The Breach Show

The NDP leadership race could turn the party into a vehicle for bold left politics—or cement its decline.Martin Lukacs and Desmond Cole analyze the various campaigns and some of the emerging themes, from “purity tests,” proclamations of class war, and candidates who are flouting race rules. 

Dru Oja Jay, a seasoned activist and former publisher, joins to tackle the looming threats to Canada Post. He delves into the implications of Mark Carney's proposed cuts and the financial claims that undermine public service. Discussing the potential benefits of a revitalized postal service, Dru shares innovative ideas like solar installations and postal banking. He also critiques the influence of private operators and highlights the importance of postal workers in community support. The conversation challenges listeners to advocate for a robust public service.

With the Liberal government passing harsher immigration policies and anti-immigration rhetoric on the rise, what does this mean for migrant workers? Deena Ladd from the Workers’ Action Centre joins Desmond Cole to discuss how to build solid solidarity between all workers, regardless of status._________________________________________________________________________Want to hear more podcasts like this? Become a sustaining member at ⁠https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/ ⁠An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall._________________________________________________________________________Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity⁠ Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca⁠ Tiktok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

After a historic loss in this year’s federal election, the NDP faces a pivotal leadership race—and a crossroads in its identity.Historian Ian McKay joins Martin Lukacs to discuss the party’s challenge in confronting Canadian liberalism and its own centrist slide, and what it could do to seize its transformative potential._________________________________________________________________________Want to hear more podcasts like this? Become a sustaining member at ⁠https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/ ⁠An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall._________________________________________________________________________Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity⁠ Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca⁠ Tiktok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

Mark Carney is embarking on the largest military spending hike in Canada since World War 2. Policy analyst and peace activist Steve Staples joins Desmond Cole to explain why the biggest winner is the weapons lobby—at the expense of Canadians‘ social programs and standard of life. _________________________________________________________________________Want to hear more podcasts like this? Become a sustaining member at ⁠https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/ ⁠An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall._________________________________________________________________________Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity⁠ Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca⁠ Tiktok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

As it becomes harder to ignore Israel’s genocide, the political and media class is changing their tune. But El Jones and Desmond Cole discuss how Mark Carney and the establishment media’s complicity continues unabated. _________________________________________________________________________Want to hear more podcasts like this? Become a sustaining member at ⁠https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/ ⁠An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall._________________________________________________________________________Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity⁠ Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca⁠ Tiktok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has introduced legislation that would let police run programs in public schools—even over the objections of local school boards.On this week’s Breach Show, we’re airing a conversation hosted by Desmond Cole with organizers in Ontario and across Canada about their fights to get cops out of schools—and the alternatives to policing they’re working to put in place._________________________________________________________________________Want to hear more podcasts like this? Become a sustaining member at ⁠https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/ ⁠An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall._________________________________________________________________________Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity⁠ Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca⁠ Tiktok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

Canada’s establishment media hasn’t covered the genocide in Gaza—they’ve covered it up.A new book published by The Breach, When Genocide Wasn’t News, lays bare the media’s complicity.At the Toronto launch, Desmond Cole spoke to two of the book’s editors, lawyer Dania Majid and Breach managing editor Martin Lukacs. Buy the book: https://breachmedia.ca/when-genocide-wasnt-news/_________________________________________________________________________Want to hear more podcasts like this? Become a sustaining member at ⁠https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/ ⁠An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall._________________________________________________________________________Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity⁠ Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca⁠ Tiktok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

What can water and the natural world teach us about power, resistance, and survival? Leanne Betasamosake Simpson joins Desmond Cole to discuss her new book “Theory of Water” and explores how Indigenous knowledge can guide us through the political and ecological crises we face today._________________________________________________________________________Want to hear more podcasts like this? Become a sustaining member at ⁠https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/ ⁠An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall._________________________________________________________________________Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity⁠ Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca⁠ Tiktok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

As anti-trans laws pass in the U.S. and around the world, Canada is often cast as a safe haven for queer and trans people. But the reality is more complicated, says activist Celeste Trianon, in conversation with Katia Lo Innes on this week’s Breach Show podcast.Trianon unpacks how well-funded right-wing groups and some Canadian politicians are fueling a creeping backlash, how strict immigration policies under Carney are making it harder for trans refugees to find protection here, and what it will take to protect trans lives._________________________________________________________________________Want to hear more podcasts like this? Become a sustaining member at ⁠https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/ ⁠An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall._________________________________________________________________________Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity⁠ Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca⁠ Tiktok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia