Archives: Episodes

Monopoly #12 – Overdrawn

February 1, 2023

The Big Five banks are about to get even bigger.

#854 Big Trouble with Meddling China

January 30, 2023

The Chinese state has infiltrated Canadian democracy at all levels, according to a bombshell report from investigative reporter Sam Cooper of Global News. But Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued a stern denial, throwing cold water on the story. Who’s telling the truth? And exactly what is Beijing up to in Canada? Sam Cooper explains his work. 

#853 The Indulgent Consultant

January 26, 2023

McKinsey is on everyone’s lips, but it’s just one of the many consulting firms the government is spending millions on. And as the provinces and federal government battle it out when it comes to healthcare, whose side are we supposed to be on? Nora Loreto co-hosts.

Monopoly #11 – Flight Risk

January 25, 2023

It’s been a hard few years for Canadian air passengers. And while no one blames the airline oligopoly for COVID or winter storms, air travellers have had to put up with a lot.

#56 Should Canada Intervene In Haiti?

January 24, 2023

Armed conflicts across the world are increasingly demanding the attention of Canadians and prompting the federal government to get involved. This episode, host Mattea Roach is joined by Emilie Nicolas, Arshy Mann, and Steven Chase to talk about what Canadian intervention in Haiti could and should look like, and they also tackle the existential questions we have about our military: What is the state of our military? Are we prepared to take on an expanded role? Should we?

#852 Medical Lies From The Maritimes

January 23, 2023

CANADALAND has obtained thousands and thousands of pages of internal documents that take us behind the scenes of that investigation that once caught the attention of the nation, before being dropped like a hot potato.

#9 Attention : Contient de la sensibilité au trauma

January 21, 2023

Le chemin Roxham, un passage frontalier irrégulier au Québec, a fait l’objet d’une attention médiatique considérable ce mois-ci suite au décès de Fritznel Richard. Puis lors de la couverture de sujets sensibles comme la migration, que doivent garder en tête les journalistes en matière de traumavertissements ? Émilie Nicolas anime cet épisode de Détours avec Lela Savić.

Roxham Road, an irregular border crossing in Quebec, received considerable media attention this month following the death of Fritznel Richard. And when covering sensitive issues such as migration, what should journalists keep in mind in regards to trigger warnings? Emilie Nicolas hosts this episode of Détours with Lela Savić.

#851 Liars, Deniers and Bears, Oh My!

January 19, 2023

Will Chat GPT put journalists out of their job? Probably not.

#50 “Leveraged” Health Care on Ontario’s Dime

January 18, 2023

Conservatives don’t like Canada’s public healthcare system. They think it makes us like Cuba and North Korea.

Monopoly #10 – The Way the Music Died

January 18, 2023

♩♪ But Spotify, it’s nearly killed us.

Ticketmaster’s ground us to dust.

The companies got too large,

now monopolies are in charge. ♩♪