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Is Carney “Cooking the Books” on Immigration?
Depending on which headline you read, you might think Canada announced two different immigration plans. Are we staying the course on “taking back control”? Or is Mark Carney lying to us?Host Noor Azrieh is …
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Depending on which headline you read, you might think Canada announced two different immigration plans. Are we staying the course on “taking back control”? Or is Mark Carney lying to us?
Host Noor Azrieh is joined by Dr. Rupa Banerjee to unpack the numbers behind the outrage, and the people getting lost in the math. From the Conservatives’ advance instructions to reporters to the Globe and Mail’s barrage of opinion pieces, how did a badly explained policy become a story about deception?
Plus: a viral Carney misclip, a Globe correction, and David Cochrane’s accusation that Noor invented a quote.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Senior Producer), Julian Abraham (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Mixing & Mastering), Harrison Lowman (Managing Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor & Publisher), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guest: Rupa Banerjee
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Mark Carney cranks up immigration again, while pretending not to – The Globe and Mail
- Poilievre accuses government of cooking books on immigration – CityNews Toronto
- Why Ottawa’s move to grant 200,000 temporary residents permanent status is facing backlash – The Globe and Mail
- The Liberals’ immigration numbers game – The Globe and Mail
- The Carney government’s immigration targets are a fib and a dodge – The Globe and Mail
- Tasha Kheiriddin: Carney's immigration subterfuge a threat to his nation-building project – National Post
- Conservatives: Seven Reporting Issues To Watch For In Today’s Immigration Levels Plan – Michelle Rempel Garner
- Mark Carney Announces Highest Permanent Immigration in Canadian History, Tries to Hide It – Michelle Rempel Garner
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The $500 Million Corporate Handout the Media Isn’t Talking About
Mark Carney’s budget expands support for the news industry, including opening a newsroom salary tax credit to audio and video journalism. Former Calgary Herald publisher and CRTC vice-chair Peter Menzies calls …
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Mark Carney’s budget expands support for the news industry, including opening a newsroom salary tax credit to audio and video journalism. Former Calgary Herald publisher and CRTC vice-chair Peter Menzies calls it a disaster for press independence. Host Noor Azrieh wants to know what happens to the reporters—and the reporting—if that support disappears. And what a possible end to Meta’s news ban could mean for the industry?
Plus: who put CBC in charge of Canada’s Eurovision ambitions? And the Blue Jays’ painfully vague response to Anthony Santander’s Islamophobic reposts.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Senior Producer), Julian Abraham (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Mixing & Mastering), Harrison Lowman (Managing Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor & Publisher)
Guest: Peter Menzies
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- EXTRA! EXTRA! Canada budget ensures all but a handful of journalists depend on the feds – Peter Menzies
- From Making Web Giants Pay to Paying Media Giants: Budget 2026 Replaces the Government’s Internet Platform Strategy With $1.5 Billion in Taxpayer Dollars for Culture and News – Michael Geist
- CBC/Radio-Canada welcomes Budget 2026 investment in public service media – CBC
- Canada's new budget proposes $5B for culture. Here's where it would go – CBC News
- Ottawa boosts journalism tax credit by $501M, extends eligibility to broadcasters – CTV News
- Blue Jays response to Santander’s Islamophobic reposts ‘not enough’ for some fans – CBC News
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Is It Time for Canada to Start Spying on the U.S.?
Canada is the only Five Eyes country without a foreign intelligence service like the CIA or MI6, but that might be about to change.Last week’s federal budget gave CSIS $6 billion over ten years, and the Prime …
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Canada is the only Five Eyes country without a foreign intelligence service like the CIA or MI6, but that might be about to change.
Last week’s federal budget gave CSIS $6 billion over ten years, and the Prime Minister’s top security adviser said the government plans to change the law so CSIS can spy abroad.
Managing editor Harrison Lowman talks to Phil Gurski, a 32-year veteran of Canadian intelligence, who has spent years arguing that Canada needs its own CIA. Do we even need a foreign intelligence service? What would spying abroad actually look like? And should Canada be tapping the phones of its allies?
Plus: a former Desjardins CEO runs to replace Steven Guilbeault, Carney skips Washington and COP31 for a global summit tour that ends in China, and Elizabeth May backs a petition to legalize non-sexual public nudity.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and post production), Jesse Brown (Editor in Chief), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Phil Gurski
Background reading:
- Canada’s military and spy agency are getting spending boosts in Budget 2026 (Global News)
- The Plan for a Stronger Canada: National Security for Canadians (Privy Council Office)
- Internal memo flags the promise and pitfalls of expanding CSIS’s foreign spy role (The Canadian Press)
- Debate over a foreign spy service for Canada influenced by allies, money: study (The Canadian Press, via CTV)
- Phil Gurski: Canada needs its own CIA (The Hub)
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MAID in Canada: What If Your Future Self Wants to Live?
Today, we're talking about medical assistance in dying. Should you be able to ask for it in advance for a time when you can no longer consent? And is it wrong to exclude people whose only condition is mental …
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Today, we're talking about medical assistance in dying. Should you be able to ask for it in advance for a time when you can no longer consent? And is it wrong to exclude people whose only condition is mental illness?
We’re speaking with two people who testified before Parliament this spring and see this very differently.
NOTE: This episode includes a discussion of suicide and medical assistance in dying. If that’s hard to listen to, it’s okay to skip this one.
Host: Archie Matlow
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Julian Abraham (Fact Check), Harrison Lowman (Managing Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Jocelyn Downie, Dr. Ramona Coelho
Additional music by Audio network
Background reading:
- Dying with Dignity
- Medical assistance in dying: Overview — Government of Canada
- The faces of MAID — The Globe & Mail
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The Guy Behind the News Clips More Popular Than the News
Scott Robertson is a real guy watching an alarming amount of Canadian political television, and hand-clipping the two minutes that will end up on your social media feeds.Noor Azrieh meets the man behind the …
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Scott Robertson is a real guy watching an alarming amount of Canadian political television, and hand-clipping the two minutes that will end up on your social media feeds.
Noor Azrieh meets the man behind the viral clips of Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre and Doug Ford to talk bias, his MeidasTouch job, and why CBC’s David Cochrane isn’t thrilled about being clipped.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Senior Producer), Julian Abraham (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Mixing & Mastering), Harrison Lowman (Managing Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor & Publisher)
Guest: Scott Robertston
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BONUS: Canadaland’s New Hosts Answer Your Most Burning Questions
This past month Canadaland changed the line-up of hosts on all of our weekly shows. Some familiar faces, sure, but occupying new roles. So, we thought this was the perfect time to learn more about them. We …
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This past month Canadaland changed the line-up of hosts on all of our weekly shows. Some familiar faces, sure, but occupying new roles. So, we thought this was the perfect time to learn more about them. We opened the lines and you called in with questions.
What are they going to do differently with the shows? What makes them tick? What’s the one killer interview they want to do?
You asked us anything and we answered everything.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), Harrison Lowman (Managing Editor), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Guests: Noor Azrieh, Archie Matlow
Photo: Tony Wang
Additional music by Audio Network
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Carney Chose an A.I. “Champion.” Like It or Not, You’re an Investor
Ottawa plans to invest up to $1.6 billion in Canadian AI “champion” Cohere, and AI Minister Evan Solomon has a podcast to sell the story. Douglas joins Noor Azrieh to unpack the national pride, the hype, and …
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Ottawa plans to invest up to $1.6 billion in Canadian AI “champion” Cohere, and AI Minister Evan Solomon has a podcast to sell the story.
Douglas joins Noor Azrieh to unpack the national pride, the hype, and the questions missing from the coverage.
Plus, whether Canada should send experimental math rock aliens, Angine de Poitrine, to Eurovision. And whether This Hour Has 22 Minutes possibly predicted the new US press secretary (the one and only) Nicki Minaj.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Senior Producer), Julian Abraham (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Mixing & Mastering), Harrison Lowman (Managing Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor & Publisher)
Guest: Douglas Soltys
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Why Canada’s Cohere stake has struck a nerve – BetaKit
- Finance Minister calls Cohere the “poster child” for government investment – BetaKit
- Canada to invest up to $1.6B in Toronto-based AI company Cohere – CBC News
- Canada to Take Equity Stake in AI Firm Cohere – The Wall Street Journal
- Ottawa to invest up to $1.6-billion in Cohere as AI firm’s valuation soars to $35.7-billion – The Globe and Mail
- Building Secure AI in Canada | Aidan Gomez and Joëlle Pineau – AI Minister Evan Solomon
- Angine de Poitrine review – mind-boggling math rock mastery from freaky Québécois duo – The Guardian
- ‘This Hour Has 22 Minutes,’ a Canadian Sketch Show, Beats American Late Night to the Punchline – The New York Times
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Why Some European Leaders Don’t Want Canada in the EU
Canada wanted to be an “associate member” of the EU, but all we got was an “Alliance for the Future.” So who in Europe is skeptical of getting closer to Canada, and why? Host Sam talks to three German members …
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Canada wanted to be an “associate member” of the EU, but all we got was an “Alliance for the Future.” So who in Europe is skeptical of getting closer to Canada, and why?
Host Sam talks to three German members of the European Parliament who voted against closer ties with Canada: one from the far-right AfD, a party now leading Germany’s polls, and two elected on the ticket of a populist left-wing party.
They say they like Canada. What they don’t buy is the pitch: shared values, our support for Ukraine, and Europe as Canada’s escape hatch from Trump.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor/Post Production), Harrison Lowman (Managing Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests:
- Alexander Sell, AfD member of the European Parliament
- Michael von der Schulenburg, non-attached member of the European Parliament; former UN assistant secretary-general
- Thomas Geisel, non-attached member of the European Parliament; former mayor of Düsseldorf
Background reading:
- Canada aims to become EU’s first ‘associate member’ by June 2027, Carney says | Euronews
- Canada, European Union officials drop ‘associate member’ from summit declaration | Reuters
- EU removes mention of ‘associate membership’ from Canada declaration | Euronews
- European Parliament calls for stronger EU-Canada partnership | Global Affairs Canada
- EU to buy $750 billion of US energy in trade agreement | S&P Global
- New Eurobarometer shows continued strong support for EU’s response to war in Ukraine | EU Neighbours East
- Poilievre calls German politician Christine Anderson’s views ‘vile’ and ‘racist’ | CBC
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Riots in France: Who's Exploiting the Chaos?
For the third weekend in a row, protesters have taken to the streets across France. It all started in September with high school students asking for more teachers and better conditions in their schools. But …
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For the third weekend in a row, protesters have taken to the streets across France. It all started in September with high school students asking for more teachers and better conditions in their schools. But now, it's about a whole lot more: the cost of living, gas prices, wages that aren't keeping up. And more groups have joined the fray: trade unions, yellow vests, anti-capitalists, and activists for a free Palestine.
With so many people out there asking for different things, it can be hard to make sense of what's actually going on. You’ll hear very different explanations depending on who you ask.
There's an election coming up in about six months, too. Marine Le Pen on the far right and Jean-Luc Mélenchon on the far left both want to be president and both see opportunity in all of this anger.
Are the protests being exploited by the politicians? And are they also starting to appear in Canada?
Host: Archie Matlow
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Harrison Lowman (Managing Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Simone Rodan-Benzaquen
Fact checking: Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio network
Photo: Jorge Jaramillo
Background reading:
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Nathan Fielder Is Lying to Us All
Everyone is talking about (homegrown Canadian) Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s documentary, You Can See Everything. The Verge’s Elizabeth Lopatto spent four months covering Holmes’ fraud trial, and she …
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Everyone is talking about (homegrown Canadian) Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s documentary, You Can See Everything. The Verge’s Elizabeth Lopatto spent four months covering Holmes’ fraud trial, and she joins host Noor Azrieh to unpack what the film reveals, what it leaves unchallenged, and the difference between a compelling documentary and good journalism.
Plus, China’s AI bubble loses air, and Canadian news publishers take the AI company behind Claude to court.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Senior Producer), Julian Abraham (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Mixing & Mastering), Harrison Lowman (Managing Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor & Publisher)
Guest: Elizabeth Lopatto
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Don’t forget for a second that Elizabeth Holmes is a liar – The Verge
- Nathan Fielder Tells Us Everything – WIRED
- That Trick Nathan Fielder Does – The New York Times
- Loved You Can See Everything? Thank Canada – CBC News
- We Can Never Understand Elizabeth Holmes, or Nathan Fielder – The New Yorker
- 'You Can See Everything' review: Fact, fiction and fraud in the Elizabeth Holmes film – NPR
- Anthropic sued by major Canadian news publishers for copyright claims in Ontario court – CBC News
- In China, the AI bubble has already burst – Reuters
- You Can See Everything, and You Will Know Nothing
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Introducing! The New Host of Canadaland...
This is it — the final announcement of our crowdfunding month. We're thrilled to introduce the new host of Canadaland's Monday edition and unveil the new title for the show. Wait for it...Do you have burning …
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This is it — the final announcement of our crowdfunding month. We're thrilled to introduce the new host of Canadaland's Monday edition and unveil the new title for the show. Wait for it...
Do you have burning questions for any of our new hosts? Well, if you're seeing this on Thursday, you're in luck: We're doing a LIVE "ask me anything" call-in show this evening, from 4:30-6:30pm EDT. Head to callinstudio.com/show/canadaland or dial in at 888-401-7056 when the time comes. Sam, Noor and our new host (no spoilers!) would love to hear from you.
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Was the B.C. Election the Death of “Woke” Politics?
A spectacular own goal? A rejection of progressive politics? Host Noor Azrieh is joined by political strategist Zain Velji to pick through the wreckage of Eby’s election gamble—and the competing media …
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A spectacular own goal? A rejection of progressive politics? Host Noor Azrieh is joined by political strategist Zain Velji to pick through the wreckage of Eby’s election gamble—and the competing media narratives about what it means.
Plus, why “BC’s first Conservative government in nearly a century” deserves an asterisk, Alberta’s electoral map controversy, and the AI-generated Jagmeet Singh ads flooding X. Seriously, what’s in the red Nike bag?
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Senior Producer), Julian Abraham (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Mixing & Mastering), Harrison Lowman (Managing Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor & Publisher)
Guest: Zain Velji
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Political hubris claims another victim – the NDP’s David Eby – The Globe and Mail
- Adam Pankratz: A warning from B.C. — don't pull an Eby – National Post
- James Moore: David Eby treated B.C. voters like fools, and paid the price – CTV News
- Geoff Russ: B.C. Conservatives win towering majority in rebuke of power-hungry Eby – National Post
- B.C. Election: 8 take-aways after a landslide Conservative win – Vancouver Sun
- Please Advise! How Did Doerkson Win So Big? – The Tyee
- B.C. election turnout slumps to new low as fewer than half of voters cast ballot – The Globe and Mail
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Our monthly Off The Record is recording tomorrow! This month, we're doing something special:
Our new hosts — Noor, Sam and our soon-to-be-announced third host — are doing an AMA this week! Head to callinstudio.com/show/canadaland or dial in at 888-401-7056 this Thursday, October 29, from 4:30-6:30pm EDT and ask them anything.
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First Nations, First Ministers, Second Chance?
In 2005, Canada’s leaders agreed to a $5.1-billion plan to close the gap for Indigenous people. Three days later, the government fell, and the deal died with it.This week, they finally sat down again.Sam spends …
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In 2005, Canada’s leaders agreed to a $5.1-billion plan to close the gap for Indigenous people. Three days later, the government fell, and the deal died with it.
This week, they finally sat down again.
Sam spends the day before with Jeff Copenace, chief of Onigaming First Nation. Twenty years ago, he was sitting right behind Paul Martin at Kelowna. This time, he couldn’t get in the room.
Plus: meet our new managing editor, Harrison Lowman, and his pick for the craziest political story of the decade. In May, Caroline Elliott was the front-runner to lead the B.C. Conservatives. She lost by two points, would she have beat Eby?
It’s our annual crowdfunding month! You can become a supporter starting for just $5/month by going to canadaland.com/join — we’ll even throw in a free tote bag. And be sure to stay tuned for some big announcements over the next few weeks.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer) Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Harrison Lowman (Managing Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Background reading:
- Prime Minister Carney convenes First Nations leadership and First Ministers for the first time in two decades, launches discussions on a new First Nations Sovereign Wealth Fund | PMO
- Undoing the Kelowna agreement | CBC News
- Learning from the Kelowna Accord | Policy Options
- Carney, premiers meet with First Nations leaders in Ottawa | Global News
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I Am Made of Scars: The Legacy of Ontario's Child Prisons
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Over 20,000 kids went through Ontario's "training schools" system. But really they weren't so much schools as prisons for children ages 8-16. The first of what grew to nineteen of these institutions opened in 1925. They all shut down by 1984.
Daniel Brown was one of the last boys to be declared a ward of the Juvenile Delinquents Act and to serve time in the training schools system and today we tell his story.
NB Parts of this story originally appeared in a Toronto Life story about Daniel.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Liz Beatty (Reporter), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editing, Sound Design, and Mixing), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
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- Locked Away — Toronto Life
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Bradford or Chow? Toronto Chooses its Next Impotent Mayor
There’s no Mamdani in Toronto’s mayoral race. incumbent Mayor Olivia Chow has lost her early lead on Brad Bradford, with polls suggesting they are deadlocked heading into Monday’s election. As progressives …
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There’s no Mamdani in Toronto’s mayoral race.
incumbent Mayor Olivia Chow has lost her early lead on Brad Bradford, with polls suggesting they are deadlocked heading into Monday’s election.
As progressives scramble to respond to Bradford’s steady rise in the polling, buoyed by a right-leaning law and order platform, some critics wonder if Chow misjudged the city’s mood.
Jan Wong joins Jesse Brown to debate which underwhelming candidate will come out on top.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Senior Producer), Julian Abraham (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Harrison Lowman (Managing Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Guest: Jan Wong
Further reading:
- Does Brad Bradford believe in anything other than himself? - Toronto Star
- Opinion | If Olivia Chow loses, this will be the reason why - Toronto Star
- Brad Bradford Seems Angry—He’s Betting Torontonians Are Too | The Local
- Has Olivia Chow Been an Effective Mayor? | The Local
- Opinion | Olivia Chow's real problem isn't a lacklustre election campaign - Toronto Star
- Geddy Lee and Jim Cuddy have already backed candidates in Toronto’s mayoral race. Do endorsements matter?
- Blind. Hong Kong dissident. Refugee. And as of Monday, she's a Toronto lawyer - National Post
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Meet Our New Media Critic and Politics Host
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What Started the Fire at CFB Wainwright?
A deadly fire killed 4 soldiers at a military base in Alberta on Saturday, but as the news was breaking, information was hard to come by. Even days afterward, basic details remain unknown. The Canadian Military …
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A deadly fire killed 4 soldiers at a military base in Alberta on Saturday, but as the news was breaking, information was hard to come by. Even days afterward, basic details remain unknown.
The Canadian Military is promising to release the details of its investigation to the public, but how long will it take for Canadians to learn what happened at CFB Wainwright?
Jan Wong joins Jesse Brown to discuss the culture of secrecy and lack of disclosure in Canadian institutions, and why it makes it very difficult to be a journalist.
Plus, former Progress Report journalist Duncan Kinney vandalizes a statue and then reports on it.
Host: Jesse Brown
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Guest: Jan Wong
Further reading:
- Everything confirmed so far about CFB Wainwright fire and how it unfolded - National | Globalnews.ca
- CFB Wainwright blaze that killed four, injured dozens began as grass fire - The Globe and Mail
- Findings from fatal CFB Wainwright fire investigation will be made public, top commander says | CBC News
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Carney Compliance Condition
Mark Carney is a serious politician in an age of deeply unserious politics. He’s become more than the guy running Canada’s government…he’s become the world's poster boy for the anti-Trump resistance. But the …
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Mark Carney is a serious politician in an age of deeply unserious politics. He’s become more than the guy running Canada’s government…he’s become the world's poster boy for the anti-Trump resistance. But the more host Noor Azrieh talks to Canadians, the more it feels like Canada handed Carney the keys and decided we didn’t need to watch where he was driving us.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Background reading:
- Mark Carney shows middle powers how to handle a dangerous world – The Economist
- Carney Is the Crisis Manager Canada Needs – Maclean's
- Who Is Mark Carney, Really? – The Walrus
- Mark Carney Interview: Canada’s Leader Lays Out Vision for Breaking Reliance on U.S. – The New York Times
- The Political Education of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney – POLITICO
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Treason! In Alberta?
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Author Patrick Lennox argues the case that the leaders of the separatist movement in Alberta are treasonous.
Lennox writes that the "...enablers in the quasi-separatist United Conservative Party are engaged in treason against the Canadian people. They wear the obscuring masks of grievance, but behind those masks are the faces of traitors, a gaggle of hucksters, con men, and megalomaniacal politicians who are enabling our enemies to loosen our will to self-determination as a nation."
So is Alberta's referendum the legitimate airing of grievance or the culmination of a grave crime? Either way, the results are about to roll in…
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editing & Production), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network
Image by Canadaland
More information:
- On Treason: Alberta Separatism, Foreign Interference, and Canada’s Survival in a Revolutionary Age — Biblioasis
- Political organizer from separatist group not co-operating with voter list investigation: Elections Alberta | CBC News
- Alberta Referendum Who’s Who: The Major Players and How They’re Connected | The Walrus
- Alberta voter list leak is a potential public safety disaster: Enforcement experts | Globalnews.ca
- Lawsuit filed over voter privacy breach affecting almost three million Albertans | Globalnews.ca
- Separatist leader David Parker behind voter list leak is uncooperative: Elections Alberta | Globalnews.ca
- Danielle Smith should use Alberta’s data breach to put an end to secession talk - The Globe and Mail
- https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/20/investigations/alberta-voter-data-10x-votes-centurion-project
- Is MAGA weaponizing Alberta separatism? | CBC Radio
- The Wild Claims of Jeff Rath, Separatist Firebrand | The Tyee
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What the FBI Revealed About Tumbler Ridge
The messaging platform Discord is under scrutiny after the FBI alleges it was used to plan the Tumbler Ridge attack. Cody James Bryant, a 30-year-old resident of Bellingham, Washington has been charged with …
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The messaging platform Discord is under scrutiny after the FBI alleges it was used to plan the Tumbler Ridge attack.
Cody James Bryant, a 30-year-old resident of Bellingham, Washington has been charged with conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country.
In the 6 months leading up to the attack, Bryant communicated daily with the Tumbler Ridge shooter, Jesse Van Roostselaar, helping to plan, encourage, and fund the purchase of equipment.
B.C. Premier David Eby is calling on Ottawa to regulate platforms like Discord, so that law enforcement is informed when concerning content appears.
Sarah Rieger of Betakit joins Julian Abraham to consider the tricky balance between privacy and safety in tech regulation.
Host: Julian Abraham
Credits: James Nicholson (Senior Producer), Gökçe On (Fact Checking) , Tristan Capacchione (Mixing and Mastering), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Sarah Rieger
Further reading:
- Alleged use of Discord to plan Tumbler Ridge shooting comes under scrutiny | CBC News
- Tumbler Ridge conspiracy complaint puts focus on messaging and social media firms | CityNews
- Revelations about Tumbler Ridge shooting show how complicated investigation remains, minister says | Toronto Star
- Few Mass Shooters Have Been Transgender - FactCheck.org
- ChatGPT Helped Tumbler Ridge Shooter Focus on Guns, Tactics, and Terror – Mother Jones
- Exposing AdFection: How Discover-Tech Turned Targeted Ads Into a Pipeline for Zero-Click Mercenary Spyware - The Citizen Lab
- WARMINGTON: New American Joni Mitchell throws Canada, PM under a Big Yellow Taxi - Toronto Sun
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Union/Management Meeting
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A Reckoning for Steven Galloway
As Steven Galloway’s defamation trial continues, his supporters say he’s finally getting justice, but some also are demanding accountability from media outlets for their coverage of the case over the last …
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As Steven Galloway’s defamation trial continues, his supporters say he’s finally getting justice, but some also are demanding accountability from media outlets for their coverage of the case over the last decade.
CANADALAND’s previous coverage of Galloway has come under scrutiny in Quillette and from Margaret Atwood.
Rahim Mohamed joins Jesse Brown to dig into the archives to consider if mistakes were made and what can we learn from the Galloway case with the benefit of hindsight.
Plus, Chrystia Freeland spills the Trudeau tea in her new book “Unreliable Boyfriend.”
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Senior Producer), Julian Abraham (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Rahim Mohamed
Further reading:
- Payback Time for Steven Galloway - Quillette
- Is Steven Galloway finally getting justice? - The Globe and Mail
- #173 The Aesthetics Of Rigour - CANADALAND [Podcast]
- Under a cloud: How UBC’s Steven Galloway affair has haunted a campus and changed lives - The Globe and Mail
- Edmonton mayor lashes out as Alberta tells city to roll back infill housing rules | Business News | thecanadianpressnews.ca
- Andrew Phillips: Chrystia Freeland’s book spills the tea on her ‘Unreliable Boyfriend’ and Justin Trudeau does not come off well - Toronto Star
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"I'm Not Concerned" - Danielle Smith on the Alberta Separatist Referendum
There are just a few days left until Alberta’s referendum on separation (and more). If the vote goes through, it won't redraw the country’s borders overnight, but it could give Premier Smith a mandate to pursue …
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There are just a few days left until Alberta’s referendum on separation (and more). If the vote goes through, it won't redraw the country’s borders overnight, but it could give Premier Smith a mandate to pursue the next vote where Alberta could actually separate.
Host Noor Azrieh sits down with Premier Smith to ask what she’s prepared to do if the vote goes through, and how much responsibility she takes for getting Alberta to this point.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Danielle Smith
Background reading:
- How some Alberta separatists are courting U.S. support for independence – The Globe and Mail
- Establishing independent Alberta could cost up to $170B over 5 years: report – CBC News
- Mounties reviewing First Nations' call for treason probe into Alberta premier, UCP – CBC News
- Ottawa tracking allegations of foreign interference in Alberta referendum, Carney says – Toronto Star
- Alberta, Saskatchewan premiers shut down Elon Musk’s call for separation – Global News
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How Doug Ford Funneled Millions to the Biggest News Orgs (and Shut Out the Rest)
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It seemed like such a good plan. Doug Ford tried to save local news with cash from weed, liquor, and gambling. He told four provincial agencies, the ones in charge of booze, pot, the lottery, and transportation, that they had to buy ads from local Ontario publishers. Buy Canadian. This directive came after years of provincial ad money being funneled to American tech and media. Millions of Canadian taxpayer dollars fed to Meta or Google for ad buys or the now notorious $8 million ad spend that included a government of Ontario Super Bowl ad. They were basically advertising to Canadians through American outlets. So for Ontario publishers the about face to a Buy Canadian advertising plan was a welcome change.
So how did it pan out? Where did the millions in ad spending actually go? Who won? Who lost out on the cash? Our reporter Gemma Boothroyd went digging for answers.
And those questions Gemma chased are all the more important now that the Federal Government is rumoured to be considering scaling up the Ontario plan to the federal level.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Gemma Boothroyd (Reporter), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Tristan (Audio Editing & Production), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network
Image by LGOntario
More information:
- Ontario ad campaign 'It's Happening Here' has cost taxpayers $8M | CBC News
- Doug Ford promises 25 per cent of government agency, provincial advertising budgets to local media outlets — Toronto Star
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Is Avi Lewis "Unsafe" or Just Uncomfortable?
An editorial in the National Post considers “How to Deal with Avi Lewis” according to Jewish law, following a Yom Kippur post made by Lewis calling for the Jewish community to take responsibility for failing to …
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An editorial in the National Post considers “How to Deal with Avi Lewis” according to Jewish law, following a Yom Kippur post made by Lewis calling for the Jewish community to take responsibility for failing to stop “an ongoing genocide committed in our name.”
Critics of the editorial argue that the National Post crossed the line, advocating for violence against Lewis.
Meanwhile, a CBC journalist, Neil Herland, is taken off the air for documenting his personal experience of a protest outside a Yom Kippur Synagogue service in Toronto.
Harrison Lowman joins Jesse Brown to discuss why online discourse is more focused on X posts and editorials than the crisis facing Jewish Canadians, underscored by the violent antisemitic attack on a synagogue in Belleville.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Senior Producer), Julian Abraham (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Harrison Lowman
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Further reading:
- Avi Lewis’ Yom Kippur Post on X
- Avi Lewis’s foolish statement on ‘Jewish people’ should be disqualifying - The Globe and Mail
- Yoni Goldstein: Jewish law tells us how to deal with Avi Lewis | National Post
- National Post crosses dangerous line by publishing call for violence against NDP leader - Ricochet
- I’m familiar with death threats. They show Avi Lewis is having an impact ⋆ The Breach
- Neil Herland’s Post on X
- CBC journalist faces discipline for documenting pro-Palestine protest | Toronto Sun
- Poland Demands Tucker Carlson Apologize for 'False, Deeply Troubling' WWII Claims - Yahoo News
- What If the U.S. Demanded This? The Cloud Provider Conditions Behind Canada’s EU Digital Pivot - Michael Geist
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Jesse Brown is Fired!
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It's true. Jesse Brown has fired himself as a host of Canadaland podcasts.
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Quebec's "Brainrot" Separatism
Quebec has elected Paul St-Pierre Plamondon and the Parti Québéois to a minority government, whose platform includes a referendum on sovereignty. Even though St-Pierre Plamondon intends to hold off on a …
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Quebec has elected Paul St-Pierre Plamondon and the Parti Québéois to a minority government, whose platform includes a referendum on sovereignty.
Even though St-Pierre Plamondon intends to hold off on a referendum until after Trump has left office, Canada now has a two-headed separatism problem.
The current version of Quebec’s sovereignty movement is led by young people, who signal their support through reels and memes.
Meanwhile, in Alberta an investigation in the Globe and Mail details meetings between separatists and the US administration, where fresh water, oil royalties, and a train route to Alaska were reportedly offered in exchange for US support.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Senior Producer), Julian Abraham (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Harrison Lowman
Further reading:
- PQ in power, CAQ wiped off the map: Key takeaways from Quebec's election | CBC News
- Quebec Sovereigntists Are Back. This Time They’re All Young | The Walrus
- How St-Pierre Plamondon Learned to Stop Worrying and Blame Immigrants | The Walrus
- Who is Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, Quebec's new separatist premier? | National Post
- PQ sought meeting with U.S. officials in Washington, State Department says - Montreal Gazette
- How some Alberta separatists are courting U.S. support for independence - The Globe and Mail
- Jen Gerson: Oh, so you want to send Ottawa a message, eh? - The Line
- How some Alberta separatists are courting U.S. support for independence - The Globe and Mail
- ‘A new beginning’: Ottawa council votes to rename Trump Avenue | Globalnews.ca
- Ex-defendant apologizes to Steven Galloway as defamation trial set to begin - The Globe and Mail
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Will Carney's Pipeline Stop Alberta From Separating?
It took Danielle Smith (basically) a year to get her new West Coast pipeline from Ottawa - a massive project with a price tag between 35 to 44 billion dollars. Alberta is pushing for construction to start in …
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It took Danielle Smith (basically) a year to get her new West Coast pipeline from Ottawa - a massive project with a price tag between 35 to 44 billion dollars. Alberta is pushing for construction to start in less than a year. That timeline is a big test for Carney, because it will be the first project to use the fast-tracking powers his government passed through the controversial Bill C-5. But, there are still a ton of unanswered questions, Falice Chin of the Hub joins host Noor Azrieh to answer them. What exactly has the government signed us up for?
Plus, an update on David Eby’s snap election in BC with Mo Amir from This is VANCOLOUR.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Falice Chin, Mo Amir
Background reading:
- 6 unanswered questions hanging over Alberta’s ‘Pacific Link’ oil pipeline – The Hub
- Carney’s expensive Alberta truce: the Pacific Link pipeline – The Narwhal
- Carney, Smith say new West Coast pipeline could get oil companies building again – CBC News
- How a new oil pipeline could open new markets for Canada — and deepen U.S. ties – Edmonton Journal
- Indigenous, local leaders optimistic about new pipeline despite “host of issues” Carney says Federal government is yet to address – Edmonton Journal
- Canada’s Proposed Oil Pipeline Offers Carney Relief From Domestic and Global Turmoil – The New York Times
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The Curious Case of David Pugliese
Today we’re reopening the files on what might be the strangest and most shocking Canadian media story in recent memory. The Ottawa Citizen journalist, David Pugliese, who was allegedly compromised by the KGB.On …
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Today we’re reopening the files on what might be the strangest and most shocking Canadian media story in recent memory. The Ottawa Citizen journalist, David Pugliese, who was allegedly compromised by the KGB.
On October 24th, 2024, Chris Alexander, former MP and former Harper cabinet minister, also a former Canadian diplomat to Russia, gave sworn testimony at a parliamentary inquiry into Russian interference and disinformation campaigns in Canada. And that’s where the allegations first came to public light.
The story stunned the Canadian media world. David Pugliese has been a fixture in Canadian journalism for almost 40 years. He does serious in-depth reporting about national defense. And the idea that all this time he's been a secret Russian agent, it just seemed nuts.
But these were serious, potentially career-ending, potentially criminal allegations. Pugliese denied the allegations outright in clear and emphatic language. The Canadian Association of Journalists stood by his side and decried the allegations as a McCarthy-esque smear job. And the story, well, google it now, and the internet’s collective wisdom will tell you that the story is debunked.
So why are we talking about it now? Because our investigation raises new questions about the allegations against Pugliese and about the Canadian media’s role in the story.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Written and Reported by, Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
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Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Photo: David Pugliese’s X Profile
More information:
- Canadaland’s Substack
- Forged KGB Documents Used to Smear Journalist in Parliament | The Walrus
- So You've Become a Russian Asset - by Justin Ling
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The Hot New Journalist Who Was Actually AI
Who is Daniel Robson?Since 2025, Robson quickly established himself as a prolific freelance columnist, with bylines in the Ottawa Citizen, the Montreal Gazette, The Hub, Western Standard, and Policy Options.But …
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Who is Daniel Robson?
Since 2025, Robson quickly established himself as a prolific freelance columnist, with bylines in the Ottawa Citizen, the Montreal Gazette, The Hub, Western Standard, and Policy Options.
But there’s one problem: he doesn’t seem to exist.
When a Turkish journalist began asking Canadian editors to verify Robson’s biographical details, they realized they couldn’t and that Robson’s persona and writing was A.I. generated.
Who or what is behind this mysterious A.I. entity and what does it have to do with Morocco?
Stuart Benson of the Hill Times joins Julian Abraham to go down the Daniel Robson rabbit hole.
Host: Julian Abraham
Credits: James Nicholson (Senior Producer), Gökçe On (Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Stuart Benson
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Further reading:
- Why Policy Options removed an article published under the name Daniel Robson - Policy Options
- Exclusive—Fake AI columnist dupes Canadian press to target Moroccan dissidents, and a Turkish 'middleman' - Türkiye Today
- AI fabrication suspected of writing dozens of articles in Canadian publications - The Globe and Mail
- Why the Citizen removed articles by Daniel Robson — and what we're doing next | Ottawa Citizen
- A statement on articles by ‘Daniel Robson’ - The Hub
- Industry 'frustrated' as Liberals' Bill C-39 falls short of proactive strike-prevention powers - The Hill Times
- Baked potato offered as incentive for attendees of Nova Scotia MAID info night - Toronto Sun
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