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Did Canada Fund Putin's Propaganda? Or Censor Journalism?

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The documentary Russians at War shows the invasion of Ukraine from the point of view of Moscow's troops. The doc was supposed to screen during the Tor...

Did America Just Dump Us?

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Somebody That I U.S. to Know.Jan Wong joins for a special Valentine’s Day farewell to the Canada-US romance. Plus, is PornHub ethical? &nb...

The Master Plan of Mad King Donny

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is there order to Trump’s tariff chaos?Jan Wong joins to discuss steel and aluminum tariffs, and whether Trump has a plan behind his bullying and bl...

Man of Steel, Nation of Bloat

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The government hired 110,000 workers over the past 10 years, did we get 110,000 times more efficient? It doesn’t look like it, but veteran public se...

Perverts, Punks, and Queers: a Tribute to the Zine Underground

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

McInnes and Goldstein both started in zines. The underground DIY magazine culture of the 80s and 90s. Zines were homemade photocopied pamphlets about ...

Has Poilievre Peaked?

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Poilievre’s slogans can’t compete with “Buy Canadian.” Trudeau’s speech inspires a groundswell of national unity, while Poilievre watch...

You Got a Fentanyl Czar, I Got a Plan to Get Us Out of Here

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A tariff reprieve and the trade war that wasn’t. Trump’s tariff threats caused a frenzy of breaking news coverage, but can we really fault Ca...

Three Businesses Jerked Around by Trump

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday, President Trump followed through with his promise of 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods and 10 percent on energy. We clapped back with ...

A Weird Way to Win the Trade War with Trump

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s show is about a novel strategy for Canada to fight back against Trump’s Trade War.Trump is set to slap tariffs on Canada starting Tuesday ...

Why Poilievre is “Unaware” of Transgender People

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Emboldened by Trump, Poilievre denies the existence of trans people in an interview on CP24. Dale Smith joins to unpack why Poilievre is playing dumb ...

Big Doug Energy

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Doug Ford cashes in his “Captain Canada” chips. Following a US media blitz, Ford is asking for a new mandate from Ontarians to bolster his ability...

Did Jagmeet Singh Miss His Big Chance?

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When Justin Trudeau stepped down earlier this month, it should have been the perfect opportunity for Jagmeet Singh and the NDP to swing the narrative....

Treason! Does Canada Have A Traitor Problem?

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week the government’s long-awaited report on foreign interference will drop. Will it tell us if Canada has a traitor problem?Over the last two ...

Zuckerberg and Musk are Just like Edison and Ford: A**holes

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Social media is a mess and the tech oligarchs are to blame. San Grewal of The Pointer joins to assess the damage caused when coders replace publishers...

The Real Reason Elon Musk Threw Up A Sieg Heil

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What Trump’s inauguration lacked in tariffs, it made up for in egregious salutes. The Pointer’s San Grewal joins to critique the Canadian coverage...

Trump Almost Forgot to Bully Us

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump’s back, but Canada is STILL divided on how to respond. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has gone rogue, Doug Ford just wants everyone to ...

Terrorist or Scapegoat?

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1980 someone detonated a bomb outside a synagogue in Paris. Four people were killed. Suspicion immediately fell on French neo-nazi groups. But soon...

A Conservative on How Canada Is Already F’Ing up With Trump

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why Canada needs to get its sh*t together NOW.Former Conservative MP James Moore joins to consider the response to Trump’s rhetoric, and the economi...

Should Jesse Run for Parliament?

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Amid an exodus in the Liberal Party, Mark Carney teases a leadership bid on the Daily Show, and Jesse ponders a future in politics. Former Conservativ...

Interview With a Young Lefty

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Noor Azrieh and Sam Konnert for a discussion to bid farewell to key legislation that is likely to be lost due to Parliament's prorogation. From t...

The Sweatshop Workers Who Power A.I.

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Siri has a body. AI’s most familiar voice is not just a disembodied all-knowing benefactor of trivia, recipes, and everything else you can’t recal...

Gaze Ye Upon the Viral Success of Jordan Peterson's Poilievre Interview, and Despair!

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Was Pierre Poilievre’s conversation with Jordan Peterson the most popular political interview in Canadian history? Frank Domenic joins to break down...

Lame Duck L'Orange

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How bad has Trudeau F’d Canada? (Pretty bad.) With Trump escalating his rhetoric, Trudeau has left Canada resigned to weakness. Poilievre will need ...

The Long Goodbye: Trudeau’s Not Gone Yet

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday Trudeau announced that he would prorogue parliament and resign as Prime Minister. Now, the Liberal Party is embarking on a journey to replac...

Waste Management: Sh*t is Complicated

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We don't like to think about sewage. And when it's all working fine, we don't have to. But if we don't get comfortable talking about shit, we cou...

Democracy Under Threat: Anne Applebaum and Timothy Snyder

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re bringing you a special episode of a show we love!From The Paul Wells Show, two acclaimed historians talk about the state of democracy and free...

“The Warriors,” Lin-Manuel Miranda Takes on Another New York Story

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Since the blockbuster success of his musical “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda has been busy: acting, directing, and composing for Disney projects, i...

Payday Loans: the Cost of Being Poor

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Starting January 1st, the criminal interest rate on predatory lending will be lowered, meaning it should be safer to take out payday and installment l...

That Time We Bombed the Aurora Borealis

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Yes, Canada bombed the Aurora Borealis. But can you actually scatter that northernmost light with explosives? Why would you even try? And explosi...

Récap 2024

21 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Que retenir de 2024? Beaucoup de sujets lourds, et quelques moments plus légers, affirme Manal Drissi au micro d’Emilie Nicolas. Ensemble, Manal et...

Trudeau's Next Move, and the Truth About the Gig Economy

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What Toronto Star got wrong about UberEats, plus an update on the shaky Trudeau government. Also, why cellos and Air Canada don’t mix, and new ...

Overthrown for the Holidays

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chrystia Freeland kneecaps Trudeau, but his shaky government still stands. Jan Wong joins to sift through the aftermath of a very eventful Monday in C...

The Undoing of Justin Trudeau

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It was a hell of a day for the Liberals yesterday, as Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland abruptly abandoned her post. Now, a...

The Great Darkness

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is part two of our mini series: Black Market Babies (part one, here).It’s a family story that lay hidden for decades. Then the tech was born, t...

Did Trudeau Just Hand Trump Canada's Arctic?

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What’s the deal with the “North American Arctic”?Ottawa’s new policy for the North swaps Arctic sovereignty for strategic diplomacy. Could thi...

A Canadian Politician Just Admitted to Taking Orders From India

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Testifying in Parliament last week, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown revealed how India affected his 2022 bid to lead the Conservative Party of Canada. Bu...

Interview with a Conservative Bro

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The political gender divide isnt just a U.S. phenonmenon, its showing up globally, from the U.K. to South Korea. It’s only a matter of time before t...

Why Almost Everyone Hates Caryma Sa'd

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

People on the left call her a police informant, a self-hating Palestinian, a racist, a Zionist, a TERF, and a fascist. But she also has haters on the ...

La médecine: une science humaine

07 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Le Collège québécois des médecins de famille s’est récemment doté d’une nouvelle présidente, la docteure Geneviève Bois. La carrière fois...

The Real Reason Why Newspapers Are Suing ChatGPT

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Canada’s legacy media is suing OpenAI, alleging they’re “strip-mining journalism” by using news articles to train its popular ChatGPT software...

Trump's Big Meatloaf, Trudeau's Tiny Victory

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Was the positive tone of Trudeau’s Mar-a-Lago visit overstated by Canadian media? Is Canada going to be the 51st state like Trump said at dinner? Wa...

Does Trudeau Know How to Deal with Trump?

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last Monday, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump posted to his beloved Truth Social with a hefty threat. If Canada and Mexico don't get the border in or...

Dental Plan (Lisa Needs Braces)

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With the new national dental care plan, Canadian taxpayers are  now underwriting the dental industry. More than one million Canadians have dental...

Why Unions Get Bad Press

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are Canada Post employees scabbing for Santa?With the no end in sight for the Canada Post strike, Noor and Cherise consider the media coverage so far,...

Was the Y2K Bug Really a Hoax?

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Millenium Bug was supposed to bring the world to a halt, but governments claimed they squashed the problem. Was it all a panic over nothing?On a s...

Montreal Riot (Taylor's Version)

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Friday, Trudeau made international headlines when he attended a Taylor Swift concert in Toronto while protests erupted in Montreal. But Noor Azrieh...

The Government Deadlock Nobody Knows About

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Parliament froze in late September after the Conservatives launched a privilege motion, bogging down the government and demanding the Liberals hand ov...

Black Market Babies

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to part two right now: go to https://canadaland.com/join and become a Canadaland Supporter today.A secret kept for a hundred years.A family sto...

Crise du logement 101

23 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alors que les médias et les acteurs du milieu politique ne cessent de rejeter la faute de la crise du logement sur l’immigration, Détours se propo...

Trump Could Be Great for One Canadian Industry

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is there an “appetizing upside” to Trump’s win for Canada? Betakit’s Douglas Soltys joins to consider the shifting perspectives  in the C...

Nice Try, Bluesky (Still Bitter Over Twitter)

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As Bluesky rides high, Jesse finally quits Twitter (two years too late.) Co-host Douglas Soltys explains why the fediverse might be our last best hope...

Danielle Smith's All You Can Eat Alberta-Style Freedom

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tabled a rehauled Bill of Rights with changes aimed at ending vaccine mandates, protecting gun ownership and ensuring p...

Substack's Founder on News, Money, and Musk

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Journalists have flocked to Substack. Abandoning legacy titles to pursue self-puslishing freedom at the occasionally controversial app. Substack ...

Hunting For Commie Spies From Parliament

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Veteran Canadian journalist David Pugliese defends himself in parliament against allegations that he’s a Russian spy codenamed “Stuart.” Meanwhi...

Canada's TikTok Ban is Absurd

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Parliament has ordered the closures of the Toronto and Vancouver offices of the popular social media platform Tiktok, but users can still access the a...

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, the Canadaland Interview

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese landed in Canada, setting off a firestorm of controversy that Canadian politics was not ready for....

The Copernic Affair: Chapter One

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Introducing our latest long-form investigative series. From Thunder Bay to The White Saviors to Cool Mules, Canadaland has a record of reporting and p...

Onde de choc

09 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Aujourd'hui, on se tourne vers les États-Unis pour discuter des résultats des élections et de la victoire de Donald Trump. Pour en parler, on reço...

Kamala Vibes, Killed

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Were the vibes around Kamala Harris overstated by the Canadian media? Did the CBC have a “meltdown” during US election night coverage? What kind o...

Is There a “Palestine Exception” in Newsrooms?

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An essay in the Toronto Star suggests there’s a rule in Canadian newsrooms that limits the coverage of Palestine. Lisa Goldman joins to unpack the i...

How Canadian Voters Could Sway the U.S. Election

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the 60th US Presidential election, and the stakes feel like they’ve never been higher. This episode is a pulse check on what people are doing...

This is How the Airlines Screwed Us During the Pandemic

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When COVID hit, the airlines were sitting with billions of dollars in cash that Canadians paid for flights that were all canceled. How much of that mo...

Will a Trump Victory "Destroy" Canada?

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Canadian media is filled with doom over the possibility of a second Donald Trump presidency. Is Trump really that much of a threat to Canada? Plu...

Doug Ford’s $200 Bribe

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is there more to Doug Ford’s buffoonery than $200 and a paper bag? As Scott Moe hangs on to a majority in Saskatchewan, Doug Ford scrambles to ...

Trudeau, Trump, Poilievre, Harris: What Do Voters Even Want?

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Liberal MP’s have hopped on the #TrudeauHasGotToGo bandwagon after 28 caucus members asked for his resignation. The PM is in a completely different ...

What Comes After Woke?

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Questioning authority is a necessity for a functioning democracy. Continually calling power to account has to be a good thing, right? Maybe not, at le...

On avance, on avance, on recule pas!

26 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Le Canada a besoin, plus que jamais, d’un journalisme indépendant rigoureux et de qualité. Pour soutenir Canadaland et souscrire à un abonnement ...

Is This Postmedia Reporter a Russian Spy? Let’s Ask Him!

25 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Veteran Canadian reporter David Pugliese was accused of being a Russian agent in a parliamentary committee by a former MP. So we called him up to ask ...

Every Government in Canada Is Gonna Get Voted Out

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Provincial elections in New Brunswick and BC prove that Canadians want one thing: change. In the midst of a caucus revolt, will Trudeau be swapped out...

India’s “Horrific Mistake” in Canada

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A massive criminal campaign—extortion, intimidation, coercion, harassment, even murder—allegedly orchestrated by India on Canadian soil. This is a...

I work at Canadaland.

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Go to canadaland.com/join to become a yearly Canadaland Supporter today and get three months of perks and benefits for free. Hosted on Acast...

The City that Gets its News from a Dumpster Company

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Canada needs rigorous, deeply reported independent journalism now more than ever. Go to canadaland.com/join to become a yearly Canadaland Supporter to...

Baffled by Beirut

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As war continues to escalate between Israel and Hezbollah, Noor Azrieh explains why Lebanon is uniquely digestible for a western audience (and why tha...

Why Justin Trudeau Keeps Accusing India of Murder

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bombshell allegations about India’s involvement in murder and extortion on Canadian soil in a stunning Thanksgiving Monday press conference from the...

B.C.’s Batsh*t Election

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Shit-posting candidates, climate change denial, outright racism, and those damn paper straws. Host Noor Azrieh calls up Arno Kopecky, Shannon Waters, ...

Even A.I.'s Creators don't Understand how it Works

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s all about the T.“T” as in the T at the end of ChatGPT. That T stands for Transformer. And it’s already transforming many aspects of your ...

Le luxe de la désillusion

12 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dans le Canada de 2024, beaucoup se sentent exclus, déshumanisés et se rendent compte que la place qu’ils croyaient occuper n’existe pas en réa...

Celebrating Diversity, With Pierre Poilievre!

11 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Pierre Poilievre continues to beef with mainstream media, but is cozying up with members of ethnic media outfits. What's he planning?Plus, Danielle Sm...

It’s Not Antisemitism – It’s Shlomophobia

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

October 7th coverage in Canada was caught between memorializing a tragedy and reporting on an escalating war. Jen Gerson joins to discuss whether both...

Trump Says Canada Doesn’t Pull Its Weight in NATO—He’s Right

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It feels like we’ve never been closer to another world war. If our NATO allies called us, could we answer? This week, host Noor Azrieh, with gu...

Israel: the Canadaland Interview

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Israel’s Ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed, sits down with Jesse for a candid and intense discussion about how Israel’s actions during the war are i...

Why Caitlin Clark Will Make Rogers Feel Stupid

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rogers buys Bell share of Maple Leaf Sports Entertainment for 4.7 billion–but how Ed Rogers’ power play whiffed on the Caitlin Clark era.Plus, the...

Who Framed Pierre Poilievre?

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A frankensteined edit from a Poilievre scrum causes a shitstorm for CTV News and Bell Media. Is it proof of malicious media bias or just a careless mi...

Canada's Gutless Palestine Policy

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

While world leaders meet and Israel’s war on Gaza spreads, Canadian MPs are at odds over recognizing a Palestinian state. How much does Canadia...

The Biggest Art Fraud Ring in History

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The late Norval Morrisseau is known as Canada's Picasso. He was the father of the Woodlands style. His work was exhibited at the Pompidou Center in Pa...

Vérité, Guérison, Restitution, Réconciliation

28 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Le 30 septembre est désormais la journée nationale de la Vérité et de la Réconciliation. Mais pour l’avocat, ancien député et organisateur co...

Rebel Rebel, Your QCJO Status is a Mess

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Cue the sad trombone sounds for Rebel Media, who just lost an appeal to qualify for federal journalism tax credits. Where will they get funding from n...

Trudeau to Canadians in Lebanon: Good Luck, Babe!

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the aftermath of the stunning pager attacks in Lebanon and subsequent escalations in the Middle East, Canada’s former ambassador to Israel, Norma...

The Canadian Plan to Dig a Goldmine in the Amazon

23 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this year, the UN Special rapporteur for human rights defenders raised concerns about a Canadian company called Belo Sun Mining. She said peop...

Elon Musk's Anti-Woke A.I. Sucks Too

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is this the era of the A.I. election? Lovers and haters of A.I. both claim the technology will change the world, for better or worse. Are the che...

If Poilievre Wins With Batsh*t Memes, Will He Be a Batsh*t Prime Minister?

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With two byelections this week, the rhetoric is ramping up around the next Canadian federal election. Paris Marx joins Justin Ling to consider the onl...

The Case for NIMBYism

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Canada has 38 of the world’s 100 safe injection sites. But for how much longer will we be the global leader in this controversial form of dealing wi...

Rokhaya & Emilie in Paris: racisme et sexisme dans les médias

14 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Traumavertissement: La deuxième partie de l’émission discute de sujets douloureux en lien avec les violences faites aux femmes.Content warning: Th...

Is Jagmeet Singh Actually Smart?

13 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The press has been ridiculing Singh since he "tore up" the NDP's deal with the Liberals. But...maybe he knows what he's doing?Plus, the legacy of Cana...

Lauren Southern's Strange Journey from Rebel to Tradwife to Paid Putin Stooge

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The surprising Canadian connections to an alt-right influencer network that is alleged to have been funded by Russia. How Lauren Chen, Lauren Southern...

The Painful Truth About IUDs

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Getting an IUD can be painful. Really painful. Last month, new regulations came out in the US about managing this pain. Centers for Disease Contr...

What the Sh*tshow at Elle Canada Tells Us About the Future of Journalism

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Riley Yesno joins Emilie Nicolas to unpack the editorial sh*tshow at Elle Canada, as well as big changes at APTN. To celebrate its 25th year as a...

Jesse Brown Brings You The Worst Podcast

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this primer episode of The Worst Podcast, Canadaland publisher Jesse Brown reflects on why he’s backing The Worst Podcast. Host (and acclaimed un...

Qui va voter pour Kamala Harris?

31 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Depuis l’investiture de Kamala Harris à la candidature démocrate, le parti a le vent dans les voiles et devance le camp de Donald Trump de quelque...

Goodbye, Jonathan Goldsbie

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With Postmedia ending daily print editions of The Telegram — leaving Newfoundland and Labrador without a single daily paper — we wonder how to kee...