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The story about Chinese interference in our elections continues to evolve and the opposition leader has seized on it. Prime Minister Trudeau has now called for two probes despite specific calls for a public inquest - could this be the scandal that breaks him? And a conspiracy theory facilitated by Chat GPT. Arshy Mann co-hosts. Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)Guest: Arshy Mann Further reading: Beijing may have tried to discourage Canadians from voting Conservative: federal unit - Canadian PressHear No Evil, Write No Lies - The WalrusTwo high-level memos allege Beijing covertly funded Canadian election candidates - Global NewsAfrican students over five times more likely to be denied visas than Europeans - Investigative Journalism FoundationSuspected money launderer won't be charged, special prosecutor rules - Vancouver SunHow Wired Will Use Generative AI Tools - Wired Sponsors: Calm, Squarespace, Athletic Greens If you value this podcast, Support us! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.   You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, has been a long-time coming. After initially being proposed in 2021 as Bill C-10, it is in the final stage of becoming law. The bill would regulate online video streamers, forcing them to contribute towards the Canadian Content system and promote “CanCon” on their platforms, like traditional Canadian broadcasters do. Online-only creators have fears it would impact their livelihood.Most Canadians aren’t even watching CanCon, will this Bill change that? Will it make CanCon better? Can a system that was built for traditional film and TV, be made to work for an increasingly online, global market?Audio Editor and Technical Producer Tristan Capacchione sits down with Canadian filmmakers to talk all about the “CanCon” system and the problems they’ve experienced with it.Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Tristan Capacchione (Reporter, Audio Editor, and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)Featured guests: Matt Johnson, Andrew Chung, Marc Almon, Valerie Creighton, Miki “Xwater” LjuljdurovicFurther reading: CMF Annual Report, 2021-2022A new streaming bill is close to becoming law in Canada. Here's how it works — CBCBill C-11 — Parliament Additional music by Audio NetworkSponsors: Rotman, Freshbooks If you value this podcast, support us! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.   You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we cross the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, former Canadaland producer Sarah Lawrynuik returns to Short Cuts to talk with Jonathan about why she became a freelance war correspondent, taking night trains to the front lines.They also look at China’s reported interference in Canada’s elections & why our institutions tend to throw up their hands the moment they encounter even slightly sophisticated malfeasance.Host: Jonathan GoldsbieCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)Guest: Sarah Lawrynuik Further reading: Still standing: A year post-invasion, defiant Ukrainians have truly come together to build something, even in the face of Russian atrocities and destruction - Winnipeg Free PressBell Media wouldn’t nominate Lisa LaFlamme for an award — so she did it herself - Toronto StarCSIS documents reveal Chinese strategy to influence Canada’s 2021 election - Globe and MailLiberals ignored CSIS warning on 2019 candidate accused in Chinese interference probe: sources - Global NewsCSIS uncovered Chinese plan to donate to Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation - Globe and MailOttawa must sharpen its monitoring of foreign interference in elections, report says - Toronto StarCSIS documents reveal a web of Chinese influence in Canada - The Decibel, Globe and MailSponsors: Douglas, Squarespace, Article, Athletic GreensIf you value this podcast, Support us! You’ll get premium access to all our shows adfree, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, tickets to our live events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free & accessible to everybody.   You can listen adfree on Amazon Music included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There aren’t a lot of dedicated spaces for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour in Nova Scotia. One community group wanted to change that.They decided to create a cottage retreat for BIPOC in Birchtown, Nova Scotia, a site of significant Black history. It would be owned and run by the community, a place where they could rest, relax and have access to nature. They raised money through donations and memberships. But now some of the organizers of Buy Black Birchtown are speaking out, saying they were promised a safe space for the community - but instead were betrayed. Clarification: Shekara Grant became involved with Buy Black Birchtown via the Change is Brewing Collective in early 2021, not in 2020 as some listeners may have concluded.Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)Further reading:Black professional women are exhausted. They’re finally claiming the time to rest. The Washington Post, August 2021Who were the Black Loyalists?, Black Loyalist Heritage CentreReported hate crimes jumped across Nova Scotia in 2020, most involving race, CBC News, March 2022Additional music by Audio NetworkSponsors: Douglas, FreshbooksIf you value this podcast, Support us! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.  You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rouleau has rolled out his verdict and Prime Minister Trudeau is vindicated. What precedent does this set? And a look at how anti-trans rhetoric manifests in the Canadian media landscape - we’re looking at you National Post. Ziya Jones co-hostsHost: Jesse BrownCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)Guest: Ziya Jones Further reading: 9 things you might have missed in the Emergencies Act inquiry report - CTV  NewsQuebec housing groups say CAQ government hasn't kept promise to increase funding - CBC NewsNYT Open LetterCanadian conservatives can’t cherry-pick the ‘culture war’ they want to fight - XtraScotland scandalized by trans sex offenders in women's prisons as Canada ignores it - National Post Sponsors: Calm, Squarespace, ArticleIf you value this podcast, Support us! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.   You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Runkle, firearms lawyer, makes the pro-gun case to Jesse, following a political victory for gun rights advocates. Further reading:Ian Runkle's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/runkleofthebaileyGun crime rates from StatsCan https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-005-x/2022001/article/00002-eng.htm"Ghost Guns" are on the rise? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/3d-printed-guns-canada-increase-1.6708049Sponsors: Douglas, Athletic GreensAdditional music by Audio NetworkIf you value this podcast, please support us. We rely on listeners like you paying for journalism. As a supporter, you’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on Canadaland merch, invites and tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis and you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody. Come join us now https://canadaland.com/joinYou can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

La notion du Québec bashing a provoqué un déferlement de réactions dans les médias en français et en anglais suite à la nomination d'Amira Elghawaby comme représentante spéciale dans la lutte contre l'islamophobie. Puis quel est le lien entre les anglophones du Québec et les francophones dans le reste du pays face à la réforme de la Loi sur les langues officielles ? Émilie Nicolas anime cet épisode de Détours avec Frédéric Bérard.The notion of Quebec bashing provoked an outpouring of reactions in both French and English media following the appointment of Amira Elghawaby as special representative in the fight against Islamophobia. And what is the link between anglophones in Quebec and francophones in the rest of the country regarding the reform of the Official Languages Act? Émilie Nicolas hosts this episode of Détours with Frédéric Bérard.Liens : Tweet de Philippe MercureMartin Leclerc : La torture, le viol et l’humiliation dans un aréna près de chez vousSoutenir CANADALAND : https://canadaland.com/join Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A tasting menu of scandals from Ontario’s municipal and provincial governments, with a newsroom scandal thrown in for kicks. And Fuck the Police - legally! The Narwhal sues the RCMP. Lisa Taylor co-hosts. Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)Guest: Lisa Taylor Further reading: Integrity commissioner clears Doug Ford after developers attend daughter’s stag and doe - Global NewsHow John Tory decided to resign: the inside story of an agonizing week - Toronto StarQueen’s Park (QP) Briefing’s editor-in-chief, reporter quit in protest after Ford story fight - Toronto StarJohn Tory should not have resigned as mayor - Toronto StarHow the Star broke the story on John Tory and what’s next for Toronto? - This Matters PodcastCharlottetown council spends more time in closed debate than in open sessions, records reveal - CBCToronto police spending $337K on a podcast to avoid perception they're making 'copaganda' - CBCWhy The Narwhal and Amber Bracken are suing the RCMP - The Narwhal Sponsors: Squarespace, Freshbooks, Athletic Greens, Indochino If you value this podcast, Support us! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.  You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime.CORRECTION: Corrections have been made about the City of Hamilton’s media accreditation proposal and the mention of Chrystia Freeland lending support to John Tory. Details can be found on our website: https://www.canadaland.com/podcast/john-tory-and-his-sin-city/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Wilkinson and former media editor-in-chief Farhan Mohamed founded Overstoy Media Group (OMG) on the promise of revitalizing local news. But after the firing of four star journalists on January 30th, Mohamed admits the company was losing money on hard journalism - and that moving to a ”community” focus would save them.Current and former staff have expressed concern at the direction of the company - and some allege that OMG executives tried to interfere in editorial content. They paint a picture of a workplace where failed expectations of growth often lead to layoffs.Cherise Seucharan and Jonathan Goldsbie examine the fallout at OMG, and what it means for journalism, hopeful tech millionaires, and the state of democracy overall.    Credits: Cherise Seucharan, Jonathan Goldsbie, Tristan Capacchione, Annette EjioforFurther reading:A Bold Experiment in Local Journalism Hits the Rocks, The Tyee, Feb. 3, 2023Capital Daily staff refused to promote the boss’ company. Then they got fired, Ricochet, Feb. 10, 2023Fifty new outlets, 250 journalists: Canadian startup unveils plan to revive local news, The Guardian, May 3, 2021Sponsors: Rotman Executive Programs, HelloFreshIf you value this podcast, Support us! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.   You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Canadaland’s first TV series premieres next Friday, February 17, 2023 on CRAVE. Based on our work for the hit podcast series Thunder Bay, Ryan McMahon returns to the eponymous city to tell the ongoing story in north Ontario.Trailer for the new docuseries Thunder BayListen to the rest of our podcast series hereMore information about the TV series–Locals call it Murder Bay. It might be the most dangerous city for Indigenous youth in the world. But to others, it’s their white nirvana.Host Ryan McMahon wants to know – not who killed all those kids, but what killed them. This is Thunder Bay.Host: Ryan McMahonCredits: Jesse Brown (Writer & Producer), Ryan McMahon (Writer), Brigitte Noel (Additional Research), David Crosbie (Reporting Assistance), Jolene Banning (Reporting Assistance), Cris Derkson (Music), Chaundra Bulucon (Sound Design & Mixing), Kevin Sexton (Managing Editor) If you value this podcast, support us! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.   You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.