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COMMONS
WORK #15 – Canada’s New Underclass
The huge rise in international students in Canada — most of them from Punjab, India — has become one of the biggest stories in the country.
Short Cuts
#973 The Musk of Censorship
As Elon Musk rails against content moderation in a disastrous interview with Don Lemon, Jesse and Ivor Shapiro reconsider Canada’s new approach to online speech. 
COMMONS
WORK #1 – The War on Workers
The rise of gig work and temp agencies have made employment more precarious than ever
Short Cuts
#957 The Missing Piece for International Students
From cash cows to scapegoats, has there been a change in how we talk about international students?
The Backbench
#73 Students in Strip Malls
We’re busy preparing for our upcoming live events and working away on an exciting fall season, so we’re bringing you an episode from our friends Allison Smith and Jonathan Goldsbie on Wag the Doug  – a monthly podcast that grapples with the realities of the Ford government in Ontario. 
The Backbench
#34 Confessions Of An International Student
Shefali Mann came to Canada as an international student in 2019. She was hoping to follow the path to permanent residency, but then the pandemic happened. She has been navigating a confusing, shifting set of programs and rules ever since, while the federal government bets on international students to help ease some of Canada's labour shortages.
CANADALAND
#707 Canada’s International Cash Cows
Last year there were 540,000 international students in Canada according to Immigrations Refugees and Citizenship Canada, IRCC. Many of these students came to Canada with one goal - permanent residency. 
CANADALAND
#14 The Truth About Foreign Students
Are our Universities exploiting thousands of kids?