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Justin Trudeau tells-all in his revealing year-end interview, oh wait, he just stuck to the same old talking points. And yes, we're still going on about Omicron. Data journalist David Weisz co-hosts. Links:CBC Year-End Interview with PMCTV Year-End Interview with PMCity News Year-End Interview with PMGlobe & Mail piece re: Niagara police constableSponsors: Douglas, PolicyMe, Freshbooks, SquarespaceSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He's the academic expert people love to hate. But he considers stirring the pot his moral duty. This week, CANADALAND brings you a profile of Amir Attaran.Amir Attaran might not be a name you know off the top of your head, but if you listen or read Canadian media, you've definitely come across him before.He is a professor at both the University of Ottawa law school and also its School of Epidemiology and Public Health. He's got a PhD in immunology from Oxford, along with a law degree from UBC.Attaran has been a real sh*t disturber throughout the pandemic, criticizing all levels of government for their public health responses, but he liked stirring the pot long before COVID-19 reared its head. He makes the case that it is his duty.The Prime Minister scolded him. Twitter deplatformed him. Journalists have largely stopped calling him… Well, that is, except for us. Support Canadaland at canadaland.com/join or gift a subscription to someone else at canadaland.com/gift. Sponsors: Pol

The media is scaring the bejesus out of us about the Omicron variant, but being on perpetual high alert can backfire. And the case against feeding the hungry. Writer, activist and podcaster Nora Loreto co-hosts. Links:Toronto Star piece re: OmicronBlacklocks Reporter piece re: Minister Anita Anand's husbandNational Post: Capitalist ManifestoToronto Star piece re: Food BanksNora Loreto's book, Spin Doctors: How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the COVID-19 Pandemic.Sponsors: Kilne, Squarespace, Manscaped, HelloFreshSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

March 16, the day the restaurants died. Or did they? Food industry writer, Corey Mintz, dissects what COVID-19 and the rise of third-party delivery apps have meant for the industry and our culture surrounding food.Further reading:The Next Supper, Corey Mintz, PublicAffairs BooksThe truth about Uber Eats, DoorDash and Skip the Dishes, Corey Mintz, Maclean'sYou can support Canadaland at canadaland.com/join or you can gift an ad-free subscription to a friend or family member by visiting canadaland.com/gift. Sponsors: Kilne, Douglas and ArticleSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Indigenous delegation headed to the Vatican was canceled and the media seems most focused on a papal apology. And is coverage of the Ring of Fire simply echoing the Conservative party lines? Ryan McMahon sits in for Jesse this week with co-host Pam Palmater.Links:CAJ Diversity study CBC Indigenous piece re: Vatican visit  Toronto Star Local Journalism Initiative piece re: Vatican visit  CBC piece re: Ring of Fire Sponsors: Douglas, Kilne, Squarespace,Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amber Bracken and Michael Toledano are freelance journalists who were arrested by RCMP officers on the morning of Nov. 19, 2021 while they were covering the demonstrations of Wet'suwet'en people and hereditary chiefs against the construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline. The standoff on unceded territory was the top news story of 2020, until the pandemic hit. But since then, coverage has waned and in-depth looks have largely been left to freelancers and smaller independent news outlets that have fewer resources to fight charges in court.If the state police lock up members of the press for doing their jobs, can we really call Canada's media a free press?Amber Bracken and Michael Toledano join Jesse to dig into it.Further reading: RCMP arrest journalists, matriarchs and land defenders following Gidimt'en eviction of Coastal GasLink, The NarwhalVideo footage shows RCMP Wet'suwet'en raid, Michael Toledano for CBC NewsRCMP tracked photojournalist Amber Bracken in active investigations databa

The latest COVID variant offers mixed messaging about the severity of the virus. And an obituary to memorialize an alleged murderer does not sit right with Jesse and at least one of our listeners. Veteran journalist and freelance obituary writer Fred Langan co-hosts. Links:Daniel Schlafman's death notice can be found hereRadio-Canada's piece re: their deaths (French)Global News' report re: their deathsSponsors: Kilne, Squarespace, ManscapedSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Support our work at canadaland.com/joinDid an Instagram account kill a vulnerable teenager? 6ixBuzz has unparalleled clout in Toronto with young audiences and it used that influence to make "Debby Gang" or "Debby Parkway" (real name Alexis Matos) a certain brand of local celebrity — the kind that is repeatedly filmed when spotted on the street, and is then is the subject of mockery and scorn.When Alexis Matos died of an apparent fentanyl overdose, hundreds immediately blamed 6ixBuzz and called for its cancellation. But is what 6ixBuzz does any different than how traditional media exposes and exploits people?Further Reading:The Secret Life of 6ixBuzz, in Toronto Life by Nichole JankowskiBullying, exploitation accusations follow death of homeless teen 'internet star', in the Toronto SunSponsors: Kilne, Policy Me, Manscaped, ArticleAdditional music by Audio NetworkSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m

The struggle against Coastal Gaslink was bigger news this week because journalists got arrested. And even CBC can't seem to avoid the wrath of covering WE Charity. Canadaland contributing editor Danielle Paradis co-hosts. Links:A rare Editor's Note from the CBC on covering WE CharitySince the time of recording, the CBC posted on Facebook saying Michael Toledano had been commissioned by CBC's The Passionate Eye to film a documentary at the time of his arrest.Sponsors: Kilne, Douglas, SquarespaceSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Support our work at canadaland.com/joinFailure to protect hundreds of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Violent arrests at Wet'suwet'en and Fairy Creek. And now, Portapique. In recent years, controversy has hounded Canada's storied national police force. Reporter Jane Gerster has made it her mission to understand why these problems are happening, and she says that the Mounties  -  which originated as a paramilitary force to defend Canada's interests in the West -  must grapple with the nature of the institution if they can ever hope to be reformed.  Further reading:Jane Gerster's latest piece in the Walrus, “The Dark Side of the RCMP,”Jane Gerster's story in Vice about Kystle KnottCBC's Mounties on Duty: A History of the RCMPThe RCMP is Broken by Stephen MaherAdditional music by Audio NetworkSponsors: PolicyMe, DouglasSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info

Support our work at canadaland.com/join As British Columbia assesses the damage from the downpour, what is the media's role when disaster strikes? And Jian Ghomeshi's lawyer is back in the news over a controversy but is Jesse too close to the story to critique it? National Observer columnist Sandy Garossino co-hosts. Sponsors: Douglas, Kilne, HelloFreshSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Support Canadaland at canadaland.com/joinOn the heels of COP26, Jesse heads back to school as he and his new senior producer, Sarah Lawrynuik, duke it out over whether climate change is either a) boring or b) the most exciting story ever told. Sarah takes Jesse through the psychological factors at play, the history, the politics and the morality of the climate crisis, while making her case for the latter. Will Canadaland move forward with stories about climate change? Listen to find out.Further reading:Washington Post: At COP26, nations speed climate action but leave world still headed for dangerous warmingPer Espen Stoknes's book What We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global WarmingKatharine Hayhoe's book Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided WorldDaniel Kahneman's book Thinking Fast and SlowNaomi Oreskes' book Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Climate ChangeKelly Levin, Ben

Support Canadaland at www.canadaland.com/joinA veteran Black columnist at The Star calls out Desmond Cole's activism out of nowhere. And CBC officially closes the comment section on Facebook. Writer Ish Aderonmu co-hosts.Links:Ish's award-winning piece in Toronto LifeThe Toronto Star column from Royson James discussed in segment 1 (paywalled) Kate Dubinski's piece on the call for more investment into legal aidDavid Pugliese's piece in The Ottawa Citizen on Canadian officials who met with neo-Nazis in UkraineCBC's announcement on closing Facebook commentsSponsors: Douglas, Kilne, PolicyMeSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Support Canadaland at canadaland.com/joinA new breed of hyper-connected, steroid-abusing, gender-bending, "entitled" thugs are changing the landscape of organized crime in Canada, according to veteran crime reporters Peter Edwards and Luis Najera. Also, the Mexican Cartels are here with them. Further Reading: The Wolfpack, by Peter Edwards and Luis NajeraAdditional music by Audio NetworkSponsors: Douglas, Kilne, SquarespaceSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Support our work at www.canadaland.com/joinThe 'saying-stuff business' gets some clarity from different courts regarding what one can and cannot express online; the results may surprise you. And former prime minister Jean Chrétien gets the media to let him off the hook for his involvement with residential schools for a brief moment. Columnist and Canadaland's French-language correspondent Emilie Nicolas co-hosts. Links:Full Tout le monde en parle Jean Chrétien segment here (14~ min mark for the discussion re: residential schools);Full Tout le monde en parle author Michel Jean segment here (where Jean challenges some of Chrétien's comments at 3:30~);Sponsors: Douglas, Kilne, FreshbooksSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Support Canadaland hereWho are the Rogers family? How did they get so powerful? Why have they turned against one another? And what does it matter? We've spent a week immersed in Rogers history to bring you this unofficial narrative of Canada's telecom overlords. Further reading:Kelly Pullen's 2014 story in Toronto Life on the "ruthless" power struggle at Rogers: https://torontolife.com/from-the-archives/edward-rogers-the-man-who-would-be-king/Ted Rogers' last interview, with Alan Gregg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B-hlNXKYZ0Ted Rogers' Anniversary novelty song: https://vimeo.com/95189390The Globe and Mail's best (and perhaps only) headline about a significant butt-dial: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-ceo-joe-natale-learned-of-edward-rogerss-plan-to-oust-him/Ted Rogers' Autobiography, "Relentless" - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00E7S2P9AHigh Wire Act: Ted Rogers and the Empire that Debt Built, by Caroline Van Hasselt : https://www.ama

Support us here: https://canadaland.com/joinAnti-trans narratives found its way into three different media organizations this past week. And everybody appears to hate Rogers - even the Rogers. Staff Writer at Xtra Magazine Mel Woods co-hosts.Links:Mel's piece on concerning anti-trans narrativesTrans Journalists Association's Style GuideJezebel's piece on that groupchatThe Guardian piece on the Twitter algorithmThe Washington Post piece on Facebook's 'angry reaction'We weren't kidding about that Bloomberg headlineThis episode is brought to you by Douglas, Squarespace, and Article.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Support us here: https://canadaland.com/joinRight now there are people who are choosing medically assisted death, because they don't have enough money to get the care they need to live with dignity.Changes to Canada's medical assistance in dying (MAiD), combined with lack of supports and poverty-level benefits for disabled and chronically ill people have resulted in people seeking assisted death because they can't afford to live.Madeline, a BC woman who describes herself as being on a “death clock”, is one of many Canadians facing that choice. And legislators are now pushing for a further expansion of MAiD - while disability supports remain unchanged.Further reading: Madeline's Go Fund MeThe next national apology: Future Canadians might regret expansion of medically assisted dying laws by Dr. Sonu GaindDying for the right to live by Gabrielle Petersmyelasticheart on TikTok I AM MADELINE podcast Additional music by Audio Network Sponsors: Kilne, Douglas, and  

Support us here: https://canadaland.com/joinAsking how much fuel in drinking water is safe is just not the right question. And mannequins in the ICU beds of a CBC story sparks a fact check from Reuters. Ryan McMahon cohosts.Links:CBC Edmonton's mannequin storyReuters Fact Check of CBC's story and the reaction the story sparkedThis episode is supported by Douglas, Kilne and Freshboooks.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Support us here: https://canadaland.com/joinRaging wildfires are now a normal part of summertime in Canada. Climate change comes at you fast, but the impact of these fires is far from equal across different regions. Those most likely to have to flee their homes are Indigenous people, and this disproportionate risk is only growing. The number of evacuees from First Nation reserves doubled over the last decade. Producer Sarah Lawrynuik travels to a remote Manitoba community to look at what fire has done to one community, and examines the implications for tens of thousands of other people in the years to come. Further Reading:Social science research on Indigenous wildfire management in the 21st century and future research needs (Amy Cardinal Christianson) - https://www.publish.csiro.au/WF/pdf/WF13048Indigenous fire teams in Sask. aim for bigger role after B.C. blazes - https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/indigenous-fire-teams-in-sask-aim-for-bigger-role-after-b-c-blazesU of S prof stud