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Canadian media is calling out companies with ties to ICE, but can it make a difference? 

Thomson Reuters, Hootsuite, Roschel, and the Jim Pattison Group are among a group of Canadian companies facing criticism for their connection with ICE. Media coverage, petitions, and protests have compelled some of these companies to cut ties with ICE. 

Canadian politicians are joining in to voice their outrage over what’s happening in Minnesota, but what sort of meaningful impact can we actually have? 

Host: Jesse Brown 

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Harrison Lowman

Further reading: 

• Canadian Companies Must Cut Ties with ICE, Say Protesters | The Tyee 
• Vancouver social-media company Hootsuite looking to work with ICE to ‘build trust’ - The Globe and Mail 
• ICE ordering fleet of 20 armoured vehicles from Brampton, Ont., firm | CBC News 
• Canada's Stantec and U.S. partner had multimillion-dollar contracts to inspect ICE detention facilities - The Logic 
• This App Lets ICE Track Vehicles and Owners Across the Country - 404 Media 
• Jim Pattison won't sell U.S. warehouse proposed as new ICE facility | CBC News
• Canada must admit that Trump’s America is not a ‘safe’ place for refugees - The Globe and Mail
• It is the right time – socially and economically – to scale back extended health benefits for refugees - The Globe and Mail
• Why is the Carney government rolling out the red carpet for Chinese propaganda media? - Harrison Lowman [X/Twitter]
• 150,000 rally in downtown Toronto in solidarity with Iranian protesters | CBC News 

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Pierre Poilievre just cruised through his leadership review, but is the party really buying what he’s selling? Noor Azrieh goes inside the Conservative convention in Calgary, from the polished speeches on stage to the simmering anger offstage. 

Along the way: separatists working the floor, influencers commanding the crowd, and a party trying to sell hope to a base still fuelled by grievance.

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

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We have a monthly supporter exclusive show, Off The Record, where our very own Sam Konnert gets to talk to YOU fine listeners. We asked you to call in and share interesting stories happening from across the country and you all delivered, so make sure to tune into that this Thursday.

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This is not your traditional true crime story. This is not a whodunnit. It’s more of a howdunnit. That is, it’s a self-defence guide on how to fight back after you’ve been ripped off.

Raymond Biesinger is an iconic Canadian illustrator and author of the book, 9 Times My Work Has Been Ripped Off. 

And he invited Producer Tristan Capacchione to his studio to talk all about his true crime story.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)

Featured Guest: Raymond Biesinger

Special Thanks: Julian Abraham, max collins, and Caleb Thompson (Voicing)

Fact checking by Kallan Lyons

Additional music by Audio Network

More information:

• Raymond Biesinger
• 9 Times My Work Has Been Ripped Off — Drawn & Quarterly
• FLASHBACK : Le portrait psychédélique d’un disparu — 2PAR4
• Non-exclusive licence issued to Raymond Biesinger — Copyright Board of Canada
• Non-exclusive licence issued to Productions 2PAR4 — Copyright Board of Canada
• Please stop stealing my art — Wright Kitchen

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Carney’s deal with China is pissing off Trump, but it’s exactly the sort of leverage Canada needs for the upcoming CUSMA negotiations. 

It’s more than just EVs and canola, and it’s more than a return to our previous trade arrangements with China. Carney’s deal signals how Canada intends to navigate the so-called “new world order.” 

But, with Xi Jinping purging his top generals, is China really as “predictable” as Carney suggests? 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Jan Wong

Further reading: 

• Preliminary Agreement-In-Principle to Address Economic and Trade Issues between Canada and the People's Republic of China - Government of Canada 
• No plans for China free trade deal, Carney says as Trump fixates on Canada | CBC News
• Canada wants to be 1st in North America to build EV with Chinese knowledge: senior official | CBC News  
• China dropping ban on Canadian beef may boost industry resilience, analysts say - The Globe and Mail  
• Is Carney’s China deal a misstep or master stroke? | National Post
• China’s Zijin Gold to acquire Canadian miner Allied Gold in $5.5-billion deal - The Globe and Mail    
• Xi Jinping has dismissed two of China’s most senior generals. What does this mean? 
• Las Vegas casino owner offers to take Canadian dollars on par with U.S. currency - CTV News
• The Liberals’ unacceptable Charter breach - The Globe and Mail  

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Carney’s speech made headlines around the world and positions Canada as a global thought leader. 

Why did it capture so much international attention, and will Carney’s Davos kudos benefit Canada in the long run? 

Jan Wong joins to unpack Carney’s rhetorical triumph and to dish on Margaret Atwood’s lunch beef 30 years later. 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Jan Wong

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Further reading: 

• Carney's Davos speech draws reaction from around the world | CBC News 
• Mark Carney's Davos speech: Reaction from BBC, NYT, Rolling Stone - CTV News   
• Mark Carney’s Davos speech is a ‘manifesto of free people.’ Here’s what else the world is saying - Toronto Star 
• As the world inches back to a pre-WW2 order, the 'middle powers' face a grave new challenge - BBC 
• New Zealand is fiddling while the world ruptures. We need to listen to Mark Carney - Steve Maharey - New Zealand Herald 
• ‘A rupture, not a transition’: The Davos bombshell that Australia can’t ignore -  Sydney Morning Herald
• Carney makes clear the world’s choice - The Japan Times 
• Time for Western middle powers to wake up - Opinion - Chinadaily.com.cn 
• Michael Taube: I'm a speechwriter. Carney did better than Trudeau at Davos. But that's a low bar - National Post
• Pierre Poilievre: Carney's Davos speech highlights that it is Liberal rhetoric that doesn't match reality- National Post 
• Margaret Atwood can read your palm and holds a grudge - The National - CBC [Video]
• Federal Conservatives trade journalists for partisan cheerleaders | Canada's National Observer: Climate News  

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We’re back in the middle of another Donald Trump tariff tantrum—this time over Canada’s trade relationship with China. And yet, for a brief moment, it felt like Canada was riding high on the world stage, with Mark Carney holding court in Davos at the World Economic Forum. So… which version of Canada is real right now? The confident global player, or the country once again bracing for Trump’s mood swings?

Host Noor Azrieh puts that question to New York Times Canada Bureau Chief Matina Stevis-Gridneff, before turning to Ottawa reporter Sam Konnert to take us inside Parliament’s long-awaited return.

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests: Matina Stevis-Gridneff

Background reading:

• Trump Calls Out Mark Carney in Davos Speech and Says Canada ‘Should Be Grateful’ – The New York Times
• Opinion | Trump Just Proved Mark Carney’s Point – The New York Times
• 5 things to know about Canada being disinvited from Trump's 'Board of Peace' – Toronto Star
• Some Canadians will get GST credit top up to tackle grocery costs: Carney – Global News

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On the next episode of Off The Record, we’re getting LOCAL. Canadaland's news focus is largely national and provincial: local news just isn't our wheelhouse. But we know there are tons of interesting stories happening in neighbourhoods and small towns all across this country. 

So: What’s the gossip in your community’s Facebook group? What’s the heated discussion in your city or town’s subreddit? What’s the local gossip?

Call in and let us know on Thursday, January 29 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm EST by going to callinstudio.com/show/canadaland or dialing in at 888-401-7056 when the time comes, so mark your calendars!

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A criminal gang driving around Toronto in stolen vehicles, impersonating police officers, sexually assaulting women, hate-motivated, and connected to ISIS. It was a shocking, sensational, frightening news story. And chances are you didn’t hear about it. Why?

To answer that question we’re joined today by Ellin Bessner. She has worked for CBC, CTV, covered wars in Africa and Kosovo, and most recently she’s a reporter at the Canadian Jewish News. 

Clarification: Bessner covered the war in Kosovo for CTV, but for clarity, she did so while stationed in Italy.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)

Featured Guest: Ellin Bessner

Fact checking by Kallan Lyons

Additional music by Audio Network

More information:

• Project Neapolitan News Release — Toronto Police Service
• We watched Al-Quds Day in Toronto. Here’s what we heard — The CJN
• Three men accused of hunting women and Jews on Toronto streets as part of hate plot — The National Post
• Email response from the RCMP
• Email response from the TPS

Off The Record Call-in show information:

We’re doing ANOTHER call-In show: What’s the big story in your local community? 

Canadaland's news focus is largely national and provincial. Occasionally we'll talk about something happening in a specific city or town, but local news just isn't our wheelhouse.

But there are tons of interesting stories happening in small towns across this country. What's the gossip on your community's Facebook Group? What's the heated discussion on your local subreddit.

The call-in period will be this Thursday, January 29th, 4:30-6:30 PM ET. When the time comes, head over to https://callinstudio.com/show/canadaland. You can also dial in at 1-888-401-7056.

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Alberta separatists are rallying to collect signatures to call a referendum. Meanwhile, with Francois Legault’s resignation, and the separatist Parti Quebecois leading in opinion polls, a referendum is once again a real possibility in Quebec

Are Alberta and Quebec’s separatist movements a real threat to the unity of Canada? 

Plus, police officers charged in Manitoba, and fact-checking oil industry spin on CANADALAND. 

Host: San Grewal

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Max Fawcett

Further reading: 

• New poll suggests one in five Albertans would vote to separate | CBC News 
• What Alberta separatist leaders are telling supporters at secession petition events - Edmonton Journal 
• Alberta's independence movement is a global rarity: right-wing separatists - National Post
• Has Separatism Gone Mainstream in Alberta? | The Tyee  
• Most Quebecers Oppose Sovereignty. Even More Reject Another Referendum | The Walrus 
• 30 years after cliffhanger vote, Quebec separatists voice hope for independence 
• Alberta, Quebec referendums likely would fail due to Canadians' anxiety: pollster - Toronto Star 
• #1294 Oil For Dummies - CANADALAND [Podcast] 
• FUEL FOR THOUGHT: OPEC rails against peak oil demand threats, but its own investments bear watching | S&P Global 
• Global oil demand won't peak until 2032, Wood Mackenzie report says | Reuters 
• Junior officer charged alongside disgraced Winnipeg constable pleads guilty | CBC News 

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As Trump’s threats of taking Greenland intensify, world leaders are in Davos for the World Economic Forum. It’s been a busy week for Mark Carney, following up diplomatic visits  to China and Qatar with a landmark speech at the WEF that lays bare the unravelling of the global order. 

Plus, allegations of “crying rooms” at the CBC and the one year anniversary of DOGE.

Host: San Grewal

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate producer and Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Max Fawcett

Additional music by Audio Network

Further reading: 

•  PM Mark Carney speaks at World Economic Forum in Davos – January 20, 2026 - CPAC [YouTube]    
• 'The old order is not coming back,' Carney says in provocative speech at Davos | CBC News 
• Mark Carney just shook up the world | Canada's National Observer
• Carney weighs sending soldiers to Greenland for military exercises with NATO allies: sources | CBC News
• Europe condemns Trump’s ‘new colonialism’ as Greenland crisis grows | European Union | The Guardian
• Here's what you need to know about the Canada-China deal on EVs and canola | CBC News
• Carney cautious about Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ invitation as Champagne rules out $1-billion payment - The Globe and Mail
• How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little? - The New York Times
• CBC News further expands local journalism, bureaus - CBC 
• Former CBC human resources employee sues over workplace so toxic staff were given a 'crying room' - National Post    

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 When the Liberals announced the national gun buyback program in 2019, it was supposed to be a simple and clear choice. A popular policy that made for an easy political win. 6 years later, it's looking more like the gun buyback program backfired on the Liberals. How did we get here?

PLUS - All eyes on Greenland as Trump threatens to take control. 

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests: Noah Schwartz

Background reading:

• Ottawa unveils next steps in its national gun buyback program. Here are the details – CBC News
• Noah Schwartz: Liberals' botched gun buyback program may create a dangerous ‘grey market’ – National Post
• Carney weighs sending soldiers to Greenland for military exercises with NATO allies: sources – CBC News

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And did you know we have a monthly supporter exclusive show? Last episode, we spoke to both listeners and staff about our fears in 2025 and our hopes going into the year ahead.

On the next episode of Off The Record, we’re getting LOCAL. Canadaland's news focus is largely national and provincial: local news just isn't our wheelhouse. But we know there are tons of interesting stories happening in neighbourhoods and small towns all across this country. 

So: What’s the gossip in your community’s Facebook group? What’s the heated discussion in your city or town’s subreddit? What’s the local gossip?

Call in and let us know on Thursday, January 29 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm EST by going to callinstudio.com/show/canadaland or dialing in at 888-401-7056 when the time comes, so mark your calendars!

If you want to hear that (or if you want to catch up on all the great episodes of Off The Record you’ve missed!) become a supporter at canadaland.com/join or call in on January 29 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm EST and we’ll give you a free month of Canadaland premium.

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