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CANADALAND

CANADALANDwww.canadaland.com

The best newspaper in Canada is a podcast.


Original reporting, sharp political analysis, and media criticism you won’t get anywhere else.  Keeping you informed about what’s happening now in your country.

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Episodes

Short Cuts #269 - We Do Some Accounting

Support us at canadalandshow.com/join We have some questions about WE’s government contract and their internal accounting. And the story of how a Canadian media outlet suppressed assault allegations against Peter Nygard. Paul Wells co-hosts. This episode is sponsored by Dispatch , Willful , and HelloFresh . Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 16, 202032 min

Ep. 333 - Could The WE Scandal Take Down Justin Trudeau?

Support us here: canadalandshow.com/join It’s a scandal that could—but probably won’t—take down Justin Trudeau. After swearing otherwise, WE was forced to admit that it paid Justin's mom and brother more than $350,000 in speaking fees. It's triggered an ethics inquiry and a call for a criminal investigation. And all because Canadaland produced the receipts. Jaren Kerr , Canadaland’s former deputy editor, joins Jesse to discuss his 2018-19 investigation into WE Charity—reporting that set the grou...

Jul 13, 202043 min

Short Cuts #268 - Harper's Is Still Lurking

Support us at canadalandshow.com/join The press seems to have given the Rideau Hall intruder the white glove treatment, and why on Earth did so many people sign that letter from Harper’s Magazine? Nora Loreto co-hosts. This episode is sponsored by FreshBooks . Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 09, 202046 min

Ep. 332 - WE Charity: Lawyers, Guns And Money

Support us at canadalandshow.com/join At Canadaland, we really didn’t expect to find ourselves reporting on the WE organization again. But then it was the focus of the biggest politics story in the country, and we obtained a recording of a strange conversation between one of its founders and a person who was then a senior employee in the group’s Kenyan operations. Jesse sits down with our managing editor, Andrea Schmidt, to discuss what we learned - and how, while we were investigating WE, one o...

Jul 06, 202055 min

Ep. 267 - Propaganda, Fascism And Murder: An Alternative History Of The Globe And Mail

Support us at canadalandshow.com/join The Globe and Mail is now 176 years old. You can read all about its accomplishments elsewhere. Writer Jamie Bradburn takes us through the paper's darker moments. You can read Jamie Bradburn’s full article for CANADALAND here . This episode originally aired on March 4, 2019. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 02, 202023 min

Ep. 331 - The RCMP Exists to Control Indigenous People

Support us here: canadalandshow.com/join Karl Dockstader and Sean Vanderklis , co-hosts of the radio show and podcast One Dish, One Mic , join Jesse to talk about the history of policing back to John A. Macdonald, the killing of Dudley George at Ipperwash in 1995, and how it has impacted their lives as Indigenous men. Plus, Karl and Sean spoke with Senator Lillian Dyck about her call for RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s resignation. This episode is brought to you by Dispatch Coffee and WealthBar...

Jun 29, 202048 min

Short Cuts #267 - Consequence Culture

Support us at canadalandshow.com/join Can you really be “cancelled” if you still have a platform? A look at Margaret Wente, Wendy Mesley, and the Mulroneys. And was the Nova Scotia shooter an RCMP informant? Desmond Cole co-hosts. This episode is sponsored by WealthBar and The New Yorker . Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 25, 202056 min

Ep. 330 - A CBC News Anchor On Systemic Racism At Work

Support us here: canadalandshow.com/join Adrian Harewood is a news anchor at CBC Ottawa News and the host of weekly current affairs show, Our Ottawa . This episode is brought to you by WealthBar and SquareSpace . Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 22, 202049 min

Short Cuts #266 - The Reckoning

Support us at canadalandshow.com/join Journalists across Canada are speaking out about their experiences with racism in the newsroom. And as Wendy Mesley is suspended from hosting duties, it’s time to reevaluate the language used in news meetings. Jan Wong co-hosts. This episode is sponsored by FreshBooks and HelloFresh . Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 18, 202050 min

Ep. 329 - The Tyrant's Spin Doctor

Support us at canadalandshow.com/join Lord Tim Bell worked for a rogues' gallery of international clients, and co-founded one of the most powerful PR companies in history. But it all came crashing down when leaked emails exposed Bell Pottinger’s role in fomenting unrest in South Africa to distract from the Zuma government’s corruption. Richard Poplak and Diana Neille were on the team of journalists who obtained those leaks. Their documentary Influence chronicles the rise of weaponized advertisin...

Jun 15, 202046 min

Ep. 279 - A Forgotten News Lab Predicted Journalism’s Online Future in 1991

Support us here: canadalandshow.com/join InfoLab imagined newspapers' transition from print to digital, creating multimedia digital news in the basement of The Hamilton Spectator back in the early '90s. Jesse talks to its former director, journalist Wayne MacPhail , about what the InfoLab did, and why it shut down shortly after Conrad Black’s company bought the newspaper chain. This episode originally aired on May 27, 2019. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/liste...

Jun 11, 202040 min

Ep. 296 - Two Centuries of Blackface in Canada

Support us here: canadalandshow.com/join Dr. Cheryl Thompson is an assistant professor at Ryerson University’s School of Creative Industries, and the author of Beauty in a Box: Detangling the Roots of Canada’s Black Beauty Culture . She’s currently working on a new project about the history of blackface in Canada, and joins Jesse to tell us about her research. This episode originally aired on September 29, 2019. This episode is brought to you by Dispatch Coffee and SquareSpace . Support CANADALA...

Jun 08, 202041 min

Short Cuts #265 - Newsroom Mutiny

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland: https://canadalandshow.com/join Protests have erupted around the world in response to police violence against Black people. Trump is violating the rights of his own people. Police are openly targeting and arresting journalists. Something has changed and Canadian media has failed in covering this historic moment. Sandy Hudson, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Canada and co-host of Sandy and Nora Talk Politics, co-hosts. This episode is supported by WealthBar and D...

Jun 04, 202049 min

Ep. 328 - Should Big Tech Bail Out The News?

Support us at canadalandshow.com/join The pandemic could be an "extinction event" for American newspapers and so their publishers want their own government bailout. Meanwhile Canadian papers want money from Google and Facebook, too. Jeff Jarvis lays out the problems with all that, and Cory Doctorow and Emily Bell suggest a better way: breaking up the tech giants. This episode is brought to you by Freshbooks and WealthBar . Additional music by Audio Network. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland...

Jun 01, 202044 min

Isolation Interview: The Right Honourable Kim Campbell

“My biggest fear is that not enough will change, and not enough lessons will be learned.” Kim Campbell is a former Prime Minister of Canada, the first and only woman to hold the post to date. She lives in Vancouver. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 29, 20209 min

Short Cuts #264 - Smelly Rogue

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland: https://canadaland.supercast.tech/ Torstar was just sold for $52 million, droves of people were chastised for going to the park, and Jesse opens himself up to some rare scrutiny. Erica Ifill co-hosts. This episode is sponsored by WealthBar . Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 28, 202048 min

Isolation Interview: Kaie Kellough

"I had a confrontation with someone in the line up for a grocery store... and that moment of slow honeyed ease was totally interrupted." Kaie Kellough is a novelist, poet, sound performer and the Canadian winner of the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 27, 20209 min

Isolation Interview: Xanthe Vallentin

“I’m going to be very careful about how much I leave my property until there’s a vaccine.” Xanthe Vallentin is a teacher in Hamilton, Ontario, and the sister of Canadaland patron coordinator Jessica Vallentin. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 26, 20206 min

Ep. 327 - A Crime Reporter Exposes The Child Welfare System

Support us here: http://canadalandshow.com/join The child welfare system is failing Indigenous children, and APTN's Kenneth Jackson can't stop covering it. His reporting throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has given him a glimpse of what political will could do to transform it. This episode is brought to you by WealthBar , The New Yorker , and Article . Additional music by Audio Network Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Ac...

May 25, 202038 min

Isolation Interview: Mumilaaq Qaqqaq

"After this pandemic, we can create a new normal that's better for everyone." Mumilaaq Qaqqaq is the MP for Nunavut. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 22, 202011 min

Short Cuts #263 - A Case For Bad Art

Support us here: canadalandshow.com/join The incredibly controversial painting of Justin Trudeau, François Legault’s problem with anglophone media, and the story about Gaza that CBC disappeared. Christopher Curtis co-hosts. This episode is sponsored by Freshbooks and HelloFresh . Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 21, 202040 min

Isolation Interview: Omar El Akkad

Support us here: canadalandshow.com/join “The job of fiction is to intrude on reality and instead we’re living in a situation where reality is intruding on the fictional.” Omar El Akkad is the author of the novel American War and was a reporter at the Globe and Mail. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 20, 202011 min

Isolation Interview: Martha Wainwright

Support us here: canadalandshow.com/join “In the silence you start to wonder…how are we going to find each other again?” Martha Wainwright is a singer-songwriter, who describes herself as being best known for being a bloody motherfucking asshole. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 19, 20208 min

Ep. 326 - While We Weren’t Looking

Support us here: canadalandshow.com/join In the face of a global pandemic, it’s hard to focus on anything else. Three journalists tell us stories that have broken on their beat that you might’ve missed, but could have far-reaching consequences. This episode is brought to you by SquareSpace and PolicyMe . Additional music: “Here’s Where Things Get Interesting” by Lee Rosevere “Breathing Out” by Mid-Air Machine Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

May 18, 202042 min

Isolation Interview: Jesse Brown

Support us here: canadalandshow.com/join "The wild oscillations of feeling are abnormal for me." Jesse Brown is the publisher of Canadaland. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 15, 202011 min

Short Cuts #262 - Racist Vegan

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here . Bryan Adams pulls a Morrissey, an Indigenous ceremony is broken up by the RCMP, and Ghomeshi attempts another comeback. Ryan McMahon co-hosts. This episode is sponsored by WealthBar and Hover . Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 14, 202042 min

Isolation Interview: Brooke Manning

“I never believe in going down without a fight…I’m a triple fire sign.” Brooke Manning is the owner of Likely General, a store and gallery space in Toronto. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 13, 20204 min

Isolation Interview: Weyni Mengesha

“Hugs feel like they’re going to be euphoric.” Weyni Mengesha is the artistic director of Soulpepper Theatre Company in Toronto. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 12, 20206 min

Ep. 325 - Should We Stop Naming Killers?

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here . Prime Minister Trudeau said naming the Nova Scotia mass shooter was giving him "the gift of infamy." Romayne Smith Fullerton investigates how different democracies cover crime, and what that reveals about our relationship to government, and to each other. Read more at Canadaland: " The Surprising Reason Some Countries Don't Publish The Names Of Accused Persons " This episode is brought to you by Dispatch Coffee and PolicyMe Support CANADALAND: h...

May 11, 202046 min

Isolation Interview: John Semley

"I fucking hate Zooming... and having to look at my own face." John Semley is a writer and author who splits his time between Toronto and Philadelphia. But mostly Toronto these days. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 08, 20207 min
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