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Jeff speaks with our defence columnist, Ken Hansen.

Michelle Morgan-Coole was a lawyer with a disability law practice who passionately advocated for accessibility, disability rights and inclusion. According to her obituary, she died on August 14 at the age of 59. Meig Campbell spoke to two people who knew and worked with Michelle, about who she was and the legacy she leaves behind.

Most East Coat music artists lose money attending the annual ECMAs.

Former ECMA CEO Blanche Israel has concerns over the amount of financial support available to artists - relative to other ECMA expenditures. She also has concerns over possible conflicts of interest.

Jeff reads a statement from ECMA Board Chair Michelle Eagles in response.

Charmaine Nelson is a provost professor of art history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she runs the Slavery North Initiative. She explains the harm changing the narrative of history can cause and what the Trump's administrations push to do this signals to her.

Matt Hunt Gardner is a lecturer at Queen Mary University of London and a researcher at the University of Oxford. He explains why there are so many regional accents in our province and what could be putting these accents at risk.

According to numbers from the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs, the number of volunteer firefighters have been reduced by over 2,000 since 2022. The chief of the Greenfield and District Volunteer Fire Department, Moyal Conrad, spoke with our colleague Meig Campbell about this. 

Most East Coast musicians lose money attending the annual ECMAs. Former ECMA CEO Blanche Israel has concerns over the amount of financial support available to artists, relative to other ECMA expenditures. She also has concerns over possible conflicts of interest. Jeff reads a statement from ECMA's board chair Michelle Eagles in response.

Terje van der Meeren is a research professor with Norway's Institute of Marine Research, the country's leading marine research organization. He explains to Alex Guye why tailings are allowed to be dumped in Norwegian fjords and about how environmental organizations are pushing back.

We learn more from Teresa Heffernan, a professor of English language and literature at St. Mary's University, about this the consequences of using AI to do your reading for you. 

The Israeli government is going ahead with a controversial settlement project in West Bank. Canadian Journalist Jesse Rosenfeld provides us with an update and in what ways Canada is economically tied to the area.