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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 SheehyGlobe and Mail Opinion piece by Frank Addario and Matthew GourlayGlobe and Mail obituary of Irving AbellaNational Post piece from the Editor in ChiefSponsors: Douglas, Squarespace, oxio, HelloFreshSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/WF13048Indigenous 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-blazesU of S prof studies impact of fire evacuations on First Nations (2015) – https://

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. WadeDr. Jennifer Gunter Tweet re: appearance on CBCStephanie Gray Google TalkMPP Bhutila Karpoche Tweet re: EvictionsJonathan Goldsbie's Tweet re: Toronto CouncilorThe Conversation piece re: Roe v. WadeNational Post piece re: Freedom ConvoyVice piece re: Freedom ConvoyThe Tyee piece re: Freedom ConvoySponsors: oxio, calm, SquarespaceSupport CANADALAND: http

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 NewsPost-secondary stu

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 AssetsRick Westhead interview with Kyle BeachLA Time piece re: Amy KaufmanGlobe and Mail piece re: bitcoinSponsors: Douglas, Squarespace, oxio, FreshbooksSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 GenomicsFurther reading:Failing the test, Charles Piller, ScienceControversial supplements researcher not guilty of misconduct, Canadian university concludes, Charles Piller, ScienceSupport Canadaland at canadaland.com/joinSponsors: oxio, Shopify, ArticleAdditional Music is by Audio NetworkSupport CANADALAND: https://canadalan

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 emissionsNational Post piece re: anti-oil agenda and affordable foodCP24 piece re: Toronto Police ServiceSponsors: Douglas, oxio, HoverSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 UniversityCorrection: An earlier version of this episode incorrectly identified the Victoria Starbu

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. Liens : Radio-Canada sur la viabilité financière des grandes villesTweet NTV Kenya sur la variole simienneGlobal News sur les dépenses du parti Libéral en OntarioSondage Radio-Canada sur les priorités des Franco-Ontarien‧ne‧sLe Devoir sur l'absence de chef bilingue en OntarioLe Devoir sur le désintérêt des Ontarien‧ne‧s pour la politique provincialeCommanditaire

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 96Globe and Mail Opinion piece re: Bill 96Washington post Opinion piece re: Bill 96New York Times piece re: Bill 96CBC piece re: Jacob HoggardSponsors: Calm, Douglas SquarespaceSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 PostPushing through residential school denial no easy task, Niigaan Sinclair, Winnipeg Free PressTruth before reconciliation: 8 ways to identify and confront Residential School denialism, The ConversationFighting 'denialists' for the truth about unmarked graves and residential schooling, Kisha Supernant and Sean Carleton, CBC NewsSupport Canadalan

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: gravesNational Post article re: gravesToronto Star article re: Genocide deniersTaking Care reportToronto Star article re: CBC reporter with PTSDSponsors: Oxio, Squarespace, FreshbooksSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 NewsOttawa approves new $10B loan guarantee for the Trans Mountain pipeline project, Canadian PressIndigenous land defender sentenced to jail time over Trans Mountain pipeline protest, CTV NewsTrans Mountain pipeline insurers dropping like flies, National ObserverUN committee criticizes Canada over handling of Indigenous pipeline opposition, Canadian PressTrans Mountain pi

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 FordGlobe and Mail piece re: Gas prices and Doug FordIndigiNews Open LetterGlobe and Mail Opinion piece re: RCMPSponsors: Oxio, SquarespaceSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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-JohnsonSupport Canadaland at canadaland.com/joinSponsors: Oxio, Freshbooks, HoverAdditional Music is by Audio NetworkSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 conspiracyAndrew Coyne Globe and Mail Opinion piece re: Pierre Poilievre Halifax Examiner piece re: Portapique mass shootingFox News piece re: Jordan Peterson departing TwitterBlog TO piece re: Simu Liu's Juno speechBashir Mohamed Tweet re: Vancouver Sun replacement theorySponsors: Skipper Otto, Squarespace, ArticleSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 InstituteFurther reading:Operation Medusa: The Battle For Panjwai, Adam Day, Legion MagazineAfghanistan veteran recounts brutal battle, Stephen J. Thorne, Legion MagazineIt's time for a hard look at Operation Medusa, Adnan R. Khan, Maclean

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.Liens : TVA Nouvelles sur la loi 96Montreal Gazette sur la

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 PentaverateXtra piece re: Gerald Hannon tributeCanadaland statement re: CanadalandbackNational post opinion piece re: Paul GodfreyNational post piece re: Patrick BrownSponsors: Skipper Otto, Squarespace, OxioSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 NewsRoe v. Wade is on the brink &md