Short Cuts is off this week, so instead we bring you our latest episode of the best politics show in Canada, The Backbench.
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
Kevin Sexton
Producer
Tristan Capacchione
Audio Editor & Technical Producer
Kieran Oudshoorn
Managing Editor, Podcasts
Hosted by Jesse Brown and Jonathan Goldsbie
Short Cuts is off this week, so instead we bring you our latest episode of the best politics show in Canada, The Backbench.
As nations around the world cut off business with Russia, can Canada help fill the international demand for oil and gas? More importantly, should we? And the pandemic caused unprecedented government spending, as well as shifting priorities on everything from work to healthcare. How will that all play out in the upcoming budget?
This week’s contributors: Jason Markusoff, Caroline Elliott, Murad Hemmadi
Over the past two weeks, the media has suddenly become experts in diagnosing neurodegenerative disorders following Biden’s stumbles at the debate. Canadian Youtuber J.J. McCullough joins Justin Ling to dissect this presidential testing of our patience.
Can a newspaper commit treason? The NSICOP report singles out China as the biggest foreign influence on Canadian media (and it’s more than just advertorial inserts.)
Trump’s 34 felony convictions made history in the U.S., but will his efforts to undermine the Rule of Law have an effect on Canadian attitudes towards the legal system?
