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People on the left call her a police informant, a self-hating Palestinian, a racist, a Zionist, a TERF, and a fascist. But she also has haters on the right, labelling her a leftist, Antifa, and a World Economic Forum diva. She’s a lawyer by trade. But describes herself online as a journalist, a satirist, a media personality and a protest watcher. That last title is the one that brings the most trouble.Anti-vax protests, freedom convoy protests, anti-trans protests, Israel/Palestine protests, over the last few years she’s captured and posted an archive of protest footage few mainstream outlets have either the time or resources to rival. Along the way she’s managed to irk the entire political spectrum.She's been criticized by the Canadian Association of Journalists, the Canadian Anti Hate Network, and the Law Society of Ontario for allegedly harassing behaviour.But how? Why? Caryma Sa'd joins Jesse Brown to answer those questions.Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Jesse Brown (Host), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor/ P

Le Collège québécois des médecins de famille s’est récemment doté d’une nouvelle présidente, la docteure Geneviève Bois. La carrière foisonnante de cette praticienne engagée touche à de nombreux enjeux qui résonnent profondément avec les défis que le système de santé public peine à relever: médecine à deux (voire trois) vitesses, déterminants sociaux de la santé, médecine en milieu éloigné, et santé reproductive des femmes. Emilie Nicolas reçoit donc la docteure Geneviève Bois, non pas en tant que présidente du Collège des médecins de famille, mais en tant que soignante. Depuis ses études de médecine jusqu’à sa pratique à Eeyou Istchee et dans des centres de santé des femmes au sud du Québec, la docteure Bois revient sur ses engagements et sa vision de la médecine, une science avant tout humaine. The Collège québécois des médecins de famille recently appointed a new president, Dr. Geneviève Bois. The prolific career of this committed practitioner touches on many issues that deeply resonate with challenge

Canada’s legacy media is suing OpenAI, alleging they’re “strip-mining journalism” by using news articles to train its popular ChatGPT software. Do they have a case? Is this a last-ditch effort to secure some cash?Plus, how will Australia’s social media ban for kids work? And an Edmonton journalist being surveilled for 7 months.Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Sam Konnert (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)Guest: Harrison Lowman Further reading: Media outlets, including CBC, sue ChatGPT creator | CBCCanadian news media are suing OpenAI for copyright infringement, but will they win? | The ConversationThe New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement | The VergeAustralia is banning social media for those under 16. Is it a solution for Canada? | CBCPre-trial hearing begins in Duncan Kinney statue vandalism case | Edmonton Journal Sponsors: Douglas,  CAMHIf you value this podcast, Support us!

Was the positive tone of Trudeau’s Mar-a-Lago visit overstated by Canadian media? Is Canada going to be the 51st state like Trump said at dinner? Was this the PR win that Trudeau needed? Harrison Lowman joins to break down Trudeau’s big day in Florida.Plus, how was nearly $10 million stolen from one of Canada’s biggest music funder’s bank account? And, do Canadians see the value in CBC?Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Sam Konnert (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)Guest: Harrison Lowman Further reading: Inside Trudeau’s Mar-a-Lago dinner with Trump – and how it all went down | Globe and MailTrump's quip about Canada becoming 51st state was a joke, says minister who was there | CBC$9.8M stolen from FACTOR bank account, Canadian provider of music grants alleges | CBCPierre Poilievre wants to defund the CBC. Here’s what Canadians think of that | Toronto Star Sponsors: Douglas, Squarespace, Ecojustice, oxio, Article, Athle

Last Monday, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump posted to his beloved Truth Social with a hefty threat. If Canada and Mexico don't get the border in order, or the drugs in check, he’ll slap a 25 per cent tariff on all goods. These tariffs could crash several major U.S. industries and ruin Canada’s economy. But this isn’t the first time Trump’s threatened Canada. Host Noor Azrieh sits down with Vipal Monga to ask, did Canadian politicians learn anything from dealing with Trump the first time around, or are they stumbling into Trump 2.0 just as clueless?And, the latest on a BC lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors and alleged interference in the Conservative leadership race that got Conservative Leader Pierre Polievre elected.Host: Noor AzriehCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)Guests: Vipal MongaFurther Reading On Our WebsiteSponsors: 

With the new national dental care plan, Canadian taxpayers are  now underwriting the dental industry. More than one million Canadians have dental care under the new national insurance plan, with an average spend of $730 per patient. By 2025, the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) will expand in a big way, and will cover 6 million additional Canadians. As taxpayers start to foot the bill for dental care, how do we make sure dentists are not overprescribing services for their patients?Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Kevin O’Keefe (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio & Creative Production), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)Additional music by Audio NetworkSponsors: CAMH: CAMH is building better mental health care for everyone to ensure no one is left behind. Visit https://camh.ca/canadaland to double your impact.AG1:  Every week of November, AG1 will be running a special Black Friday offer for a fre

Are Canada Post employees scabbing for Santa?With the no end in sight for the Canada Post strike, Noor and Cherise consider the media coverage so far, and wonder why the media is more interested in letters to Santa than the big labour questions at stake. Host: Noor AzriehCredits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Post Production), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)Guest: Cherise Seucharan Register for Dollars and Cents: The Business of Podcasting on Wednesday, December 11 in Toronto at labs.canadaland.com.  Space is limited. Further Reading On Our Website Sponsors:Douglas: Get two memory foam pillows with protectors, a luxurious cotton sheet set, and a waterproof mattress protector. PLUS save 50% off a premium accessory. Go to douglas.ca/canadalandCAMH: CAMH is building better mental health care for everyone to ensure no one is left behind. Visit camh.ca/canadaland to make a donation. AG1:  Every week of November, AG1 will be running a special Bl

The Millenium Bug was supposed to bring the world to a halt, but governments claimed they squashed the problem. Was it all a panic over nothing?On a special episode of CANADALAND, COMMONS and The Hatchet host Arshy Mann speaks to the Canadian programmer who alerted the world to the Y2K Bug, and he speaks to the other Canadian programmer who was hell-bent on proving the bug was a hoax.     Host: Arshy MannCredits: Jordan Cornish (Producer, Mixing & Mastering), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Caleb Thompson (production support), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)Guests: Peter De Jager, David Robert LoblawFurther Reading: Y2K: The strange, true history of how Canada prepared for an apocalypse that never happened, but changed us all - The Globe and MailYou got conned and I told you so - The Globe and MailPeter De Jager’s Y2K: An AutobiographyThe Hatchet, Arshy Mann’s and Jordan Cornish’s new publication   Sponsors: Squarespace: Check out Squaresp

On Friday, Trudeau made international headlines when he attended a Taylor Swift concert in Toronto while protests erupted in Montreal. But Noor Azrieh and Cherise Seucharan wonder: is the swift punishment warranted? Plus, Trump announces 25% tariffs, Freeland’s vibecession, and Montreal’s fluoride finish line.    Host: Noor AzriehCredits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)Guest: Cherise Seucharan  Further Reading on Our WebsiteRegister for Dollars and Cents: The Business of Podcasting on Wednesday, December 11 in Toronto at labs.canadaland.com.  Space is limited.Be part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis. Go to canadaland.com/join to become a Canadaland Supporter today Sponsors: CAMH: CAMH is building better mental health care for everyone to ensure no one is left behind. Visit camh.ca/canadaland to make a donation. PolicyMe: Head over to policy

Parliament froze in late September after the Conservatives launched a privilege motion, bogging down the government and demanding the Liberals hand over documents relating to a “green slush fund.”Since then, the House has been on pause – no bills, no legislation, no nothing. Despite important government matters, this freeze could go on for a very long time, costing taxpayers millions. Laura Osmon, The Logic’s Ottawa reporter, joins the show to make sense of this procedural nightmare, and explain how we could get out of this gridlock.Host: Sam KonnertCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio), Cherise Seucharan (Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)Guests: Laura Osmon, MP Peter JulianBackground reading:No clear end in sight as House of Commons gridlock approaches 2-month mark | CBC NewsTrudeau to unveil GST relief in multibillion-dollar affordability announcement | Globe and MailHouse fi

Listen to part two right now: go to https://canadaland.com/join and become a Canadaland Supporter today.A secret kept for a hundred years.A family story that even the family didn’t know. Then the tech was born, the DNA came to light, and after the shock, the investigation began.Black Market Babies is Canadaland’s new two-part special. An underworld tale of the international baby smuggling ring that bought and sold hundreds of newborns out of Montreal in the 1950s.A family story told by the families. One reporter whose own mother was bought and sold. And another whose own DNA tied her to the one of the alleged masterminds behind the black market baby trade.Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Reported by: Ilana Gordon and Adam SegalWritten by: Ilana Gordon, Adam Segal and Bruce ThorsonTristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer)Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer) max collins (Production Manager)Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)Additional music by Tristan Capacchione and Audio NetworkFurther reading:https:/

Alors que les médias et les acteurs du milieu politique ne cessent de rejeter la faute de la crise du logement sur l’immigration, Détours se propose de regarder le problème en profondeur et de remonter jusqu’aux années 1960 pour en comprendre les origines. Au micro d’Emilie Nicolas, la professeure en études urbaines Hélène Bélanger analyse les raisons de cette crise multifactorielle et démonte, brique par brique, les fondements de notre culture de la propriété. En embrassant le point de vue des locataires, premières victimes de la crise et souvent considérés avec un certain mépris, Emilie et Hélène s’attaquent de front à un enjeu qui semble parfois sans issue. En deuxième partie d’émission, elles s’intéressent à l’itinérance, visible et cachée, aboutissement de trajectoires de vie rendues plus difficiles par la crise du logement.While the media and political actors continue to blame immigration for the housing crisis, Détours takes a deep look at the problem, going back to the 1960s to understand its origins.

Is there an “appetizing upside” to Trump’s win for Canada? Betakit’s Douglas Soltys joins to consider the shifting perspectives  in the Canadian tech scene, and why Justin Trudeau is no longer the “Tech Bro” Prime Minister. Host: Jesse BrownCredits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)Guest: Douglas Soltys Further Reading on Our Website Sponsors: Douglas:  Get two memory foam pillows with protectors, a luxurious cotton sheet set, and a waterproof mattress protector. PLUS save 50% off a premium accessory. Go to douglas.ca/canadalandAG1:  Every week of November, AG1 will be running a special Black Friday offer for a free gift with your first subscription, in addition to the Welcome Kit with Vitamin D3+K2. Head to DrinkAG1.com/canadaland to start your holiday season off on a healthier note, while supplies last.oxio: Head over to canadaland.oxio.ca and use code CANADALAND for

As Bluesky rides high, Jesse finally quits Twitter (two years too late.) Co-host Douglas Soltys explains why the fediverse might be our last best hope for social media. Plus, an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Irwin Cotler, and why Apple News is great for readers (and terrible for publishers) Host: Jesse BrownCredits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Jesse Brown (Editor)Guest: Douglas SoltysFurther Reading On Our Website Sponsors:oxio: Head over to canadaland.oxio.ca and use code CANADALAND for your first month free! Squarespace: Check out Squarespace.com/canadaland for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch use code canadaland to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.PolicyMe: Head over to policyme.com and secure your Health and Dental coverage in just 5 minutes - no medical questions needed!AG1:  Every week of November, AG1 will be running a special Black Friday offer for

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tabled a rehauled Bill of Rights with changes aimed at ending vaccine mandates, protecting gun ownership and ensuring property rights–a move she claims as “reflection of our shared values.” But it doesn't stop there, over 30 bills are making their way through the Alberta legislature, so host Noor Azrieh sits down with Ryan Jespersen and Mel Woods to make sense of the controversial changes and make sense of whether or not this bold stand for freedom (or play for Smith’s right-wing base) may alienate other Albertans.And, the latest on the Canada post strike, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 7 minute video addressing the mistakes made on immigration. Host: Noor AzriehCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)Guests: Ryan Jespersen, Mel WoodsBackground reading:Alberta Bill of Rights Premier Danielle

Journalists have flocked to Substack. Abandoning legacy titles to pursue self-puslishing freedom at the occasionally controversial app. Substack has incubated Bari Weiss's Free Press and Andrew Sullivan’s The Weekly Dish. Here in Canada, a lot of names that Canadaland listeners may be familiar with are thriving on Substack: Terry Glavin, Sam Cooper, Justin Ling, Jen Gerson and Paul Wells to name a few..Valued at 650 million dollars and lauded as a threat to Twitter.  It is a rare sign of hope and innovation and a working revenue model in a very desolate media landscape. And all of that has come with the usual share of controversies.Top of that list was their “Nazi problem.” They garnered headlines and debates about freedom of expression when it was revealed that there were, yes, Nazi Substacks charging money. And the parent company, apparently taking their cut of those profits. Today Substack founder Chris Best joins Jesse Brown to debate Substack’s controversies and discuss its possibilities w

Veteran Canadian journalist David Pugliese defends himself in parliament against allegations that he’s a Russian spy codenamed “Stuart.” Meanwhile, alt-right influencer Lauren Chen, implicated in the Tenet Media investigation, won’t answer the committee’s questions about Russia. Host: Jesse BrownCredits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Jesse Brown (Editor)Guest: Noor Azrieh Further reading: Reporter pushes back against ‘ridiculous’ Russian spy allegations - National | Globalnews.ca Journalist says he's received threats following 'false' accusations that he's a Russian agent | CBC NewsFormer Conservative Minister’s Allegation Ottawa Citizen Journalist was a Soviet Spy is ‘False’ and ‘Unhinged’, National Security Committee Told - Press ProgressCanadian linked to Russian influence campaign refuses to answer MPs' questions | CBC NewsHow I Fled Sudan’s Civil War - Macleans.ca Kids to learn Alberta is 'most

Parliament has ordered the closures of the Toronto and Vancouver offices of the popular social media platform Tiktok, but users can still access the app. How successful is this maneuver really going to be in keeping Canadians' data away from political adversaries? Host: Jesse BrownCredits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Jesse Brown (Editor)Guest: Noor Azrieh Further Reading on Our Website Sponsors:  PolicyMe: Head over to policyme.com and secure your Health and Dental coverage in just 5 minutes - no medical questions needed!AG1:  Every week of November, AG1 will be running a special Black Friday offer for a free gift with your first subscription, in addition to the Welcome Kit with Vitamin D3+K2. Head to DrinkAG1.com/canadaland to start your holiday season off on a healthier note, while supplies last.Squarespace: Check out Squarespace.com/canadaland for a free trial, and when you’re ready to laun

Last week, UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese landed in Canada, setting off a firestorm of controversy that Canadian politics was not ready for. She’s been accused of antisemitism, refused meetings by government officials, and had her talks protested.She’s been calling the war in Gaza a genocide, but the big question isn’t what she has to say, but whether or not she was someone anyone should even be listening to.This week, we sit down with Albanese to discuss the genocide, the accusations against her, and the power of the UN.Host: Noor AzriehCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Production Manager) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)Guests: Francesca AlbanesePhoto credit: AFP picBackground reading:UN rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories says she was ‘snubbed’ by Canadian government - Toronto StarCanada refuses to comment on US sale of Canadian-made weapons to Is

Introducing our latest long-form investigative series. From Thunder Bay to The White Saviors to Cool Mules, Canadaland has a record of reporting and publishing complicated, difficult and nuanced stories that other media can’t or won’t. The Copernic Affair is no different.Acclaimed journalists Dana Ballout and Alex Atack have been working for years on our latest investigative series The Copernic Affair. It is a big, decades spanning investigation about how Hassan Diab, an unassuming sociology professor in Ottawa, ended up the prime suspect in a terrorism investigation that French authorities have been trying to solve since the 1980s.Is he a terrorist? Or a scapegoat?The Copernic Affair launches in late-January, but we are bringing you the first episode today.Canadaland supporters can listen to the first two episodes right now and the rest of it, each week. Canadaland is offering early access to supporters. If you aren't a supporter yet, it's easy to become one. Just go to https://canadaland.com/join/