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Front Burner is a daily news podcast that takes you deep into the stories shaping Canada and the world. Each morning, from Monday to Friday, host Jayme Poisson talks with the smartest people covering the biggest stories to help you understand what’s going on.
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Effective Altruism: the charitable movement influencing Silicon Valley
Effective altruism, a charitable movement that has become highly influential in Silicon Valley, suffered a huge blow to its reputation in 2022 — when its most famous proponent, Sam Bankman-Fried, was exposed …
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Effective altruism, a charitable movement that has become highly influential in Silicon Valley, suffered a huge blow to its reputation in 2022 — when its most famous proponent, Sam Bankman-Fried, was exposed for fraud and his FTX crypto exchange collapsed.
But while it moved out of the limelight, it never went away. And when AI company Anthropic goes public next week, analysts are predicting that effective altruism-linked charitable causes could be poised to rake in tens of billions of dollars.
Today, we look at the philosophical foundations of effective altruism, its many controversies, and how it influences Silicon Valley executives’ thinking and the tech they develop.
Our guest is David Z Morris. He’s the Managing Editor of Zero Knowledge Media, a former reporter for Fortune Magazine, a former chief columnist at CoinDesk, and the author of Stealing the Future: Sam Bankman-Fried, Elite Fraud, and the Cult of Techno-Utopia.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
Espionage, chips and the 'Nvidia state'
The tech world had one of its biggest scandals ever this week when Jensen Huang, the CEO of the world’s most valuable chipmaker Nvidia, apologized for having an extra-marital affair with a woman believed by the …
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The tech world had one of its biggest scandals ever this week when Jensen Huang, the CEO of the world’s most valuable chipmaker Nvidia, apologized for having an extra-marital affair with a woman believed by the U.S. to be a Chinese spy.
This story is about so much more than an alleged honey pot operation. It's about who leads the AI industry, the AI arms race with China and maybe most of all, how dependent the U.S., and even the global economy, has become on one single company.
Matteo Wong writes about AI and Silicon Valley for The Atlantic and joins me today to talk about what’s at stake.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
Pete Hegseth survives impeachment, for now
On Monday afternoon, Republican congressman Thomas Massie took to the house floor to introduce eight articles of impeachment against the U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of a series of abuses …
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On Monday afternoon, Republican congressman Thomas Massie took to the house floor to introduce eight articles of impeachment against the U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of a series of abuses of power and violations of the law related to the American war in Iran, an allegedly illegal war in Yemen, strikes in the Caribbean, and the capture of the Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, among other violations.
On Tuesday evening House Republicans halted the impeachment process, for now. But with Democrats poised to take control of Congress in January, this is far from over.
So, what exactly is Pete Hegseth accused of? And how did he become the Trump administration's primary target for impeachment?
With us today is David Smith, The Guardian's Washington bureau chief.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
Ukrainian conscription in the crosshairs
Last week, more than 100 people rioted outside a compound near Kyiv that was being used by Ukraine’s National Guard, alleging the military was abusing new recruits inside. Videos of the incident have gone …
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Last week, more than 100 people rioted outside a compound near Kyiv that was being used by Ukraine’s National Guard, alleging the military was abusing new recruits inside. Videos of the incident have gone viral, with unverified allegations of a “neo-Nazi torture chamber” spreading across social media.
Evidence is now emerging that this incident may not have been as organic as it seemed — that it may have been orchestrated by provocateurs. But it has highlighted the very real anger in Ukraine over the military’s use of forced conscription.
Today we’re going to take a look at Ukraine’s conscription practices, and the backlash against them, with Dan Peleschuk, a Reuters correspondent based in Kyiv.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
What’s Canada’s new national security plan?
For the first time in 22 years, Canada has released a new national security strategy. The 13-page document lays out the government’s goals and priorities for, as they put it, a “stronger Canada”. It covers …
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For the first time in 22 years, Canada has released a new national security strategy. The 13-page document lays out the government’s goals and priorities for, as they put it, a “stronger Canada”. It covers everything from military spending and protecting the Arctic to bolstering Canada’s intelligence services and vaccine procurement.
But as Canada puts up its defences, is it losing sight of itself? Our guest, former Foreign Affairs Minister and retired chair of the World Refugee and Migration Council, Lloyd Axworthy, wrote a piece for the Toronto Star headlined, “Mark Carney has flipped the plan on how to protect Canada and here is why I’m concerned.”
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
Carney’s big federal budget bets
The federal budget was unveiled Thursday afternoon, and it lays out some of the big bets the Carney government plans on making in the years ahead. A $36-billion tax break to kickstart an “investment …
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The federal budget was unveiled Thursday afternoon, and it lays out some of the big bets the Carney government plans on making in the years ahead. A $36-billion tax break to kickstart an “investment supercycle”. A number of affordability measures. A plan to end homelessness within a decade.
But those bets also raise some uncomfortable questions.
Can we really fast track huge nation building projects and still hit our climate goals? How much debt are we taking on to pay for it all? And will any of this actually make life more affordable?
CBC senior parliamentary writer Aaron Wherry was in the budget lockup, and he’s here to break it all down.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
The Dems won big, but what comes next?
In the wake of the Democratic sweep of the U.S. midterms, we take a deeper look at the factors that got us here, from Iran to data centres. We also examine what could come next from a rejected Republican Party …
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In the wake of the Democratic sweep of the U.S. midterms, we take a deeper look at the factors that got us here, from Iran to data centres. We also examine what could come next from a rejected Republican Party and a blue Congress.
David A. Graham joins us. He's a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
Voters punish Trump in midterm blowout
Trump-backed picks lost and Republican strongholds crumbled as Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate. Alex Shephard, senior editor at The New Republic, is here. We talk about some of the …
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Trump-backed picks lost and Republican strongholds crumbled as Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate.
Alex Shephard, senior editor at The New Republic, is here. We talk about some of the stunning Democrat wins, like Texas and South Carolina. How will they wield their newfound power?
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
Republicans, Islamophobia and the midterms
As the U.S. voters head to the midterm polls, Republican candidates and leaders are targeting Muslim and Arab Americans casting them as suspect, questioning their loyalties, and their place in American …
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As the U.S. voters head to the midterm polls, Republican candidates and leaders are targeting Muslim and Arab Americans casting them as suspect, questioning their loyalties, and their place in American life.
Much of this has centred on Michigan Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed, and Minnesota Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar, but they are not alone.
Today, we take a closer look at Islamophobia on the Republican campaign trail and ask how anti-Muslim fear, skepticism and hate can be cultivated and used for political ends.
Moustafa Bayoumi is a professor of English at Brooklyn College and the author of 'How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?: Being Young and Arab in America.' He's our guest today.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
Washington accuses Canada of meddling in midterms
Earlier this month, U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra, made the dramatic allegation that Canada could be engaging in election interference in the U.S. The ambassador was pointing to a few different things. One, was …
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Earlier this month, U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra, made the dramatic allegation that Canada could be engaging in election interference in the U.S.
The ambassador was pointing to a few different things. One, was comments made by Industry Minister Melanie Joly about Canada’s tariff strategy. Another was Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s anti-tariff ads that ran in the U.S. last fall. They also pointed to Canadians that have been charged or sentenced in the U.S. with voter fraud-related incidents as part of a broad crackdown on non-citizen voting.
So what actually counts as foreign interference? We’re joined by Leah West, an associate professor of international affairs at Carleton University – and a former advisor for Canada’s Foreign Interference Commission.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
Interest rates are up. Should you be worried?
On Wednesday, for the first time in three years, the Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate. It’s a modest hike — just 0.25% — but it’s been a controversial one, with several economists arguing that …
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On Wednesday, for the first time in three years, the Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate. It’s a modest hike — just 0.25% — but it’s been a controversial one, with several economists arguing that governor Tiff Macklem was jumping the gun, when Canada has by some measures been dealing with a sluggish economy.
But Macklem also had his reasons. Today we take a look at the Bank’s rationale, what the impact of this rate hike may be, and what it says about the state of Canada’s economy.
Our guest is Kevin Carmichael, Economics Columnist and Editor-at-Large at The Logic.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
Will Anthropic's IPO go boom or bust?
In the few years since its inception, Anthropic has become one of the buzziest companies in tech. In their own words, they’re an AI enterprise that “puts safety at the frontier”. And this week they’re one step …
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In the few years since its inception, Anthropic has become one of the buzziest companies in tech. In their own words, they’re an AI enterprise that “puts safety at the frontier”. And this week they’re one step closer to going public with one of the biggest initial public offerings of all time, with expectations that they could raise up to $100-billion.
There’s a lot riding on this. Anthropic’s market debut could prove that either the AI boom is here to stay or that the mountains of money poured into the AI race were a bad bet.
With Erin Griffith, tech and business reporter at the New York Times, we look at what Anthropic’s 335-page pitch to investors and the Securities and Exchange Commission tells us about the company’s structure, finances and whether they can keep the AI train running.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
US Politics! Will Texas flip, who's bailing on Trump?
On Tuesday, Americans will go to the polls in a midterm vote that stands to challenge the Republican hold on both chambers of congress. For the first time in decades, a state like Texas may flip from Republican …
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On Tuesday, Americans will go to the polls in a midterm vote that stands to challenge the Republican hold on both chambers of congress. For the first time in decades, a state like Texas may flip from Republican to Democrat. The implications would be vast for a Trump administration that has benefited from Republican majorities in the House and Senate.
Alex Shephard, Senior Editor at The New Republic, joins us to break down some of the key dynamics that could decide which way the elections go.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
Are Canadian conservatives ditching the fringe?
At the end of September the B.C. Conservative party had imploded. Today, they are set to run the province. It's a stunning reversal of political fortune for a party that had been torn apart by infighting and …
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At the end of September the B.C. Conservative party had imploded. Today, they are set to run the province. It's a stunning reversal of political fortune for a party that had been torn apart by infighting and resignations before a snap election call by the NDP.
The whole situation raises a tonne of interesting questions. Was this a triumph of one particular brand of conservatism over another? Or just a rejection of the NDP? Are there lessons here for Danielle Smith in Alberta and the struggling federal Conservatives?
Political strategist Kory Teneycke, co-founder and CEO of Rubicon Strategy joins us to talk about it.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
Will Israeli voters turf Netanyahu?
Israelis will elect a new prime minister on Tuesday for the first time since October 7th. Polls suggest that many voters are ready to turf Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing criticism at home for corruption …
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Israelis will elect a new prime minister on Tuesday for the first time since October 7th. Polls suggest that many voters are ready to turf Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing criticism at home for corruption scandals and his handling of October 7th.
He also faces isolation abroad for his military campaigns in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. But while he may be sliding in the polls, it’s not clear that his main challengers will be able to pull together a coalition to oust him.
Today, we hear from three voters as well as pollster and analyst Dahlia Scheindlin about Netanyahu’s main challenger and his vision for the country, and how the Netanyahu era has changed Israel.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
Weekend Listen: Was this referendum worth it? We ask Danielle Smith
Canada is complicated. Alberta has opinions. Ride shotgun with host Kathleen Petty on West of Centre for conversations about the state of politics in Canada, as power and influence shifts West. Whether you live …
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Canada is complicated. Alberta has opinions. Ride shotgun with host Kathleen Petty on West of Centre for conversations about the state of politics in Canada, as power and influence shifts West. Whether you live here or just can't look away, you’ll get the no-nonsense analysis you need to make sense of it all.
In this episode Premier Danielle Smith joins host Kathleen Petty after a divisive Alberta referendum. Albertans are clear on their desire to remain a province of Canada. But parts of the province, and Smith’s own party, remain at odds. Separatists still hold United Conservative Party memberships. The premier says they should find a new party. But can she kick them out? And will she?
Also, Smith did not get a mandate on the four referendum questions on constitutional reform, and she failed to get a strong mandate on the other five questions on immigration. There's a clear divide between urban and rural voters. Will she push ahead with planned legislation to remove some social services for temporary residents? And how do conservatives address sagging support in the big cities?
More episodes of West of Centre are available wherever you get your podcasts, and here: https://link.mgln.ai/WoCxFB
Elon, Starlink and the betrayal of Ukraine
Two weeks ago, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he’d struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply the world with millions of tonnes of Russian diesel. It stunned Ukrainian president …
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Two weeks ago, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he’d struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply the world with millions of tonnes of Russian diesel. It stunned Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said he felt betrayed. Trump responded by saying it was time for “Ukraine to get a new president.”
Soon after, Ukraine said its access to SpaceX’s military-grade version of Starlink called Starshield was throttled. Their drones slowed to a near halt and they were no longer able to intercept all of Russia’s attacks as Russia hammered Ukrainian energy facilities and civilian areas.
Ukraine blamed the White House. The White House denied it. The Wall Street Journal reported Elon Musk gave the order. He denied it too. But the incident raised questions about the implications of the world’s richest man exercising that kind of power.
Sharon Weinberger is a longtime national security reporter and the author of several books including her latest, 'Valley of Death: How Big Tech Is Fueling the Future of War'. She joins us to unpack what’s happening with this Starlink debacle and the consequences of Silicon Valley's ever growing role in global conflict.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
What's behind the youth protests in France?
France is in the midst of a weeks-long, nationwide protest that began with high school students lamenting the conditions of their public schools and issues like overcrowding, teacher shortages, and …
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France is in the midst of a weeks-long, nationwide protest that began with high school students lamenting the conditions of their public schools and issues like overcrowding, teacher shortages, and deteriorating facilities.
But these protests quickly became a national uprising, the largest the country has seen in decades — drawing in trade unions, public sector workers, and others frustrated with the conditions of life in the country.
France is a country where street protest is part of the political culture, and for many around the world France has become a nation synonymous with uprising.
Emile Chabal is an author, historian of Europe's political history, and professor at the University of Edinburgh. He joins the show to talk about how a student protest became a national demonstration of anger at the French state, and how France came to be viewed by many as "the land of protest."
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
Inside Biden's Gaza policy
For more than a year, the Biden administration said it wanted to limit the destruction in Gaza, increase humanitarian aid and bring the war to an end. But as the humanitarian crisis accelerated, the U.S …
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For more than a year, the Biden administration said it wanted to limit the destruction in Gaza, increase humanitarian aid and bring the war to an end. But as the humanitarian crisis accelerated, the U.S. continued to supply Israel with weapons and diplomatic protection.
In his book 'Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel's War in Gaza' journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed draws on nearly 175 interviews to reconstruct the internal debates, political calculations and decisions that shaped the administration’s response.
Akbar Shahid Ahmed is the diplomatic correspondent for The Washington Sun. He's our guest today.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
Alberta decides to stay in Canada
After a historic referendum, Albertans have voted to remain in Canada. When we recorded this episode, just over a third of the votes had been counted, and 76 per cent of them were in favour of staying.CBC …
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After a historic referendum, Albertans have voted to remain in Canada. When we recorded this episode, just over a third of the votes had been counted, and 76 per cent of them were in favour of staying.
CBC Alberta reporter Jason Markusoff joins Jayme to break down what the result means for the future of the independence movement and for the country.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
CFB Wainwright tragedy + the final Alberta referendum push
Jayme Poisson travels to Edmonton to take you inside two rallies where campaigners for a united Canada – and campaigners for Alberta independence – make their last pitch to voters before Monday's referendum …
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Jayme Poisson travels to Edmonton to take you inside two rallies where campaigners for a united Canada – and campaigners for Alberta independence – make their last pitch to voters before Monday's referendum.
Plus, what we know about the deadly fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta that left four service members dead and at least 19 in critical condition.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
Politics! Carney in Alberta, Stelco showdown
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Alberta this week, making a final pitch for unity in the lead-up to the province's referendum on potential separation. Meanwhile, the government is threatening legal action …
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Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Alberta this week, making a final pitch for unity in the lead-up to the province's referendum on potential separation. Meanwhile, the government is threatening legal action against steel company Stelco over layoffs related to the trade war. And the U.S. Ambassador to Canada has raised concerns about potential election interference by Canadian government officials in the U.S. midterms.
Aaron Wherry, senior writer for CBC's parliamentary bureau, joins us to break it all down.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
Is the world locked in an energy war?
Today we are going to spend some time trying to understand the expanding front lines of two ongoing wars, where the battlefield isn't just marked by trenches, snipers and fortifications, but also by energy …
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Today we are going to spend some time trying to understand the expanding front lines of two ongoing wars, where the battlefield isn't just marked by trenches, snipers and fortifications, but also by energy infrastructure, supplies and distribution.
Think of them as energy wars, currently being fought in Ukraine, and in countries around the Persian Gulf.
We're joined by Ravi Agrawal, Editor in Chief at Foreign Policy and host of their podcast, FP Live. Together, we’re looking at energy and how it can be used as a tool or weapon of war and why after decades without them, energy wars are back.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
The other nine referendum questions in Alberta
Alberta's referendum is next week and advance voting is already underway. Much of the attention has centred around the separation question. But there are actually ten questions being put to a vote next …
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Alberta's referendum is next week and advance voting is already underway. Much of the attention has centred around the separation question. But there are actually ten questions being put to a vote next week.
Today on Front Burner, Jayme Poisson speaks with CBC Calgary's Jason Markusoff about the other nine questions: what they mean, why they're being asked, and how the polling shows they could go either way.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts.
Is AI inevitable? Jill Lepore says no
In late September, amid mounting warnings about the risks of AI, the CEOs of six of the world’s most powerful technology companies signed an agreement on artificial intelligence. U.S. President Donald Trump …
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In late September, amid mounting warnings about the risks of AI, the CEOs of six of the world’s most powerful technology companies signed an agreement on artificial intelligence. U.S. President Donald Trump called the accord “morally binding”. But it isn’t legally binding – it’s essentially a pledge from the world’s biggest tech companies to police themselves.
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore has a name for this: the “artificial state”. A world run not by democratically elected governments, but by the billionaires who control technology companies.
Lepore’s new book, The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, explains how we got here, why she thinks it can’t last, and how the public can push back.
Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
How gambling became the game
How did sports betting go from being illegal to being EVERYWHERE? The answer lies in the convergence of daily fantasy sports apps, a bombshell New York Times op-ed, and the potential of a multi-billion dollar …
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How did sports betting go from being illegal to being EVERYWHERE? The answer lies in the convergence of daily fantasy sports apps, a bombshell New York Times op-ed, and the potential of a multi-billion dollar payout. This episode of Understood: The Big Bet tells the story of how a pivotal Supreme Court ruling set the stage for one of the biggest scandals in sports history — one involving a Toronto Raptors bench player named Jontay Porter.
Understood takes you deep inside the seismic shifts reshaping our world right now. From online porn and crypto chaos to the rise of tech oligarchs, deepfake AI, and the broken promises of the internet — we explore the stories that define our digital age with hosts and characters embedded in the heart of the action.
More episodes of The Big Bet are available wherever you get your podcasts, and here: https://link.mgln.ai/TBBxFB
Brazil rides the 'Donroe Doctrine's' orange wave
Right now former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is on house arrest, after being sentenced to 27 years in prison. On Sunday his son Flavio won the first round of that country's presidential elections, his …
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Right now former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is on house arrest, after being sentenced to 27 years in prison. On Sunday his son Flavio won the first round of that country's presidential elections, his wife, and two more of his children were voted into office. A runoff election is three weeks away.
It's a stunning political turnaround.
In part, because the man who could be toppled by the return of the Bolsonaros, is a towering figure of leftist Latin American politics: Lula da Silva. Under Lula's leadership, tens of millions of Brazilians have been lifted out of poverty. He's currently serving his third term as President.
These early results in Brazil mirror a right-wing surge across the region. One that aligns with Donald Trump's so-called 'Donroe Doctrine' where America has free reign to influence, coerce and pick favourites to further U.S. interests.
We're joined today by Brian Winter, author of several books on Latin America, editor in chief of Americas Quarterly and Vice President of policy at the Council of the Americas.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
Decoding the Russian plague scare
Since last week, there have been a series of alarming bits of news emerging from Siberia. It began with the mysterious death of a woman who worked at a plague research institute. Russia has said she contracted …
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Since last week, there have been a series of alarming bits of news emerging from Siberia. It began with the mysterious death of a woman who worked at a plague research institute. Russia has said she contracted pneumonia but has been slim on details. But the World Health Organization wants more information, including details about whether or not there has been a second case, which has been rumoured, but not confirmed.
All of this, including Russia’s moves to quarantine, has people scared of an outbreak of one of the most aggressive forms of plague: the pneumonic plague.
So we wanted to talk to someone who looks at global health risks and biosecurity to get a temperature check. Gregory Koblentz is the Director of the Biodefense Graduate Program at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government. He’s also the co-director of the Global Bio Labs initiative which tracks high containment labs around the world.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
Quebec separatism in the 'elbows up' era
With the election of the Parti Québécois in Quebec Monday night, it's the first time in twelve years that Canada will have a separatist government in power. Over the course of the campaign, the party's leader …
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With the election of the Parti Québécois in Quebec Monday night, it's the first time in twelve years that Canada will have a separatist government in power.
Over the course of the campaign, the party's leader, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, made clear some of the fights he could take up with Ottawa, over issues like immigration. He also vowed to hold a referendum on separation in his first term, a promise he doubled down on this week despite only securing a minority government.
With the Alberta referendum coming up, this means Mark Carney is now dealing with separatist movements on both ends of the country, at a time when he's trying to lead a united front against U.S. aggression.
Montreal-based journalist Martin Patriquin joins us to talk about what this election means for the country right now.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
Naomi Klein on Carney, trade war and 'end times'
Celebrated author Naomi Klein joins the show to talk about how Mark Carney's response to Trump's trade war echoes themes in her book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. We also discuss her …
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Celebrated author Naomi Klein joins the show to talk about how Mark Carney's response to Trump's trade war echoes themes in her book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. We also discuss her latest work "End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
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