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The largest National Park in Canada is Wood Buffalo, currently celebrating its 100th anniversary. But the people who inhabited it for thousands of years before that want it back. Brandi Morin travels to Wood Buffalo (and to Fort MacMurray and to Fort Chipewyan) to tell the real story of the Dene, the Cree, and the land they were expelled from to make way for Wood Buffalo National Park. ...

Hunters are mad about the new big list of guns to be banned by the Liberals - but why should we care if it helps reduce gun violence? And the not so credible Blacklock’s reporter’s story about being evicted from the Press Gallery. Grant LaFleche co-hosts.  Free Canada-wide shipping on our store from December 8th - December 12th! Limited tickets available for The Backbench live show on Decembe...

It’s the holidays, and on your TV or radio you’re inevitably hit with ads telling you that this is the season of giving - it’s time to donate to a food drive. Conservative politicians, Liberal politicians, banks, broadcasters, grocery stores: they all are united in this message. With the promotion of food banks from virtually every institution and elected official in the country, you might co...

AVERTISSEMENT : Dans cet épisode, nous discutons de violence à caractère sexuelle et de violence basée sur le genre. Si vous êtes à la recherche de soutien, le lien suivant vous dirigera vers des ressources à travers le Canada : https://canadianwomen.org/fr/vous-cherchez-un-soutien/ Dans le cadre des 12 jours d'action contre la violence faite aux femmes, cet épisode revient sur la couverture média...

The potential hypocrisies of condemning human rights abuses in Qatar during the FIFA World Cup. And the increasing difficulty of writing critically about Israel. Shree Paradkar co-hosts.   Host: Jonathan Goldsbie Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Cassidy Villebrun-Buracas (Associate Producer) Gu...

* A note to listeners: Today’s episode deals with sexual violence inflicted on Indigenous minors and won’t be suitable for all listeners. In 2006, RCMP Const. Joseph Kohut kicked down the door to his ex’s home in Prince George, B.C., and left with certain belongings. His ex said that one of the things Kohut took was a videotape showing him sexually harassing an underage Indigenous girl. Kohut had...

Poilievre's toxic lie about safe supply. And the confusing and contradictory CSIS intelligence on China and the Freedom Convoy. Garth Mullins co hosts.   Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator) Guest: Garth Mullins   Further reading:  Everything feels broken. But we can fix...

In part two: After a peaceful reclamation of the army base built on their land in 1993, elders of Stoney Point lead a movement to take back Ipperwash Provincial Park, which was also part of their original land and contained a burial ground. Racism and political interference turned a peaceful movement into a violent act of state aggression on September 6, 1995. This episode recalls the events of th...

The tense relationship between Canada and China after allegations of interference in our federal election. And do we need a mask mandate to prevent mask laziness and save our kids? Steven Zhou co-hosts.     Host:  Jesse Brown Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator) Guest: Steven Zhou &nb...

Thanks to David Wallace and Richard Marsh, the Klondike Papers blew up online - and nothing garnered more attention than Wallace’s claim that there was a plot to get rid of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.  Could it be true? Cherise and Jesse try to get to the bottom of what actually happened, and in doing so discover a complex network of Brethren business with extensive political connections a...

Le calcul politique de Doug Ford se retourne contre lui alors que les Ontarien.nes démontrent leur soutien aux travailleurs et travailleuses de l'éducation suite à la tentative du gouvernement provincial d'empêcher une grève historique. Puis quelle est la conversation entourant le bilinguisme au Nouveau-Brunswick suite à la nomination controversée de Kris Austin au Comité de révision de la Loi sur...

Unpacking the changes at Twitter and how chaos is Elon Musk's product. And what would it take for Canadians to change their mind on the use of the Emergencies Act? Douglas Soltys co-hosts.     Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator) Guest: Douglas Soltys   Further reading:&nbs...

Richard Marsh was born into the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. He got out of the group he calls a cult and has made it his mission to expose the Brethren for their alleged abuses. Now he’s on the run from Brethren members who’ve been searching for him for years. The man hired to hunt Marsh down? David Wallace.  Written and reported by Jesse Brown and Cherise Seucharan Audio editing...

The curious case of a journalist charged with the vandalism of a Nazi statue. And the first order of business for 10 newly elected politicians in Hamilton is to boycott the local newspaper. Jeremy Appel co-hosts.      Host:  Jesse Brown Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator) Guest: Jeremy Appe...

Meet David Wallace, political fixer and dirty tricks operative.  After a career in the shadows, he’s turned whistleblower, leaking his files and sparking a conspiracy theory.  But why? And can he be trusted? T o hear all of Ratfucker now, plus bonus content, support Canadaland here: https://canadaland.com/join Written and reported by Jesse Brown and Cherise Seucharan Audio editing and so...

Like the next-piece box in Tetris , the United States often offers a preview of political trends that will soon come to Canada. So with dozens of 2020-election deniers set to be elected to Congress next month, what does that bode for our own near future? The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur joins Jonathan Goldsbie to chew over that and also why the right seems to have a structural advantage in the media. H...

What began as a peaceful land reclamation would turn into one of the most terrifying acts of violence and state force against unarmed people in Canada. In part one: Bonnie Bressette was only 5 years old when a truck came to Stoney Point, and she watched as her house was loaded up onto the truck to be taken away. Her father explained the government was taking their land to build an army base, but p...

Loblaws takes the heat over a tone-deaf price freeze. And the unprecedented, unjustified, and perhaps unnecessary federal government power grab that nobody cares about. Our very own  Arshy Mann  co-hosts.  Host:  Jesse Brown Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor & Technical Producer) André Proulx (Production Coordinator) SoCalled (Music) Guest: Arsh...

Kate Beaton has written the best book about the oil sands, ever. It's a nonfiction comic book called Ducks, and it's about class in Canada as much as it's about anything. She talks with Jesse about what it's like to be a migrant worker in your own country.  Ducks ( link ) Sponsors: Oxio ( link )  Freshbooks ( link ) Support Canadaland! ( link ) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

A controversial comment about Burqas in a Toronto Star column crossed the editorial line. And business drama at this Toronto paper. Jonathan Goldsbie hosts with co-host Sarah Hagi. Host: Jonathan Goldsbie Credits: Aviva Lessard - Producer, Tristan Capacchione - Audio Editor & Technical Producer, André Proulx - Production Coordinator Guest: Sarah Hagi Background reading: Toronto Star: With...

The Beachcombers  was a wildly long-running series, by any measure. With 387 episodes, the CBC dramedy had more installments than  CSI , and five times as many as  Schitt’s Creek . For nearly two decades, it was just always there — until one day it wasn’t. Since the last episode aired in 1990,  The Beachcombers  has largely been forgotten, its title reduced to a punchline....

Élection après élection, la réforme du mode de scrutin devient le sujet chaud, malgré que le premier ministre du Québec considère que la question n'intéresse personne, à part quelques intellectuels. Et pourquoi la pénurie d'enseignants reste-t-elle un enjeu grave dans tout le pays ? Emilie Nicolas anime cet épisode de Détours avec Nicolas Rouleau. English: Election after election, electoral reform...

Emilie Nicolas  and  Toula Drimonis  break down the Quebec election for those outside of the Quebec bubble. And is the CBC changing their Journalistic Standards and Practices or is this just part of the rumour mill? Links: Seema Reza  on the Joy of Being (Completely) Alone The Guardian  article  re: Car culture La Presse  article  re: Objectivity at the...

Jesse sits down with Lyndsie Bourgon, author of “Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods” to discuss the dark world of tree poaching in British Columbia. Hidden infrared cameras, park law enforcement, and… forest courts?  Links:  Tree Thieves – Greystone books Sponsors: Oxio , Freshbooks , Article Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There have been major developments in the Saskatchewan stabbing story, but most journalists have moved on - except for Global reporter Ashleigh Stewart. And why do reporters try to elicit emotional responses from victims of natural disasters?  Ashleigh Stewart  co-hosts.  Links: Global News  Exclusive  re: Saskatchewan stabbing Global News  piece  re: Ukraine's l...