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CANADALAND
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CANADALANDBONUS: The Hams for Terrorism MP
There are hundreds of unvetted candidates vying for a seat in Parliament… Canada has 343 federal electoral districts stretching from coast to coast to coast…
CANADALANDThe Conservative Plot Against Pierre Poilievre
The call is coming from inside the party. With reports swirling about Poilievre’s campaign dysfunction at the end of week one, Sandy Garossino joins to unpack…
CANADALANDPardon His French? Quebec's Crush on Carney
With 78 of the 343 seats in the House of Commons, Quebec isn’t just a battleground…it could decide the entire election. And this time, the usual…
CANADALANDWhen the Alt-Right "Infiltrated" a Small Town
Internet trolls, doxing, conspiracy theories, harassment, criminal investigations, all the usual things that spring to mind when you think of small town…
CANADALANDHow Trump United Canada
Canada’s sudden political reorientation. As Trump continues to escalate the trade war, Paul Wells joins to consider the lasting impact on our relationship with…
CANADALANDIs the Media Biased for Carney?
First on the list of Paul Wells’s 4 Rules of Canadian Politics: “For any given situation, Canadian politics will tend toward the least exciting possible…
CANADALANDHow Poilievre Went From Top Dog to Underdog
And we’re off to the races! It’s time for the matchup, and election, of a generation. Newly minted Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking on former front-runner…
CANADALANDElection Snap! Here's Exactly Who You Should Vote For
It’s possible that this will be the most consequential vote you’ll ever cast. With our sovereignty, our nation, our very future on the line Jesse breaks down…
CANADALANDPierre Poilievre Won’t Ride With Journalists
Poilievre bans journalists from travelling with him on the campaign trail, but did he get a free ride in the press so far? Dougald Lamont joins San Grewal to…
CANADALANDTrade War Economics in Mark Carney's Canada
Mark Carney’s visit to Europe signals Canada’s new approach to the trade war with the US. Dougald Lamont joins The Pointer’s San Grewal to discuss the economic…
CANADALANDWhy AI Isn't Going To Steal Our Election
Is AI slop the ultimate weapon for foreign interference? Or are we spiraling into another internet-fueled moral panic? Last week several AI-generated photos of…
CANADALANDWho’s Banning Thousands of Books? The Left and the Right
Take your pick: censoring, banning, removing, or “weeding.” However you want to describe it, Canadians are pulling books from library shelves. The books in…
CANADALANDDid Trudeau Salvage His Legacy?
Trudeau rides off into a ‘Sunny Ways’ sunset. As Mark Carney takes over as Prime Minister, Stuart Benson joins to consider Trudeau’s legacy and whether his…
CANADALANDMark Carney Wins in a Blandslide
The Liberal’s Carneycopia is betting big on Dad Energy. Mark Carney wins the Liberal leadership in a landslide, but is he a saviour or a snoozefest? Plus…
CANADALANDNone of That 51st State Sh*t
Canada is deep in the trenches of a trade war with the United States. After U.S. President Trump unpaused the 25% tariffs on all Canadian imports, all hell has…
CANADALANDTrudeau Dumpster Dive
When Trudeau prorogued Parliament 26 bills were binned. Bills are the democratic process made concrete and the laws that they can turn into are the end product…
CANADALANDShould We Be Worried About Canadian DOGE?
Battle lines are being drawn in the Canadian tech industry around a policy initiative that is drawing comparison to Elon Musk’s DOGE. Plus, updates on tariffs…
CANADALANDHow to Win The Dumb Trade War
Making Sense of Trump’s Tariffying Tuesday. Douglas Soltys joins to dissect Trump’s trade war chaos, Doug Ford’s tough talk, and Trudeau’s non-tariff options…
CANADALANDMark Carney — the Less We Know, the Better
For the first time since 2021, the Liberals are beating the Conservatives in a recent poll. We’ll find out on March 9th if Carney is officially sticking around…
CANADALANDHow to UnF*ck the CBC
It's so normal to complain about the CBC that it's hard to imagine that one day, maybe one day soon, there may no longer be a CBC to complain about. The…
CANADALANDScrew You, Wayne Gretzky
Why not being American is at the core of Canadian identity. With Canada’s big win at the 4 Nations and SNL’s 50th anniversary, Canada entered the American…
CANADALANDCross Country F*ckUp
Canadians are furious at CBC’s Cross Country Checkup trainwreck. Plus, why did CBC’s new mandate sit on Trudeau’s desk for months? National Post’s Rahim…
CANADALANDIs There Going to Be a War Over the Arctic?
The Arctic is quickly becoming the center of a geopolitical shitstorm. We’re talking power, resources, and territory at stake. And everyone wants a piece of…
CANADALANDPreston Manning goes BEAST MODE
Has everybody lost their minds? Are we buying guns and deploying troops and making plans to fend off a U.S. invasion? Are some of us pre-emptively…
CANADALANDWhere’s Pierre?
Pierre Poilievre’s patriotic pivot. At his “Canada First” rally, Pierre Poilievre unveiled his new messaging, but will it be enough to counter his sudden…
CANADALANDCourt Shuts Down Podcast That Helped Expose Alberta Scandal
The $6 million lawsuit that killed an indie Alberta podcast. Nate Pike’s The Breakdown has been covering allegations of corruption in Danielle Smith’s…
CANADALANDJagmeet Singh On Why He Won't Step Down
Jagmeet Singh has taken a lot of shit: his nice watch, his ambivalence on taking down the Liberals, and of course his polling. But he says he’s not giving up…
CANADALANDDid Canada Fund Putin's Propaganda? Or Censor Journalism?
The documentary Russians at War shows the invasion of Ukraine from the point of view of Moscow's troops. The doc was supposed to screen during the Toronto…
CANADALANDDid America Just Dump Us?
Somebody That I U.S. to Know. Jan Wong joins for a special Valentine’s Day farewell to the Canada-US romance. Plus, is PornHub ethical? Host: Jesse Brown…
CANADALANDThe Master Plan of Mad King Donny
Is there order to Trump’s tariff chaos? Jan Wong joins to discuss steel and aluminum tariffs, and whether Trump has a plan behind his bullying and bluster…
CANADALANDMan of Steel, Nation of Bloat
The government hired 110,000 workers over the past 10 years, did we get 110,000 times more efficient? It doesn’t look like it, but veteran public servant…
CANADALANDPerverts, Punks, and Queers: a Tribute to the Zine Underground
McInnes and Goldstein both started in zines. The underground DIY magazine culture of the 80s and 90s. Zines were homemade photocopied pamphlets about anything…
CANADALANDHas Poilievre Peaked?
Poilievre’s slogans can’t compete with “Buy Canadian.” Trudeau’s speech inspires a groundswell of national unity, while Poilievre watches from the sidelines…
CANADALANDYou Got a Fentanyl Czar, I Got a Plan to Get Us Out of Here
A tariff reprieve and the trade war that wasn’t. Trump’s tariff threats caused a frenzy of breaking news coverage, but can we really fault Canadian news…
CANADALANDThree Businesses Jerked Around by Trump
On Saturday, President Trump followed through with his promise of 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods and 10 percent on energy. We clapped back with our own…
CANADALANDA Weird Way to Win the Trade War with Trump
Today’s show is about a novel strategy for Canada to fight back against Trump’s Trade War. Trump is set to slap tariffs on Canada starting Tuesday February 4…
CANADALANDWhy Poilievre is “Unaware” of Transgender People
Emboldened by Trump, Poilievre denies the existence of trans people in an interview on CP24. Dale Smith joins to unpack why Poilievre is playing dumb on gender…
CANADALANDBig Doug Energy
Doug Ford cashes in his “Captain Canada” chips. Following a US media blitz, Ford is asking for a new mandate from Ontarians to bolster his ability to negotiate…
CANADALANDDid Jagmeet Singh Miss His Big Chance?
When Justin Trudeau stepped down earlier this month, it should have been the perfect opportunity for Jagmeet Singh and the NDP to swing the narrative. To seize…
CANADALANDTreason! Does Canada Have A Traitor Problem?
This week the government’s long-awaited report on foreign interference will drop. Will it tell us if Canada has a traitor problem? Over the last two years…
CANADALANDZuckerberg and Musk are Just like Edison and Ford: A**holes
Social media is a mess and the tech oligarchs are to blame. San Grewal of The Pointer joins to assess the damage caused when coders replace publishers. Plus, a…
CANADALANDThe Real Reason Elon Musk Threw Up A Sieg Heil
What Trump’s inauguration lacked in tariffs, it made up for in egregious salutes. The Pointer’s San Grewal joins to critique the Canadian coverage of Trump’s…
CANADALANDTrump Almost Forgot to Bully Us
Donald Trump’s back, but Canada is STILL divided on how to respond. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has gone rogue, Doug Ford just wants everyone to look at his…
CANADALANDTerrorist or Scapegoat?
In 1980 someone detonated a bomb outside a synagogue in Paris. Four people were killed. Suspicion immediately fell on French neo-nazi groups. But soon…
CANADALANDA Conservative on How Canada Is Already F’Ing up With Trump
Why Canada needs to get its sh*t together NOW. Former Conservative MP James Moore joins to consider the response to Trump’s rhetoric, and the economic reality…
CANADALANDShould Jesse Run for Parliament?
Amid an exodus in the Liberal Party, Mark Carney teases a leadership bid on the Daily Show, and Jesse ponders a future in politics. Former Conservative MP…
CANADALANDInterview With a Young Lefty
Join Noor Azrieh and Sam Konnert for a discussion to bid farewell to key legislation that is likely to be lost due to Parliament's prorogation. From the Online…
CANADALANDThe Sweatshop Workers Who Power A.I.
Siri has a body. AI’s most familiar voice is not just a disembodied all-knowing benefactor of trivia, recipes, and everything else you can’t recall (or never…
CANADALANDGaze Ye Upon the Viral Success of Jordan Peterson's Poilievre Interview, and Despair!
Was Pierre Poilievre’s conversation with Jordan Peterson the most popular political interview in Canadian history? Frank Domenic joins to break down what…
CANADALANDLame Duck L'Orange
How bad has Trudeau F’d Canada? (Pretty bad.) With Trump escalating his rhetoric, Trudeau has left Canada resigned to weakness. Poilievre will need to wait to…
CANADALANDThe Long Goodbye: Trudeau’s Not Gone Yet
Yesterday Trudeau announced that he would prorogue parliament and resign as Prime Minister. Now, the Liberal Party is embarking on a journey to replace him. He…
CANADALANDWaste Management: Sh*t is Complicated
We don't like to think about sewage. And when it's all working fine, we don't have to. But if we don't get comfortable talking about shit, we could soon be…
CANADALANDDemocracy Under Threat: Anne Applebaum and Timothy Snyder
We’re bringing you a special episode of a show we love! From The Paul Wells Show, two acclaimed historians talk about the state of democracy and freedom in the…
CANADALAND“The Warriors,” Lin-Manuel Miranda Takes on Another New York Story
Since the blockbuster success of his musical “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda has been busy: acting, directing, and composing for Disney projects, including the…
CANADALANDPayday Loans: the Cost of Being Poor
Starting January 1st, the criminal interest rate on predatory lending will be lowered, meaning it should be safer to take out payday and installment loans. But…
CANADALANDThat Time We Bombed the Aurora Borealis
Yes, Canada bombed the Aurora Borealis. But can you actually scatter that northernmost light with explosives? Why would you even try? And explosive boom aside…
CANADALANDRécap 2024
Que retenir de 2024? Beaucoup de sujets lourds, et quelques moments plus légers, affirme Manal Drissi au micro d’Emilie Nicolas. Ensemble, Manal et Emilie…
CANADALANDTrudeau's Next Move, and the Truth About the Gig Economy
What Toronto Star got wrong about UberEats, plus an update on the shaky Trudeau government. Also, why cellos and Air Canada don’t mix, and new information on…
CANADALANDOverthrown for the Holidays
Chrystia Freeland kneecaps Trudeau, but his shaky government still stands. Jan Wong joins to sift through the aftermath of a very eventful Monday in Canadian…
CANADALANDThe Undoing of Justin Trudeau
It was a hell of a day for the Liberals yesterday, as Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland abruptly abandoned her post. Now, all…