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The Civil Rights Movement of the ‘50s and ‘60s in the United States gave the world iconic, inspiring, and sometimes horrific moments, burned by repetition into the public imagination. Even as a Canadian, you know the sights and sounds of that civil rights fight. You can picture MLK preaching his dream.

But what did the civil rights struggle look and sound like in Canada? Does anything come to mind? Perhaps Viola Desmond, challen...

Chrystia Freeland makes the business and military case for supporting Ukraine. 

As the Carney government recommits to supporting Ukraine, Freeland argues that we need Ukraine more than it needs us (mostly because of the drones.) Plus, what’s happening with the Ukrainian refugees in Canada? 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio...

With new prospects for ceasefire in Gaza led by Trump, is Canada’s approach to the Middle East coherent? 

Plus, Greta Thunberg makes headlines after she’s detained en route by sea to Gaza. Eyewitnesses allege Israel “treated her like an animal,” but what really happened? 

Vote for Noor Azrieh as Best Host of a News and Politics show at the Signal Awards.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), J...

British Columbia is rolling back safe supply and decriminalization, and moving toward something very different: forcibly detaining and treating people with severe addictions. Alberta is already doing it. Ontario is considering it. Canada is entering a new era of drug policy, one called involuntary care.

Host Noor Azrieh sits down with legislative reporter Mark Page to unpack what’s happening in B.C., and then goes international ...

The Rogers family drama was epic. An imperious and secretive billionaire telecom overlord clan loathed across the nation, a ne’er do well heir to the throne and his fashionista wife hanging out at Mar-a-Lago, his secret scheme to seize control of his dead father’s empire exposed by an errant butt dial.

If that had happened anywhere else, you bet they'd make a movie about it. But it happened in Canada, eh.  So instead of a b...

There’s still confusion around MP Vince Gasparro’s announcement that Irish rap group Kneecap is banned from Canada, but, at the same time, Carney’s government is moving forward with a new law focused on hate symbols. 

Is this new approach to hate worth the risk to free speech?

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and ...

Off The Record is back in its new call-in format. The question for this week was “What should Canadaland NOT have published?”

Host Sam Konnert sat down with Jesse Brown to field all of your calls for two hours this past Monday and we were honestly quite surprised by how it went. 

Host: Sam Konnert

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publish...

Carney says Canada Post is “insolvent,” but is it possible to save it? 

Isaac Peltz joins to brainstorm ways to get Canada Post off life support and to explain why coverage in Canada is missing out on the big story of labour in this country. 

Plus, an update on Travis Dhanraj’s issues with the CBC.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) C...

Are Albertans hicks? Is Danielle Smith secretly a genius? Do Albertans actually hate Ottawa? Tune in to a special LIVE Canadaland recording to find out!

Canadaland politics goes on tour with this special live episode in Calgary! Out-of-touch Torontonian Noor sits down with a panel of experts to answer some pressing questions: are Albertans hicks? Is Danielle Smith secretly a genius? Do Albertans actually hate Ottawa?

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What happens after the men with guns who run your country take aim at you? 

Last year reporter Molly Thomas traveled to Pakistan for Canadaland to file a series of reports on one of the world's biggest refugee crises. There are currently somewhere between 1.5 and 3 million Afghans who have fled the Taliban and who are now stuck in limbo in Pakistan. Many have been trying to get to Canada.

Molly's series was called Dear T...

Protestors “Draw The Line” as Mark Carney pulls the Liberals towards the center, adopting conservative policies and walking back several Trudeau-era policies on climate, immigration, and social issues. 

Is Carney’s centrism savvy politics or disingenuous pandering? 

What should Canadaland NOT have published? Call in and tell us on Sept 29th between 11am and 1pm EST! You can go to callinstudio.com/show/canadaland or ...

The honorary mayor of Dildo, Newfoundland is back on the air, but the threat to free speech remains. 

The Jimmy Kimmel saga is a reminder of the crucial role comedy plays in times of political turmoil, so why isn’t there more comedy in Canada right now? 

Plus, an update on the Alberta separatist movement. 

Host: San Grewal

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Check...

Canada recognized Palestine as a state, Pierre “take me home country roads” Poilievre is back in town, Freeland is on a mission to Ukraine, and the pressure is building on Prime Minister Mark Carney. Host Sam Konnert sits down with Mickey Djuric to break down what’s happened this fall sitting, who’s in, who’s out, and if the Carney honeymoon phase is over.

Host: Sam Konnert

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (P...

One December night in 2014, Matthew Church died from sudden cardiac arrest. Now, back from the dead, Matthew Church joins us in studio to talk about dying, coming back, and what exactly happened during those eight minutes when his heart stopped beating.

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Host: Jesse Brown

Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)

Global News hires a non-journalist to cover politics.

Plus, parliament is back and it’s business as usual. With Canada in an existential crisis, is it time to stop the partisan shenanigans? 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) tom sayers (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Noor Azrieh 

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Canadians react to the assasination of Charlie Kirk. 

The killing of a prominent US conservative dominates Canadian headlines and online comments trigger partisan debates, doxing, and threats of violence.  

Should we be concerned about political violence in Canada? 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) tom sayers (Audio Editor), max...

Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner sits down with host Noor Azrieh to unpack why she thinks we should scrap the temporary foreign worker program, and how far she’d go to overhaul immigration. 

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Art...

Rabih (Robby) Alkhalil was in prison for one murder and on trial for another. Then on July 21st, 2022 Alkhalil slipped into a black jumpsuit and a high visibility vest and he walked out the front door of a BC prison. He hopped into a waiting white van and disappeared. And for the last three years Alkhalil has stayed, at least, one step ahead of the law.

Alkhalil made new headlines last week. A series of news reports claimed he'd...

Carney hits pause on EVs but moves forward on “nation-building” projects.

With Canola farmers being hit hard by Chinese tariffs, is the solution to drop the 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs? Scott Moe and Danielle Smith think so.

Plus, a goodbye to Franklin, Babar, and The Magic Schoolbus.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) tom sayers (Audio Editor), max ...