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Three telecoms in a trench coat and other Canadian oligopolies. And we need a new playbook when it comes to engaging with Pierre Poilievre. Vass Bednar co-hosts

Links:

• CBC piece re: Rogers outage and the need for greater oversight
• Toronto Star piece re: Supermarket price hikes
• National Observer piece re: Trudeau greeted by throngs of admirers
• Tyee piece re: The Forever Plague and the response
• Slate article re: The Forever Plague
• Global piece re: Pierre Poilievre

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Patrick Brown was disqualified from the Conservative Leadership race. He's denied allegations filed by a whistleblower that he was knowingly mismanaging how campaign staff were being paid. He's vowed to appeal the disqualification decision. But in the meantime, what would this move mean for Canadian politics? Does it mean a Pierre Poilievre coronation?

Canadians are known for voting parties out of office, not into office. Which means after the Liberals have been in power for seven years and we're looking to be on the cusp of a recession, the person who leads the Conservative party next could easily be Canada's next prime minister.

Featured in this episode: Jen Gerson, co-founder of The Line.

Further reading:

• Conservative Party tried to bring Brown into compliance with election laws and failed: leadership chair, CBC News
• Patrick Brown says he will appeal disqualification from Conservative leadership race, CP24
• Brown booted from CPC leadership as drama takes centre stage, Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun
• Patrick Brown, disqualified from CPC race, facing Brampton mayoral troubles as well, Canadian Press

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Plus d’une cinquantaine de têtes d’affiches de Radio-Canada contestent la décision du CRTC concernant l’utilisation du ‘mot en n’ sur l’émission radiophonique Le 15-18 en août 2020. Puis dans le climat politique actuel, quelle est la conversation autour des fêtes nationales dans les médias ? Emilie Nicolas anime cet épisode de Détours avec Vanessa Destiné.

English: More than 50 well-established Radio-Canada employees disagree with the CRTC's decision regarding the use of the 'n-word' on the radio show Le 15-18 in August 2020. And considering the current political climate, what does the media conversation surrounding national holidays look like? Emilie Nicolas hosts this episode of Détours with Vanessa Destiné. 

Liens : 

Alain Gravel sur Puisqu'il faut se lever

Chronique d'Isabelle Hachey sur Verushka Lieutenant-Duval

Vanessa Destiné dans Le Devoir

Lettre des têtes d'affiches de Radio-Canada

Dossier du New York Times sur l'Haïti

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A Supreme Court decision that hasn't gotten much attention in Canada. And the National Post is calling for an end to the bullying of reporters, meanwhile its own columnists are attacking their own. Jan Wong co-hosts.

Links:

• Globe and Mail Opinion piece by Elizabeth Sheehy
• Globe and Mail Opinion piece by Frank Addario and Matthew Gourlay
• Globe and Mail obituary of Irving Abella
• National Post piece from the Editor in Chief

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Raging wildfires are now a normal part of summertime in Canada. Climate change comes at you fast, but the impact of these fires is far from equal across different regions. Those most likely to have to flee their homes are Indigenous people, and this disproportionate risk is only growing. The number of evacuees from First Nation reserves doubled over the last decade. Producer Sarah Lawrynuik travels to a remote Manitoba community to look at what fire has done to one community, and examines the implications for tens of thousands of other people in the years to come.

Further Reading:

Social science research on Indigenous wildfire management in the 21st century and future research needs (Amy Cardinal Christianson) – https://www.publish.csiro.au/WF/pdf/WF13048

Indigenous fire teams in Sask. aim for bigger role after B.C. blazes – https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/indigenous-fire-teams-in-sask-aim-for-bigger-role-after-b-c-blazes

U of S prof studies impact of fire evacuations on First Nations (2015) – https://www.ckom.com/2015/07/17/u-of-s-prof-studies-impact-of-fire-evacuations-on-first-nations/

From the Ashes: Reimagining Fire Safety and Emergency Management in Indigenous Communities: https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Committee/421/INAN/Reports/RP9990811/inanrp15/inanrp15-e.pdf

The art of fire: reviving the Indigenous craft of cultural burning: https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-cultural-burning/

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In covering the end of widespread reproductive freedom in the United States, the CBC goes the both-sides route. At what point should something be considered a human-rights issue and no longer subject to debate?

And the Convoy — or at least something similar — is set to rematerialize in Ottawa. What has the media learned since last time, and are we any closer to putting our finger on a diffuse movement that’s very different to different people? Jonathan Goldsbie fills in for Jesse and Rachel Cairns co-hosts. 

Links:

• CBC's the Current segment re: Roe v. Wade
• Dr. Jennifer Gunter Tweet re: appearance on CBC
• Stephanie Gray Google Talk
• MPP Bhutila Karpoche Tweet re: Evictions
• Jonathan Goldsbie's Tweet re: Toronto Councilor
• The Conversation piece re: Roe v. Wade
• National Post piece re: Freedom Convoy
• Vice piece re: Freedom Convoy
• The Tyee piece re: Freedom Convoy

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Universities across Alberta have experienced huge funding cuts over the last three years. Come fall, students will be paying for that with huge tuition increases (some as high as 104%). But these changes are bigger than just dollars and cents, they beg the question: What is the point of getting a post-secondary education?

Freelance journalist Oumar Salifou reports on the impacts seen in Alberta and host Jesse Brown interviews Alberta's minister of higher education. 

Featured in this episode: Anita Cardinal, law student at the University of Alberta; Reginald Wiebe, assistant professor of English at Concordia University of Edmonton; Dave Lamont, a caretaker at the University of Calgary; Brenda Austin-Smith, president of the Canadian Association of University Teachers; Demetrios Nicolaides, Alberta's minister of higher education 

Further reading:

• Some Alberta post-secondary institutions left relatively unscathed while U of A funds slashed, new data shows, CBC News
• Post-secondary students grapple with increased tuitions as a result of provincial funding cuts to education, The Globe and Mail
• Budget 2021: Post-secondary sees further cuts, 750 job losses, The Calgary Herald
• 'A turning point:' After years of cuts, Alberta budget signals growth for U of A, The Edmonton Journal
• Alberta universities voice mixed feelings about budget 2022, Global News

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A scandal in Canada's sacred sport. And can journalists do more to unpack the crypto craze and crash? Emilie Nicolas fills in for Jesse and Julian McKenzie co-hosts. 

Links:

• TSN piece re: Hockey Canada 
• CBC story re: freezing Hockey Canada Assets
• Rick Westhead interview with Kyle Beach
• LA Time piece re: Amy Kaufman
• Globe and Mail piece re: bitcoin

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A Canadian scientist wanted to demonstrate how he could use DNA barcoding to distinguish between different strains of cannabis; a pretty valuable thing to be able to do during the weed marketing gold rush.

To prove it, he just took a graph of U.S. arrest data, changed the title, and said 'here, here's my evidence.'

He did a lot more than that. And it might have all gone unnoticed, if not for some meddlesome researchers. Senior producer Sarah Lawrynuik gets into it.

Featured in this episode: Charles Piller, investigative journalist for Science Magazine; Ken Thompson, post-doctoral fellow at Stanford University; Paul Hebert, director of the University of Guelph's Centre for Biodiversity Genomics

Further reading:

• Failing the test, Charles Piller, Science
• Controversial supplements researcher not guilty of misconduct, Canadian university concludes, Charles Piller, Science

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In the midst of a climate crisis, why do we continue to report business news as usual? And is Minister Mendicino being mendacious over the Emergencies Act when he says police advised the government to invoke it? John Woodside, climate reporter for Canada's National Observer co-hosts. 

Links:

• Globe and Mail piece re: Ambitious oil emissions
• National Post piece re: anti-oil agenda and affordable food
• CP24 piece re: Toronto Police Service

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