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October 08 They risked jail time to provide safer drugs—and won
In a historic court decision, the BC Supreme Court says Canada needs a legal pathway for “compassion clubs” that aim to reduce overdose deaths by supplying safer drugs.
Lawyer DJ Larkin sits down with Desmond Cole to break down the decision and discuss the two harm reduction organizers who risked jail time to challenge the law.
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October 01 Busting Danielle Smith’s immigration myths
Danielle Smith has a strategy to shift the blame for Alberta’s ailing public services, and appeal to the far-right forces in her base: point the finger at immigrants.
Alberta researcher Bronwyn Bragg sits down with Saima Desai to bust Danielle Smith’s immigration myths in the Alberta referendum.
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September 17 How Carney’s summit maple-washed a giant corporate giveaway
Mark Carney’s investment summit advanced a right-wing corporate agenda—from airport privatization to tax breaks to environmental deregulation—while dressing it up as patriotic defiance of Donald Trump.
Martin Lukacs joins Desmond Cole to break down what happened at the summit, as well as on the streets outside.
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September 10 Carney’s investment summit is putting Canada on the auction block
The world’s wealthiest investors are coming to Canada—and they want a piece of our public infrastructure.
Council of Canadians campaigner Nik Barry-Shaw joins Desmond Cole to explain how Mark Carney’s glitzy investment summit could pave the way for a corporate carve-up of Canada.
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August 27 Is Doug Ford finally sinking?
As right-wing Ontario Premier Doug Ford lurches from one scandal to the next, has his political luck finally run out?
Journalist Bruce Livesey joins Desmond Cole to break down his long-form feature on Ford’s rise to power and his potential fall.
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29 min
August 06 Uncovering a university network spying on pro-Palestine activism
Last week, The Breach exposed a secret network used by Canadian universities to crack down on pro-Palestine activism on campuses.
Reporters Euan Thomson and David Slater sit down with coordinating editor Saima Desai to go behind the scenes of their investigation, unpacking how universities not only suppressed student encampments, but also destroyed and withheld public documents.
To read the investigation: https://breachmedia.ca/canadian-universities-set-up-a-secret-network-to-crack-down-on-student-palestine-demonstrators/
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July 23 Why won’t CBC say ‘fossil fuels’ when reporting on wildfires?
Climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels is making extreme wildfire seasons more common in Canada. But if you were to tune into CBC News, you might not even make the connection.
Tara Mahoney sits down with Desmond Cole to discuss gaps in the public broadcaster’s climate coverage.
Write your own letter to the CBC calling for better climate journalism here: https://win.newmode.net/connectthedots
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July 16 Inside the Canada-wide fight against AI data centres
Mark Carney is overseeing a massive expansion of AI data centres in Canada, and it’s raising all kinds of concerns.
Marcus Werner reports on the fast-growing movement that’s rising up against the wave of planned data centre projects—and in some cases, already winning.
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July 02 Can a new NDP help make a comeback of the Canadian left?
The Breach just launched a new book, A New Democratic Party: The Comeback of the Left.
At the Toronto launch, Desmond Cole spoke to three contributors, former MP Matthew Green, feminist activist Judy Rebick, and editor Martin Lukacs, who discuss and debate the future of the party.
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43 min
June 18 The right to strike is in Carney’s corporate crosshairs
The labour movement is sounding the alarm on the Liberal government's plans to strip federally-regulated workers of their most important power—the right to strike.
Unifor researcher Graham Cox joins Desmond Cole to discuss how the Carney government is using Trump’s attacks on Canada to tilt the playing field further for the corporate elite.
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