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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. This epi

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. This episode is supported by Hover and Dispatch Coffee.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 journalistsCAJ's subsequent statement on their legal application to challenge RCMP's injunctionPhotojournalist Jesse Winter's Twitter thread about access at Fairy Creek being better This episode is brought to you by Dispatch and Freshbooks.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. This episode is supported by Dispatch Coffee and SquarespaceSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 hereMichelle Latimer first broke her silence with Globe and Mail's Barry Hertz hereLatimer wrote about it "in her own words" hereJorge Barrera followed up on Barry Hertz's story hereKa'nhehsí:io Deer and Jorge Barrera first called out Latimer hereThis episode is brought to by Kilne, Dispatch and HelloFresh.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.This episode is supported by Kilne, Squarespace, and Article.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 airMichelle Latimer "breaks her silence" here This episode is supported by Dispatch Coffee and Kilne.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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? This episode is supported by Kilne , Freshbooks, and SquarespaceSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.This episode is supported by Dispatch, Kilne and Manscaped.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 ConspiracyTrailerBut it was first told to reporter Diana Zlomislic by Doreen Brown, who now bring it to us.  This episode brought to you by Our Darkest Day, Squarespace, Freshbooks, ArticleSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 hereSee The Canadian Anti-Hate Network's statement about Rebel News' suit hereSee Rebel News' statement about the Canadian Anti-Hate Network hereThis episode is supported by Hover, Dispatch Coffee, and Magic Spoon.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.This episode is brought to you by Kilne and Dispatch Coffee.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. This episode is supported by Our Darkest Day, Squarespace, and Freshbooks.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.This episode is brought to you by Dispatch, Our Darkest Day, and Article. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 hereStatCan's report on Canadian populations' vaccine willingness hereTorstar's Investigation on more mining contracts in Grassy Narrows hereMore on the Canadian government tracking UFOs hereErica Lenti's Maclean's piece on pandemic burnout here (The Reuters Institute study is here)Darren Calabrese's full Instagram Live here This episode is supported by Kilne, Squarespace, Dispatch Coffee and HelloFresh.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.This episode is brought to you by the Rotman School of Management, Dispatch, and Magic Spoon.Additional music by Audio Network.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.This episode is brought to you by Dispatch Coffee, Kilne, and Squarespace.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.It is brought to you by Our Darkest Day, Pandemic University and Article.Additional music by Audio Network.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.This episode is brought to you by the Rotman School of Management, Squarespace, Kilne and Magic Spoon.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.This episode is brought to you by the Rotman School of Management, Kilne and FreshBooks.Additional music by Audio Network.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy