Canada is Boring

We discuss the War On Pineapple: Understanding Foreign Interference in 5 Steps and what it means for Canada. From Pierre asking us to go around the media and the use of private messages to consume news. Download the toolkit here. Credit to the podcast Will Be Wild for its coverage of the tool kit. Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Socials: twitch.tv/canadianpol...

At 6 a.m. on April 11, 1819, Dr. William Caldwell, a surgeon and retired army officer, engaged in a pistol duel with local politician Michael O’Sullivan. With 5 shots each to take at each other, it was going to be brutal. Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Socials: twitch.tv/canadianpoliticsisboring/about Instagram: https://bit.ly/3yc6ujz Twitter: https://bit.ly...

Yes, it's possible. It happened in Canada. Your city can do it too. Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Socials: twitch.tv/canadianpoliticsisboring/about Instagram: https://bit.ly/3yc6ujz Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Wp9IDo Our Merch Store: https://bit.ly/3sTWR7Z CPIB Podcast is hosted two idiots and created purely for entertainment purposes. By accessing this Podcas...

Mary Two-Axe Earley, a kick ass Mohawk and Oneida women's rights activist. Growing up on the reserve of Kahnawake in Quebec, she moved New York to find work. Marrying an Irish American, she lost her status. Eventually, she became a leading light in indigenous women's rights. Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Socials: twitch.tv/canadianpoliticsisboring/about Ins...

In 1961 the RCMP was obsessed with detecting and tracking anyone who could be gay. They spied on civil servants and military personnel, keeping detailed records on the personal lives of thousands. Eventually they teamed up with Carleton University to build the worlds first gaydar. But did it work? Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Socials: twitch.tv/canadianpol...

These days you can share your hate for Trudy in so many ways. Doormats, T shirts, mugs, stickers. However, other people are getting caught up in the backlash against him and sometimes people actually want to take things to extreme places. We discuss! WARNING: Lots of dick jokes this week. Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Socials: twitch.tv/canadianpoliticsisbo...

EMERGENCY! WHAT THE HELL ARE THE KLONDIKE PAPERS??? Support us and access Premium Content: https://www.patreon.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Socials: twitch.tv/canadianpoliticsisboring/about Instagram: https://bit.ly/3yc6ujz Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Wp9IDo Our Merch Store: https://bit.ly/3sTWR7Z CPIB Podcast is hosted two idiots...

Remember the Suez Crisis? This is the story of the Canadian who brokered peace between Post War powers, falling out over a canal. Support us and access Premium Content: https://www.patreon.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Socials: twitch.tv/canadianpoliticsisboring/about Instagram: https://bit.ly/3yc6ujz Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Wp...

Happy 200 episodes!!! We go back to the same topic as episode 1, and learn a little about John A McDonald's dodgy election strategies. Support us and access Premium Content: https://www.patreon.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Socials: twitch.tv/canadianpoliticsisboring/about Instagram: https://bit.ly/3yc6ujz Twitter: https://bit.l...

As library staff who facilitate Drag Queen Story time at their establishments get death threats. We try to comprehend the stupidity of the modern human mind. Support us and access Premium Content: https://www.patreon.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Socials: twitch.tv/canadianpoliticsisboring/about Instagram: https://bit.ly/3yc6ujz...

This week we discuss some new stats that suggest Canadians are way more open to believing conspiracies than many would like to admit. This leads us to the white supremacist 'white replacement' conspiracy theory and how it's bled into the mainstream. Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Socials: twitch.tv/canadianpoliticsisboring/about Instagram: https://bit.ly/3yc...

People love walking across Canada for reasons. We discuss some of the pioneers of walking across the nation and one forgotten hero. Support us and access Premium Content: https://www.patreon.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Socials: twitch.tv/canadianpoliticsisboring/about Instagram: https://bit.ly/3yc6ujz Twitter: https://bit.ly/2...

The podcast for people who hate politics but care about the big stuff! For premium content, socials, merch, to leave a voicemail or message us go to canadaisboring.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imagine your Uncle was one of your home provinces longest running and most popular leaders? Well that's Jesse, yet he knows very little about him. This week we learn all about the former Premier of Nova Scotia, John Buchanan. Also, Rhys reveals a dark secret link to Justin Trudeau. Watch Rhys's shame here: https://youtu.be/GUWXYv_yjlo Support us and access Premium Content: https://www.patreon.com/...

We are back! This week we take a dive into a terrible rap video by a conservative MP. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOFTSkzOZcc&t=23s Support us and access Premium Content: https://www.patreon.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Socials: twitch.tv/canadianpoliticsisboring/about Instagram: https://bit.ly/3yc...

Under the shadow of the MacKay Bridge in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the protest camp of Eddy Carvery has stood firm as the longest civil rights protest in North American history.  Eddy had remained in defiance for nearly half a century. In this episode Eddy introduces us to the protest that has defined his adult life. The fight to claim the land of Africville back for its people. If you care about...

Just a sneaky bonus thing while we have our break! Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/canadianpoliticsisboring twitch.tv/canadianpoliticsisboring/about Instagram: https://bit.ly/3yc6ujz Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Wp9IDo Our Merch Store: https://bit.ly/3sTWR7Z For premium content, socials, merch, to leave a voicemail or message us go to canadaisboring.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

The Gimli Glider is a crazy tale about what happens when a passenger plane runs out of fuel. With equal amounts of good and bad luck, the pilots battled technical issues and bizarre circumstances as they tried to get the 61 passengers safely down from 41,000 feet. Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/canadianpoliticsisboring twitch.tv/canadianpoliticsisboring/about Instagram: https://bit....

On 19 February 1942, Nazi soldiers, tanks and planes invaded the capital of Manitoba. Seizing Winnipeg, they captured the Premier, Major and Governor General. They looted stores, burned books and threatened a death sentence without trial to all who opposed. This isn't some alternative history fiction. This was the brain child of the Greater Winnipeg Victory Loan organization. The event was a huge...

The story of an angry mob who used household items to defend the French language against the Government of Ontario. Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/canadianpoliticsisboring twitch.tv/canadianpoliticsisboring/about Instagram: https://bit.ly/3yc6ujz Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Wp9IDo Our Merch Store: https://bit.ly/3sTWR7Z Our Frequency Network Page: https://bit.ly/2UPsvqI For premium con...

Before the arrival of Europeans, the Inuit had a complex naming tradition that reflected their culture, environment, animals, family and spirits. In the 1940's the Canadian Government ignored them and gave everyone numbered disks. By the late 60's they thought it might be better to let the people choose a surname. So they sent the scholar Abe Okpik to help them choose and record. We expl...

A whole bonus show just for you! This year is officially the 'Wales In Canada' year of celebration. So we got friend of the show, Owen Williams, to come teach Rhys and Jesse some Welsh! Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/canadianpoliticsisboring twitch.tv/canadianpoliticsisboring/about Instagram: https://bit.ly/3yc6ujz Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Wp9IDo Our Merch Store: https://bit.ly/3sTW...

Is he a populist? Could he be Prime Minister? All the serious political shows are asking the big questions, but all we want to know is did he really steal chicken fingers? As expected, Jesse has never heard of the currently most talked about political figure. So this episode is jammed with fun facts about Pierre Poilievre. Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/canadianpoliticsisboring twit...

As the UK and Commonwealth countries stood alone against the Nazi War machine, under the threat of invasion, Churchill decided to take action. The secret transfer of British wealth in gold bars and treasure from London to Ottawa and Montreal, happened under threat of U-boats. In the end, nearly $62 billion in todays value made its way to Canadian shores. Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.c...

Day to day costs were rising in 1947 as post war subsidies were removed. As people became careful in their spending, the youth decided they'd had enough. Canada's kids began a national boycott that terrified 'Big Chocolate'. This was a battle to the death, and only a big fat lie would end the protests. Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/canadianpoliticsisboring twitch.tv/canadianpolitic...