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Rogers buys Bell share of Maple Leaf Sports Entertainment for 4.7 billion–but how Ed Rogers’ power play whiffed on the Caitlin Clark era.

Plus, the most 90s baby ever and the unlikely return of Vice Magazine.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Rahim Mohamed

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• The Promise of Audio, October 17th 2pm-6pm at Canadaland’s Toronto office. Space is limited, RSVP to secure your spot: https://forms.gle/AMcYaHcwxanEMrcm8
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A frankensteined edit from a Poilievre scrum causes a shitstorm for CTV News and Bell Media. Is it proof of malicious media bias or just a careless mistake?

Rahim Mohamed joins to dig into what really happened at CTV National News and if the response from Poilievre and the Conservatives is justified. 

Plus, duly noting a new era in oppo research and luxury bathtub madness on parliament hill.  

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer),  max collins (Production Manager)

Guest: Rahim Mohamed

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While world leaders meet and Israel’s war on Gaza spreads, Canadian MPs are at odds over recognizing a Palestinian state. 

How much does Canadian recognition really matter? Why are we dragging our feet? Host Noor Azrieh sits down with Michael Lynk, the former Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territories, and Mark Kersten, a human rights and international criminal justice expert to find out.

Host: Noor Azrieh

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

Guests: Mark Kersten and Michael Lynk

Photo Credit - Richard Koek

Background reading:

• Canada Abstains from United Nations General Assembly resolution on Admission of new Members to the United Nations
• Government MPs presented a motion to study Palestinian statehood at committee, sources say  - CBC News
• Ottawa-based company is key to keeping Israeli warplanes bombing Gaza - The Breach
• Israel ‘on a high’ after Nasrallah killing, as mood for an invasion grows - Al Jazeera
• Liberal staffers pull support for party in Montreal byelection, citing government's stance on Gaza - CBC News

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The late Norval Morrisseau is known as Canada's Picasso. He was the father of the Woodlands style. His work was exhibited at the Pompidou Center in Paris, the National Gallery of Canada, and he was a member of the Order of Canada. Morrisseau is without question one of the most important painters in Canadian history. So why are so-called original Morrisseau paintings selling on eBay for $129? 

The answer is fraud. The market has been flooded with thousands of fake Morrisseau paintings and prints. In March 2023, eight people were charged and arrested in connection with these fakes and are now starting to be convicted. The police investigation started, in part, because of the Jamie Kastner documentary There Are No Fakes.

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Kevin O’Keefe (Fact Checking), max collins (Production Manager), Jesse Brown (Host and Publisher)

Featured guests: Ryan McMahon and Jamie Kastner

Additional music by Audio Network

Further information:

• There Are No Fakes — TVO
• 8 charged over 1,000 paintings seized in Norval Morrisseau art fraud investigation — CBC
• Man who oversaw massive Norval Morrisseau art forgeries sentenced in Thunder Bay to 5 years in prison — RCI

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Le 30 septembre est désormais la journée nationale de la Vérité et de la Réconciliation. Mais pour l’avocat, ancien député et organisateur communautaire Alexis Wawanoloath, on ne peut atteindre la réconciliation entre les Peuples autochtones et l’État colonial qu’en prenant le temps de mener un processus, long et difficile, de guérison et de restitution. Alexis Wawanoloath démontre que les intérêts politiques et économiques des agences gouvernementales priment toujours sur les droits des communautés autochtones, dans le continuum d’un projet colonial amorcé il y a des siècles. Dans la deuxième partie de l’émission, Emilie échange avec son invité sur la place des personnes autochtones dans les médias. Ensemble, ils se demandent comment dépasser le phénomène de ‘tokenisation’ et si tous deux doivent vivre avec ça. 

September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. But for the lawyer, former MNA and community organizer Alexis Wawanoloath, reconciliation between Indigenous Peoples and the colonial state can only be achieved by taking the time to undertake a long and difficult process of healing and restitution. Alexis Wawanoloath demonstrates that the political and economic interests of government agencies always take precedence over the rights of Indigenous communities, in the continuum of a colonial project that began centuries ago. In the second part of the show, Emilie discusses with her guest the place of Indigenous People in the media. Together, they wonder how to overcome the phenomenon of ‘tokenization’ and whether they should have to live with it.

Animation : Emilie Nicolas

Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), max collins (Coordination de production)

Coanimation : Alexis Wawanoloath

Pour en savoir plus :

• Alexis Wawanoloath sur Facebook
• La journée de la Vérité et de la Réconciliation — APTN
• Autochtones et Hydro-Québec: le grand malaise des factures impayées — Radio-Canada
• Suivre l’actualité au Liban — Al-Jazeera
• Kwé, Bonjour (rattrapage) — Canal M

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Cue the sad trombone sounds for Rebel Media, who just lost an appeal to qualify for federal journalism tax credits. Where will they get funding from now?

Plus, BC Conservative John Rustad is anti-vax and anti-bug-eating. And, why diss tracks shouldn’t be admissible in court. 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Sam Konnert (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager) 

Guest: Norman Spector

Further reading: 

• Rebel News not eligible for journalism tax credits, Federal Court rules
• #768 "We Are Not The Journalism Police" – An Interview With The Journalism Police
• Video shows B.C. Conservative Rustad saying he regrets getting 'so-called vaccine'
• Murder case collapses against Toronto rapper Top 5 after judge tosses social media evidence - Toronto Star
• BC Conservative Leader John Rustad Warned Convoy Event That Kids Will Be Forced to ‘Eat Bugs’ - Press Progress 

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In the aftermath of the stunning pager attacks in Lebanon and subsequent escalations in the Middle East, Canada’s former ambassador to Israel, Norman Spector, joins to unpack the narratives and larger geopolitical context of the current conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. 

Plus, why aren’t we talking about the 45 000 Canadians still in Lebanon?  

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Sam Konnert (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager)

Guest: Norman Spector

Further reading: 

• Pager, Walkie-Talkie Attacks Are a Setback for Hezbollah but Raise Risks for Israel
• Israel’s pager attack an intelligence triumph, with uncertain ends - The Washington Post
• The Brilliance of “Operation Grim Beeper” | Hudson Institute
• Entre tyrannie et terrorisme | Le Devoir 
• Opinion | Pierre Poilievre returns to a shaky Parliament with more flop than flex |Toronto Star

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Earlier this year, the UN Special rapporteur for human rights defenders raised concerns about a Canadian company called Belo Sun Mining. She said people protesting the Belo Sun mine, who she refers to as land defenders, report being threatened, harassed and intimidated - some even say they were driven off their land. 

But Belo Sun denies these allegations, saying that they care about human rights, and that the project would bring much-needed economic development to an impoverished area - and the government of Brazil has seemingly supported their efforts.  

So who is Belo Sun - and how did they become the driving force behind the biggest proposed gold mine in Brazil? Are they guilty of the things that they're accused of? And if so, what can the Canadian government do to stop it? 

Host: Jesse Brown  

Credits: Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Sam Konnert (Audio Editor), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), max collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer)

Additional music by Audio Network

Further reading:

• Canada failing to protect human rights activists from mining companies operating overseas: UN watchdog - Globe and Mail, 2024
• Canadian miners get high-level lobbying boost for Brazilian Amazon projects - Mongabay, translated from original by Agência Pública 
• BSX Responds to UN Special Rapporteur Allegations About Its Business Conduct - Belo Sun

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Is this the era of the A.I. election? 

Lovers and haters of A.I. both claim the technology will change the world, for better or worse. Are the cheers and jeers just hype?

Paris Marx joins Justin Ling to sift through the discourse, both real and computer-generated.

Plus, why Canadian weapons are still ending up in Gaza, and updates on the (mostly forgotten) Polaris Prize

CanadaLabs has announced three events happening this fall for journalists and audio makers. To find out more, check out: canadaland.com/2024-events-and-workshops/

Host: Justin Ling 

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Engineering), max collins (Production Manager) 

Guest: Paris Marx

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With two byelections this week, the rhetoric is ramping up around the next Canadian federal election. Paris Marx joins Justin Ling to consider the online discourse that is poisoning political discussion in Canada, and how Pierre Poilievre is taking advantage of it. 

Plus, is the controversial Russians at War documentary worth a viewing?

CanadaLabs has announced three events happening this fall for journalists and audio makers. To find out more, check out: canadaland.com/2024-events-and-workshops/

Host: Justin Ling 

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Engineering), max collins (Production Manager) 

Guest: Paris Marx

Further reading: 

• Justin Trudeau ‘unleashed’ is the Liberals’ new weapon | Toronto Star
• Opinion | Justin Trudeau is trapped in the internet of the past. Is Pierre Poilievre doomed to join him? | Toronto Star
• FULL INTERVIEW: JD Vance Faces Grilling From CNN's Bash About Comments About Haitians In Springfield | Youtube 
• TIFF will play film on Russian soldiers after pausing screenings | CBC News 
• Federal fisheries minister ignored DFO advice by reopening commercial cod fishery | CBC News 

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