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GraceLife Church and Montreal riots against public health directives had us wondering why mainstream narratives about vaccine hesitancy focus so much on racialized communities. And journalists are officially hella tired. Freelance journalist Fatima Syed and Torstar Editor Evy Kwong co-host.

Further reading:

• Evy's piece to combat vaccine hesitancy here
• StatCan's report on Canadian populations' vaccine willingness here
• Torstar's Investigation on more mining contracts in Grassy Narrows here
• More on the Canadian government tracking UFOs here
• Erica Lenti's Maclean's piece on pandemic burnout here (The Reuters Institute study is here)
• Darren Calabrese's full Instagram Live here

This episode is supported by Kilne, Squarespace, Dispatch Coffee and HelloFresh.

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GraceLife Church and Montreal riots against public health directives had us wondering why mainstream narratives about vaccine hesitancy focus so much on racialized communities. And journalists are officially hella tired. Freelance journalist Fatima Syed and Torstar Editor Evy Kwong co-host.

Further reading:

• Evy's piece to combat vaccine hesitancy here
• StatCan's report on Canadian populations' vaccine willingness here
• Torstar's Investigation on more mining contracts in Grassy Narrows here
• More on the Canadian government tracking UFOs here
• Erica Lenti's Maclean's piece on pandemic burnout here (The Reuters Institute study is here)
• Darren Calabrese's full Instagram Live here

This episode is supported by Kilne, Squarespace, Dispatch Coffee and HelloFresh.

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The Landlord Credit Bureau lets landlords review their tenants and report their payment habits. The information is shared with other landlords, and it can damage a tenant's credit rating.

But is that legal?

In the midst of the pandemic, Hamilton resident Joey Nicol and her partner found they'd been signed up for the Landlord Credit Bureau by their landlord. Fearing eviction, they started to investigate.

Jesse speaks with Nicol about her family's experience. Then he talks to MPP Jessica Bell, housing critic for the Ontario NDP, and to privacy lawyer David Fraser.

This episode is brought to you by the Rotman School of Management, Dispatch, and Magic Spoon.

Additional music by Audio Network.

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The Landlord Credit Bureau lets landlords review their tenants and report their payment habits. The information is shared with other landlords, and it can damage a tenant's credit rating.

But is that legal?

In the midst of the pandemic, Hamilton resident Joey Nicol and her partner found they'd been signed up for the Landlord Credit Bureau by their landlord. Fearing eviction, they started to investigate.

Jesse speaks with Nicol about her family's experience. Then he talks to MPP Jessica Bell, housing critic for the Ontario NDP, and to privacy lawyer David Fraser.

This episode is brought to you by the Rotman School of Management, Dispatch, and Magic Spoon.

Additional music by Audio Network.

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An uprising of frontline workers forces change to COVID policies. And with a major merger in the works, a telecom giant makes the case that less competition is good for Canada. Freelance journalist Nora Loreto co-hosts.

This episode is brought to you by Dispatch Coffee, Kilne, and Squarespace.

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An uprising of frontline workers forces change to COVID policies. And with a major merger in the works, a telecom giant makes the case that less competition is good for Canada. Freelance journalist Nora Loreto co-hosts.

This episode is brought to you by Dispatch Coffee, Kilne, and Squarespace.

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Restaurants have struggled badly during the pandemic.

But food writer Suresh Doss takes us to a parking lot, a subway stop, and a home cook's kitchen to show us a thriving underground food scene.

This episode first aired on September 20,  2020.

It is brought to you by Our Darkest Day, Pandemic University and Article.

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Restaurants have struggled badly during the pandemic.

But food writer Suresh Doss takes us to a parking lot, a subway stop, and a home cook's kitchen to show us a thriving underground food scene.

This episode first aired on September 20,  2020.

It is brought to you by Our Darkest Day, Pandemic University and Article.

Additional music by Audio Network.

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CBC puts an end to Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap after just 16 years of self-indulgent, uninspiring radio. What will take its place? And it turns out one of the reporters who's most friendly to Doug Ford is in a relationship with the Premier's director of media relations.

Fucked Up singer and Turned Out A Punk host Damian Abraham co-hosts.

Read Jonathan Goldsbie's piece about Brian Lilley and Ivana Yelich here.

CORRECTION: In the episode, we refer to Ivana Yelich as Premier Doug Ford's press secretary. That was her former title. She is currently Ford's director of media relations.

This episode is brought to you by the Rotman School of Management, Squarespace, Kilne and Magic Spoon.

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CBC puts an end to Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap after just 16 years of self-indulgent, uninspiring radio. What will take its place? And it turns out one of the reporters who's most friendly to Doug Ford is in a relationship with the Premier's director of media relations.

Fucked Up singer and Turned Out A Punk host Damian Abraham co-hosts.

Read Jonathan Goldsbie's piece about Brian Lilley and Ivana Yelich here.

CORRECTION: In the episode, we refer to Ivana Yelich as Premier Doug Ford's press secretary. That was her former title. She is currently Ford's director of media relations.

This episode is brought to you by the Rotman School of Management, Squarespace, Kilne and Magic Spoon.

Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.