The brilliant and bold journalist Erica Ifill joins Dave Kaufman & Andrew Berkshire on Clearing the Benches to talk about the Canadian political landscape.

Topics

Prime Minister Mark Carney's handling of Donald Trump.

Is the root cause of far-right politics as simple as misogyny?

The pathway from Nationalism to racism

Borders are bullsh*t

The political choice of AI

An examination of what the NDP could do to move forward.

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Erica Ifill is an award winning Canadian political columnist, economist, and host of the Bad + Bitchy Podcast.

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Clearing the Benches is a high concept Canadian political discussion show, where Dave Kaufman (The Kaufman Show) and Andrew Berkshire (Game Over Network) put their heads and rolodexes together in an attempt to discuss ideas and concepts that are being missed in legacy media coverage.

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Check out Game Over Network if you're into hockey! https://www.thegameovernetwork.com

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