Archives: Episodes

#85 The Hate U Post

March 12, 2024

Richard Warman used to take neo-nazis he found online to the human rights commission. He used an obscure provision called Section 13, which was repealed in 2014. 

#970 How Work Got So Sh*tty

March 11, 2024

Twenty years of school gets you what… An unpaid internship? An e-bike to deliver ramen? And some sort of side hustle? How did we get here? Today we look at work in Canada.

#969 Mulroney: One of Canada’s Most Divisive Prime Ministers

March 7, 2024

As the obituaries and puff pieces roll in, the Canadian media seems to have forgotten that Brian Mulroney was – in fact – divisive. Correcting the record on “Conservative Titan” Brian Mulroney. 

Introducing our new season… Work

March 6, 2024

This season of COMMONS will dig into the fascinating history and ever-changing present of what it means to be a worker in Canada.

#968 The Conservative Decade Ahead

March 4, 2024

If the polls are anywhere near correct Pierre Poilievre is on track to be our next Prime Minister. And he may be in that job for a long time. So today we’re going to dare to speculate: what would years of Conservative rule look like?

#33 Bordel en tout genre

March 2, 2024

Les nouvelles politiques d’identité de genre annoncées en Alberta mélangent le droit des enfants avec le droit des parents dans un contexte où les corps et esprits des personnes trans sont déjà sous contrôle social, familial, politique, médical et juridique, et leur sentiment le plus profond par rapport à leur identité, constamment délégitimisé.

#967 The VICE Guide to Losing $5.7 Billion

February 29, 2024

Vice Media was once valued at 5.7 billion dollars – This week it closed its doors.

#84 Failing Universities 101

February 27, 2024

Canadian universities are barely scraping by. Queen’s is in a whole lot of debt, Laurentian declared insolvency in 2021, Alberta universities are slashing budgets, and McGill and Concordia are in danger over an out-of-province tuition battle.

#966 State of Emergency in Pikwakanagan

February 26, 2024

When an Opioid Crisis hits a First Nation it’s different than in a city. In the city the addicted are mostly strangers. But in Pikwakanagan, if you see somebody behaving strangely on the reserve, you know them. You know your neighbor’s business. You are your brother’s keeper. So addiction is not just about the pain of losing somebody you love. It’s about desperately hoping to save someone you love or protect someone you love.

#965 The Oliphant in the Room

February 22, 2024

Liberal MP Rob Oliphant was caught being critical of the Trudeau government’s policy on the Gaza war in a leaked phone call with a constituent.