CANADALAND

We delve into the discussion about Israel and the Canadian media after Postmedia pulled down an editorial about BDS and the Green Party. Canadian Press published a bad story about extremist literatur...

1 Sep 201637min

Answers to some of the questions about reporter Raveena Aulakh's suicide. How much did the Toronto Star know about its "toxic" workplace and what did they do about it? Financial Post reporter Sean Cra...

28 Aug 201641min

Was the Tragically Hip's final show the ultimate Canadian experience? And what was the value of finally seeing the Rob Ford crack video?   Freelance journalist and author Stephen Marche co-hosts.    S...

25 Aug 201631min

Canada's tech sector is hemorrhaging talent. Between tax credits, targeted R&D programs, and Trudeau's cheerleading, can we stop the bleeding? Earlier this summer, thirty Canadian bankers, industry le...

14 Aug 201644min

Justin Trudeau’s nipples are all over the place. The Toronto Star invests in a digital strategy by laying off journalists and IT workers.   The National Post’s Jen Gerson co-hosts.   Read Jen’s piece ...

11 Aug 201629min

Justin Trudeau's administration has asked a think tank to research this very question: should taxpayers provide a safety net for a news business in free-fall? The think tank is headed by former Globe ...

7 Aug 201638min

Canada is a generic, blank slate for American television production. Dozens of shows are filmed here and slapped with American license plates and street names. Media scholar Karen Burrows discusses th...

31 Jul 201631min

How do we process the mass murders, terrorist attacks, police killing Black people, police being murdered, instability in the Middle East and Trump’s fascist rhetoric? Are we living through a major mo...

28 Jul 201634min