Desmond Cole and Andray Domise are the co-hosts of CANADALAND:COMMONS, our upcoming weekly politics show.
Both journalists are quick, opinionated and funny, and neither of them knows much about federal politics. This is a good thing.
CANADALAND:COMMONS will shatter the box of Canadian political coverage, discarding insider jargon and horse-race strategy talk for an open, inclusive, and curious exploration of the way our country works, and doesn’t.
The first episode will launch on Tuesday, May 5th.
But you can subscribe now right here, and hear a quick preview. Do it!
Last week, the CBC aired Volunteers Unleashed, which is great because it’s a well made and important documentary that should be seen. But gone are critical mentions of Me to We, and in one case the CBC appears to have misrepresented the opinion of one of its own interview subjects by adding a voiceover that contradicts what she said.
Since I left the Toronto Star last fall, a number of online news sites have asked me to return to media criticism.
I always say the same thing: “unh-unh, no thanks, no way, not me.” Not full-time, not even part-time. Truth is, I can’t even muster up the energy for a media blog, despite having been the country’s most prolific media writer just a decade ago.
There’s no going back. Media criticism in Canada ain’t what it used to be.
