A Master's student was reprimanded for showing her students a public TV clip of psychology professor/YouTuber Jordan Peterson explaining why he refuses to use people's preferred pronouns. Now the whole country's stuck talking about it. Steve Paikin staged a debate about whether Canada is keeping Indigenous people in crisis, with guests who believe things like North American settlers were more advanced than Indigenous people and that Indigenous people should just assimilate. The Peterborough Exam...
Nov 23, 2017•43 min
Reporters Anna Merlan and Madeleine Davies were investigating and writing about Louis CK well before the New York Times story came out. And they faced a lot of criticism for it. They join Jesse to talk about the line between rumour and news, and whether standards have changed around reporting on sexual misconduct in the post-Weinstein world. Madeleine Davies is a senior writer for Jezebel. Anna Merlan is a senior reporter at Gizmodo Media's Special Projects Desk. Support CANADALAND: https://cana...
Nov 20, 2017•38 min
Bill Morneau tries to turn down the heat through tales of his spicy past, CBC takes a stand for landlord rights and Jagmeet Singh tries out some slam poetry. COMMONS co-host Hadiya Roderique joins Jesse. Hadiya's Twitter: @deeroderique Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 16, 2017•38 min
Is local media doomed? We speak to three entrepreneurs who are making a go of it with three very different models. Dave Bidini publishes the West End Phoenix , a recently-launched, print-only monthly newspaper that covers west Toronto. Jeff Elgie is the CEO of Village Media , a digital-only company that provides hyper-local news to nine small communities, mostly in Ontario. Jeremy Klaszus is the founder and editor of The Sprawl , a Calgary news site that practices "pop-up journalism." Support CA...
Nov 13, 2017•48 min
CBC's flagship TV newscast The National is revamped with a four-host format and released into the world. The Paradise Papers reveal what the Toronto Star calls a "worldwide shadow economy worth trillions of dollars." But the Financial Post's Terence Corcoran thinks the whole thing is just " another cheap shot at the wealthy ." Find extensive reporting on the leak at The Star and the CBC. A white photographer at a concert refuses to listen to Polaris Prize winner Lido Pimentia's calls to make spa...
Nov 09, 2017•45 min
“Objectivity for the sake of objectivity often means make sure that the powerful always get their say. And sometimes Caesar shouldn’t have his say. Sometimes the truth is just true.” As a foreign war correspondent, Jeremy Scahill revealed secret military campaigns in Yemen, Pakistan and Somalia that resulted in congressional investigations. His books Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army and Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield were widely celebrated and he could hav...
Nov 06, 2017•36 min
A series of media scoops have shown that some politicians are actually rich people who want to keep their money. Bernie Sanders comes to Canada to tell us about our healthcare system. The government has been debating the so-called Ghomeshi rules, new legislation that would change how sexual assault cases are dealt with in court. BuzzFeed News Washington correspondent Paul McLeod co-hosts. Paul's Twitter: @pdmcleod Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...
Nov 02, 2017•43 min
Adam Gopnik lived out a certain Canadian fantasy. He left the country and became a prominent New York intellectual. He writes about the move in his new book, At the Stranger's Gate . Gopnik is now a staff writer at the New Yorker, where he writes about Canada — like in this profile of Michael Ignatieff or the recent piece, " We Could Have Been Canada ." He talks about how New York has changed, whether it still has anything to offer to dreamy exiles, and the bright side of Canada being run by a s...
Oct 30, 2017•45 min
Quebec passes a racist law. A bunch of media outlets ran a story that used video manipulation and questionable translation to make it look like an imam was calling for the slaughter of Jews. After he lost his job, his reputation was ruined and there were hateful protests at his mosque, Toronto Star --who ran the original story-- exposed the dangerous flaws of the early reporting. Student leader Masuma Khan faced censure from Dalhousie University for a vulgar, anti-Canada 150 Facebook post and so...
Oct 26, 2017•46 min
The Toronto Star's Daniel Dale has become one of the most-watched journalists in Washington in part by simply enumerating Donald Trump's lies (Dale counted 720 as of last week). He got his start covering pomp and fatuousness by being the Star's reporter in charge of following the Rob Ford administration. This episode was recorded live at the Hot Docs Podcast Festival in Toronto on October 15, 2017. Support us at patreon.com/CANADALAND and see this year's goals and rewards. Support CANADALAND: ht...
Oct 23, 2017•44 min•Ep. 204
The Conservative Party leader walked away from a scrum when pressed about his campaign manager working in far right media company The Rebel's office during his campaign. We look at the language around Gord Downie's death. And there are a lot of unanswered questions in the story of freed hostage Joshua Boyle. Freelancer and former VICE reporter Justin Ling co-hosts. Justin's Twitter: @justin_ling Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ...
Oct 19, 2017•42 min
Sarah Polley talks about how she helped Jesse break a major story. And she discusses domestic abuse, sexual harassment and assault, and the culture that fuels it. Support us at patreon.com/CANADALAND and see this year's goals and rewards. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 16, 2017•55 min•Ep. 203
An "unprecedented national collaboration" between The National Observer, Global, The Toronto Star and more exposes the dangers of sour gas in Saskatchewan. But as OurSask.ca points out, they forgot to mention the CBC broke the story two years ago. The Globe and Mail pillories the Liberals' tax plan. CBC journalists find creative ways to criticize the CBC. The National Post's Jen Gerson co-hosts. Jen's Twitter: @jengerson Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener...
Oct 12, 2017•41 min
The way we make culture in Canada is finished. The CanCon system was built around radio frequency and cable subscriptions. That's done. Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly had the thankless task of crafting a new culture plan that was sure to disappoint. She is now being viciously attacked by the press, the same press that did not get their requested newspaper bailout. In the plan, Joly announced a boost (as yet unspecified) to the Canadian Media Fund, funding for a cultural export strategy and a dig...
Oct 09, 2017•48 min•Ep. 202
Co-host Omar Mouallem lives in the Edmonton neighbourhood where the terror attack took place over the weekend. He discusses what he saw in the news versus what he saw in real life. On Jagmeet Singh's first interview with CBC's Power and Politics as the NDP's leader, Terry Milewski takes the opportunity to grill him about the Air India bomber. The takes are in for the Government's #DigiCanCon plan, AKA The Netflix Deal, to revamp the Canadian content industry. Omar's Twitter: @omar_aok Support CA...
Oct 05, 2017•34 min
When we found out the Trudeau Government was selling armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia, despite their terrible human rights record, there was little public debate. When a professor launched a bid to stop the deal, the Federal Court rejected it, saying there was no proof that the vehicles were being used against Saudi citizens. Then this summer, videos surfaced that appeared to show that Ontario-made combat vehicles were in fact being deployed against Saudi civilians. That news barely made a spla...
Oct 02, 2017•31 min
This American Life ponders the question:Is Gavin McInnes actually racist? We help them find the answer. The Globe and Mail launches a project to teach kids about media manipulation... through media manipulation. Freelancer David Berry co-hosts. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 28, 2017•37 min
Michael Enright got Jesse his first job in radio. He was also CANADALAND’s first ever guest, drinking bourbon and talking sh*t about the Canadian media. For our 200th show, he’s back to talk about how the media has changed since that day... and how Air Canada ended up publicly denouncing him on Twitter. Michael hosts a show on CBC Radio called The Sunday Edition . Jesse used to work there. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted...
Sep 25, 2017•53 min
Indigenous writer and activist turned politician Wab Kinew scored a historic victory last weekend by decisively winning the leadership of the Manitoba NDP. Only days before the election, however, allegations of domestic assault surfaced. A former partner of Kinew filed charges in 2003. Those charges were stayed in 2004. How has the media handled this story, and who pushed the court records to the press? Was it, in fact, someone from his own party? The National Post's Jen Gerson joins us. Support...
Sep 21, 2017•32 min•Ep. 134
For one week every year, the Canadian press transforms into movie industry experts. Our newspapers run glossy red carpet photos of Hollywood stars and stories about which movies penned distribution deals with who. But is any of this actually good for Toronto or Canada's film industry? Norm Wilner has been covering the Toronto International Film Festival for 30 years. As a film critic at NOW Magazine, he's seen it grow into the monster it's become. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join ...
Sep 18, 2017•33 min
Jagmeet Singh gracefully responded to a racist idiot, which proves he can lead a major political party, we guess. Also, racism is totally not a problem anymore, according to the most widely-read columnists in the country. Omar Mouallem co-hosts. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 14, 2017•36 min•Ep. 133
Who thought we'd have a Nazi problem in 2017? Richard Warman did. Years before the current "Should I punch a Nazi" debate took off, he was taking neo-Nazis to court. As a human rights lawyer, Richard Warman went on mission to take down neo-Nazis using our legal system. He filed more complaints for online hate speech than any other Canadian -- and was hugely successful. But in the process, he got on the bad side of a lot of the media. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio...
Sep 11, 2017•48 min
Post columnists pen truly offensive shit ; another media outlet lays off workers ; Donald Trump has us all scrambling . Another day, another 81¢ (rounded for inflation). The team of our Commons podcast weighs in. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 07, 2017•44 min•Ep. 132
It's clear that sports journalism is facing many of the same issues as other facets of the industry: declining ad revenues, job insecurities, and too much content vying for too few eyeballs. It also has some unique challenges. Joining us to unpack the state of sports media are The Athletic 's James Mirtle , Morgan Campbell of the Toronto Star, and longtime freelance journalist Richard Whittall . Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ...
Sep 05, 2017•48 min•Ep. 197
Americans are debating the removal of monuments to problematic historical figures, so I guess we are too. Old folks don't want to hear sad stories about feelings on their CBC. Young folks do, apparently. And the Globe And Mail is slimming for winter . BuzzFeed Social Media Editor Elamin Abdelmahmoud joins us. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 31, 2017•37 min•Ep. 131
It's been, to put it mildly, a shit week for Rebel Media's self-styled 'Rebel Commander' Ezra Levant: - Following the tragedy in Charlottesville last weekend, Rebel Media co-founder Brian Lilley, and periodic columnists Barbara Kay and John Robson all severed their ties to the organization; - By Thursday it was learned that Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes was moving on. According to Levant, he'd been poached by an organization with deeper pockets. - The same day, Levant announced he'd fired pop...
Aug 21, 2017•56 min•Ep. 196
A growing list of contributors and politicians are cutting ties with far right website The Rebel after their coverage of the white nationalist protest in Charlottesville. Meanwhile, "Rebel commander" Ezra Levant wants to distance himself from the alt-right, claiming he's just learned it's a racist movement. Chronicle Herald workers are back in the newsroom after a year and a half on strike, working alongside those who crossed the picket line to fill the paper with some seriously sh*tty journalis...
Aug 17, 2017•39 min
The term ' fake news 'has been popularized, bastardized, and now wholly appropriated. What was previously defined as 'A deliberate untruth published strictly for monetary or political gain,' has now come to mean 'I don't like this story. It makes me look bad.' Immediately following the election of Donald Trump south of the border, Craig Silverman and the team at Buzzfeed wrote the defining article on fake news, showing that completely fabricated stories like 'Hillary Sold Weapons to ISIS' actual...
Aug 14, 2017•56 min•Ep. 195
Joseph Boyden has emerged from his winter burrow like a collared lemming (it's an arctic mammal -- look it up!) to plug his forthcoming book weigh in again on questions of his Indigenous ancestry. Despite his insistence that his connection to -- and friendship with -- Indigenous communities should automatically confer some sort of Indigenous status, he went ahead and got a DNA test anyway. Robert Jago wrote an excellent dissection of Boyden's latest plea for acceptance/publicity stunt, while Eri...
Aug 10, 2017•47 min•Ep. 129
This week we present a podcast based on our stage show which was based on our book which was based on this podcast. Talk about coming full circle. In it: should you fuck your Prime Minister?; Why Canadians secretly love climate change; why we love the RCMP; and a peek at the Canada of the not-too-distant future. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 31, 2017•40 min•Ep. 194
