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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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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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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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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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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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)

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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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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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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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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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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)

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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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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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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

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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 
• #1184 Canada’s Greatest Game (No, Not That One) – CANADALAND 

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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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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.)

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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)

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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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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

Additional music by Audio Network

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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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

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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 
• #721 Enormous Fires Everywhere - CANADALAND [Podcast] 
• #1328 The Murder of Nancy Grewal - CANADALAND [Podcast] 

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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
• #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.)

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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

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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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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 
• #167 I Recorded a Right-Wing Influencer Party at Poilievre's Convention - CANADALAND [Podcast] 

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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
• #1160 Confessions of a Girls Gone Wild Merch Girl - CANADALAND [Podcast]
• #1306 The Freelancer’s Guide to Getting Revenge When You’ve Been Ripped Off - - CANADALAND [Podcast]

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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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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
• #314 Nardwuar: The Interview — CANADALAND

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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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Further reading: 

• 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] 
• #172 Why Governments Want to Ban Kids From AI and Social Media - CANADALAND Politics [Podcast] 
• 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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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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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
• #1176 Men’s Elegant Cardigan, XL - CANADALAND [Podcast]  

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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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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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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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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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On the next episode of Off The Record, we’re asking you: What is a piece of fake news that you fell for? AI slop? An April Fools’ joke? Or something altogether more sinister… 

Call in and let us know on Thursday, March 26th from 4:30pm to 6:30pm EDT by going to callinstudio.com/show/canadaland or dialing in at 888-401-7056

Further reading: 

• Joe Rogan Experience #2470 - Pierre Poilievre [YouTube]
• The Elite have Betrayed the People - Canada’s Opposition Leader, Pierre Poilievre - Triggernometry [YouTube]
• 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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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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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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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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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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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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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

Additional music by Audio Network, Julian Abraham, and Anthony Cesar Duncan

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More information:

• https://www.instagram.com/anthonypsychosissurvivor/
• https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~duvenaud/

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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' [YouTube] 
• 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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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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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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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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What is Happening Here: Travis Dhanraj in Conversation with CANADALAND's Jesse Brown

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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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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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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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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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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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More information:

• Grants and Contributions: Industry Led Training for the Aviation and Aerospace Sector — Government of Canada

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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 

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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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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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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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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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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 [YouTube] 
• 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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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

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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 [YouTube] 
• '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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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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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

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Photo: Gage Skidmore

More information:

• Elbows Up! Canadian Voices of Resilience and Resistance — McClelland & Stewart

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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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)

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• 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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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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