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Pierre Poilievre won his byelection and will be returning to Parliament in September. He’s raring to go, and probably drafting a whole bunch of new catchphrases and slogans. He’s back and ready to try and convince conservatives he’s the right man for the job.But, in the media, the picture being painted is a little less clear. One poll shows the party being neck and neck with the Liberals. Another shows a huge disparity. How do we make sense of all of this?Harrison Lowman joins Jesse to break it down.Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), tom sayers (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)Guest: Harrison LowmanFurther reading: Poilievre’s Prospects: CPC voters back him; those who could’ve put him over the top are far less supportive - Angus ReidFor both Carney and Poilievre, success has nothing to do with their strengths and everything to do with their weaknesses - The Toronto StarPierre Poilievre attem

China’s tariffs on canola seeds would cripple western Canadian farmers. But this tit for tat fight is about more than just canola. Host Noor Azrieh sits down with Vina Nadjibulla who thinks China’s playing us and we shouldn't take the bait. And the latest news on Carney’s elbows on Trump’s tariffs, Canada’s all boys trip to Berlin, and the secrets our allies aren't telling us. Host: Noor AzriehCredits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)Guests: Vina NadjibullaBackground reading:China’s canola tariffs are a dangerous trap – The Globe and Mail‘Economic coercion’: Five takeaways on China tariffing Canadian canola and the escalating Canada-China trade war – The HubLet’s free ourselves of the U.S. and forge closer ties with China – The Globe and MailFacing tariffs, canola farmers call on the Canadian government for help – CBC NewsChina ‘ready to mov

Something wild happened in Nova Scotia during filming of the James Cameron film Titanic. Parts of the blockbuster were filmed in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and on the last night of filming there, someone did something. Something that caused director James Cameron to question reality itself, something that resulted in the rest of the cast and crew being piled into vans and rushed to a nearby hospital. The cops looked into it, but they never figured out who was responsible.That mystery is now a piece of Canadian film industry lore. It has been whispered about and speculated on for decades. Lots of people have theories, but so far nobody has cracked the case. Now, Canadaland goes searching for the answer. Who spiked the Titanic chowder?Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)Reported by Julian AbrahamFact checking by Lucie LAdditional music by Audio NetworkCan't get enough Canadaland? Follow @Canadaland_Podcasts on In

In July, Mark Carney made it clear to public workers that there would be a tightening of the belt. Ministers were told to save 15% from their departmental budgets over the next three years. The deadline to do so is next week, August 28th. What that looks like in practice is pretty bleak. By 2028, it has been estimated that over 57,000 full-time equivalent workers will be laid off. Who will be laid off? And is this type of austerity bad governance?Meanwhile, in Ontario, Doug Ford is mandating a return to office for all workers, five days a week, come January 2026. Who will this affect?Host San Grewal and reporter Stacy Thomas break it down.Host: San GrewalCredits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), tom sayers (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)Guest: Stacy ThomasPhoto: Creative edit by Tristan Capacchione, with photos from Gage Skidmore and Simon DawsonFurther reading on our websiteSponsors:oxio: Head over to canadaland

The Air Canada strike this past weekend affected tens of thousands of Canadians and international travelers. The negotiations have been going on for eight months, the contract renewal was known about for ten years, so how did the Air Canada strike sneak up on Canadians so fast?Why were flight attendants, who are primarily women, not being paid for “ground work” for so long? Is labour coverage so non-existent in Canada that these stories just go unnoticed?Labour reporter Stacy Thomas joins San Grewal to talk all about it.Host: San GrewalCredits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), tom sayers (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)Guest: Stacy ThomasAdditional music by Audio NetworkFurther reading on our website Sponsors: oxio: Head over to canadaland.oxio.ca and use code CANADALAND for your first month free! Cargurus: Buy your next car today with CarGurus at https://www.cargurus.ca/BetterHelp: Visit https

Our kids are broke and seriously unemployed.  We're in the dog days of summer, and for generations, that marked the end of scooping ice cream at the corner shop, pulling espresso shots at the café, or lifeguarding at the local pool.  But for many young Canadians, this isn't the end, cause there was no beginning. This episode, host Noor Azrieh unpacks  what happens when young people can't work.Host: Noor AzriehCredits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)Guests: Dr. Srividya Iyer, Brendon BernardBackground reading:Carmichael: Canada's young workers are getting crushed – The LogicYouth employment continues to fall as StatsCan records lowest rates since 1998 – CBC NewsToronto's youth unemployment crisis: Young people want to work but having a hard time, report finds – CityNewsGen Z is facing the worst youth unemployment rate in decades. H

Singh built a bot. It’s a concoction of ChatGPT, Grok, and a handful of other advanced AI systems that might destroy truth-based civil discourse once and for all.Or.What if that same technology could be harnessed to champion the truth? To do what no human could possibly do to refute lies and misinformation?Today we talk to Singh about his creation, DOGEAI. He’s been labelled a MAGA-bot master but he says he’s really a progressive technologist.Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)Fact checking by Julian AbrahamAdditional music by Audio NetworkFurther Reading:Meet the 24-year-old Ottawa software engineer who runs a MAGA bot — Ottawa CitizenZohran Mamdani’s newest opponent is an AI bot run by a 24-year-old in Canada — Courthouse NewsDOGE AI account on XDOGE AI on GithubSponsors:Douglas: Douglas is giving our listeners a FREE Sleep Bundle with each mattress purchase. Get the sheets, pillows, mattress and pillow protector

TIFF’s whiff and the legacy of Trudeau’s media policies. Carney is reversing course on the Liberal’s approach to media, but can the Canadian media ecosystem exorcise the ghost of Trudeau? Host: Jesse BrownCredits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)Guest: Ronit NovakAdditional music by Audio Network Further reading: TIFF pulls documentary about Oct. 7 attack from lineup over security and rights concerns | CBC News Carney’s Digital Recalibration: How the Government is Trending Away from Justin Trudeau’s Digital Policy - Michael Geist Carney suggests he's considering rescinding Online News Act | National PostSome U.S. Republicans want Canada to axe its Online Streaming Act | CBC News  Google sends $100M in funds to journalism collective in exchange for Online News Act exemption 23-year-old charged with assault

Last year Canadaland launched a new initiative called the Canadalabs Audio Journalism Fellowship programme, where we hired two young reporters to come and produce a story with us and learn from our team.This week, we caught up with past Canadaland fellows to see how they’ve fared. Was their time at Canadaland worth it?And we are talking about that because we have a fresh batch of fellows that will be joining the team very soon!Plus, an update about the future of this show.Host: Sam KonnertCredits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)Guests: Jesse Brown, Noor Azrieh, Mia Johnson, Leora SchertzerPhoto: Tony WangAdditional music by Audio NetworkFurther Listening:#1084 Waste Management: Sh*t’s Complicated — CANADALAND#1022 The Painful Truth About IUDs — CANADALANDPlus, check out our Mia and Leora’s work since leaving Canadaland!Leora:Hypnosis over anesthesia? Why patients in Quebec are choosing alternative pain management — M

Is Evan Solomon a chatbot? Deciphering the Minister of AI’s jargon-filled tech-speak. Canada is going all in on AI, but what is the plan, exactly?Plus, new Trudeau tea and a controversial National Post headline. Clarification: A previous version of this episode implied that Cohere was both Canadian and American-owned. It is the data centre that is American owned. We regret the error.Host: Jesse BrownCredits: James Nicholson (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)Guest: Ronit NovakAdditional music by Audio Network Further reading: Canada’s AI Opportunity with Minister of Artificial Intelligence Evan Solomon - RBC [PODCAST]Canada’s first AI Minister Evan Solomon on his plan to scale up the industry - The Globe and Mail “I was such a nerd. I learned guitar just so I wouldn’t get beat up”: A Q&A with Evan Solomon, Canada’s new minister of AI - Toronto Life Liberals won’t reintroduce old AI l

Apparently, the reason you’re broke isn’t just because of your questionable shopping addiction, it’s because Canada has a full-blown productivity crisis… To host Noor Azrieh, that seems dramatic. She says she’s actually quite productive at work. But economists Brian Lewis and Philip Cross say this isn’t about how hard you grind, it’s about how the entire economy turns work into wealth…or, in Canada’s case, doesn’t.Host: Noor AzriehCredits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)Guests: Brian Lewis, Philip CrossBackground reading:The national 'emergency' that is hitting Canadians where it hurts — in their paycheques –  Financial PostWork American hours, earn European wages: Why Canada has the worst of both worlds – The Globe and MailPhilip Cross: Productivity drives income growth, despite claims to the contrary – Financial PostWhy Can

Mark Carney is nation building. To do that, he needs to rebuild the Canadian Armed Forces. Between decades of neglect and the forces’ own goals by way of bad headlines that’s no mean feat.Rebuilding the military, from new recruits to new fighter planes, will take more than promising government money. There’s a pitch that needs to be made to the Canadian public and partnerships to be forged with the private sector for investment.So how will the Prime Minister convince the Canadian public and private investors to rebuild the embattled Canadian Armed Forces? Are Carney’s nation-building plans the new National Dream or just national daydreaming?Professor Wesley Wark, defence and security analyst and former national security and intelligence advisor to Stephen Harper, joins us today.Host: Bruce Thorson (Reporter, Senior Producer)Caleb Thompson (Mixing & Master), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)Fact checking by Julian AbrahamTrumpet by: Tristan CapacchioneAdditional music by A

The sentencing of Convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber gets political. Poilievre and other Conservative MPs are outraged about the Crown’s requested sentences for Convoy Leaders. Looking back, was the convoy a violent uprising or an act of political protest? Plus, sunny skies for solar and the battle over Toronto’s hot dog throne. Host: Jesse BrownCredits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)Guest: Max FawcettAdditional music by Audio NetworkFurther reading: The right’s new cause, crime without punishment, and its new martyrs, the Ottawa hostage-takers – Andrew Coyne for The Globe & Mail‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers Tamara Lich, Chris Barber face sentencing - National | Globalnews.caPoilievre, Conservative MPs criticize Crown ahead of Freedom Convoy leaders' sentencing | CBC News The Rise of White Supremacy in Cana

It’s not a secret that music makes us feel things, but how does it do it? How do composers create music that makes us happy, sad, confused, emotional, hopeful, scared, and perhaps even make us laugh from time to time?This week on Off The Record, producer Tristan Capacchione chats with his old colleagues and associates about the secrets of music and gives you a bit of insight into how we choose and use music at Canadaland.Host: Sam KonnertCredits: Tristan Capacchione (Writer and Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)Guests: Darren Fung, Erica Procunier, Adrian EllisPhoto: Ashlea WesselAdditional music by Tristan Capacchione, Adrian Ellis, Darren Fung, Erica Procunier, and Audio NetworkFurther Reading:Stinky Rice Studios — Darren FungErica ProcunierAdrian EllisThe Great Human Odyssey — Handful of FilmsMount Royal Audio — Tristan CapacchioneThis show is available exclusively to Canadaland supporters. To become one, go to https://canadaland.com/joi

Canada can’t cut a deal, but Carney’s political honeymoon continues. Should Carney take some blame for the ongoing trade war? Plus, why real estate developers in BC apparently need foreign money and a misleading image on the New York Times front page causes controversy. Host: Jesse BrownCredits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio, Mixing and Mastering), Jesse Brown (Editor)Guest: Max Fawcett Further readingThis episode uses generative AI for the following purposes: Episode tile art, voice cloning of host Jesse Brown, Adobe Enhance Speech function on the recording of guest Max Fawcett. Sponsors: Article: Article is offering our listeners $50 off your first purchase of $100 or more. To claim, visit article.com/canadaland and the discount will be automatically applied at checkoutBetterHelp: Visit BetterHelp.com/canadaland today to get 10% off your first month.Douglas: Douglas is giving our list

The Canadian Armed Forces has an extremism problem, and that story has fallen out of the news cycle way too quickly. Just recently, four men have been arrested in an alleged violent extremist plot to reclaim land near Quebec City. Plus, the CAF is investigating a private Facebook group where active members shared content deemed “abhorrent” by military leadership.Host Noor Azrieh talks to Andy Knight about his explosive report on white supremacy in the military, and whether extremists are being drawn in, or shaped from within.Host: Noor AzriehCredits: Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)Guests: Andy KnightBackground reading:Report finds deep-rooted white supremacism lurks in Canadian militaryIdeologically motivated violent extremism: four individuals chargedExtremism a threat to Canadian army’s trust and credibility, commander says – The Globe and MailCharging a soldier with terrorism may be a first, but Canadian milita

Canada is now the number one provider of medical assistance in dying in the world per capita. The latest stats, from 2023, show that MAID accounted for almost 5% of all deaths in Canada, or around 15,000 people in that year. And it’s only been legal since 2016.MAID was introduced for patients who were experiencing intolerable suffering, irreversible decline and whose death was foreseeable. Within a few years it was expanded to cover people who are not close to death but who are living with chronic illness or disabilities and facing intolerable suffering.Canada’s number one spot on the global stage and the expansion of MAID eligibility has attracted the attention of the United Nations. The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities issued a report that raised questions about access to housing, social support, and healthcare, especially for people with disabilities. It noted that the suffering that qualified these people for the recent expansion to MAiD is suffering that might have been avoided if

An update on Canada’s approach to Palestine and an in-depth discussion of the Hockey Canada Trial and why the coverage isn’t reckoning with the deeper issues within our national sport. Arshy Mann co-hosts. Host:  Noor AzriehCredits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)Guest: Arshy MannPhoto: Noor AzriehAdditional music by Audio Network Further reading: Canada plans to recognize Palestinian state in September | CBC NewsCOMMONS: Hockey - CANADALAND [Podcast]#1162 Inside the Lurid Hockey Canada Trial - CANADALAND [Podcast]Opinion | Judge in Hockey Canada sex assault trial came out swinging in her verdict, and she got it right - Toronto StarCourt worked as it's designed to in the Hockey Canada case. That's the problem, survivors and lawyers say | CBC News Sports fans 'flabbergasted' after Sportsnet announces double-digit price hike

When working on one of our episodes of the Politics edition about tariffs, senior producer, Aviva Lessard wondered why there are no Canadian car companies.This question felt like too much of a digression for the episode about tariffs, but in doing some research on it, Sam learned that we actually used to have Canadian car companies going all the way back to Confederation in 1867.So buckle up for the bumpy road that Canada's cars have traveled. Producers Aviva and James Nicholson join Sam in the backseat as he tells them all about it.Host: Sam KonnertCredits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)Guests: Aviva Lessard, James Nicholson, Dimitry AnastakisPhoto: Courtesy of Dimitry Anastakis and UT PressAdditional music by Audio NetworkFurther Reading:The Bricklin — CBC ArchivesThe Bricklin, Documentary — HistoryDream Car, by Dimitry Anastakis — UT PressVisionary Vehicles Project ArrowThis show is available exclusively to Canad

More statements about Israel/Palestine from Carney’s government, but does Canada have the courage to take action? Arshy Mann joins Noor Azrieh to assess Canada’s rhetoric on Gaza. Plus, Netanyahu sits down with Canada’s Nelk Boys. Would Noor or Arshy interview him, if they had the opportunity?  Host: Noor AzriehCredits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)Guest: Arshy Mann Further reading: Canada weighs whether to follow U.K. position on Palestinian statehood - The Globe and MailReport suggests arms still flow from Canada to Israel despite denials | CBC News Anand says Ottawa’s trucks of humanitarian aid ready to enter Gaza Strip - National | Globalnews.ca Canada pledges $30-million in Gaza aid, $10-million for Palestinian Authority to work toward statehood - The Globe and MailThe Benjamin Netanyahu Interview | NELK BO