Should Gaza Compel a Return to Canadian Peacekeeping?
Canadians have long thought of themselves as peacekeepers. But can we still make that claim today? Amid all of the the outrage towards our government over its relationship with Israel, are any protest...
8 Apr 202432min
(Short Cuts) The Canadaland Guide to Staring Directly at the Sun
As Canadians prepare for a rare celestial event–a total solar eclipse–Jesse has one message: don’t look up!On Monday, the price of carbon increased, and so did prices at the pumps. Carbon Tax savant M...
4 Apr 202434min
An Oral History Of Just For Laughs Gags
Question: what is Canada's greatest contribution to the world of comedy? Is it Lorne Michaels and Saturday Night Live, which launched the careers of comedians like Dan Aykroyd, Mike Myers, and Norm Ma...
1 Apr 202430min
(Détours) Culbuter le malheur
Il y a du pouvoir dans la réappropriation de son propre récit - c'est pourquoi Beata n'a pas seulement écrit un mémoire sur son expérience de fuite du Rwanda, mais aussi un recueil de poésie. Elle a c...
30 Mar 202444min
(Short Cuts) Organ-Transplant Radio Bingo
Why are New Zealand libertarian think-tanks so into Canada’s Indigenous skyscrapers? In the midst of an ongoing housing crisis, is the Squamish Nation’s Sen̓áḵw project the future of Indigenous land d...
28 Mar 202436min
We Spied on the Spies who Spy on Activists
When governments and corporations want to stay on top of the “threats” posed by protest movements — from climate campaigns to animal-rights advocacy — there’s one company that they tend to turn to: We...
25 Mar 202443min
(Short Cuts) The Musk of Censorship
As Elon Musk rails against content moderation in a disastrous interview with Don Lemon, Jesse and Ivor Shapiro reconsider Canada’s new approach to online speech. Is the Online Harms Act as Orwellian a...
21 Mar 202439min
The Witch Trials Of Andy Mills
Andy Mill’s is the co-creator of The New York Times ground-breaking podcast, The Daily, and before that worked on the equally inventive and critically acknowledged podcast Radiolab. He’s also one of t...
18 Mar 202454min
