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Canadaland Politics

Hosted by Noor Azrieh and Sam Konnert

When the group chat’s spiraling and your For You Page is a trainwreck, it’s hard to know what’s real — or what matters. Canadaland Politics (formerly The Backbench) cuts through the noise with bold questions, sharp analysis, and the political news you actually need.

Each Tuesday, we’ll ask bold questions and offer sharp analysis, giving you the tools to challenge any perspective — maybe even your own. 

Canadaland Politics is made by Noor Azrieh, Aviva Lessard and Sam Konnert.

 

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#1323 Carney Cuts The Scientists Who Test For Toxins

More than 24,000 federal public servants have received notices that their jobs could be at risk. That is on top of the 9800 public service employees who were already let go last year.
March 3, 2026

#170 Carney Brokers a “Mega Anti-Trump Alliance”

Mark Carney is busy trying to Trump-proof Canada with a flurry of trade deals and whispers of a mega anti-Trump alliance linking Europe and the Indo-Pacific.
February 24, 2026

#169 The Bishnoi Gang’s Extortion Campaign in BC

Surrey, BC has already recorded 51 extortions this year. 11 of them ended with shots fired.
February 17, 2026

#168 The “Canadianization of NATO” and our Fight to Host the World’s Military Bank

NATO is building something new: a Defence, Security and Resilience Bank. Basically a World Bank for war, and Canada wants it.
February 10, 2026

#167 I Recorded a Right-Wing Influencer Party at Poilievre’s Convention

Pierre Poilievre just cruised through his leadership review, but is the party really buying what he’s selling?
February 3, 2026

#166 Does Carney Want a Spring Election?

We’re back in the middle of another Donald Trump tariff tantrum—this time over Canada’s trade relationship with China.
January 27, 2026

#165 Guns N’ Greenland

 When the Liberals announced the national gun buyback program in 2019, it was supposed to be a simple and clear choice.
January 20, 2026
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