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Oct 10, 2022 • 44min

Salvaging The Beachcombers

The Beachcombers was a wildly long-running series, by any measure. With 387 episodes, the CBC dramedy had more installments than CSI, and five times as many as Schitt’s Creek. For nearly two decades, it was just always there — until one day it wasn’t. Since the last episode aired in 1990, The Beachcombers has largely been forgotten, its title reduced to a punchline.But there’s one place that can’t forget. Producer Sophie Woodrooffe pays a visit to Gibsons, BC, the town that takes The Beachcombers more than a little seriously.Link: Coasters, Sophie Woodrooffe’s upcoming podcast miniseries about BC’s Sunshine Coast, for which this episode was originally created.Sponsors: Oxio, Hello Fresh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 8, 2022 • 39min

(Détours) Défaillance du système (selon quelques intellectuels)

Élection après élection, la réforme du mode de scrutin devient le sujet chaud, malgré que le premier ministre du Québec considère que la question n'intéresse personne, à part quelques intellectuels. Et pourquoi la pénurie d'enseignants reste-t-elle un enjeu grave dans tout le pays ? Emilie Nicolas anime cet épisode de Détours avec Nicolas Rouleau.English: Election after election, electoral reform becomes the hot topic, despite the fact that the Premier of Quebec considers the issue to be of interest to nobody except for a few intellectuals. And why does the teacher shortage remain a serious problem across the country? Emilie Nicolas hosts this episode of Détours with Nicolas Rouleau.Liens : Shari Graydon sur la parité de genre en politiqueUne caricature jugée islamophobe publiée dans l’Acadie Nouvelle dérange La goutte qui a fait démissionner Anne-Marie par Patrick LagacéKatherine Brulotte sur la pénurie d'enseignantsCommanditaire : OxioSoutenir CANADALAND : https://canadaland.com/join Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 6, 2022 • 39min

(Short Cuts) Quebec Election Pop Quiz

Emilie Nicolas and Toula Drimonis break down the Quebec election for those outside of the Quebec bubble. And is the CBC changing their Journalistic Standards and Practices or is this just part of the rumour mill?Links:Seema Reza on the Joy of Being (Completely) AloneThe Guardian article re: Car cultureLa Presse article re: Objectivity at the CBCNational Post piece re: Objectivity at the CBCLe Devoir article re: Malaise at Radio Canada Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 3, 2022 • 47min

Crimes Against Nature

Jesse sits down with Lyndsie Bourgon, author of “Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods” to discuss the dark world of tree poaching in British Columbia. Hidden infrared cameras, park law enforcement, and… forest courts? Links: Tree Thieves – Greystone booksSponsors: Oxio, Freshbooks, Article Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 29, 2022 • 35min

(Short Cuts) Shocking Revelations On The Saskatchewan Stabbings

There have been major developments in the Saskatchewan stabbing story, but most journalists have moved on - except for Global reporter Ashleigh Stewart. And why do reporters try to elicit emotional responses from victims of natural disasters? Ashleigh Stewart co-hosts. Links:Global News Exclusive re: Saskatchewan stabbingGlobal News piece re: Ukraine's liberated eastern villagesInterview on CBC's The Current re: Hurricane FionaSponsors: Douglas, Squarespace, oxio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 26, 2022 • 40min

CTV Workers On Workplace Abuse

Correction: A previous version of this story indicated former CTV News employee Erin Paul died due to an overdose after her dismissal. Though she did die in Nov. 2020 at the age of 49, her sister stated that was not her cause of death.Lisa LaFlamme was but one CTV News employee. Dozens more speak to us about a toxic workplace where abuse, bullying, and burnout have allegedly been normal. This culture comes from a deliberate corporate plan. In one case, the consequences may have been fatal. Links(Toronto Star) Inside the massive Bell Media downsizing that pushed out Lisa LaFlamme https://www.thestar.com/business/2022/09/09/a-cut-too-far-lisa-laflammes-ouster-was-just-the-latest-in-a-long-string-of-departures-from-bell-media-the-cost-cutting-worked-well-until-it-didnt.htmlBell Executive Who Fired Lisa LaFlamme Interfered With CTV News Coverage, Says Colleaguehttps://www.canadaland.com/bell-executive-who-fired-lisa-laflamme-interfered-with-ctv-news-coverage-says-colleague/“It was very well-sequenced” – Bell Executives Face Angry Staff Over LaFlamme Oustinghttps://www.canadaland.com/it-was-very-well-sequenced-bell-executives-face-angry-staff-over-laflamme-ousting/SponsorsBCGEU - bcgeu.caFreshbooks - freshbooks.com/CanadalandRotman Executive Programs - https://uoft.me/lead2022Support Canadaland! canadaland.com/join Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 22, 2022 • 46min

(Short Cuts) Bots Have Feelings Too

A recent encounter between Pierre Poilievre and David Akin of Global News demonstrates the tactics politicians have been using to avoid accountability. And how the popular #TrudeauMustGo campaign is being dismissed as bots and treated as if it doesn't exist. Nora Loreto co-hosts. Links:Video of David Akin and Pierre PoilievreCBC Manitoba piece re: HomelessnessDean Blundell piece re: #TrudeauMustGoNational Post piece re: Trudeau's divisiveneseSponsors: Douglas, BCGEU, oxio, Squarespace,  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 19, 2022 • 37min

The True Story Of Sasquatch

Every pop culture reference to Sasquatch or Bigfoot can be traced to one Macleans Magazine article from 1929, written by Indian Agent J.W. Burns, who stole the story of Sas’qets, a core part of Sto:lo cultural identity for thousands of years. Robert Jago is a Sto:lo writer and Sasquatch enthusiast who set out to take Sasquatch back. But the process of cultural appropriation turns out to be more complicated than passing a physical object back and forth, and Jago tells a unique story of how the Sts’ailes people kept their culture alive in the face of genocide, by appropriating appropriation.Links: Macleans, 1929: Introducing B. C.’s Hairy Giants https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1929/4/1/introducing-b-cs-hairy-giantsDevolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre, by Max Brookshttps://www.amazon.ca/Devolution-Firsthand-Account-Sasquatch-Massacre/dp/1984826786The Sasquatch, the Fire and the Cedar Baskets by Joseph (Tony) Dandurandhttps://www.amazon.ca/Sasquatch-Fire-Cedar-Baskets/dp/0889713766Additional music by Audio NetworkSponsors: St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival, BC General Employees Union, Oxio, Article Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 17, 2022 • 43min

(Détours) Royalement impolies

Suite au décès de la reine Elizabeth II, de nombreux journalistes soulignent les qualités admirables de la reine, alors que d'autres mettent la politesse de côté pour appeler à une réflexion plus critique autour de la monarchie. Puis comment les médias francophones couvrent-ils les sujets de l'immigration et de la langue française dans le premier débat de la campagne électorale au Québec ? Emilie Nicolas anime cet épisode de Détours avec Maïka Sondarjee.Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, many journalists spotlighted her admirable qualities, while others put politeness aside to call for a more critical reflection on the monarchy. And how is francophone media covering immigration and the French language following the first debate of the Quebec election campaign? Emilie Nicolas hosts this episode of Détours with Maïka Sondarjee.Liens :La reine du Canada, vue du Québec par Jean-François NadeauLa reine était nue par Patrick LagacéNo, I do not mourn the Queen par Shree ParadkarQuel «dérapage»? par Christian RiouxL’avenir du français au Québec par Jean-Benoît NadeauLe choix de François Legault par Paul WellsPour en finir avec le déclin de la langue française par Jean-Benoît NadeauCommanditaire : OxioSoutenir CANADALAND : https://canadaland.com/join Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 15, 2022 • 40min

(Short Cuts) Our Royals, Our Elves

Canadians have greeted the death of Elizabeth II with a mix of sadness and ambivalence, hostility and indifference. Film writer Will Sloan joins Jonathan Goldsbie to look at how media has grappled with evolving attitudes toward the monarchy, and how it’s covered the rare sort of development that’s both wholly inevitable and the biggest breaking news in the world.They also go deep on a cartoon elf.Links:CBC interview with author Lawrence HillToronto Sun piece re: Woke hatersCourrier Laval piece re: PQ candidate and porn videoThe Soulmates in the Gift of the Light (1991) videoWill Sloan's viral tweetSponsors: Douglas, Squarespace, oxio, HelloFresh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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