The LB Podcast

Welcome to the final episode of the LB Podcast, for Thursday July 1, 2021. On this week’s episode, we reflect back on some of the best moments of the show, Canada’s reckoning with the discovery of mass graves at former residential schools, and the next step in the journey of your former host, Chris Markevich.

The federal NDP convention isn't until April, but the deadline for submitting resolutions is already approaching. Some groups and activists are concerned that a pattern of 'undemocratic' behaviour is rearing its head again with respect to the NDP policy book, and how resolutions are passed.

Even while they're going to school, young people in this country are finding it nearly impossible to keep a roof over their heads due to rising costs of living. And throughout this pandemic, the federal government has not made it any easier for them.

After months of preparation, the Harbinger Media Network is finally live and I'm really excited about it.

If Ontario is going to pull themselves out of the mess they're in, they're going to need to start holding their politicians accountable, both at the legislature and at the ballot box. They cannot keep electing governments that don't care about their well-being.

This week marks the beginning of Movember, but what does it mean other than growing a bad moustache? Also, what makes a man and how do we define what it means to be masculine? 

While a snap election caught most people off guard, Elections BC is usually very well prepared. However, one of my guests on this episode argues that the whole process was rushed, and needs to be adjourned until major corrections are made.

When it comes to making mistakes in politics, a lot can change during the campaign, and political memories are often short once all is said and done. But the internet is forever, and politicians would do well to remember that before putting their foots in their mouths.

Although Thanksgiving is usually a time for Canadians to reflect on the things that they're thankful for and to express gratitude, this year it feels different. And some of our political leaders seem to have forgotten what it means to be thankful that we pay their salaries with our taxes.

We need to stop enabling the powerful to cruelly crush us under their collective thumbs, and let them know loud and clear that they work for us, and not the other way around.