On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of January 2nd, including: A deal finally struck to compensate Indigenous Child Welfare Victims Omicron Fallout Rest in Power Sidney Poitier 1 year after the US Capital Attack, is democracy dead? Vaccine Inequity … And plenty more. Tap here to access our script with links to the stories we discussed in each segment. Music provided by Toronto's very own, @B.ONLOCATION. Remember, if you like what you hear, subscribe and sha...
Jan 11, 2022•35 min•Season 3Ep. 79
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of November 28th, including: Canada’s Parliament unanimously passing Bill C-4 to ban conversion therapy Premier Ford’s sweetheart deal with the 407 leaving us congested Free Chrystul Khizer Barbados: The world’s newest republic … And plenty more. Tap here to access our script with links to the stories we discussed in each segment. Remember, if you like what you hear, subscribe and share. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...
Dec 07, 2021•18 min•Season 2Ep. 78
To our valued listeners : Because of scheduling conflicts, we will be continuing our Municipal Interview Series with Mayor Bonnie Crombie and Mayor Patrick Brown in the new year. On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of November 21st, including: Parliament’s return Erin O’Toole’s hard time The federal government’s compromise on pandemic supports Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers actually get convicted The omicron variant has us wondering: What about them vaccines? … ...
Nov 29, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 77
This is part two of our Municipal Interview Series with Ottawa Councillor Rawlson King . Rawlson became Ottawa’s first ever Black councillor after winning his seat in an historic April 2019 by-election, and we can see why. Kind of like a Black deputy mayor we know, he's a juggernaut. From leading the city's Anti-Racism and Ethnocultural Relations Initiatives, to seeking transparency on transit--and his cautionary tale for Toronto, we take a deep dive on the work Rawlson is doing on behalf of his...
Nov 16, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 76
On this week’s episode, we’re honoured to welcome Ottawa City Councillor Rawlson King to The Drip. Rawlson became Ottawa’s first ever Black councillor after winning his seat in a historic April 2019 by-election, and hasn't stopped blazing trails since. He represents Canada's capital city on our Municipal Interview Series, which was first established as Bytown in 1826 and incorporated as Ottawa in 1855. Census 2016 put Ottawa’s population at 934,243, but the city estimated that it passed 1 millio...
Nov 15, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 76
On this week’s episode, we're joined by friend of The Drip, Deputy Mayor Sterling Lee of Ajax, a town established in 1941 in Durham Region in Southern Ontario, just east of the Greater Toronto Area. The 2016 census clocked its population in at 119,677, 57% of which are racialized. The biggest racial demographic in Ajax belongs to our South Asian brothers and sisters at 24%, while Black folks take the number two spot at 17%. Sterling shares his thoughts on the racial revolution as well as the ris...
Nov 08, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 75
On part 2 of this week’s episode, we’re launching our Municipal Interview Series, where we chat with the leaders or Black representatives of specific cities across Ontario with the goal of giving them a spotlight, since they have been taking steps to improve quality of life for Black and racialized people since George Floyd. This episode focuses on Shelburne, Ontario, a place some call a real life Wakanda, it’s a small town just 45 minutes north of Brampton with a population of 8,126 according t...
Nov 01, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 74
On part 1 of this week’s episode, we’re proud to welcome Deputy Mayor Steve Anderson of Shelburne, Ontario back to The Drip. In his autobiography, Driven to Succeed, Shelburne, Ontario Deputy Mayor Steve Anderson tells his story of growing up as a "Finch man" (a resident of the Jane and Finch community) and fighting through daunting odds in order to pursue his legal education, leading to him becoming the first Black lawyer ever hired by the TTC, and the first Black person ever elected as Shelbur...
Nov 01, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 74
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of October 17th, including: Doug Ford reminding us what he really thinks about Immigrants Justin Trudeau urged to stop holding up the loot for Indigenous kids The Dave Chappelle Fallout Rest well General Colin Powell … And plenty more. Tap here to access our script with links to the stories we discussed in each segment. Remember, if you like what you hear, subscribe and share. Support us on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Oct 25, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 73
The Toronto Foundation’s Vital Signs 2021 report shows residents are struggling Toronto City Council slaps renters in the face AGAIN The Black North Initiative's ED confirms systemic racism knows no station … And plenty more. Tap here to access our script with links to the articles we discussed in each segment. Remember, if you like what you hear, subscribe and share. Support us on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 18, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 72
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of October 4th, including: Green shanks coming out for Annamie Paul Quebec’s Coroner confirms that Joyce Echequan died because of systemic racism. Legault still disagrees it exists. Canada’s employment is back to pre-pandemic levels, but we’re not out of the woods yet HBCU funding a casualty of Democratic infighting? Not so fast. Maya Angelou will adorn the US quarter A Black man has won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literatur...
Oct 12, 2021•27 min•Season 2Ep. 71
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of September 26th, including: Annamie paul says goodbye and likely good riddance to The Greens Canada’s first National Day of Reconciliation, and Trudeau’s Travel Alberta’s sorry state of affairs Big Brother gets its first Black winner Party infighting takes a toll on the U.S. Democrats Food prices are too damn high … And plenty more. Tap here to access our script with links to the articles we discussed in each segment. R...
Oct 06, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 70
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of September 19h, including: Elxn44 came and went, and for the most part shit’s still the same! Still, there were some changes, and we take a moment to break down some of the key changes, and highlight what might be around the corner for certain leaders Haitian migrants literally get REIGNED in by Cowboys at the Texas border Things get much worse in Tigray, Ethiopia as millions starve to death due to the ongoing conflict ...
Sep 27, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 69
This is part two of episode 68 with friend of The Drip, Kofi Achampong , Principal Lawyer and Government Relations Advisor at Achampong Law. In this two-part episode, we shared our biggest takeaways from the debate, our thoughts on who won it, addressed why the debate never spoke to millennial and gen-z Canadians directly despite us being the largest voting block, the chances of a Prime Minister O’Toole, and plenty more. Remember, if you like what you hear, subscribe and share. Support us on Pat...
Sep 16, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 68
It's the last week of #elxn44! On this week’s episode, we break down the first and only English debate from September 9th, and we invited friend of The Drip, Kofi Achampong , Principal Lawyer and Government Relations Advisor at Achampong Law to help you make sense of it--from our perspective. In this two-part episode, we shared our biggest takeaways from the debate, our thoughts on who won it, addressed why the debate never spoke to millennial and gen-z Canadians directly despite us being the la...
Sep 14, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 68
On episode 67, we invited friend of The Drip, Christelle Francois (@ellefrancois_), President of the Black Chamber of Commerce and Founder of Untold & Co Agency, a public relations, digital marketing and brand partnerships agency based in Toronto to reflect on week 3 of #elxn44 and discuss Blackity Black Black news and world issues, too. This is a two-part episode. In part 2 we discuss: The pandemic improving reading rates among the TDSBs Black student population Hurricane Ida doing serious ...
Sep 08, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 67
On episode 67, we invited friend of The Drip, Christelle Francois (@ellefrancois_), President of the Black Chamber of Commerce and Founder of Untold & Co Agency, a public relations, digital marketing and brand partnerships agency based in Toronto to reflect on week 3 of #elxn44 and discuss Blackity Black Black news and world issues, too. This is a two-part episode. In part 1, we broke down what the Liberal, Conservative and NDP plans are offering us in the key areas of Black Business Support...
Sep 07, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 67
This is part 2 of our chat with the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and MP for York-South Weston, and Marci Ien, MP for Toronto-Centre, both of whom are seeking re-election on Sept 20th. We pivoted the conversation to learn how the Liberals would help make life more affordable, including through their housing plan called A Home. For Everyone ; we discussed why the millennial and gen-z vote (ages 18-34) seems to be in NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's corne...
Sep 01, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 66
On this week's episode, it was a true pleasure to welcome the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and MP for York-South Weston, and Marci Ien, MP for Toronto-Centre, both of whom are seeking re-election on Sept 20th. As we do every now and then, we split this episode up for your listening pleasure. In part 1, we asked the two Black leaders to reflect on the past year, including what they were able to accomplish for Black and racialized Canadians; about ...
Aug 31, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 66
And we're back! On this week's episode we invited friend of The Drip, Ryan Singh (@ryansinghnow), a seasoned government relations professional and Director at Temple Scott Associates (https://www.tsa.ca/) to reflect on the first week of #elxn44 and assess some of the leaders' announced policies, like Trudeau's child care plan and O'Toole's GST holiday; discuss why inflation is so damn high at 3.7%, and when it will fall again; the crises in Haiti and Afghanistan, and plenty more. This is part 2 ...
Aug 25, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 65
And we're back! On this week's episode we invited friend of The Drip, Ryan Singh (@ryansinghnow), a seasoned government relations professional and Director at Temple Scott Associates (https://www.tsa.ca/) to reflect on the first week of #elxn44 and assess some of the leaders' announced policies, like Trudeau's child care plan and O'Toole's GST holiday; discuss why inflation is so damn high at 3.7%, and when it will fall again; the crises in Haiti and Afghanistan, and plenty more. We split this e...
Aug 24, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 65
#Elxn44 is around the corner! We've got you covered. Starting August 17th, every Tuesday and Thursday until Election Day we’re hosting a public conversation on Clubhouse. Join us to talk BIPOC and allied issues at stake this election. Find our club here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 14, 2021•59 sec
On this episode, we speak with Green Party of Canada Leader Annamie Paul on attracting more BIPOC millennials to her party, her thoughts on the federal budget and what a Paul Government would do differently to support BIPOC and marginalized Canadians, the value of Universal Basic Income and her thoughts ahead of a possible election. Oh yeah, we had a little chat about Climate Change too. Support us on Patreon Heads up: Patience and I will be taking a summer hiatus to coincide with the House and ...
Jun 29, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 64
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of June 13th, including: In disarray, the Green Party give Leader Paul an ultimatum Doug Ford brings in a younger, more diverse Cabinet Canada gets it’s first BIPOC, Muslim Supreme Court Judge Amazon finally gets called out for treating workers worse than cattle Another set of Toronto cops get charged for use of force against ANOTHER Black man Juneteenth becomes a federal holiday in the US … And plenty more. Remember, if ...
Jun 21, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 63
Updated June 19th to fix the production issue later in the episode. Thank you for pointing it out, and for your support! In part 2 of this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of June 6th, including: Red Deer Residential School comes out with more devastating news Trudeau committing 100m vaccines to low-income countries with other world leaders The G7 pushing back on China Goodbye to Netanyahu And more. To hear about the top stories in Canadian politics, listen to P...
Jun 19, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 62
In part 1 of this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of June 6th, including: Islamophobic terrorism rearing its ugly head in London, Ontario Scarborough finally getting its Bridletowne Community Hub And the Greens taking an L to the Liberals And more. Part 2 will contain our Blackity Black Black and World News segments. Remember, if you like what you hear, subscribe and share. Support us on Patreon Politics: https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6057164 htt...
Jun 16, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 62
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of May 31st, including: Canada recommitting $27m to help Indigenous communities locate Residential School victims Patios before pupils The TSX breaking investor participation records The NBA Foundation making a substantial donation to Black youth in Toronto and Montreal Could X University be the newest university in town? Tom Hanks - an ally for the Black community? … And plenty more. Remember, if you like what you hear, ...
Jun 07, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 61
On part 2 of episode 60, we continue discussing other top headlines from the week of May 23rd, including: A Black Ryerson student getting accused of stealing her own car Reverse Racism claims picking up speed Germany dishing out reparations to Namibians And plenty more. Link in bio. Remember, if you like what you hear, subscribe and share. Support us on Patreon Blackity Black Black: https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/first-black-president-of-elementary-teachers-of-toronto-target-of-hate-mail-1.5442358 h...
May 31, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 60
On part 1 of this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of May 23rd, including: All Ontarians who want it may be vaccinated by end of August, pending supply The remains of 215 children being found at the largest residential school in Canada Canadian Banking fees going up despite profits increasing over 100%, during a pandemic And more. Part 2 will contain our Blackity Black Black and World News segments. Remember, if you like what you hear, subscribe and share. Suppo...
May 31, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 60
On part 2 of this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of May 16th, including: An Illinois man suing police for mistaking his daughter's ashes for meth BC’s first Black judge getting racially profiled Japan, now in its fourth wave, receiving pressure to cancel summer Olympics And plenty more. Remember, if you like what you hear, subscribe and share. Support us on Patreon Blackity Black Black: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/social-dev...
May 27, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 59
