Podcast Episodes

Ep. 59 - The Family That Owns New Brunswick

A repost of one of the most popular Canadaland episodes ever, from way back in 2014. 

The Irvings are secretive billionaires who have a monopoly on Ne…

4 years, 7 months ago

Short Cuts #310 - The Truth About Media Coverage Of Israel (Pt. 2)

CIJA has called-out Canadaland for not adequately denouncing last week's guest. Meanwhile, controversy over coverage of pro-Palestinian demonstration…

4 years, 7 months ago

Ep. 370 - Why Can't the Military Stop Sexual Assault?

The Canadian Armed Forces has known that they have a problem with sexual misconduct for over two decades. Why can't they figure out how to stop it?

In…

4 years, 7 months ago

Short Cuts #309 - The Truth About Media Coverage Of Israel

Reporting on the occupation of Palestine is "all stick, no carrot." And Canada's National Newspaper Awards is more like the Golden Globes than we tho…

4 years, 8 months ago

Ep. 369 - Stranded Servants: Nannies And Cleaners During Lockdown

Migrant farm workers aren't the only temporary foreign workers who have been largely forgotten and failed during the pandemic. Producer Sula Greene b…

4 years, 8 months ago

Short Cuts #308 - Rogers And Trump

Torstar publishes pro-gambling content now. And the Rogers family vacation at Mar-a-Lago. Data journalist David Weisz co-hosts.

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4 years, 8 months ago

Ep. 368 - The Marijuana Experiment

In 1972, the government funded an absurd study to measure the impact of cannabis on productivity.
Show Notes: Young women were sequestered in a hospit…

4 years, 8 months ago

Short Cuts #307 - The Quebec Variant

Media reacts to a perplexing Court decision on Bill 21, Quebec's law banning some public servants from wearing religious symbols. And Rebel News is f…

4 years, 8 months ago

Ep. 367 - Is Canada's Vaccine Rollout Reverse-Racist?

Ever since the Canadian government announced recommendations that adults from Indigenous and racialized communities should be given priority for a CO…

4 years, 8 months ago

Short Cuts #306 - Nudes From Parliament

As provinces fail spectacularly to control the third wave of the pandemic, is the press adequately holding them to account, or making things worse? A…

4 years, 8 months ago