Our election coverage continues into week three. This week, there was a weirdly upbeat leaders’ debate, two party leaders got COVID and several trade unions came out in support of Doug Ford and the PCs. Jonathan and Allison break down what it all means.
May 20, 2022
Wag the Doug
#34 Doug’s Labour Loss
With an election seven months away, Doug Ford’s government has suddenly decided it’s pro-worker. But would any of their proposed reforms actually improve the lives of low-income and gig workers in Ontario?
November 17, 2021
Short Cuts
#300 Do You Like Pink Slips And Scram? HuffPost! BuzzFeed! Canned, I Am
HuffPost Canada is dead. The Ryerson School of Journalism faces a crisis. And a very serious, important conversation about Dr. Seuss.
March 11, 2021
OPPO
#18 OPPO Flop House
Zdravstvuj! OPPO turns its piercing focus on to the spectre haunting Canada in this look at the state of the left across the country.
December 4, 2018
NDP Refuses Press Access to “Scab” Reporters
There was a conspicuous absence from the Nova Scotia NDP’s leadership conference this weekend.
March 1, 2016
By Robert Hiltz
CANADALAND
#117 State Of The Unions
Do media unions protect journalists at the expense of journalism? Do they make it impossible for struggling news orgs to survive? Do they protect older workers at the expense of the younger generation? Nora Loreto, author and union activist, talks about what place organized labour might have in today's media.
January 17, 2016
CANADALAND
#38 The Tyee
The Tyee may be the oldest surviving "digital native" news site in Canada. Who funds it and why has it stuck around for so long while so many others have faded away? Founder David Beers explains.
June 22, 2015
Cartoon Sweatshop
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August 11, 2014
By Christopher Demelo
CANADALAND
#44 Cartoon Sweatshop
Canada produces top animation talent but lousy animation content.
August 10, 2014
Leaked memo confirms that Globe and Mail wants journalists to write advertorials
Globe executives want to monetize the integrity and reputations of The Globe and Mail’s journalists – the same award-winning reporters and editors...