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Violence At Fairy Creek
Episode 713
There's a video from the Fairy Creek anti-logging demonstrations on Vancouver Island that shows police unleashing pepper spray at close range onto a …
5 years ago
(Short Cuts) We Get What We Deserve
Episode 712
Trudeau is getting upset and it seems to be working for him. And the English leaders' debate was widely derided. Was it deserved?
Vice senior editor M…
5 years ago
Gagged By Law
Episode 711
Non-disclosure agreements are incredibly common. But they protect abusers, and block journalism. They are also, as it turns out, often unenforceable.…
5 years ago
(Short Cuts) Semen Retention Soldiers
Episode 710
After protestors threw gravel at the Prime Minister during a campaign stop, we ask: has this gotten too much coverage, or not enough? And we scrutini…
5 years ago
Canadian Politics Don't Have To Suck
Episode 709
With the election coming in two weeks, Jesse sits down for an interview with Tiffany Lam, producer of The Backbench, to discuss what kind of politics…
5 years, 1 month ago
(Short Cuts) Angry Idiots, Explained
Episode 708
Many journalists are condemning the unruly protestors following Trudeau on the campaign trail. But is that our role? And co-host Jen Agg talks about …
5 years, 1 month ago
Canada's International Cash Cows
Episode 707
Last year there were 540,000 international students in Canada according to Immigrations Refugees and Citizenship Canada, IRCC. Many of these students…
5 years, 1 month ago
(Short Cuts) Chopped And O'Tooled
Episode 706
Twitter became the centre of the election this week when they put a "manipulated media” tag on one of Chrystia Freeland's tweets, which contained an …
5 years, 1 month ago
The White Saviors Ep. 1 - The Children’s Crusade
Episode 705
Craig Kielburger was the Greta Thunberg of the 90s – a 12 year-old kid from the suburbs who dreamed of freeing the world's children from slavery. His…
5 years, 1 month ago
(Short Cuts) Abandoning Afghanistan
Episode 704
Recent stories about Canada's role in the War in Afghanistan fall short. And if Justin Trudeau is Veruca Salt, who then is Erin O'Toole? Photojournal…
5 years, 1 month ago