Liberals are teaming up with the Bloc Quebecois to pass Bill C-9 by amending existing hate speech laws that exempt religious texts. But do we even need to update our hate crime laws in the first place?

Chinese dissident in Canada? That’s a paddlin’. Jan Wong co-hosts.

A story in The Local reveals how AI writing is infiltrating newsrooms, flooding inboxes, and snagging bylines in major outlets. 

It’s been one year since Trump started threatening Canada’s economy and our sovereignty

And Trump is back in a big way. Did we learn anything from the last time?   Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief) Guest: Sandy Garossino   Further reading: Department of National Defence wants to hire journalists for ‘role playing’ – National – Global News Indigenous journalist arrested by Edmonton police at homeless encampment – Edmonton Journal Trump re-election ‘won’t be easy’ for Canada, says PM Justin Trudeau – The Independent Sponsors: oxio, Article, Rotman Executive Programs  If you value this podcast, Support us! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.     You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime.

A cocaine lawyer, a crime blog, and a $15 million reward. 

Is Canada’s A.I. champion eating the news?

CSIS Director Daniel Rogers steps out of the shadows.