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Justin Trudeau has invoked the Emergencies Act, moving to end the blockades on border crossings and the occupation of Ottawa. Why now and why do it at all?

Fred Hahn and Michael Hurley drop by the CUPE Ontario Union Hall to discuss the ‘Freedom Convoy’ and what we must do now.

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How will nations adapt to technology that will invariably change our world? Will we reject change or embrace it and the new world it could bring with it? We’re joined by futurist and writer Brett along to discuss his new book, The Rise of Technosocialism and what the concept means for humanity.

About The Rise of Technosocialism

What is the impact of COVID-19 on world economies? If the cost of providing universal health care is lower than the cost of building a political movement to prevent it, would politicians still view it as socialism? In a world where algorithms and robots take the jobs of immigrants and citizens alike, are border controls an effective response? If unemployment skyrockets due to automation, would conservative governments rather battle long-term social unrest, or could they agree on something like universal basic income? When renewable energy sources are a fraction of the cost of coal generated electricity, should lobbyists be able to prevent changes to energy infrastructure? When the crowd's mood is measured in influence and exabytes, will real-time democracy render elections a thing of the past?

International Bestselling authors Brett King and Dr. Richard Petty explore the seismic social changes that will be thrust on the world over the coming decades. The Rise of Technosocialism seeks to answer how our children will live with AI and climate disruption, the impact of COVID-19 in our lives along with which economies will likely emerge victorious in an always-on, smart world.

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About Brett King

Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.

In 2020 King was inducted into the Fintech Hall of Fame by CB Insights. In 2015 he was shortlisted for the Advance Global Australian of the Year Award. His books have been released in over a dozen languages. Banking Exchange magazine dubbed him the “King of Disruptors”, while The Australian newspaper in Australia called him the “Godfather of Fintech”.

Brett has spoken in more than 50 countries, at TED, Wired, Techsauce, Singularity University, Web Summit, The Economist, IBM’s World of Watson, CES, SIBOS and many more. He has appeared as a commentator on CNBC, BBC, ABC, Fox, and Bloomberg. He has spoken live to virtual audiences of over 42 million people.

He advised the Obama administration on Fintech strategy, and today advises regulators, lawmakers and boardrooms around the world on digital transformation and future readiness....

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The Ford government unveils its 55 point housing plan ahead of this year's election. What does it mean for Ontarians and the NDP?

Where are the Liberals? Why won't they come on the show?

The Conservatives are jettisoning reason in their embrace of the far right, it's a 'win at all costs' ideology that may help them maintain their relevance, but it's bad for Canadian society.

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Denise Batters is back baby! The CPC is erasing Erin O'Toole and moving the party to the right — what happens now?

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Friend of the show and NDP MP Peter Julian is back to discuss what we should expect from this session of parliament and what the NDP intends to fight for — working people, housing, and equity & justice for disabled Canadians.

About Peter Julian

Peter was born and raised in the New Westminster-Burnaby area where his family has lived for four generations. After graduating from New Westminster Secondary School, Peter held a number of jobs as a manual labourer and factory worker for local small businesses. After dropping out of school, Peter, as an adult learner, later attended the University of Quebec in Montreal and graduated with a degree in Political Science (International Relations).

Prior to his election to the House of Commons, Peter worked as a Financial Administrator. He is a former Executive Director of the Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (WIDHH) and, under his leadership; WIDHH won consecutive Canadian Consumers’ Choice Awards for Excellence in Business (2003-2004). He was instrumental in building the British Columbia Disability Employment Network, a consortium of community groups, organizations and non-profit societies dedicated to serving people with disabilities.

A founding member of the Council of Canadians (CoC), Peter rose to become the National Executive Director of the Council, Canada’s largest citizen’s organization.

In New Westminster, Peter co-founded the Save St. Mary’s Hospital Community Coalition that fought tirelessly to save this community hospital.

He is a former volunteer with Emergency Social Services, Royal City Soccer, East Burnaby Minor Baseball, the United Way and the United Church.

He has been both a soccer coach & a basketball coach.

Instrumental in building the British Columbia Disability Employment Network.

Former National Policy Coordinator and Assistant and Acting Federal Secretary of the New Democratic Party of Canada.

Longtime member of the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce and proud member of the Burnaby Board of Trade.

He is fluent in English and French and has a working knowledge in American Sign Language.

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Canadian politics has really been something over the last 10 days. A shift has occurred, one that may be impossible to walk back, and one that has left us feeling politically depressed and dispossessed. Canadian MAGA is here to stay. What happens next?

Then, we're joined in the CUPE Ontario Union Hall by Harry Goslin, President of OCEU CUPE 1750, representing workers at Ontario's WSIB. We discuss the Ford government's redistribution of benefits intended for workers to business, the failure of Ontario's emergency sick days, and what you should do if you think you contracted COVID on the job.

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What is to be learned from social upheaval and revolution? How do existing movements play into social change? Through the exploration of recent revolutions, political and otherwise, we can learn what conditions are necessary to drive change and how to make it lasting.

About Revolutionary Rehearsals in the Neoliberal Age

This ambitious volume examines revolutionary situations during a non-revolutionary historical conjuncture--the neoliberal era. The last three decades have seen an increase in the number of political upheavals that challenge existing power structures, many of them taking the form of urban revolts. This book compellingly explores a series of such upheavals--in Eastern Europe, South Africa, Indonesia, Argentina, Bolivia, Venezuela, sub-Saharan Africa (including Congo, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso) and Egypt. Each chapter studies the ways in which protest movements developed into insurgent challenges to state power, and the strategies that regimes have deployed to contain and repress revolt.

In addition to empirical chapters, the book engages in theorization of revolution, dealing with questions such as the patterning of revolution in contemporary history, the relationship between class struggle and social movements, and the prospects of socialist revolution in the twenty-first century.

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About Gareth Dale

Gareth is Associate Head of the Department of Social and Political Sciences. He worked at Birkbeck, the LSE, and Swansea University before joining Brunel in 2005. His most recent books are the edited collections Revolutionary Rehearsals in the Neoliberal Age (2021) and Exploring the Thought of Karl Polanyi (2019). In 2016 he published Karl Polanyi: A Life on the Left and Reconstructing Karl Polanyi: Excavation and Critique, and a critique of ‘Green Growth’. Previous publications include books on Karl Polanyi (2010), the political economy of Eastern Europe, migrant labour in the European Union, and a trilogy on East Germany (its economic history, protest movements, and 1989 revolution).

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Each week, we’ll bring you a panel discussion with Canada’s leading journalists, columnists, politicos, and change-makers discussing what’s happening in the newsphere.

This week, we’re joined by the Ontario Director of the Canadian Taxpayer Federation Jay Goldberg and NDP activist and candidate for ONDP president Jessa McLean to discuss wealth inequality in Canada, and taxing the wealthy as a proposed solution.

About Jay Goldberg

Jay spent most of his career in academia, where he was most recently a policy fellow at the Munk School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. Jay was motivated to leave academia and join the Canadian Taxpayers Federation as Interim Ontario Director after seeing the consequences of high taxes, high deficits, and government waste on everyday Canadians.

Jay grew up in Toronto and spent some time living in Vancouver. He currently lives in Guelph with his wife Caroline. Jay is an avid reader of history and enjoys spending time with his dogs, Winston and Lincoln.

Jay holds an Honour’s Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of British Columbia.

About Jessa McLean

Jessa McLean is a community and political organizer from Scarborough, Ontario. Jessa was the NDP candidate for York-Simcoe during the 2019 federal by-election and again during the 2019 federal election, is president of the riding association, and stood as a candidate for President of the NDP at the 2021 Convention and is running for President of the ONDP at the upcoming convention.

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Conservatives in revolt. Is today the end of Erin O’Toole?

The new Premier of Manitoba forgot to disclose millions in real estate deals. Maybe the NLR fam can hold her accountable?

Then, on the second day of Blck History Month, we’re joined in the CUPE Ontario by Aubrey Gonsalves. Aubrey serves as President of CUPE 2316, representing members at the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto and was recently elected CUPE National’s Diversity Vice-President representing Black and racialized workers.

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