The Perri Platform

New Brunswick MP Dominic LeBlanc comes under fire after reports of five judges who were recently appointed hold personal connections with him. The five judges range from his neighbour to family relative. We discuss why this is a blatant example of government corruption and steps to mitigate nepotism.

CBC reports that Canadians are conflicted about the upcoming 2019 federal election. We discuss the latest polling data to explain why these trends exist.

The G20 summit commences! The primary objective of Canada is to establish a dialogue with China to alleviate some of the pressure they’ve placed on us in relation to Huawei. We highlight what occurred and why we need to pay attention to the global power landscape.

The University of Cambridge creates a video game that simulates a propaganda producer. As players manipulate news, use social media bots, photoshop evidence and incite conspiracy theories they develop a resistance to misinformation. Players leave the game on average being 21% less susceptible. We breakdown the elements of the game and what it teaches us about fake news.

We discuss why populism is becoming a trending political device. We go over the appeal to the "average person" to the raise of demagoguery. MacLean’s reported that half of Canadians have attitudes that make them open to populism. Due to this, it is important to understand prior to the federal election.

Canada’s head of military personnel calls for better defences. This is based on raising global instability and how our army has been forsaken as of late. We discuss the merit of this argument and why we need to care. Then, we highlight a Norwegian island who has supposedly abolished the concept of time. Spoiler, they didn’t.

The Canadian Government declares a national climate emergency. During this same week they also announce approval for the expansion of the Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline. We discuss the hypocrisy of this move but also why it may not be as bad as it seems.

We are joined by Brendan Frank of Canada's Ecofiscal Commission. Everything carbon tax and climate change is up for discussion, tune in to hear our conversation.

Canada's Ecofiscal Commission is an independent economics organization formed in 2014 by a group of Canadian economists from across Canada.

A notion to immediately address veteran homelessness gets delayed in Canada. We discuss why the current approach may have been flawed and what better alternatives are present.

We dedicate this episode to discuss the crisis in Sudan. To get a firm grasp on how the situation transpired the way it did, we start at the beginning by detailing Sudan’s history. Along the way we outline the heinous crimes that Al Bashir took which led the country to the current boiling point we’re witnessing.