Parliamentary report ignores Israel's killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
A Canadian parliamentary committee report examining the international situation of human rights defenders and journalists is being criticized for not mentioning Israel’s killing of Palestinian journal...
18 Marras 202210min
How education workers made Doug Ford blink w/Adam D.K. King
We spoke to labour researcher Adam D.K. King about the standoff between Ontario education workers and the Doug Ford government. We discussed the roots of the dispute, why Adam thinks CUPE was right to...
10 Marras 202244min
Why is the NDP abandoning diplomacy? w/Ibnul Chowdhury
We spoke to writer Ibnul Chowdhury about the NDP's virtual lockstep with the Liberal government on the war in Ukraine, and its abandonment of calls to push for a diplomatic solution to the conflict. ...
4 Marras 202234min
Haitian protesters tell Canada to stay out w/Jafrikayiti (aka Jean Saint-Vil)
This week, we spoke to Jafrikayiti (aka Jean Saint-Vil), an activist and co-founder of the Canada-Haiti Action Network, about the reasons behind the current protests in Haiti against the US-backed gov...
25 Loka 202251min
Anjali Appadurai's plan to fix BC's health system w/Anjali Appadurai
We interview BC NDP leadership candidate Anjali Appadurai about her plan to address the intersecting crises impacting British Columbia's public health system. Support The Maple by subscribing to our ...
15 Loka 202227min
Canadian firms continue to arm Saudi Arabia
This week, we read out an article written by Jeremy Appel about Canada's ongoing arms sales to Saudi Arabia, a theocratic monarchy and notorious human rights abuser. The most recent data from Statist...
14 Loka 202211min
Canada's response to Israel's killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
This week, we recap some of our reporting on Israel's killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh back in May, and Canada's subsequent refusal to condemn Israel or demand real accountability. ...
7 Loka 202227min
Advocating for sex worker rights w/Ashlynn Chand
This week, we spoke to PressProgress labour reporting intern Ashlynn Chand about her work covering the challenges faced by sex workers, and what advocacy groups are doing to fight for their rights and...
30 Syys 202233min
