Toban Talks

In this week’s episode we spoke with Niigaan Sin­clair, a pro­fes­sor in the native stud­ies depart­ment here at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Man­i­to­ba in regards to a recent lec­ture host­ed by the extend­ed edu­ca­tion divi­sion on the top­ic of social jus­tice in edu­ca­tion. Mile­na Pir­nat, chair of the edu­ca­tion com­mit­tee of the Man­i­to­ba chap­ter of the Cana­di­an Hemo­phil­ia Soci­ety and a Uni­ver­si­ty of Man­i­to­ba grad­u­ate, dis­cussed her work in the field of hemo­phil­ia research and sup­port. She also talked about her online sup­port group, Hemo­phil­i­ac Moth­er. Final­ly, we spoke with head coach of the Bison’s foot­ball team, Bri­an Dobie, to give his thoughts post-game after a tough 38 – 34 OT loss against the UBC Thun­der­birds. We close the show with a new track from Roy­al Canoe titled, ​“Peep This”. It is off their new album, Waver, set for release on Jan­u­ary 25, 2019.

This week's episode features interviews from OpenFest co-organizer Anders Swanson and a couple members from Winnipeg band and OpenFest headliner Royal Canoe, where they gave their reasons why they believe the Portage and Main intersection should be open. We also had a lengthy and interesting discussion with Kim Tallbear, associate professor in the department of native studies at the University of Alberta and a leading expert on the use of DNA testing within First Nation communities, as well as one member of the roundtable current affairs podcast, Media Indigena. It is, of course, still sustainability month, and we had a chance to speak to another person, Chantal Delaquis, one of the directors of sustainability on the Arts Student Body Council, who helped kicked off the Arts composting program on October 15. Finally, we spoke to UMFM station manager, Jared McKetiak, to talk about Pledge-o-Rama.

This week’s episode fea­tures inter­views from Open­Fest co-orga­niz­er Anders Swan­son and a cou­ple mem­bers from Win­nipeg band and Open­Fest head­lin­er Roy­al Canoe, where they gave their rea­sons why they believe the Portage and Main inter­sec­tion should be open. We also had a lengthy and inter­est­ing dis­cus­sion with Kim Tall­bear, asso­ciate pro­fes­sor in the depart­ment of native stud­ies at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Alber­ta and a lead­ing expert on the use of DNA test­ing with­in First Nation com­mu­ni­ties, as well as one mem­ber of the round­table cur­rent affairs pod­cast, Media Indi­ge­na. It is, of course, still sus­tain­abil­i­ty month, and we had a chance to speak to anoth­er per­son, Chan­tal Delaquis, one of the direc­tors of sus­tain­abil­i­ty on the Arts Stu­dent Body Coun­cil, who helped kicked off the Arts com­post­ing pro­gram on Octo­ber 15. Final­ly, we spoke to UMFM sta­tion man­ag­er, Jared McK­e­ti­ak, to talk about Pledge-o-Rama. 

This week's episode features interviews from U of M Spokesperson John Danakas in regards to the university's policy about cannabis use, given the upcoming legalization of cannabis in Canada. We also have audio from the Make Poverty History Manitoba rally that occured on Oct. 11, 2018, with interviews from Manitoba NDP leader Wab Kinew and UMSU president Jakob Sanderson. October is sustainability month, and we had a chance to talk to Christie Nairn from the office of sustainability here at the University of Manitoba, as well as two U of M students involved with sustainability projects on campus through the office of sustainability. Finally, we spoke with an editor from the Feminist and Queer Review, Adriana King, and head of the women's and gender studies program at the University of Manitoba, Shawna Ferris. The Feminist and Queer Collective had their launch party celebrating the 10th anniversary edition of their FAQ review.

This week’s episode fea­tures inter­views from U of M Spokesper­son John Danakas in regards to the uni­ver­si­ty’s pol­i­cy about cannabis use, giv­en the upcom­ing legal­iza­tion of cannabis in Cana­da. We also have audio from the Make Pover­ty His­to­ry Man­i­to­ba ral­ly that occured on Oct. 11, 2018, with inter­views from Man­i­to­ba NDP leader Wab Kinew and UMSU pres­i­dent Jakob Sander­son. Octo­ber is sus­tain­abil­i­ty month, and we had a chance to talk to Christie Nairn from the office of sus­tain­abil­i­ty here at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Man­i­to­ba, as well as two U of M stu­dents involved with sus­tain­abil­i­ty projects on cam­pus through the office of sus­tain­abil­i­ty. Final­ly, we spoke with an edi­tor from the Fem­i­nist and Queer Review, Adri­ana King, and head of the wom­en’s and gen­der stud­ies pro­gram at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Man­i­to­ba, Shaw­na Fer­ris. The Fem­i­nist and Queer Col­lec­tive had their launch par­ty cel­e­brat­ing the 10th anniver­sary edi­tion of their FAQ review. 

This week's episode brings three stories. The first one is with Dr. Mariette Chartier, a research scientist at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy who was the lead author on a recent report that was published titled, "Mental Illness among adult Manitobans". She spoke about the report, as well as mental health and university students. The second interview is with disability advocate David Lepofsky. A lawyer by trade, he had recently finished a talk hosted by Barrier-free Manitoba, and briefly discussed his cause. The final interviews were with Louise Leatherdale and Stephen Borys. Mrs. Leatherdale, along with her late husband Doug, made a donation of $1 million to the Inuit Art Centre being built in the Winnipeg Art Gallery. She discussed the inspiration from her donation, and Stephen Borys, director and CEO of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, discussed the impact that her donation will have for the future. Music was provided by Carly Dow; her single Sunlight Remembers off her sophomore album, "Comet", due to be released on October 19, 2018.

This week’s episode brings three sto­ries. The first one is with Dr. Mari­ette Charti­er, a research sci­en­tist at the Man­i­to­ba Cen­tre for Health Pol­i­cy who was the lead author on a recent report that was pub­lished titled, ​“Men­tal Ill­ness among adult Man­i­to­bans”. She spoke about the report, as well as men­tal health and uni­ver­si­ty stu­dents. The sec­ond inter­view is with dis­abil­i­ty advo­cate David Lep­of­sky. A lawyer by trade, he had recent­ly fin­ished a talk host­ed by Bar­ri­er-free Man­i­to­ba, and briefly dis­cussed his cause. The final inter­views were with Louise Leatherdale and Stephen Borys. Mrs. Leatherdale, along with her late hus­band Doug, made a dona­tion of $1 mil­lion to the Inu­it Art Cen­tre being built in the Win­nipeg Art Gallery. She dis­cussed the inspi­ra­tion from her dona­tion, and Stephen Borys, direc­tor and CEO of the Win­nipeg Art Gallery, dis­cussed the impact that her dona­tion will have for the future. Music was pro­vid­ed by Car­ly Dow; her sin­gle Sun­light Remem­bers off her sopho­more album, ​“Comet”, due to be released on Octo­ber 19, 2018.

We're back for another season on the newly reformatted Toban Tuesdays, featuring some of the indepth interviews that are in this week's paper.

We’re back for anoth­er sea­son on the new­ly refor­mat­ted Toban Tues­days, fea­tur­ing some of the indepth inter­views that are in this week’s paper.

On the Toban News Desk's first episode for the 2016/17 year, Editor-in-Chief Craig Adolphe and Comments Editor Shawn Garbutt talk about the U-Pass, the rash of emails from the U of M concerning illegal downloads and Shawn's latest editorial about pipeline activity across North America.