(Short Cuts) Global: Spanked, Not SLAPPed
What’s going on in Han Dong’s defamation case against Global News? Last week, Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Perell made a decision in that case. And, rightly or wrongly, it was scorching.With Th...
27 Jun 202435min
How They Crushed Wikileaks
This was a time when Assange and other punks like him were running circles around governments. It seemed like the ability for the powers that be to keep secrets was over. It was just done. Thanks to A...
24 Jun 202442min
(Détours) France: Tapis rouge pour l'extrême droite
Après des résultats record aux élections européennes, l’extrême droite française est en passe de remporter les législatives. Si certains sont surpris, plusieurs observateurs ont remarqué que les idées...
22 Jun 202442min
(Short Cuts) Did Beijing Tamper With the Globe and Mail?
Can a newspaper commit treason? The NSICOP report singles out China as the biggest foreign influence on Canadian media (and it’s more than just advertorial inserts.) Joanna Chiu joins us to unpack the...
20 Jun 202448min
Nature is SO Gay
When Canadaland commissioned its new series “A Field Guide to Gay Animals” (listen to it here), the topic wasn’t really in the news. But since then, it’s started to take the world by storm. From rage ...
17 Jun 202431min
(Short Cuts) If I Had $100,000,000 (From Google)
With Jesse away, Justin Ling takes over to talk about Google’s $100 million payment for Canadian news and how a ragtag group of independent publishers will end up deciding who gets the money. Is Googl...
13 Jun 202449min
Dear Taliban: Part One
Less than a year ago, Investigative Reporter and former Network Anchor Molly Thomas had her dream job as a Correspondent for CTV’s flagship show, W5; with the backing of this team, she applied for the...
10 Jun 202442min
(Détours) Femmes en politique: Femmes en péril?
En politique municipale, provinciale et fédérale, les départs de femmes s’enchaînent. En cause, l’intimidation dont elles sont victimes, la remise en question de leurs compétences, ou encore leur relé...
8 Jun 202439min
