The Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, marking it as the biggest bank failure in the United States since the 2008 Financial Crisis. AND, our three top grocers testified at the House of Commons recently, but Canadians learned very little. This week host Mattea Roach is joined by Murad Hemmadi, Meagan Simpson, and Arshy Mann to unpack the future of the bank and tech industries, and why many Canadians are feeling the strain every time they step into a grocery store, all while grocers are making record profits. 

Senator Paula Simons fears that the Online Streaming Act will make Canada a “cultural backwater.” A key amendment she proposed was rejected by Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez. Will the Senate take on the Trudeau government and defeat the bill?

Co-host Sean Silcoff walks us through the Silicon Valley Bank collapse and what it might mean for Canadians. And the Supreme Court Judge who mysteriously went missing from the bench for weeks and the alleged misconduct unearthed by journalists.

It’s every-Ford everywhere all at once, as we celebrate the year’s most absurd and distressing developments in Ontario politics.

Landback is not just about returning real estate. It is about Indigenous people reclaiming who we are and making ourselves whole again.

Qu’avons-nous appris sur le fonctionnement des corps policiers suite à l’enquête publique sur le convoi de la liberté ? Quel serait le réel impact du projet de loi C-18 sur le journalisme canadien ?

The story about Chinese interference in our elections continues to evolve and the opposition leader has seized on it.

Host Mattea Roach is joined by Emilie Nicolas, Stuart Thomson and Les Perreaux to talk about the latest at Roxham Road, the irregular border crossing where thousands of asylum seekers flock to Canada. What’s bringing them here and what’s happening once they arrive? 

Do people watch Canadian film and television? What even is CanCon? Will Bill C-11 fix any of that?

As we cross the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, former Canadaland producer Sarah Lawrynuik returns to Short Cuts to talk with Jonathan about why she became a freelance war correspondent, taking night trains to the front lines.