March 11, 2025
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#121 None of That 51st State Sh*t
Canada is deep in the trenches of a trade war with the United States
Noor Azrieh
Host/Producer
Aviva Lessard
Senior Producer
Tristan Capacchione
Senior Production Supervisor
Caleb Thompson
Audio Editor
max collins
Director of Audio
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher

After U.S. President Trump unpaused the 25% tariffs on all Canadian imports, all hell has broken loose: the federal government has fired back, provincial leaders are firing shots of their own, and more threats have been made – and then walked back – by the White House. All this, while Canadians are caught in the middle. What sense can we make from the mudslinging? If the chaos unfolding only covers one week of this dispute, what could possibly come next?

 

Host Noor Azrieh catches up on the longest week in Canadian politics with Max Fawcett, lead columnist for the National Observer. Together, they sift through the madness, and they argue whether or not Canada’s new, un-elected prime minister, Mark Carney, is up for the task of wartime leadership.

 

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

 

Guest: Max Fawcett

 

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