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Featured Stories * Retired judge appointed to electoral boundary panel donated to UCP , Michelle Bellefontaine, CBC News * Former Alberta judge tapped to chair panel redrawing electoral boundaries , Lisa Johnson, Canadian Press * Carney government follows CUSMA letter with proposals to revive U.S. trade talks , Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star * Some Palestinian student visas being expedited after l...

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Featured Stories * Guilbeault to resign as an MP over Carney government’s climate policies , Vassy Kapelos and Stephanie Ha, CTV News * Steven Guilbeault expected to quit Liberal caucus as early as Wednesday, sources say , Marieke Walsh and Stephanie Levitz, Globe and Mail * Carney says House of Commons won’t weigh in on Alberta’s referendum question , Darren Major, CBC News * Alberta separatist l...

You may know Adam H. Johnson as the co-host of the Citations Needed podcast. He has a new book out, How to Sell a Genocide: The Media’s Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza , which provides a rigorous, data-driven critique of how liberal American media outlets helped facilitate the Gaza genocide. Related Links * How to Sell a Genocide (Pluto Press, 2026) * We Analyzed Thousands of News Articles:...

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Globe and Mail opinion page editor and former National Post Alberta reporter Tyler Dawson charts the rise of Alberta separatist sentiment in his new book, The Republic of Alberta: An Idea That Won’t Go Away . He joins me to discuss how the Alberta independence movement went from fringe to mainstream. Related Links * The Republic of Alberta (Sutherland House, 2026) * Separating from Canada Would Be...

You may know David Griscom as the co-host of Left Reckoning or host of the Jacobin Show . He’s now also an author, having released The Myth of Red Texas: Cowboys, Populism, and Class War in the Radical South . David joins the podcast to discuss the hidden history of Texas socialism. Albertans might recognize some parallels. Related Links * The Myth of Red Texas (O/R Books, 2026) * Unlearning the M...

Featured Stories * The Dishonest Online Campaign to Support Alberta Separatism , Charles Rusnell, The Tyee * A network of YouTube accounts is promoting U.S. annexation to Albertans, researchers say. It has 40M views , Alex Boyd, Toronto Star * Ottawa favours southern route for new Alberta-B.C. pipeline, sources say , Robert Fife and Emma Graney, Globe and Mail * Possible changes to Alberta’s elect...

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.readtheorchard.org Scotiabank has sold all its remaining shares in Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit systems after a campaign targeting its sponsorship of the arts, most prominently the prestigious Giller Prize. Aliya Pabani of No Arms in the Arts joins the podcast to discuss this divestment victory. Related Links * Scotiabank full...

Featured Stories * Strike notice served by union representing Alberta nursing care staff , Mrinali Anchan, CBC News (Nov. 19) * Alberta’s COP30 delegate is a former oil industry lobbyist , Brett McKay, Investigative Journalism Foundation (Nov. 19) * Alaska tribal nations demand a say on Canadian resource projects , Nathan VanderKlippe, Globe and Mail (Nov. 19) * Despite congressional action, quick...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.readtheorchard.org The Toronto Blue Jays came as close as it gets to winning the World Series, but lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in extra innings in game seven. Andrew Stoeten of THE BATFLIP joins the podcast to discuss how the Jays went from last place in the AL East to making the Dodgers fight hard for a repeat championship. Rel...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.readtheorchard.org It’s been almost 15 years since Canada participated in NATO’s overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya. Winnipeg-based author and journalist Owen Schalk has a new book out, Targeting Libya , which details the history of Canada’s relationship to the country and its outsized role in bringing about its destruction. Rela...

Thank you Laurence Miall , Revolution Party of Canada , Thought Matters , MakeUsGreat.ca , Jill , and many others for tuning into my live video with Luke Savage ! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe

Featured Stories * Inquiry into suicides of 4 Indigenous teens says fear of child welfare system barrier to care , Wallis Snowdon, CBC News (Aug. 27) * Burnaby council votes unanimously to ask Ottawa to impose arms embargo on Israel , CBC News (Aug. 26) * Armoured vehicles from Canadian-owned company deployed in Sudan’s war zones , Geoffrey York, Globe and Mail (Aug. 27) * Trump wants expanded dea...

Stories Featured * Internal documents show how Alberta measles outbreak began to spiral out of control , Alanna Smith, Globe and Mail (Aug. 21) * Air Canada flight attendants vote on labour deal starting next week , Eric Atkins, Globe and Mail (Aug. 21) * Meta banned the Epoch Times from advertising. Then it accepted $300k in new ads targeting Canadians , Rory White, Canada’s National Observer (Au...

Air Canada to start cancelling trips after flight attendants’ union issues strike notice , Vanmala Subramaniam, Globe and Mail (Aug. 13) As Trump takes over Washington, the city watches for potential fallout , Adrian Morrow, Globe and Mail (Aug. 12) U.K. Secretly Spent $3.2 Million to Stop Journalists From Reporting on Data Breach , Lizzie Dearden, New York Times (Aug. 13) Sudanese RSF fighters ki...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.readtheorchard.org The Alberta government’s decision to wade into school library curation is part of a broader trend towards censoring books that has intensified in the past several years. Lethbridge native Ira Wells, director of the free expression group PEN Canada, published a book, On Book Banning , earlier this year. He joins th...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.readtheorchard.org With Donald Trump’s tariffs fundamentally altering Canada’s relationship with its largest trading partner, oil and gas pipelines have been put back on the agenda as a purported means of enhancing Canadian self-reliance. Fossil fuel industry employee-turned-critic Jenny Yeremiy argues that building more pipelines w...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.readtheorchard.org Matt Fodor is the author of From Layton to Singh: The 20-year conflict behind the NDP’s deal with the Trudeau Liberals . He joins the Orchardcast to explain the NDP consultant class’s efforts to shape the outcome of the upcoming leadership race. Related Links * Statement from Leah Gazan, Lori Idlout & Jenny Kwan:...