canadaLANDBACK is a co-production of Canada’s National Observer and Canadaland. Since 2019 five journalists have been arrested at land defenses, several others have been detained or threatened with arrest - why? Host Karyn Pugliese believes the answer is to be found in two land defenses that unfolded in the 1990s. Kanesatake Gustafsen Lake Of all the things journalists have to cover in Indigenous communities, land actions are the most complicated, involving a tangle of history and relation...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep 856•Transcript available on Metacast Quebec’s overblown backlash to the appointment of Amira Elghawaby as special representative on combatting Islamophobia in response to her analysis of a poll from back in 2019. And is the government telling us to only drink two alcoholic beverages a week? Sarah Hagi co-hosts. Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor) Guest: Sarah Hagi Further reading: Uproar over Amira Elghaw...
Feb 02, 2023•33 min•Ep 855•Transcript available on Metacast The Chinese state has infiltrated Canadian democracy at all levels, according to a bombshell report from investigative reporter Sam Cooper of Global News. But Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued a stern denial, throwing cold water on the story. Who's telling the truth? And exactly what is Beijing up to in Canada? Sam Cooper explains his work. Further reading: Cooper's feature scoop on Chinese Interference Trudeau denies he was briefed Willfull Blindness , Co...
Jan 30, 2023•43 min•Ep 854•Transcript available on Metacast McKinsey is on everyone’s lips, but it’s just one of the many consulting firms the government is spending millions on. And as the provinces and federal government battle it out when it comes to healthcare, whose side are we supposed to be on? Nora Loreto co-hosts. Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor) Guest: Nora Loreto Further reading: L’influence de McKinsey explose sous Tru...
Jan 26, 2023•34 min•Ep 853•Transcript available on Metacast It was in the winter of 2021 that the world first became aware of a mounting number of patients being seen in New Brunswick with unusual neurological symptoms. A year later, the Government of New Brunswick released a report dismissing the entire issue, claiming there was never a cluster of patients to begin with. CANADALAND has obtained thousands and thousands of pages of internal documents that take us behind the scenes of that investigation that once caught the attention of the nation, before ...
Jan 23, 2023•48 min•Ep 852•Transcript available on Metacast Le chemin Roxham, un passage frontalier irrégulier au Québec, a fait l'objet d'une attention médiatique considérable ce mois-ci suite au décès de Fritznel Richard. Puis lors de la couverture de sujets sensibles comme la migration, que doivent garder en tête les journalistes en matière de traumavertissements ? Émilie Nicolas anime cet épisode de Détours avec Lela Savić. Roxham Road, an irregular border crossing in Quebec, received considerable media attention this month following the death ...
Jan 21, 2023•33 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast And the Financial Post’s polar bear “expert” has some questionable associations in her past and a tendency to downplay climate change. Matt Gurney co-hosts. Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor) Guest: Matt Gurney Further reading: A Skeptical Take on the A.I. Revolution - The Ezra Klein Show Guards cleared in hospital death of Stephanie ...
Jan 19, 2023•39 min•Ep 851•Transcript available on Metacast Marc joins Jesse for a conversation about his plans to emigrate to Vancouver and the differences between Canada and the U.S. when it comes to fascism, comedy, and Jews. Further reading: Marc interviews Lorne Michaels: http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_653_-_lorne_michaels Jesse interviews Hart Pomerantz: https://www.canadaland.com/podcast/hart-pomerantz/ The late, great Mike MacDonald, Canadian comedian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xpl9ClEpcY Gavin McInn...
Jan 16, 2023•33 min•Ep 850•Transcript available on Metacast Is PM Trudeau a stealth warmonger? Co-host David Pugliese explains why it is so difficult to wrap one’s head around military spending. And Jordan Peterson’s latest drama over a banal request from the College of Psychologists of Ontario’s request for social media training after complaints over inappropriate tweets. Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator) Guest: David Pugliese Furth...
Jan 12, 2023•39 min•Ep 849•Transcript available on Metacast Kanye West, Dave Chappelle and Kyrie Irving have breathed new life into the antisemitic trope that Jews control the media. Is Jew-hatred from Black cultural icons more dangerous than the usual bigotry? And why is it so difficult for Jewish and Black communities to hear each other when it comes to racism? Emilie Nicolas joins Jesse to lay out a framework for better conversations. Further reading: Blacks and Jews, Again. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/20/opinion/kyrie-irving-kany...
Jan 09, 2023•48 min•Ep 848•Transcript available on Metacast The Shorties! Or Cutties! Or Shortcuttys! A special awards show highlighting variably consequential media weirdness from the year past. Dani Paradis co-hosts. Further reading: Final Jeopardy!: World Capitals – Jeopardy! on YouTube Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has Cherokee roots, but the records don’t back that up – APTN News ZoomerMedia Acquires blogTO – ZNews on YouTube I moved to Alberta and hated everything about it. After three months, I came back to Toronto – Toronto Life Ho...
Jan 05, 2023•36 min•Ep 847•Transcript available on Metacast canadaLANDBACK is a co-production by Canada’s National Observer and Canadaland. Land claims can take generations to settle. Sometimes communities lose patience, sometimes development forces them to take a stand or risk losing their land forever. Barricades have become a familiar scene in Canada. The land issue is rarely settled when barricades come down. Instead the community is left with court cases, post traumatic stress, and unresolved human rights issues. Some of those people are...
Jan 02, 2023•49 min•Ep 846•Transcript available on Metacast This episode was originally aired on December 7, 2022 WIND Mobile, now known as Freedom, was a small company that tried to break through Canada’s telecom oligopoly. It did not have an easy ride. WIND faced numerous hurdles from regulators, it was subjected to dirty tricks from the telecom oligopoly, and was eventually sold to Shaw. But it also helped lower cell phone rates and brought in unlimited data and U.S. roaming, changing the wireless market permanently. This is the inside story of ...
Dec 29, 2022•34 min•Ep 845•Transcript available on Metacast Sarah Polley has come forward with memories of a violent sexual encounter with Jian Ghomeshi when she was 16. But why is the press tongue-tied about describing the alleged violence? Sarah sits down with Jesse to discuss how to safely run towards danger, and whether it’s even possible to ethically use child labour in the production of TV and film. This episode was originally aired on March 14, 2022 Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Sarah Lawrynuik (Former Senior Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Aud...
Dec 26, 2022•32 min•Ep 844•Transcript available on Metacast Why Twitter should be run more like a newsroom and a look at the Twitter Files. And the latest in CTV’s Lisa LaFlamme story and who was left out of the narrative. Jan Wong co-hosts. Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator) Guest: Jan Wong Further reading: The Great Internet Grievance War the Right Has Wanted Is Here. It Ain’t Going Well. - Slate Our Reporting at Twitte...
Dec 22, 2022•39 min•Ep 843•Transcript available on Metacast People might take holidays, but the news doesn't. For your holiday listening needs, here are stories from reporters who have worked Christmas in their newsrooms. It's the good, the bad and the funny. A Canadaland tradition, now updated with a new story. Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer) Sponsors: Oxio , Rakuten, Freshbooks , Article If you value this podcast, Support us ! You’ll get premium access to all our...
Dec 19, 2022•27 min•Ep 842•Transcript available on Metacast Former crime reporter Tamara Cherry — who now works as a specialist-for-hire on trauma-informed practices — joins Jonathan Goldsbie to consider what allegations swirling around Leah McLaren’s memoir have taught us about what could be called “trauma-indifferent” writing. They also look at how publication bans on the identities of victims can sometimes serve to re-victimize them, and how Canada seems to be on the verge of finally addressing that. This episode contains discussions of sexual assault...
Dec 15, 2022•33 min•Ep 841•Transcript available on Metacast The largest National Park in Canada is Wood Buffalo, currently celebrating its 100th anniversary. But the people who inhabited it for thousands of years before that want it back. Brandi Morin travels to Wood Buffalo (and to Fort MacMurray and to Fort Chipewyan) to tell the real story of the Dene, the Cree, and the land they were expelled from to make way for Wood Buffalo National Park. Further reading: Wood Buffalo National Park: an Untold Story. An account from Athabasca Chipewyan Fi...
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep 840•Transcript available on Metacast Hunters are mad about the new big list of guns to be banned by the Liberals - but why should we care if it helps reduce gun violence? And the not so credible Blacklock’s reporter’s story about being evicted from the Press Gallery. Grant LaFleche co-hosts. Free Canada-wide shipping on our store from December 8th - December 12th! Limited tickets available for The Backbench live show on December 14th. Support Canadaland to get your free tickets. Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Aviva Lessard ...
Dec 08, 2022•35 min•Ep 839•Transcript available on Metacast It’s the holidays, and on your TV or radio you’re inevitably hit with ads telling you that this is the season of giving - it’s time to donate to a food drive. Conservative politicians, Liberal politicians, banks, broadcasters, grocery stores: they all are united in this message. With the promotion of food banks from virtually every institution and elected official in the country, you might conclude that they are the best solution to food insecurity. Except - they’re not. Food bank use ...
Dec 05, 2022•49 min•Ep 838•Transcript available on Metacast AVERTISSEMENT : Dans cet épisode, nous discutons de violence à caractère sexuelle et de violence basée sur le genre. Si vous êtes à la recherche de soutien, le lien suivant vous dirigera vers des ressources à travers le Canada : https://canadianwomen.org/fr/vous-cherchez-un-soutien/ Dans le cadre des 12 jours d'action contre la violence faite aux femmes, cet épisode revient sur la couverture médiatique actuelle au Québec autour de la dénonciation de violence à caractère sexuelle. Quel rôle jouen...
Dec 03, 2022•38 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast The potential hypocrisies of condemning human rights abuses in Qatar during the FIFA World Cup. And the increasing difficulty of writing critically about Israel. Shree Paradkar co-hosts. Host: Jonathan Goldsbie Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Cassidy Villebrun-Buracas (Associate Producer) Guest: Shree Paradkar Further reading: How media criticisms of Qatar during the World Cup...
Dec 01, 2022•40 min•Ep 837•Transcript available on Metacast * A note to listeners: Today’s episode deals with sexual violence inflicted on Indigenous minors and won’t be suitable for all listeners. In 2006, RCMP Const. Joseph Kohut kicked down the door to his ex’s home in Prince George, B.C., and left with certain belongings. His ex said that one of the things Kohut took was a videotape showing him sexually harassing an underage Indigenous girl. Kohut had already been investigated for sexual misconduct after a local judge pled guilty to sexually assaulti...
Nov 28, 2022•37 min•Ep 836•Transcript available on Metacast Poilievre's toxic lie about safe supply. And the confusing and contradictory CSIS intelligence on China and the Freedom Convoy. Garth Mullins co hosts. Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator) Guest: Garth Mullins Further reading: Everything feels broken.But we can fix it. - Pierre Poilievre video Opinion: Pierre Poilievre couldn’t be more wrong on drug policy - The Gl...
Nov 24, 2022•42 min•Ep 835•Transcript available on Metacast In part two: After a peaceful reclamation of the army base built on their land in 1993, elders of Stoney Point lead a movement to take back Ipperwash Provincial Park, which was also part of their original land and contained a burial ground. Racism and political interference turned a peaceful movement into a violent act of state aggression on September 6, 1995. This episode recalls the events of that night, and examines the fallout in the 28 years since, asking if reconciliation will ever be poss...
Nov 21, 2022•52 min•Ep 834•Transcript available on Metacast The tense relationship between Canada and China after allegations of interference in our federal election. And do we need a mask mandate to prevent mask laziness and save our kids? Steven Zhou co-hosts. Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator) Guest: Steven Zhou Further reading: Canadian intelligence warned PM Trudeau that China covertly funded 2019 e...
Nov 17, 2022•39 min•Ep 833•Transcript available on Metacast Thanks to David Wallace and Richard Marsh, the Klondike Papers blew up online - and nothing garnered more attention than Wallace’s claim that there was a plot to get rid of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Could it be true? Cherise and Jesse try to get to the bottom of what actually happened, and in doing so discover a complex network of Brethren business with extensive political connections around the globe. Written and reported by Jesse Brown and Cherise Seucharan Audio editing and s...
Nov 14, 2022•54 min•Ep 832•Transcript available on Metacast Le calcul politique de Doug Ford se retourne contre lui alors que les Ontarien.nes démontrent leur soutien aux travailleurs et travailleuses de l'éducation suite à la tentative du gouvernement provincial d'empêcher une grève historique. Puis quelle est la conversation entourant le bilinguisme au Nouveau-Brunswick suite à la nomination controversée de Kris Austin au Comité de révision de la Loi sur les langues officielles ? Emilie Nicolas anime cet épisode de Détours avec Stéphanie Chouinard. Eng...
Nov 12, 2022•46 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Unpacking the changes at Twitter and how chaos is Elon Musk's product. And what would it take for Canadians to change their mind on the use of the Emergencies Act? Douglas Soltys co-hosts. Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator) Guest: Douglas Soltys Further reading: Protected Duffins Creek wetland in Ontario has been damaged The Narwhal Editorial: Conservatives ...
Nov 10, 2022•48 min•Ep 831•Transcript available on Metacast Richard Marsh was born into the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. He got out of the group he calls a cult and has made it his mission to expose the Brethren for their alleged abuses. Now he’s on the run from Brethren members who’ve been searching for him for years. The man hired to hunt Marsh down? David Wallace. Written and reported by Jesse Brown and Cherise Seucharan Audio editing and sound design by Tristan Capacchione Original music by Nathan Burley Additional music by Audio Ne...
Nov 07, 2022•49 min•Ep 830•Transcript available on Metacast 
