Episode 25 - Outlawing Conversion Therapy, Freeland's Plan to Build Back Canada Better & Walter Wallace Jr.
Episode description
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the headlines from the week of October 25th, including: Conversion Therapy being on its way to being banned in Canada; Studying systemic racism in prison risk assessments wins all-party support; Chrystia Freeland’s plan to build Canada back better; A video coming out of Calgary shows police manhandling a young woman; Philly’s on fire after police shoot Walter Wallace Jr in front of his mom; A deeper dive on the NHL and their inclusion efforts, and plenty more.
Today's episode includes an interview with Moezine Hasham, Founder & Executive Director of Hockey4Youth. You can learn more about them at Hockey4Youth.Org
call them at 416.994.4352 or email Moezine directly at moe@hockey4youth.org
Politics
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/byelections-toronto-centre-york-centre-results-1.5777436?fbclid=IwAR3ogcmJG3NDgXeGiEOsA18ztdIDLPw5J19Lw5stjohBJdENDTobBM_FTeM
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-conversion-therapy-ban-gets-approval-but-exposes-conservative/?fbclid=IwAR3F80nQwZFTPbkdtloiE1HqhxTLYkYqtznwcKRZih0NYZPc5hgrW5Yuto4
- https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/conversion-therapy-bill-tories_ca_5f974607c5b63fd49cef416f?ncid=fcbklnkcahpmg00000008&fbclid=IwAR2RhG3q3Ayr_ybp69HFt-EcQm9fDFmtnnbcQAjK6UOrouc9nS3Qb42jFAM
- https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-involved/trevor-advocacy/50-bills-50-states/about-conversion-therapy/
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-committee-mps-support-push-to-study-systemic-prison-racism/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Politics%20Briefing&utm_content=2020-10-27_13&utm_term=Politics%20Briefing:%20Trudeau%20stands%20by%20RCMP%20Commissioner&utm_campaign=newsletter&cu_id=%2FFtqxYQCLzUMcyNzjPtFxstVCVjHi2Lu
- https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/mps-amend-judge-sex-assault-training-bill-to-add-systemic-racism-training-sparking-new-concerns/ar-BB1asbnA?li=AAggNb9&ocid=mailsignout&fbclid=IwAR35nPVVvNEUpoqsQBckSLq7AAvbh4pxfXVGcT9kXLhtVkDHhwv7dcQ5O0A
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/don-plett-trump-re-election-1.5781765?fbclid=IwAR39RwLgoAt-vKrxuFbnl8R-aRMvrC9UCGeBx6QWQmyJNurx6N9ZyiRjSpI
Economy
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/freeland-deficit-pandemic-covid-otoole-poilievre-1.5780809
- https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/freeland-covid-aid-programs-deficit_ca_5f99c518c5b6aab57a0ee4c7?utm_hp_ref=ca-politics
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/deficit-debt-trudeau-otoole-pandemic-budget-1.5716281
- https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/10/27/workers-at-two-more-indigo-bookstores-vote-to-unionize-bringing-total-to-three.html?fbclid=IwAR1x-7nwleBDsSD8pbXH409W79knjLLPe30sJmm2ftewwqG6rvQttIOse4E
Black Blackity Black
- https://globalnews.ca/news/7424620/calgary-officer-alex-dunn-assault-trial-video/
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/29/walter-wallace-jr-shooting-police-release-911-tapes-body-cameras-philadelphia
- https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/28/us/walter-wallace-jr-family-reaction/index.html
- https://www.cp24.com/news/toronto-elementary-school-warns-of-racist-assault-on-black-student-1.5162571
- https://www.blogto.com/city/2020/10/toronto-carpenter-building-insulated-mini-shelters-homeless-people/
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mobile-shelters-homelessness-covid19-1.5777158
- https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/toronto-carpenter-builds-tiny-wooden-shelters-for-those-experiencing-homelessness-1.5167325
World
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