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We discuss Canada's response to the COVID-19 crisis and what it could mean for the future with our special guest Justin. Links: How to assist detained migrants in Laval Detention center: EN: https://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/migrants-on-hunger-strike-at-the-laval-immigration-detention-centre-act-now-in-solidarity FR: https://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/fr/migrants-on-hunger-strike-at-the-laval-immigration-detention-centre-act-now-in-solidarity Mental health Tips for the Left during COVID-19 Isolation https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/six_daily_questions_to_ask_yourself_in_quarantine?fbclid=IwAR0mRc0TiNbXR6o0eBv4bqWLn00R0hPWm6c0VNc4GvFEBqoM3Y5e_nftV7I Rutger Bregman on Utopia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydKcaIE6O1k&t=382s Letter to Trudeau on oil bailouts https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/03/25/opinion/265-academics-trudeau-no-bail-out-oil-and-gas-response-covid-19

We discuss the Conservative leadership race, the failure Teck Frontier mine project and how media is trying to frame oil & gas projects as the only option for economic development in indigenous communities.

This week we discuss the rail blockades in support of #WetsuwetenStrong and the political and media establishment's dumb (and racist) reaction to the crisis. Links to donate: http://www.nwsm.info https://unistoten.camp/support-us/donate/ https://resiliencemontreal.com

In this episode (in French) we talk about the Wetsuweten resistance to the Coastal Gas Link pipeline in B.C. with our first guest ever, our friend Max Archambault.

On this special US politics edition of the show, we discuss the shitshow of the Democratic Iowa Caucuses and what the NDP can learn from the Bernie Sanders campaign.

In this week's episode we look at the discussion on climate change and explore the Green New Deal as a solution to our problems.

For our first episode of the new decade, we discuss the escalating tensions with Iran and give you our predictions for Canadian politics in 2020.

For this special middle-of-the-week episode, we pick up where we left off in Ep. 05 and do a deep dive into the history of the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919.

On this week's news roundup we talk about the CN Rail strike, update you on what our boy J.Trudeau has been up to and discuss the NHL's reckoning on racism in hockey.

On this week's episode, we look into Trudeau's new cabinet and discuss Jordan's Principle and the federal government's refusal to compensate Indigenous children and their families. Links: https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/67-million-nights-in-foster-care/ https://fncaringsociety.com/sites/default/files/2019_chrt_39.pdf https://anishinabeknews.ca/2019/09/12/chrt-ruling-a-step-towards-justice-for-first-nations-children-and-families/ Music: Billy Bragg - There Is Power In A Union (Elektra Records, 1983)

We're back for episode 3! This week we snarkily discuss the coup in Bolivia and Canada's great track record in Haiti. Music: Billy Bragg - There Is Power In A Union (Elektra Records, 1986)

We're back with our second episode full of hot takes and snarky commentary about #WexitAlberta. Music: Billy Bragg - There Is Power In A Union (Elektra Records, 1986)

We look at the results of the 2019 election and try to answer the question: did the Liberals live up to their 2015 platform? Music: Billy Bragg - There Is Power In A Union (Elektra Records, 1986)