Podcast Episodes

What’s next for Trudeau and the Liberals after a chaotic 2024

As new details around the feud between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland emerge, the Liberal caucu…

1 year, 3 months ago

How Canada’s food inspectors missed a deadly listeria outbreak

In July, there was a recall on two specific brands of plant-based milks, Silk and Great Value, after a listeria outbreak that led to at least 20 illn…

1 year, 3 months ago

Freeland resigns, upending Trudeau’s government

On Monday morning, Chrystia Freeland announced she was stepping down as finance minister. This came after reports of increasing tensions between her …

1 year, 3 months ago

Diagnosing what’s wrong with Canada’s immigration system

Immigration policy indirectly shapes a lot of aspects of Canadian life: the economy, the housing market, the labour force. And in 2024, the federal g…

1 year, 3 months ago

Syria’s revolution and its impact on global power

After 13 years of civil war, the now-former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad fled the country, as his dictatorship unravelled in less than two weeks.…

1 year, 3 months ago

How The Globe and Mail covered and influenced Canada’s history

For 180 years, The Globe and Mail has covered the biggest issues and events in Canada. To commemorate its history, editor John Ibbitson and more than…

1 year, 3 months ago

The ‘miracle drug’ some dog owners regret using

Librela, a new drug to treat arthritis pain in dogs, was approved for use in Canada in 2021. In some cases, it was described to owners as a “miracle …

1 year, 3 months ago

Doug Ford’s plan to dismantle homeless encampments

This week, the Ontario government will be tabling new legislation that promises to give police more powers to arrest people who refuse to leave their…

1 year, 3 months ago

What the spread of bird flu signals about another pandemic

In November, Canada’s first case of avian flu in a human was confirmed – a teenager in British Columbia, who remains in critical care and on a ventil…

1 year, 3 months ago

Chaos in South Korea: martial law, impeachment, resignations

Martial law. Impeachment. A treason investigation. All of this has happened within a matter of hours in South Korea.

The Globe and Mail’s Asia Corresp…

1 year, 3 months ago