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“Thorough and absorbing” –Hannah J Davies, The Guardian “A fascinating tale masterfully told” –Fiona Sturges, The Financial Times The life of an unassuming sociology professor in Canada gets turned upside down when he is accused of carrying out a 1980 bomb attack on a synagogue in Paris. Hassan Diab says heʼs innocent, but French investigators are determined to prove otherwise. Journalists Dana Ballout and Alex Atack take listeners through the twists and turns of this extraordinary story, al ...
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Trade War Economics in Mark Carney's Canada
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Mark Carney’s visit to Europe signals Canada’s new approach to the trade war with the US. Dougald Lamont joins The Pointer’s San Grewal to discuss the economic reality behind the trade war theatrics. Plus, pulling the plug on Doug Ford’s electrical fiction. Host: San Grewal Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Sam Kon…
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Why AI Isn't Going To Steal Our Election
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Is AI slop the ultimate weapon for foreign interference? Or are we spiraling into another internet-fueled moral panic? Last week several AI-generated photos of Mark Carney and Ghislaine Maxwell looking chummy went viral. It was easy to spot the fake, but it raised an important question: should we be worried about AI in this election? Ryan Broderick…
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Who’s Banning Thousands of Books? The Left and the Right
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Take your pick: censoring, banning, removing, or “weeding.” However you want to describe it, Canadians are pulling books from library shelves. The books in question range from The Handmaid's Tale, Gender Queer: A Memoir, to the works of Dr. Seuss and Roald Dahl. The drive to rid our shelves, particularly school library shelves, of books comes from…
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Did Trudeau Salvage His Legacy?
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Trudeau rides off into a ‘Sunny Ways’ sunset. As Mark Carney takes over as Prime Minister, Stuart Benson joins to consider Trudeau’s legacy and whether his trade war finale will reshape how he is remembered. Plus, Trudeau’s impact on the media might get overlooked, but it will have lasting effects on the viability of Canadian news outlets. Click he…
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Mark Carney Wins in a Blandslide
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The Liberal’s Carneycopia is betting big on Dad Energy. Mark Carney wins the Liberal leadership in a landslide, but is he a saviour or a snoozefest? Plus, Tesla’s surprising sales spike and BC salmon farming courtroom drama. Click here to complete the Canadaland survey—thank you! Host: Sam Konnert Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson…
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None of That 51st State Sh*t
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Canada is deep in the trenches of a trade war with the United States. After U.S. President Trump unpaused the 25% tariffs on all Canadian imports, all hell has broken loose: the federal government has fired back, provincial leaders are firing shots of their own, and more threats have been made - and then walked back - by the White House. All this, …
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When Trudeau prorogued Parliament 26 bills were binned. Bills are the democratic process made concrete and the laws that they can turn into are the end product of the whole political machine. They decide whether you have the right to die by choice. They decide what you can and cannot say. They tell you whether or not you can go back to work or not …
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Should We Be Worried About Canadian DOGE?
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Battle lines are being drawn in the Canadian tech industry around a policy initiative that is drawing comparison to Elon Musk’s DOGE. Plus, updates on tariffs, and The Breakdown podcast’s legal battle. CORRECTION: In an earlier version of this episode, producer James Nicholson suggests reports of the number of USMCA-compliant goods imported from Ca…
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How to Win The Dumb Trade War
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Making Sense of Trump’s Tariffying Tuesday. Douglas Soltys joins to dissect Trump’s trade war chaos, Doug Ford’s tough talk, and Trudeau’s non-tariff options. Host: Jesse Brown Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor) Guest: Douglas Soltys Furthe…
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Mark Carney — the Less We Know, the Better
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For the first time since 2021, the Liberals are beating the Conservatives in a recent poll. We’ll find out on March 9th if Carney is officially sticking around for the long haul. And then? He’s going to be the Prime Minister - at least for a little while. Carney-mania is going around - is it real? Or seriously overblown? Is he Canada's Kamala Harri…
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It's so normal to complain about the CBC that it's hard to imagine that one day, maybe one day soon, there may no longer be a CBC to complain about. The Conservatives are campaigning on defunding it. The Mother Corp. itself can’t seem to figure out which way is up, particularly when it comes to television ratings. Sure, radio still pulls in the num…
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Screw You, Wayne Gretzky
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Why not being American is at the core of Canadian identity. With Canada’s big win at the 4 Nations and SNL’s 50th anniversary, Canada entered the American zeitgeist. But is there more to Canadian identity than hockey, poutine, and not being American? Host: Jesse Brown Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical P…
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Canadians are furious at CBC’s Cross Country Checkup trainwreck. Plus, why did CBC’s new mandate sit on Trudeau’s desk for months? National Post’s Rahim Mohamed co-hosts. We want to hear from you! Tell Jesse your plan to “Unfuck the CBC.” On Thursday, February 27th, 1pm ET/10am PT, go to www.callinstudio.com/show/canadaland or call us toll-free at …
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