The Drip Podcast

Episode 61


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On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of May 31st, including:


  • Canada recommitting $27m to help Indigenous communities locate Residential School victims
  • Patios before pupils
  • The TSX breaking investor participation records


  • The NBA Foundation making a substantial donation to Black youth in Toronto and Montreal
  • Could X University be the newest university in town?
  • Tom Hanks - an ally for the Black community?


… And plenty more.


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Politics:


  • https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ottawa-pledges-27-million-for-uncovering-unmarked-indigenous-graves/
  • https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-bc-first-nation-that-discovered-unmarked-kamloops-graves-joins-trudeau/
  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-canadian-lawyers-icc-residential-school-investigation-1.6052054
  • https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/royal-assent-given-to-bill-creating-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-1.5455293?fbclid=IwAR2WiMCrpPtApyCZd35zp0bh0LhMZpiFSboTmlof27LbQmTwZoV29ppJfb4


  • https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2021/06/03/early-reopening-for-ontario-is-uncertain-health-minister-says.html?li_source=LI&li_medium=thestar_recommended_for_you
  • https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ontario-students-wont-return-to-in-person-learning-for-the-rest-of/
  • https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2021/06/02/premier-doug-ford-to-officially-announce-no-in-class-learning-until-september.html


Economy:


  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/tsx-dollar-oil-1.6048625?fbclid=IwAR18QR9EFgIH3uamxSdir5iAGNL90MXwuzZaZ8lu7OiGP2OFYNTn_GVkmXk
  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/tsx-trading-january-1.5908374


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