Episode description

Trump’s 34 felony convictions made history in the U.S., but will his efforts to undermine the Rule of Law have an effect on Canadian attitudes towards the legal system? 

And the CBC is (once again) accused of anti-Palestinian bias, this time in its documentary division. Lawyer and journalist Julie Sobowale helps us unpack the legal and labour implications of a series of inflammatory tweets.

Host: Jonathan Goldsbie

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Max Collins (Production Manager), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Guest: Julie Sobowale

Further reading: 

• Democracy is at risk when courts come under fire, Canada's top judge warns - Toronto Star
• Opinion: Donald Trump is a criminal – and his conviction is a catastrophe for America - The Globe and Mail
• HAMMER: Post-Trump verdict, will the American Right finally wake up? - Toronto Sun
• Don’t save local journalism – reinvent it - The Philanthropist Journal
• Top Canadian scientist alleges in leaked emails he was barred from studying mystery brain illness - The Guardian
• Medical Lies from the Maritimes (2023) - CANADALAND
• CBC has whitewashed Israel’s crimes in Gaza. I saw it firsthand - The Breach
• On covering one of the most divisive stories in years - CBC News Editor’s Blog
• CBC’s Palestine Exception (2022) - Review of Journalism

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