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Exploiting John Candy
Episode 1226
TIFF turns 50 with celebs, controversy, and Carney suggesting that we’re the John Candy of global trade.
As the Toronto International Film Festival …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
What If Trump Shuts Off Canada's Data Servers?
Episode 1225
While Donald Trump is bent on achieving and maintaining “unquestioned and unchallenged global technological dominance”, we’re just starting to gear u…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Ukraine, Taiwan, Canada
Episode 1224
Mark Carney recently made noises about the future possibility of Canadian boots on the ground as part of an international “coalition of the willing” …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Nobody Wants to Lead the NDP
Episode 1223
The race to succeed Jagmeet Singh has begun, but most of the NDP’s big names are steering clear. Post-election, vibes within the party have been blea…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Bay has a Secret, Ancient Archive and it’s Being Sold off to Millionaires
Episode 1222
The Hudson’s Bay Company is dead.
While the Canadian media obsesses over the sale of The Bay’s retail properties, thousands of historical artefacts a…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
The Massive Airplane Canada Seized from Russia
Episode 1221
Right now, a hulking Soviet-era Russian cargo plane is just parked at Toronto’s Pearson Airport. And Canada is trying to do something nobody has ever…
10 months ago
Paul Shaffer on the Toronto Play That Begat Comedy as We Know It
Episode 1220
Three years before the first episode of SNL. Four years before the first episode of SCTV. Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner. Andrea Martin and …
10 months ago
Intruder! How Violently can we Defend Ourselves?
Episode 1219
Doug Ford, Danielle Smith, and Pierre Poilievre all seem to want to make sure we have the right to beat people up in our homes. Only if they aren’t i…
10 months ago
The Return of Pierre
Episode 1218
Pierre Poilievre won his byelection and will be returning to Parliament in September. He’s raring to go, and probably drafting a whole bunch of new c…
10 months ago
Wait, We're Also in a Trade War with China?
Episode 1217
China’s tariffs on canola seeds would cripple western Canadian farmers. But this tit for tat fight is about more than just canola. Host Noor Azrieh s…
10 months ago