of 4800 layoffs, CEO Mirko Babic defended his decision to a parliamentary committee, claiming the company was struggling in a tough economic environment - and that news was part of what was bringing them down.
But is that the full story?
Because before Google and Facebook ate up advertising dollars, the Canadian media companies of the 90s made a bad bet. And it failed to pay off.
And now… the news industry is taking the fall.
Further reading:
- Corporate ownership of media has failed Canadians, Marc Edge, Canadian Dimension, 2024
- Bell Media Has Cut 1 In 4 Positions Since 2020 as Parent Company Keeps Dividend Rolling, The Deep Dive, 2024
- Media convergence, acquisitions and sales in Canada, CBC, 2010
- Convergence after the collapse: The ‘catastrophic’ case of Canada, Marc Edge, Media, Culture and Society, 2011
- Financialization and the “Crisis of the Media”: The Rise and Fall of (Some) Media Conglomerates in Canada, Dwayne Winseck, Canadian Journal of Communication, 2010
Host: Jesse Brown & Cherise Seucharan
Credits: Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
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Etienne Côté-Paluck, rédacteur en chef d’HAÏTI MAGAZINE et HAITI WEEKLY, des publications du collectif haïtien DÈYÈ MÒN ENFO, rejoint Emilie pour une discussion sur l’actualité de la crise qui se passe dans la ville et dans le pays.
Etienne Côté-Paluck, editor-in-chief of HAÏTI MAGAZINE and HAITI WEEKLY, publications of the Haitian collective DÈYÈ MÒN ENFO, joins Emilie for a discussion about what’s actually going on in the country.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Tristan Capacchione (Production), André Proulx (Coordonnateur à la production), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation : Etienne Côté-Paluck
Pour en savoir plus :
- Haïti Magazine
- Haiti Weekly
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A spectre is haunting Canada — the spectre of Communist China.
Finally, a proper inquiry into election interference by China featuring testimony from Trudeau and his top aides, but, at this point, will anyone even care?
Rebel News personality David “The Menzoid” Menzies is arrested yet again at a protest in Toronto, which raises larger questions about how police are selectively enforcing the law at contentious public rallies.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Harrison Lowman
Further reading:
- PMO, top ministers and senior officials received 34 briefings on foreign interference since 2018, CSIS says - The Globe and Mail
- PM tells foreign interference probe government's hands are tied on intelligence leaks to media | CBC News
- Prime Minister Trudeau tells foreign interference inquiry recent elections were ‘decided by Canadians’: Live updates - The Globe and Mail
- Justin Trudeau blames racism for allegation that China helped Liberal MP get elected
- Deportation hearing set for truck driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash | CBC News
- Soldiers had to rely on food donations because of lack of military support during Ottawa training
- Rebel News personality charged after incident at pro-Israel rally on Sunday
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Canadians have long thought of themselves as peacekeepers. But can we still make that claim today? Amid all of the the outrage towards our government over its relationship with Israel, are any protesters calling on Trudeau to send peacekeeping troops over there to intervene? When the guns finally fall silent there will likely be a call for some sort of peacekeeping force. But will Canada still be ready, or even willing, to resume our traditional role?
There's really just one statistic worth sharing here to illustrate that Canadians have lost nearly all capacity for peacekeeping. In the mid 1990s, there were over 3000 Canadian troops deployed as UN peacekeepers around the world. Today there are 60. That means we’re now at 2% of our former capability. What the hell happened?
We go looking for an answer for you today from Walter Dorn, professor of defense studies at the Royal Military College of Canada and the Canadian Forces College. Professor Dorn is an expert in arms control, international criminal law, just war theory, peace operations and the United Nations.
To learn more:
- Professional website — Walter Dorn
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
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As Canadians prepare for a rare celestial event–a total solar eclipse–Jesse has one message: don’t look up!
On Monday, the price of carbon increased, and so did prices at the pumps. Carbon Tax savant Max Fawcett explains why it’s terrible politics, but still a great policy
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proolx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Max Fawcett
Further reading:
- Why next week's solar eclipse has scientists so excited - CBC News
- Preparing for a total eclipse of the sun, 1979 - CBC [Video]
- Han Dong says international students voted en masse in his 2019 Liberal nomination - National Post
- Secret RCMP report warns Canadians may revolt once they realize how broke they are - National Post
- For sale by Canada: books by notorious conspiracy theorist Alex Jones - CBC News
- Axing serious climate action with lies. - Uncommons
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Question: what is Canada's greatest contribution to the world of comedy? Is it Lorne Michaels and Saturday Night Live, which launched the careers of comedians like Dan Aykroyd, Mike Myers, and Norm MacDonald? What about Samantha Bee, who broke into the boys club of late night political satire? Nathan Fielder who may have redrawn the lines of reality itself, exposing the absurdity of modern life with his bizarre, intricate pranks? Professor Stephen Leacock, the Mark Twain of Canada?
Or is it a hidden-camera, prank comedy show that has been seen by millions and millions of people from all over the world?
Just For Laughs Gags has been running for almost 25 years, and it had no reason to stop, except that its parent company filed for creditor protection under Canada’s Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act on March 5, 2024. What was Gags and what will be missed if it never gets produced again?
Today on the show, we hear from the people that made it, and from people that were pranked by them.
To learn more:
- Just for Laughs: Gags – 15 years growing around the world — Radio Canada International
- Just For Laughs Gags YouTube Channel — YouTube
- Joke's on us: Just for Laughs Gags is a heinous Canadian cultural export — National Post
- The cost of cringe: Does Just for Laughs: Gags go too far? — National Post
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Reporter, Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Special thanks: Tamara Wise
Additional music by Audio Network
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Il y a du pouvoir dans la réappropriation de son propre récit - c'est pourquoi Beata n'a pas seulement écrit un mémoire sur son expérience de fuite du Rwanda, mais aussi un recueil de poésie. Elle a cherché à retrouver des images qu'elle croyait exister, capturées par la BBC, d'un convoi de camions dans lequel elle était cachée pour fuir le pays - ce qui l'a menée à en découvrir davantage.
La conversation examine le rôle des médias occidentaux dans le reportage sur le Rwanda à l'époque. Où se trouvait la presse internationale pendant le génocide et pourquoi le récit était-il si incomplet ? Pourquoi ce génocide n'a-t-il pas été empêché malgré les avertissements plus d'un an auparavant ?
There’s power in re-appropriating your own story - which is why Beata has not only written a memoir about her experience fleeing Rwanda, but a book of poetry as well. She sought to track down footage that she believed to exist captured by the BBC of a convoy of trucks she was hidden in to flee the country - which led her on a path to discover more.
The conversation examines the role of western media reporting about Rwanda at the time. Where was the international media during the genocide and why was the narrative so incomplete? Why wasn’t this genocide prevented despite warnings over a year prior?
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Aviva Lessard (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), André Proulx (Coordonnateur à la production), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation : Beata Umumbyeyi Mairesse
Pour en savoir plus :
- Culbuter le malheur
- Le convoi
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Why are New Zealand libertarian think-tanks so into Canada’s Indigenous skyscrapers? In the midst of an ongoing housing crisis, is the Squamish Nation’s Sen̓áḵw project the future of Indigenous land development?
As Deadspin’s new ownership pivots to gambling referral, we consider how broadcast bingo supports Indigenous radio. Is “Radio Bingo” a replicable model for diversifying media revenue?
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Co-host: Robert Jago
Further reading:
- There’s one government in Canada that’s actually beating back the housing crisis, and it’s not Justin Trudeau’s Liberals or Doug Ford’s Conservatives – Toronto Star
- Vancouver’s new mega-development is big, ambitious and undeniably Indigenous – Maclean’s
- A Village Burned (2022) – Land Back (CBC Podcasts)
- A Canadian housing development shows how the value of indigenous land can be unlocked – The Post (NZ)
- Global Affairs confirms Canadian death in Lebanon, 8th since Israel-Hamas war began – The Canadian Press
- Deadspin Is Becoming a Gambling Referral Site – 404 Media
- Radio bingo sees a surge in interest during pandemic in small towns (2021) – The Globe and Mail
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When governments and corporations want to stay on top of the “threats” posed by protest movements — from climate campaigns to animal-rights advocacy — there’s one company that they tend to turn to: Welund. Founded in the UK in 2007, it expanded to North America about a decade later, setting up shop in Calgary (where it’s now called Foresight Reports). So who are they? And what does it mean when public-sector bodies farm out their intelligence gathering to a private firm?
To find out, we put our own open-source intelligence skills to the test.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further reading:
- Secretive intelligence firm with Alberta government contract spying on journalist Brandi Morin — Ricochet
- The Private Intelligence Firm Keeping Tabs on Environmentalists — Mother Jones
- BAE spy named by campaigners is friend of leading Tory — The Guardian
- BP paid ex-MI6 spy firm to snoop on green campaigners — openDemocracy
- Ep. 35 - Larry Hardcastle — Brilliant Business Podcast
- Information commissioner finds feds withheld details of relationship with private spy agency — Ricochet
- Foresight Reports website — Welund North America
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As Elon Musk rails against content moderation in a disastrous interview with Don Lemon, Jesse and Ivor Shapiro reconsider Canada’s new approach to online speech.
Is the Online Harms Act as Orwellian as Margaret Atwood thinks it is?
Also, immigration is coming up a lot in the news these days. Is the recent media discourse actually….mature?
Clarification: When Jesse reads from Bill C-63 Online Harms Act 17 he says "A person may, with the Attorney General's consent, lay an information before a provincial court judge if the person fears on reasonable grounds that another person will commit hate speech." He meant to say Section 17 "refers to existing parts of the criminal code that govern hate speech."
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Ivor Shapiro
Further reading:
- Trudeau’s Orwellian online harms bill - The Spectator (UK)
- Margaret Atwood, Elon Musk call out Trudeau's 'Orwellian' hate speech legislation - National Post
- Finding a Way Forward for Jews and Palestinians in This Terrible Time [VIDEO] - Centre For Free Expression
- Infectious-disease scientist fired from Winnipeg laboratory surfaces in China - Globe and Mail
- We’re Falling Into Trump’s Trap… Again - Persuasion
- Immigration is making Canada's housing more expensive. The government was warned 2 years ago - CBC News
- International student charged after alleged voyeurism involving cellphone at U of T residence - CBC News
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Andy Mill’s is the co-creator of The New York Times ground-breaking podcast, The Daily, and before that worked on the equally inventive and critically acknowledged podcast Radiolab. He’s also one of the very few journalists to gain the trust of J.K. Rowling for his series The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling. Finally, he’s been the subject of critical reporting from Canadaland for his work on the Peabody Award winning series for The New York Times, Caliphate. That series was stripped of the Peabody and Mills himself was “cancelled” for a combination of the Caliphate controversy and a series of attacks on twitter for his past work-place behaviour.
It’s a rare opportunity to speak with someone with a CV like Mills’ and even rarer for Jesse to have the opportunity to come face to face with someone who has been the subject of intense scrutiny from Canadaland’s reporting.
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To learn more:
- Califail — CANADALAND
- Andy Mills’ Professional Website — Andy Mills
- Caliphate — The New York Times
- The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling — The Free Press
- New York Times Says ‘Caliphate’ Podcast Fell Short of Standards — The New York Times
- An Arrest in Canada Casts a Shadow on a New York Times Star, and The Times — The New York Times
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
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Alors que la guerre à Gaza fait rage, Emilie Nicolas et Raed Hammoud font le point sur la couverture de cette guerre dans le cadre de leur travail au sein de l'écosystème médiatique québécois. Raed évoque également le travail documentaire de longue haleine qu'il a réalisé afin de créer des liens entre des personnes de différentes parties du monde, notamment ses séries documentaires T'es où, Youssef ? Immigrants de souche et Demain l'Afrique.
As the war in Gaza wages on, Emilie Nicolas and Raed Hammoud take stock of what it’s been like to cover this war in their work in the Quebec media ecosystem. Raed also discusses the long form documentary work he has done in order to create connections between people in different parts of the world, including his docu-series T’es où Youssef, Immigrants de Souche and Demain L’Afrique.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Aviva Lessard (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), André Proulx (Coordonnateur à la production), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation : Raed Hammoud
Pour en savoir plus :
- T’es où, Youssef ? - Télé Québec
- Immigrants de souche - TV5
- Demain l’Afrique - TV5
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The laughter has stopped at the Just For Laughs festival, as ownership applies for creditor protection and cancels the Montreal and Toronto 2024 festivals. Toronto Comedian Sam Sferrazza explains how the Just For Laughs systems worked (and didn’t work) for Canadian comedy.
Is there anything behind the Katespiracy? As a manipulated photo of Princess Catherine and her kids goes viral worldwide, Jesse wonders if any photograph… ever should have ever been trusted.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Sam Sferrazza
Further reading:
- Comedians reflect on Just For Laughs’ cancellation and the future of comedy - Globe and Mail
- 2024 Just for Laughs comedy festival cancelled, company seeks creditor protection - CBC News
- The end of SaltWire: What happened and what happens next? - Halifax Examiner
- Canada’s foreign correspondents are almost extinct - The Hub
- Hot Docs president warns this year's festival could be its last without more financial support - CBC News
- QAnon for Wine Moms - The Atlantic
- What's wrong with this picture? Plenty, say experts - CBC News
- So Where’s Kate Middleton? - The Big Story - Frequency [podcast]
- Royal mystery: What’s going on with Kate Middleton? - Front Burner - CBC [podcast]
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Labour used to be a beat. A major beat for any newspaper. Which, you know, makes sense. Because what happens with work, with the world of work, that matters to so many more people than any other section in the newspaper, more than politics or foreign affairs or even business. But the age of the working person's newspaper is just about dead, and along with it, the labour beat.
But maybe not to news audiences. We get constant emails from you asking us to take a closer look at work in Canada. The entire new season of our sister show Commons is called Work, and this week we hand the show over to the Commons team. Arshy Mann, Jordan Cornish, and Noor Azrieh are going to tell you about what they have found, about what it means to work and be a worker in Canada.
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Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Arshy Mann (Host and Producer), Jordan Cornish (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
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From Winnipeg to Wuhan, Canada is embroiled in an international spy situation, but why does no one seem to care anymore? Recent documents released from the investigation of scientist Dr. Xiangguo Qiu contain bombshells that may point back to the COVID lab leak theory.
As the obituaries and puff pieces roll in, the Canadian media seems to have forgotten that Brian Mulroney was - in fact - divisive. Correcting the record on “Conservative Titan” Brian Mulroney.
Clarification (March 18, 2024): While the Investigative Journalism Foundation’s Open By Default database includes roughly 20,000 records released by federal departments and agencies in response to access-to-information requests, The Globe and Mail’s Secret Canada project is broader in scope, encompassing summaries of more than 300,000 requests made to over 600 federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal institutions across the country.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson(Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Jan Wong
Further reading:
- Lies and scandal: How two rogue scientists at a high-security lab triggered a national security calamity - CBC News
- The big problem with the Winnipeg lab affair was obvious from the start: too much secrecy - CBC News
- Documents reveal fired scientists shared information with China - The Decibel Podcast
- Brian Mulroney, 18th prime minister and Progressive Conservative titan, dead at 84 | Politics - Canadian Press
- Globe editorial: Brian Mulroney, the last great prime minister - Globe and Mail
- The IJF launches ‘Open By Default,’ - Investigative Journalism Foundation
- China ends 30-year tradition: premier's annual press conference - Reuters
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Let’s skip two years of horse race punditry and commentary. It's over already. Barring some unforeseeable act of God, Pierre Poilievre is not just going to win, he is going to stomp to victory. The Liberals will likely be rebuilding from close to scratch and this country might be looking at a good long period of right wing rule. What does that look like? What does it mean for housing, crime, and the media landscape?
Today on the show, Jesse speaks with prominent journalists, Jen Gerson, Paul Wells, and Stephen Marche to find out more.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further reading:
- Conservatives open up a 19-point lead over the Liberals — Abacus Data
- Jen Gerson’s Substack — The Line
- Paul Well’s Substack
- Stephen Marche’s website
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Dans sa nouvelle autobiograhie, la professeure en droit transféminine Florence Ashley, théorise l’academic smut ou smut therapy comme la thérapie par l'écriture érotique. Gender/Fucking: the Pleasures and Politics of Living in a Gendered Body met en lumière le bordel de l'existence humaine à travers le récit de Florence - ses expériences romantiques, sexuelles, sa transition et des vérités qui sont beaucoup plus grandes qu’ille qui s'étendent à la jeune communauté trans actuelle.
Les nouvelles politiques d'identité de genre annoncées en Alberta mélangent le droit des enfants avec le droit des parents dans un contexte où les corps et esprits des personnes trans sont déjà sous contrôle social, familial, politique, médical et juridique, et leur sentiment le plus profond par rapport à leur identité, constamment délégitimisé.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Laetitia Dogbe (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), André Proulx (Coordonnateur à la production), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation : Florence Ashley
Pour en savoir plus :
- Centre Canadien De La Diversité Des Genres Et De La Sexualité
- Florence Ashley (2022) Banning Transgender Conversion Practices: A Legal and Policy Analysis
- Ashley, F., 2018. Genderfucking non-disclosure: Sexual fraud, transgender bodies, and messy identities. Dalhousie LJ, 41, p.339.
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Vice Media was once valued at 5.7 billion dollars - This week it closed its doors. One final episode of the podcast Cyber was released to give listeners a peek into what was going on at Vice. The staff knew something was amiss when the quality of the snacks began to deteriorate.
The Liberals tabled Bill C-63 to take aim at online hate. If this new bill comes into force it could make some online hate speech punishable by life in prison.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Justin Ling
Further reading:
- Vice Media Is Basically Dead
- Vice’s cunning, irreverent journalism is dead – and executives with bloated pay cheques helped kill it | Sirin Kale | The Guardian
- VICE Management Kills Vice.Com, Set to Lay Off Hundreds of Employees - Hell Gate
- I Was a Heretic at The New York Times - The Atlantic
- C-63 (44-1) - LEGISinfo - Parliament of Canada
- My First Take on the Online Harms Act: Worst of 2021 Plan Now Gone But Digital Safety Commission Regulatory Power a Huge Concern - Michael Geist
- Opinion: Pierre Poilievre wants big government to protect kids from porn - The Globe and Mail
- Online harms bill puts onus on tech platforms to remove child pornography - The Globe and Mail
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The Pikwakanagan First Nation seemed to be doing well - it has a good economy, high graduation rate, it has been revitalizing its culture, the books are tight. But things have gotten bad in the last five years. Pikwakanagan is not immune to the troubles infiltrating the towns surrounding it.
Late last year, Chief Greg Sarazin declared a State of Emergency over Opioids in the small rural community, just 150 kilometers from Ottawa. When a crisis hits a city like Belleville it makes headlines, but First Nations are not getting attention, or all the help they need to fight addiction. They are relying, in many ways, on their own devices.
There were at least five overdoses last year in a community with only 250 adults; that’s 1 in 50 people. Even more people must be using. But it's not just about those on reserve. When you count the cousins, the kids and the other family members living away, there have been dozens. What happened, and what is the community doing to try and stem the crisis.
Host: Karyn Pugliese
Credits: Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer)
Further reading:
- Pikwakanagan teen wins $50,000 prize for her community — Eganville Leader
- OPP investigating death at Pikwakanagan — Eganville Leader
- Saskatchewan First Nations sue Government of Canada over opioid epidemic — CTV News
- Treaty 6 Chiefs declare state of emergency over opioid deaths — APTN
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Liberal MP Rob Oliphant was caught being critical of the Trudeau government’s policy on the Gaza war in a leaked phone call with a constituent. He is the parliamentary secretary to the foreign affairs minister and says he’s considering quitting. First announced in the 2018 Federal Budget the Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) has given 50 million dollars to help underserved communities maintain local media… This funding is set to expire at the end of March.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Allison Smith
Further reading:
- Key Liberal MP rips his government's policy on Gaza war in private call with constituent -
- Local Journalism Initiative - Canada.ca
- Oliphant apologizes after video of him calling fellow Liberal MPs 'arrogant' over Israel genocide claims - National Post
- Stephen Harper: Israel's war is just, Hamas must surrender or be eliminated - National Post
- Stephen Harper's firm pours $350M into developing military tech for Israel - The Breach
- Federal money's kept hundreds of journalists employed in Canada. But the program's set to expire - CBC News
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Dr. Ayman Oweida he’s doing everything he can to help his family survive. But he hears the bombs getting closer when speaking to them on the phone.
The eyewitness of Aunt Fatimah, who says she is the sole survivor of an attack by the IDF, has lead Oweida to sign onto a coalition asking the Canadian government to cease arms exports to Israel.
It might not save his family - but it might do something.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further reading:
- Trudeau Government Authorized $28.5 Million Of New Military Exports To Israel Since October, The Maple, Feb 10, 2023
- Palestinian Quebecers scramble to get families to Canada as Gaza death toll climbs, CBC News, Jan 22, 2024
- Demands for Canada to stop supplying weapons to Israel grow louder, Al-Jazeera, Feb 9, 2024
- Al-Jazeera video of Fatimah Oweida’s account
- Fanning the Flames: The grave risk of Canada’s arms exports to Israel, Project Ploughshares, Jan 18, 2024
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Selon Yara El-Ghadban, romancière et éditrice montréalaise d’origine palestinienne, le rêve est un acte révolutionnaire. Dans cet épisode, Emilie invite Yara à partager des extraits de son ouvrage Les racistes n'ont jamais vu la mer, coécrit avec Rodney Saint-Éloi. Au cours de cette discussion franche, l’expression artistique, le deuil, et l’espoir s'entremêlent.
According to Yara El-Ghadban, a Montreal novelist and editor of Palestinian origin, dreaming is a revolutionary act. In this episode, Emilie invites Yara to share excerpts from her book Les racistes n'ont jamais vu la mer, co-written with Rodney Saint-Éloi. Over the course of this candid discussion, artistic expression, grief, and hope coalesce.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Nancy Pettinicchio (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation : Yara El-Ghadban
Pour en savoir plus :
- Les racistes n'ont jamais vu la mer — Les éditions Mémoire d’encrier
- Je suis Ariel Sharon — Les éditions Mémoire d’encrier
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Is radio not a viable business anymore? Bell Media said this in a release in the wake of massive layoffs. And Pierre Poilievre is waging a bizarre battle with the media … including the (controversial) Canadian Press.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Jon Pole
Further reading:
- ‘Depressing’ to see ‘W5′ affected by Bell Media cuts, says former host Kevin Newman - The Globe and Mail
- Editorial - Eagle Feather News
- Pierre Poilievre can dish it out. Why can't he take it? - Toronto Star
- Pierre Poilievre claims 40 offenders were arrested 6000 times in Vancouver in a year. Is that actually true? - Toronto Star
- 'Significant concerns' raised about security at Pierre Poilievre's Stornoway home, internal documents show - Toronto Star
- APTN Interview with Pierre Poilievre
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Introducing CanadaLabs – a hub for the next generation of audio journalists! To learn more, including how to apply to the Audio Journalism Fellowship Program or submit to our first short-form audio contest, visit canadaland.com/canadalabs
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After Max Krangle left Big Tobacco he went to work for the porn business. Jesse and Max explore whether the business lessons learned in porn, one of the world’s most successful enterprises, can apply to journalism, one of the world’s most vulnerable industries.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further reading:
- Contentious Counsel by Max A. Krangle — Counsel Strategy
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The Alberta Premier has a UCP leadership election this year, and apparently she needs transphobic voter support more than she cares about keeping the government out of classrooms and kids’ pronouns. And invitations for Nazis, cancellations for Jews - we analyze the shameful takedown of NDP MLA Selina Robinson and try to figure out where exactly the line for cancellable offence is.
Correction (Feb. 8, 2024): This episode originally described Susan Kim as a member of British Columbia’s Legislative Assembly, suggested that Premier David Eby allowed her to continue in her role after she apologized for casting doubt on the use of sexual violence by Hamas. Kim is in fact a Victoria city councillor who added her name to a late-October open letter that made reference to “the unverified accusation that Palestinians were guilty of sexual violence.” While Municipal Affairs Minister Anne Kang called on Kim to apologize (which she subsequently did), and declined to call for Kim’s resignation, Premier Eby himself did not weigh in.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Jess Schmidt (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Rachel Matlow
Further reading:
- Danielle Smith’s “Preserving Choice for Children and Youth” announcement video on X
- Opinion: Danielle Smith’s sex-ed policy changes are putting all Alberta teenagers at risk - John Ibbitson, The Globe and Mail
- The influence of conventions in the SCC's decision re: Ford's ministerial mandate letters - Emmett Macfarlane
- Joni Mitchell performs at Grammys, 50 years after 1st win - CBC News
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Two journalists, Kathleen Martens and Brandi Morin, have been closely following the ongoing crises faced by unhoused people, largely Indigenous, in so-called “tent cities”. They have been documenting the political and police action to remove the encampments. In Brandi’s case, she was arrested for doing her work as a journalist, which brought the eyes of the world on her. But the story isn’t about Brandi, it’s about the people she has been speaking with.
Editor-in-chief Karyn Pugliese sits down with Kathleen and Brandi to talk about the people they have met, their experiences, and what some of the causes of homelessness are for them.
Have tent cities and homelessness become the new normal?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Featured guests: Kathleen Martens, Brandi Morin
Further reading:
- Our Relatives — APTN
- Police raids rock Edmonton, as Indigenous encampment dismantled — Ricochet
- Indigenous reporter fears more journalists will be targeted after arrest as police cleared Canada camp — The Guardian
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En début de semaine, la chroniqueuse Toula Drimonis a vu la publication en français de son livre "Nous, les autres", suite au succès de la version originale anglaise en 2022. Fille d'immigrants grecs, l'auteure partage son vécu ainsi que celui des immigrants d'autres horizons au sein de la société québécoise. Dans un contexte où les débats sur l'immigration retournent à l'avant-scène de l'actualité, Toula se joint à Emilie pour évoquer les risques liés à l'attribution de la crise du logement à l'immigration. Parallèlement, alors que les immigrantes sont surreprésentées dans des maisons d’hébergement du Québec, leurs voix sont-elles entendues dans le paysage médiatique actuel ?
AVERTISSEMENT : Dans la deuxième partie de cet épisode, nous discutons de violence à caractère sexuelle et de violence basée sur le genre. Si vous êtes à la recherche de soutien, le lien suivant vous dirigera vers des ressources à travers le Canada : https://canadianwomen.org/fr/vous-cherchez-un-soutien/
Earlier this week, columnist Toula Drimonis saw the publication in French of her book "Nous, les autres", following the success of the original English version in 2022. As the daughter of Greek immigrants, she shares her experiences and those of immigrants from other backgrounds within Quebec society. With debates on immigration once again taking centre stage in the news, Toula joins Emilie in discussing the risks of associating the housing crisis solely with an increase in immigration. And while immigrant women are over-represented Quebec shelters, are their voices heard in today's media landscape?
WARNING: In the second half of the episode, the co-hosts discuss sexual violence and gender-based violence. If you are seeking support, the following link will direct you to resources across Canada: https://canadianwomen.org/support-services/
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Nancy Pettinicchio, Tristan Capacchione, Karyn Pugliese
Coanimation : Toula Drimonis
Pour en savoir plus :
- Nous, les autres — Éditions Somme Toute
- Toula Drimonis: Quebec needs an informed debate on immigration — Montreal Gazette
- Invisible Lives: Meet Canada’s Undocumented Kids — The Walrus
- Balado | Les immigrantes et la violence conjugale — Le Devoir
- Des immigrantes enfermées à double tour dans la violence conjugale — Le Devoir
- For women facing abuse, culturally focused services are essential — Ricochet Media
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How much information should the public get when it comes to the motivations of a suspected shooter attacking a government building? And the new global order of internet governance that applies only to Taylor Swift - unpacking AI-generated deep fake porn.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Mattea Roach
Further reading:
- Video of suspected shooter on X
- Security guard accused in Edmonton city hall shooting makes court appearance - CBC News
- Suspect in Edmonton City Hall attack raised ‘no red flags,’ employer says - The Globe and Mail
- Five members of 2018 Canadian junior hockey team to face sexual assault charges - The Globe and Mail
- Iran allegedly hired Canadians to conduct assassinations on U.S. soil, according to indictment - CBC News
- Taylor Swift Reportedly Pursuing Legal Action Against Toronto Resident Accused of Creating, Sharing Explicit AI-Generated Images of Her - Exclaim!
- Explicit fake images of Taylor Swift prove laws haven't kept pace with tech, experts say - CBC News
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Every social media platform prizes something different. With Instagram, it’s aesthetics. On TikTok, it’s theatre-kid energy. And with Twitter, it was information and wit, conveyed via the written word.
Jonathan Goldsbie is very good at Twitter. But Twitter is no longer Twitter.
Every platform gradually withers — but since Elon Musk purchased it, the site’s ongoing transformation into the very worst version of itself has been by design.
So what’s a person like Goldsbie to do, when confronted with the prospect of terminal, destructive decline? What happens when X spots a mark?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further reading:
- Social media for the media social club: the slightly bizarre, happy story of #goldsbiephone — Toronto Life (2011)
- ‘It sucks, because I made zero dollars from it’: how I coined Big Dick Energy — The Guardian (2018)
- The Tweets Hereafter — Short Cuts (2022)
- Insult as Injury — The New York Times (2009)
- Elon Musk Is Spreading Election Misinformation, but X’s Fact Checkers Are Long Gone — The New York Times (2024)
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From cash cows to scapegoats, has there been a change in how we talk about international students? And how Canada’s provincial governments have, one by one, told the Canada Border Services Agency that they no longer want a role in a system decried as inhumane.
Clarification: Canadaland would like to clarify there are other requirements to maintain a permanent residency in Canada. One such example is a residency requirement. While there are some exceptions, individuals generally need to have spent at least 730 days (the equivalent of two years) in Canada over the previous five years.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Damilola Onime
Further reading:
- Immigration is making Canada's housing more expensive. The government was warned 2 years ago - CBC News
- Canada stuck in ‘population trap,’ needs to reduce immigration, bank economists say - The Globe and Mail
- Elements of immigration system 'out of control,' says federal minister as pressure to make changes increases - CBC News
- Investors, not immigrants responsible for fewer homes and higher rent - Toronto Star
- Canada’s International Cash Cows - CANADALAND
- Students in Strip Malls - Wag the Doug
- Selling Sunset, Buying Stress - The Backbench
- Canada's surging cost of living fuels reverse immigration - Reuters
- Détention des migrant·es : un système jugé discriminatoire et arbitraire - Pivot
- Immigration detention continues in Canada despite the end of provincial agreements - The Conversation
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For years Canadian media has been saying that Canada is a world leader in regulating big tobacco and is a global success story when it comes to weaning the public off of cigarettes.
Last week there were headlines about the decline of tobacco use in Canada — according to the World Health Organization stats that say we are beating just about every country when it comes to convincing people to kick the habit.
Given the tone and the content of news coverage on Canada's anti-smoking effort, and you might have the idea that:
- Big Tobacco is in serious business trouble... unless vaping saves them
- The Canadian government doesn't want anyone to smoke
- Public Health Canada is getting ready to ban cigarettes entirely, first to young Canadians, and eventually to everyone.
According to Max Krangle, a lawyer who worked for Big Tobacco companies like RJ Reynolds for 12 years, you would be wrong. He says the cigarette business is more profitable than ever and that government regulations are the reason why.
Correction: In a previous edition of this episode, the guest Max Krangle said that, to account for tobacco revenue loss, income tax would have to increase by 10%. Host Jesse Brown, misinterpreted this and asked if that would mean that tobacco revenue accounts for 10% of total tax revenue. Krangle mistakenly agreed. That exchange has been removed.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further reading:
- Contentious Counsel by Max A. Krangle — Counsel Strategy
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Dans cet épisode spécial de début d'année, Vanessa Destiné, chroniqueuse et animatrice, se joint à Emilie pour discuter des sujets marquants de janvier. Elles abordent les conséquences de prendre position (ou de rester silencieux) sur le génocide en Palestine, ainsi que l'état du star système dans le milieu du cinéma et de la télévision en France et au Québec. À l’approche des élections américaines, Emilie et Vanessa partagent leurs prédictions pour 2024.
CONTENT WARNING: In the second half of the episode, the co-hosts discuss sexual violence and gender-based violence. If you are seeking support, the following link will direct you to resources across Canada: https://canadianwomen.org/support-services/
In this special episode to kick off the new year, columnist Vanessa Destiné joins Emilie to discuss key issues in the media this January. The co-hosts discuss the consequences of taking a stand (or remaining silent) on the genocide in Palestine, as well as the state of the star system in film and television in France and Quebec. With the upcoming American elections in mind, Emilie and Vanessa share their predictions for 2024.
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Nancy Pettinicchio (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation : Vanessa Destiné
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I know you want to read about what celebrity chef Mary Berg did, but DON’T click on the link - it’s clickbait! And Trump is back in a big way. Did we learn anything from the last time?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Sandy Garossino
Further reading:
- Department of National Defence wants to hire journalists for ‘role playing’ - National - Global News
- https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/indigenous-journalist-arrested-by-edmonton-police-at-homeless-encampment - Edmonton Journal
- Trump re-election ‘won’t be easy’ for Canada, says PM Justin Trudeau - The Independent
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Activist Esra’a Al-Shafei has gone to extreme lengths to keep her image offline. But one day that privacy was breached — or so she thought.
Her story is just one of many of the real life impacts of our development and use of artificial intelligence.
Can Canada create a guardrail good enough to protect us — and our data — from these kinds of harms? Or have we passed the point of no return?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further reading:
- Proposed AI regulations need more scrutiny, groups urge Ottawa, Global News, Sept 25, 2023
- Canadian AI experts issue letter in support of draft law aimed at curbing technology’s risks, Globe and Mail, April 18, 2023
- Interview Esra'a Al Shafei "Internet is window to the world in Bahrein", TedxAmsterdam
- News coverage of artificial intelligence reflects business and government hype — not critical voices, The Conversation, April 19, 2023
- Bianca Wylie’s blog series on AIDA
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Canada’s major newspapers take a stance on antisemitic attacks happening in Toronto. And PM Justin Trudeau heads to the beach.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Phoebe Maltz Bovy
Further reading:
- Globe editorial: When protests become acts of intimidation - Globe and Mail
- When hate turns violent - Toronto Star
- NP View: Hate in the streets fuelled by Trudeau's 'post-national' vision of Canada - National Post
- 4 Jewish people assaulted after walking home from Vaughan synagogue: police - Toronto - Global News
- Life and death at a Gaza hospital | Front Burner - CBC
- 'Screams Without Words': How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7 - New York Times
- Government defends another free vacation for Justin Trudeau at luxury resort: 'All of the rules have been followed' - Toronto Star
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For newsrooms across the country, covering the war with Israel and Palestine has been tremendously difficult. Tensions are high, emotions are very fragile, and resources are at record lows. Today, we're going to try to give you some idea of just what it has been like for journalists to work under these conditions.
Canadaland Editor-in-Chief, Karyn Pugliese, sits down with Dave Seglins, a CBC journalist who spent 25 years as a frontline reporter and investigative journalist. After experiencing work-related PTSD, he's purposed himself as a champion of well-being in the newsroom. She also speaks with Brent Jolly, the president of the Canadian Association of Journalists, about what he's hearing from reporters across the country.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further reading:
- The Journalists’ Psychiatrist — CANADALAND
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There’s a really popular Canadian politics YouTube channel with hundreds of anti-Trudeau videos. Something seemed a little fishy though. Jesse, Jonathan, and Karyn start pulling at a thread that ultimately takes their search to the other side of the world.
There’s a video on YouTube titled “Trudeau’s Alleged AFFAIR with Minister of AFFAIRS” that baselessly suggests the prime minister’s marriage fell apart due to a dalliance with a member of his cabinet. It has 473,903 views.
It’s the biggest hit for a channel called Street Politics Canada that, for more than a year, has been churning out anti-Trudeau content day after day. Street Politics claims to be an “independent news organization” based in Canada that is “clear and upfront” about their biases — but who are they, and why haven’t we heard of them before?
Credits: Jesse Brown (Host & Publisher), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor, Podcasts)
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Often underreported or ignored by national media, the unique and complex issues facing the people who call Yukon home rarely get the attention they deserve. In this LIVE TAPING Mattea Roach, Michelle Friesen, Tosh Southwick, and Carissa Waugh take part in a smart, nuanced, and engaging conversation centering the opportunities, and political and social challenges up north. But most importantly, this episode speaks to the absolute need to have tough and sometimes uncomfortable conversations about reconciliation.
Host: Mattea Roach
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guests: Michelle Friesen, Tosh Southwick, Carissa Waugh
Background reading:
- Curing the ‘colonial hangover’: how Yukon First Nations became trailblazers of Indigenous governance - The Narwhal
- Indigenous self-government in Yukon holds lessons for all of Canada - Policy Options
- 'It's going to take the community': Yukon faces Canada's worst toxic drug death rate - CBC News
- Umbrella Final Agreement
- Together Today for our Children Tomorrow
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In the 1960s and 70s, there was a fear that cult leaders were brainwashing young people into joining their new, strange movements. But is it even possible to “brainwash” anyone?
At a psychiatric hospital in Montreal, one mad scientist, with the help of the CIA, tried to find out.
Featured in this episode: Alison Steel, Lisa Ellenwood
To learn more:
Brainwashed by Michelle Shephard, Lisa Ellenwood & Chris Oke on CBC Podcasts
The Search for the Manchurian Candidate: The CIA and Mind Control by John Marks
Father, Son and CIA by Harvey Weinstein
MK Ultra: CIA mind control program in Canada by CBC’s The Fifth Estate
“Federal government quietly compensates daughter of brainwashing experiments victim” by Elizabeth Thompson in CBC News
Credits: Arshy Mann (Host & Producer), Jordan Cornish (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Listen to the rest of the season here.
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Stories of big news breaking when everyone else is on vacation
People might take holidays, but the news doesn’t. For your holiday listening needs, here are stories from reporters who have worked Christmas in their newsrooms. It’s the good, the bad and the funny.
A Canadaland tradition, now updated with a new story.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Bruce Thomson (Producer) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor) Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
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Dans ce dernier épisode de l'année, Emilie Nicolas co-anime avec Aurélie Lanctôt, chroniqueuse au Devoir et doctorante à l'Université McGill. Revenant sur un été marqué par des feux de forêt records, les co-animatrices s'interrogent sur le paradoxe entre les effets de plus en plus tangibles des changements climatiques et l'absence inquiétante d'action politique de la part de nos gouvernements fédéral et provinciaux. Alors que les grèves se poursuivent dans le secteur public québécois, le gouvernement caquiste changera-t-il son ton lors des négociations en cours ?
In this final episode of the year, Emilie Nicolas co-hosts with Aurélie Lanctôt, columnist for Le Devoir and doctoral student at McGill University. Looking back on a summer marked by record forest fires, the co-hosts reflect on the paradox between the increasingly tangible effects of climate change and the disturbing lack of political action on the part of our federal and provincial governments. As strikes continue in Quebec's public sector, will the CAQ government change its tone during ongoing negotiations?
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Nancy Pettinicchio (Production), Caleb Thompson (Production technique), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Co-animation : Aurélie Lanctôt
Pour en savoir plus :
- Point de bascule planétaire – Aurélie Lanctôt dans Le Devoir
- Détention des migrants : Québec repousse sa date butoir – Radio-Canada
- Javier Milei promises 'drastic' changes for Argentina after dominant election win – CBC
- Un blitz de négociations s’amorce – La Presse
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Islamophobia and antisemitism are on the rise in Canada - but if there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that teenagers becoming radicalized and making homemade bombs is not okay.
Plus, the latest on how Bill C-18 the Online News Act continues to screw over independent media…this time with Google’s $100 million exemption pie for Canadian broadcasters to scrap over.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Jess Schmidt (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Jan Wong
Further reading:
- Rex Murphy: An antisemitic menace stalks Canada and Trudeau couldn't care less - National Post
- Rupa Subramanya’s response to the Hanuman statue at the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton - X
- Scanner Price Accuracy Code - Retail Council of Canada
- Ari Ben-Menashe says his car insurance was cancelled because Trudeau doesn't like his business - National Post
- Peter Menzies: The government surrenders to reality with rewritten Online News Act—and pleases no one - The Hub
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We asked people to call Jesse and argue about… whatever, in the true spirit of this festive season.
A return for a second listen to this evergreen Holiday Season special from 2020. Featuring CBC Radiohost Piya Chattopadhyay, newsletter maker Marc Weisblott, journalist Kareem Shaheen, Maureen from Calgary, Simon from Toronto and so many more….
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With so much going on in the world, how could we possibly cover it all on one Short Cuts? By breaking it up into digestible chunks of varying levels of importance, that’s how!
Jonathan and Karyn reteam for an all–Duly Noted edition of Short Cuts, spanning everything from the National Post’s somehow-even-more-conservative-than-before coverage of Israel to that one baseball man who people thought was on his way to Toronto but wasn’t. And did a whistleblower actually deliver anonymous, in-person testimony to Parliament this week? Sort of!
Host: Jonathan Goldsie
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Karyn Pugliese
Further reading:
- Whistleblower testifies about 'gross mismanagement' at federal green fund - CBC News
- New Brunswick’s access regime among the most restrictive in Canada, Globe audit finds - The Globe and Mail
- Why responsive records aren't included in the Secret Canada database - Secret Canada
- CTV issues apology after war footage airs during Hanukkah story - Toronto Sun
- Postmedia Called Out For Publishing Israeli Propaganda As ‘News’ - The Maple
- Ottawa eyes change to border rules for Indigenous communities. 'It is an injustice that continues to divide our people' - Toronto Star
- Ohtani-watch rivets Toronto as flight trackers, restaurant reservations spark frenzy - The Athletic
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Usually when Canadaland does a story on reporters in conflict we’re talking to a reporter who has had boots on the ground, someone who’s dodged bullets in hot zones and has the scars and the PTSD to prove it. But not this time. This time we’re speaking with Anthony Feinstein a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He specializes in the psychological distress of journalists. He treats journalists as patients, and he does research into the kind of psychological trauma that commonly afflicts them. In fact, he created the field of study focused on psychological trauma in journalists - it simply did not exist before him.
Host: Jesse Brown
Guest: Anthony Feinstein, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.
Credits: Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further reading:
- Moral Courage: 19 Profiles of Investigative Journalists by Anthony Feinstein
- Shooting War by Anthony Feinstein
- In the face of moral challenges, journalists need help
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À la suite de son mandat de députée de Québec solidaire à l'Assemblée nationale de 2018 à 2022, Catherine Dorion s'est lancée dans l'écriture d'un livre. Paru le 13 novembre dernier, Les têtes brûlées : Carnets d'espoir punk raconte l'attention médiatique qui a entouré Catherine durant son mandat. L’ex-députée se joint à Émilie, qui a elle aussi grandi dans la région de Québec, pour réfléchir à l'influence des médias – en particulier de la radio-poubelle – non seulement sur la politique provinciale, mais aussi sur la vie quotidienne de divers groupes marginalisés. Un échange sincère entre deux femmes de Québec qui dérangent.
Following her mandate as a Québec solidaire Member of National Assembly from 2018 to 2022, Catherine Dorion set out to write a book. Released on November 13, Les têtes brûlées : Carnets d'espoir punk recounts the media attention that surrounded Catherine during her mandate. Catherine joins Emilie, who also grew up in the Quebec City region, to reflect on the influence of the media – and more specifically of trash-radio – not only on provincial politics but also on the everyday lives of various marginalized groups. A heartfelt exchange between two Québec City women who disrupt the status quo.
Animation: Emilie Nicolas
Générique: Nancy Pettinicchio (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation: Catherine Dorion
Pour en savoir plus :
- Les têtes brûlées : Carnets d’espoirs punk – Lux Éditeurs
- Attentat dans une mosquée au Québec 2017 : « Il est temps de faire un examen de conscience » – Radio-Canada
- Radio-poubelle : « une radio de combat pour la classe dirigeante » – Pivot
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David Suzuki spent decades of his life sounding the alarm about environmental destruction, as host of the CBC TV show The Nature of Things and other radio programs. When he looks at the world today, he’s frustrated. “We haven’t done a goddamn thing about the issues being raised,” he tells Jesse.
He also talks about the failures of Capitalism, the people who have tried to take him down, and his concerns with the state of discourse today.
This conversation was recorded in September, 2023
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CBC makes huge cuts - with plans to eliminate 600 positions. Is it time for a good hard look in the mirror to figure out what its future could look like? And Pierre Poilievre turns to documentary film to explain the housing crisis.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Paul Wells
Further reading:
- CBC/Radio-Canada to cut 10 per cent of workforce, end some programming as it faces $125M budget shortfall - CBC News
- EMERGENCY EPISODE: Catherine Tait Makes Her Case for the CBC - The Paul Wells Show
- Court dismisses CBC copyright infringement lawsuit against Conservative Party - CBC News
- Canada Proud sues Dean Blundell for defamation - Toronto Star
- Housing hell: How we got here and how we get out.
- With one video, Pierre Poilievre has taken control of the housing debate - The Globe and Mail
- Justin Trudeau: An economy that benefits us all
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Editor’s note: An earlier version of this episode contained characterizations of slain Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar that Canadaland has been unable to independently verify, and as such have been removed.
To put it lightly, Canada’s relations with India and China have lately been a mess, with allegations of assassination, retaliation, interference, and spying. And that was before a recent Globe report raised new questions about why China detained the “Michaels,” and before U.S. prosecutors charged an Indian national in a “murder-for-hire conspiracy” apparently connected to the killing of a Sikh activist in Surrey.
Today’s conversation with Sam Cooper, the reporter who broke the story about alleged Chinese interference in Canadian elections, will take you inside the mess — and help make sense of it.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further reading:
- Spavor blames fellow prisoner Kovrig for Chinese detention, alleges he was used for intelligence gathering — The Globe and Mail
- How geopolitics caught up with Canada — Financial Times
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Margaret Atwood returns to talk about getting in trouble, being treated in the media as some sort of prophet, and whether there are times when authoritarianism could in fact help us solve major problems.
This conversation was recorded in September, 2023
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Danielle Smith’s Sovereignty Act is like trying to get away with amending the Constitution via a hastily-scrawled Post-it note, flimsily affixed while no one’s looking. Spare a thought for the poor Alberta reporters who have to explain that, on top of their normal work of attempting to make energy policy engaging.
And if 10 years is a long time in the life of a digital media company, how do we describe 20 for an indie magazine?
The Narwhal’s Drew Anderson co-hosts.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Drew Anderson
Further reading:
- Alberta invokes Sovereignty Act over federal clean electricity regulations - CBC News
- Danielle Smith wants a fight over climate policy — whether we need it or not - CBC News
- Canada's fossil fuel industry is banking on carbon capture to lower emissions. Is it a viable solution? - CBC News
- Gaza Civilians, Under Israeli Barrage, Killed at Historic Pace - The New York Times
- Federal government reaches deal with Google on Online News Act - CBC News
- Important Announcement About the Future of Shameless – Shameless
- Spacing’s 20th Anniversary Party! – Spacing
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Canadaland publisher Jesse Brown has been asked to stop talking about antisemitism.
He's also been asked whether he will denounce Israel, or if he is in fact a Zionist.
In this opinion piece, Jesse tries to clear things up once and for all.
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Journalists report the news. They hear about a story, write it up, verify the facts, and then hit “publish”.
But, occasionally a story comes in from someone else and then they, more or less, just hit “publish”.
Public relations professionals are master spin doctors. They know how to get the story they want to tell, which may or may not be true (or at least not the full truth), published in major newspapers and sites across the country.
Everyone does this: governments, corporations, institutions, police departments, and so on. And as the number of journalists in the country continues its slow decline, the number of people working in PR has increased by nearly eight times in the past thirty years. With that disparity, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to verify and dedicate time to every story that comes in.
Journalist Cecil Rosner sits down with Jesse and Karyn for a rich discussion about the power that PR firms can hold in setting the narrative in what the public should think and believe.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further reading:
- Manipulating the Message: How Powerful Forces Shape the News — Dundurn Press
Clarification (December 12, 2023): In the conversation, host Jesse Brown remarks that he’s “never read a story from PressProgress that would embarrass or contradict the agenda of the NDP,” adding, “Maybe they can correct me on that.” Taking Jesse up on this offer, PressProgress editor Luke LeBrun draws our attention to five stories critical of policies from British Columbia’s NDP government, and, stressing the outlet’s journalistic independence, notes they have “no rules forbidding our journalists from criticizing the NDP or any requirement that they must dogmatically align with the NDP’s policies or messaging on anything.”
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Une mobilisation citoyenne à grande échelle a lieu au Canada pour inciter le gouvernement Trudeau à demander un cessez-le-feu entre Israël et la Palestine. Jonathan McPhedran Waitzer se joint à Emilie pour discuter de la place des personnes alliées au sein des mouvements sociaux, soulignant particulièrement le rôle des personnes juives solidaires avec le peuple palestinien. Dans un deuxième temps, Jonathan, membre de l'équipe d'organisation nationale de Ressources en mouvement, met en lumière cette communauté de jeunes disposant de privilèges de classe qui luttent pour des changements systémiques au Canada.
Protestors have taken to the streets across Canada to urge the Trudeau government to call for a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine. Jonathan McPhedran Waitzer joins Emilie to discuss the place of allies within social movements, highlighting the role of Jewish people in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Jonathan, a member of Resources Movement’s national organizing team, highlights the community of young people with class privilege who are fighting for systemic change in Canada.
Animation: Emilie Nicolas
Générique: Nancy Pettinicchio (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation: Jonathan McPhedran Waitzer
Pour en savoir plus :
- Comprendre la montée de l’antisémitisme – Pivot
- Ces Juifs qui s’opposent à Israël – Radio-Canada
- Site web de Ressources en mouvement
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Rick Mercer started his career as a media critic of sorts. He broke into the national consciousness with a one man show taking on an establishment journalist, called Show Me the Button: I'll Push It (or Charles Lynch Must Die). He talks to Jesse about his path from angry young outsider to palling around with politicians on TV. He also talks about developing his pioneering blend of news and comedy in This Hour Has 22 Minutes and The Mercer Report, why he wouldn’t do Talking to Americans in the Youtube age, and why political satire in Canada is far friendlier than its American counterpart.
This conversation was recorded in September, 2023
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As news breaks of a temporary ceasefire in Gaza, Emilie Nicolas and Mattea Roach discuss anti-Palestinian media bias in media as well as look at the deaths of over 50 journalists in the region. They also talk about dwindling faith in Canadian media as more layoffs rock the industry.
Host: Emilie Nicolas
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Mattea Roach
Further reading:
- Israel, Hamas agree to temporary ceasefire deal where hostages, prisoners will be exchanged - CBC News
- CTV reports on Gaza with anti-Palestinian double standard, data shows - The Breach
- Forensic psychiatrist testifies at coroner's inquest into death of Soleiman Faqiri - CP24
- La précarité des médias affecte la confiance du public, estime Pascale St-Onge - Le Devoir
- The CAJ’s 2023 Canadian Newsroom Diversity Survey is the most comprehensive data set on gender and race in Canadian newsrooms - Canadian Association of Journalists
- Bill C-18 Bailout: Government Announces Plans to Pay For 35% of Journalist Costs for News Outlets as It More Than Doubles Tax Credit Per Employee - Michael Geist
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Ryan McMahon and Jon Thompson team up with Cherise Seucharan for the conclusion to Post Mortem, a two-episode dive into the connection between the police, the coroners, and the canary in a coal mine for death investigations across the province.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Jon Thompson (Reporter), Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Ryan McMahon (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further reading:
- Reinvestigation into nine Indigenous deaths to focus on ‘finding the truth’ — TBNewswatch, October 16, 2019
- Lawyer says families 'ignored' as Broken Trust final report on death reinvestigations expected within weeks — CBC News, Feb 15, 2022
- Reports on racism and a reckoning for Thunder Bay — TVO Today, Jan 17, 2019
- 2 police officers step on handcuffed man's back as doctor watches at First Nation nursing station — CBC News, Jul 10, 2017
- Thunder Bay Police Board chair apologizes to families after report urges more death reinvestigations — CBC News, March 16, 2022
- Thunder Bay TV series, Crave
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As sexual assault convictions stack up for Peter Nygard, another alleged predator is walking free in Montreal. And an Ontario teacher under fire for teaching about socialist economics - in his economics class.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Jan Wong
Further reading:
- https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/the-girls-around-robert-g-miller
- The girls around Robert G. Miller - The Fifth Estate
- 'It ruined my entire life': Woman says billionaire Robert Miller abused her in 1977, when she was 12 - CBC News
- Woman says she was 11 when Montreal billionaire Robert Miller sexually exploited her - CBC News
- Pierre Poilievre Under Fire After Video Surfaces of Homophobic and Transphobic Speech - Press Progress
- WARMINGTON: Marxism, trans rights, genocide over math, English, science in Mr. Cirinna's class - Toronto Sun
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What defines someone’s national identity? Is it a drop of blood from a distant relative? Is it living in a community? Is it being accepted by that community as a member? Do we approach that question differently if we have Italian ancestry versus Indigenous ancestry?
Justin continues his conversations with Qalipu leaders, community members, and distant relatives in his search to understand what it means to be Mi’kmaq, whether it’s right to claim a Mi’kmaq identity, and what he should tell his kids about who they really are.
Host: Justin Brake
Credits: Justin Brake (Writer & Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
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Further reading:
- Chief to explore separation from controversial Mi’kmaq band — APTN News
- Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation votes to allow some RCMP officers, military to reapply for membership — CBC News
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For over five years, Canadaland has been investigating Thunder Bay, Ontario. Specifically, we have been trying to figure out why there were so many unanswered questions around the deaths of Indigenous people in this one Ontario town.
We have looked at the cops. The schools. The courts. The government. The people in the town itself. But we never looked at the coroners and the forensic pathologists who are a central part of death investigations. And once we started to do so, freedom of information requests and leaked reports pointed to even greater problems with how deaths are investigated, that could span the entire province.
And so we went back to Thunder Bay.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Jon Thompson (Reporter), Ryan McMahon (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further reading:
- Lawyer says families 'ignored' as Broken Trust final report on death reinvestigations expected within weeks, CBC News, Feb 15, 2022
- Reports on racism and a reckoning for Thunder Bay, TVO Today, Jan 17, 2019
- Ontario coroners looking to unionize over working conditions, upcoming reforms, CBC News, June 14, 2023
- Horwath calls for review of Hamilton forensic pathology unit closure, CBC News, August 23, 2019
- 'Disappointing' response so far to 7 youth inquest recommendations, says Aboriginal Legal Services, CBC News, August 23, 2017
- Thunder Bay TV series, Crave
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Un nouveau documentaire, Ados et armés, traite de la question de l’usage croissant des armes à feu chez les adolescents québécois. Le film donne la chance aux adolescents concernés de parler pour eux-mêmes. Le réalisateur du film, Fabrice Vil, se joint à nous pour parler des problèmes systémiques qui nous ont amenés ici. Nous parlons aussi de racisme dans le sport, suite à une histoire dans Le Droit concernant le traitement choquant infligé à deux joueurs racisés dans une ligue de hockey jeunesse à Gatineau.
A new documentary, Ados et armés, digs into the issue of rising gun use among Quebec teens, giving the affected teens a chance to speak about it in their own voices. The director, Fabrice Vil, joins us to talk about the systemic problems behind this issue. We also talk about racism in sports, following a shocking story in Le Droit about the treatment of two racialized players in a youth hockey league in Gatineau.
Animation: Emilie Nicolas
Générique: Nancy Pettinicchio (Production), Kevin Sexton (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation: Fabrice Vil
Pour en savoir plus :
- Documentaire Ados et armés — Télé-Québec
- Un programme pour prévenir la violence armée mise sur la surveillance des jeunes — Pivot
- Des manifestant·es pro-Palestine accusent Radio-Canada de biais — Pivot
- «I can’t breathe»: la scène reproduite dans un vestiaire de hockey pour humilier un joueur noir — Le Droit
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You’ve heard a lot from Jesse this crowdfunding campaign, it's time for Editor in Chief Karyn Pugliese (Pabàmàdiz) to share her vision for Canadaland.
Karyn has seen journalism change Canada before, knows that it actually can make a difference in the conversations we have in this country, and in our democracy.
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The new refrain in the press gallery is that Trudeau has got to go. How seriously should we take this? And the world of deep fakes has come for Canadian news anchors. Glen McGregor co-hosts.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Glen McGregor
Further reading:
- Justin Trudeau is a problem for his party — and even if he quits, it might not save the Liberals, poll suggests - Toronto Star
- Deepfake video. Hate-spewing tweets: How a China-linked campaign took aim at Justin Trudeau, Pierre Poilievre - Toronto Star
- Manipulated Elon Musk videos promote fake investment app to Canadians - AFP Fact Check
- A warning from experts: 'The deepfakes you see now are going to be the worst you're ever going to see' - CTV News
- In A New Era Of Deepfakes, AI Makes Real News Anchors Report Fake Stories - Forbes
- CBS Launches Fact-Checking News Unit to Examine AI, Deepfakes, Misinformation - Variety
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When Newfoundland joined Canada as the tenth province in 1949, both the new province and the federal government neglected to mention in their terms of union that any indigenous people lived there. That meant Canada had no legal obligations to Mi’kmaq or Innu under the Indian Act. So First Nations peoples there were left out.
Over the decades, Mi’kmaq on the island fought for official recognition. Following the creation of Miawpukek First Nation (Conne River) in the early 1980s, the federal government finally agreed in the 2000s to recognize Mi’lkmaq in Central and Western Newfoundland, The Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation was formed. More than 100,000 people applied to join the new band, leading many to question the authenticity of those claims.
Justin speaks with experts and Qalipu community leaders to figure out how the community defines who is or isn’t Mi’kmaq. He wants to know because he and his family enrolled with Qalipu, but as Justin learned more about his ancestry, he began to question whether that claim was legitimate.
And if that claim wasn’t legitimate, what would that mean for the thousands of other Qalipu members?
Host: Justin Brake
Credits: Justin Brake (Writer & Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further reading:
- In landmark decision, Newfoundland appeal court judge lays out criteria for journalist protections when reporting at protests — Globe & Mail
- Proliferation of self-identified Indigenous people represents “new wave of colonialism” — APTN News
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Jill Heinerth is one of the most accomplished aquanauts in the world. With over 8500 dives, she is hired by some of the most notable names in film and television, from David Suzuki, to James Cameron.
But her life isn’t all about shooting epic underwater scenes for the big screen, a lot of her life is doing research in underwater caves, looking at organisms that few have ever seen before. She does this as part of scientific research that leads to groundbreaking medical discoveries, with applications for AIDS, breast cancer, and even COVID.
These dives are dangerous though, and each time she goes under, could be her last.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further reading:
- Official website — Jill Heinerth
- Explorer-in-Residence — Royal Canadian Geographical Society
- 'I’m not afraid of dying': Cave diver's latest obsession is underneath the Ottawa River — Ottawa Citizen
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It was impossible to look away once CBC released the story and Fifth Estate documentary questioning Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Indigenous identity. How well did the CBC do in its reporting? And an update on the Greenbelt scandal under Doug Ford - including an RCMP investigation. Kim Wheeler co-hosts.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Kim Wheeler
Further reading:
- Who is the real Buffy Sainte-Marie? - CBC
- Investigating Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims to Indigenous ancestry - The Fifth Estate
- Those who pretend to be Indigenous only distract from the things that really matter - The Globe and Mail
- Greenbelt, farmland planning favoured secrecy, not environment: docs - The Narwhal
- Environmental group releases thousands of government documents on Greenbelt, urban boundary scandals - The Trillium
- Departing premier Heather Stefanson apologizes for 'hurting Manitobans' with landfill-search ads - CBC News
- Doug Ford denies involvement in municipal land decisions - The Globe and Mail
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In 2001, 9/11 forced airplanes from all over the world to suddenly land in Newfoundland. As communities responded to the crisis and welcomed people into their homes, there was a chance encounter between a Rabbi from England and an elderly person from Gander, Newfoundland: Edward Brake, grandfather of reporter Justin Brake.
Edward told the Rabbi that he was a Holocaust survivor and had suppressed his Jewish identity his whole life. But now, he said, it was time to share his story before it was lost forever.
How could the entire Brake family be unaware of this history? If the story is true, what does that mean for Justin? Justin sets off on a quest, speaking to family and digging through provincial archives in search of answers.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Justin Brake (Writer & Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further reading:
- The Day the World Came to Town — HarperCollins Publishers
- Meet the rabbi who got stranded in Newfoundland on 9/11 — Canadian Jewish News
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We are way off our target for our crowdfunding goal this year. When we launched our campaign a few weeks ago, we had the best launch day ever.
And then a war broke out….
We have so many really exciting stories to report and plans for the coming year to tell you about, and our ability to move on them depends on your support right now.
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Le gouvernement caquiste du Québec a récemment proposé une nouvelle mesure qui, selon le premier ministre François Legault, protégera la langue française. Cette mesure consiste à augmenter les frais de scolarité pour les personnes non-québécoises souhaitant étudier dans une université au Québec. Comme cette hausse aurait certainement un impact sur les universités anglophones qui accueillent un grand nombre d’étudiant.es de l'extérieur de la province, les médias à travers le pays ont rapidement exprimé leur inquiétude. Andrew Parkin, directeur général de l'Environics Institute, se joint à Emilie pour discuter de la façon dont cette nouvelle mesure influence la perception du Québec par le reste du Canada. Andrew nous offre également un aperçu d'une nouvelle enquête par l’Environics Institute et l’Initiative du Siècle qui démontre que les attitudes envers l'immigration sont en train de changer parmi les Canadiens.
Quebec's CAQ government recently proposed a new measure which, according to Premier François Legault, will protect the French language. The measure involves raising tuition fees for non-Quebecers wishing to study at a university in Quebec. As this increase would certainly have an impact on English-language universities, which welcome a large number of students from outside the province, media outlets across the country were quick to express their concern. Andrew Parkin, Executive Director of the Environics Institute, joins Emilie to discuss how this new measure affects the rest of Canada's perception of Quebec. Andrew also provides an overview of a new study by the Environics Institute and the Century Initiative, which shows that attitudes towards immigration are changing among Canadians.
Animation: Emilie Nicolas
Générique: Nancy Pettinicchio (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation: Andrew Parkin
Pour en savoir plus :
- Tarifs pour les étudiants non résidents : Québec garde le cap, malgré la grogne – Radio-Canada
- Sarah Jama expulsée du caucus : soutien des citoyens, divisions au NPD – Radio-Canada
- Sarah Jama sur X
- Doug Ford sur X
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Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre goes international by chomping on an apple. And journalist Tim Bousquet could face jail time for articles he published about a murder trial in Nova Scotia.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Tim Bousquet
Further reading:
- Poilievre gets international attention for apple-eating viral moment - CBC News
- Getting to the core of Pierre Poilievre’s biting ‘apple’ interview - The Globe and Mail
- An Update on Mary - The Cape Breton Spectator
- Evidence on Display at Israel’s Forensic Pathology Center Confirms Hamas’ Atrocities - the Media Line
- A reporter could face five years in prison for writing about a murder trial - Halifax Examiner
- Jury finds Halifax man not guilty of murder in retrial that saw key witness recant | CBC News
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At ten years old, the Canadaland network has had its share of successes: investigative journalism, powerful accountability interviews, thoughtful analysis, critique of the media when it’s at its worst, and telling the weird, often untold stories about Canada.
It has also had a few misses, like hiring the voice actor for Lisa Simpson to advertise for the company.
Today’s episode features a few segments from the recent live show at the Hot Docs Podcast Festival, with hosts Mattea Roach, Jonathan Goldsbie, Allison Smith, Karyn Pugliese, Arshy Mann, and popular Short Cuts co-host Jan Wong interviews Jesse Brown.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Special Thanks: Crystal MacDonell, Michael Robinson, Patrick McKenna and the rest of the Hot Docs team who helped coordinate the event.
Further reading:
- The Canadaland Guide to Canadaland — Simon & Schuster
- Sofaless! Indigo customers stand up — The Globe & Mail
- Journalist Jesse Brown is quick to expose the failures of Canadian media. But what about his own? — The Globe & Mail
- Canadaland staff file to unionize — CWA Canada
- Canadaland’s 2022 Transparency Report — Canadaland
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As the conflict in Gaza and Israel continues to escalate, Pacinthe Mattar sits down with Jonathan to consider the ways in which narratives are shaped, journalists are obstructed, and parameters of discussion get enforced.
They also look at the RCMP’s response to photojournalist Amber Bracken’s wrongful-arrest lawsuit, which somehow finds a new way to wring controversy from the term “occupation.”
Correction: A previous version of this episode featured claims of an altercation between an alleged Israeli police officer and Arabic-speaking reporter, elements of which Canadaland has since not been able to verify.
Clarification (Nov. 6, 2023): Further clarification has been added to our web post.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Pacinthe Mattar
Further reading:
- Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza conflict – Committee to Protect Journalists
- An open letter to Canadian newsrooms on covering Israel-Palestine (2021) – Google Docs
- ‘On Thin Ice’: Some Biden Administration Staffers Feel Stifled Discussing Horrors In Gaza – HuffPost
- Objectivity Is a Privilege Afforded to White Journalists (2020) – The Walrus
- Bisan Owda (@wizard_bisan1) – Instagram
- Jailed for Journalism: Amber & Michael Speak Out (2021) – CANADALAND
- RCMP dispute photojournalist's account of arrest while covering pipeline protest – The Canadian Press
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Award-winning podcaster Connie Walker joins Jesse in studio to talk about the problems and racism she faced at the CBC, including the pushback she received when trying to tell stories about Indigenous women.
But that racism and pushback didn’t deter her. During her time at the CBC, she created what is now known as CBC Indigenous. She also created the hit podcast series Missing & Murdered which, despite its success, was canceled after two seasons. She remains committed to telling those stories, making sure that they are more than just footnotes in Canadian history, with her work on the series Stolen, at Gimlet Media, for which she recently won a Pulitzer Prize and a Peabody award.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further Listening:
- Missing & Murdered, Season 1, Season 2 — CBC
- Stolen — Spotify
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L’Israël et le Hamas sont au centre de l’attention des médias du monde entier à la suite de l’escalade du conflit israélo-palestinien la fin de semaine dernière. Michel Cormier, ancien correspondant international et ancien directeur général de l'information à Radio-Canada, se joint à Émilie pour discuter de la couverture médiatique d’enjeux particulièrement sensibles. Que doivent garder à l’esprit les journalistes pour assurer une couverture juste et éthique ? Suite à plusieurs années à s’immerger dans des villes telles que Moscou, Paris et Pékin, Michel réfléchit à l’impact de ses correspondances internationales sur sa propre vision du monde.
Israel and Hamas are the focus of worldwide media attention following last weekend's escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Michel Cormier, former foreign correspondent and former Executive Director of News and Current Affairs at Radio-Canada, joins Emilie to discuss media coverage of particularly sensitive issues. What should journalists keep in mind to ensure fair and ethical coverage? After immersing himself in cities such as Moscow, Paris and Beijing for several years, Michel reflects on the impact of his role as a foreign correspondent on his own worldview.
Animation: Emilie Nicolas
Générique: Nancy Pettinicchio (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation: Michel Cormier
Pour en savoir plus :
- CBC tells journalists to not call Hamas 'terrorists' in leaked memo – National Post
- 3e jour de combats entre le Hamas et Israël – Radio-Canada Info
- Les bombardements israéliens se poursuivent à Gaza – Radio-Canada Info
- Carleton Alumni Profile: Michel Cormier – Karen Kelly
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The violence that erupted in Israel and Gaza this past weekend has spawned a hurricane of misinformation. So, we’re fact-checking some of the early claims and posts about this war of the words from here in Canada. Plus, having the conversation you can’t have - we continue to explore the topic of empathy, Palestine, and Israel in a double-header episode to give it the attention it deserves.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Jess Schmidt (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Emilie Nicolas
Further reading:
- OSINT: Shayan Sardarizadeh, Journalist at BBC Fact Checking
- OSINT: Reuters
- 'It smells of death here': Surveying the atrocities committed by Hamas in Kfar Aza - I24
- The anti-Trudeau hate farm based out of Cairo - Canadaland
- Editorial | Netanyahu Bears Responsibility for This Israel-Gaza War - Haaretz
- Liel Leibovitz: Us and Them - Tablet
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There’s a video on YouTube titled “Trudeau’s Alleged AFFAIR with Minister of AFFAIRS” that baselessly suggests the Prime Minister’s marriage fell apart due to a dalliance with a member of his cabinet. It has nearly half a million views.
It’s the biggest hit for a channel called Street Politics Canada that, for more than a year, has been churning out anti-Trudeau content day after day. Street Politics claims to be an “independent news organization” based in Canada that is “clear and upfront” about their biases — but who are they, and why haven’t we heard of them before?
On this week’s CANADALAND, host Jesse Brown, editor-in-chief Karyn Pugliese, and news editor Jonathan Goldsbie start pulling at a thread that ultimately takes their search to the other side of the world.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further Reading:
- Street Politics Canada — YouTube Channel
- Geek Labs Holdings — LinkedIn Profile
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Elon Musk accused Justin Trudeau of “trying to crush free speech in Canada.” The jab was prompted by Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, which creates new regulations for online creators in Canada. So what does the law actually say? And what’s behind this growing international movement of painting Trudeau as a tyrant?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Kevin Sexton (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Sabrina Maddeaux
Further reading:
- What the CRTC’s New Registration Requirements Mean for Regulating Everything from Online News Services to Podcast Providers - Michael Geist
- Liberals tell YouTubers to get a 'real' job with awful streaming bill - Sabrina Maddeaux, National Post
- Pierre Poilievre interview: Liberal 'central planning doesn't work' - Sabrina Maddeaux, National Post
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In 2016, a 56 year old Saskatchewan farmer named Gerald Stanley shot an unarmed 22 year-old Indigenous trespasser named Coulten Boushie in the back of the head. Stanley was acquitted of murder in 2018 — and nobody was happy.
Indigenous people considered the verdict proof positive of racial bias in the courts and a tacit declaration of open season on Indigenous people, including hunters, who take their lives in their hands when they exercise their treaty rights to access land.
Meanwhile, rural settlers in Saskatchewan formed a facebook group called Farmers with Firearms to protest slow RCMP response times to what they considered a growing epidemic of rural crime. 8500 people joined, and the comment section was filled with anti-Indigenous rhetoric and vows to exercise vigilante justice on anyone who sets foot on their property.
How do these two seemingly irreconcilable groups… reconcile?
Some Saskatchewan farmers and Indigenous hunters are trying to figure that out. As you might expect, reconciliation isn’t always easy.
Freelance reporter Kerry Benjoe brings you this true story from Saskatchewan, on this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Kerry Benjoe (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further Reading:
- The Treaty Land Sharing Network
- The Gerald Stanley Case — The Canadian Encyclopedia
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La tension monte entre le Canada et l'Inde après que Justin Trudeau a accusé le gouvernement indien d'avoir joué un rôle dans l'assassinat du leader sikh Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Maïka Sondarjee rejoint Emilie pour discuter des angles morts des médias dans la couverture de cette accusation et des réactions qui s'ensuivent. Ce n'est pas la première histoire controversée impliquant le Canada et ses relations internationales dernièrement. Quelle est la réputation internationale actuelle du Canada ?
Tension rises between Canada and India after Justin Trudeau accused the Indian government of playing a role in the assassination of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Maïka Sondarjee joins Emilie to discuss the media's blind spots in covering this accusation and the reactions that followed. This isn't the first controversial story involving Canada and its international relations in recent news. What is Canada's current international reputation?
Animation: Emilie Nicolas
Générique: Nancy Pettinicchio (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation: Maïka Sondarjee
Pour en savoir plus :
- Trudeau facing cold reality after lonely week on world stage – BBC News
- La misère de la diplomatie canadienne – La Presse
- Trudeau’s India crisis shows he has lost control of Canada’s spies – Al Jazeera
- Un ethno-nationaliste à la commission parlementaire sur l’immigration – Pivot
- Réservé aux Blancs : une affiche suscite la colère en Colombie-Britannique – TVA Nouvelles
- Decentring the Western Gaze in International Relations – Millennium
- White Saviorism in International Development – Daraja Press
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A “Ukrainian who served in Nazi unit” was applauded in Canadian Parliament - let’s just call a Nazi a Nazi. And history is repeating itself in the “parental rights” movement.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Andrea Houston
Further reading:
- How did a Nazi fighter end up in Parliament? - Front Burner CBC
- Former Indian diplomat's claims 'troubling example' of disinformation: PMO - Toronto Sun
- Are we witnessing the beginning of an LGBTQ genocide? - Ricochet
- Protests and counter-protests around teaching LGBTQ rights in schools - The Current with Matt Galloway CBC
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This week’s show features Chris Oliveros, publisher and founder of Montreal’s Drawn and Quarterly, one of the most respected publishing houses for comic book literature in the world.
Chris has brought to the world books from authors like Robert Crumb, Julie Doucet, Chris Ware, Kate Beaton, Chester Brown and Dan Clowes.
But eight years ago Chris left his job as publisher at D&Q to write and draw his own comic - his first in almost 30 years. It's called “Are You Willing to Die For The Cause,” a work of journalism that tells the largely forgotten story of the real origins of the FLQ - the militant, violent Quebec separatist group that changed Canadian history forever.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further Reading:
- Are You Willing to Die for the Cause? — Drawn & Quarterly
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If it weren’t for the Globe and Mail, would Prime Minister Trudeau have publicly accused India of being involved in the killing of Hardeep Nijjar? And Canada loses 70 newspapers as Metroland ends their print circulation.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Shree Paradkar
Further reading:
- Trudeau accuses India in killing of Sikh leader on Canadian soil - The Globe and Mail
- Trudeau accuses India of involvement in Canadian’s murder -The Globe and Mail - The Decibel
- Here's why Justin Trudeau went public with an explosive allegation against India - Toronto Star
- Russell Brand sex assault allegations bear similarities to Ghomeshi case. But here's what's changed - Toronto Star
- Metroland ends print editions of community papers, keeps regional dailies - CP24
- Metroland ends print editions of community papers, flyers - Global
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André Proulx is a wine writer who has worked for Newstalk 1010, CTV News, Quench Magazine, and Toronto Life. As dollars in traditional media disappear for journalists, it’s getting harder and harder to make money writing lifestyle content — including wine writing. In today’s landscape, is one of Canada’s most influential wine writers double-dipping, taking money from both The Toronto Star - and the people who represent the wines she’s reviewing?
To discuss the current landscape of wine writing André spoke with Chris Waters, wine writer for the Globe and Mail, and Rick VanSickle of Wines in Niagara. To explain how wine sales with the LCBO works he spoke with Ben Hardy of Vintage Selector wines, tech experts Carmi Levy and Dan Spearin, and media lawyer Miro Oballa.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: André Proulx (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further Reading:
- Toronto Star wine column leaves bad taste — Columbia Journalism Review
- This red wine under $8 is so good it will clear off LCBO shelves — The Toronto Star
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Le 10 septembre 2001, Rima Elkouri devient chroniqueuse au journal La Presse. Le 11 septembre 2001, elle devient chroniqueuse arabe. Rima se joint à Emilie pour réfléchir aux histoires nécessaires et nuancées qu'elle écrit depuis les 25 dernières années. Puis, dix ans après la présentation de la Charte des valeurs québécoises à l’Assemblée nationale, est-ce qu’il y a eu une évolution dans les médias québécois sur le sujet de la laïcité ?
On September 10, 2001, Rima Elkouri became a columnist for La Presse. On September 11, 2001, she became an Arab columnist. Rima joins Emilie to reflect on the necessary and nuanced stories she has written over the course of the past 25 years. And ten years after the Parti québécois presented the Quebec Charter of Values to the National Assembly, has the subject of secularism evolved in Quebec media?
Animation: Emilie Nicolas
Générique: Nancy Pettinicchio (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation: Rima Elkouri
Pour en savoir plus :
- Pas envie d'être arabe – Les éditions Somme toute
- Manam – Les Éditions du Boréal
- Comment je suis devenue chroniqueuse arabe – La Presse
- Kevin Lambert et la « lecture sensible » au cœur d’une polémique en France – La Presse
- Tweet de François Legault au peuple marocain – X (Twitter)
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Oh what a circus, oh what a show, as a newly reenergized Conservative Party of Canada holds its first convention with Pierre Poilievre as leader. Under this tent, everyone from anti-trans activists to British aristocrats are apparently welcome, because nothing says “populism” like telling people you know what’s best for them.
And as the strike at TVOntario creeps toward month two, we anxiously await Polkaroo’s show of solidarity.
Jacobin’s Luke Savage joins Jonathan on Short Cuts.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Luke Savage
Further reading:
- Tory convention seeks to dazzle supporters, but Poilievre the real draw - The Globe and Mail
- The working class inevitably becomes conservative: Full Comment podcast - National Post
- Opinion: The horrific food poisoning of Calgary children underscores the unravelling of public health in Canada - The Globe and Mail
- Biden books are still bombing - Politico
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Rob Goodman was a congressional staffer in the US and as a rising authoritarian movement brought America to the brink of a coup, he did what all Americans threaten to do when they are fed up with their country: he moved to Canada. Now an Assistant Professor in the department of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University, he has an urgent warning for his adopted country.
Jesse sits down with Rob to talk about his new book, “Not Here: Why American Democracy Is Eroding and How Canada Can Protect Itself.”
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further Reading:
- Not Here: Why American Democracy Is Eroding and How Canada Can Protect Itself, by Rob Goodman — Simon & Schuster
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We’re beginning to see the consequences of the Greenbelt scandal. Why does Premier Ford refuse to take accountability? As the trial for the convoy organizers begins, Tamara Lich’s cult of personality is ramping up in the press.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Alan S. Hale
Further reading:
- Who is Mr. X? After scathing ethics probe raises questionable conduct of unnamed Greenbelt consultant, a picture emerges - Toronto Star
- https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/economy/they-dont-let-us-dollarama-stores-sell-bread-unless-theres-a-sobeys-nearby/
- How Tamara Lich transformed from spokeswoman to symbol of 'Freedom Convoy' movement - Canadian Press
- Carson Jerema: Tamara Lich exposed the incompetence of the Canadian state - National Post
- Canada’s Far-Right is Planning a Convoy to Toronto to ‘Save the Children’. It’s Already Spinning Out of Control. - Press Progress
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This episode originally aired on May 3, 2015
It’s possible that Chantal Hébert’s journalism once held Canada together. She joins Jesse for a discussion about what’s appropriate in political news coverage, and what (if anything) needs to change.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Cassidy Villebrun-Buracas (Associate Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
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Le modèle familial traditionnel est en pleine évolution. Comment l'adoption internationale s’inscrit-elle dans les conversations actuelles autour de la parentalité ? Emilie invite Amandine Gay pour discuter de son travail en tant que cinéaste, autrice et militante qui lutte pour les personnes adoptées et, plus précisément, pour leur prise de parole. Emilie et Amandine réfléchissent à la manière dont le racisme est abordé (ou effacé!) en France. Peut-on mieux comprendre la société québécoise en déchiffrant la politique française ?
The traditional family model is in the midst of evolution. How does international adoption fit into current conversations surrounding parenthood? Emilie invites Amandine Gay to discuss her work as a filmmaker, author, and activist fighting for adoptees and, more specifically, for their voices. Emilie and Amandine reflect on how racism is addressed (or how it is erased!) in France. Can we better understand Quebec society by examining French politics?
Animation: Emilie Nicolas
Générique: Nancy Pettinicchio (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation: Amandine Gay
Pour en savoir plus :
- Une poupée en chocolat par Amandine Gay – Les éditions du Remue-ménage
- Polémique après un hommage à Martin Luther King – Le Parisien
- L’Ontario veut respecter le « droit des parents » – Radio-Canada
- Le consentement des parents sera obligatoire en Saskatchewan – Radio-Canada
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With more provinces jumping aboard the prejudiced pronoun panic, Jesse and Karyn pick apart the misleading narratives that are helping fuel it.
They also shine light on a legal battle the Toronto Star has quietly been waging to protect a confidential source.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Karyn Pugliese
Further reading:
- Gender identity, pronouns and schools: Poilievre and others say leave it to parents. Parents say they want to know. Here's what experts say - Toronto Star
- Sask. Opposition says pronoun and naming policy motivated by politics, transphobia - CBC News
- The US Is Exporting Anti-LGBTQ Hate Online - WIRED UK
- Canada’s Far-Right is Planning a Convoy to Toronto to ‘Save the Children’. It’s Already Spinning Out of Control. - Press Progress
- Oversight misfiring - Winnipeg Free Press
- He was a celebrity pastor at one of Canada's biggest megachurches. Inside the sexual abuse allegations that brought down Bruxy Cavey - Toronto Star
- Her allegations brought down megachurch pastor Bruxy Cavey. Then the anonymous trolls came for her - Toronto Star
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In the past several years, Loblaws, Metro and Empire have spent billions on their own stock - And at a time of food price inflation and grocery workers on strike.
Why are they doing it? And why do some economists say stock buybacks should be abolished?
Featured in this episode:
William Lazonick, professor emeritus of economics at University of Massachusetts
Jim Stanford, director of the Centre for Future Work
Further reading:
- Profits Without Prosperity,William Lazonick, Harvard Business Review
- “The American disease': Canadian companies pouring cash into stock buybacks as backlash grows abroad, Geoff Zochodne, Financial Post
- Striking Metro workers say they face challenges affording the very food they sell, Canadian Press
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
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With Canadians in the North and West fleeing their homes to escape the encroaching infernos, wouldn’t it be great if there were places online they could congregate to share news?
Ollie Williams of Yellowknife’s Cabin Radio joins Jonathan to examine how the wildfire evacuations in the Northwest Territories have offered a (surprisingly encouraging!) glimpse into our post-social-media future.
Also: How many CRTC commissioners does it take to reject an application for a broadcast license? They won’t say!
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Kattie Laur (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Ollie Williams
Further reading:
- Joe Oliver: Here’s a truth few dare to utter: Canada will benefit from climate change – Financial Post (2019)
- morgan dawn (@porterfieldlol) – TikTok
- TVO employees walk off the job Monday after negotiations stall – The Canadian Press
- Lois Lane’s daughter rescues Yellowknife pets in vodka-assisted flight – Cabin Radio
- Findings regarding market capacity in the Yellowknife radio market – CRTC
- N.W.T.'s Cabin Radio asks Federal Court of Appeal to hear its case against CRTC – CBC News
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After months of national coverage, we still don't really know.
Today we're going to hear from a senior journalist, about his skepticism regarding Foreign Interference. We're going to hear an editorial, an opinion - but a reported opinion and an informed one. Bruce Livesey knows about which he speaks - he knows about the specific newsrooms of which he speaks, because he used to work for both of them. He was an investigative reporter for both of the news organizations that have been reporting leaked CSIS documents - The Globe and Mail and Global News.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Bruce Livesey (Additional Reporting), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
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AVERTISSEMENT : Dans cet épisode, nous discutons de violence à caractère sexuelle et de violence basée sur le genre, y compris la violence impliquant des mineurs. Si vous êtes à la recherche de soutien, le lien suivant vous dirigera vers des ressources à travers le Canada : https://canadianwomen.org/fr/vous-cherchez-un-soutien/
Alors que le mouvement #MoiAussi battait son plein en 2017, le gouvernement du Québec adoptait une loi-cadre qui vise à prévenir et combattre les violences sexuelles dans les cégeps et les universités. Emilie invite Léa Clermont-Dion pour discuter de l’impact de cette loi-cadre, ainsi que des efforts militants et politiques pour mettre en place une telle loi dans les institutions préscolaire, primaire et secondaire. Auteure et chercheure universitaire, Léa explore également les questions féministes par le biais du cinéma. Emilie et Léa abordent le sujet difficile de la cyberviolence en discutant du film documentaire co-réalisé par Léa, Je vous salue salope : La misogynie au temps du numérique.
CONTENT WARNING: In this episode, the co-hosts discuss sexual violence and gender-based violence, including violence involving minors. If you are seeking support, the following link will direct you to resources across Canada: https://canadianwomen.org/support-services/
While the #MeToo movement was in full swing in 2017, the Quebec government adopted a framework law aimed at preventing and combating sexual violence in CEGEPs and universities. Emilie invites Léa Clermont-Dion to discuss the impact of this framework law, as well as the activist and political efforts to implement such a law in preschools, elementary schools, and high schools. An author and academic researcher, Léa also explores feminist issues through filmmaking. Emilie and Léa tackle the difficult subject of cyber-violence by discussing the documentary film co-directed by Léa, Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age.
Animation: Emilie Nicolas
Générique: Nancy Pettinicchio (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation: Léa Clermont-Dion
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Does Pierre Poielievre touting conspiracy theories count as news? And will the revelations about Doug Ford’s development of the Greenbelt amount to anything?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Nora Loreto
Further reading:
- Poilievre's Conservative Party embracing language of mainstream conspiracy theories | CBC News
- The Origins of the 'Globalist' Slur | The Atlantic
- PHAC to deploy to New Brunswick over reports of mystery brain symptoms | CBC
- How developers influenced the Ford government to open up their Greenbelt land for housing | CBC News
- Developers influenced Greenbelt opening: auditor general report | The Narwhal
-
57 Greenbelt: The Movie | Wag the Doug Podcast
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In Cuba wide public access to the internet is only a few years old. The press is still severely restricted by the government. But there is something of a small podcast boom taking shape in the country.
So in a country where the press is under constant threat of intimidation, interrogation, and being jailed, how do you make a podcast that can challenge the government?
Today we talk to Cuban podcaster Camilo Condis.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further information:
- El Enjambre — Apple Podcasts
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With Meta making good on its threat to expunge news from Facebook and Instagram, Canada’s publishers and broadcasters pin their hopes on the Competition Bureau to set things right. (We’re doomed?)
And when the Liberals promised to plant 2 billion trees, they probably weren’t betting that anyone would actually try to keep count.
The Narwhal’s Mike De Souza joins Jonathan on Short Cuts.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Mike De Souza
Further reading:
- CBC, media groups ask Competition Bureau to investigate Meta's move to block news in Canada - CBC
- Do It, F*ckers! - How Things Work
- Was Elon Musk’s banning of rival social-media links on Twitter illegal? - The Globe and Mail (2022)
- Opinion: What's B.C.'s next move on Fairy Creek logging? - The Narwhal
- Oilsands giants lobbied to weaken emissions cap - The Narwhal
- Ottawa modifie discrètement son calcul des deux milliards d’arbres - Le Devoir
- Turns out that wasn't the tweet - Paul Wells
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Jesse Brown might think himself quite the question master, but today the tables have turned and our guest host, the Jonathan Torrens, investigates the inner workings of this show's host. Is it possible to be too cynical?
Featured in this episode: Jonathan Torrens, actor, performer and writer best known for his beef with Jesse Brown and hosting shows like Street Cents, Jonovision and his role in Trailer Park Boys; Jesse Brown, early guest on Jonovision (and, I guess, the publisher of the Canadaland podcast network).
Credits: Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sarah Lawryniuk (Former Senior Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Past relevant episodes:
- Canadaland episode 281: Trolling Jonathan Torrens
- Canadaland episode 2: Millionaire Ex-girlfriend
- Canadaland episode 58: An Interview With My Harshest Critic
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Xavier Watso, militant et créateur de contenu abénaki, se joint à Emilie pour discuter de l’évolution de la participation des personnes autochtones dans les médias québécois. Ayant récemment démissionné à la suite à 16 ans d’enseignement en art dramatique dans une école secondaire, Xavier nous partage également ses réflexions sur l’état actuel du système scolaire. Est-ce qu’il y a un écart entre la manière dont les médias couvrent le système éducatif au Québec et la réalité ou est-ce que les écoles s’écroulent pour de vrai ?
Xavier Watso, Abenaki activist and content creator, joins Emilie to discuss the evolution of the participation of Indigenous people in Quebec media. Having recently left his job as a high school drama teacher after 16 years, Xavier also shares his thoughts on the current state of the school system. Is there a gap between the media portrayal of the education system in Quebec and reality, or are schools really falling apart?
Animation: Emilie Nicolas
Générique: Nancy Pettinicchio (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation: Xavier Watso
Pour en savoir plus :
- Xavier Watso sur TikTok
- Vétusté des écoles : Québec et ses contradictions – La Presse
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Grocers sure are making it easy for us to be mad at them. And a serial killer, a landfill, and an all-too real metaphor playing out in Winnipeg. Plus Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau are calling it splits - and it’s probably all we’re going to hear about for the next while.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Karyn Pugliese
Further reading:
- Metro grocery strike part of larger labour trend, experts say - Toronto Star
- Analysis: Inflation is down overall, so why are my grocery bills still going up? - National Post
- It’s time for the government to step in to freeze grocery prices - The Globe and Mail
- Foam football fills hole after Lasqueti ferry’s hard landing - Times Colonist
- Meta permanently ending news availability on its platforms in Canada - CBC
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What does Toronto’s response to the refugee crisis actually look like on the ground?
Just across the street from the Canadaland office, a crisis unfolded: dozens of asylum seekers camping out as they were unable to get space in city shelters. Some had been there for weeks.
After the federal government and the city both pledged that more support would be given to the asylum seekers, many were still there - being helped by a tenuous system of volunteers, donated goods, religious outreach and good samaritans.
Join reporter Cherise Seucharan and Editor in Chief Karyn Pugliese as they follow asylum seekers at 129 Peter Street as they search for a place to spend the night.
Credits: Jesse Brown, Host & Publisher, Cherise Seucharan, Reporter, Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further reading:
- On Peter Street, a community steps up for asylum seekers abandoned to sleep on the sidewalk, Toronto Star
- Crossing the Darien Gap, CFR
- Mayor Olivia Chow outlines next steps for housing asylum seekers in Toronto, CBC
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When anti-racism training goes wrong. Really, really wrong. How should the media talk about diversity, equity and inclusion responsibly?
And, Canada has its very own James Bond and its retired RCMP Officer, Bill Majcher. Only, Majcher was arrested this week and Canadian media has barely scratched the surface when it comes to answering, “who is this guy?”.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Kattie Laur (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Jan Wong
Further reading:
- What we know about the retired RCMP officer charged with conducting foreign interference for China
- Convict alleges judge had affair with RCMP officer
- Sexual affair between Miami judge, witness alleged amid tainted U.S. court proceedings
- Retired RCMP officer charged in foreign interference case
- Ontario launches review of school board’s handling of allegations from principal who later died by suicide
- LILLEY: Ontario orders review of school training after principal dies
- Police accused of verbal assault during training session on missing, murdered Indigenous women
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Our news editor, Jonathan Goldsbie, ventured out to find his inner Polkaroo by way of an exhibit on the history of Canadian children’s television programming at Toronto’s Myseum. As he’d heard rumours that our publisher Jesse Brown and intrepid reporter Cherise Seucharan were actually children themselves, once upon a time, he invited them along.
Skinnamarinky dinky dink,
Skinnamarinky doo,
Now you can listen too!
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Featured in this episode: Ed Conroy Toronto-based cultural historian, archivist and online video producer. He is the Founder of Retrontario.com
Further information:
- Myseum of Toronto
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Originaire de Shediac au Nouveau-Brunswick, Xavier Gould nous partage des extraits de son tout premier livre des fleurs comme moi, un recueil de poésie témoignant de son vécu en tant que jeune personne queer en Acadie. Au courant de cette discussion avec Emilie, Xavier partage ses réflexions autour de la transidentité, l’humour et la langue. Ensemble, elles se demandent : quel impact a eu la montée des conservatismes transphobes sur les communautés queer rurales au Canada ?
Originally from Shediac, New Brunswick, Xavier Gould shares excerpts from their first book, des fleurs comme moi, a collection of poems about their experiences as a young queer person in Acadia. In this discussion with Emilie, Xavier shares her thoughts on trans identity, humour and language. Together, they ask: how has the recent rise of transphobic conservatisms impacted queer rural communities in Canada?
Animation: Emilie Nicolas
Générique: Nancy Pettinicchio (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)
Coanimation: Xavier Gould
Pour en savoir plus :
- La politique 713 clarifiée à la suite de consultations – Gouv. du Nouveau-Brunswick
- des fleurs comme moi par Xavier Gould – Prise de parole
- Instagram de Xavier Gould
- François Legault, un critique de livres comme les autres? – Le Devoir
- Renversons la tendance : Campagne publicitaire du Ministère de la Langue française
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Canada created a new pathway to permanent residency for a large number of Ukrainian refugees, as a group of asylum claimants from other countries were sleeping in the streets of Toronto. We discuss the political calculations involved in supporting displaced people. We also try to make sense of the ups and downs of the Bank of Canada.
Host: Erica Ifill
Credits: Kevin Sexton (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Nicholas Keung
Further reading:
- ‘It’s about time’: Ottawa offers millions more in housing support to shelter refugees in Toronto - Toronto Star
- Ottawa unveils pathway to permanent residency for Ukrainians who have fled to Canada - Canadian Press
- The Bank of Canada is still pushing for 2% inflation: But why? And must so many suffer to get there? - Toronto Star.
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“When you can’t afford to lose” is not just Navigator’s trademarked slogan; it’s also its core business proposition. Although it offers a range of services, from market research to communications, Navigator is best known as the firm to which Canada’s rich and powerful turn when facing a crisis that could cost them that wealth and power.
Its highest-profile clients have included Michael Bryant and Jian Ghomeshi. More recently, it’s been a player in the controversies around Hockey Canada, the Special Rapporteur on Foreign Interference, and the Ottawa Police response to the convoy occupation. Bit by bit, we’ve gotten more insight into the work they do behind the scenes to — as one observer once put it to the Toronto Star — change your perceptions without you even knowing it.
On today’s episode, host Jesse Brown and news editor Jonathan Goldsbie offer a primer on the company that’s been a common thread running through many of the biggest Canadian news stories of the past 15 years.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Further information:
- Why Should I Choose You? Answering the Most Important Business Questions in Seven Words or Less – HarperCollins Canada (2015)
- Spinning the first week of Michael Bryant's new life – Toronto Star (2009)
- Jian Ghomeshi dumped by PR firm over ‘lies,’ sources say – Toronto Star (2014)
- Secret Life: The Jian Ghomeshi Investigation – Goose Lane Editions (2016)
- Report of the Public Inquiry into the 2022 Public Order Emergency (Volumes 2 and 3) – Public Order Emergency Commission (2023)
- What we believe – Navigator Ltd.
- More links on our website post
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The Trudeau government won’t back down on Bill C-18 – except now they are. We also talk about the crypto crime that never happened, a threatening cop, Danielle Smith’s ‘vindication’ and updates to the Burns Lake Tribunal Hearing.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Dani Paradis
Further reading:
- Caving on Bill C-18: Government Outlines Planned Regulations that Signal Willingness to Cast Aside Core Principles of the Online News Act
- Postmedia and Toronto Star owner Nordstar talks broke down over debt swap, sources say - The Globe and Mail
- The crypto scam that wasn’t: 2 teens reportedly stole $4.2 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum. Police say it never happened - Fortune
- Someone pretended to be Hamilton police — it led to a fake story about cryptocurrency theft - CBC News
- Hamilton police probing spoofed email that led to false story on teenage crypto thieves - Hamilton Spectator
- Alberta Premier Smith says she feels 'vindicated' after CBC posts editor's note on Coutts stories - CBC News
- Inside the RCMP’s Investigation into a ‘Well-Known Canadian’ - The Tyee
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Last month the Globe and Mail reported that Anton Skyba, their photojournalist in Ukraine, applied to the Ukrainian government to have his press credentials renewed - and was denied. Ukrainian security services accused him of holding a Russian passport, demanded that he take a lie-detector test, and questioned whether his work as a journalist was aligned with Ukraine’s “national interests.”
It was not an isolated incident.
Last year, Ukrainian Security - the SBU - sent a list of names to their friends in the FBI. The SBU explained that it was a list of people who they suspected of spreading “fear and disinformation” about Ukraine through their Twitter accounts. They asked the FBI to get Twitter to remove these peoples’ accounts - to censor them. One of the names on that list was Aaron Mate, a Canadian journalist who works for the website GrayZone.
Skyba and Mate talk to Canadaland about the state of press freedom in war-torn Ukraine.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Sarah Lawrynuik (Reporter), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor in Chief)
Further reading:
- Ukraine fails to renew media credentials for photographer working for The Globe - The Globe and Mail
- IPI Tracker: media freedom alerts linked to Russia-Ukraine war - International Press Institute
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Le 9 juin dernier, la ministre responsable de l’habitation au Québec propose le projet de loi 31 qui, entre autres amendements, vise à permettre aux propriétaires de refuser une cession de bail sans motif sérieux. La cession de bail étant un outil important au Québec pour prévenir les augmentations de loyers déraisonnables, cette proposition du gouvernement caquiste a suscité un débat sur le droit au logement et la réalité des locataires. Emilie et Nora Loreto, co-animatrices de l’épisode, discutent également du meutre d’un adolescent franco-algérien par un policier à Nanterre, France lors d’un contrôle routier. Est-ce que les conversations politiques et médiatiques autour de la violence policière en France résonnent au Canada ?
On June 9, Quebec's housing minister proposed Bill 31, which, among other amendments, would allow landlords to refuse a lease transfer without serious grounds. As lease transfers are an important tool in Quebec to prevent unreasonable rent increases, this proposal by the CAQ government has sparked a debate on housing rights and the reality of tenants. Emilie and episode co-host Nora Loreto also discuss the killing of a Franco-Algerian teenager by a police officer in Nanterre, France. Are there parallels between the political and media conversations around police violence in France and in Canada?
Animation: Emilie Nicolas
Générique: Nancy Pettinicchio (Productrice), Tristan Capacchione (Producteur technique)
Coanimation: Nora Loreto
Pour en savoir plus :
- Find Out If Your MP Is A Landlord Or Invested In Real Estate – The Maple
- Crise du logement: les ministres du gouvernement Legault possèdent en moyenne 1,6 M$ en immobilier – Journal de Montréal
- Émeutes : la mort de Nahel justifie-t-elle ces violences ? – RTL France
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Google and Meta respond to Bill C-18 by threatening to block Canadian news. And the first woman to head up the Assembly of First Nations is out after just two years, due to some combination of any or all of her own alleged misconduct, a conspiracy to depose her, and/or run-of-the-mill misogyny.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Karyn Pugliese
Further reading:
- Canadian news is starting to vanish from Instagram. Google is next. Here's how to find CBC as that happens - CBC News Editor’s Blog
- U.S. senator urges Canada to resist pressure from Meta, Google over Bill C-18 - The Globe and Mail
- Asylum seekers on street amid tug of war between city, feds - Toronto Star
- Indigenous women leaders are having a #MeToo moment - Canada’s National Observer (2020)
- OP-ED: RoseAnne Archibald takes up the gauntlet against the Assembly of First Nations establishment - True North
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Marc joins Jesse for a conversation about his plans to emigrate to Vancouver and the differences between Canada and the U.S. when it comes to fascism, comedy, and Jews.
Further reading:
- Marc interviews Lorne Michaels: http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_653_-_lorne_michaels
- Jesse interviews Hart Pomerantz: https://www.canadaland.com/podcast/hart-pomerantz/
- The late, great Mike MacDonald, Canadian comedian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xpl9ClEpcY
- Gavin McInnes’ failed standup career https://censored.tv/watch/shows/free-shit/episode/brotherhood-of-the-traveling-rants
- No-one ever wrote a good rock song about Vancouver, including Nazareth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-k-qAtZPWg
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Toronto Star owner Nordstar and Postmedia are in talks to merge - a death knell to Canadian print media. Jesse and co-host Jaskaran Sandhu unpack the killing of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey - possibly at the hands of the Indian government. AND an expose of alleged misbehaviour at a middle school in Brampton.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Jaskaran Sandhu
Further reading:
- Toronto Star owner in talks to merge with Postmedia - Toronto Star
- Top Bell Media executive urged CTV to avoid ‘negative spin’ on coverage of parent company - The Globe and Mail
- What's behind the murder of a Sikh leader in B.C.? - CBC Radio
- Who killed Hardeep Singh Nijjar? Those close to Sikh leader accuse Indian government of involvement - Toronto Star
- Online Abuse in Local Elections: The SAMbot Municipal Report - Samara Centre for Democracy
- Peel school board investigating after anonymous letter alleges 'violence, fear' at Mississauga middle school - Toronto Star
- A Toronto-area middle school is in crisis. Teachers are being blamed - National Post
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Vancouver’s SROs are home to some of the most vulnerable people in the province, and some of the most challenging housing to run. So when Atira Women’s Resource Society stepped up to run several buildings, concerns that the CEO was in a relationship with the CEO of BC Housing, the provincial corporation in charge of that housing, were dismissed.
In the years that followed, there was growing concern about the conditions of the SROs, and why Atira’s portfolio kept growing.
Recently an explosive report released by third party investigators Ernst and Young revealed the truth.
This week’s episode by Cherise Seucharan looks at how a problem ignored for over a decade, came to light.
Featured in this episode: Jen St Denis, reporter at The Tyee; Frances Bula, reporter, The Globe and Mail.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Further reading:
- Public housing in Vancouver called ‘crack shacks and brothels’, CBC, 2012
- The Housing Is Owned by the Province. The Working Conditions Are Terrible, Jen St. Denis, The Tyee
- BC Housing has ‘no formal criteria’ for contracts, review finds, Frances Bula, The Globe and Mail
- Devastating Report Cites BC Housing Mismanagement, Jen St. Denis, The Tyee
- Atira statement responding to Tyee reporting, 2022
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Avec May Chiu (coordinatrice de la Table ronde du Quartier chinois de Montréal et membre de l’Association des Chinois progressistes du Québec), Emilie se penche sur l’impact de l’actualité des derniers mois sur la communauté chinoise du Canada. Quels sont les impacts sur le terrain des enquêtes journalistiques du printemps sur l’ingérence de Beijing au pays ? La diversité des points de vue chez les Canadiens d’origine chinoise a-t-elle sa place dans les médias ? Comment protéger la démocratie canadienne contre l’ingérence étrangère sans stigmatiser toute une diaspora ?
With May Chiu (coordinator of the Montreal Chinatown Roundtable and member of the Association of Progressive Chinese Quebeckers), Emilie examines the impact of the news of recent months on the Chinese community in Canada. What are the impacts on the ground of last spring's journalistic investigations into Beijing's interference in the country? Does the diversity of views among Chinese Canadians have a place in the media? How can we protect Canadian democracy against foreign interference without stigmatizing an entire diaspora?
Animation: Emilie Nicolas
Générique: Tristan Capacchione (Producteur)
Coanimation: Mei Chiu
Pour en savoir plus :
- Création d’un registre des agents étrangers Le gouvernement Trudeau ira de l’avant — La Presse
- Événement historique national de l’exclusion des immigrants chinois de 1923 à 1947
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Do the billionaires on the missing Titan submarine deserve sympathy or scorn? While Canada and the US pull out all the stops to find it, days before, a boat off the coast of Greece capsized, killing 300, with minimal international attention. And we get into the behind-the-scenes of the CTV layoffs at Bell Media.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Ethan Cox
Further reading:
- Canadian aircraft detects undersea sounds during search for missing submersible - CBC News
- Former Global News journalist defends reporting on Chinese political interference: 'The story stands' - Toronto Star
- Are we in the Anthropocene? Why Canada's Crawford Lake may hold answers - Washington Post
- EXCLUSIVE: Quebec housing minister lobbied by real-estate business partner - Ricochet
- Bell cutting 1,300 positions, closing or selling 9 radio stations - Financial Post
- Montreal Gazette Faces a New String of Departures - The Rover
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It was in the winter of 2021 that the world first became aware of a mounting number of patients being seen in New Brunswick with unusual neurological symptoms. A year later, the Government of New Brunswick released a report dismissing the entire issue, claiming there was never a cluster of patients to begin with.
CANADALAND has obtained thousands and thousands of pages of internal documents that take us behind the scenes of that investigation that once caught the attention of the nation, before being dropped like a hot potato.
In this update to the story Dr. Marrero reveals new theories on the disease’s origins and the fact that his caseload has quadrupled to over 200 since our last report on the story.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Sarah Lawrynuik (Reporter), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Further reading:
- Canadian government urged to test sick patients for herbicide – The Guardian, Mar. 1, 2023
- Whistleblower warns baffling illness affects growing number of young adults in Canadian province — The Guardian, Jan. 2, 2022
- Official investigation into New Brunswick’s mysterious brain disorder finds no new condition — The Washington Post, Feb. 24, 2022
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After weeks of navigating accusations of conflict, special rapporteur David Johnston finally ran aground. If you’re trying to persuade people of your unimpeachable independence, maybe don’t hire a communications firm that’s connected to everyone?
And, ah crap, the far right is fixated on queer people again.
The Rev. Dr. Cheri DiNovo co-hosts.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Cheri DiNovo
Further reading:
- David Johnston ends relationship with crisis communications firm Navigator in foreign interference probe - The Globe and Mail
- David Johnston resigning as special rapporteur on foreign interference - CBC News
- Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown resigns before start of inquiry into alleged harassment - The Globe and Mail
- The Hater - Netflix
- Poland was headed to the far right. Then Russia invaded Ukraine - CBC The National
- WARMINGTON: MPP punched in face at transgender protest? Or was cut from megaphone? - Toronto Sun
- Girl, 9, accused of being trans at Kelowna track meet - Kelowna News
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In the mid-2010s, BuzzFeed News seemed like the most exciting place in media: an almost cloyingly whimsical carnival of abundance where journalists were actually happy. At a time when everything else appeared to be crumbling, it burst with hope and possibility.
Last month, after just a few years of layoffs and withering, it shut down for good.
And if the quick life and death of BuzzFeed News represented the whole past, present, and future of media collapsed into a single decade, then BuzzFeed Canada was a micocosm of that, living fast and dying young in just a fraction of the time.
Today, BuzzFeed Canada founding editor Craig Silverman (now with ProPublica) and longtime writer Elamin Abdelmahmoud (now with CBC Radio) sit down with Canadaland news editor Jonathan Goldsbie to look at how this strange thing got built up so fast, and what it was like on the inside as it rapidly slipped away
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Noor Azrieh (Associate Producer)
Further information:
- Definitive Oral History Of BuzzFeed News 2012–2023
- This Is The Definitive Oral History Of The Dead Toronto Raccoon That Went Viral
- 2019 Canadian Association of Journalists McGillivray Award-winning article
- The Drone And The Damage Done
- The Wreck Of HMS Erebus
- 16 Canadian Politicians Who Are Basically Pokémon
- I Hate Myself Because I Don't Work For BuzzFeed
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Avec France-Isabelle Langlois (directrice générale d’Amnistie internationale Canada francophone) et Maïka Sondarjee (professeure adjointe à l’Université d’Ottawa, cofondatrice de Femmes expertes et auteure), Emilie se penche sur la haine (en ligne) à laquelle les femmes s’exposent de plus en plus lorsqu’elles prennent la parole publiquement sur les enjeux qui leur tiennent à cœur. Pourquoi est-ce que l’arène publique devient de plus en plus violente ? Comment les femmes se sont-elles adaptées et comment résistent-elles ? Et qu’est-ce qui peut être fait pour venir à bout de cette violence ?
Cette conversation a été enregistrée au Centre PHI à Montréal, le 8 juin 2023. Merci à l’équipe du Centre PHI.
Emilie is joined by France-Isabelle Langlois (Executive Director of Amnesty International Canada Francophone) and Maïka Sondarjee (assistant professor at the University of Ottawa, co-founder of Femmes Expertes and author) to discuss (online) hatred women are increasingly exposed to when they speak out publicly on the issues that matter to them. Why is the public arena becoming increasingly violent? How have women been coping, and resisting? And what can be done to put an end to this violence?
This conversation was recorded live at the PHI Centre in Montreal on June 8, 2023. Thank you to the team at the PHI Centre for their help with this event.
Animation: Emilie Nicolas
Générique: Tristan Capacchione (Producteur)
Coanimation: France-Isabelle Langlois, Maïka Sondarjee
Pour en savoir plus :
- Étude, Amnesty International - Résumé, en français
- Étude, Amnesty International - Au complet, en anglais
- Femmes expertes
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Wildfires are coming at us from all sides. How can local reporters get at the root issues? And the implementation of Quebec's language law municipalities making fun of the new rules. Tim Bousquet co-hosts.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Tim Bousquet
Further reading:
- Officials have known for years about the wildfire risks in Tantallon - Halifax Examiner
- Letter from the editor: Why we won’t be covering Collision this year - The Logic
- Collision nears a one-year Toronto extension, efforts mount for a West Coast alternative - BetaKit
- Côte-St-Luc, 20 other municipalities to launch lawsuit against Bill 96 - Montreal Gazette
- Access to English medical services threatened in Bill 15, anglo rights group warns - Montreal Gazette
- Chronique – Vinegar Sammy - Le Devoir
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There's no beat more likely to get you an audience and a paycheck. It's trend-proof and recession-proof. Yes, true crime is freakishly popular right now, but it was never unpopular. Audiences have been showing up for gangster stories and murder stories and heist stories and scam stories steadily, for at least a hundred years, and probably a lot longer. It's big business.
But it’s a business that can come with a personal cost for its practitioners. How can you dig into the darkest parts of the human psyche, the most notorious crimes, and not feel guilty?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Further information:
- The Human Scale: Murder, Mischief and Other Selected Mayhems
- Michael Lista’s website
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Despite Danielle Smith’s involvement in numerous scandals, she won a majority in Alberta’s election. Albertan Dani Paradis helps us understand why. And senior citizen sex shows, sex toy exhibits and art by Bryan Adams - you may not like it, but you’ve been paying for them, taxpayer! Well, no more.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Dani Paradis
Further reading:
- Alberta’s Vote Will Test American-Style Far-Right Politics - The New York Times
- Opinion: With Danielle Smith’s win, the Wildrose Party has firm control of Alberta - Globe and Mail
- FIRST READING: Danielle Smith isn't an 'American-style' fringe conservative - National Post
- The Mounties: 150 years of conflict with Indigenous Peoples - APTN
- Taxpayers group celebrates cancellation of wasteful Mission Cultural Fund - Western Standard
- Feds spent thousands funding on sex shows featuring seniors - Toronto Sun
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Big tech critic Cory Doctorow lays out a four-part plan to save the news media from big tech’s stranglehold.
The plan: create a comprehensive new privacy law, open up the app stores to true competition, return to the internet’s founding principle of true end to end delivery, and finally, splinter Meta and Google into smaller independent competing companies.
Would it work? How close are we to any of this?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Further information:
- Cory Doctorow - https://craphound.com/
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Hockey is a hell of a lot of fun. But right now, the sport is going through a reckoning. Allegations of racism, corruption, sexual misconduct and so much more are rocking the game to its core.
But the truth is that in Canada, hockey is more than just a sport. It’s a civic religion, with a billion dollar business attached to it.
Over the next seven episodes, COMMONS will be digging into the cult of hockey, scrutinizing its doctrines and exposing its secrets.
Featured in this episode: Ian Kennedy (The Hockey News)
Editor’s Note: a different version of this episode was published on the subscriber-only feed of Commons. No inaccuracies were found in the original version, changes were made by the Editor in Chief for storytelling purposes.
To learn more:
“How a Toronto hockey league turns kids’ joy into an $8.8m cash cow” by Ian Kennedy and Nathan Kalman-Lamb in The Guardian
“Aliu says GTHL rejected organization that would have assured spots for BIPOC players” by Rick Westhead in TSN
“Prospective buyer says he was coached to skirt GTHL’s rules on organization sales” by Rick Westhead in TSN
“Rinks of dreams: The Little One had style” by Bruce Lowitt in The Tampa Bay Times
Credits: Arshy Mann (Host and Producer), Jordan Cornish (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
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The Special Rapporteur is back with a hotly anticipated release - No Public Inquiry! David Johnston made his decision – rage and frustration ensued. And the Toronto Mayoral race heats up with Olivia Chow leading the polls.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Jan Wong
Further reading:
- Matt Gurney: The Johnston report is one of the most depressing things I've ever read - The Line
- Canadians who say they were targeted by Beijing slam David Johnston: ‘Another day of being unheard’ - Toronto Star
- Trudeau Foundation spent less than required on charities through most of its existence, tax records suggest - Investigative Journalism Foundation
- Maid for a month: Goodbye to all that - The Globe and Mail
- Olivia Chow has ‘untouchable’ lead in final weeks of Toronto’s mayoral campaign, new poll finds - Toronto Star
- LILLEY: Polls show Chow set to win and that's not good for Toronto - Toronto Sun
- Inside the Toronto election campaign: #FreePaul, Presto on the Ferry and everything else you missed - Toronto Star
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The odds were stacked against us, but here we are. This year Canadaland turns ten. To mark the occasion, Canadaland Founder and Publisher, Jesse Brown, shares why he started a podcast and how that morphed into a thriving media company. Jesse reflects on the impact our journalism has and continues to have, why the work the team does is more important than ever, and how our supporters have enabled it all.
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While the press of today might not be reporting on aliens with the same fervour, many of the tropes from those days are still alive and well in modern-day journalism.
Stories about how no one wants to work anymore, or how technology is killing the art of conversation, have been told for over 130 years… and counting.
What are the tropes that keep coming back again and again? And are we really so different from the hysterical, partisan press of yesteryear?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Further information:
- Paul Fairie on Twitter
- Think Like a Historian, Historica Canada
- Making National News: A History of the Canadian Press, Gene Allen
- Library of Congress: Chronicling America Archives
- Sharp Wits and Busy Pens: The role of the Parliamentary Press Gallery over the years, Video Series, Carleton University
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Des feux de forêt font rage en Alberta alors qu’une élection provinciale est en cours. Emilie discute de l’état du conservatisme en Alberta, mais aussi la nouvelle génération d’intellectuels conservateurs au Québec avec Frédéric Boily, auteur et professeur de sciences politiques au Campus Saint-Jean de l’Université de l’Alberta.
While forest fires rage in Alberta, a provincial election campaign is underway. Emilie discusses the state of conservatism in Alberta, as well as the new generation of conservative intellectuals in Quebec with Frederic Boily, author and Professor of Political Science at the Saint-Jean Campus at the University of Alberta.
Animation: Emilie Nicolas
Générique: Tristan Capacchione (Producteur)
Coanimation: Frédéric Boily
Pour en savoir plus :
- ‘We are a skeleton crew out here’: UCP cuts led to disastrous Alberta wildfire situation — Trina Moyles, The Narwhal
- Take Back Alberta Leaders are Training ‘Scrutineers’ to Infiltrate Campaigns and Act as ‘Security’ on Voting Day — Stephen Magusiak, Press Progress
- Et pourtant, ils ne comptent pas — Paul Journet, La Presse
- La Chambre des communes adopte le projet de loi C-13 à la quasi-unanimité — Joël-Denis Bellevance, La Presse
- Génération MBC: Mathieu Bock-Côté et les nouveaux intellectuels conservateurs — Frédéric Boily, Presses de l'Université Laval
- Détours au Centre PHI
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Jesse Brown and co-host Manisha Krishnan dismantle a 10,000 word piece in the National Post claiming safe supply programs are killing people and fuelling a new opioid crisis. And three cheers for the new Canadian passport!
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Manisha Krishnan
Further reading:
- Drug fail: The Liberal government's 'safer supply' is fuelling a new opioid crisis - National Post
- Conrad Black: Free hard drugs for addicts a catastrophic Liberal failure - National Post
- Poilievre accuses government of contributing to addiction crisis with drug strategy - National Post
- Yes, Canada’s new passport really is that bad - Globe and Mail
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canadaLANDBACK is a co-production by Canada’s National Observer and Canadaland.
Host Karyn Pugliese, producer Kim Wheeler, contributors Trina Roache and Cara McKenna reflect on the season, and — wait for it — Karyn and Jesse argue about whether or not journalism can change the hearts and minds of people.
Contributors: Trina Roache, Cara McKenna, Jesse Brown
Host: Karyn Pugliese, editor-in-chief, Canada’s National Observer
Credits: Kim Wheeler (Producer)
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Amidst escalating tensions between Canada and China, an independent MP thinks he’s found the shadowy hand manipulating his fate. If a person asserts there’s been a plot against them but can’t offer any proof, does that count as a literal conspiracy theory?
And has this government ever met a poorly-conceived policy for media regulation it didn’t like? Well, it has now!
PressProgress editor Luke LeBrun joins Jonathan on Short Cuts.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Luke LeBrun
Further reading:
- As the spectre of China's meddling spreads, another MP claims he is a victim – National Post
- Independent MP Kevin Vuong explains to Moore In The Morning whether he was targeted by Chinese election interference. – Newstalk 1010
- The Liberal Party of Canada Wants to Regulate Truth Online. Even Justin Trudeau Thinks It’s a Bad Idea. – PressProgress
- This Must Stop: Government and Liberal Party Go All-In On Speech Regulation With Political Truth Oversight Bodies, Mandated Press Source Tracing, and Disclosure of Critics’ Communications – Michael Geist
- This Liberal resolution targets my work – Paul Wells (Substack)
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For nearly a decade, Research in Motion was the global leader in smartphones with its iconic QWERTY-keyboard-having Blackberry. Through a mix of guerilla marketing and an unexpected boost in sales after 9/11, the rather simplistic email device was transferring some of the world’s most closely guarded secrets, from government officials, business leaders, and celebrities through some servers in Waterloo, Ontario.
What was the cause of its demise? The iPhone? Google? Hubris?
Jesse chats with Cherise and Jonathan about his interview with Sean Silcoff, co-author of Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry, also written by Jacquie McNish. The book is also the source material for the new film by Matt Johnson, Blackberry, starring Glenn Howerton and Jay Baruchel, which releases on May 12, 2023.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Further information:
- Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry
- Blackberry Film Trailer
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BuzzFeed is going bust and Vice is headed for bankruptcy - is it the end of viral news sites? And the press has been reporting for years the name of a prominent and powerful man accused of abusing Indigenous children - but now it’s illegal for us to do so.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Karyn Pugliese
Further reading:
- How Mark Zuckerberg broke Meta's workforce - Washington Post
- Vice Media reportedly headed for bankruptcy - The Guardian
- Algonquin power lifter bulks up for first provincial competition - APTN News
- Human Rights Tribunal Hearings Start Today in Burns Lake - The Tyee
- Human rights tribunal into complaint against RCMP underway in Burns Lake, B.C. - APTN News
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Ads are everywhere in our life and they seem to keep creeping into more and more places. Movies, games, sponsored “news” content, and of course, the digital tracking that follows your every online move to sell you something you’ve already bought. (You know, you can never have enough washing machines.)
For eighteen years, Terry O’Reilly has been studying and explaining human nature through the lens of advertising. His first show, called O'Reilly on Advertising, started on CBC in 2005 followed by The Age of Persuasion in 2006, and since 2011 it continues as both radio show and podcast, by the name Under the Influence, on his own network, Apostrophe.
Jesse sits down to talk with Terry about all things advertising, podcasting, and why some people want to touch their favourite radio show hosts.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Further information:
- Apostrophe Podcasts
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From his perch at the top of the far-right ecosystem, Tucker Carlson regularly soaked up stories from Canada and half-jokingly called for forcible regime change here. But when it comes to demagogues who suddenly find themselves with time on their hands, even the half-jokes might merit another look.
And speaking of people who managed to maintain a mainstream platform long after their views took dark, paranoid turns, Toronto Sun columnist Tarek Fatah passed away.
APTN’s Dani Paradis joins Jonathan to talk about both.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Dani Paradis
Further reading:
- Tucker Carlson’s Prayer Talk May Have Led to Fox News Ouster: “That Stuff Freaks Rupert Out” - Vanity Fair
- A first look at 'Tucker Carlson Originals: O, Canada!' - Fox News
- Toronto twins’ claim of being Inuit nets thousands in scholarship money from various organizations - APTN
- 'A real force of nature': Pakistani-Canadian journalist Tarek Fatah dead from cancer at 73 - National Post
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The recent expansion of the Safe Third Country Agreement — which started as a 9/11 era deal that Canada negotiated in order to exert more control over immigration levels — prohibits asylum seekers from entering at unofficial ports of entry.
The agreement allows Canada to share responsibility for asylum seekers with the US, because the US is “safe” for refugees.
But there are years of documented evidence suggesting the US is not actually safe, including two Supreme Court rulings, reports from international human rights organizations, and data on the detainment and deportation of asylum seekers.
So why have we ignored it?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Further reading:
- The new Canada-U.S. border deal will cost Canadian taxpayers at least this much, Toronto Star, April 14, 2023
- What the new US-Canada border deal means for asylum seekers, Al-Jazeera, 24 Mar 2023
- Why we are challenging the USA as a “safe third country” in the Federal Court of Canada, Canadian Council for Refugees
- US: Detention Hazardous to Immigrants’ Health, Human Rights Watch
- Canada could save lives, but closes Roxham Road instead, Law360 Canada
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Deux lettres ouvertes ont été publiées récemment. Une appelle à la prudence avec la recherche en intelligence artificielle, l’autre à une accélération de sa législation par le gouvernement fédéral, via le projet de loi C-27. Montréal rassemble certains des meilleurs chercheurs mondiaux en IA. Aujourd'hui, Emilie s'entretient avec Benjamin Prud'homme, directeur exécutif de IA pour l'Humanité - Mila, l'Institut québécois d'intelligence artificielle. Ensemble, ils démystifie les enjeux éthiques et les dangers qui nous guettent, et réfléchissent au rôle des journalistes scientifiques dans le contexte.
Two open letters have been published recently. One calls for caution with AI research, the other for an acceleration of the federal government’s legislation around AI, C-27. Montreal is home to some of the world’s leading researchers in AI. Today, Emilie speaks with Benjamin Prud’homme, Executive Director for AI for Humanity at Mila, the Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute. Together, they break down the ethical issues and the dangers that could arise, and discuss the role of scientific journalists in this context.
Animation: Emilie Nicolas
Générique: Tristan Capacchione (Producteur)
Coanimation: Benjamin Prud'homme
Pour en savoir plus :
- Il y a urgence à adopter la Loi sur l’intelligence artificielle et les données - La Presse
- Angles morts de la gouvernance de l’IA - UNESCO
- BARBADA : VIVE LE CONTE LIBRE! - Tout le monde en parle
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We’re talking the CBC leaving Twitter after being labeled “government-funded media”, while Pierre Poilievre thanks Elon Musk for what he was already going to do. The real losers here are the Canadian public.
And Barry Hertz’s Globe and Mail takedown of the 11th Canadian Screen Awards - a cringe-y, dull, and insulting showcase of what not to do when highlighting Canadian productions.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Ren Bangert (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Nora Loreto
Further reading:
- CBC says it’s ‘pausing’ its use of Twitter after ‘government-funded media’ label applied - Globe and Mail
- Embarrassing and condescending, 2023 Canadian Screen Awards failed our film and television artists - Globe and Mail
- The 11th Canadian Screen Awards - CBC livestream
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canadaLANDBACK is a co-production by Canada’s National Observer and Canadaland.
The landback movement isn’t just about getting land back. It’s more than that. It’s a reclamation of culture too.
We take a deeper dive into Indigenous versus Canadian law, examine how Canada is hoarding land.
Our guests are Métis artist, activist and thinker Christi Belcourt and Anishinaabe artist and knowledge keeper Issac Murdoch, who took land back and established the culture camp Nimkii Aazhibikong.
Onaman Collective is formed by artists Christi Belcourt and Isaac Murdoch https://onamancollective.com/who-we-are/
Check out other CNO podcasts, including Hot Politics available on Apple Podcasts and wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts.
Host: Karyn Pugliese
Credits: Karyn Pugliese (Producer), Kim Wheeler (Producer), Beverly Andrews (Additional Research)
Featured guests: Christi Belcourt, Issac Murdoch
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From Minecraft to statecraft, Jacobin’s Luke Savage joins Jonathan to chart the bizarre course of a U.S. intelligence leak with potentially explosive implications for Canada. And seemingly inspired by the Musk-fragrant “Twitter Files,” a Conservative MP went on a fishing expedition for examples of the Canadian government over-policing social media. Does turning up a single really solid instance count as a success?
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Luke Savage
Further reading:
- From Discord to 4chan: The Improbable Journey of a US Intelligence Leak - Bellingcat
- Cash Cows: Foreign student recruitment crisis at Canadian universities - W5
- Pro-Russian hackers claim to have targeted Canada’s gas pipeline infrastructure: leaked documents - The Globe and Mail
- CNN, Sunday Morning Shows Completely Ignore Up To 15 Million Americans Being Thrown Off Medicaid - The Column
- Request to remove newspaper article among Ottawa's queries to social-media giants - The Canadian Press
- GUNTER: Feds' attempts to have story pulled from social media shows dangers of Bill C-11 - Toronto Sun
- Why the Twitter Files Are in Fact a Big Deal - Jacobin
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The University of Victoria campus used to be overrun with rabbits. It now has few, if any, rabbits.
So what happened to them? Where did they go?
Whatever you’re thinking, you’re probably correct.
Andrew Hynes and Amanda Watland take us down one of Canada’s strangest rabbit holes. Happy Easter!
Produced by Andrew Hynes and Mary Decker, a version of this episode was originally presented on CFUV’s U in the Ring podcast on August 1 and 8, 2019.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Featured guests: Judith Lavoie, Laura Lee Shaw, Sorelle Saidman, Barbara Smith, Georgeanne Lenham
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A story about criminal charges, a potential lawsuit against the press, leaked tape suggesting a huge overreach of power — could a certain populist politician have finally gone too far? We’re talking about Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
And enough is enough in Quebec — a defiant open letter in Le Devoir demanding an end to the toxicity in political discourse, signed by hundreds of scholars and writers.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Emilie Nicolas
Further reading:
- Danielle Smith discussed COVID charges 'almost weekly' with justice officials, according to leaked call - CBC News
- Why a Secret Recording of Danielle Smith is Blowing Up Alberta Politics Right Now - Press Progress
- QUEBKANDA - Le film
- Ce ne sont pas que des mots - Le Devoir
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Jody Vance has dealt with harassment for most of her career as a broadcast journalist, but starting in 2015 one of her harassers was different, constantly sending hateful, vile emails. When COVID hit, the problem only got worse as the harasser started targeting more of her guests and B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry. Who was this person and how do you bring an anonymous online tormentor to justice?
On March 10, 2023, after seven years of vitriolic emails, Jody finally had her day in court and faced her harasser.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Reporter, Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Featured guests: Jody Vance, Jesse Miller, Erica Ifill
Special thanks to Sandy Garossino, columnist at the National Observer
Further reading:
- Steele & Vance — Chek TV
- The three words a court wouldn’t allow Jody Vance to say to her online abuser — The Globe & Mail
- Women and Racialized Journalists In Canada Facing New Wave Of Harassment And Threats — AntiHate.ca
- Rachel Gilmore’s tweets sharing her phone call with the police
- Saba Eitizaz’s tweets sharing her experience with the police
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Either Beijing has corrupted our democracy at the highest level or agents in the Canadian security apparatus are subverting the PMO by illegally leaking information that's either mistaken, exaggerated or both. Both scenarios are troubling. And the national crime spree that we can’t legally talk much about - youth crime & reporting bans.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Joanna Chiu
Further reading:
- Liberal MP Han Dong secretly advised Chinese diplomat in 2021 to delay freeing Two Michaels: sources - Global News
- Think you understand ‘foreign influence’? Here’s a guide to the scandal shaking Canadian politics - Toronto Star
- Chinese interference in Canada? Chinese Canadians say they reported it for years — and were ignored - Toronto Star
- China’s Vancouver consulate interfered in 2022 municipal election, according to CSIS - Globe and Mail
- China Unbound: A New World Disorder - Joanna Chiu
- New Brunswick patients call on government to reopen investigation into cluster of neurological conditions - Globe and Mail
- Two months in youth court: An inside look at the Toronto teen swarming murder case - Toronto Star
- Mother decries 'senseless' fatal stabbing of son outside Vancouver coffee shop - CBC
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If news can’t be searched for on Google or shared on Facebook, is it even really online? Bill C-18, the Online News Act, is currently before the senate. Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says that this Bill will help save small newsrooms and local journalism outlets by giving them the power to negotiate with tech giants, deals for payment of news content that is shared on their platforms.
But Meta and Google’s response has been simple: they just won’t allow Canadian news on their platforms. In March, Google ran a test where one million Canadians could no longer see results for Canadian news searches. At the Canada Strong & Free conference in Ottawa last week, Meta said they would also disallow sharing of anything that looks like news on their sites, like Facebook and Instagram.
Last year, Canadaland and a group of other independent news publishers formed a consortium to lobby the government on this Bill. Today, Jesse sits down again with Senator Paula Simons, as Publisher of Canadaland, to discuss the Bill and not just his own issues with it, but hers too.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Featured guests: Paula Simons
Further reading:
- Canada’s Online News Act must be transparent, fair, and include news innovators — Canadaland, Publisher’s Note
- Bill C-18 - Parliament
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The Toronto Star’s Allan Woods joins Jonathan to look at the prospect of Trump fundraising off a mugshot, and how a Montreal fire might finally accomplish what years of journalism and advocacy have not, pushing authorities there to take action against illegal Airbnbs.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Allan Woods
Further reading:
- Conrad Black: Donald Trump should pass the torch to Ron DeSantis - National Post
- 20 Years Ago, Canadian Media Lined Up To Call For War In Iraq - Passage
- Potemkin: Catherine the Great's Imperial Partner
- Montreal blaze: man who ran illegal Airbnb business identified - Ricochet
- Owner of Old Montreal building that caught fire is a lawyer who pleaded guilty to tax evasion - Montreal Gazette
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Last month, the Senate proposed twenty six amendments to Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, and the Heritage Minister rejected eight. One of those rejected amendments was proposed by Senators Paula Simons and Julie Miville-Dechêne. Its rejection may have a huge impact on many digital-first creators. Jesse sits down with Senator Simons to talk about the bill, this amendment in particular, and what the Senate can do in situations like this.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Featured guests: Paula Simons
Further reading:
- Heritage Minister rejects key C-11 amendment, puts himself on potential collision course with Senators — The Globe & Mail
- Alberta Unbound — Senator Simons’ Podcast
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Co-host Sean Silcoff walks us through the Silicon Valley Bank collapse and what it might mean for Canadians. And the Supreme Court Judge who mysteriously went missing from the bench for weeks and the alleged misconduct unearthed by journalists.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Sean Silcoff
Further reading:
- Silicon Valley Bank collapse shows our financial system is just a collective delusion - The Globe and Mail
- If you’re renewing a mortgage or buying a house, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is the best news in ages - The Globe and Mail
- Blackberry Trailer
- High court justice Russell Brown under investigation after altercation at Arizona resort - Vancouver Sun
- Witness to altercation involving Justice Russell Brown says he followed her to hotel room - Sean Fine
- Canada’s cult of confidentiality - The Globe and Mail
- DND claimed a July 7, 2021 document involving Canada's top soldier couldn't be found. Then we told them we had it. - Ottawa Citizen
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canadaLANDBACK is a co-production by Canada’s National Observer and Canadaland.
Landback is not just about returning real estate.
It is about Indigenous people reclaiming who we are and making ourselves whole again.
An elder once told me that he believed residential schools were designed to hurt women, because "They knew that when you break the hearts of our women, you break the strength of our nations."
That story and other teachings tell us that women are central and even sacred to our communities. This episode looks at how women are reclaiming their role as mothers, teachers, leaders, and sacred beings, despite everything colonialism has thrown at them.
This is not a story of hope, so much as it is a story of resilience and courage.
In this episode of landback we interview three women, whose stories intersect; Terri Brown, a former chief of the Tahltan First Nation in British Columbia, and former president of the Native Women’s Association (NWAC); Dr. Beverly Jacobs, Mohawk, Six Nations, is the Senior Advisor to the President on Indigenous Relations and Outreach at the University of Windsor and an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law, who is also a former President of NWAC; Tori Cress Ojibway and Pottawattami, G’Chimnissing is a land and water defender.
Music “Dare to Dream” by Brandi Morin
Please be warned this episode contains stories of violence, sexual assault and mentions the name and decribes some actions of a serial killer in B.C.
Host/Producer: Karyn Pugliese
Producer: Kim Wheeler
This episode contained research by Beverly Andrews.
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À l'automne dernier, le journaliste politique Paul Wells a assisté à l'enquête publique sur l'utilisation de la loi sur les mesures d'urgence lors du convoi de la liberté de 2022. Avec comme point de référence un chapitre du prochain livre de Paul sur le sujet, Paul et Emilie discutent de la réaction policière aux manifestations, et plus précisément du rôle des équipes de liaison. Puis quel serait l’impact du projet de loi C-18 sur les nouvelles en ligne sur le journalisme canadien ?
Last fall, political journalist Paul Wells attended the public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act during the 2022 Freedom Convoy. With a chapter from Paul's upcoming book on the subject as a reference point, Paul and Emilie discuss the police response to the protests, specifically the role of police liaison teams. And what impact would online news legislation Bill C-18 really have on Canadian journalism?
Animation : Emilie Nicolas
Générique : Nancy Pettinicchio (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique)
Co-animation : Paul Wells
Pour en savoir plus :
- An Emergency in Ottawa, prochain livre de Paul Wells
- Rapport de l’Enquête publique sur l’état d’urgence déclaré en 2022
- Ricochet Media sur C-18: Online News Act threatens Canadian press freedoms, warns senator
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The story about Chinese interference in our elections continues to evolve and the opposition leader has seized on it. Prime Minister Trudeau has now called for two probes despite specific calls for a public inquest - could this be the scandal that breaks him? And a conspiracy theory facilitated by Chat GPT. Arshy Mann co-hosts.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Arshy Mann
Further reading:
- Beijing may have tried to discourage Canadians from voting Conservative: federal unit - Canadian Press
- Hear No Evil, Write No Lies - The Walrus
- Two high-level memos allege Beijing covertly funded Canadian election candidates - Global News
- African students over five times more likely to be denied visas than Europeans - Investigative Journalism Foundation
- Suspected money launderer won't be charged, special prosecutor rules - Vancouver Sun
- How Wired Will Use Generative AI Tools - Wired
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Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, has been a long-time coming. After initially being proposed in 2021 as Bill C-10, it is in the final stage of becoming law. The bill would regulate online video streamers, forcing them to contribute towards the Canadian Content system and promote “CanCon” on their platforms, like traditional Canadian broadcasters do. Online-only creators have fears it would impact their livelihood.
Most Canadians aren’t even watching CanCon, will this Bill change that? Will it make CanCon better? Can a system that was built for traditional film and TV, be made to work for an increasingly online, global market?
Audio Editor and Technical Producer Tristan Capacchione sits down with Canadian filmmakers to talk all about the “CanCon” system and the problems they’ve experienced with it.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Reporter, Audio Editor, and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Featured guests: Matt Johnson, Andrew Chung, Marc Almon, Valerie Creighton, Miki “Xwater” Ljuljdurovic
Further reading:
- CMF Annual Report, 2021-2022
- A new streaming bill is close to becoming law in Canada. Here's how it works — CBC
- Bill C-11 — Parliament
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As we cross the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, former Canadaland producer Sarah Lawrynuik returns to Short Cuts to talk with Jonathan about why she became a freelance war correspondent, taking night trains to the front lines.
They also look at China’s reported interference in Canada’s elections & why our institutions tend to throw up their hands the moment they encounter even slightly sophisticated malfeasance.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Sarah Lawrynuik
Further reading:
- Still standing: A year post-invasion, defiant Ukrainians have truly come together to build something, even in the face of Russian atrocities and destruction - Winnipeg Free Press
- Bell Media wouldn’t nominate Lisa LaFlamme for an award — so she did it herself - Toronto Star
- CSIS documents reveal Chinese strategy to influence Canada’s 2021 election - Globe and Mail
- Liberals ignored CSIS warning on 2019 candidate accused in Chinese interference probe: sources - Global News
- CSIS uncovered Chinese plan to donate to Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation - Globe and Mail
- Ottawa must sharpen its monitoring of foreign interference in elections, report says - Toronto Star
- CSIS documents reveal a web of Chinese influence in Canada - The Decibel, Globe and Mail
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There aren’t a lot of dedicated spaces for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour in Nova Scotia. One community group wanted to change that.
They decided to create a cottage retreat for BIPOC in Birchtown, Nova Scotia, a site of significant Black history. It would be owned and run by the community, a place where they could rest, relax and have access to nature. They raised money through donations and memberships.
But now some of the organizers of Buy Black Birchtown are speaking out, saying they were promised a safe space for the community - but instead were betrayed.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Further reading:
- Black professional women are exhausted. They’re finally claiming the time to rest. The Washington Post, August 2021
- Who were the Black Loyalists?, Black Loyalist Heritage Centre
- Reported hate crimes jumped across Nova Scotia in 2020, most involving race, CBC News, March 2022
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Rouleau has rolled out his verdict and Prime Minister Trudeau is vindicated. What precedent does this set? And a look at how anti-trans rhetoric manifests in the Canadian media landscape - we’re looking at you National Post. Ziya Jones co-hosts
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Ziya Jones
Further reading:
- 9 things you might have missed in the Emergencies Act inquiry report - CTV News
- Quebec housing groups say CAQ government hasn't kept promise to increase funding - CBC News
- NYT Open Letter
- Canadian conservatives can’t cherry-pick the ‘culture war’ they want to fight - Xtra
- Scotland scandalized by trans sex offenders in women's prisons as Canada ignores it - National Post
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Ian Runkle, firearms lawyer, makes the pro-gun case to Jesse, following a political victory for gun rights advocates.
Further reading:
- Ian Runkle's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/runkleofthebailey
- Gun crime rates from StatsCan https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-005-x/2022001/article/00002-eng.htm
- "Ghost Guns" are on the rise? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/3d-printed-guns-canada-increase-1.6708049
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La notion du Québec bashing a provoqué un déferlement de réactions dans les médias en français et en anglais suite à la nomination d'Amira Elghawaby comme représentante spéciale dans la lutte contre l'islamophobie. Puis quel est le lien entre les anglophones du Québec et les francophones dans le reste du pays face à la réforme de la Loi sur les langues officielles ? Émilie Nicolas anime cet épisode de Détours avec Frédéric Bérard.
The notion of Quebec bashing provoked an outpouring of reactions in both French and English media following the appointment of Amira Elghawaby as special representative in the fight against Islamophobia. And what is the link between anglophones in Quebec and francophones in the rest of the country regarding the reform of the Official Languages Act? Émilie Nicolas hosts this episode of Détours with Frédéric Bérard.
Liens :
Tweet de Philippe Mercure
Martin Leclerc : La torture, le viol et l’humiliation dans un aréna près de chez vous
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A tasting menu of scandals from Ontario’s municipal and provincial governments, with a newsroom scandal thrown in for kicks. And Fuck the Police - legally! The Narwhal sues the RCMP. Lisa Taylor co-hosts.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Lisa Taylor
Further reading:
- Integrity commissioner clears Doug Ford after developers attend daughter’s stag and doe - Global News
- How John Tory decided to resign: the inside story of an agonizing week - Toronto Star
- Queen’s Park (QP) Briefing’s editor-in-chief, reporter quit in protest after Ford story fight - Toronto Star
- John Tory should not have resigned as mayor - Toronto Star
- How the Star broke the story on John Tory and what’s next for Toronto? - This Matters Podcast, Toronto Star
- Charlottetown council spends more time in closed debate than in open sessions, records reveal - CBC
- Toronto police spending $337K on a podcast to avoid perception they're making 'copaganda' - CBC
- Why The Narwhal and Amber Bracken are suing the RCMP - The Narwhal
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Andrew Wilkinson and former media editor-in-chief Farhan Mohamed founded Overstoy Media Group (OMG) on the promise of revitalizing local news. But after the firing of four star journalists on January 30th, Mohamed admits the company was losing money on hard journalism - and that moving to a ”community” focus would save them.
Current and former staff have expressed concern at the direction of the company - and some allege that OMG executives tried to interfere in editorial content. They paint a picture of a workplace where failed expectations of growth often lead to layoffs.
Cherise Seucharan and Jonathan Goldsbie examine the fallout at OMG, and what it means for journalism, hopeful tech millionaires, and the state of democracy overall.
Credits: Cherise Seucharan, Jonathan Goldsbie, Tristan Capacchione, Annette Ejiofor
Further reading:
- A Bold Experiment in Local Journalism Hits the Rocks, The Tyee, Feb. 3, 2023
- Capital Daily staff refused to promote the boss’ company. Then they got fired, Ricochet, Feb. 10, 2023
- Fifty new outlets, 250 journalists: Canadian startup unveils plan to revive local news, The Guardian, May 3, 2021
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Canadaland’s first TV series premieres next Friday, February 17, 2023 on CRAVE. Based on our work for the hit podcast series Thunder Bay, Ryan McMahon returns to the eponymous city to tell the ongoing story in north Ontario.
- Trailer for the new docuseries Thunder Bay
- Listen to the rest of our podcast series here
- More information about the TV series
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Locals call it Murder Bay. It might be the most dangerous city for Indigenous youth in the world. But to others, it’s their white nirvana.
Host Ryan McMahon wants to know – not who killed all those kids, but what killed them. This is Thunder Bay.
Host: Ryan McMahon
Credits: Jesse Brown (Writer & Producer), Ryan McMahon (Writer), Brigitte Noel (Additional Research), David Crosbie (Reporting Assistance), Jolene Banning (Reporting Assistance), Cris Derkson (Music), Chaundra Bulucon (Sound Design & Mixing), Kevin Sexton (Managing Editor)
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Following the melting of the No Name price freeze, Loblaw had a bit of its own public meltdown. Meanwhile, the country’s largest newspaper chain continues its own perpetual self-dissolution, leaving damp puddles where once stood proud big-city dailies.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Vass Bednar
Further reading:
- Loblaws fights back on Twitter as social media storm erupts over soaring Canadian food prices - Toronto Star
- Supermarkets are hiking prices faster than necessary — and profiting from inflation, Star investigation suggests - Toronto Star
- Canadian Media Spreads Police PR After Killing Of Tyre Nichols - Passage
- Richard Warnica’s Twitter Thread
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canadaLANDBACK is a co-production of Canada’s National Observer and Canadaland.
Since 2019 five journalists have been arrested at land defenses, several others have been detained or threatened with arrest - why?
Host Karyn Pugliese believes the answer is to be found in two land defenses that unfolded in the 1990s.
Kanesatake
Gustafsen Lake
Of all the things journalists have to cover in Indigenous communities, land actions are the most complicated, involving a tangle of history and relationships journalists trip into unprepared.
Landback movements question Canada’s legitimacy as a nation, and its character as a champion of human rights.
How the media understood and told these stories mattered.
State violence as a response to a human rights issue is indefensible, but it is a justified response to a criminal matter.
So what are land defenses?
Is the state enforcing the rule of law against armed terrorists?
Or is Canada using violence to crush human rights defenders?
This episode is not about the land defenses themselves - but about the emergence of a public relations war to control the story the media tells.
Host/Producer: Karyn Pugliese, editor-in-chief, Canada’s National Observer
Producer: Kim Wheeler
Additional research and support for this episode Beverly Andrews and Cara McKenna.
For information on sources and sounds used in this episode, visit the CANADALAND website
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Quebec’s overblown backlash to the appointment of Amira Elghawaby as special representative on combatting Islamophobia in response to her analysis of a poll from back in 2019. And is the government telling us to only drink two alcoholic beverages a week? Sarah Hagi co-hosts.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Sarah Hagi
Further reading:
- Uproar over Amira Elghawaby appointment proof of need for someone like her in the job - Toronto Star
- Tom Mulcair: Amira Elghawaby is the wrong person for the job - The Montreal Gazette
- Elghawaby and Farber: Quebec's Bill 21 shows why we fear the tyranny of the majority - Ottawa Citizen
- A new measure of unhealthy drinking - The Decibel The Globe and Mail
- How much booze is too much booze? - Front Burner CBC
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The Chinese state has infiltrated Canadian democracy at all levels, according to a bombshell report from investigative reporter Sam Cooper of Global News. But Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued a stern denial, throwing cold water on the story. Who's telling the truth? And exactly what is Beijing up to in Canada? Sam Cooper explains his work.
Further reading:
- Cooper's feature scoop on Chinese Interference
- Trudeau denies he was briefed
- Willfull Blindness, Cooper's book on Chinese money laundering in Canada, and more
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McKinsey is on everyone’s lips, but it’s just one of the many consulting firms the government is spending millions on. And as the provinces and federal government battle it out when it comes to healthcare, whose side are we supposed to be on? Nora Loreto co-hosts.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Nora Loreto
Further reading:
- L’influence de McKinsey explose sous Trudeau, surtout à l’immigration - Radio-Canada
- Contracts for McKinsey a drop in the bucket of billions spent on government outsourcing: data - National Post
- Dans l’ombre, la firme McKinsey était au cœur de la gestion de la pandémie au Québec - Radio-Canada
- Crown corporation faces staff backlash over McKinsey contract, spending decisions - CBC
- Small Ottawa firm subcontracted ArriveCan app to multinationals, documents reveal - The Globe and Mail
- Tainted milk led to deaths of Alberta residential school children, group says - CBC
- Insiders share just how close Justin Trudeau and premiers are to deals that will tackle the health-care crisis - Toronto Star
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It was in the winter of 2021 that the world first became aware of a mounting number of patients being seen in New Brunswick with unusual neurological symptoms. A year later, the Government of New Brunswick released a report dismissing the entire issue, claiming there was never a cluster of patients to begin with.
CANADALAND has obtained thousands and thousands of pages of internal documents that take us behind the scenes of that investigation that once caught the attention of the nation, before being dropped like a hot potato.
Read more about CANADALAND’s investigation here.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Sarah Lawrynuik (Freelance Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Further reading:
- Whistleblower warns baffling illness affects growing number of young adults in Canadian province, The Guardian, Jan. 2, 2022
- Official investigation into New Brunswick’s mysterious brain disorder finds no new condition, Washington Post, Feb. 24, 2022
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Le chemin Roxham, un passage frontalier irrégulier au Québec, a fait l'objet d'une attention médiatique considérable ce mois-ci suite au décès de Fritznel Richard. Puis lors de la couverture de sujets sensibles comme la migration, que doivent garder en tête les journalistes en matière de traumavertissements ? Émilie Nicolas anime cet épisode de Détours avec Lela Savić.
Roxham Road, an irregular border crossing in Quebec, received considerable media attention this month following the death of Fritznel Richard. And when covering sensitive issues such as migration, what should journalists keep in mind in regards to trigger warnings? Emilie Nicolas hosts this episode of Détours with Lela Savić.
Liens :
La Presse : Une traversée en pleine tempête
Radio-Canada : À l’ombre de Roxham, des migrants font le chemin inverse
Le Devoir : Avertissement: ce traumavertissement ne fonctionne pas
Le Devoir : Petite histoire des traumavertissements
Le Devoir : Attention: ce musée contient des traces d'histoire
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And the Financial Post’s polar bear “expert” has some questionable associations in her past and a tendency to downplay climate change. Matt Gurney co-hosts.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)
Guest: Matt Gurney
Further reading:
- A Skeptical Take on the A.I. Revolution - The Ezra Klein Show
- Guards cleared in hospital death of Stephanie Warriner. Here's the footage no jury will ever see - CBC News
- New Bill Morneau book offers insider’s account of first five years of Trudeau government - The Globe and Mail
- Opinion: What climate alarmism about polar bears gets wrong - The Financial Post
- Canadian polar bears near ‘bear capital’ dying at fast rate - AP News
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Marc joins Jesse for a conversation about his plans to emigrate to Vancouver and the differences between Canada and the U.S. when it comes to fascism, comedy, and Jews.
Further reading:
Marc interviews Lorne Michaels: http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_653_-_lorne_michaels
Jesse interviews Hart Pomerantz: https://www.canadaland.com/podcast/hart-pomerantz/
The late, great Mike MacDonald, Canadian comedian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xpl9ClEpcY
Gavin McInnes' failed standup career https://censored.tv/watch/shows/free-shit/episode/brotherhood-of-the-traveling-rants
No-one ever wrote a good rock song about Vancouver, including Nazareth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-k-qAtZPWg
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Is PM Trudeau a stealth warmonger? Co-host David Pugliese explains why it is so difficult to wrap one’s head around military spending. And Jordan Peterson’s latest drama over a banal request from the College of Psychologists of Ontario’s request for social media training after complaints over inappropriate tweets.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator)
Guest: David Pugliese
Further reading:
- Government to announce F-35 deal — Trudeau had said stealth fighter didn’t work and wasn’t needed - National Post
- Justin Trudeau selling record number of weapons to authoritarian countries - Investigative Journalism Foundation
- Canada violating int’l law by selling arms to Saudis: Report - Amnesty International
- Canada, U.S. reach workaround deal on Nexus application backlog, agree to missile deal for Ukraine - The Globe & Mail
- B.C.'s highest court dismisses Postmedia appeal for information about secret trial - Canada.com
- Jordan Peterson’s doxing - Canadaland Tweet
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Kanye West, Dave Chappelle and Kyrie Irving have breathed new life into the antisemitic trope that Jews control the media. Is Jew-hatred from Black cultural icons more dangerous than the usual bigotry? And why is it so difficult for Jewish and Black communities to hear each other when it comes to racism? Emilie Nicolas joins Jesse to lay out a framework for better conversations.
Further reading:
Blacks and Jews, Again. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/20/opinion/kyrie-irving-kanye-west-antisemitism.html
Kanye says 'Jewish Zionists' control the media, Jews own the Black voice. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-719843
What to Know About Irving’s Antisemitic Movie Post and the Fallout. https://www.nytimes.com/article/kyrie-irving-antisemitic.html
Jon Stewart Defends Dave Chappelle’s Controversial SNL Monologue. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/11/jon-stewart-defends-dave-chappelle-controversial-snl-monologue
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The Shorties! Or Cutties! Or Shortcuttys! A special awards show highlighting variably consequential media weirdness from the year past. Dani Paradis co-hosts.
Further reading:
- Final Jeopardy!: World Capitals – Jeopardy! on YouTube
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has Cherokee roots, but the records don’t back that up – APTN News
- ZoomerMedia Acquires blogTO – ZNews on YouTube
- I moved to Alberta and hated everything about it. After three months, I came back to Toronto – Toronto Life
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator)
Guest: Dani Paradis
Additional music by Audio Network
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canadaLANDBACK is a co-production by Canada’s National Observer and Canadaland.
Land claims can take generations to settle. Sometimes communities lose patience, sometimes development forces them to take a stand or risk losing their land forever. Barricades have become a familiar scene in Canada.
The land issue is rarely settled when barricades come down. Instead the community is left with court cases, post traumatic stress, and unresolved human rights issues.
Some of those people are children..
There is a saying I told you about last time: we get the grandchildren we deserve.
We raised this generation together Canada, your people and mine.
Who did these children become?
This is their episode.
In the first half of this episode, we’ll introduce you to three people who survived land conflicts.
In the second half, they share their experiences with each other as they meet for the first time.
Please be warned: This episode contains two descriptions of violence against children.
Host/Producer: Karyn Pugliese
Producer: Kim Wheeler
This episode contained reporting by Trina Roache
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In this podcast: interviews with Tracey Deer, Alabama Bressette, Curtis Bartibogue.
Tracy Deer’s film Beans is available on Prime Video.
Alabama Bressette is a co-author of Our Long Struggle for Home: The Ipperwash by Aazhoodenaang Enjibaajig
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This episode was originally aired on December 7, 2022
WIND Mobile, now known as Freedom, was a small company that tried to break through Canada’s telecom oligopoly. It did not have an easy ride.
WIND faced numerous hurdles from regulators, it was subjected to dirty tricks from the telecom oligopoly, and was eventually sold to Shaw. But it also helped lower cell phone rates and brought in unlimited data and U.S. roaming, changing the wireless market permanently.
This is the inside story of WIND Mobile, from the people who were there.
Featured in this episode: Simon Lockie, Brice Scheschuk, Tony Clement
To learn more
“Why can’t TTC riders use their cellphones on the subway? Ask Bell, Rogers or Telus” in The Toronto Star by Lex Harvey
“Wind Mobile backer regrets Canadian launch” in CBC News
“Globalive offers $3.75-billion to buy Freedom Mobile” in The Globe and Mail by Alexandra Posadzki
Credits: Arshy Mann (Host and Producer), Jordan Cornish (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Associate Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator)
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Sarah Polley has come forward with memories of a violent sexual encounter with Jian Ghomeshi when she was 16. But why is the press tongue-tied about describing the alleged violence? Sarah sits down with Jesse to discuss how to safely run towards danger, and whether it’s even possible to ethically use child labour in the production of TV and film.
This episode was originally aired on March 14, 2022
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Sarah Lawrynuik (Former Senior Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Kieran Oudshoorn (Former Managing Editor)
Guest: Sarah Polley
Further reading:
- Run Towards the Danger, Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley Is OK With Oversharing, New York Times
- Sarah Polley breaks silence about traumatic encounter with Jian Ghomeshi, CBC Radio
- For Reference: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
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Why Twitter should be run more like a newsroom and a look at the Twitter Files. And the latest in CTV’s Lisa LaFlamme story and who was left out of the narrative. Jan Wong co-hosts.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator)
Guest: Jan Wong
Further reading:
- The Great Internet Grievance War the Right Has Wanted Is Here. It Ain’t Going Well. - Slate
- Our Reporting at Twitter - Free Press
- The Twitter Files thread Hunter Biden Laptop
- 2 schools lose fight to keep names secret following censored tours at Canadian Museum for Human Rights - CBC
- After independent review in wake of Lisa LaFlamme’s ouster, CTV’s Michael Melling is out of news operations - Toronto Star
- Bell Media employees: ‘Let’s Talk’ about CTV’s toxic, abusive workplace - Canadaland
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People might take holidays, but the news doesn't. For your holiday listening needs, here are stories from reporters who have worked Christmas in their newsrooms. It's the good, the bad and the funny.
A Canadaland tradition, now updated with a new story.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer)
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Former crime reporter Tamara Cherry — who now works as a specialist-for-hire on trauma-informed practices — joins Jonathan Goldsbie to consider what allegations swirling around Leah McLaren’s memoir have taught us about what could be called “trauma-indifferent” writing. They also look at how publication bans on the identities of victims can sometimes serve to re-victimize them, and how Canada seems to be on the verge of finally addressing that.This episode contains discussions of sexual assault.
Links:
- I was sexually assaulted when I was 16. Penguin Random House Canada published a memoir by one of my assailants claiming it was consensual – Zoe Charlotte Greenberg on Medium
- my response – Leah McLaren on Substack
- A Statement from Penguin Random House Canada – PenguinRandomHouseCA on Twitter
- Trauma survivors and the media: A qualitative analysis – Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being
- She wanted to tell you about her sex assault. The court has finally let her – Toronto Star
- Victim Identity and Privacy – Justice Committee report on Improving Support for Victims of Crime
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The largest National Park in Canada is Wood Buffalo, currently celebrating its 100th anniversary. But the people who inhabited it for thousands of years before that want it back. Brandi Morin travels to Wood Buffalo (and to Fort MacMurray and to Fort Chipewyan) to tell the real story of the Dene, the Cree, and the land they were expelled from to make way for Wood Buffalo National Park.
Further reading:
Wood Buffalo National Park: an Untold Story. An account from Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation.
http://acfn.woodbuffaloexpulsion.ca/
Wood Buffalo and the American Bison: Get to Know This Place and an Amazing Animal. (Doc Planet documentary referenced in this episode.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsxQKVfIxzE
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Hunters are mad about the new big list of guns to be banned by the Liberals - but why should we care if it helps reduce gun violence? And the not so credible Blacklock’s reporter’s story about being evicted from the Press Gallery. Grant LaFleche co-hosts.
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Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator)
Guest: Grant LaFleche
Further reading:
- How Bill C-21 turned from banning handguns to hunting guns - CBC
- Daughters of Morgan Harris call on Ottawa for help to find mother - APTN
- Blacklock’s Eviction By Police - Blacklock’s Reporter
- How an Ugly Feud Between Two Reporters Might Change Parliament’s Press Gallery Forever - Canadaland
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It’s the holidays, and on your TV or radio you’re inevitably hit with ads telling you that this is the season of giving - it’s time to donate to a food drive. Conservative politicians, Liberal politicians, banks, broadcasters, grocery stores: they all are united in this message.
With the promotion of food banks from virtually every institution and elected official in the country, you might conclude that they are the best solution to food insecurity.
Except - they’re not. Food bank use in Canada is at an all-time high, and experts, community organizers, even staff at food banks say that the growing need just shows how our government has failed to address poverty and hold corporations to account.
In this episode:
Kitty Raman Costa, Executive Director, Parkdale Community Food Bank
Dr. Valerie Tarasuk, Principal Investigator at PROOF, University of Toronto.
Jade Guthrie, Community Learning and Engagement Manager, FoodShare
Professor Dennis Raphael of York’s School of Health Policy and Management
Further reading:
- HungerCount 2022, Food Banks Canada
- Supermarkets are hiking prices faster than necessary — and profiting from inflation, Star investigation suggests, by Marco Chown Oved, Toronto Star
- Why are Canadians in need still forced to rely on food banks? By Jade Guthrie, rabble.ca
- Take the money and run: how food banks became complicit with Walmart Canada’s hunger producing employment practices, by Zsofia Mendly-Zambo, Dennis Raphael and Alan Taman
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AVERTISSEMENT : Dans cet épisode, nous discutons de violence à caractère sexuelle et de violence basée sur le genre. Si vous êtes à la recherche de soutien, le lien suivant vous dirigera vers des ressources à travers le Canada : https://canadianwomen.org/fr/vous-cherchez-un-soutien/
Dans le cadre des 12 jours d'action contre la violence faite aux femmes, cet épisode revient sur la couverture médiatique actuelle au Québec autour de la dénonciation de violence à caractère sexuelle. Quel rôle jouent les journalistes dans l'accompagnement d'une personne victime ou survivante qui choisit de dénoncer ? Emilie Nicolas anime cet épisode de Détours avec Sophie Gagnon.
CONTENT WARNING: In this episode, the co-hosts discuss sexual violence and gender-based violence. If you are seeking support, the following link will direct you to resources across Canada: https://canadianwomen.org/support-services/
As part of the 12 Days of Action Against Gendered Violence, this episode looks at the current media coverage in Quebec around the reporting of sexual violence. What role do journalists play in supporting a victim or survivor who chooses to speak out? Emilie Nicolas hosts this episode of Détours with Sophie Gagnon.
Liens :
Isabelle Hachey dans La Presse : Des cicatrices et des regrets
Lettre de Sophie Gagnon et Léa Clermont-Dion dans La Presse
The Walrus sur Tamara Thermitus
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The potential hypocrisies of condemning human rights abuses in Qatar during the FIFA World Cup. And the increasing difficulty of writing critically about Israel. Shree Paradkar co-hosts.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Cassidy Villebrun-Buracas(Associate Producer)
Guest: Shree Paradkar
Further reading:
- How media criticisms of Qatar during the World Cup are both accurate and unfair - Toronto Star
- LILLEY: World Cup's beauty marred by Qatar's human rights record - Toronto Sun
- Opinion: We built the railway in five years. So why are so many megaprojects now stalled? - The Globe and Mail
- Regier v National Post - National NewsMedia Council
- Why the definition of antisemitism has become such a polarizing issue - Toronto Star
- CBC’s Palestine Exception - Review of Journalism
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*A note to listeners: Today’s episode deals with sexual violence inflicted on minors and won’t be suitable for all listeners.
In 2006, RCMP Const. Joseph Kohut kicked down the door to his ex’s home in Prince George, B.C., and left with certain belongings. His ex said that one of the things Kohut took was a videotape showing him sexually harassing an underage Indigenous girl. Kohut had already been investigated for sexual misconduct after a local judge pled guilty to sexually assaulting several Indigenous minors. Kohut’s ex, also a Mountie, reported the alleged theft of evidence. So what happened next? Reporter Jessica McDiarmid tells the story of 16-years of entropy and indifference within the RCMP.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer)
Guest: Jessica McDiarmid
Further reading:
- Toronto Star investigation, by Jessica McDiarmid
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*A note to listeners: Today’s episode deals with sexual violence inflicted on minors and won’t be suitable for all listeners.
In 2006, RCMP Const. Joseph Kohut kicked down the door to his ex’s home in Prince George, B.C., and left with certain belongings. His ex said that one of the things Kohut took was a videotape showing him sexually harassing an underage Indigenous girl. Kohut had already been investigated for sexual misconduct after a local judge pled guilty to sexually assaulting several Indigenous minors. Kohut’s ex, also a Mountie, reported the alleged theft of evidence. So what happened next? Reporter Jessica McDiarmid tells the story of 16-years of entropy and indifference within the RCMP.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer)
Guest: Jessica McDiarmid
Further reading:
- Toronto Star investigation, by Jessica McDiarmid
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Poilievre's toxic lie about safe supply. And the confusing and contradictory CSIS intelligence on China and the Freedom Convoy. Garth Mullins co hosts.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator)
Guest: Garth Mullins
Further reading:
- Everything feels broken.But we can fix it. - Pierre Poilievre video
- Opinion: Pierre Poilievre couldn’t be more wrong on drug policy - The Globe and Mail
- Former Harper adviser denounces Pierre Poilievre drug policy unveiled in video - The Globe and Mail
- Chris Selley: Poilievre's anti-drug pitch is a failure of imagination - The National Post
- ‘Like a zombie’: Ontario group home chain accused of overmedicating kids in care - Global News
- Police Across Canada Are Hiring a Tech Company to Justify Bigger Budgets and Belittle Social Services - Press Progress
- CSIS head told Justin Trudeau to use Emergencies Act, inquiry told - The Toronto Star
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In part two: After a peaceful reclamation of the army base built on their land in 1993, elders of Stoney Point lead a movement to take back Ipperwash Provincial Park, which was also part of their original land and contained a burial ground. Racism and political interference turned a peaceful movement into a violent act of state aggression on September 6, 1995. This episode recalls the events of that night, and examines the fallout in the 28 years since, asking if reconciliation will ever be possible for the people of Stoney Point.
In this podcast: interviews include Bonnie Bressette, Caroline “Cully” George, Pierre George, Kevin Simon, Claudette Bressette, Alabama Bressette, and Donald Worme.
The episode is in memory of Anthony “Dudley” George.
Deep thanks to Heather Menzies editor, and Kerry Kilmartin publisher of “Our Long Struggle for Home: The Ipperwash” by Aazhoodenaang Enjibaajig
Host: Karyn Pugliese
Credits: Karyn Pugliese (Producer), Kim Wheeler (Producer)
Research for this episode included:
- Our Long Struggle for Home: The Ipperwash by Aazhoodenaang Enjibaajig
- The Ipperwash Inquiry Report: A road map to better relationships between Aboriginal people and the Ontario government
- One Dead Indian: The Premier, the Police, and the Ipperwash Crisis, a book by Canadian investigative journalist Peter Edwards
Sound in this podcast included:
- “Late Night news (Problems) by Farewell Davidson
- G20 Protests in Toronto Turn Ugly recorded by George Kourounis
- A look back at Ipperwash and Dudley George's death, APTN by Mark Blackburn June 06, 2013
- "Act Naturally" by Buck Owens
- Theme music from “Dudley Do-Right” cartoon
- Dudley Do-Right "Marigolds" episode
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CANADALANDBACK is a co-production from Canada's National Observer & Canadaland
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The tense relationship between Canada and China after allegations of interference in our federal election. And do we need a mask mandate to prevent mask laziness and save our kids? Steven Zhou co-hosts.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator)
Guest: Steven Zhou
Further reading:
- Canadian intelligence warned PM Trudeau that China covertly funded 2019 election candidates: Sources - CTV
- Chinese President Xi berates Trudeau on sidelines of G20 for leaking conversation - Globe and Mail
- MPs agree to probe allegations of Chinese interference in federal elections - CBC
- Hydro-Québec employee accused of spying for China is a flight risk, Crown says - CBC
- Woman risking homelessness because tenant won't leave gets eviction hearing date - CBC
- To slow the spread of childhood respiratory viruses, do we need a few weeks of mandatory masking? - Globe and Mail
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Thanks to David Wallace and Richard Marsh, the Klondike Papers blew up online - and nothing garnered more attention than Wallace’s claim that there was a plot to get rid of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Could it be true? Cherise and Jesse try to get to the bottom of what actually happened, and in doing so discover a complex network of Brethren business with extensive political connections around the globe.
Written and reported by Jesse Brown and Cherise Seucharan
Audio editing and sound design by Tristan Capacchione
Original music by Nathan Burley
Additional music by Audio Network
Editorial Assistance by Sarah Lawrynuik
Executive Producer, Jesse Brown
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Le calcul politique de Doug Ford se retourne contre lui alors que les Ontarien.nes démontrent leur soutien aux travailleurs et travailleuses de l'éducation suite à la tentative du gouvernement provincial d'empêcher une grève historique. Puis quelle est la conversation entourant le bilinguisme au Nouveau-Brunswick suite à la nomination controversée de Kris Austin au Comité de révision de la Loi sur les langues officielles ? Emilie Nicolas anime cet épisode de Détours avec Stéphanie Chouinard.
English: Doug Ford's political maneuvering backfires as Ontarians show their support for education workers after the provincial government tried to prevent a historic strike. And what is the conversation surrounding bilingualism in New Brunswick following the controversial appointment of Kris Austin to the Official Languages Act review committee? Emilie Nicolas hosts this épisode of Détours with Stéphanie Chouinard.
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Poll: 6 of 10 Ontarians blame Ford government for labour disruptions
Chantal Hébert sur la loi 28 en Ontario
Andrew Coyne sur la loi 28 en Ontario
François Gravel : Démissionnez, M. Higgs
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Correction : L'épisode a été modifiée pour corriger une erreur factuelle. Les travailleurs et travailleuses de l'éducation en Ontario revendiquent une augmentation de salaire de 3,25 $ l’heure et non pas une augmentation de 11% par année sur trois ans.
Correction: This episode has been edited to correct a factual error. Education workers in Ontario are demanding a wage increase of $3.25 per hour, not an 11% increase per year over three years.
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Unpacking the changes at Twitter and how chaos is Elon Musk's product. And what would it take for Canadians to change their mind on the use of the Emergencies Act? Douglas Soltys co-hosts.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator)
Guest: Douglas Soltys
Further reading:
Protected Duffins Creek wetland in Ontario has been damaged The Narwhal
Editorial: Conservatives cozy up to biased Facebook National Post
Millions Following Emergencies Act Commission. Most are Concluding Ottawa Had No Better Choice Abacus Poll
Was the Emergencies Act necessary? Globe and Mail
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Richard Marsh was born into the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. He got out of the group he calls a cult and has made it his mission to expose the Brethren for their alleged abuses. Now he’s on the run from Brethren members who’ve been searching for him for years. The man hired to hunt Marsh down? David Wallace.
Written and reported by Jesse Brown and Cherise Seucharan
Audio editing and sound design by Tristan Capacchione
Original music by Nathan Burley
Additional music by Audio Network
Editorial Assistance by Sarah Lawrynuik
Executive Producer, Jesse Brown
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The curious case of a journalist charged with the vandalism of a Nazi statue. And the first order of business for 10 newly elected politicians in Hamilton is to boycott the local newspaper. Jeremy Appel co-hosts.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator)
Guest: Jeremy Appel
Further reading:
- A journalist broke a story about vandalism. Now police claim he did it - Toronto Star
- 10 incoming councillors, trustees say recent coverage in Hamilton newspaper 'perpetuated anti-Black racism' - CBC
- Nazi collaborator monuments in Edmonton defaced with red paint and words “Actual Nazi” and “Nazi Monument” - Progress Report
- Here’s what I can tell you and here’s how you can help - Progress Report
- Hamilton community organizer alleged to have helped kidnappers escape in fatal Glanbrook home invasion - The Hamilton Spectator
- Instagram Post Statement of the Hamilton Spectator boycott
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Meet David Wallace, political fixer and dirty tricks operative.
After a career in the shadows, he’s turned whistleblower, leaking his files and sparking a conspiracy theory.
But why? And can he be trusted?
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Like the next-piece box in Tetris, the United States often offers a preview of political trends that will soon come to Canada. So with dozens of 2020-election deniers set to be elected to Congress next month, what does that bode for our own near future?
The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur joins Jonathan Goldsbie to chew over that and also why the right seems to have a structural advantage in the media.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
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What began as a peaceful land reclamation would turn into one of the most terrifying acts of violence and state force against unarmed people in Canada.
In part one: Bonnie Bressette was only 5 years old when a truck came to Stoney Point, and she watched as her house was loaded up onto the truck to be taken away. Her father explained the government was taking their land to build an army base, but promised to return it after the war. Legally, the government had to. They didn’t.
In episode one we hear from three generations of Stoney Pointers of how every system failed them. They explain their longing to rebuild their community and what led them to take over a military base in 1993.
The story of Stoney Point is, in many ways unique, but in many ways it is the story of every land action: unresolved, intergenerational, highly politicized by Canada, that leads to confrontations between protestors and heavily armed police. The story sets up to ask, why have these scenes become so acceptable in Canada, and is there a way out?
In this podcast: interviews include Bonnie Bressette, Caroline “Cully” George, Pierre George, Kevin Simon.
The episode is in memory of Anthony “Dudley” George.
Host: Karyn Pugliese
Credits: Karyn Pugliese (Producer), Kim Wheeler (Producer)
Stoney Pointers full story in their own words:
- Our Long Struggle for Home: The Ipperwash by Aazhoodenaang Enjibaajig
Research for this episode included:
- The Ipperwash Inquiry Report: A road map to better relationships between Aboriginal people and the Ontario government
- One Dead Indian: The Premier, the Police, and the Ipperwash Crisis, a book by Canadian investigative journalist Peter Edwards
Sound in this podcast included:
- “Fifty ways to trick a treaty” by Davd A Moses with many meegwetch-es for writing that for us, reach him on Twitter
- This episode included sound from Ipperwash Land Expropriation : Hell of a Deal (1989) - The Fifth Estate and Royal Canadian Army Cadet recruiting film pt 1 - 1977
Podcast artwork by Jessie Boulard
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Loblaws takes the heat over a tone-deaf price freeze. And the unprecedented, unjustified, and perhaps unnecessary federal government power grab that nobody cares about. Our very own Arshy Mann co-hosts.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor & Technical Producer) André Proulx (Production Coordinator) SoCalled (Music)
Guest: Arshy Mann
Background reading:
- Canadians must give thanks to our Loblaw overlords for their generous new marketing campaign
- Supermarkets are hiking prices faster than necessary — and profiting from inflation, Star investigation suggests
- Controversial political fixer re-emerges in Toronto election campaign
- Commons: Papa Pump and the Small Town Shakedown
- Use of Emergencies Act OK by me, whatever the hearings find
- Justin Trudeau accused Doug Ford of ‘hiding’ during convoy protest, documents show
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Kate Beaton has written the best book about the oil sands, ever. It's a nonfiction comic book called Ducks, and it's about class in Canada as much as it's about anything. She talks with Jesse about what it's like to be a migrant worker in your own country.
Ducks (link)
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A controversial comment about Burqas in a Toronto Star column crossed the editorial line. And business drama at this Toronto paper. Jonathan Goldsbie hosts with co-host Sarah Hagi.
Host: Jonathan Goldsbie
Credits: Aviva Lessard - Producer, Tristan Capacchione - Audio Editor & Technical Producer, André Proulx - Production Coordinator
Guest: Sarah Hagi
Background reading:
- Toronto Star: With the death of Mahsa Amini, it’s time for Hollywood to fight for Iranian women
- Toronto Star: Burqa comments crossed the line
- Toronto Star: Advice column fell below Star’s editorial standards
- Vice: Jonathan Kay Is Going to Be Just Fine
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The Beachcombers was a wildly long-running series, by any measure. With 387 episodes, the CBC dramedy had more installments than CSI, and five times as many as Schitt’s Creek. For nearly two decades, it was just always there — until one day it wasn’t. Since the last episode aired in 1990, The Beachcombers has largely been forgotten, its title reduced to a punchline.
But there’s one place that can’t forget. Producer Sophie Woodrooffe pays a visit to Gibsons, BC, the town that takes The Beachcombers more than a little seriously.
Link: Coasters, Sophie Woodrooffe’s upcoming podcast miniseries about BC’s Sunshine Coast, for which this episode was originally created.
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Élection après élection, la réforme du mode de scrutin devient le sujet chaud, malgré que le premier ministre du Québec considère que la question n'intéresse personne, à part quelques intellectuels. Et pourquoi la pénurie d'enseignants reste-t-elle un enjeu grave dans tout le pays ? Emilie Nicolas anime cet épisode de Détours avec Nicolas Rouleau.
English: Election after election, electoral reform becomes the hot topic, despite the fact that the Premier of Quebec considers the issue to be of interest to nobody except for a few intellectuals. And why does the teacher shortage remain a serious problem across the country? Emilie Nicolas hosts this episode of Détours with Nicolas Rouleau.
Liens :
Shari Graydon sur la parité de genre en politique
Une caricature jugée islamophobe publiée dans l’Acadie Nouvelle dérange
La goutte qui a fait démissionner Anne-Marie par Patrick Lagacé
Katherine Brulotte sur la pénurie d'enseignants
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Emilie Nicolas and Toula Drimonis break down the Quebec election for those outside of the Quebec bubble. And is the CBC changing their Journalistic Standards and Practices or is this just part of the rumour mill?
Links:
- Seema Reza on the Joy of Being (Completely) Alone
- The Guardian article re: Car culture
- La Presse article re: Objectivity at the CBC
- National Post piece re: Objectivity at the CBC
- Le Devoir article re: Malaise at Radio Canada
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Jesse sits down with Lyndsie Bourgon, author of “Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods” to discuss the dark world of tree poaching in British Columbia. Hidden infrared cameras, park law enforcement, and… forest courts?
Links:
Tree Thieves – Greystone books
There have been major developments in the Saskatchewan stabbing story, but most journalists have moved on - except for Global reporter Ashleigh Stewart. And why do reporters try to elicit emotional responses from victims of natural disasters? Ashleigh Stewart co-hosts.
Links:
- Global News Exclusive re: Saskatchewan stabbing
- Global News piece re: Ukraine's liberated eastern villages
- Interview on CBC's The Current re: Hurricane Fiona
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Correction: A previous version of this story indicated former CTV News employee Erin Paul died due to an overdose after her dismissal. Though she did die in Nov. 2020 at the age of 49, her sister stated that was not her cause of death.
Lisa LaFlamme was but one CTV News employee. Dozens more speak to us about a toxic workplace where abuse, bullying, and burnout have allegedly been normal. This culture comes from a deliberate corporate plan. In one case, the consequences may have been fatal.
Links
(Toronto Star) Inside the massive Bell Media downsizing that pushed out Lisa LaFlamme
https://www.thestar.com/business/2022/09/09/a-cut-too-far-lisa-laflammes-ouster-was-just-the-latest-in-a-long-string-of-departures-from-bell-media-the-cost-cutting-worked-well-until-it-didnt.html
Bell Executive Who Fired Lisa LaFlamme Interfered With CTV News Coverage, Says Colleague
https://www.canadaland.com/bell-executive-who-fired-lisa-laflamme-interfered-with-ctv-news-coverage-says-colleague/
“It was very well-sequenced” – Bell Executives Face Angry Staff Over LaFlamme Ousting
https://www.canadaland.com/it-was-very-well-sequenced-bell-executives-face-angry-staff-over-laflamme-ousting/
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A recent encounter between Pierre Poilievre and David Akin of Global News demonstrates the tactics politicians have been using to avoid accountability. And how the popular #TrudeauMustGo campaign is being dismissed as bots and treated as if it doesn't exist. Nora Loreto co-hosts.
Links:
- Video of David Akin and Pierre Poilievre
- CBC Manitoba piece re: Homelessness
- Dean Blundell piece re: #TrudeauMustGo
- National Post piece re: Trudeau's divisivenese
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Every pop culture reference to Sasquatch or Bigfoot can be traced to one Macleans Magazine article from 1929, written by Indian Agent J.W. Burns, who stole the story of Sas’qets, a core part of Sto:lo cultural identity for thousands of years. Robert Jago is a Sto:lo writer and Sasquatch enthusiast who set out to take Sasquatch back. But the process of cultural appropriation turns out to be more complicated than passing a physical object back and forth, and Jago tells a unique story of how the Sts’ailes people kept their culture alive in the face of genocide, by appropriating appropriation.
Links:
Macleans, 1929: Introducing B. C.’s Hairy Giants
https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1929/4/1/introducing-b-cs-hairy-giants
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre, by Max Brooks
https://www.amazon.ca/Devolution-Firsthand-Account-Sasquatch-Massacre/dp/1984826786
The Sasquatch, the Fire and the Cedar Baskets by Joseph (Tony) Dandurand
https://www.amazon.ca/Sasquatch-Fire-Cedar-Baskets/dp/0889713766
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Suite au décès de la reine Elizabeth II, de nombreux journalistes soulignent les qualités admirables de la reine, alors que d'autres mettent la politesse de côté pour appeler à une réflexion plus critique autour de la monarchie. Puis comment les médias francophones couvrent-ils les sujets de l'immigration et de la langue française dans le premier débat de la campagne électorale au Québec ? Emilie Nicolas anime cet épisode de Détours avec Maïka Sondarjee.
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, many journalists spotlighted her admirable qualities, while others put politeness aside to call for a more critical reflection on the monarchy. And how is francophone media covering immigration and the French language following the first debate of the Quebec election campaign? Emilie Nicolas hosts this episode of Détours with Maïka Sondarjee.
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La reine du Canada, vue du Québec par Jean-François Nadeau
La reine était nue par Patrick Lagacé
No, I do not mourn the Queen par Shree Paradkar
Quel «dérapage»? par Christian Rioux
L’avenir du français au Québec par Jean-Benoît Nadeau
Le choix de François Legault par Paul Wells
Pour en finir avec le déclin de la langue française par Jean-Benoît Nadeau
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Canadians have greeted the death of Elizabeth II with a mix of sadness and ambivalence, hostility and indifference. Film writer Will Sloan joins Jonathan Goldsbie to look at how media has grappled with evolving attitudes toward the monarchy, and how it’s covered the rare sort of development that’s both wholly inevitable and the biggest breaking news in the world.
They also go deep on a cartoon elf.
Links:
- CBC interview with author Lawrence Hill
- Toronto Sun piece re: Woke haters
- Courrier Laval piece re: PQ candidate and porn video
- The Soulmates in the Gift of the Light (1991) video
- Will Sloan's viral tweet
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A new Netflix documentary documents the violent life and death of John McAfee, a silicon valley magnate who became a murder suspect and the target of an international manhunt. But ten years after it all went down, do we actually know what happened? Rocco Castoro was the young editor in chief of VICE News who embedded with McAfee during his wild run from the law. He tries to set the record straight, and clear his own reputation.
Links:
Running With The Devil (Netflix) https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/who-is-john-mcafee-running-with-the-devil
‘This is really shady and low’: Netflix’s John McAfee documentary attacked by people who appeared in it https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-really-shady-and-low-netflixs-john-mcafee-documentary-attacked-by-those-who-appeared-in-it-11661943486
The Knows - Rocco Castoro's news site https://www.theknows.net/
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An on-the-ground account of what it has been like to cover the Saskatchewan stabbing spree. And the end of Kiwi Farms after a Canadian Twitch streamer was swatted in London, Ontario. Zak Vescera co-hosts.
Links:
- National Post Opinion piece re: RCMP response to stabbing
- Toronto Sun Opinion piece re: Progressive theories driving criminal justice
- Globe and Mail piece re: RCMP reform
- Global News piece re: RCMP Alert system
- CBC piece re: Saskatchewan social service
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Squirrel toupee guy, Bobby from Bobby versus Satan, cabbage head, the little guy who picks fights at the bar and won’t stay down, or the flying pig. These are just some of the memorable characters that Bruce McCulloch portrayed on Kids in the Hall.
This week we chat with Bruce about the beginning of Kids in the Hall from the gritty streets of Edmonton to the state of Canadian comedy, the CBC, TallBoyz, working with Lorne Michael.
Some of our favourite Bruce McCulloch Sketches:
- Painting a chair
- Drunk dad advice
- Cabbage head
- Bobby versus Satan
- Bar Fight
- Thirty Helen’s Agree
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The Lisa LaFlamme story continues to smolder in the headlines. And Canada turns into a denunciation nation when it comes to weighing in on Chrystia Freeland's verbal attack. Priya Sam co-hosts.
Links:
- Globe and Mail piece re: Open letter in support of LaFlamme
- Globe and Mail piece re: Bell Media Formal Review Process
- National Observer piece re: NAJA barring the New York Times from its conference
- Pitchfork piece re: Allegations against Arcade Fire's Win Butler
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After we turn off our microphones, here at CANADALAND, it would be great to think we brought you the definitive version of the story. But what actually happens is that life keeps on rolling and stories continue to add new chapters. Three stories CANADALAND originally brought you in 2021 and 2022 demanded that we publish an update.
First, the latest from the two communities that might soon be home to all of Canada's high-grade nuclear waste. Second, we check in on Ari Ben-Menashe and what the international lobbyist-for-hire has been up to since he began repping Myanmar's military junta in 2021. And lastly, we bring you an update on Starbucks' unionization that is more of a mea culpa than a new development but adds to the story we originally told you all the same.
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The remaining staff at Toronto’s NOW Magazine haven’t gotten a regular paycheque in months. But as the beloved alt-weekly disintegrated around them, they kept on putting out issues. Norm Wilner, who spent 14 years as NOW’s film writer, joins former colleague Jonathan Goldsbie on Short Cuts to consider the slow decay of a publication that served as the city’s internet, before the internet was a thing. They also look at the Toronto Star’s successful battle to overturn a strange publication ban masking the identity of an upper-crust private school.
Links:
- Radheyan Simonpillai’s thread about the final NOW masthead
- The (likely) final print issue of NOW
- Toronto Star story from earlier this year about NOW’s demise
- Toronto Star story about lawsuit against Upper Canada CollegeOntario Court of Appeal decision in P1 v. XYZ School
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Dozens of people in New Brunswick have reported mysterious neurological symptoms over the past two years. People as young as 18 are experiencing full-blown dementia. Is there a single cause for these reported illnesses? The government has previously said they believed there was. Now, they have said there is no single cause. This week, we revisit a mystery we originally told you in January 2022.
Featured in this episode: Leyland Cecco, the Guardian's Canadian correspondent; Stacie Quigley Cormier, step mother of Gabrielle Cormier who began experiencing dementia-type symptoms at the age of 20.
Further reading:
- Whistleblower warns baffling illness affects growing number of young adults in Canadian province, Leyland Cecco, The Guardian
- No longer a sure thing: Records show how N.B. investigation into mystery illness changed over time, CBC News
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What's really behind Lisa LaFlamme's abrupt departure from CTV National News? And John Derringer's years of alleged workplace abuse at Toronto's Q107 and the straw that broke the camel's back for ending his show. Teri Hart co-hosts.
Links:
- Lisa LaFlamme's video on Twitter
- The Hill Times piece re: journalists receiving online hate
- The Toronto Star's piece re: allegations against Derringer
- Jennifer Valentyne's video
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Cities and cars and a climate crisis, oh my! For the past 70 years, urban design in Canada has been centred around the car. Cities have started making changes, but are they doing enough to meet Canada’s climate goals?
Featured in this episode: Dr. Edda Bild, postdoctoral fellow at McGill University and lead soundscape researcher for Sounds in the City. Jason Slaughter, creator of the YouTube channel Not Just Bikes. Brent Toderian, city planner and urbanist at TODERIAN UrbanWORKS.
Links:
- Sounds in the City website
- Not Just Bikes YouTube Channel
- “The Power of Parking” paper
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La visite du pape pour la présentation d’excuses aux peuples autochtones a provoqué diverses réflexions autour de l’histoire du catholicisme au Québec. Puis quelle est la conversation autour de la violence armée au Canada ? Emilie Nicolas anime cet épisode de Détours avec Christopher Curtis.
Content warning : residential schools and colonization
English: The Pope's visit to apologize to Indigenous peoples provoked various reflections on the history of Catholicism in Quebec. And how is the media talking about gun violence in Canada? Emilie Nicolas hosts this episode of Détours with Christopher Curtis.
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Archive Radio-Canada : Visite du pape en 1984
La démesure langagière du pape François par Joseph Facal
Tweet Guy A. Lepage
Tweet Jean-François Lisée
La fille sur la photo par Rima Elkouri
Tuerie en N.-É. : impression d’ingérence politique
Valérie Plante réagit aux incidents de violence armée
La police : plus une solution qu'un problème par Joseph Facal
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How many ways must healthcare break down before you can call it “collapsed”? And how can journalists be better supported when they receive threatening hate mail? Moira Wyton co-hosts with Jonathan Goldsbie.
Links:
- CBC piece re: 'unprecedented' strain on health care
- Global news piece re: not unprecedented health care system
- Toronto Sun Opinion piece Brian Lilley
- Globe and Mail piece re: BC researchers excluded from drug decriminalization review
- CAJ's Poisoned Well report
- The musical Tell Tale Harbour
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Jesse Brown might think himself quite the question master, but today the tables have turned and our guest host, the Jonathan Torrens, investigates the inner workings of this show's host. Is it possible to be too cynical?
Featured in this episode: Jonathan Torrens, actor, performer and writer best known for his beef with Jesse Brown and hosting shows like Street Cents, Jonovision and his role in Trailer Park Boys; Jesse Brown, early guest on Jonovision (and, I guess, the publisher of the Canadaland podcast network).
Past relevant episodes:
- Canadaland episode 281: Trolling Jonathan Torrens
- Canadaland episode 2: Millionaire Ex-girlfriend
- Canadaland episode 58: An Interview With My Harshest Critic
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The dam has broken on hockey's toxic culture. And a new BC Supreme Court ruling threatens confidential sources. Laura Robinson co-hosts.
Links:
- Globe and Mail piece re: victim coming forward
- CBC piece re: Alleged sexual assault in St. John's
- Biv piece re: BC Supreme Court ruling on confidentiality
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Jody Porter worked for CBC in Thunder Bay for more than two decades. Her work on the injustices faced by Indigenous people in Northwestern Ontario from Grassy Narrows to Thunder Bay was cited in many hearings and reports including the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. And yet, she viewed her work with a very critical lens toward the end of her life after she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
In July, Jody succumbed to cancer and died at the age of 50. We are re-airing a conversation Jesse had with Jody in November 2020 during the Brayden Bushby trial.
Featured in this episode: Jody Porter, senior reporter at CBC News
Further reading:
- CBC journalist Jody Porter remembered for her compassionate storytelling, commitment to truth, CBC News
- Pathfinding, Jody Porter, Maisonneuve
- Racism killed Barbara Kentner, says Thunder Bay group rallying outside trial of man accused of killing her, Jody Porter, CBC News
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The media actually did a pretty good job of covering the Pope's apology. And Wendy Mesley's re-branding as a woman of ill repute. Karyn Pugliese co-hosts.
Links:
- Canada's National Observer piece by Thaiorénióhté Dan David re: Papal apology
- Canada's National Observer piece by Matteo Cimellaro re: Papal apology
- Globe and Mail Opinion piece by Tanya Talaga re: Papal apology
- The Tyee piece by Cindy Blackstock re: sexual abuse
- APTN investigation re: French priest
- National Post piece re: Wendy Mesley
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So many people encounter injustice and accept it as the way things are. Others refuse to accept the status quo and will not rest until those injustices are done away with. Cindy Blackstock is one of the latter. This is the story of how her work resulted in the largest financial compensation settlement the Canadian government has ever made because of the systemic neglect of First Nations' children in the child welfare system over the course of decades. A report from Danielle Paradis.
Featured in this episode: Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada; Alanis Obomsawin, documentarian.
Further reading: Canada signs $20B compensation agreement on First Nations child welfare, Canadian Press Alanis Obomsawin documents Cindy Blackstock's fight for equality for Aboriginal children, CBC Radio
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Our changing perception of the Nova Scotia mass shooter's partner Lisa Banfield. And thwarting the apocalypse through journalism. Sarah Lawrynuik co-hosts.
Links: Halifax Examiner piece re: The witchification of Lisa Banfield Globe and Mail Opinion piece re: Lisa Banfield CBC piece re: European heat wave J Source article by Sarah on reporting on extreme weather
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When a CBC host used the N-word in pre-production meetings, she was taken off the air. When the French arm of the public broadcaster, Radio-Canada, had a program just months later where the N-word was used four times in both languages, the broadcaster dismissed charges that there was anything wrong with the program. That is, until the CRTC stepped in and said an apology was in order.
Why two different responses at the same company in two languages? And why does the 1968 book by Pierre Vallières always seem to be at the heart of the controversy?
Featured in this episode: Emilie Nicolas, host of Canadaland's French-language show Détours and columnist at Le Devoir
Further reading: Diversity and inclusion: malaise within CBC/Radio-Canada, Le Devoir Radio-Canada to appeal CRTC N-word decision and apologize to complainant, Canadian Press Radio-Canada personalities urge broadcaster to fight CRTC N-word decision, Radio Canada
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Three telecoms in a trench coat and other Canadian oligopolies. And we need a new playbook when it comes to engaging with Pierre Poilievre. Vass Bednar co-hosts
Links: CBC piece re: Rogers outage and the need for greater oversight Toronto Star piece re: Supermarket price hikes National Observer piece re: Trudeau greeted by throngs of admirers Tyee piece re: The Forever Plague and the response Slate article re: The Forever Plague Global piece re: Pierre Poilievre
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Patrick Brown was disqualified from the Conservative Leadership race. He's denied allegations filed by a whistleblower that he was knowingly mismanaging how campaign staff were being paid. He's vowed to appeal the disqualification decision. But in the meantime, what would this move mean for Canadian politics? Does it mean a Pierre Poilievre coronation?
Canadians are known for voting parties out of office, not into office. Which means after the Liberals have been in power for seven years and we're looking to be on the cusp of a recession, the person who leads the Conservative party next could easily be Canada's next prime minister.
Featured in this episode: Jen Gerson, co-founder of The Line.
Further reading: Conservative Party tried to bring Brown into compliance with election laws and failed: leadership chair, CBC News Patrick Brown says he will appeal disqualification from Conservative leadership race, CP24 Brown booted from CPC leadership as drama takes centre stage, Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun Patrick Brown, disqualified from CPC race, facing Brampton mayoral troubles as well, Canadian Press
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Plus d’une cinquantaine de têtes d’affiches de Radio-Canada contestent la décision du CRTC concernant l’utilisation du ‘mot en n’ sur l’émission radiophonique Le 15-18 en août 2020. Puis dans le climat politique actuel, quelle est la conversation autour des fêtes nationales dans les médias ? Emilie Nicolas anime cet épisode de Détours avec Vanessa Destiné.
English: More than 50 well-established Radio-Canada employees disagree with the CRTC's decision regarding the use of the 'n-word' on the radio show Le 15-18 in August 2020. And considering the current political climate, what does the media conversation surrounding national holidays look like? Emilie Nicolas hosts this episode of Détours with Vanessa Destiné.
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Alain Gravel sur Puisqu'il faut se lever
Chronique d'Isabelle Hachey sur Verushka Lieutenant-Duval
Vanessa Destiné dans Le Devoir
Lettre des têtes d'affiches de Radio-Canada
Dossier du New York Times sur l'Haïti
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A Supreme Court decision that hasn't gotten much attention in Canada. And the National Post is calling for an end to the bullying of reporters, meanwhile its own columnists are attacking their own. Jan Wong co-hosts.
Links: Globe and Mail Opinion piece by Elizabeth Sheehy Globe and Mail Opinion piece by Frank Addario and Matthew Gourlay Globe and Mail obituary of Irving Abella National Post piece from the Editor in Chief
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Raging wildfires are now a normal part of summertime in Canada. Climate change comes at you fast, but the impact of these fires is far from equal across different regions. Those most likely to have to flee their homes are Indigenous people, and this disproportionate risk is only growing. The number of evacuees from First Nation reserves doubled over the last decade. Producer Sarah Lawrynuik travels to a remote Manitoba community to look at what fire has done to one community, and examines the implications for tens of thousands of other people in the years to come.
Further Reading:
Social science research on Indigenous wildfire management in the 21st century and future research needs (Amy Cardinal Christianson) – https://www.publish.csiro.au/WF/pdf/WF13048
Indigenous fire teams in Sask. aim for bigger role after B.C. blazes – https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/indigenous-fire-teams-in-sask-aim-for-bigger-role-after-b-c-blazes
U of S prof studies impact of fire evacuations on First Nations (2015) – https://www.ckom.com/2015/07/17/u-of-s-prof-studies-impact-of-fire-evacuations-on-first-nations/
From the Ashes: Reimagining Fire Safety and Emergency Management in Indigenous Communities: https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Committee/421/INAN/Reports/RP9990811/inanrp15/inanrp15-e.pdf
The art of fire: reviving the Indigenous craft of cultural burning: https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-cultural-burning/
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In covering the end of widespread reproductive freedom in the United States, the CBC goes the both-sides route. At what point should something be considered a human-rights issue and no longer subject to debate?
And the Convoy — or at least something similar — is set to rematerialize in Ottawa. What has the media learned since last time, and are we any closer to putting our finger on a diffuse movement that’s very different to different people? Jonathan Goldsbie fills in for Jesse and Rachel Cairns co-hosts.
Links: CBC's the Current segment re: Roe v. Wade Dr. Jennifer Gunter Tweet re: appearance on CBC Stephanie Gray Google Talk MPP Bhutila Karpoche Tweet re: Evictions Jonathan Goldsbie's Tweet re: Toronto Councilor The Conversation piece re: Roe v. Wade National Post piece re: Freedom Convoy Vice piece re: Freedom Convoy The Tyee piece re: Freedom Convoy
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Universities across Alberta have experienced huge funding cuts over the last three years. Come fall, students will be paying for that with huge tuition increases (some as high as 104%). But these changes are bigger than just dollars and cents, they beg the question: What is the point of getting a post-secondary education?
Freelance journalist Oumar Salifou reports on the impacts seen in Alberta and host Jesse Brown interviews Alberta's minister of higher education.
Featured in this episode: Anita Cardinal, law student at the University of Alberta; Reginald Wiebe, assistant professor of English at Concordia University of Edmonton; Dave Lamont, a caretaker at the University of Calgary; Brenda Austin-Smith, president of the Canadian Association of University Teachers; Demetrios Nicolaides, Alberta's minister of higher education
Further reading: Some Alberta post-secondary institutions left relatively unscathed while U of A funds slashed, new data shows, CBC News Post-secondary students grapple with increased tuitions as a result of provincial funding cuts to education, The Globe and Mail Budget 2021: Post-secondary sees further cuts, 750 job losses, The Calgary Herald 'A turning point:' After years of cuts, Alberta budget signals growth for U of A, The Edmonton Journal
Alberta universities voice mixed feelings about budget 2022, Global News
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A scandal in Canada's sacred sport. And can journalists do more to unpack the crypto craze and crash? Emilie Nicolas fills in for Jesse and Julian McKenzie co-hosts.
Links: TSN piece re: Hockey Canada CBC story re: freezing Hockey Canada Assets Rick Westhead interview with Kyle Beach LA Time piece re: Amy Kaufman Globe and Mail piece re: bitcoin
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A Canadian scientist wanted to demonstrate how he could use DNA barcoding to distinguish between different strains of cannabis; a pretty valuable thing to be able to do during the weed marketing gold rush.
To prove it, he just took a graph of U.S. arrest data, changed the title, and said 'here, here's my evidence.'
He did a lot more than that. And it might have all gone unnoticed, if not for some meddlesome researchers. Senior producer Sarah Lawrynuik gets into it.
Featured in this episode: Charles Piller, investigative journalist for Science Magazine; Ken Thompson, post-doctoral fellow at Stanford University; Paul Hebert, director of the University of Guelph's Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
Further reading: Failing the test, Charles Piller, Science Controversial supplements researcher not guilty of misconduct, Canadian university concludes, Charles Piller, Science
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In the midst of a climate crisis, why do we continue to report business news as usual? And is Minister Mendicino being mendacious over the Emergencies Act when he says police advised the government to invoke it? John Woodside, climate reporter for Canada's National Observer co-hosts.
Links: Globe and Mail piece re: Ambitious oil emissions National Post piece re: anti-oil agenda and affordable food CP24 piece re: Toronto Police Service
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Of the more than 1,400 Starbucks stores in Canada, only a single location in Victoria, B.C. has a union. One former barista spoke to Canadaland about the working conditions that led baristas to organize for better protections - and how the flurry of anti-union messaging from Starbucks HQ was still not enough to deter the workers.
But companies across Canada and the U.S. have been employing these types of tactics for decades to prevent their workers from unionizing: including persistent messaging, hiring third-party crisis management firms, and even shuttering stores completely.
Do these new unionized workers stand a chance? Cherise Seucharan reports.
Featured in this episode: Izzy Adachi, former Starbucks worker; Pablo Guerra, organizer with United Steelworkers; Mitch Thompson, journalist; David J. Doorey, professor of labour law at York University
Correction: An earlier version of this episode incorrectly identified the Victoria Starbucks location as the first location in Canada to unionize. While it is currently the only location that is unionized there were a number of stores that unionized in the ‘90s and 2000s. These locations are no longer unionized for a number of different reasons.
Further reading: Only one Starbucks in Canada is currently unionized, and it’s in B.C. Why is Starbucks so afraid of unions?, Toronto Star A ‘Gen U’ of young Starbucks baristas is powering a growing push to unionize, CNBC LEAKED AUDIO: Amazon Union Buster Warns Workers ‘Things Could Become Worse’, Vice News Walmart has everything - except unions,The Walrus Union-Bashing Is on the Menu at Tim Hortons, Mitchell Thompson, Jacobin
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Devenir propriétaire d’une maison n'est désormais plus qu'une chimère pour toute une génération de Canadien‧ne‧s. Et qu’est-ce qui s’est passé avec la couverture médiatique de l’élection ontarienne ? Emilie Nicolas anime cet épisode de Détours avec Émilie Gougeon Pelletier.
English: Owning a home is now no more than a pipe dream for a whole generation of Canadians. And what happened with the Ontario election media coverage? Emilie Nicolas hosts this episode of Détours with Émilie Gougeon Pelletier.
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Radio-Canada sur la viabilité financière des grandes villes
Tweet NTV Kenya sur la variole simienne
Global News sur les dépenses du parti Libéral en Ontario
Sondage Radio-Canada sur les priorités des Franco-Ontarien‧ne‧s
Le Devoir sur l'absence de chef bilingue en Ontario
Le Devoir sur le désintérêt des Ontarien‧ne‧s pour la politique provinciale
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Finding misinformation in the Quebec government's misinformation campaign on Bill 96. And why Tiktokers are speaking out against Bill C-11. Lela Savić co-hosts.
Links: CBC article re: Bill 96 Globe and Mail Opinion piece re: Bill 96 Washington post Opinion piece re: Bill 96 New York Times piece re: Bill 96 CBC piece re: Jacob Hoggard
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Ostensibly the idea was to do media criticism. That is what the article in the National Post, The Year Of The Graves, set out to do; to hold the press to account and to correct errors that occurred in the reporting of the discoveries of unmarked graves at former Indigenous residential schools.
But that was not its impact.
Featured in this episode: Terry Glavin, author of Year Of The Graves and National Post columnist; Karyn Pugliese, executive editor at National Observer; Robert Jago, freelance writer and entrepreneur.
Further reading: The year of the graves: How the world’s media got it wrong on residential school graves, Terry Glavin, National Post Pushing through residential school denial no easy task, Niigaan Sinclair, Winnipeg Free Press Truth before reconciliation: 8 ways to identify and confront Residential School denialism, The Conversation Fighting 'denialists' for the truth about unmarked graves and residential schooling, Kisha Supernant and Sean Carleton, CBC News
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Denials of the unmarked graves at residential school sites push through to the mainstream. And a new report shows that journalists' mental health is in jeopardy. Dani Paradis co-hosts.
Links: New York Post article re: graves National Post article re: graves Toronto Star article re: Genocide deniers Taking Care report Toronto Star article re: CBC reporter with PTSD
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A field report from coast Salish territory on the irreconcilable conflict between the Tsleil-Waututh Nation and the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project. There are 73 remaining Southern Resident Killer Whales in existence. The Tsleil-Waututh Nation consider the survival of these orcas and the survival of their people to be the same thing. The government insists a compromise can be met. The Tsleil-Waututh reject this notion, and many are prepared to die in defense of their "wolves of the sea". Brandi Morin reports.
Further reading: Losing language, children, culture: Parallels drawn between endangered orcas and Indigenous experiences, CBC News Ottawa approves new $10B loan guarantee for the Trans Mountain pipeline project, Canadian Press Indigenous land defender sentenced to jail time over Trans Mountain pipeline protest, CTV News Trans Mountain pipeline insurers dropping like flies, National Observer UN committee criticizes Canada over handling of Indigenous pipeline opposition, Canadian Press Trans Mountain pipeline expansion cost climbs 70%, now $21.4B, Canadian Press
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A glowing opinion piece about Doug Ford has us wondering how he miraculously overturned his sinking approval ratings. And why Jesse can't report on the Online News Act anymore. Stephen Maher co-hosts.
Links: Toronto Star Opinion piece re: Doug Ford Globe and Mail piece re: Gas prices and Doug Ford IndigiNews Open Letter Globe and Mail Opinion piece re: RCMP
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Sometimes investigative journalism begins with an anonymous tip. Sometimes it begins with an access to information request for secret government documents. In this case, Marcello Di Cintio started his investigation because he had an article reprinted without permission. But the story he walked away with in the end was so much better than he could have imagined.
Featured in this episode: Marcello Di Cintio, Calgary-based journalist and author. Vancouver Public Library’s Story City project: Interview with Pia Tofini-Johnson
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The many, many opinion pieces on why Pierre Poilievre shouldn't fire the head of the Bank of Canada. And why some Canadians insist on bragging about how we're better than America while ignoring the hate being brewed here. Ryan Thorpe co-hosts.
Links: Campbell Clark Globe and Mail Opinion piece re: WEF conspiracy Andrew Coyne Globe and Mail Opinion piece re: Pierre Poilievre Halifax Examiner piece re: Portapique mass shooting Fox News piece re: Jordan Peterson departing Twitter Blog TO piece re: Simu Liu's Juno speech Bashir Mohamed Tweet re: Vancouver Sun replacement theory
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Operation Medusa has become the most celebrated battle in recent Canadian history. It was hailed as a stroke of military genius that may have vanquished the Taliban once and for all.
But the soldiers and commanders who were on the ground in 2006 have a different story to tell. A rushed battle. Flawed intelligence. And generals putting political considerations ahead of Canadian lives.
And even though Canada had defeated the Taliban on the battlefield, that didn’t mean they were winning the war.
Featured in this episode: Cpl. Sean Teal, Canadian Armed Forces; Bruce Moncur, veterans advocate and former reservist; Lt.-Gen. Omer Lavoie, Canadian Armed Forces; Adnan R. Khan, journalist and contributing editor at Maclean's; Eugene Lang, fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute
Further reading: Operation Medusa: The Battle For Panjwai, Adam Day, Legion Magazine Afghanistan veteran recounts brutal battle, Stephen J. Thorne, Legion Magazine It’s time for a hard look at Operation Medusa, Adnan R. Khan, Maclean’s The Unexpected War: Canada In Kandahar, Janice Gross Stein and Eugene Lang
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Des chefs de plusieurs nations autochtones s’opposent à l’adoption de la loi 96 au Québec, une loi qui, parmi d’autres conséquences, aura un impact sur les personnes nécessitant des services publics dans une langue autre que le français. Et est-ce qu’il y a une différence entre la façon dont les médias francophones et anglophones couvrent la course à la chefferie du Parti conservateur ? Emilie Nicolas anime le tout premier épisode de Détours avec Romeo Saganash.
English: Leaders from several Indigenous nations oppose the adoption of Bill 96 in Quebec, a law that, among other consequences, will have an impact on people requiring public services in a language other than French. And is there a difference between the way the French and English media are covering the Conservative leadership race? Emilie Nicolas hosts the very first episode of Détours with Romeo Saganash.
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TVA Nouvelles sur la loi 96
Montreal Gazette sur la position de Nakuset contre la loi 96
Patrick Lagacé dans La Presse en réponse à Nakuset sur la loi 96
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The canucksploitation is egregious in Mike Myer's new Netflix show the Pentaverate. And the chairman of Post Media absolutely had to write an opinion piece in the National Post defending Patrick Brown. Jesse's back in the saddle and Mel Woods co-hosts.
Links: Trailer for the Pentaverate Xtra piece re: Gerald Hannon tribute Canadaland statement re: Canadalandback National post opinion piece re: Paul Godfrey National post piece re: Patrick Brown
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With the seemingly imminent repeal of Roe v. Wade in the United States, it's time to refamiliarize ourselves with Canada's long fought history for abortion access. And explore how that story is anything but ancient history, with one provincial ban being overturned as recently as four years ago. Today's episode features just a few of the people who have been on the frontlines of that fight as well as a historian who studies nothing but reproductive justice.
Featured in this episode: Christabelle Sethna, professor in the Feminist and Gender Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Ottawa; Deb Miller, retired family lawyer and abortion access advocate; Colleen MacQuarrie, professor of psychology at the University of Prince Edward Island and abortion access advocate; Autumn Reinhardt-Simpson, PhD candidate at the University of Alberta and abortion doula.
Further reading: Why Canada's Roe v. Wade didn't enshrine abortion as a right, CBC News Roe v. Wade is on the brink — and Canada could be pulled into U.S. brawls over abortion law, CBC News
Trudeau renews pledge to protect abortion rights in Canada, but unable to offer timeline, The Globe and Mail
Why Canada’s conservatives are keeping quiet on abortion, Politico
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With the imminent upheaval of abortion rights to the south, Canada’s media reflects on the state of things here at home. And going by headlines, you’d think Canada’s ban on gay men giving blood was repealed - but you’d be only somewhat correct. Jeopardy! champ Mattea Roach joins Canadaland news editor Jonathan Goldsbie to look at rights, laws, and how the media mediates our understanding of both.
Links: Toronto Star piece re: Abortion access in Canada Toronto Sun piece re: Kinsella on overturning Roe v. Wade Xtra piece re: New blood donation policy Vice piece re: Gay blood donation ban
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Did you know during a recent storm the City of Winnipeg released 60 million litres of raw sewage into the Red River? Did you know the City of Morden, Manitoba almost ran out of potable water during the extreme drought last summer?
Climate change has already started wreaking havoc on the water systems of the Prairies and that is having substantial impacts on cities across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and adapting is going to cost Canadians billions. This week, senior producer Sarah Lawrynuik will explain why.
Featured in this episode: Brandon Burley, mayor of Morden; Santokh Randhawa, deputy city manager of Morden; Bill Buhay, associate professor at the University of Winnipeg; Frank Frigo, City of Calgary water resources engineer; Dave Sauchyn, the director of the Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative (PARC); Raven Sharma, manager of utilities for the City of Selkirk; Duane Nicol, chief administrative officer for the City of Selkirk; Saman Razavi, associate professor at the University of Saskatchewan.
Further reading: Weekend deluge could produce worst conditions since Flood of the Century, provincial officials warn, Winnipeg Free Press ‘It was hard enough before’: Manitoba’s drought, worsened by climate crisis, is upending Prairie life, The Narwhal
Alberta wrestles with its most critical resource: water, The Narwhal 60 million litres of raw sewage released into Red River during storm, Winnipeg Free Press Construction on long-awaited Springbank reservoir to protect Calgary area from floods is officially a go, CBC News Sask. gov't announces $4B project to double irrigable land in province, CBC News Selkirk opening state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plant in 2021, CTV News
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You can probably guess why this one is about Twitter, but why does Short Cuts talk about it so very often? Also, what is the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, and why do we not talk about it more?
Gawker’s Sarah Hagi joins Canadaland news editor Jonathan Goldsbie to see how much fun they can have in Jesse’s absence.
Links: New Yorker article re: New York Times memo Toronto Sun article re: Tamara Lich's award CTV investigation re: JCCF
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The digital advertising industry is worth billions, but many companies don’t actually know where their ad dollars end up. Programmatic ad exchanges and other third-party platforms have enabled companies to buy ads without the hassle of going to each seller. But in doing so, these ad exchanges have opened the door for fake news and disinformation sites to profit. As reporter Cherise Seucharan finds out, it has become easier and easier for these sites to proliferate, while real news websites lose out.
Featured in this episode:
Nandini Jammi and Claire Atkin, co-founders of Check My Ads; Augustine Fou, anti-ad fraud consultant; Danny Rogers, co-founder and executive director at The Global Disinformation Index
Further reading: How an Activist Group Turned to the Dark Side to Hit Breitbart Where It Hurts, GQ Coronavirus Ad Blocking Is Starving Some News Sites Of Revenue, Craig Silverman, Buzzfeed News These Hugely Popular Local News Sites In The US And Canada Are Fake, Craig Silverman, Buzzfeed News Vice urges advertisers to stop blocking 'Black Lives Matter' and related keywords, Variety Big Advertisers Still Fund Hate And Disinformation Outside Of Facebook, Augustine Foh, Forbes Ad Funded Disinformation on Conflict in Ukraine: Ad tech Companies, Brands and Policy, Global Disinformation Index Tens of thousands of news articles are labeled as unsafe for advertisers, Adalytics Blog
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How Pierre Poilievre cultivated his attack-dog charm. And should we care about what the new CEO of the Toronto Star tweets? Jen Gerson co-hosts.
Links: Pierre Poilievre's promo video Toronto Star CEO tweets CANADALAND piece re: Toronto Star owners
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Is it Indigenous stewardship ownership or is it becoming just another holographic bumper sticker? What does Landback mean to you, and to your nations and homelands? And is there room for settlers in this movement? This is the first episode of a new 6-episode podcast called CANADALANDBACK!
In it, we talk about what Landback means, we host our first round table discussion and take you inside a land-based education program.
Featured in this episode is: Kahsenniyo Williams, Jada-Gabrielle Pape, Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, Philip Brass, Sol Mamakwa, Piyeshiw Crane, Zacchary Fontaine, Kyla Lesage, Molly Swain, Chelsea Vowel, Maureen Googoo, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Inti Nemoga Stout, Riley Yesno, Autumn LaRose-Smith, Sam Achineepineskum, Jessica Johns, Willie Ermine and Gordie Liske and Randy Baillargeon.
We would also like to thank: Rachael Michael, Rick Harp, Jordan Koe, Patricia Johnson-Castle, Dani Paradis, and Dani Lanoutte.
Further reading:
Kahsenniyo Williams https://www.kahsenniyowilliams.com/
Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning https://www.dechinta.ca/
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Welcome to AlbertaLand, where it's cold and greasy. And how the media is bored with the sixth wave. Dani Paradis co-hosts.
Links: Canadian Press article re: Jonathan Denis CBC article re: Jason Kenney CANADALAND article re: Diana Davison Robson Fletcher tweet re: National Post NFTs - see the NFTs for yourself! CANADALANDBACK Toronto Star article re: Paxlovid rollout
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Canada is two years into a news media bailout that was lobbied hard for by the country's newspapers. As it turns out the money that's flowed has had uneven impacts on the industry. And last week the Online News Act was tabled that will mandate tech companies - like Google and Facebook - to pay news companies compensation for posting their content on their sites.
Will this expansion of government news aid inflame disparities? Will it help an industry in crisis? Are we destined for a media landscape where government approvals are the only way to survive?
Featured in this episode: Colette Brin, journalism professor at Université Laval; Tim Bousquet, editor-in-chief of the Halifax Examiner; Emma Gilchrist, editor-in-chief of the Narwhal
Further reading: Feds to force tech giants like Facebook, Google to pay for news with new bill, Global News Just How Extreme is Bill C-18?: It Mandates Payments For Merely Facilitating Access to News, Michael Geist
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Fact-checking the war in Ukraine. And the ‘Pay Me for Clickbait Act’ - sorry, the ‘Online News Act.’ Olena Goncharova co-hosts.
Links: Front Burner episode re: war crimes in Bucha Radio-Canada piece re: long-term care homes in Quebec CBC Power and Politics interview with Pablo Rodriguez CTV Power Play interview with Pablo Rodriguez
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Canada is two years into a news media bailout that Trudeau cabinet ministers promised would be conducted with the utmost transparency. Instead, the process and which outlets are getting funding (and how much) is information that has been veiled in secrecy.
What's more is that in order to apply for these government bailout programs, one must first pass the (also secretive) litmus test for whether or not it is worthy of being deemed a Qualified Canadian Journalism Organization (QCJO).
This week, we speak to the chair of the board who helps make these decisions.
Featured in this episode: Colette Brin, journalism professor at Université Laval
Further reading: Minister vows transparency over $600M media fund, defends inclusion of Unifor, CTV News Journalists question Liberal government's $600M media bailout plan, CBC News FILDEBRANDT: Trudeau’s media approval board agree, the Western Standard are ‘qualified journalists’, Western Standard
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The public inquest into the Portapique massacre is far from revealing. Will we ever get the answers to the many, many questions still remaining? And journalists are being blocked from covering events at the Indigenous delegations’ visit to the Vatican. Paul Palango co-hosts.
Links: Paul Palango’s book: 22 Murders Investigating the Massacres, Cover-Up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia Brandi Morin’s video on Twitter Vatican News story re: Indigenous delegation
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In 2015, award-winning author and (former) UBC professor Steven Galloway became the target of a social media storm after an allegation was leveled that he had sexually assaulted a student. An allegation, Galloway has denied ever since.
But at the time, a number of both staff and students at UBC came out publicly in support of the accuser. In turn, Galloway sued them for defamation. Defendants include 20 people who tweeted, commented, or spoke about the allegations. In one case, the individual being sued simply reviewed an art show, and never even printed Galloway's name.
Many of these defendants said this defamation suit is meant to silence sexual assault survivors, so they filed a SLAPP suit in response. Some were dismissed by a judge, others weren't. And which were and which weren't leads to all kinds of questions about how the legal process deals with sexual assault allegations. Meanwhile, Galloway says the SLAPP suit has delayed his ability to clear his name by years.
Is this case a path to justice for a CanLit star who was ruined by an online mob? Or does this represent the silencing of survivors and the #metoo movement?
Featured in this episode: David Wotherspoon, partner at Dentons; Hilary Young, law professor, University of New Brunswick; Glynnis Kirchmeier, defendant.
Further reading: She accused a university prof of sexual assault. Now he’s suing for defamation. Some fear the ‘landmark’ case could have a chilling effect, Douglas Quan, Toronto Star Under a cloud: How UBC's Steven Galloway affair has haunted a campus and changed lives, Marsha Lederman, Globe and Mail Details of UBC actions revealed through defamation suit brought by Steven Galloway, Marsha Lederman, Globe and Mail L’Affaire Galloway, Kerry Gold, The Warlus
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Short Cuts is off this week, so instead we bring you our latest episode of the best politics show in Canada, The Backbench. As nations around the world cut off business with Russia, can Canada help fill the international demand for oil and gas? More importantly, should we? And the pandemic caused unprecedented government spending, as well as shifting priorities on everything from work to healthcare. How will that all play out in the upcoming budget?
This week’s contributors: Jason Markusoff, Caroline Elliott, Murad Hemmadi
Further reading: Shannon Proudfoot’s Maclean’s profile of Pierre Pollievre And the accompanying Q&A
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So many journalists would look down their noses and sneer at the likes of BlogTO, Narcity, MTL Blog or any of the similar media companies that have populated the Canadian landscape over the last decade. But while companies that pride themselves on hard news are struggling to find a funding model that works, BlogTO just sold for $15 million.
Featured in this episode: Tim Shore, Founder of BlogTO
Further reading: ZoomerMedia announces acquisition of blogTO, Yahoo Finance Freshdaily Lays Off Entire Editorial Staff Two Weeks After Launching, CANADALAND
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Canadian MPs wax poetic about how President Zelensky inspires them… but is that really going to change anything? And how defamation lawsuits help cover up the truth and keep journalists silent. Jan Wong co-hosts.
Links: CBC Reporter Travis Dhanraj’s video asking a question to Chrystia Freeland and Melanie Joly President Zelensky’s address to Canadian Parliament Prime Minister Trudeau’s promo video CBC piece re: Manifesting a house Globe & Mail opinion piece by Doug Saunders
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Sarah Polley has come forward with memories of a violent sexual encounter with Jian Ghomeshi when she was 16. But why is the press tongue-tied about describing the alleged violence? Sarah sits down with Jesse to discuss how to safely run towards danger, and whether it's even possible to ethically use child labour in the production of TV and film.
Further reading: Run Towards the Danger, Sarah Polley Sarah Polley Is OK With Oversharing, New York Times Sarah Polley breaks silence about traumatic encounter with Jian Ghomeshi, CBC Radio For Reference: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
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Patrick Brown has had his name cleared - according to an anonymous source. And the media loves a good war story. Karen Geier co-hosts.
Links: CTV News piece re: Patrick Brown with update National Post piece re: Patrick Brown National Post piece re: GiveSendGo and Freedom Convoy fundraising Haaretz piece re: Stephen Bandera CBC piece re: Chrystia Freeland holding black-and-red scarf Le Devoir piece re: Serhii Filimonov
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Canadaland doesn't have a foreign bureau, so we can't bring you the latest on the ground conflict in Ukraine. What we can do is show you another side of the conflict that has deeply influenced this ground invasion: the information war. This week, we take a deep-dive into the inner workings of Russia's information chaos machine and how its use in Ukraine laid the groundwork for what was to come in other countries, including - you guessed it: Canada. We also get a first-hand look at how the information war has led to the rise of cyber sleuths, like our friend James. (Not his real name.)
Featured in this episode: Alya Shandra, editor-in-chief of Euromaidan Press, Douglas Selvage, a senior research fellow at the Institute for History, Humboldt University (Berlin); Aaron Erlich, assistant professor at McGill University.
Further reading:
Top Russian news host takes aim at Ukrainian Canadians, CBC News
False Claims of U.S. Biowarfare Labs in Ukraine Grip QAnon, Justin Ling, Foreign Policy
The Kremlin's Shifting, Self-Contradicting Narratives on MH17, Bellingcat
Operation InfeKtion: Russian disinformation from Cold War to Kanye, The New York Times
Russian disinformation kicks into high gear as Ukraine crisis drags on, LA Times
TikTok war: How Russia's invasion of Ukraine played to social media's youngest audience, Reuters
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Why do stories coming out of Ukraine feel different from other wartime coverage? And we look at the uneven media treatment of those who are impacted by war. Our French-language correspondent Emilie Nicolas and senior producer Sarah Lawrynuik co-host in Jesse's absence.
Links: Sarah's recent piece in the Winnipeg Free Press Emilie's recent piece in Le Devoir Davide Mastracci writes in Passage about a glaring omission by the media
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Long before Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly stepped down amidst criticism that the force had failed to stop the convoy occupation, there was trouble brewing within the Ottawa Police Service.
Officer misconduct, sexual harassment, abuse, and violent behaviour, has been a pattern within the OPS for years.
Dan Donovan, publisher of Ottawa Life magazine, knows these cases well, and he’s currently being sued by Sloly himself, for publishing an article titled 'Rapes and lies—the cancerous misconduct at the Ottawa Police Service'.
Donovan sat down with reporter Cherise Seucharan to discuss the case, as well as recently a leaked video of Sloly being questioned about his conduct when he was a staff inspector with the Toronto Police Service.
Featured in this episode: Dan Donovan, Publisher & Managing Editor of Ottawa Life magazine
Further reading:
Ottawa Life Magazine stands by its scathing portrait of Ottawa police: court filings, Gary Dimmock, Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa police officer convicted of assault, then charged with sexual harassment, has resigned, Shaamini Yogaretnam, CBC News
Ottawa man left destitute after faulty police investigation, Hilary Thomson, Ottawa Life
Exposed: Culture of sexism entrenched in Ottawa Police Service, Judy Trinh and Nazim Baksh, CBC News
Ontario police chiefs call for more power to fire or suspend officers without pay, Wendy Gillis, Toronto Star
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Overcorrecting an overstatement creates confusion; how nice were the police in Ottawa really? And the emergency is over! Though the media seemed to suggest there wasn't really one anyways. Managing Editor at Ottawa Lookout Robert Hiltz co-hosts.
Links: NYT's generalizations about Canada can be found here Robert duly noted this piece in Passage
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There's a lot of chaos and division in Canada right now. Beyond the people who got arrested in Ottawa over the past few days, there are thousands more Canadians who have financially supported the Freedom Convoy or been rooting for them from afar.
In this episode, the CANADALAND team reaches out to regular everyday people who support the Convoy to ask about who they are, how they ended up supporting the Convoy and what they think about the racist and dangerous aspects of the movement.
This is not a scientific survey, we did not do a poll. These three people are not necessarily representative of everybody else who supports this movement, but we've got to start somewhere.
Further reading:
Ottawa police arrest 170 amid push to clear convoy blockade, Global News(Feb. 19)
Who is who? A guide to the major players in the trucker convoy protest, CTV News
'So many angry people': Experts say online conversation around trucker convoy veering into dangerous territory, CTV News
Making sense of the flags and symbols at the Ottawa protest, The Jurist
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The kinder, gentler Emergencies Act should not be underestimated. And framing the convoy as foreign-funded and US-inspired does more harm than good. Writer Nora Loreto co-hosts.
UPDATE: An earlier version of this episode included a partial comment without proper context. The comment has been removed.
Links: Nora's piece in Passage that she took heat for Jimmy Thomson's tweets
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This week's episode is bursting your love bubble by digging into the dark side of love. You'll hear four personal stories that show, with increasing intensity, just how broken Canada's divorce system is. People who were held hostage for years by a slow-moving process that sent them hurdling into debt.
And beyond that, we rarely talk about divorce as a life or death situation, but it certainly can be.
Senior producer Sarah Lawrynuik brings you this one.
For people who are living with family violence, don't struggle alone. Here is a list of resources available to you in your area. Or the Assaulted Women’s Helpline is 1-866-863-0511.
Further reading:
What a 4-year-old’s death says about Ontario’s strained family courts, Toronto Star
Divorce in the rich world is getting less nasty, The Economist
Broken marriages becoming pandemic's other toll, CBC News
Calls for a unified family court system and further changes to Canada's Divorce Act, CTV News
The Family Law System in Canada is "Broken" says veteran Family Lawyer, News Wire
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Angry, bias-confirming echo chambers seem evident this week when it comes to the Freedom Convoy. And "a Toronto star at the Toronto Star" dies this week and Jesse dares to speak ill—or at least some truth—of the dead. Maclean's senior writer Paul Wells co-hosts. Links: Richard Martineau's piece in Le Journal de Montréal News editor Jonathan Goldsbie's tweet re: Faith Goldy's face during the land acknowledgement
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CANADALAND has spent a lot of time in Thunder Bay exploring the deep-rooted racism in the city and the stories of Indigenous people who live there, not to mention the stories of the Indigenous people who have died there.
In 2018, the Office of the Independent Police Review Director released the Broken Trust report, concluding that Thunder Bay's police service was a home for systemic racism. The civilian oversight board and the police force executive leadership was cleared and new people were brought in. But the outcome of the staffing changes and all the reports - at least to this point - is not a success story. The cycle of denial has continued.
This story is reported by Thunder Bay-based journalist and producer on the Thunder Bay series, Jon Thompson.
Further reading:
Thunder Bay police board member details Ontario human rights complaint, calls for new leadership, CBC News
Thunder Bay Police Service on the ‘brink of collapse’ says board member, APTN
Thunder Bay deputy police chief suspended pending investigation, Globe and Mail
Local police officer files human rights complaint against TBPS, Chief, TB News Watch
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The media may have missed the Freedom Convoy plot yet again. And as several Canadian artists pull their music from the platform, Spotify wades into publisher territory as they work towards content advisories for select podcasts. National Observer columnist Sandy Garossino co-hosts.
UPDATE: This episode says there's been a vacuum of information on Canadian truckers stuck at the Alberta-Montana border at Coutts, AB. Since recording this episode, journalists have reported that one lane has opened in each direction.
UPDATE 2 (Feb 9, 2022): In this episode, Jesse referenced a clip where a protester asked another attendee whether they were a white supremacist to which they responded yes. Jesse says that this was the moment the first protester was made aware that they were among extremists and he hoped they would up and leave. Since publishing, it has been brought to our attention that the person who said they were a white supremacist was likely a person of colour and they may have been joking.
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It’s a story about deception, coverups, and some say, about murder. This is a story about Groundhog Day. The true story of Wiarton Willie.
CANADALAND Editor Jonathan Goldsbie digs into the shell game of dead groundhogs that spans decades.
Featured in this episode: Liam Casey, a reporter/editor in the Ontario bureau for the Canadian Press; Frank Gunn, a national photographer for the Canadian Press
Further reading:
Yet another Wiarton Willie is dead. Here's a look at the strange history behind the beloved groundhog, Liam Casey, Canadian Press/CBC
The legend of Wiarton Willie lives on (2011), Toronto Star
Frank Gunn's photo of 1999 Wiarton Willie funeral, Canadian Press/Toronto Star
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How many anti-vax trucker convoys were there?! And people are making the case to break up the CBC again. Canadaland contributing editor Danielle Paradis cohosts. Further reading & links: GoFundMe actually froze money for the convoy's campaign Tom Hooper's investigation into Pride Toronto and the misuse of money from the federal government The Narwhal's story on the maple syrup meltdown
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Canada has a nuclear problem... a nuclear waste problem. Since the dawn of nuclear power technology, solutions to waste have all been remarkably temporary given the longevity of the danger the material presents.
For decades, the hunt for a solution has spanned across provinces — even across countries. But the hope is that by 2023 Canada will have found a home - and permanent solution - for all of the country's nuclear waste.
This endeavor is pitting neighbour against neighbour — community against community. And the stakes are high for the future of the nuclear industry.
CANADALAND senior producer Sarah Lawrynuik ventures to Northwestern Ontario to bring you this story.
Further reading: Small northwestern Ontario town considers if it's willing to house nuclear waste from across Canada, CBC News Holding in the deep: What Canada wants to do with its decades-old pileup of nuclear waste, The Narwhal
Nuclear's Role in Canada's Low-Carbon Future?, Energy vs Climate podcast
30,000 shipments of nuclear waste would move through Ontario cities, farmland under draft plan, CBC News
How to build a nuclear warning for 10,000 years’ time, BBC News
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The hunger for stories about Toronto's snow backfires. And when a story is about a hostage situation at a synagogue, why is there reluctance to call it antisemitism?
Canadaland contributing editor Danielle Paradis co-hosts.
Links: A tribute to CBC Edmonton's radio host Adrienne Pan CBC's piece on Texas Synagogue Hostages
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There's a mystery disease that's plaguing people in New Brunswick. It starts with some muscle pain or spasms, before basic tasks like reading become impossible. For many, the disease progresses to full-blown dementia. For patients and families, government response has proven to be lackluster and desperation and frustration is taking hold as the search for answers drags on.
Further reading:
Whistleblower warns baffling illness affects growing number of young adults in Canadian province, Leyland Cecco, The Guardian
New Brunswick monitoring more than 40 cases of unknown neurological disease, CBC News
N.B. health minister questions validity of mysterious neurological disease after report, Global News
New Brunswick’s Mystery Disease: Why Did the Province Shut Out Federal Experts?, The Walrus
No longer a sure thing: Records show how N.B. investigation into mystery illness changed over time, CBC News
Help Gabrielle battle unknown neurological disease, GoFundMe
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Healthcare workers against pandemic restrictions tell on themselves by suing for libel. And two Haitian journalists die reporting for a Montreal online radio station.
Columnist Emilie Nicolas co-hosts.
Links: Gofundme page for the Haitian journalists' families
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A CBC employee resigned from the public broadcaster because she says it's become too woke.
The article she wrote about her departure has caused quite the buzz since it dropped. The National Post put it on the front page of the paper. Fox News, America reporter Glenn Greenwald, the British Daily Mail, and Canada's Leader of the Opposition Erin O'Toole have all wanted a piece of this story.
But who the heck is the author, Tara Henley? And is any of this criticism warranted? Or is it a feeding frenzy for conservatives who are eager to jump on the "defund the CBC" bandwagon?
Further reading: Speaking Freely: Why I resigned from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Tara Henley, Substack 'CBC produces clickbait that's a parody of the student press': Senior journalist quits broadcaster over its 'radical political agenda', 'woke worldview' and belief 'that some races are more relevant to the public conversation than others', Daily Mail WOKE NIGHTMARE: In her first chat, Tara Henley sounds off on CBC's radical editorial agenda, Toronto Sun Canadian journalist quit CBC over woke ‘radical political agenda’, New York Post
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Publishing record COVID case counts might not be that helpful anymore. And a woman quits the CBC to start her own thing and Jesse isn't sure how to feel about it. Writer Nora Loreto co-hosts.
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After we turn off our microphones, here at CANADALAND, it would be great to think we brought you the definitive version of the story. But what actually happens is that life keeps on rolling and stories continue to add new chapters.
Three stories CANADALAND originally aired in 2021 demanded that we add another chapter to the story we told.
First, the case of pretendians and how Indigenous identity has been co-opted by people who are not, in fact, Indigenous.
Second, the story of MindGeek, Canada's largest tech company, that is known the world over for its porn platforms, like Porn Hub. When last we left the company, they were under a fair amount of scrutiny...
And lastly, in October, we brought you the story of Madeline who was considering medically-assisted death once she ran out of money for the expensive treatments she needed to manage her life-long disease. What ever happened to her?
Further Reading: How disgraced health expert Carrie Bourassa passed as Indigenous for years, New York Post
Universities across Canada addressing Indigenous identity fraud in wake of Carrie Bourassa investigation, CBC News Quebec Ink: Inside ‘Project Narsil,’ a Canadian cannabis entrepreneur’s bid for porn giant MindGeek, Martin Patriquin, The Logic
MindGeek payouts to owners grew amid scrutiny over illegal content, new filings show, The Logic
Madeline's GoFundMe page
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Short Cuts is off this week, so we are sharing an absolutely shocking story from Commons' current season on mining in Canada.
For a century, Canada was one of the world’s leading exporters of asbestos, most of it mined from the small town of Asbestos, Quebec. But during that time, governments and corporations in Canada did everything they could to hide the fact that asbestos is deadly.
They went to extraordinary lengths — secret organ smuggling, corporate-supervised police torture — to keep the ugly truth from the world.
Today, there’s no longer a town called Asbestos, QC. But more people than ever are dying from what was mined out of the ground there.
Featured in this episode: Heidi von Palleske, Jessica van Horssen, Tavia Grant (The Globe and Mail)
To learn more:
A Town Called Asbestos: Environmental Contamination, Health, and Resilience in a Resource Community by Jessica van Horssen
“No Safe Use: The Canadian Asbestos Epidemic” by Tavia Grant in The Globe and Mail
“Asbestos: Canada’s Dirty Secret” by CBC’s Fifth Estate
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People might take holidays, but the news doesn't. The best, worst, and funniest stories from reporters working Christmas in the newsroom.
This might be an earth-shattering concept... but the CANADALAND team is taking a week off for the holidays. The office is closed. No one is here. However, in newsrooms across the country, that is not the case. For your holidays listening needs, here are stories from reporters who have worked Christmas in their newsrooms. It's the good, the bad and the funny.
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Justin Trudeau tells-all in his revealing year-end interview, oh wait, he just stuck to the same old talking points. And yes, we’re still going on about Omicron. Data journalist David Weisz co-hosts.
Links: CBC Year-End Interview with PM CTV Year-End Interview with PM City News Year-End Interview with PM Globe & Mail piece re: Niagara police constable
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He's the academic expert people love to hate. But he considers stirring the pot his moral duty. This week, CANADALAND brings you a profile of Amir Attaran.
Amir Attaran might not be a name you know off the top of your head, but if you listen or read Canadian media, you’ve definitely come across him before.
He is a professor at both the University of Ottawa law school and also its School of Epidemiology and Public Health. He’s got a PhD in immunology from Oxford, along with a law degree from UBC.
Attaran has been a real sh*t disturber throughout the pandemic, criticizing all levels of government for their public health responses, but he liked stirring the pot long before COVID-19 reared its head. He makes the case that it is his duty.
The Prime Minister scolded him. Twitter deplatformed him. Journalists have largely stopped calling him… Well, that is, except for us.
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The media is scaring the bejesus out of us about the Omicron variant, but being on perpetual high alert can backfire. And the case against feeding the hungry. Writer, activist and podcaster Nora Loreto co-hosts.
Links: Toronto Star piece re: Omicron Blacklocks Reporter piece re: Minister Anita Anand’s husband National Post: Capitalist Manifesto Toronto Star piece re: Food Banks Nora Loreto’s book, Spin Doctors: How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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March 16, the day the restaurants died. Or did they? Food industry writer, Corey Mintz, dissects what COVID-19 and the rise of third-party delivery apps have meant for the industry and our culture surrounding food.
Further reading: The Next Supper, Corey Mintz, PublicAffairs Books The truth about Uber Eats, DoorDash and Skip the Dishes, Corey Mintz, Maclean's
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The Indigenous delegation headed to the Vatican was canceled and the media seems most focused on a papal apology. And is coverage of the Ring of Fire simply echoing the Conservative party lines? Ryan McMahon sits in for Jesse this week with co-host Pam Palmater.
Links: CAJ Diversity study CBC Indigenous piece re: Vatican visit Toronto Star Local Journalism Initiative piece re: Vatican visit CBC piece re: Ring of Fire
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Amber Bracken and Michael Toledano are freelance journalists who were arrested by RCMP officers on the morning of Nov. 19, 2021 while they were covering the demonstrations of Wet'suwet'en people and hereditary chiefs against the construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
The standoff on unceded territory was the top news story of 2020, until the pandemic hit. But since then, coverage has waned and in-depth looks have largely been left to freelancers and smaller independent news outlets that have fewer resources to fight charges in court.
If the state police lock up members of the press for doing their jobs, can we really call Canada's media a free press?
Amber Bracken and Michael Toledano join Jesse to dig into it.
Further reading:
RCMP arrest journalists, matriarchs and land defenders following Gidimt’en eviction of Coastal GasLink, The Narwhal
Video footage shows RCMP Wet’suwet’en raid, Michael Toledano for CBC News
RCMP tracked photojournalist Amber Bracken in active investigations database, The Narwhal
Amber Bracken honoured by Canadian Association of Journalists for Wet’suwet’en coverage, (June 2020) The Narwhal
Canada’s Supreme Court recognizes Wet’suwet’en law. So how is Coastal GasLink moving ahead?, National Observer
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The latest COVID variant offers mixed messaging about the severity of the virus. And an obituary to memorialize an alleged murderer does not sit right with Jesse and at least one of our listeners. Veteran journalist and freelance obituary writer Fred Langan co-hosts. Links: Daniel Schlafman's death notice can be found here Radio-Canada's piece re: their deaths (French) Global News' report re: their deaths
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Did an Instagram account kill a vulnerable teenager? 6ixBuzz has unparalleled clout in Toronto with young audiences and it used that influence to make "Debby Gang" or "Debby Parkway" (real name Alexis Matos) a certain brand of local celebrity — the kind that is repeatedly filmed when spotted on the street, and is then is the subject of mockery and scorn.
When Alexis Matos died of an apparent fentanyl overdose, hundreds immediately blamed 6ixBuzz and called for its cancellation. But is what 6ixBuzz does any different than how traditional media exposes and exploits people?
Further Reading: The Secret Life of 6ixBuzz, in Toronto Life by Nichole Jankowski Bullying, exploitation accusations follow death of homeless teen 'internet star', in the Toronto Sun
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The struggle against Coastal Gaslink was bigger news this week because journalists got arrested. And even CBC can't seem to avoid the wrath of covering WE Charity. Canadaland contributing editor Danielle Paradis co-hosts.
Links: A rare Editor's Note from the CBC on covering WE Charity Since the time of recording, the CBC posted on Facebook saying Michael Toledano had been commissioned by CBC's The Passionate Eye to film a documentary at the time of his arrest.
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Failure to protect hundreds of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Violent arrests at Wet'suwet'en and Fairy Creek. And now, Portapique. In recent years, controversy has hounded Canada’s storied national police force. Reporter Jane Gerster has made it her mission to understand why these problems are happening, and she says that the Mounties - which originated as a paramilitary force to defend Canada’s interests in the West - must grapple with the nature of the institution if they can ever hope to be reformed.
Further reading:
Jane Gerster’s latest piece in the Walrus, “The Dark Side of the RCMP,”
Jane Gerster’s story in Vice about Kystle Knott
CBC’s Mounties on Duty: A History of the RCMP
The RCMP is Broken by Stephen Maher
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As British Columbia assesses the damage from the downpour, what is the media's role when disaster strikes? And Jian Ghomeshi's lawyer is back in the news over a controversy but is Jesse too close to the story to critique it? National Observer columnist Sandy Garossino co-hosts.
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On the heels of COP26, Jesse heads back to school as he and his new senior producer, Sarah Lawrynuik, duke it out over whether climate change is either a) boring or b) the most exciting story ever told. Sarah takes Jesse through the psychological factors at play, the history, the politics and the morality of the climate crisis, while making her case for the latter. Will Canadaland move forward with stories about climate change? Listen to find out.
Further reading: Washington Post: At COP26, nations speed climate action but leave world still headed for dangerous warming Per Espen Stoknes's book What We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global Warming Katharine Hayhoe's book Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World Daniel Kahneman's book Thinking Fast and Slow Naomi Oreskes' book Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Climate Change Kelly Levin, Benjamin Cashore et al. peer reviewed paper Overcoming the tragedy of super wicked problems: constraining our future selves to ameliorate global climate change Carbon Brief breaks down the Nine key moments that changed China’s mind about climate change Stephen Gardiner's book A Perfect Moral Storm: The Ethical Tragedy of Climate Change
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A veteran Black columnist at The Star calls out Desmond Cole's activism out of nowhere. And CBC officially closes the comment section on Facebook. Writer Ish Aderonmu co-hosts. Links: Ish's award-winning piece in Toronto Life The Toronto Star column from Royson James discussed in segment 1 (paywalled) Kate Dubinski's piece on the call for more investment into legal aid David Pugliese's piece in The Ottawa Citizen on Canadian officials who met with neo-Nazis in Ukraine CBC's announcement on closing Facebook comments
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A new breed of hyper-connected, steroid-abusing, gender-bending, "entitled" thugs are changing the landscape of organized crime in Canada, according to veteran crime reporters Peter Edwards and Luis Najera. Also, the Mexican Cartels are here with them.
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The 'saying-stuff business' gets some clarity from different courts regarding what one can and cannot express online; the results may surprise you. And former prime minister Jean Chrétien gets the media to let him off the hook for his involvement with residential schools for a brief moment.
Columnist and Canadaland's French-language correspondent Emilie Nicolas co-hosts.
Links: Full Tout le monde en parle Jean Chrétien segment here (14~ min mark for the discussion re: residential schools); Full Tout le monde en parle author Michel Jean segment here (where Jean challenges some of Chrétien's comments at 3:30~);
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Who are the Rogers family? How did they get so powerful? Why have they turned against one another? And what does it matter?
We've spent a week immersed in Rogers history to bring you this unofficial narrative of Canada's telecom overlords.
Further reading: Kelly Pullen's 2014 story in Toronto Life on the "ruthless" power struggle at Rogers: https://torontolife.com/from-the-archives/edward-rogers-the-man-who-would-be-king/
Ted Rogers' last interview, with Alan Gregg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B-hlNXKYZ0
Ted Rogers' Anniversary novelty song: https://vimeo.com/95189390
The Globe and Mail's best (and perhaps only) headline about a significant butt-dial: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-ceo-joe-natale-learned-of-edward-rogerss-plan-to-oust-him/
Ted Rogers' Autobiography, "Relentless" - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00E7S2P9A
High Wire Act: Ted Rogers and the Empire that Debt Built, by Caroline Van Hasselt : https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B003E8AJRE
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Anti-trans narratives found its way into three different media organizations this past week. And everybody appears to hate Rogers - even the Rogers. Staff Writer at Xtra Magazine Mel Woods co-hosts.
Links: Mel's piece on concerning anti-trans narratives Trans Journalists Association's Style Guide Jezebel's piece on that groupchat The Guardian piece on the Twitter algorithm The Washington Post piece on Facebook's 'angry reaction' We weren't kidding about that Bloomberg headline
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Right now there are people who are choosing medically assisted death, because they don’t have enough money to get the care they need to live with dignity.
Changes to Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAiD), combined with lack of supports and poverty-level benefits for disabled and chronically ill people have resulted in people seeking assisted death because they can't afford to live.
Madeline, a BC woman who describes herself as being on a “death clock”, is one of many Canadians facing that choice. And legislators are now pushing for a further expansion of MAiD - while disability supports remain unchanged.
Further reading: Madeline's Go Fund Me The next national apology: Future Canadians might regret expansion of medically assisted dying laws by Dr. Sonu Gaind Dying for the right to live by Gabrielle Peters myelasticheart on TikTok I AM MADELINE podcast
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Asking how much fuel in drinking water is safe is just not the right question. And mannequins in the ICU beds of a CBC story sparks a fact check from Reuters. Ryan McMahon cohosts.
Links: CBC Edmonton's mannequin story Reuters Fact Check of CBC's story and the reaction the story sparked
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Raging wildfires are now a normal part of summertime in Canada. Climate change comes at you fast, but the impact of these fires is far from equal across different regions. Those most likely to have to flee their homes are Indigenous people, and this disproportionate risk is only growing. The number of evacuees from First Nation reserves doubled over the last decade. Producer Sarah Lawrynuik travels to a remote Manitoba community to look at what fire has done to one community, and examines the implications for tens of thousands of other people in the years to come.
Further Reading:
Social science research on Indigenous wildfire management in the 21st century and future research needs (Amy Cardinal Christianson) - https://www.publish.csiro.au/WF/pdf/WF13048
Indigenous fire teams in Sask. aim for bigger role after B.C. blazes - https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/indigenous-fire-teams-in-sask-aim-for-bigger-role-after-b-c-blazes
U of S prof studies impact of fire evacuations on First Nations (2015) - https://www.ckom.com/2015/07/17/u-of-s-prof-studies-impact-of-fire-evacuations-on-first-nations/
From the Ashes: Reimagining Fire Safety and Emergency Management in Indigenous Communities: https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Committee/421/INAN/Reports/RP9990811/inanrp15/inanrp15-e.pdf
The art of fire: reviving the Indigenous craft of cultural burning: https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-cultural-burning/
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The woes of fancy restaurants across Canada have been percolating - Who are we supposed to relate to? And the saga of the New York Times hit podcast comes to a close. Writer and restaurant-owner Jen Agg co-hosts. Links: Globe and Mail's piece on Canadian fine dining struggling Financial Post's piece about Mark McEwan Chris Nuttall-Smith's Toronto Life piece on the fall of the Buca Empire New York Times' Ian Austen on Shehroze Chaudhry's dropped charges
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Virologist Angela Rasmussen listened to a recent Canadaland about the origins of COVID-19 and says we had it all wrong. Today she walks Jesse through the science and explains why the lab-leak theory remains highly improbable, what she feels previous guest Elaine Dewar got wrong, and how journalists should cover science during a pandemic and otherwise.
Further Reading: The origins of SARS-CoV-2: A critical review, by Dr. Angela Rasmussen, et al.
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Jesse was not on board with #CdnMediaFailed when it came to the story on Trudeau in Tofino. And attacks on journalists might be more of a Canadian problem than we care to admit. CBC Managing Editor of Investigative Karyn Pugliese cohosts. Links: Karyn duly noted The Current's segment feat. Natasha Reimer-Okemow Karyn references this 2020 report on Canadian activity on far-right forums (CBC piece on it here) Shree Paradkar's Star column on attacks on journalists as a workplace issue
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It’s a question that has dogged the PPC since its inception. A question that leader Maxime Bernier blasted journalists for even coming close to asking.
One People’s Party supporter spoke to our Backbench host Fatima Syed on why he believed the party was not racist, just like he wasn’t. He is one of over 800,000 Canadians who just voted for the PPC in the last election. Surely, they can't all be racist either?
In our attempt to answer that question, we found a startling string of connections between the PPC and white supremacist groups - and evidence that suggests the party is being used by these groups to accomplish their own goals.
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The release of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig shows what China really thinks about Canada. And Maxime Bernier asks his followers to "play dirty" with reporters. Jan Wong co-hosts.
Watch the Waipa District Council finance and corporate committee Zoom meeting here
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The lab-leak theory has more evidence supporting it than ever before. Journalist Elaine Dewar has written a new book documenting little-known scientific evidence and acts of deception and obfuscation from Chinese, American, and Canadian officials. So what exactly were they all trying to hide?
Further reading:
On the Origin of the Deadliest Pandemic in 100 Years
Globe and Mail: Chinese Major-General worked with fired scientist at Canada’s top infectious disease lab
Vanity Fair: The Lab-Leak Theory: Inside the Fight to Uncover COVID-19’s Origins
The Intercept: Leaked Grant Proposal Details High-Risk Coronavirus Research
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We look back on the coverage of an absolutely underwhelming, demoralizing election. And we contend with a troubling aspect of Norm Macdonald’s legacy.
CANADALAND contributing editor Danielle Paradis co-hosts.
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There’s a video from the Fairy Creek anti-logging demonstrations on Vancouver Island that shows police unleashing pepper spray at close range onto a crowd of activists. At one point, an RCMP officer rips the masks off of two women, shown clearly on the tape. Other witnesses from the scene allege even worse - that officers were kicking and dragging activists, and aiming pepper spray into their mouth, eyes and private areas.
As reporter Cherise Seucharan finds out, the avenues available to the public to hold RCMP accountable don’t seem to be working when it comes to these reports of escalating police violence at Fairy Creek. The courts, the police complaints system, and even the media have not been able to stop RCMP from acting in ways that have been condemned by experts, civil rights lawyers and by the RCMP’s own watchdog.
Is it possible to police the police at Fairy Creek?
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Trudeau is getting upset and it seems to be working for him. And the English leaders' debate was widely derided. Was it deserved?
Vice senior editor Manisha Krishnan co-hosts.
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Non-disclosure agreements are incredibly common. But they protect abusers, and block journalism. They are also, as it turns out, often unenforceable. Zelda Perkins, who blew the whistle on Harvey Weinstein, has joined forces with law professor Julie Macfarlane to launch a global campaign against NDAs, called Can't Buy My Silence.
Further Reading: cantbuymysilence.com Zelda Perkins on the BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-42420389 Prof. Julie Macfarlane's book, Going Public: https://www.amazon.ca/Going-Public-Survivors-Journey-Action/dp/1771134755
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After protestors threw gravel at the Prime Minister during a campaign stop, we ask: has this gotten too much coverage, or not enough? And we scrutinize a budding conspiracy about Michael Spavor, the Canadian entrepreneur detained in China.
Writer and National Observer columnist Sandy Garossino co-hosts.
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With the election coming in two weeks, Jesse sits down for an interview with Tiffany Lam, producer of The Backbench, to discuss what kind of politics show her and Fatima are making and how a politics show can be fun, accessible and nutritious.
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The Liberals promised to inject 6-billion more dollars into our healthcare system last week, but will more money mean more healthcare? Meanwhile, regional federal parties have dropped their platforms with distinct climate plans, posing a possible threat to major parties.
This week's contributors: Leena Minifie, Emilie Nicolas, Stuart Thomson
Links: Jen Gerson's Maclean's piece on the Maverick Party Fatima & Emma MacIntosh's National Observer 2019 piece on whether politicians should be blocking voters Mark McKinnon's Globe and Mail piece on Ukraine rescuing Canada-bound Afghans
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Many journalists are condemning the unruly protestors following Trudeau on the campaign trail. But is that our role? And co-host Jen Agg talks about how she became the centre of a major story after dealing with her own unruly protestors at her restaurants.
Jen Agg is a restaurateur and author of I Hear She’s a Real Bitch.
Here’s her Twitter thread that got the attention of the media.
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Last year there were 540,000 international students in Canada according to Immigrations Refugees and Citizenship Canada, IRCC. Many of these students came to Canada with one goal - permanent residency. Our producer, Damilola Onime, herself a former international student, shares the story of how the international education industry is run in Canada. The story of how these students, because of their ambition for greener pastures are exploited by the government, the schools the attend, recruitments agents and every other party involved in their temporary resident to permanent resident journey.
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Twitter became the centre of the election this week when they put a "manipulated media” tag on one of Chrystia Freeland’s tweets, which contained an edited video of Conservative leader Erin O’Toole. And is science journalism at a crisis point in Canada? An analysis finds Canada’s biggest newspapers gave about half as much coverage to the IPCC’s major recent climate report as US ones did.
Fatima Syed hosts with Sean Holman as co-host
Further Reading:
The Tyee: When Dire Climate News Came, Canada’s Front Pages Crumpled Politico on the political connections at Twitter Chrystia Freeland’s edited video of Erin O'Toole and the full video
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Craig Kielburger was the Greta Thunberg of the 90s – a 12 year-old kid from the suburbs who dreamed of freeing the world’s children from slavery. His activism made him famous, and he was endorsed by Oprah, the Pope, the Queen, and the Clintons. His campaign became a global movement and a powerful brand.
But right from the start, there were uncomfortable questions about money and exploitation. Decades later, it all came crashing down. But the seeds of WE’s self-destruction were planted right from the start…
Official responses from WE:
According to the WE Organization: neither the WE Organization nor Marc or Craig Kielburger have ever been investigated by a law enforcement agency, currently or in the past.
The WE Organization maintains that all financial transactions between its various entities, both charitable and for-profit, have followed all applicable laws.
In his libel claim against Saturday Night Magazine: Craig Kielburger said that the article was false and led people to wrongly believe he was keeping the money for himself. According to a reported statement by a Free the Children accountant, donations made prior to the organization becoming a registered charity were deposited in a separate bank account, and the group was being run as a charity pending Revenue Canada’s approval of its application.
2018 investigation:
https://www.canadaland.com/all-of-wes-answers-to-canadaland-and-letters-from-their-lawyers/
2019 investigation:
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21044335-we-responses-to-canadaland-2019?responsive=1&title=1
Further reading:
Canadaland’s reporting on WE Charity: https://www.canadaland.com/?s=we+charity
The WE Charity story, according to WE:
https://www.we.org/en-CA/about-we/we-charity/our-story
WE.org Transparency page:
https://www.we.org/en-CA/transparency-reporting/we-charity
WE.org Financials page:
https://www.we.org/en-CA/about-we/we-charity/governance/
ME to WE Transparency page:
https://www.we.org/en-CA/transparency-reporting/me-to-we
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It Takes a Child
Craig Kielburger’s Story – A Journey into Child Labour
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Produced by Judy Films
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The Story of Craig Kielburger
produced, and narrated by Sherine Mansour
CPAC
Youtube
In Search Of Character
LiveWire Media
Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc
https://www.livewiremedia.com/product/in-search-of-character/
The Price WE Paid
The Fifth Estate/CBC
Interview with Craig Kielburger
CSPAN
Craig Kielburger NSB Speakers promotional video
Youtube
Marc Kielburger NSB Speakers promotional video
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WE Movement Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm6agaIkn5aBJlLLds7P1HQ
MeToWe Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm6agaIkn5aBJlLLds7P1HQ
CTV News – Kielburger brothers interview with Lisa Laflamme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_p5PRLy2os
MTV Cribs: Craig Kielburger Episode
Haddon Strategy
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Recent stories about Canada's role in the War in Afghanistan fall short. And if Justin Trudeau is Veruca Salt, who then is Erin O'Toole? Photojournalist and author Paul Watson co-hosts.
Links: Paul's LA Times story from embedding with Ghazni Talibs Paul's LA Times story on Afghanistan's pipeline plans
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Shad's Hip-Hop Evolution is an incredible piece of journalism that nobody is talking about.
Hip-Hop Evolution is a remarkable piece of journalism and an exhaustive look at the history of hip-hop. It’s also made by a group of Canadians. Rapper and broadcaster Shad, director Darby Wheeler, and writer Rodrigo Bascuñán join to talk about their award-winning documentary series.
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Co-host Pauls Wells may be the only person aside from Trudeau who wants an election right now. We look ahead to the campaign and debates to come. WE is back in the news. And The Rebel has another defamation case dismissed.
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Over 25 years, WE built a golden brand by inspiring children to rally around their charismatic leader. But behind the scenes, employees experienced a cult-like culture and a troubling blur of charitable and commercial activities. In the aftermath of a national scandal, thousands of donors and volunteers (and dozens of ‘celebrity ambassadors’) are left wondering where the money went, and whether the savior industry creates a constant need for victims.
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In late 2020, FBI agents showed up at the New York home of activist and journalist Masih Alinejad, and told her that agents of the Iranian regime were plotting to kidnap her. Months later, an indictment from the US Department of Justice revealed details of the plot - including surveillance of her home and family, and a plan to take her to Venezuela by boat. But it also mentioned three people in Canada were also targets.
As our reporter Cherise Seucharan finds out, many journalists and dissidents who have left countries such as Iran, China, Mexico and Pakistan for safety in Canada, have found themselves the victim of threats and intimidation by what they believe to be foreign actors. In one case, involving Pakistani activist Karima Baloch in Toronto, these threats ramped up before her unexpected death. Kiran Nazish, founding director of the Coalition for Women in Journalism, explains how extensive these threats are, and how the Canadain government has so far failed to act to protect these dissidents.
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Une journaliste scientifique a porté plainte à Radio Canada et a reçu beaucoup de haine. Et est-ce que les journalistes répondent finalement aux militants?
Emilie Nicolas et Nora Loreto prennent le relais en l’absence de Jesse.
En anglais: A science journalist complained to Radio-Canada and received a lot of hate for it. And are journalists finally responding to activism the way they should?
Emilie Nicolas and Nora Loreto take over in Jesse’s absence.
Links/liens: The full ombudsman decision is here (en français)
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Teachers accused of abusing Indigenous children at Catholic schools are among us. John Furlong is quoted regularly in the press as the man leading a possible Vancouver bid for the 2030 Olympics. It's as if the people accusing him of physical and sexual abuse don't exist. Today we hear Jesse's original 2014 conversation with journalist Laura Robinson, who broke the Furlong story, and an update about all that has happened since, and why the upcoming tribunal on the case may be different.
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Laura Robinson's original piece on Furlong in the Georgia Straight
The words of (some of) Furlong's accusers
Canadian Human Rights Commission complaint regarding the RCMP investigation of John Furlong
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A draft of the anti-Alberta inquiry was leaked and didn't find what it thought it would. And Facebook is partnering up with The Globe and Mail and Jesse wants in. Writer Sandy Garossino co-hosts. Links: More on the leaked draft of the Allan Inquiry A photo of the "Wanted" Mark Zuckerberg posters can be found here
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Ryerson University (aka X University) has a Journalism department in turmoil over student grievances. As similar reckonings sweep Canada's other J-Schools, Jesse sits down with departing Ryerson Prof Karyn Pugliese and former Undergraduate Director Lisa Taylor to discuss why they both left their posts. Then, reporter Cherise Seucharan talks to Ryerson alum Sarah Krichel and student Reah Singh, an organizer of the open letter that became national news.
Further Reading:
A report on the crisis at Ryerson's J-School
The Open Letter from Ryerson students
The National Post on the Jonathan Bradley case
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The resignation of BC Civil Liberties Union's executive director sparks controversy on both mainstream and social media. And National Post might be successfully carving out its place in the Canadian podcast space. Maclean's contributing editor Andray Domise co-hosts. Links: BCCLA's statement re: Harsha Walia On the photojournalism re: Cuba's protests CAJ's release re: their win
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Travel Writer and Journalist, Marcello Di Cintio talks to Jesse about his one year journey around Canada, in search of the secret stories etched in the minds of Canadian taxi drivers. During that year, Marcello says he listened to incredible life tales of the men and women behind the wheels, hurling passengers around their cities, with no set destination - some of which he documents in his latest book, Driven: The Secret Lives Of Taxi Drivers.
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The election hasn't even been called yet but our major parties' social media strategies already deserve some attention. And as more Canadians get vaccinated, how will COVID beats evolve? Freelance journalist Nora Loreto co-hosts.
Links: Justin Trudeau's tweet on Cowessess First Nation & CNN op-ed Erin O'Toole's cowboy hat Jagmeet Singh's Tiktok & ad The @tefficient tweet about global data plans Several infographics to help put that Reuters vaccine-mixing article into context Nora references this report on how COVID deaths might've been underreported
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Pornhub is a massive Canadian website that few talked about until the New York Times called it out for profiting from the exploitation of children and rape victims. Now government is rushing to regulate all online pornography. But the NY Times piece has its origins in an anti-porn crusade from an anti-gay, racist evangelic church. Sandra Wesley, executive director of the sex worker advocacy group Stella, says that bad laws will harm sex workers, and that the "moral panic" over porn could even kill them.
Further Reading:
The New York Times on "The Children of Pornhub"
The Daily Beast's investigation of Exodus Cry
The Globe and Mail on Feras Antoon's muddy online footprints
The Logic on a new lawsuit against Mindgeek
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Twitter conversations seem more interesting than the media's coverage on Canada's first Indigenous Governor-General. The Bay tries to empower BIPOC while stealing one's likeness without consent. And Canada's new "guiding principles" for diverse content online feel off to Jesse.
Writer and lawyer Hadiya Roderique co-hosts.
Links: Hadiya's essay that the stolen photograph actually accompanied The "Guiding principles on diversity of content online" here (Press release with a shorter summary here)
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News stories are frequently updated, clarified or corrected online, after they've been published. But when there's no disclosure that a story has been changed, something's usually up.
Producer/reporter Alex de Boer digs deep into one such case, when an article in Victoria News about a demonstration in support of the Wet'suwet'en protests originally centred an Indigenous land defender. That version disappeared without explanation, and a new, drastically different story suddenly appeared in its place, along with a video from Victoria's Police chief, containing claims of violence that people present say, are simply not true. How and why were these changes made? Why were they not explained? Did the police demand, and receive, a re-write? And what can we learn about Black Press, the newspaper chain that publishes Victoria News and many more B.C. papers?
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Feb.2, 2020 version of the story: Link Feb.7, 2020 (and current) version of the story: Link
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The media is fixated on whether to celebrate Canada Day as the Lower Kootenay First Nation announces the discovery of another 182 unmarked graves in BC. And after recording, Lytton BC began evacuation and we’re trying to understand what a heat dome is.
Former Executive Director of APTN Karyn Pugliese co-hosts.
Links: More on the announcement from Lower Kootenay First Nation Karyn's recent piece for the National Observer: "With the help of the Mounties, the priests piled the children into boats and floated away"
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As reports of Chinese government influence in Canadian media gain traction, South China Morning Post reporter Ian Young reveals an incredible tale from the past. Almost 20 years ago, the PRC's media company actually bought a Canadian newspaper. But all is not as it seemed, and media mogul Li Bolun may have had other plans besides propaganda. Sadly, he died in a Beijing jail cell following scandalous drug and fraud charges and cannot explain his side of the story. What's left is a messy court battle and enduring concerns about who controls Chinese language media in Canada.
Further Reading:
Who Was Li Bolun? by Ian Young https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3103793/who-was-li-bolun-disgraced-citic-media-moguls
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The Toronto Star published a "Saturday Debate" about Egerton Ryerson's legacy that contradicted the TRC - and they knew it. And it appears a police dog's life mattered more than a Métis man's in Alberta. Canadaland French-language correspondent Emilie Nicolas and Canadaland contributing editor Danielle Paradis take over in Jesse's absence.
Links: See the photo of where Egerton Ryerson's statue is now (Twitter banner) La Converse's piece on the nuns at St Anne (French)
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CLARIFICATION (June 26, 2021, 10:38AM): Photojournalist Ian Willms has told Canadaland that he was given an unconditional release upon reaching the station, without any criminal charges, but it was not immediately clear if there was a provincial trespassing charge against him when the CAJ statement came out. Published within hours of his release, details were not yet clear at that time. Police have issued a statement clarifying that there were no charges.
CLARIFICATION (June 28, 2021, 1:45PM): This episode says the people living at the Trinity Bellwoods Park encampment were moved to temporary housing. Activists say that only some were moved to temporary housing while many have just moved do different parks. Toronto Mayor John Tory has since said “most” were offered hotel rooms; the City claims to have only moved 14 out of (by their count) 31 people, and those 14 went to “either a shelter or hotel program.”
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Queen's University quickly rejected the findings of an anonymous report accusing six people associated with the school of misrepresenting their Indigenous identities. That prompt dismissal has raised questions about the non-status Ardoch Algonquin group, and the controversial academic from the U.S. who co-founded it.
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Anonymous report to Queen's University
Queen's university statement
Ardoch First Nation membership information
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Ed the Sock doesn't seem okay since Bell announced it would reboot MuchMusic. CBC won't let their audience comment on their articles on Facebook anymore. And a Global radio host loses his job for using a racial slur - Is the era of edgelord talk radio over? Vice Senior Editor Manisha Krishnan co-hosts.
Further reading/watching: BellMedia's announcement re: MuchMusic here Jesse retweeted a video of Prime Minister Trudeau's G7 comment here See Manisha's recent article about Global's Mike Stafford here See our 2019 article about Mike Stafford here
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"Coercive control" is how cults like NXIVM entrap followers and how abusive partners dominate their victims. A growing movement is calling for a law against it. But what about the many people who want to surrender their will to others? Sarah Berman is the author of Don't Call It A Cult, a deep investigation of NXIVM.
Don't Call It a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM, by Sarah Berman
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Muslim-Canadians call out the media for harming their community. And the controversy around CBC cancelling Kim's Convenience goes international. Freelance journalist and The Backbench's host Fatima Syed co-hosts.
Further reading: Jonathan's full Twitter thread on The London Free Press & Toronto Sun's coverage of the London attack; Fatima's most recent piece for The Guardian about the London vigil; Shout out to Fatima Said for resurfacing John Ibbitson's tweets; More on Simu Liu deleting his criticism of Mark Wahlberg here.
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Recordings of 911 calls from the night of the Portapique massacre have been leaked to the press, and they prove that the RCMP have been lying from the start about a crucial piece of information. But somehow it’s the journalists that published the calls who are facing an angry public backlash. Frank Magazine publisher Andrew Douglas and reporter Paul Palango discuss their bombshell story, and what the RCMP may still be hiding about Gabriel Wortman.
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The discovery of 215 residential school children in a mass grave spurs this week's discussion on how journalists report stories about Indigenous people. And in the wake of this news, a Bill that could empower Indigenous children is largely eclipsed.
Thunder Bay host Ryan McMahon and IndigiNews' child welfare reporter Anna McKenzie co-host in Jesse's absence.
Further reading & watching: Former Chair of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission Murray Sinclair comments on the discovery; Ian Mosby's Twitter thread about on the National Post's residential school denialism; Anna's most recent piece about how non-Indigenous people can support the healing process; And Anna duly noted this article.
This episode contains content about residential schools that may be triggering. Support for survivors and their families is available at the Indian Residential School Survivors Society. Please call 1-800-721-0066 or 1-866-925-4419 for the 24-7 crisis line.
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There have been dozens of arrests at Fairy Creek... but not much footage to show for it.
That's because the RCMP have been blocking and corralling journalists from freely covering the demonstrations. But according to court precedent and the RCMP's own guidelines, journalists do have the right to be present even when there is a court injunction. So why does it keep happening? And why is it always Canada's independent media at the forefront of this fight?
Reporter Cherise Seucharan finds out.
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Covering BC's anti-logging protests raise issues about journalists' decorum, access, and how stories about land protectors are framed. And Native Twitter gets a CNN pundit fired for spewing racist views about Indigenous people.
Thunder Bay host Ryan McMahon and photojournalist Amber Bracken take over in Jesse's absence.
Further reading: CAJ's first statement about how RCMP injunctions were a concern for journalists CAJ's subsequent statement on their legal application to challenge RCMP's injunction Photojournalist Jesse Winter's Twitter thread about access at Fairy Creek being better
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A repost of one of the most popular Canadaland episodes ever, from way back in 2014.
The Irvings are secretive billionaires who have a monopoly on New Brunswick's news media. Journalist Jacques Poitras, author of Irving vs Irving, describes how the family subtly suppresses criticism and destroys competitors.
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CIJA has called-out Canadaland for not adequately denouncing last week's guest. Meanwhile, controversy over coverage of pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Canada. And filmmaker Michelle Latimer launches her inevitable comeback campaign, damn the consequences. Thunder Bay host Ryan McMahon and Independent Jewish Voices' communications lead Aaron Lakoff take over in Jesse's absence.
Further reading: The winner of JHR's Award for Outstanding Work By An Indigenous Youth Reporter is here Michelle Latimer first broke her silence with Globe and Mail's Barry Hertz here Latimer wrote about it "in her own words" here Jorge Barrera followed up on Barry Hertz's story here Ka’nhehsí:io Deer and Jorge Barrera first called out Latimer here
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The Canadian Armed Forces has known that they have a problem with sexual misconduct for over two decades. Why can't they figure out how to stop it?
In 1998, several women came forward to Maclean's magazine about their experiences being raped or sexually harassed in the military. Many years and many victims later, there was finally an investigation which lead to the creation of Operation Honour, which was supposed to address problem.But it didnt.Now many members of the Canadian military have come forward yet again, and the government has pledged to do another investigation. Reporter Cherise Seucharan looks into why this has been such a problem, and if it will be different this time.
A warning for listeners: this episode contains detailed descriptions of sexual assault.
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Reporting on the occupation of Palestine is "all stick, no carrot." And Canada's National Newspaper Awards is more like the Golden Globes than we thought. Writer and researcher Dalya al-Masri co-hosts. Further reading: A bit more background on why Duncan McCue's apologized for saying "Palestine" on air Michelle Latimer "breaks her silence" here
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Migrant farm workers aren't the only temporary foreign workers who have been largely forgotten and failed during the pandemic. Producer Sula Greene brings us the voices of workers some of us see every day but who nevertheless often remain invisible. What do these women endure to become Permanent Residents of Canada, and is that goal even possible given our current system?
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Torstar publishes pro-gambling content now. And the Rogers family vacation at Mar-a-Lago. Data journalist David Weisz co-hosts.
Further reading: See Steve McAllister's Torstar contributions about sports betting here; David duly noted CBC's The Big Spend, which takes a look at COVID spending; David also duly noted Humber's Storylab Surviving Hate project; See the first piece of Canadaland's new column The Secret Public Servant here.
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In 1972, the government funded an absurd study to measure the impact of cannabis on productivity. Show Notes: Young women were sequestered in a hospital ward for 98 days and administered daily doses of super-potent, government-grown marijuana. They smoked 2 joints a day while weaving macrame belts for money. Their story is the subject of a new indie film, The Marijuana Conspiracy
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Media reacts to a perplexing Court decision on Bill 21, Quebec’s law banning some public servants from wearing religious symbols. And Rebel News is facing new scrutiny. CANADALAND's French language media correspondent Emilie Nicolas co-hosts.
Further reading: See The New York Times piece on Caolan Robertson speaking about Rebel News here See The Canadian Anti-Hate Network's statement about Rebel News' suit here See Rebel News' statement about the Canadian Anti-Hate Network here
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Ever since the Canadian government announced recommendations that adults from Indigenous and racialized communities should be given priority for a COVID-19 vaccination, accusations of reverse racism have filled comment sections and social media posts.
Now, racial minorities with vaccine priority are facing racism and other structural barriers to getting the jab.
Our new reporter, Cherise Seucharan, has been trying to find out exactly why these policies are needed, how they’re working out — and whether the Canadian public is willing to back them.
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As provinces fail spectacularly to control the third wave of the pandemic, is the press adequately holding them to account, or making things worse? And what are the ethics of publishing a a picture of a nude MP accidentally caught on Zoom?
Freelance journalist Justin Ling co-hosts.
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Filmmaker Daniel Lombroso spent four years following Lauren Southern, Richard Spencer, and Mike Cernovich with a camera, as their stars rose and the bigotry and xenophobia they championed went mainstream.
The result is White Noise, a feature-length documentary produced by The Atlantic.
And though they’re less prominent these days, and we might be eager to forget about Southern, Spencer, Cernovich and their alt-right acolytes, Lombroso warns us that we do so at our peril.
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GraceLife Church and Montreal riots against public health directives had us wondering why mainstream narratives about vaccine hesitancy focus so much on racialized communities. And journalists are officially hella tired. Freelance journalist Fatima Syed and Torstar Editor Evy Kwong co-host.
Further reading: Evy's piece to combat vaccine hesitancy here StatCan's report on Canadian populations' vaccine willingness here Torstar's Investigation on more mining contracts in Grassy Narrows here More on the Canadian government tracking UFOs here Erica Lenti's Maclean's piece on pandemic burnout here (The Reuters Institute study is here) Darren Calabrese's full Instagram Live here
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The Landlord Credit Bureau lets landlords review their tenants and report their payment habits. The information is shared with other landlords, and it can damage a tenant’s credit rating.
But is that legal?
In the midst of the pandemic, Hamilton resident Joey Nicol and her partner found they’d been signed up for the Landlord Credit Bureau by their landlord. Fearing eviction, they started to investigate.
Jesse speaks with Nicol about her family’s experience. Then he talks to MPP Jessica Bell, housing critic for the Ontario NDP, and to privacy lawyer David Fraser.
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An uprising of frontline workers forces change to COVID policies. And with a major merger in the works, a telecom giant makes the case that less competition is good for Canada. Freelance journalist Nora Loreto co-hosts.
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Restaurants have struggled badly during the pandemic.
But food writer Suresh Doss takes us to a parking lot, a subway stop, and a home cook’s kitchen to show us a thriving underground food scene.
This episode first aired on September 20, 2020.
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CBC puts an end to Randy Bachman’s Vinyl Tap after just 16 years of self-indulgent, uninspiring radio. What will take its place? And it turns out one of the reporters who's most friendly to Doug Ford is in a relationship with the Premier’s director of media relations.
Fucked Up singer and Turned Out A Punk host Damian Abraham co-hosts.
Read Jonathan Goldsbie's piece about Brian Lilley and Ivana Yelich here.
CORRECTION: In the episode, we refer to Ivana Yelich as Premier Doug Ford’s press secretary. That was her former title. She is currently Ford’s director of media relations.
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A site called SeaWestNews describes Alexandra Morton as “BC’s loudest anti-salmon farming activist,” and her writing as “rambling” and “conspiracy-laden.”
Originally a whale biologist from California, Morton was shocked into activism when her research revealed the devastating results of industrialized salmon farming.
Since then, she’s been subject to attack campaigns meant to discredit her, intimidated by sea Mounties, and surveilled by armed operatives in boats with tinted windows. And she’s exposed the salmon industry’s influence on the government department meant to protect the oceans.
It's all documented in her book, Not on My Watch: How a renegade whale biologist took on governments and industry to save wild salmon.
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Are stories about vaccine efficacy doing more harm than good? And Canadian politicians are following a road paved by Trump, singling out critics for scorn. Montreal Gazette health reporter Aaron Derfel co-hosts.
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The culture war icon is back with a new bestseller. We revisit our examination of Jordan Peterson the media phenomenon, which asks how an obscure Canadian psychology professor rose to international stardom.
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What's the best way to cover allegations of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces - or just generally, really? And the Alberta government has some harsh words for an animated Bigfoot movie.
Freelance journalists Fatima Syed and Maggie Rahr co-host.
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Ari Ben-Menashe has been an Israeli spy, sold weapons to Iran, survived a firebombing, and been the target of at least one RCMP investigation. He crossed paths with Jeffrey Epstein. And he’s worked for Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, Libya’s Khalifa Haftar, and Sudan’s Transitional Military Council.
Ben-Menashe runs the lobbying firm Dickens & Madson (Canada), based Montreal.
And on March 5th, it was reported that he’d been awarded a US$2 million contract to lobby the U.S. and other governments on behalf of the military generals in Myanmar who seized power in a coup on February 1st.
Julian Pecquet broke that story for his site ForeignLobby.com, and he tells Jesse what he knows about Ben-Menashe, his source.
Then Jesse talks to Ari Ben-Menashe himself.
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HuffPost Canada is dead. The Ryerson School of Journalism faces a crisis. And a very serious, important conversation about Dr. Seuss.
The Nation's national affairs correspondent Jeet Heer co-hosts.
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A Haitian senator’s wife paid $4.25 million—all money down—for a house in Laval, Quebec. Meanwhile in Haiti, people have been protesting against corruption, kidnapping, and a president who they say is over-staying his term in office. How do we talk about Haiti without reproducing unhelpful tropes and stereotypes?
Vélina Elysée Charlier, an activist with Nou Pap Dòmi, joins us from Port-au-Prince to explain why Haitians are taking to the streets.
Canadaland’s French-language media correspondent Emilie Nicolas breaks down how these events are resonating in Montreal’s Haitian community, and discusses how Canadian media should report on Haiti to avoid facile and racist clichés.
Then Ottawa-based activistJean Jafrikayiti Saint-Vil makes the case for why doing that work is so vital.
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Torstar gets into the gambling business. Americans get caught up on the WE scandal. And documents suggest Canada’s two major newspaper chains traded notes on shutting down each others’ papers before they swapped them.
The Tyee's tech and privacy reporter Bryan Carney co-hosts.
Further reading: Read Bryan's full story here on the Torstar Postmedia correspondence here.
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In February, as the Australian government prepared to introduce a link tax, Facebook blocked all news from its Australian platform. The new legislation, lobbied for by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp and other big media organizations, would have forced Facebook and Google to pay them each time their content is shared online. Facebook’s strong-arm tactic forced the government to amend the legislation, potentially exempting Facebook altogether if it cuts its own deals with news organizations. In return, Facebook reversed the news ban. Everyone seems happy now…except for smaller independent publishers who are still not sure exactly how they fit into this picture.
The Canadian government is also talking about imposing a link tax, as well as other plans to regulate online media that go well beyond Australia’s contentious legislation.
Worried about what the future has in store, Jesse talks to Susannah George. She’s the founder and CEO of Urban List, a lifestyle site and Australia’s biggest independent digital media company.
And he speaks with Michael Geist, Internet law professor at the University of Ottawa, about the Canadian policy measures up for discussion and what they might mean for us.
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Canada's vote to call China's treatment of Uyghurs a genocide exposes an online wave of China apologists on the far left. And the New York Times brings back Cortland Cronk in an attempt to prove that Canadians are actually not very nice.
Author and retired journalist Jan Wong co-hosts.
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LifeSiteNews may be the biggest Canadian news outlet you’ve never heard of — a kind of Breitbart for traditionalist Catholics. A new investigation published by the Canadian Anti-Hate Network shows how LifeSite, which has its roots in an anti-abortion lobby group, has grown. It’s become a megaphone for an anti-LGBTQ+ movement. And as it has collided with the far-right infosphere, it has platformed anti-Muslim, anti-Semitic and white nationalist voices, and embraced Trumpism and QAnon.
CAHN investigator Hazel Woodrow joins Jesse to talk about her report.
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Canadian media have lost the plot around the vaccine rollout. And a Montreal-based website makes the list of COVID-19 conspiracy theory superspreaders.
Globe and Mail health columnist André Picard co-hosts.
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Michelle Latimer was the buzziest Canadian director and showrunner of 2020. Her documentary Inconvenient Indian premiered at TIFF and reaped plaudits and awards. Her series Trickster, based on a novel by Eden Robinson, debuted on the CBC and was slated for a second season. But it all came crashing down in December when a CBC investigation called into question Latimer’s Indigenous identity claims.
Why does the Canadian cultural establishment make darlings of figures like Latimer? Ryan McMahon joins Jesse to discuss.
Then documentary filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, who is featured in Inconvenient Indian, considers the ethics and responsibility of storytelling, and why this controversy has been hurtful to so many Indigenous people.
And Steven Lonsdale, whose seal hunt Latimer filmed for Inconvenient Indian, explains what he’d like to see done with that footage now that the documentary has been pulled from distribution.
Correction: In this episode, Jesse says that author Eden Robinson has promised to donate all future author royalties from the Trickster books to the Haisla Language Authority. In fact, Robinson has promised to donate future income from the Trickster TV series to the Haisla people.
Clarification: In an earlier version of this episode, Jesse said, “The CBC dug in to census records that say Latimer’s grandfather was not Indigenous or Métis, as [Latimer] had claimed, but French-Canadian,” a formulation that erroneously and unintentionally implied that the Métis are not Indigenous. We have amended the episode to remove this implication.
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Our digital worlds are collapsing. Jon Kay is on Fox News complaining about Seth Rogen, while celebrities are sharing the stage with normal people on Clubhouse to talk about ramen. What is Clubhouse anyway? And why did China ban it? Plus, a student journalist files a human rights complaint against his school paper, claiming they fired him over his Catholic beliefs. Freelance writer Roger Huang co-hosts.
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The Indian government doesn’t take criticism lightly, whether it’s from Prime Minister Trudeau... or Rihanna. Baaz co-founder Jaskaran Sandhu breaks down why thousands of Indian farmers are camped out around Delhi, their connection to the Sikh and Punjabi diaspora here in Canada, and how his three-week-old newsletter plans to cover it.
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Reddit did not actually stand up to Wall Street and prove the power of the little guy. Jon Kay briefly sparks joy. The Canadian government is working to radically transform the internet and Facebook wants in.
Maclean's contributing editor and partner at the Rezistans Nwa podcast network Andray Domise co-hosts.
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The New York Times’ wildly popular podcast Caliphate came into question after its central character, a Canadian man who claimed he’d joined ISIS and committed executions, was charged with perpetrating a terrorist hoax. A re-investigation of the podcast by The Times concluded that, according to an editor’s note attached to the podcast, “episodes of Caliphate that presented Mr. Chaudhry’s claims did not meet our standards for accuracy.”
The debacle caused Rukmini Callimachi, the reporter and voice of Caliphate, to be reassigned to a new beat. And it has resurfaced allegations of workplace misconduct by Caliphate producer Andy Mills, provoked concerns about The Daily host Michael Barbaro’s efforts to shape coverage of the fallout, and set off a wider conversation about who gets to tell stories in podcasting.
In this episode, Washington Post media critic Erik Wemple discusses where Caliphate went wrong. Laila Al-Arian, executive producer of Al Jazeera’s Fault Lines, critiques the reporting biases she believes contributed to the error. Then, podcast host Jolenta Greenberg weighs in on what this episode tells us about the rise of the podcast industry.When asked for comment by Canadaland, The New York Times pointed us to this letter from assistant managing editor Sam Dolnick, written in response to a letter of complaint by members of the Public Radio Program Directors Association. In it, Dolnick writes: “We believe we’ve handled what was a significant journalistic lapse with accountability.”
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Sponsored messaging from Alberta says climate journalists are helping to stage a covert revolution. And media empires strike back to protect their own. CANADALAND contributing editor Danielle Paradis co-hosts.
References: Statement from the Canadian Association of Journalists condemning Alberta for discrediting climate journalists The full 133-page Nemeth Report: A New Global Paradigm: Understanding the Transnational Progressive Movement, the Energy Transition and the Great Transformation Strangling Alberta’s Petroleum Industry
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Comics journalist Joe Sacco tells Jesse about how he draws stories out of people— then draws them onto the page. Most famous for his journalistic comics about people living in war zones from Gaza to the Balkans, Sacco’s newest book Paying the Land took him to the Northwest Territories. He visited Dene communities to ask for their views on resource extraction on their land, and found that he had to portray it in the context of the complicated history of colonialism, its effects on these Indigenous people, their culture, and how they see their future.
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Reporter Ahmar Khan tried to blow the whistle on systemic racism at CBC... and they fired him. Maclean’s publishes a big, powerful list. Ryan McMahon guest co-hosts with Ryerson journalism professor and former APTN news boss Karyn Pugliese.
References: More details about Ahmar Khan's case Canadian Journalists Anti-Racism Coalition statement in support of Ahmar Khan More information on Indigenous journalist Kyle Edwards being selected to be a Nieman fellow for his reporting on Indigenous resilience during COVID-19 The Maclean's Power List itself
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Many people who broke into the Capitol broadcast their crimes across social media. Twitter, Facebook and other platforms responded by deleting accounts, but other people rushed to preserve and organize all their posts from the assault on the Capitol, as well as photos and videos from journalists present. The collective Bellingcat uses open-source intelligence to investigate events around the world. Their training director Aric Toler tells Jesse how they work. Then, Kurt Phillips used what he found on social media and internet forums to unmask racist Canadian groups for more than a decade on his blog Anti-Racist Canada. He tells Jesse about the trends he's seen in the Canadian hate movement and how his own identity was made public last year.
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Premiers activate shitty dad mode. And tech companies clamping down on Trumpism could have unintended consequences.
CANADALAND's new French language media correspondent Emilie Nicolas co-hosts.
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With COVID-19 cases in many parts of Canada on the rise, what about the people who can’t stay home? The Toronto Star’s labour reporter Sara Mojtehedzadeh has found that workplaces are a “major source” of transmission, and precarious work is helping the spread.
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A pro-Trump mob invades the U.S. Capitol building, the hunt continues for Canadian politicians who ignored COVID travel advisories and we reflect on whether Julian Assange has gotten a raw deal from the press.
Jen Gerson joins us with a special announcement.
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In rural communities and in the North, people pay ridiculously high bills for ridiculously slow Internet.
But decent Internet access isn’t a luxury. Lower Internet speed equals lower access, lower opportunity and lower status in just about every aspect of modern life.
And while the digital divide isn’t new, the pandemic has widened it, leaving people from Iqaluit to rural Alberta and Ontario frustrated and fuming at ISPs like Xplornet.
Sula Greene reports.
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Correction (1/4/2021 at 9:55am EDT): Throughout this episode, the unit of measurement Megabits Per Second (Mbps) is incorrectly pronounced “megabytes” per second, which carries a different meaning.
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Here's an episode of the podcast Crackdown, hosted by Garth Mullins.
In 2015, Crackdown editorial board member, Jeff Louden, was on morphine pills for his chronic pain. The medication allowed Jeff to find some stability and avoid Vancouver’s increasingly dangerous drug market. But, when Jeff’s doctor unexpectedly cut down his medication, he turned to the street to outrun dopesickness.
Five years later, Garth Mullins investigates what happened to Jeff. What can it tell us about North America’s so-called “overprescribing crisis?”
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A teenage boy and his friends start robbing banks in Toronto. A future Prime Minister is deported from Montreal. A Black Panther in Baltimore goes to prison for four decades. And the RCMP is split apart by the biggest scandal in the force's history. At the heart of it all is one man. He calls himself the General.
Featured in this episode: Ricky Atkinson, David Austin, Robin Philpot, Lennox Farrell, Gary Cristall
To learn more: The Life, Crimes and Hard Times of Ricky Atkinson, Leader of the Dirty Tricks Gang by Richard Atkinson with Joe Fiorito Fear of a Black Nation: Race, Sex & Security in Sixties Montreal by David Austin Ninth Floor by Mina Shum Marshall Law: The Life & Times of a Baltimore Black Panther by Marshall “Eddie” Conway
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Stories of big news breaking when everyone else is on vacation.
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The holidays, as we know them, are cancelled. So we asked people to call Jesse and argue about... whatever, in the true spirit of this festive season.
Featuring CBC Radio host Piya Chattopadhyay, 12:36 newsletter maker Marc Weisblott, journalist Kareem Shaheen, Maureen from Calgary, Simon from Toronto, and more.
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They're lobster criminals, not lobster vigilantes. Does the CBC’s President live in Brooklyn or just sleep there in a house she owns? And Brayden Bushby's verdict offers a moment to reflect on who deserves humanity. Former CAJ President Karyn Pugliese co-hosts.
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Here's MIT Technology Review's story on biased algorithms and Timnit Gebru getting fired: https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/12/16/1014634/google-ai-ethics-lead-timnit-gebru-tells-story/
Here’s our story on the President of the CBC living in Brooklyn: https://www.canadaland.com/the-president-of-the-cbc-lives-in-brooklyn/
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A Uyghur man imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay for years was released over a decade ago, after the U.S. decided he wasn’t an “enemy combatant” after all. But Ayoob Mohammed can’t reunite with his wife and two kids who live in Canada. According to our immigration authorities, he was a member of an elusive terror organization. Our producer Tiffany Lam reports.
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The New York Times says Canada needs to stand up against child exploitation on PornHub — but their columnist's suggestions could create new problems. And aliens are reportedly among us. This is no joke! NSFW reporter for The Daily Dot Ana Valens co-hosts.
References: Read the aliens story in the Jerusalem Post and see the video of UFOs in the New York Times.
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The Westons might be Canada’s Jeff Bezos, argues Vass Bednar, and not just because they’re very rich.
They own Loblaw, which is much more than a grocer. It’s an insurance company, a bank, a medical cannabis company and a media company. When you put it all together, that amounts to the largest private ownership of data in Canada.
Loblaw knows a lot about you. Isn't it time to learn more about them?
Bednar is executive director of the Master in Public Policy at McMaster University, and writes the newsletter “regs to riches.”
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A petulant sandwich slinger gets attention as restaurants struggle across the country. A Global News Radio host quits over threatening messages about herself and her baby, while the company says dealing with trolls is part of the job.
Vice President of the Canadian Association of Journalists Fatima Syed co-hosts.
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Last summer, allegations of sexual misconduct were levelled against prominent Iranian-Canadian artist Aydin Aghdashloo during Iran's #MeToo moment. More than a hundred powerful and influential Iranian men were called out for allegedly committing sexual harassment and rape. Journalist Farnaz Fassihi broke the Aghdashloo story for the New York Times, and she joins Jesse to talk about the allegations, as well as the context in which Iran’s #MeToo movement is playing out. Then Soudeh Ghasemi, president of the board of the Iranian Canadian Congress, discusses why the Aghdashloo allegations have been slow to provoke a reaction in some sections of the Iranian-Canadian community.
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A couple of Manitobans make a show of the media lying. Keean Bexte uncovers a socialist incubator. And copaganda tries out podcasting. Winnipeg-based freelance multimedia journalist Shannon VanRaes cohosts.
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References: Shannon duly noted this Narwhal article about double production at a Nunavut mine: https://thenarwhal.ca/nunavut-baffinland-mine-clyde-river-mayor/ For the full video of Jordan Peterson crying over individualism, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvBm0ZUfe7I
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Jesse speaks with the late Christie Blatchford, the notorious National Post columnist and court reporter who once called his work "another low-water mark in journalism."
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Addressing the drinking water crisis in First Nations communities is not rebuilding post-war Europe. And mandating Indigenous content on Canadian broadcasters could get baked into the Broadcasting Act.
Return to Thunder Bay host Ryan McMahon and co-writer/reporter Jon Thompson take over in Jesse’s absence.
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Chris Hannay’s Globe and Mail piece on the updates to the Broadcasting Act can be found here.
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Since we last spoke to Karl Dockstader and Sean Vanderklis about the occupation of a development site in Caledonia, Ontario known as 1492 Land Back Lane, tensions between land defenders and local authorities have flared. At the end of October, an Ontario Superior Court judge granted the developers a permanent injunction against the encampment. A violent confrontation between protesters and the OPP erupted. The One Dish, One Mic co-hosts return with an update from the site, and to explore why federal government inaction just makes things worse.
After this episode was recorded, on Friday Nov. 13, 1492 Landback Lane issued a press release: “The Federal Government reached out to Land Defenders during the summer, as well as to the Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC) to begin discussions on a negotiations table, but have not updated their position for more than 50 days. Six Nations people continue to demand a real response to the situation from the Federal Government.”
Later the same day, the office of Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, also released a statement. “Our government is committed to continuing to work collaboratively addressing Six Nations historical claims and land rights issues. (…) Federal government officials have been in regular communication with representatives of Six Nations Elected Chief and Council, Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council and Ontario throughout this process with regard to our offer to meet. We look forward to meeting with the community at the earliest opportunity.”
At the time of publication, no meeting or negotiation has been announced.
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Beware of the FANG! And how to cover Chinese infiltration — or anti-Chinese infiltration? Recovering journalist and media consultant Anita Li co-hosts.
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The Brayden Bushby trial has once again raised some uncomfortable questions about how stories involving Indigenous people get reported by settler journalists. Jesse sits down with CBC's Jody Porter, whose recent essay for Maisonneuve touches upon her experiences reporting on "Indigenous issues" and how writing about other people’s pain can be a way of hiding from your own.
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We may not know yet who won the U.S. election, but the results aren't reassuring. At least some of the Canadian coverage was soothing. And Prime Minister Trudeau takes a stance on free speech — but only in French.
Le Devoir columnist Emilie Nicolas co-hosts.
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Rebel News personality Keean Bexte is suing Canadaland for defamation.
In this special “Publisher’s Note” edition of the podcast, Jesse breaks down who’s suing us, how we got here and what we’re going to do about it.
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National Post doubles down on their right to publish status quo opinions. And Bell Media confuses self-promotion with local community engagement. 12:36 'news burrito filler' Marc Weisblott co-hosts.
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MSNBC host and journalist Ali Velshi has been traveling to U.S. swing states talking to voters in the lead-up to the presidential election. He tells Jesse about getting shot by a rubber bullet covering the protests in Minneapolis, then getting mocked by Trump for it; about lessons learned from the 2016 election; and what he thinks could happen following Election Day if the results are contested.
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Hulk smash colonialism! And public health messaging crosses a line when trick or treating directives are unclear. Return to ThunderBay host Ryan McMahon cohosts.
Referenced sources in the episode: That APTN infographic on "Fishery Scale Comparison" Megan Bailey's article on The Conversation: "Nova Scotia lobster dispute: Mi’kmaw fishery isn’t a threat to conservation, say scientists" UBC's comparative study on "Democratic Health Communications during Covid-19: A RAPID Response"
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Santai Kimakeke blew the whistle on WE. Then he recanted his allegations and disappeared. Before he did, he said he was afraid for his safety.
After three months of reporting and in collaboration with John-Allan Namu of Africa Uncensored, we bring you this investigation.
A reporter was offered money to kill this story.
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Media’s anti-masker intrigue has Canadaland staff divided. And almost 300 CBC journalists raise concerns about leveraging the broadcaster’s credibility for CBC Tandem. Montreal Gazette health reporter Aaron Derfel co-hosts.
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Jonathan Torrens talks about the CBC, what really happened on Trailer Park Boys, and about that one song you love to hate.
From hosting his own show on the CBC to playing J-Roc on Trailer Park Boys, Jonathan Torrens has been a mainstay of the Canadian entertainment industry for decades. So what’s his deal? Is he a comedian? A talk show host? Or is he just that guy who wrote a truly terrible song called “Thank U Canada”.
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A trifecta of powerful (potentially socialist) forces rally behind #NationalNewspaperWeek—or not. And the bias of coherence muddles COVID-19 messaging. Canadaland news editor Jonathan Goldsbie co-hosts.
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Quebec's distinct culture reacts differently to global movements like #MeToo and Black Lives Matter. Jesse is joined by Emilie Nicolas, a columnist, journalist, anthropologist and soon-to-be instructor of a Black Lives Matter and the Media course at the University of Toronto.
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RCMP charges a podcast star with not being a terrorist. And Edmonton radio host chooses the wrong put-down. Al Jazeera English journalist and filmmaker Laila Al-Arian co-hosts.
On Wednesday, Sept. 30 The New York Times issued a statement: "While the uncertainty about Abu Huzayfah’s story was explored directly in episodes of Caliphate that featured him, his arrest and the allegations surrounding it have raised new and important questions about him and his motivations. We’re undertaking a fresh examination of his history and the way we presented him in our series. We will have more to say when we complete that effort."
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The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel calls corporate social responsibility’s bluff.
Co-directors Joel Bakan and Jennifer Abbott on how, almost twenty years after their first documentary came out, corporations are still driven by psychopathic greed— but are making it look like they’re out to save the world.
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Mi’kmaw fishermen earning a ‘moderate livelihood’ seems to be too much for Nova Scotia’s settler lobster harvesters. And CBC leverages its credibility for its new corporate clients. APTN video journalist Trina Roache co-hosts.
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Restaurants have suffered huge losses during the pandemic. But food journalist Suresh Doss takes us to a parking lot, a subway stop, and a home cook’s kitchen to show us a thriving underground food scene.
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Erin O’Toole wants to protect children from a movie he has never seen. And former CBC journalist Terry Milewski resurfaces from retirement to insult an entire ethnicity - again. Former Executive Director of the World Sikh Organization and occasional Canadaland contributor Jaskaran Sandhu co-hosts.
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There’s a broad undertaking to shake up who gets arts funding, and who governs it. Jesse speaks with Jesse Wente, the new President of the Canada Council for the Arts, about who gets to make contemporary Canadian art, and who pays for it.
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Breaking news on WE. An Indigenous journalist is criminalized for doing his job. And mass panic appears to be on the newly minted curriculum. One Dish One Mic’s Karl Dockstader co-hosts.
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Does anyone really care about indignities to the legacy of John A.Macdonald? And the inside story of co-host Manisha Krishnan's scoop about the "culture of retribution" at Global News.
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The Toronto Star’s new internal ombud tells us what the job is, discusses power and race in the newsroom, and responds to that reply all email.
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What might Jesse and Erin O’Toole have in common? And newsrooms continue to struggle with what it means to respond to this summer’s reckoning with racism. Chatelaine Executive Editor Denise Balkissoon co-hosts.
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The Epoch Times’ COVID-19 special edition raised controversy when it landed in mailboxes across Canada in April. The paper was accused of spreading misinformation and fomenting anti-Chinese racism. Producer Tiffany Lam shares her reporting on The Epoch Times: Who’s behind it, why you may have received a copy last spring, and how it came to be favoured by the Trump White House.
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Prime Minister Trudeau just needs a quick reset. And Postmedia stands in solidarity with Rebel News. Former CAJ President and Ryerson journalism professor Karyn Pugliese co-hosts.
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This week marks a month since the start of a land occupation to block a residential development at the edge of Caledonia, Ontario — and the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve.
Contributors Sean Vanderklis and Karl Dockstader, hosts of One Dish, One Mic, tell Jesse what they saw on a recent trip to the encampment.
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The Prime Minister’s Office leaks secret intel on how amazing it is. And Quebec’s French print papers somehow continue to thrive.
The Logic’s Martin Patriquin co-hosts and explains Quebecor’s secret.
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Crackdown covers the war on drugs from the trenches, and these war correspondents are drug users.
Host Garth Mullins joins Jesse to talk about how after watching the media get so much wrong about the opioid crisis—if they covered it at all—he and other drug user activists got together to start a monthly podcast based on their stories, their reporting, and scientific research.
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Nardwuar the Human Serviette is one of the biggest media personalities to come out of Canada. He’s a prolific interviewer with a knack for shocking his guests by bringing up little-known personal details about their lives during interviews. He’s an absurd figure beloved by hip hop stars. He’s a punk from Vancouver who has 100s of millions of views on YouTube but still does his weekly community radio show. This is his story as told by the people who know him best.
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Last week’s House Finance Committee hearings into the WE Charity scandal yielded few new insights into why the government awarded it a massive sole-source contract or how the organization itself operates. Thankfully, the press has continued to turn up information that MPs have not.
Craig Silverman, media editor at BuzzFeed News, joins us to unpack the latest revelations about efforts to burnish WE Charity’s online image while burying Canadaland’s reporting.
Then, Mark Blumberg, a lawyer specializing in non-profits and charities, tells us how he’s never seen anything quite like WE before.
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The Kielburgers testified before the House of Commons finance committee, updates on the Nova Scotia shooting, and the plan for a Nazi colony in Cape Breton. 2020, am I right?
Tim Bousquet co-hosts.
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A new law in Alberta is Jason Kenney’s latest front in the oil war. Freelance journalist Grace Lisa Scott spoke to the people fighting back against Bill 1.
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Jesse testified before the House of Commons Finance Committee about Canadaland's reporting on the WE organization, and, while accusing a Black person of anti-Blackness, The Globe and Mail itself has been accused of anti-Blackness.
Andray Domise co-hosts.
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Peter Aldhous reported that a Canadian lab’s prenatal paternity test was “unreliable." During the 18-month investigation, Aldhous found couples who'd been given results that turned out to be wrong. The lawsuit the lab launched against him lasted nearly ten years.
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We have some questions about WE’s government contract and their internal accounting. And the story of how a Canadian media outlet suppressed assault allegations against Peter Nygard.
Paul Wells co-hosts.
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It’s a scandal that could—but probably won’t—take down Justin Trudeau. After swearing otherwise, WE was forced to admit that it paid Justin's mom and brother more than $350,000 in speaking fees. It's triggered an ethics inquiry and a call for a criminal investigation. And all because Canadaland produced the receipts.
Jaren Kerr, Canadaland’s former deputy editor, joins Jesse to discuss his 2018-19 investigation into WE Charity—reporting that set the groundwork for the scandal unfolding now. And Jesse talks about his own reporting, and how it spurred the latest developments in this fast-moving story.
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The press seems to have given the Rideau Hall intruder the white glove treatment, and why on Earth did so many people sign that letter from Harper’s Magazine?
Nora Loreto co-hosts.
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At Canadaland, we really didn’t expect to find ourselves reporting on the WE organization again.
But then it was the focus of the biggest politics story in the country, and we obtained a recording of a strange conversation between one of its founders and a person who was then a senior employee in the group’s Kenyan operations.
Jesse sits down with our managing editor, Andrea Schmidt, to discuss what we learned - and how, while we were investigating WE, one of its lawyers had commissioned his own investigation of us.
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The Globe and Mail is now 176 years old. You can read all about its accomplishments elsewhere. Writer Jamie Bradburn takes us through the paper's darker moments.
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This episode originally aired on March 4, 2019.
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Karl Dockstader and Sean Vanderklis, co-hosts of the radio show and podcast One Dish, One Mic, join Jesse to talk about the history of policing back to John A. Macdonald, the killing of Dudley George at Ipperwash in 1995, and how it has impacted their lives as Indigenous men. Plus, Karl and Sean spoke with Senator Lillian Dyck about her call for RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s resignation.
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Can you really be “cancelled” if you still have a platform? A look at Margaret Wente, Wendy Mesley, and the Mulroneys. And was the Nova Scotia shooter an RCMP informant?
Desmond Cole co-hosts.
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Adrian Harewood is a news anchor at CBC Ottawa News and the host of weekly current affairs show, Our Ottawa.
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Journalists across Canada are speaking out about their experiences with racism in the newsroom. And as Wendy Mesley is suspended from hosting duties, it’s time to reevaluate the language used in news meetings.
Jan Wong co-hosts.
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Lord Tim Bell worked for a rogues' gallery of international clients, and co-founded one of the most powerful PR companies in history.
But it all came crashing down when leaked emails exposed Bell Pottinger’s role in fomenting unrest in South Africa to distract from the Zuma government’s corruption.
Richard Poplak and Diana Neille were on the team of journalists who obtained those leaks. Their documentary Influence chronicles the rise of weaponized advertising, and the fall of a controversial PR man.
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InfoLab imagined newspapers' transition from print to digital, creating multimedia digital news in the basement of The Hamilton Spectator back in the early '90s.
Jesse talks to its former director, journalist Wayne MacPhail, about what the InfoLab did, and why it shut down shortly after Conrad Black’s company bought the newspaper chain.
This episode originally aired on May 27, 2019.
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Dr. Cheryl Thompson is an assistant professor at Ryerson University’s School of Creative Industries, and the author of Beauty in a Box: Detangling the Roots of Canada’s Black Beauty Culture. She’s currently working on a new project about the history of blackface in Canada, and joins Jesse to tell us about her research.
This episode originally aired on September 29, 2019.
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Protests have erupted around the world in response to police violence against Black people. Trump is violating the rights of his own people. Police are openly targeting and arresting journalists. Something has changed and Canadian media has failed in covering this historic moment. Sandy Hudson, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Canada and co-host of Sandy and Nora Talk Politics, co-hosts. This episode is supported by WealthBar and Dispatch Coffee.
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The pandemic could be an "extinction event" for American newspapers and so their publishers want their own government bailout. Meanwhile Canadian papers want money from Google and Facebook, too. Jeff Jarvis lays out the problems with all that, and Cory Doctorow and Emily Bell suggest a better way: breaking up the tech giants.
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“My biggest fear is that not enough will change, and not enough lessons will be learned.”
Kim Campbell is a former Prime Minister of Canada, the first and only woman to hold the post to date. She lives in Vancouver.
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Torstar was just sold for $52 million, droves of people were chastised for going to the park, and Jesse opens himself up to some rare scrutiny.
Erica Ifill co-hosts.
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"I had a confrontation with someone in the line up for a grocery store... and that moment of slow honeyed ease was totally interrupted."
Kaie Kellough is a novelist, poet, sound performer and the Canadian winner of the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize.
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“I’m going to be very careful about how much I leave my property until there’s a vaccine.”
Xanthe Vallentin is a teacher in Hamilton, Ontario, and the sister of Canadaland patron coordinator Jessica Vallentin.
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The child welfare system is failing Indigenous children, and APTN's Kenneth Jackson can't stop covering it. His reporting throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has given him a glimpse of what political will could do to transform it.
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"After this pandemic, we can create a new normal that's better for everyone."
Mumilaaq Qaqqaq is the MP for Nunavut.
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The incredibly controversial painting of Justin Trudeau, François Legault’s problem with anglophone media, and the story about Gaza that CBC disappeared.
Christopher Curtis co-hosts.
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Omar El Akkad is the author of the novel American War and was a reporter at the Globe and Mail.
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“In the silence you start to wonder…how are we going to find each other again?”
Martha Wainwright is a singer-songwriter, who describes herself as being best known for being a bloody motherfucking asshole.
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In the face of a global pandemic, it’s hard to focus on anything else. Three journalists tell us stories that have broken on their beat that you might’ve missed, but could have far-reaching consequences.
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"The wild oscillations of feeling are abnormal for me."
Jesse Brown is the publisher of Canadaland.
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Bryan Adams pulls a Morrissey, an Indigenous ceremony is broken up by the RCMP, and Ghomeshi attempts another comeback.
Ryan McMahon co-hosts.
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“I never believe in going down without a fight…I’m a triple fire sign.”
Brooke Manning is the owner of Likely General, a store and gallery space in Toronto.
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“Hugs feel like they’re going to be euphoric.”
Weyni Mengesha is the artistic director of Soulpepper Theatre Company in Toronto.
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Prime Minister Trudeau said naming the Nova Scotia mass shooter was giving him "the gift of infamy." Romayne Smith Fullerton investigates how different democracies cover crime, and what that reveals about our relationship to government, and to each other.
Read more at Canadaland: "The Surprising Reason Some Countries Don't Publish The Names Of Accused Persons"
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"I fucking hate Zooming... and having to look at my own face."
John Semley is a writer and author who splits his time between Toronto and Philadelphia. But mostly Toronto these days.
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When police searched journalists’ offices in the Alberta legislature, we wondered how government reporters were faring in the age of COVID-19. And after securing millions from the federal government, Canada’s big newspaper chains are finding new ways to ask for more money.
Allison Smith co-hosts.
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"I guess like a positive abnormal and unusual thing I did was propose to my girlfriend, which was pretty cool."
Jaren Kerr is an editor at Yahoo Finance Canada. He is also the former deputy news editor of CANADALAND Media.
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"I think I may have had coronavirus."
Martin Lukacs is a journalist and author based in Montreal.
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Kenny Hotz achieved fame as the co-star of Kenny vs. Spenny, one of Canada’s most successful TV shows. The comedy series, built around a competition between two supposed friends and the crude humiliation of the loser, premiered on the CBC in 2003. It was cancelled after just one season, but was then picked up in the U.S. and became an international sensation. It’s been a decade since the last episode of Kenny vs. Spenny went to air, and Hotz reflects on the legacy of the show, the nature of his own success, and the possibility of a reboot, in what turned out to be a revealing discussion.
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"Pushing for a world where we accept the risks of having a body... That's where we need to go."
Kai Cheng Thom is a writer and performer based in Toronto.
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The more we learn about the shooting in Nova Scotia, the worse it becomes. And did the star-studded Stronger Together COVID-19 special show us anything but how completely anachronistic celebrity has become during this pandemic? Seriously. Did anyone watch it?
Tim Bousquet co-hosts.
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"I want my friends and family to be safe from this"
BJ Snowden is an American musician who has written many songs about Canada.
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"I like to remind people the chances of getting infected by somebody walking or running by you outside— they're virtually nil"
André Picard is a health reporter and columnist at The Globe and Mail.
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Journalists across Canada tell us how Covid-19 has changed how they bring us the news.
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"It'll probably be like a mega-hedonistic orgy after this."
Chris Locke is a comedian in Toronto. He has a new podcast called "Happy Good."
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The confluence of the pandemic, reliance on police for information, and slashed newsroom budgets means that reporting on the Nova Scotia shooting was all but doomed from the start. And a tweak to government media subsidies makes more organizations eligible for the funding.
Tim Bousquet co-hosts.
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“This virus is a bitch, for sure.”
Tanya Talaga is the author of Seven Fallen Feathers and All Our Relations. She is also a former health reporter at the Toronto Star.
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"I’m helping other people to be safe."
Surinder Mann is a cleaner who lives in North Delta, BC, and is also the mother of COMMONS' host, Arshy Mann.
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When journalist Eva Holland lost her mom, she went on a quest to understand the science behind her phobias, and conquer them. In her book, Nerve: A Personal Journey Through the Science of Fear, we learn why and how we are afraid, and why we don't want to live without fear.
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"My ten-year old got his first octopus all by himself"
Severn Cullis-Suzuki is a writer, television host, and a board member of the David Suzuki Foundation. She lives in Haida Gwaii.
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Do the same rules apply to Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer as to the rest of us? Do the rules matter any more? Could this finally be the end of conspiracy theories?
Nora Loreto co-hosts.
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"If we are looking like we are one of the girls just dancing having fun, it's probably performative"
Brad Allen and Andrés Sierra are two of the co-founders of Club Quarantine, a nightly queer party that meets on the video-conferencing platform Zoom.
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"I do participate in society."
Kate Beaton is an excellent cartoonist.
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The Deplorables that surrounded the Trump presidential campaign have all but disappeared from the mainstream web, but New Yorker writer Andrew Marantz says it's the ideology of Silicon Valley that allowed them to prosper, and what catapulted them to fame remains.
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For weeks, we’ve all been trying to flatten the curve. But how do we measure our success if the numbers informing that curve aren’t reliable? And how do the big newspaper chains justify taking government wage subsidies at the same time as laying off staff?
Chris Selley co-hosts.
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"I got scolded by the deputy mayor of Los Angeles for not including Funyuns in my tweet"
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"This is the death of neoliberalism."
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Reporter Justin Ling speaks with prisoners across Canada terrified of COVID-19 sweeping through the prison population.
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"When this is all over, I never want to Zoom again."
David Sax's new book is coming out in the midst of a pandemic.
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Has the messaging about whether to wear a face mask been contradictory? How do you report on sports in a world without them? And a roundup of the bad COVID-19 coverage from the last week.
Morgan Campbell co-hosts.
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“I have been obsessed with virtual reality”
Robert Jago is a writer and head of an education firm. He lives in Montreal.
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"I've been watching old NBA games and breaking them down on Instagram Live."
Shad is an artist and host of Hip Hop Evolution, available on Netflix.
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Our first ever call-in show. From Quebec to British Columbia to Nunavut to Brooklyn, Coronavirus has disrupted the lives of Canadaland listeners. Here's what they have to say.
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"Put on normal clothes, remember to stretch... That doesn't help. You're still in the prison of your own mind."
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COVID-19 coverage continues, for the most part, to be even-handed. But that’s not why you listen to this podcast. A look at what’s going wrong in Canadian reporting, as well as the personal and economic impact the pandemic is having on newsrooms.
Jan Wong co-hosts.
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"If it really goes down, I can always shoot a moose."
We're doing a call-in show! If you want to vent to Jesse about your living situation, call 844-929-1331 on Wednesday March 25th, from 4-6pm EST.
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"My life is never exactly normal. But it's normal for me."
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Independent movie theatres were in trouble before COVID-19 became a global pandemic, and now even the industry giants like Cineplex are taking a hit. Eric Veillette, programming director at Toronto’s Revue Cinema, joins to unpack the ongoing distribution conflict between rep cinemas and Cineplex. Also, Jesse Wente, Exec-Dir. of the Indigenous Screen Office, joins to talk about what COVID-19 means for movie theatres and whether or not it's curtains for the movie exhibition industry.
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"So they told us music is free, so it's all about the shows now. You gotta make the shows, you gotta sell things at the shows. Now we don't have shows."
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In a time like this, we’re so flooded with information that good, quality journalism matters more than ever. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t stuff to make fun of. Plus, how are newsrooms coping with the realities of a contagious virus?
Jesse Hirsh co-hosts.
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Restaurateur Jen Agg just wants to get home.
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What feels most weird right now? Doing normal things.
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We are facing an unprecedented shutdown of services and businesses across the country. Health columnist Andre Picard was an early voice calling for Canada to “shut it down” in the pages of the Globe and Mail. He talks to us about how COVID-19 compares to other epidemics he’s covered, the media coverage so far and why he was pushing for social distancing before the government embraced it.
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As COVID-19 is declared a global pandemic, how are Canadian media handling the coverage? And what opportunities can moments of crisis provide for a shift in business reporting?
Garth Mullins co-hosts.
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Is The New York Times a model for success in the news business, or a monolithic news brand that's crushing the competition? Former BuzzFeed News editor-in-chief Ben Smith just started his media columnist at the Times. And his first column is titled: "Why the Success of The New York Times May Be Bad News for Journalism"
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A front-page story tells us that Canada is broken. Is it, or is this exactly how the country was designed to work? And, as a senior editor leaves the CBC, our national broadcaster pivots to audience.
Anita Li co-hosts.
Read the Martin Lukacs thread on "outside agitators."
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In 2015, five young people were arrested for smuggling cocaine into Australia. They had a common connection: Slava P, a music editor at VICE Canada. At the time of the bust, Slava was silent. But years later, he decided to sit down and tell us everything. CANADALAND senior producer Kasia Mychajlowycz has turned those conversations, and subsequent reporting, into our new investigative series, Cool Mules. Kasia talks with Jesse about how the story came together, the ethics of giving Slava a platform and what it all says about the media.
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Do journalists need to be protestors to get better access to Wet'suwet'en solidarity actions? Plus, the Teck Frontier oilsands mine withdraws its application and who the media is blaming will shock you - or not. Media Indigena's Rick Harp co-hosts from Winnipeg.
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Jesse answers tough questions from our supporters.
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In a rare interview, Nardwuar talks about his career, his techniques, his reputation and what keeps him going after more than 30 years of blowing minds.
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Jason Kenney’s War Room sets its sights on that white whale of fake news: The New York Times. And as protests spread, reporting on Wet’suwet’en remains fairly feeble.
Jeremy Klaszus co-hosts.
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Nardwuar the Human Serviette is one of the biggest media personalities to come out of Canada. He’s a prolific interviewer with a knack for shocking his guests by bringing up little-known personal details about their lives during interviews. He’s an absurd figure beloved by hip hop stars. He’s a punk from Vancouver who has 100s of millions of views on YouTube but still does his weekly community radio show. This is his story as told by the people who know him best.
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Jordan Peterson’s familial PR team, Christie Blatchford’s legacy, Ezra Levant’s civil disobedience, and the campaign to discredit national protests.
Nora Loreto co-hosts.
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Last week, the RCMP arrested six people for obstruction on Wet’suwet’en territory. They then threatened to arrest the journalists who were there covering the ongoing conflict between protestors and police. In response, the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) stated “we remind the BC RCMP that Canada is not a police state. Police do not have the right to control what is published.” CAJ president and former Executive Director of News for APTN Karyn Pugliese joins.
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The Heritage Minister doesn't seem to understand his own plan for regulating the internet (or not), so we break it down for you. And a group that doesn't exist just ran a major political ad campaign in the country's top newspapers.
The National Post's Chris Selley co-hosts.
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Conflict and controversy as Gavin McInnes and others remember Voice of Montreal, a government-subsidized community newspaper in the 90s that grew into a global brand.
This episode originally aired on February 3, 2014.
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Have we learned anything about reporting on viruses since SARS? And what can a new documentary about Idle No More teach us about our present state of reconciliation?
Ryan McMahon guest hosts, and Rick Harp co-hosts.
Watch "The Power Was With Us" on APTN.
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Every year, Bell shines the spotlight on mental health for Let’s Talk Day. So we’re taking a look at their prison phone contract, which advocates say exacerbate mental health problems for inmates.
Featuring Souheil Benslimane, coordinator and co-founder of the Jail Accountability and Information Line and co-author of a report that calls Bell’s contract with with Ontario prisons "predatory."
Read the viral Twitter thread from the Toronto Prisoners’ Rights Project that inspired this episode.
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What was up with those "protesters" outside Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing? And could monarchical migration have an impact on privacy in Canadian media?
Bob Mackin co-hosts.
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The CBC wants to play by the same rules that govern digital platforms like Netflix and Amazon. No rules at all. Daniel Bernhard, the executive director of the advocacy group, Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, joins to talk about how our public broadcaster should serve Canadians.
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We examine the controversy around stating a plain fact about flight 752. Then, a Royal welcome. With co-host Nora Loreto.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Watson resigned from the Toronto Star in 2015 when they banned him from reporting on a story. We spoke to him at the time, while he was still working on getting it published elsewhere. The story has since come out and won a National Magazine Award. We follow up to figure out what he knew that the Toronto Star didn't want him to publish. During the conversation, a new story emerges about mental health in the newsroom.
Paul writes extensively about his years as a war correspondent and his mental health struggles in his 2007 memoir Where War Lives. His latest book is Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition.
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We’ve heard so much from south of the border about Iran, but how are Canadian media treating this conflict? And The Fifth Estate delivers some spurious reporting on “Birth Tourism” and Antifa.
Kaveh Shahrooz co-hosts.
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For more than half a year, protesters in Hong Kong have clashed with police. Legacy media organizations in Canada have covered the protests, but a big part of the conversation is taking place somewhere else. Producer Tiffany Lam reports on a disruption at Hong Kong protest zine exhibit in Toronto and wonders how much Canadian media adopts Chinese Community Party lines.
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This episode originally aired on August 12, 2019.
Reporter Anna Mehler Paperny talks about her book, Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person, which covers her search for answers about depression and her personal experiences.
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The Sahotas are Vancouver’s most notorious slumlords. For decades they’ve let their buildings rot, leaving their tenants to live in filth and desolation. But the Sahotas are not like any other dynasty you’ve ever heard of. Their story is far stranger, and far darker, than anything you can imagine.
Featured in this episode: Jen St. Denis, Christopher Cheung (The Tyee), Sam Dharmapala
To learn more:
“For low-income residents in Vancouver, a different kind of real estate crisis” by Wendy Stueck and Mike Hager in The Globe and Mail
“’Out-of-control’ SROs: Everyone wants to help, but no one seems to have the tools” by Denise Ryan in The Vancouver Sun
“Room 821” by Crackdown
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SUNBIRDS by BOCrew (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: THEDEEPR / THECORNER / feat : FORENSIC /
“I Am A Man Who Will Fight For You Honor” by Chris Zabriskie, adapted.
“Unanswered Questions” by Kevin Macleod, adapted.
This episode originally aired on November 27, 2019.
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This episode originally aired on December 23, 2018.
We reached out to Canadian journalists to get their stories about spending the holidays at work. Newsrooms have fewer staff this time of year, but that doesn't mean that the news stops. Check out these stories of big news breaking while everyone else is on vacation.
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Earlier this month, Toronto’s alt-weekly NOW Magazine was sold to Media Central. Former co-owner and founder of NOW, Michael Hollett, joins to talk about the rise and fall of Canada’s alt-weekly magazines, running ads from sex workers, and his feud with the Toronto Star.
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Everyone knows that Andrew Scheer resigned because of his tuition scandal; what this podcast presupposes is: maybe he didn’t? And the manufactured outrage surrounding Jody Wilson-Raybould’s office.
Hadiya Roderique co-hosts.
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Last week, Canadaland’s new team published a story about how The Globe and Mail’s management repeatedly campaigned the Prime Minister’s office for research-and-development funding and tax law changes that could benefit the paper’s owners. Paul Adams, associate professor at Carleton University’s School of Journalism and former senior political correspondent for the Globe, joins to help unpack the story.
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A look inside Jordan Peterson’s new social media platform, which bans photos, memes, and emojis in the name of anti-censorship! Also, The Toronto Star turns to public shaming. Freelancer John Semley co-hosts.
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Canada’s media organizations are reluctant to release their diversity stats. But Asmaa Malik and Sonya Fatah from Ryerson’s School of Journalism found a way to compile 21 years' worth of diversity statistics by looking at Canada’s columnists. They join to discuss their research.
CORRECTION: The show notes originally misspelled Asmaa Malik's last name. We regret the error.
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Leaked audio from a NATO summit reveals Trudeau’s totally reasonable reaction to Trump. Did an Edmonton school board try to shut down a radio interview advocating for a student? The Globe and Mail’s China coverage is... inconsistent.
Bashir Mohamed co-hosts.
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This episode originally aired on October 12, 2014.
Cartoonist Kate Beaton is an exemplary weirdo. Her webcomic about Canadian historical figures and literary ephemera has gained a global following of one million monthly readers. She has published an acclaimed book and her work has appeared in The New Yorker, but she still is largely a self-published online creator. Jesse tries to learn her secrets.
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More details have emerged about Warren Kinsella’s secret work to expose Maxime Bernier as a racist. And what’s at stake as the CBC renegotiates its licence to broadcast in Canada?
Steve Faguy co-hosts.
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Documentary filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril joins and talks about how the media continues to misrepresent Indigenous people.
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Torstar announced the closure of five papers across Canada, CBC tried to consolidate broadcasts across its radio stations in the North, and Don Cherry returned with an expertly produced podcast.
Taryn Grant co-hosts.
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A conversation about the similarities between journalism and porn becomes a tense disagreement about online shaming. Jon Ronson, journalist and author of The Psychopath Test and The Men Who Stare at Goats, talks about his recent podcast The Last Days of August, which examines the death of a Canadian-born porn star who was publicly shamed on Twitter.
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Don Cherry drafts his first Quillette essay: “The Day the Social Media Mob Came for Me.” Also, opinion writing in Canada post-Margaret Wente turns out to be mostly the same. Freelance sports writer and Burn It All Down podcast co-host Shireen Ahmed joins us.
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Covering the extreme right has become its own beat in Canada. But is there a thin, blurry line between coverage and giving a platform to those with hateful views? Steven Zhou joins.
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A national news media start-up hires then fires its staff in a month. Also, Elizabeth May has harsh parting shots for the media. Freelancer Sarah Hagi co-hosts (and spills the tea on FreshDaily)
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CORRECTION: In this episode, Jesse says that on the day the Toronto Star/Associated Press story about unsafe drinking water in 11 Canadian cities broke, the Globe and Mail was among the news sites that did not promptly pick up the story. This is inaccurate: the Globe ran the AP’s story before 8am on the morning of Monday, November 4th. We regret the error.
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Meghan Bell wants Canada to tax the rich. Of course, that belief would be a lot easier to explain at the dinner table if her own family wasn’t massively wealthy. Bell joins to talk about her recent piece in The Walrus that pulls back the curtain on what it’s like to grow up rich and why Canada needs an aggressive wealth tax.
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The New York Times’ Canada bureau chief goes up to visit an Inuit community three times so she must know what she’s talking about… right? Also, podcasting is getting way too popular. Thunder Bay host Ryan McMahon co-hosts.
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Major announcement about what's next for Canadaland on this episode.
After that: Had It Coming is Robyn Doolittle's new book, which asks "what's fair in the age of #MeToo?" Fair to whom? Sparks fly as Jesse questions the premise, and Robyn pushes at Jesse's idea about the media's role.
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Thank God, it's over - last sound off about how dull the 2019 election coverage was, we promise. Plus, StarMetro journalists cry fake news at activists pretending climate propaganda is the real thing. Writer and climate activist from 350.org Cam Fenton co-hosts.
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Last month APTN reported that 102 Indigenous children died in Ontario’s child welfare system. It’s a tragic and infuriating look at how the system fails Indigenous children and puts their lives at risk. It’s also a story about unconscionable inequality in a system that is supposed to protect vulnerable children. Cindy Blackstock joins to talk about that story and about taking the government to court on behalf of the rights of Indigenous children.
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The CBC sues the Conservative Party of Canada for copying them! Plus, Toronto journalists and writers push back on the kind of space public libraries should be. Wikimedia Chief of Staff Ryan Merkley co-hosts.
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It's possible that Chantal Hébert's journalism once held Canada together. She joins Jesse for a discussion about what's appropriate in political news coverage, and what (if anything) needs to change.
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That debate. The rumour mongering. The memes. Do Canadian politics have to suck this hard? A lament. And PostMedia finally responds to our investigation - or somebody’s. Freelance journalist Danielle Paradis co-hosts.
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Hip-Hop Evolution is a remarkable piece of journalism and an exhaustive look at the history of hip-hop. It’s also made by a group of Canadians. Rapper and broadcaster Shad, director Darby Wheeler, and writer Rodrigo Bascuñán join to talk about their award-winning documentary series.
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Canada's national paper seems shy about printing news on the national climate march. Also, another blackface scandal - at Global News. Plus, a discussion on if numbers flatten Indigenous folks' stories. Ryan McMahon guest hosts with Vice Senior Editor Sarah Berman.
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Cheryl Thompson joins to help walk us through Canada’s history with blackface and why this story is not about race.
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Trudeau in blackface, 3 times: how did we miss that? And Canada’s reporters bravely declare their independence - from their own union. CANADALAND Deputy Editor Jaren Kerr co-hosts with an announcement.
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Are we really considering CanCon for the internet? Well, kinda. Big changes could be coming to the Broadcasting Act and the country’s biggest media organizations are eager to be part of the conversation. Dr. Emilia Zboralska joins to help unpack what this all means and spars with Jesse about the future of the Canadian media landscape.
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A bonus segment on Trudeau's "make-up" with guest co-host, Arshy Mann. Plus, one reporter’s real life story on the gift of poutine from Trudeau. And this week’s news has been about the three worst people in Canada: Faith Goldy, Maxime Bernier, and Ezra Lavant. Why? Paul Wells co-hosts for our regularly scheduled programming.
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Doctors, celebrities, and journalists have all played a role in spreading misinformation about women’s bodies. Dr. Jennifer Gunter, author of The Vagina Bible, is often called “Twitter’s gynecologist” and she wants all of us to do better when we talk about vaginas.
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The Vancouver Sun is very, very sorry about publishing that inflammatory anti-immigration screed. They'll tone it down a little next time. Also, why is election coverage so boring? Journalist and COMMONS host Arshy Mann co-hosts.
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Thirty Helens agree that The Kids in the Hall was a watershed moment not just for Canadian comedy, but for comedy as we know it. Comedian Bruce McCulloch talks about the legacy of Canada’s weirdest sketch show, Lorne Michaels, and the CBC.
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Sexy Hurricane Headlines: “Dorian Relentlessly Pounds Bahamas” - What is up with the disaster porn? And Justin Trudeau’s Malaysian ancestry, and other things I learned on Netflix. Author and The Guardian environment reporter Martin Lukacs co-hosts.
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Alberta's premier wants a referendum on ... what exactly? And Justin Ling wants you to calm down about climate change "muzzling." Plus, meet some intriguing candidates to keep an eye on.
P.S. OPPO has news: We’re going weekly! We’ll be in your feeds every Tuesday until the end of the election.
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Canoe-borne bandits strike an underwater town. A new generation of wealthy lobstermen is minted. An island disappears. And hellfire engulfs a highway jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive. Just another normal day amidst Canada’s climate catastrophe.
Featured in this episode: Catherine Griwkowsky (Alberta Today), Brendan Kennedy (Toronto Star), Keith Stewart (Greenpeace), Markus Harvey.
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“There will be floods” by Brendan Kennedy in the Toronto Star
“Big Oil braced for global warming while it fought regulations” by Amy Lieberman and Susanne Rust in the Los Angeles Times
“When climate change hits home” by Nick Purdon in CBC News
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“A List of Ways to Die” by Lee Rosevere, “Night Owl” by Broke for Free, “Drop of Water in the Ocean” by Broke for Free, and “Cylinder Five” by Chris Zabriskie, adapted.
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A respected doctor put women’s health and lives in danger for money and the public almost never heard about it. Michael Lista talks about his precedent-setting Toronto Life story about an OBGYN who committed dangerous procedures without consent for years and the fight to expose him.
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Is the press protecting the liberal party? And the debate about climate change somehow continues and Elections Canada suggested we might not be allowed to have it. Former crown prosecutor and National Observer journalist Sandy Garassino co-hosts.
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Over the past couple of years, a few Canadian media outlets and writers have become obsessed with trans people, painting their campaign for human rights as a menace to society. This coverage has hit a peak with the story of Jessica Yaniv, a trans woman who’s taking multiple beauticians to the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal after they refused to wax to her genitals. Where did this obsession come from? And why has this particular story taken off?
Featuring journalist Mary Rogan.
Read "Growing Up Trans" by Mary Rogan in The Walrus.
Watch Mary debate Jordan Peterson on TVO's The Agenda.
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More cuts at Canada's largest newspaper chain; this time to journalistic independence, open discourse, and a healthy work culture. And was the swearing, spitting Scheer supporter part of a media hoax? With freelance journalist and former National Post reporter Rebecca Tucker. Read Sean Craig's piece about Postmedia's shift to the right here. You can support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/canadaland.
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Reporter Anna Mehler Paperny talks about her book, Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person, which covers her search for answers about depression and her personal experiences.
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Is it time to start reporting the strange behaviour of young white men? Why do we still have columnists? And a study of Canadian media consumption shows that the real threat to media literacy is Canadian media consumption.
Paul Wells co-hosts.
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Steven Page, former frontman and founding member of Barenaked Ladies, talks about his career, why he chose to leave a beloved and wildly successful band, and the fickle realities of Canadian stardom.
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The hunt is on. Newsrooms across the country are chasing down everyone from psychiatrists to Survivorman himself to speculate on the fate of two murder suspects. And are the journalistic standards of Doug Ford's state-funded propaganda channel slipping?? We take a closer look with Wag the Doug's Allison Smith.
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Glen Assoun spent nearly 17 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. But even after his sentence was overturned, the evidence that freed him remained sealed. Reporters fought successfully to have that evidence released. What they found not only raises questions about the investigation, but reveals the outright deletion of evidence pointing to another killer.
Tim Bousquet of The Halifax Examiner fought for transparency in this case, alongside the CBC and the Canadian Press. You can read all of his reporting here.
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From Canadian news sites to InfoWars, a BC trans woman has become a fixation of conservative media. And new details emerge from the national media bailout that exclude -- surprise!!! -- nearly anyone who isn't a newspaper.
Zane Schwartz, CAJ chair and investigative journalist with The Logic, co-hosts.
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In 2017, the New York Times released an astonishing front-page story about the American government’s multi-million dollar black budget investigation into UFOs. So aliens, right? Well… probably not. Brigitte Noël guest-hosts and talks with UFO aficionado and freelance journalist Nick Rose about how journalists have failed when covering mysterious things in the sky.
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Sandy Hudson and Nora Loreto take over CANADALAND for this episode about the paltry coverage of Canada's migrant detention policies and the devastating loss of leftist Twitter’s most stalwart defender, Lindsay Shepherd.
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We asked our listeners to send us their burning questions and this is the result. Hear us answer questions about everything from the future of Canadaland to Jesse’s personal finances.
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The secularism bill banning public workers from wearing religious symbols finally passed in Québec. Google News gathered together the heads of major media companies for a meeting and (surprise!) didn’t tell the public. And VICE reporter Ben Makuch lost a legal challenge to keep private background material from the RCMP.
Sarah Hagi co-hosts.
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Politics may dominate the news cycle, but every Canadian is touched by our health care system. But while there are countless reporters covering politics in this country, only one person has spent their career reporting on and analyzing health care. André Picard talks about health horror stories, scandals, and what it’s like covering health in the age of GOOP.
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A Canadian cartoonist drew a provocative image of Trump, blithely ignorant of the fatal consequences of his border policy. After it blew up online, the cartoonist was let go from the company who'd published his work for 17 years. And what was with that viral clip of Trudeau getting "snubbed" at G20?
Jan Wong co-hosts.
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Twenty-two people spoke to us confidentially about working for WE. But Josh Keenan went on the record. Hear what he had to say, and WE’s response.
Read Jaren Kerr’s full investigation here.
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ADDITIONAL MUSIC CREDITS:
“Night Owl” and “Drop of Water in the Ocean” by Broke For Free, adapted; “Blonde” by Nctrnm, adapted; and “Easy Life” by Lee Rosevere.
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Pour one out for Margaret Wente: she's leaving the Globe. The Irvings tighten their grip on New Brunswick news, and some Toronto councillors are learning not to cross Warren Kinsella.
Sean Craig co-hosts.
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Something strange has been going on for the last little while and we’re ready to talk about it. This is a story about a Republican-affiliated scheme against Canadaland and yes, we’re serious.
The Executive Director of WE Charity, Dalal Al-Wahedi states: Navigator is a long-time supporter of WE Charity. Since May 2017, the charity has engaged Navigator in an advisory capacity. This work has been limited in scope to strategic advice, assisting with drafting press releases statements and in reviewing legal texts. Navigator has not been engaged in any online, editorial, media, partner or public outreach. Mr. Portela contacted WE in the fall for comment for his article, but WE declined to comment. WE Charity and its team have never heard of “Riverwood Strategies” and/or any of its representatives. And WE Charity has had no relationship(s) whatsoever with any of the other names mentioned in your email. WE Charity has been contacted by literally hundreds of people across Canada and the United States who have universally expressed their deep frustration with the false reporting of Canadaland, including the website knowingly publishing multiple disproven claims, manufactured evidence such as digitally altered images, and continuously failing to correct when presented with clear and undisputable facts. Canadaland, Jesse Brown, and Jaren Kerr have all wrongly implied, at multiple points via social media and articles, that “difficulties” experienced by their website and blog posts could be attributed to WE Charity, including at one occasion, pointing to its temporary Internet outage, and on another occasion, pointing to crude social media bots. As was the case with WE Charity’s formal communications at the time to Canadaland, WE Charity strongly rejects and has repeatedly rejected these false claims. We refer to the note which was communicated to your legal counsel on November 18th, 2018: “The clear implication is that my clients have had some responsibility for the generation of the messages. These messages did not emanate from our clients nor were they authorized by them. Any contrary allegation or innuendo by Mr. Brown, Mr. Kerr or Canadaland will be relied on in the pending libel proceedings as further evidence of their malice toward our clients.”
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“A List of Ways to Die” by Lee Rosevere, adapted
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What better way to recognize a climate emergency than by approving the Trans Mountain Pipeline? Why did the Raptors’ president get carded after his team won? And what's with U.S. media suddenly paying attention to Indigenous people in Canada?
Ryan McMahon guest hosts, and Andray Domise co-hosts.
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Greed, money, and revenge culminate with a gruesome murder on the driveway of a Vancouver mansion. Canada correspondent for The New York Times, Dan Bilefsky, talks about what happens when the Canadian dream goes very, very wrong and the weird balkanization of Canadian news.
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Rest assured, Canadians! Jason Kenney is here to protect you from the evils of the Green Left. A look at the Alberta government's anti-environment "War Room," plus the imminent Raptor Rapture.
Fatima Syed guest hosts, and Kieran Leavitt co-hosts.
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From hosting his own show on the CBC to playing J-Roc on Trailer Park Boys,Jonathan Torrens has been a mainstay of the Canadian entertainment industry for decades. So what's his deal? Is he a comedian? A talk show host? Or is he just that guy who wrote a truly terrible song called "Thank U Canada".
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The majority of our media is bending backward to avoid acknowledging Canadian genocide. Why? And Lindsay Shepherd travelled to Ottawa to complain about her weeklong Twitter ban: a look at the online hate hearings and the right's war on free speech.
Sarah Krichel co-hosts.
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Canada’s national news organizations are helmed by a handful of people. The news bosses decide what gets to be news and what doesn’t for the entire country… and we think it’s time someone talks to them about that. We’ve reached out to the heads of every news organization across the country. APTN’s Karyn Pugliese is the first to accept.
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As one of Canada's most beloved radio personalities leaves the job she's held for 17 seasons, who could possibly have anything negative to say? Also, Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott have finally revealed their schemes to... run as independents. And should media unions have a say in deciding who gets federal media funding?
Nora Loreto co-hosts.
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InfoLab imagined newspapers' transition from print to digital, creating multimedia digital news in the basement of The Hamilton Spectator back in the early '90s. Jesse talks to its former director, journalist Wayne MacPhail, about what the InfoLab did, and why it shut down shortly after Conrad Black's company bought the newspaper chain.
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Lord Conrad Black, First of His Name, The Unedited, King of Columns, Breaker of Laws, Flatterer of American Presidents, and Father of the National Post. Did Canada’s favourite criminal Lord just schmooze his way into a pardon from Donald Trump or is the American justice system to blame? Also, speaking of ancient things, Canada’s dusty old privacy laws are back in the spotlight thanks to the government’s new digital charter.
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But will the $2.5 million judgment against the far-right twice-defeated mayoral candidate Kevin J. Johnston actually stop him spreading hate online? Jesse speaks with media lawyer Justin Safayeni, and founding board member of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network Amira Elghawaby about what the ruling means for Johnston and his ilk.
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It's Nazi season in Canada! From the "controversial" flag in Saskatchewan to the neo-Nazi working in an Ontario city hall, Canada's working hard to normalize racism. And Mark Norman apparently had it worse than Omar Khadr. Who was in Guantanmo Bay. As a minor.
Sandy Garossino co-hosts.
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The new podcast Narcos PQ hands the mic to those who bring Canada its drugs: bikers, drug mules, outlaw chemists. Co-hosts Brigitte Noël and Félix Séguin take over this week to translate some of their most revealing tape, and tell us why we should listen to criminals.
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In the prurient rush for lurid details about Bruce McArthur and his victims, maybe it’s time to re-examine the way we consume true crime. And the ongoing saga of the Mark Norman affair becomes even muddier.
Deidre Olsen co-hosts.
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Digital media has been gentrified into a mall, says the digital rights activist and author. Cory Doctorow tells Jesse how consolidation and platform silos keep the biggest tech and media companies on top, at our expense.
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Was the recent Simpsons episode about Canada offensive? Was it even funny? And, finally, the mainstream media seems to be paying attention to the rising threat of white terrorism in Canada.
Alheli Picazo co-hosts.
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A popular pundit has a curious connection: her company worked for China. South China Morning Post's Vancouver correspondent Ian Young tells Jesse that the Canadian media has "blind spots" when it comes to how the Chinese government tries to influence the conversation in Canada.
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Who among us hasn't stabbed a lecherous raccoon with a dessert fork? And Omar Khadr gave his first big interview on Québec television; where was English media on this one?
Nora Loreto co-hosts.
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And if so, can government regulation crack down on hate speech and election interference on social media without crushing free speech? Jesse asks Natasha Tusikov, a criminology professor who researches where technology and regulation meet.
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Journalism that exposes racism, homophobia, and election fraud: does any of it matter? All of this and more in a look at the Alberta election. And then a check-in with the Globe and Mail's Thunder Bay bureau.
Jen Gerson co-hosts.
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Former CBC exec Richard Stursberg tells Jesse all about it, and about his new book, The Tangled Garden: A Canadian Cultural Manifesto for the Digital Age.
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Jason Kenney's United Conservative Party is imploding before our very eyes — but the Albertan electorate doesn't seem to mind much. And who does Justin Trudeau think he's fooling with a libel threat? Definitely not Andrew Scheer.
Bashir Mohamed co-hosts.
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Crackdown covers the war on drugs from the trenches, and these war correspondents are drug users. Host Garth Mullins joins Jesse to talk about how after watching the media get so much wrong about the opioid crisis— if they covered it at all— he and other drug user activists got together to start a monthly podcast based on their stories, their reporting, and scientific research.
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If there's one lesson we can take away from what's happened with Jody Wilson-Raybould, it's to tape all of your calls. And what's more important to the Trudeau Liberals: reconciliation or cold hard donations?
Wawmeesh Hamilton co-hosts.
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The CANADALAND interview with former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who targeted the press before it was cool. Now, conservatives from Donald Trump to Doug Ford walk in his footsteps. How does he account for his dubious legacy?
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Collusion? Obstruction? Why can't Canadians stay focused on the domestic scandal? And what does the dawn of Apple News+ mean for Canadian media?
Jaren Kerr co-hosts.
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When Ottawa Citizen reporter David Pugliese called the government to follow up on a tip, he heard back from the PR arm of Irving Shipbuilding. And then the president of that company called, and threatened to sue him. Turns out the tip didn't lead to a story, but that phone call did. Pugliese joins Jesse to talk about why.
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Andrew Scheer’s first statement about the terrorist attack by a white supremacist in New Zealand failed to mention a few things... like Muslims and white supremacy. Also, the federal budget was announced and so were the details of that controversial media bailout.
CORRECTION: In this episode, the shooter at the Pulse Night Club in Orlando is referred to among a list of angry white men. He is not white.
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Who do you turn to when the news messes up? It turns out there's a council for that.
Pat Perkel and John Fraser from the National NewsMedia Council talk about the powers and limits of their organization. They can tell a news org to print a correction, but can they stop a columnist from being racist? And what happens when a media outlet won't be deterred by shame?
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While we're all busy talking about the propriety of the SNC-Lavalin affair, it bears revisiting the company's sordid past. Also, how is the media culpable for whitewashing reconciliation? And Pizzagate comes to Canada.
Sandy Garossino co-hosts.
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Canada's most ubiquitous TV host talks about his many, many gigs, from MuchMusic VJ to CNN interviewer -- and why he's turned to YouTube for the latest one.
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Gerry Butts breaks his silence on SNC-Lavalin. And the thing that Andrew Scheer can get away with, but Jagmeet Singh cannot. Paul Wells co-hosts.
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This week marks 175 years of The Globe and Mail. You can read all about its accomplishments elsewhere. Writer Jamie Bradburn takes us through the paper's darker moments.
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The former Minister of Justice testified before the House of Commons justice committee this week and it was like nothing we've seen in recent memory. And what did Howie Mandel do to make so many Canadian comedians so upset?
Sandra Battaglini co-hosts.
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In the past year or so, the podcast industry has seen an explosion --or bubble, depending on who you ask-- with companies like Entertainment One, Corus, and Rogers making big plays in the market.
Ben Cannon of Constant Listener and Marc Weisblott of 1236.ca join Jesse to take stock of the landscape. Who are the big players? What are they trying to do? And are their podcasts any good?
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Reports of a massive protest convoy driving across the country have been greatly exaggerated ... except for the whole racism part. And a probing examination of all the Butts stuff in Ottawa.
Nora Loreto co-hosts.
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There's a lot to learn from what politicians and journalists can and can't tell us, their lowly constituents and readers. We read between the lines of the news coverage of the SNC-Lavalin scandal with BuzzFeed News' Paul McLeod. Then, Macleans columnist Anne Kingston helps translate politicians' passive-aggressive, condescending, or coded messages, passed to us through resignation letters, speeches, and even Twitter likes.
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How did the Canadian press cover the biggest scandal yet to hit the Trudeau government? Will the SNC-Lavalin affair blow over? With this level of potential corruption, will anyone care or remember at election time?
Ali Taghva co-hosts.
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In English media, there are whole organizations and departments devoted to debunking fake news. But in Quebec, a lot of the work falls to one guy: Jeff Yates. He talks to guest host Brigitte Noël about the unique challenges of combatting fake news in French and why he thinks it's time to destigmatize sharing bogus stories.
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Is Netflix threatening Canadian culture through neo-imperialism? Never mind the copyright infringement, was the Conservative Party's Heritage Minute any good? And did the new Indigenous Languages Act accomplish anything?
Jesse Wente guest hosts and Garvia Bailey co-hosts.
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Paula Simons did something that makes a lot of journalists cringe. She went into politics. The former Edmonton Journal columnist is now an independent senator. She speaks about crossing over, using social media to pull back the curtain on Canadian politics... and about the Senate's secret snack machine.
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What's with our ongoing fascination with serial killers? What do we lose when Bruce McArthur pleads guilty to his charges? What does all this say about Canadian society? Plus, Jesse reveals the details of a top-secret media bailout meeting.
Fatima Syed co-hosts.
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What do warnings of globalism, support for pipelines and calls to execute Trudeau have in common? They're all part of the rhetoric of Yellow Vests Canada. CANADALAND producer David Crosbie investigates how a French working class protest against a fuel tax has inspired a right wing, populist movement holding rallies across Canada.
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Did a viral video actually show all the ugliness, racism, division, and indecency of the current moment, or did it show all the ugliness, racism, division, and indecency of the current moment?
And look out! Big Government is coming for your Netflix.
James Wilt co-hosts.
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Canada's in a bad way with China. Has the media prepared us to deal with the growing superpower?
With tensions rising, it may be more important than ever for Canadians to understand China. The Star Vancouver's deputy bureau chief Joanna Chiu takes us through various forces standing in the way -- a lack of understanding of Chinese media among English Canada, the misogynistic culture of the foreign press in Asia, and government control over Chinese social media, even in Canada. Plus, she talks about her team's recent scoop that Karen Wang, the Liberal candidate for the Burnaby South byelection, attacked Jagmeet Singh for being of "Indian descent" on WeChat. Wang resigned after that story. Joanna's study for PEN, Forbidden Feeds: Government Controls On Social Media In China. Joanna's piece for Foreign Policy, "Sexpat Journalists Are Ruining Asia Coverage"Support CANADALAND: http://canadalandshow.com/join
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As the Trudeau government trumpets its track record on supporting women's rights abroad, newborn children continue to be separated from their parents right here in Canada. And how did Jagmeet Singh's most recent round of media appearances go?
Erica Ifill co-hosts.
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Something like the half of all activity on the internet is fake. Yes, there are bots. But there are also fake websites that cater to bots. And then there are the ways real people adjust their behaviour to try to game the bots. Where does this leave the idyllic internet we were promised?
Former Gawker EIC and current New York Magazine writer Max Read tells us how what's fake infects what's real. Read his piece in New York Magazine "How Much of the Internet is Fake? Turns Out, a Lot of It, Actually."
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Is reconciliation still a possibility when the Canadian government marches armed police onto Indigenous land? It's time for Canada to grow up. And Canada's first female PM seems to have the best Twitter game of them all.
Jesse Wente co-hosts.
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A bunch of new partisan political websites are fighting to shape the narrative in the run-up to the federal election. Reporter Graeme Gordon is here to tell you which organizations to look out for on your Facebook and Twitter feeds, what their political objectives are, and who's paying for them.
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The Canadian government owns up to treaty obligations after 168 years, Maclean's staff puts in a bid to buy the magazine, and Rex Murphy kicks a journalist while they're dead.
Rick Harp co-hosts.
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Stories of big news breaking when everyone else is on vacation.
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Two big Toronto papers got some things horribly wrong. The Sun has been censured by the National NewsMedia Council for its fictitious goat-slaughtering story, and The Sun and Star both recklessly outed a sex worker for no justifiable purpose.
Fatima Syed co-hosts.
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Blazing wildfires. Pipeline stand-offs. Unpredictable floods. Men in suits arguing...
One of our era's most urgent, high-stakes stories is also the hardest one to get right.
The Discourse's environment reporter Lauren Kaljur takes Jesse on a tour of the biggest misses and tropes of Canadian media's climate change coverage in 2018. Kaljur explains how reporters can go beyond stale narratives and crisis reporting, and argues that a solutions-based approach to telling these stories could make them easier to engage with.
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Did Canada make the right call by arresting Huawei’s CFO Meng Wanzhou? Or was it the perfect time for a little “creative incompetence.” And new details about Ontario Proud’s "grassroots," people-powered funding reveal the people are mostly corporations. Jan Wong co-hosts. Support CANADALAND: http://canadalandshow.com/join
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The Canadian federal government plans to issue nearly $600M in tax credits and incentives to bolster the country's media industry over the next five years.
What will this mean for the independence of the Canadian press? And will CANADALAND be applying for funds?
Jesse speaks with American media critic and NYU professor, Jay Rosen.
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What does the heavily redacted – er, revised – federal report on Trudeau’s trip to India tell us about the internal machinations of the government? And what does a Supreme Court ruling about journalists’ sources mean for the profession?
Sandy Garossino co-hosts.
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CANADALAND's investigative podcast Thunder Bay published its series finale last week. Host and creator Ryan McMahon reflects on the year-long production process, and he, Jesse and Connie Walker — host of CBC's award-winning podcast Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo — speak at ImagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival about the challenges that come with telling such sensitive, complex stories through the true crime genre.
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Will federal media subsidies save a dying industry or merely protract the inevitable? And how did the Anglophone press react to the Ford government’s Francophone cuts?
Brigitte Noël guest hosts, along with Martin Patriquin.
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After 25 years at the CBC, tech columnist Jesse Hirsh decided to risk it all. During an interview about Facebook, he turned the tables, asking why CBC continues to promote Facebook as we've seen what that company has done to undermine democracy.
CBC refused to post the segment online, saying it violated their journalistic standards and practices. Hirsh's future with the CBC is unclear, but the incident raised a lot of questions about what you can and cannot say on our public broadcaster.
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Despite bringing the horrifying events at a private school in Toronto to the attention of police, the media have been getting some backlash from parents. A CBC columnist dared to call out the CBC on its Facebook practices, and Jesse makes some connections on the CANADALAND conspiracy cork board.
Bill Dunphy co-hosts.
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The Kielburgers' WE Movement has enjoyed more than 20 years of glowing press. They also have partnerships with 38 media organizations and a history of aggressive responses to criticism. Reporter Jaren Kerr speaks with Jesse about his investigation of WE's media relations. —
Audio of Craig Kielburger's 1996 press conference addressing Saturday Night magazine's cover story was sourced from Judy Jackson's documentary It Takes A Child (1998).
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The most controversial Maclean's cover in years, Ontario Proud's leaked fundraising documents, and Justin Trudeau becomes the latest champion of the free press. Paul Wells co-hosts.
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When the CBC tweeted out a series of news alerts following Brazil’s election of a far-right presidential candidate... people had a lot to say. The tweets flagged, “fresh opportunities for Canadian companies looking to invest in the resource-rich country” and noted President-elect Jair Bolsonaro’s free market and pro-business stance — but neglected to initially mention his sexism, homophobia, and open declaration of being in favor of a dictatorship.
The tweets went viral, with readers and journalists alike expressing outrage with the CBC’s framing, but some were surprised by the attention it drew, saying that analysis focused on investment opportunity was common and could be found in any mainstream business publication.
So, was this a misunderstanding of the role and audience of business news, or an example of irresponsible journalism?
Guest host Karen K. Ho explores how these ethical concerns are becoming a core component of many big stories, and what some reporters are doing to expand business journalism's audience and sources. Bloomberg’s Jordyn Holman who covers gender, race and class, and Bill Grueskin, former managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, join Karen.
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Debunking the Munk Debates, Tony Clement's sordid social media habits, and Ontario Proud goes national.
Ira Wells co-hosts.
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For a long time, CANADALAND was (proudly) the number one podcast in the country — but that's no longer true.
Australian-born Kristi Lee works in marketing by day... but late at night, you can find her sitting in her closet, recording meticulously-researched scripts about the country's most horrific crimes.
Her Canadian True Crime podcast boasts an impressive listenership, and it's not alone. Lee's is among a burgeoning group of popular indie true crime podcasts made across Canada. But with such a following, why do we rarely hear about these shows?
Kristi joins Jesse to discuss the economics, entertainment, and ethics of true crime podcasting in Canada.
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The Pittsburgh synagogue shooting was the deadliest instance of anti-Semitic violence in American history. Is the kind of rhetoric that motivated the shooter here in Canada? And what's with the CBC giving investment advice for the decimation of the Amazon rainforest? Sean Craig co-hosts. Support CANADALAND: http://canadalandshow.com/join
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Google's sister company, Sidewalk Labs, has partnered with every level of government to build the first-ever 'smart city' in Toronto — but with several high-profile resignations and mounting privacy concerns, will this project ever break ground?
Reporter Amanda Roth (The Logic) has spent the last eight months investigating Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto's 'smart city' plan, and has broken story after story on the tech giant's project.
David Skok is the editor-in-chief of The Logic, a new media start-up reporting on the innovation economy. He speaks with Amanda about the timeline of her reporting, how to responsibly cover big tech, and why people should be concerned by more than just potential privacy issues when it comes to this partnership.
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