After Poilievre called the RCMP “despicable,” reports are circulating that there’s an uprising in the Conservative party. But is there really “blood in the water,” or is it a media construction? Plus, an anonymous source paints a rosy portrait of Carney’s trip to Egypt, and who will replace Xi Jinping? Host: Jesse Brown Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Je...
Oct 22, 2025•28 min•Ep. 1250
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani is on a cross-country campus tour (sounds familiar…), with stops at universities across Canada. Jivani told Canadians to “join him” in discussing the future of our country and how we can restore the promise of Canada. So we joined him. What does this tour really say about the Conservative movement in Canada? Is this a genuine effort to connect with young voters, or the import of an American-style populist playbook? Host: Noor Azrieh Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Pro...
Oct 21, 2025•39 min•Ep. 1249
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Oct 20, 2025•13 min•Ep. 1248
A new study suggests influencers had the “loudest voices” and “dominated” the election online. Are newsfluencers the future of news coverage or is their impact overstated? Sam Konnert joins Noor Azrieh to discuss whether the influence of the newsfluencer is for real. Host: Noor Azrieh Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor) Guest: Sam Konner...
Oct 17, 2025•35 min•Ep. 1247
Carney and Trump share laughs in a hot mic moment and in the White House, but has the bromance narrative overshadowed the coverage of the trade war? Plus, is Mark Carney a good boss? Host: Noor Azrieh Credits: James Nicholson (Producer),Jules Bugiel (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer),, max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor) Guest: Sam Konnert Additional music by Audio Network Further Reading on Our Website Sponsors: MUBI : T...
Oct 15, 2025•37 min•Ep. 1246
It’s election time in Newfoundland and Labrador — and beef with Quebec is back on the menu. This week, host Sam unpacks how a 1969 deal turned Newfoundland’s mighty river into Quebec’s cash cow, earning Hydro-Québec billions while leaving Newfoundland with scraps. Now, decades later, the province says it’s finally taking back control. Host: Sam Konnert Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Pr...
Oct 14, 2025•39 min•Ep. 1245
The Civil Rights Movement of the ‘50s and ‘60s in the United States gave the world iconic, inspiring, and sometimes horrific moments, burned by repetition into the public imagination. Even as a Canadian, you know the sights and sounds of that civil rights fight. You can picture MLK preaching his dream. But what did the civil rights struggle look and sound like in Canada? Does anything come to mind? Perhaps Viola Desmond, challenging segregation at a cinema in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, recently m...
Oct 13, 2025•30 min•Ep. 1244
Chrystia Freeland makes the business and military case for supporting Ukraine. As the Carney government recommits to supporting Ukraine, Freeland argues that we need Ukraine more than it needs us (mostly because of the drones.) Plus, what’s happening with the Ukrainian refugees in Canada? Host: Jesse Brown Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Edi...
Oct 10, 2025•31 min•Ep. 1243
With new prospects for ceasefire in Gaza led by Trump, is Canada’s approach to the Middle East coherent? Plus, Greta Thunberg makes headlines after she’s detained en route by sea to Gaza. Eyewitnesses allege Israel “treated her like an animal,” but what really happened? Vote for Noor Azrieh as Best Host of a News and Politics show at the Signal Awards . Host: Jesse Brown Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Tech...
Oct 08, 2025•39 min•Ep. 1242
British Columbia is rolling back safe supply and decriminalization, and moving toward something very different: forcibly detaining and treating people with severe addictions. Alberta is already doing it. Ontario is considering it. Canada is entering a new era of drug policy, one called involuntary care. Host Noor Azrieh sits down with legislative reporter Mark Page to unpack what’s happening in B.C., and then goes international to speak with Professor Alison Ritter about what Australia’s experie...
Oct 07, 2025•43 min•Ep. 1241
The Rogers family drama was epic. An imperious and secretive billionaire telecom overlord clan loathed across the nation, a ne’er do well heir to the throne and his fashionista wife hanging out at Mar-a-Lago, his secret scheme to seize control of his dead father’s empire exposed by an errant butt dial. If that had happened anywhere else, you bet they'd make a movie about it. But it happened in Canada, eh. So instead of a blockbuster they made a one man play about it. Playwright Michael Healey wr...
Oct 06, 2025•35 min•Ep. 1240
There’s still confusion around MP Vince Gasparro’s announcement that Irish rap group Kneecap is banned from Canada, but, at the same time, Carney’s government is moving forward with a new law focused on hate symbols. Is this new approach to hate worth the risk to free speech? Host: Jesse Brown Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor) Guest...
Oct 03, 2025•34 min•Ep. 1239
Off The Record is back in its new call-in format. The question for this week was “What should Canadaland NOT have published?” Host Sam Konnert sat down with Jesse Brown to field all of your calls for two hours this past Monday and we were honestly quite surprised by how it went. Host: Sam Konnert Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher) Guests: Jesse Brown Photo: Tony Wang Additional music by Audio Network F...
Oct 02, 2025•3 min•Ep. 11
Carney says Canada Post is “insolvent,” but is it possible to save it? Isaac Peltz joins to brainstorm ways to get Canada Post off life support and to explain why coverage in Canada is missing out on the big story of labour in this country. Plus, an update on Travis Dhanraj’s issues with the CBC. Host: Jesse Brown Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse...
Oct 01, 2025•38 min•Ep. 1238
Are Albertans hicks? Is Danielle Smith secretly a genius? Do Albertans actually hate Ottawa? Tune in to a special LIVE Canadaland recording to find out! Canadaland politics goes on tour with this special live episode in Calgary! Out-of-touch Torontonian Noor sits down with a panel of experts to answer some pressing questions: are Albertans hicks? Is Danielle Smith secretly a genius? Do Albertans actually hate Ottawa? Special thanks to Mount Royal University and the Community Podcast initiative f...
Sep 30, 2025•33 min•Ep. 1237
What happens after the men with guns who run your country take aim at you? Last year reporter Molly Thomas traveled to Pakistan for Canadaland to file a series of reports on one of the world's biggest refugee crises. There are currently somewhere between 1.5 and 3 million Afghans who have fled the Taliban and who are now stuck in limbo in Pakistan. Many have been trying to get to Canada. Molly's series was called Dear Taliban and one of her stories featured a young woman who called herself Haya....
Sep 29, 2025•26 min•Ep. 1236
Protestors “Draw The Line” as Mark Carney pulls the Liberals towards the center, adopting conservative policies and walking back several Trudeau-era policies on climate, immigration, and social issues. Is Carney’s centrism savvy politics or disingenuous pandering? What should Canadaland NOT have published? Call in and tell us on Sept 29th between 11am and 1pm EST! You can go to callinstudio.com/show/canadaland or dial in at 888-401-7056 Host: San Grewal Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie...
Sep 26, 2025•32 min•Ep. 1235
The honorary mayor of Dildo, Newfoundland is back on the air, but the threat to free speech remains. The Jimmy Kimmel saga is a reminder of the crucial role comedy plays in times of political turmoil, so why isn’t there more comedy in Canada right now? Plus, an update on the Alberta separatist movement. Host: San Grewal Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Post Production), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor...
Sep 24, 2025•32 min•Ep. 1234
Canada recognized Palestine as a state, Pierre “take me home country roads” Poilievre is back in town, Freeland is on a mission to Ukraine, and the pressure is building on Prime Minister Mark Carney. Host Sam Konnert sits down with Mickey Djuric to break down what’s happened this fall sitting, who’s in, who’s out, and if the Carney honeymoon phase is over. Host: Sam Konnert Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor...
Sep 23, 2025•35 min•Ep. 1233
One December night in 2014, Matthew Church died from sudden cardiac arrest. Now, back from the dead, Matthew Church joins us in studio to talk about dying, coming back, and what exactly happened during those eight minutes when his heart stopped beating. Credits: Host: Jesse Brown Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher) Fact checking by Julian Abraham Additional music by Audio Network Further Reading Zo...
Sep 22, 2025•38 min•Ep. 1232
Global News hires a non-journalist to cover politics. Plus, parliament is back and it’s business as usual. With Canada in an existential crisis, is it time to stop the partisan shenanigans? Host: Jesse Brown Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) tom sayers (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor) Guest: Noor Azrieh Additional music by Audio Network Further reading: Carney and Poilievre exchange pleasantries, then ...
Sep 19, 2025•33 min•Ep. 1231
Canadians react to the assasination of Charlie Kirk. The killing of a prominent US conservative dominates Canadian headlines and online comments trigger partisan debates, doxing, and threats of violence. Should we be concerned about political violence in Canada? Host: Jesse Brown Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) tom sayers (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor) Guest: Noor Azrieh Further reading on our webs...
Sep 17, 2025•48 min•Ep. 1230
Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner sits down with host Noor Azrieh to unpack why she thinks we should scrap the temporary foreign worker program, and how far she’d go to overhaul immigration. Host: Noor Azrieh Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork) Guests: MP Michelle Rempel Garner Credit to Film Mission and Joe An...
Sep 16, 2025•41 min•Ep. 1229
Rabih (Robby) Alkhalil was in prison for one murder and on trial for another. Then on July 21st, 2022 Alkhalil slipped into a black jumpsuit and a high visibility vest and he walked out the front door of a BC prison. He hopped into a waiting white van and disappeared. And for the last three years Alkhalil has stayed, at least, one step ahead of the law. Alkhalil made new headlines last week. A series of news reports claimed he'd been arrested in Qatar. The RCMP scheduled a press conference and p...
Sep 15, 2025•22 min•Ep. 1228
Carney hits pause on EVs but moves forward on “nation-building” projects. With Canola farmers being hit hard by Chinese tariffs, is the solution to drop the 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs? Scott Moe and Danielle Smith think so. Plus, a goodbye to Franklin, Babar, and The Magic Schoolbus. Host: Jesse Brown Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) tom sayers (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor) Guest: Jan Wong Further...
Sep 12, 2025•36 min•Ep. 1227
TIFF turns 50 with celebs, controversy, and Carney suggesting that we’re the John Candy of global trade. As the Toronto International Film Festival struggles to find its way in a changing film landscape, it leans into Canadiana with buzzy premieres from Canadian directors. But with its mishandling of controversial documentaries the last two years, can TIFF meet the moment? Host: Jesse Brown Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) tom sayers (Au...
Sep 10, 2025•36 min•Ep. 1226
While Donald Trump is bent on achieving and maintaining “unquestioned and unchallenged global technological dominance”, we’re just starting to gear up for the race. There are only about 300 data centres across Canada. And about HALF of them are run by American tech giants like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. Host Noor Azrieh sits down with Don Lenihan and Vass Bednar and asks whether we can control our digital sovereignty. Host: Noor Azrieh Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (P...
Sep 09, 2025•38 min•Ep. 1225
Mark Carney recently made noises about the future possibility of Canadian boots on the ground as part of an international “coalition of the willing” to help guarantee security in Ukraine. In the 1990s Canada had up to 3,000 peacekeepers around the world at any given time. Today we have less than 30. That’s one per cent of what we used to be able to do. So how would Carney get us back in the game? Is it a game we want to play? Or are even capable of playing anymore? Lloyd Axworthy thinks so. He w...
Sep 08, 2025•28 min•Ep. 1224
The race to succeed Jagmeet Singh has begun, but most of the NDP’s big names are steering clear. Post-election, vibes within the party have been bleak, mired with handwringing, infighting, and no clear guiding vision. One thing everyone seems to agree on is that any new leader needs to build a big tent. Bring back the labour vote. With Trump playing tariff bingo, there’s a real opportunity to speak — and to listen — to workers. Are the leadership hopefuls ready to take it? Taylor C. Noakes joins...
Sep 05, 2025•27 min•Ep. 1223
The Hudson’s Bay Company is dead. While the Canadian media obsesses over the sale of The Bay’s retail properties, thousands of historical artefacts and artworks — including the original copy of the Royal Charter — sit concealed in the cockles of the company’s dustiest vault. Now, Canada’s oldest retailer is hemming and hawing over donating these culturally-significant artefacts to Indigenous communities requesting them, or selling the artefacts for cold, hard cash… all-the-while refusing to shar...
Sep 03, 2025•26 min•Ep. 1222
