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The Backbench
CANADALAND
Fréquence : 1 épisode/12j. Total Éps: 232

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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What Trudeau's Housing Minister Has to Say for Himself
Épisode 97
mardi 10 septembre 2024 • Durée 30:22
He was the immigration minister when we rehauled the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. He’s now the housing minister, tackling Canada’s massive housing crisis. He’s got a huge job.
This week, host Mattea Roach asks the hard-hitting questions about mistakes the Liberals have made, and how they plan to fix it.
Host: Mattea Roach
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Production Manager), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guests: Minister Sean Fraser
Background reading:
- Liberal Housing Plan
- UN report on Canada's temporary foreign workers details the many ways they've been abused - CBC News
- Housing minister denies he ignored warning about immigration levels and housing supply - National Post
- Feds identify 56 government properties for conversion to affordable housing - CP24
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Politics and Violent Threats: It’s Getting Worse
Épisode 96
mardi 27 août 2024 • Durée 38:13
Harassment of MPs has risen around 800% in the past five years. One-off threats can so easily turn to real violence. Many leaders are calling it quits — saying it’s just too much.
What does that feel like for those in office? And for the team responsible for keeping these politicians safe?
We get into it with MP Marco Mendicino, MP Pam Damoff and Senator Bernadette Clement. We also speak with Assistant Commissioner Michele Paradis.
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Host: Mattea Roach
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Production Manager (Max Collins), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guests: MP Mendicino, MP Damoff, Senator Clement, Assistant Commissioner Michele Paradis
Background reading:
- Harassment of MPs spiked almost 800% in 5 years, says House sergeant-at-arms - CBC News
- Former safety minister wants 'protective zones' for MPs' offices as threats increase - CBC News
- Why Canadian Politics Is Still Unsafe For Female Politicians - Chatelaine
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Canada’s Exploited Foreign Workers Program
Épisode 89
mardi 7 mai 2024 • Durée 51:59
Temporary foreign workers are relied upon to fill the gaps in the Canadian labour market. But the system is convoluted and ripe with exploitation – all at a time when immigrants are being blamed by politicians and the public for the housing crisis.
The system needs an overhaul to protect our economy and the workers that make it tick. Are immigrants really to blame for the housing crisis? What types of immigrants are the feds targeting?
To find out, Mattea Roach asked lawyer Jonathon Braun, author and professor Catherine Connelly and economist Mikal Skuterud.
Host: Mattea Roach
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guests: Jonathan Braun, Catherine Connelly, Mikal Skuterud
Background reading:
- WORK #3 - Bitter Harvest - Commons, Canadaland
- WORK #4 - Reaping the Whirlwind - Commons, Canadaland
- #369 Stranded Servants: Nannies And Cleaners During Lockdown - Canadaland
- Linking immigration to the housing shortage may be missing the problem, experts say - CBC News
- Canada is scaling back temporary foreign workers. Critics say the program needs an overhaul - CBC
- Temporary Foreign Worker program sees 68% jump in approvals - The Globe and Mail
- Immigration is making Canada's housing more expensive. The government was warned 2 years ago - CBC
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Ep. 5 - A Two-Dose Election?
mardi 29 juin 2021 • Durée 40:02
The spectre of a fall federal election looms large with a flurry of activity in the House, Trudeau calling Parliament toxic, and a high-profile Minister announcing she won’t run again. And further fallout after more unmarked graves were found at a residential school.
This week's contributors: Drew Brown, Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Jason Markusoff
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Ep. 4 - The Politics Of Genocide: Kamloops Fallout
mardi 15 juin 2021 • Durée 44:40
Federal politics scrambles to respond to the country finding more and more Indigenous children's remains near residential schools. And Prime Minister Trudeau is the "dean" of the G7 now, allegedly.
This week's panelists: Leena Minifie, Jaskaran Sandhu feat. Romeo Saganash
Further reading:
- More on how the federal government still took Indigenous children to court on the day we recorded (Monday)
- The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls To Action. (CBC published on it here too)
- Romeo Saganash wrote more about Bill C-15 here (Follow the Bill's passage here)
- More on the ICC being called to investigate Kamloops here
- More on the NDP's failure to push to declare residential schools a genocide here
This episode is brought to you by Dispatch Coffee
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Ep. 3 - Big Telecom, Big Quebec
mardi 1 juin 2021 • Durée 44:20
A new CRTC decision - that critics say guarantees higher wireless prices - suggests that telecom giants are in control. What does Quebec trying to change the Constitution via Bill 96 mean? And host Fatima Syed breaks protocol with her own point of order.
This week's panelists: Murad Hemmadi, Emilie Nicolas, & Stuart Thomson,
This episode is supported by Dispatch and Freshbooks.
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Ep. 2 - Justin Trudeau Has No Friends
mardi 18 mai 2021 • Durée 40:03
The conflict of interest and ethics commissioner weighs in on the meaning of friendship; is Prime Minister Trudeau home free from WE? And the government steps into a legal battle over the Line 5 pipeline.
This week's panelists: Stuart Thomson, Leena Minifie, and Jaskaran Sandhu
Further reading:
- Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner's reports on Trudeau and Morneau
- The Government of Canada's amicus brief re: Line 5
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Ep. 1 - Every Province For Itself
mardi 4 mai 2021 • Durée 40:04
The third wave has shattered any remaining notion that we're all in this pandemic together. And the government commissions a new review into sexual misconduct in the military, just six years after the last one. What will it take for actual change?
This week's panelists: Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Emilie Nicolas, and Drew Brown
This episode is brought to you by Freshbooks and Cullen's Foods.
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Introducing Our New Show: The Backbench
mardi 27 avril 2021 • Durée 01:34
Dig into Canadian politics from the best seats in the House.
Host Fatima Syed welcomes our rotating roster of panelists from across the country: Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Jason Markusoff, Drew Brown, Emilie Nicolas, Jaskaran Sandhu, Murad Hemmadi, Leena Minifie, and Stuart Thomson. Stay on top of things through sharp commentary and incisive analysis.
Drops every other Tuesday, starting May 4th.
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Ep. 77 - Mao's Love Poetry and Chinese QAnon
mardi 1 décembre 2020 • Durée 37:32
Meng Wenzhou was arrested two years ago today in Vancouver and now unlikely MPs are calling for her release. Meanwhile, anti-CCP camps are at odds with each other in Surrey. South China Morning Post's Vancouver correspondent Ian Young unpacks how international politics play out on Canadian soil.
Further reading:
- Government petition calling for Meng Wanzhou's release, sponsored by Manitoba NDP MP Niki Ashton
- Ashton's one public comment on the Winnipeg Free Press
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