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PressProgress SourcesHow Doug Ford Is Changing OntarioIn the months since winning its third consecutive majority, Doug Ford’s government has proposed or passed a flurry of laws with the potential to reshape Ontario.But with aggressively vague names like the “Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act,” it can be hard to keep track of which bill does what — let alone all the ways they’ll impact the lives of the people who call the province home.On this episode of Sources, PressProgress Ontario reporter Eric Wickham asks The Trillium’s Jack Hauen to speak to all the bills beloved by Ford. He als...2025-06-2855 minPressProgress SourcesMaking Work Safer for Racialized Immigrant WomenRacialized immigrant women are some of the most disadvantaged workers in Canada, with an employment rate significantly lower than racialized immigrant men and non-racialized immigrant women. Often, certifications and work experience from their home countries aren’t recognized, pushing many into low-wage, precarious jobs. If they experience harassment or unsafe working conditions, reaching out for help is made more complicated by language barriers, systemic racism and unfamiliar bureaucracy.Community-based researchers with City in Colour Cooperative, based in Surrey, BC, created the Safer Workplaces project to better understand the unsafe and exploitative working conditions many racialized immigrant women fa...2025-05-3033 minPressProgress SourcesAlberta’s Separatist StampedeAlberta separatism is making headlines again, this time driven largely by figures associated with far-right politics and the Freedom Convoy who are disgruntled about the federal election results.Groups within the province are now organizing a petition for a referendum and it looks increasingly like they may succeed at putting a question about Alberta independence on the ballot in some form or another next year.How likely is it that the Alberta independence movement could achieve its goals? How seriously should they be taken? And what are the origins of Alberta's independence movement? Mount Royal...2025-05-1529 minPressProgress SourcesWhat Canadians Need to Know About Germany’s AfD and the Far-Right’s Threat to DemocracyFar-right parties are on the rise across Europe.Germany’s recent federal election saw a dramatic and concerning rise in support for the Alternative für Deutschland, or AfD, a far-right party that is considered a right-wing extremist organization and a threat to democracy. The AfD’s recent campaign was emboldened following endorsements by foreign billionaire Elon Musk and words of support from US Vice President JD Vance.As European far-right political parties like the AfD grow and build organizational power, the international far-right is increasingly looking across the Atlantic and building bridges with Canadian conse...2025-05-0238 minPressProgress SourcesMeet the Corporate Lobbyists Connected to Pierre Poilievre and his Inner-CircleWho is lobbying Pierre Poilievre? An interactive map from DeSmog shines a light on the links between Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and various corporate lobbying interests and right-wing advocacy groups.The map connects the dots between top figures in Poilievre’s Conservative party, including Poilievre's top advisor Jenni Byrne and Campaign Chair John Baird, with big names like Elon Musk, Stephen Harper and Koch Industries -- no wonder top Conservative Party officials voted down a resolution that would ban lobbyists from seeking top positions in the party.Journalist Geoff Dembicki from DeSmog joins PressProgress' Alberta Re...2025-04-2234 min
The Craig Needles PodcastEpisode 366: Will a Signal chat derail Andrew Lawton's campaign?Craig's former colleague Andrew Lawton is back in the news - this time, after PressProgress uncovered he was involved in a Signal chat with leaders of the convoy protest that shutdown Ottawa in 2021.
He's the Conservative candidate in Elgin-St. Thomas-London South, and the story - along with others from Andrew's history in media - have been much discussed on the campaign trail.
In an effort to separate fact from fiction on these stories, Craig is joined by PressProgress reporter Luke LeBrun on this episode of the podcast, where they discuss Luke's reporting on the convoy S...2025-04-0929 min
The North StateBreakdown: (Mostly) Election Special 2025 ft. Eric WickhamIt's election season, basically Christmas for politics nerds who have no life. So instead of wallowing in the news about the campaign trail, the candidates and the polling, we're going to breakdown some election coverage. Eric Wickham, Ontario reporter for PressProgress joins to discuss CTV News having to right-wing flak, incredible reporting about a mass punishment at "Wong-tanamo Bay," and a general discussion about the state of the 2025 federal election.Follow Eric on Bluesky and TikTok.Check out his reporting for PressProgress.Follow Scott on BlueskyIntro Music: Vigilante...2025-04-0845 min
The OrchardcastElection Update - Week 2From now until the election day, the Orchard will be releasing weekly election update podcasts with a different guest each episode. The entirety of each election update episode will be free for anyone to listen to or watch.Joining me this week is MacEwan University communications professor and freelance journalist Dani Paradis.Related Links* Carney pledges $150M boost to 'underfunded' CBC, CBC* Conservatives drop Quebec candidate for accusing Polytechnique survivor of exploiting shooting, CBC* Conservative Candidate Used a Secret Signal Group Chat With Freedom Convoy Leaders, Right-Wing Media and...2025-04-071h 12PressProgress SourcesOrganizing Against Queer and Trans Hate Ahead of Rumoured ElectionAs Justin Trudeau announced that he’s stepping down as Liberal leader, and many are saying that a federal election is just around the corner, one community is getting organized to make sure they’re needs are heard by politicians.A Mass Organizing Call for members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community in Canada is taking place on March 9. Its organizer is hoping that this event will help people push back against rising hate, and make sure their concerns are heard by politicians before the next federal election. On this episode of Sources, Fae Johnstone, Execu...2025-03-0715 minPressProgress SourcesWhy Ontario Schools Are in Crisis Under Doug FordAs education workers in Ontario experience unprecedented levels of violence in the workplace, staff shortages and burnout, experts say education is in crisis under Doug Ford.Educational assistants, custodians, secretaries, lunch supervisors, maintenance staff overwhelmingly agree there is not enough personnel in schools to do jobs properly and many now find themselves doing the work of multiple staff members.But there could be a simple solution to the compounding issues affecting education in Ontario: Funding education properly.On this episode of Sources, Joe Tigani, president of the Ontario School Board Council of Unions...2025-02-2118 minPressProgress SourcesDonald Trump’s Tariff War Against CanadaCanada and the United States walked back from the brink of a full-blown trade war after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on products from Canada.While Trump has granted Canada a temporary 30-day "pause" on his threatened trade war, if he makes good on his threats, Canada's economy could be facing an apocalyptic scenario with food and gas prices skyrocketing, hundreds of thousands of job losses and communities across Canada getting hollowed out as key industries shut down.On this episode of Sources, DT Cochrane, Senior Economist with the Canadian Labour Congress...2025-02-0646 minPressProgress SourcesWhy 3 Ontario Cities Just Declared Food Insecurity EmergenciesWhile Ontario is gearing up for Doug Ford’s early election, many Ontarians are struggling to make ends meet.With one-in-three residents struggling to put food on their table, Kingston, Ontario just declared a food insecurity emergency — the third city in Ontario to recently declare this kind of emergency, following Toronto and Mississauga.In their announcements, all three cities asked the provincial government to increase the amount of money the province gives recipients of social assistance. These calls were echoed in separate motions in Hamilton, Waterloo, Goderich, Owen Sound and Orangeville over the last two year...2025-01-3024 minPressProgress SourcesEdmonton Police Versus Duncan KinneyDuncan Kinney is an Edmonton-based journalist and editor of a digital publication focused on Alberta politics called The Progress Report.From scrutinizing police budgets, shining a light on how police handle the city's unhoused population or drug poisoning crisis and exposing partisan connections between senior officers and Alberta's governing United Conservative Party, it's undeniable Kinney plays a role as a critical watchdog of Edmonton Police.But Kinney has also been a thorn in the side of Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee. In recent years, McFee has publicly butted heads with Kinney and Kinney accuses Edmonton...2025-01-0219 min
Jacobin RadioMichael and Us: From Jysk with Love w/ Luke LebrunIs it ethical for a journalist to also act as a spy for a foreign government? Luke Lebrun of PressProgress joins us to consider the far-fetched claims of one of Canada's worst journalists, Adam Zivo. PLUS: In this very special episode, we catch up on some news items of Canadian interest, including the declining polling for Justin Trudeau's liberals, and the rising number of far-right Canadian influencers."This National Post Columnist Says He Spied for a Foreign Intelligence Agency. Experts Call His Behaviour ‘Unethical’ and ‘Absurd’" by Luke Lebrun - https://pressprogress.ca/this-national-post-columnist-says-he-spied-for-a-foreign-intelligence-agency-experts-call-his-behaviour-unethical-and-absurd/"I cov...2024-09-181h 05PressProgress SourcesStopping the Infernos: Alberta After the Jasper FireResidents of Jasper Alberta are finally returning to the town that made international headlines after it was devastated by a monster wildfire in July.Nearly a third of the town was damaged or destroyed, and the spot is currently closed to tourists for the foreseeable future.How do we prevent climate change disasters in the future? It’s complicated, according former Alberta Firefighter Matt Rieger, who spent years on the front lines battling blazes while stationed at bases across the province.Rieger joins host Stephen Magusiak to talk about the cost, the manpower pr...2024-08-3033 min
The Skeptical Leftist PodcastBig Shiny Trouble with Eric WickhamI had a great chat with Eric Wickham from Big Shiny Takes. We covered a range of topics from Canadian politics and homelessness to the state of media bias. It was a fun and informative conversation that I think you’ll enjoy.
Here are some links for stuff we talked about
https://www.unrigged.ca/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/capital-gains-tax-budget-1.7176370
https://proof.utoronto.ca/2023/new-data-on-household-food-insecurity-in-2022/
https://theskepticalleftist.substack.com/p/homelessness-in-regina
https://hosergrocerytracker.ca/
https://www.readtheorchard.org/p/who-the-fuck-is-the-food-professor
Here are...2024-08-251h 01
Get A Life - Ex-Cult ConversationsGet A Life Ep.119 David Wallace, Brad Mitchell, Rod Diplock- Leaked emails from the Church of Crime (Edited version)**NEW**In this edited version of Episode 119, we added more documentation that came forward ,spiced up the intro, and filled in who was on the Global Advisory Panel (GAP). Head to 1:34:30 to find out what the PBCC wanted to buy David, 1:54:38 to find out what elite PBCC members sit on the GAP panel, 2:03:40 for the full compilation of the viral videos on the Klondike Papers and don't miss out on the new spicy intro!
Preachers, pedophiles, private investigators, lawyers and liars, criminals, and crooked cops, big business, bibles, black eyes and bribery, and lots and lots of money. Welcome to...2024-07-252h 12Get A Life - Ex-Cult ConversationsGet A Life Ep.119 David Wallace, Brad Mitchell, Rod Diplock- Leaked emails from the Church of CrimeIn this documentary style podcast we discuss preachers, pedophiles, private investigators, lawyers and liars, criminals, and crooked cops, big business, bibles, black eyes and bribery, and lots and lots of money. Welcome to the strange Jekyll and Hyde world of the “Universal Elderhood” of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, whose revered priests and leaders, Brothers Brad Mitchell and Rod Diplock, preach the Gospel of Christ Jesus by day, and transform like werewolves into “Frestey” and “Westwind” to hunt opposers by night.
Meet Brother “Stranger Things” Mick Strange, the foul mouthed priest of Oz, and his lackey “Prince of Darkness” Keith Prince who ban...2024-07-192h 07PressProgress SourcesMy Dinner With Eric: Grocery Prices and the Loblaws BoycottCanada’s expert on the rising costs at the grocery store (no, not that one) joins host Stephen Magusiak to discuss his latest project, the Grocery Tracker, which monitors the price of food staplesEric Wickham is a data journalist for the Toronto-based Hoser. He co-hosts and produces the Big Shiny Takes podcast.Wickham recently wrote about the Loblaws boycott. He also produces Sources.Support the show2024-06-2334 minPressProgress SourcesAfter the assassination of a Canadian Sikh on Canadian soil, what did (or didn’t) the foreign interference commission reveal?The foreign interference commission published its preliminary report — but the Sikh community in Canada says the inquiry largely overlooked India despite their role as a major threat of foreign interference in Canada. In the foreign interference commission’s final report it was revealed that "India directed foreign interference activities related to the 2019 & 2021 general elections.”The commission also revealed that CSIS considered India a “clear second to (China) in terms of the level of (foreign interference) threat” and that Indian foreign interference was an “area of focus for more than one regional office.”2024-05-1450 minPressProgress SourcesRainbow Rallies: How Canada is Fighting Back Against a Wave of Anti-LGBTQ+ HateCanada has been seeing an unusual wave of anti-LGBTQ+ protests over the last year. These rallies and marches targeted drag storytime events at libraries, they targeted local school board meetings – in fact, they even targeted high schools and elementary schools in residential neighborhoods.This organized wave of hate climaxed with a so-called “one million march for children” which took place in cities across Canada last September.Now the pendulum is swinging the other way, and 2SLGBTQIA community groups are getting organized. Along with labour unions and civil society groups, they’re planning their own marc...2024-05-1124 min
Big Shiny TakesThe Birthrate Episode (ft. Stephen Magusiak)We love whinging about the fertility rate, don't we folks? The implications are grave, lowered birth rates could mean fewer DoorDash employees to bring columnists treats. BST Institute fellow Stephen @Magusiak of @pressprogress returns to pick apart a Globe and Mail opinion piece by John Ibbitson. According to Ibby, the ever-dwindling number of babies Canada produces threatens to tear the country apart. Scary stuff!Plugs & Recs (The Rinse)Get news coverage from PressProgress: Sign up for the ShiftWork newsletter and listen to the Sources Podcast Columbia Professor...2024-05-0856 minPressProgress SourcesCapital Gains Taxes: What Are They and Why Are Canada’s Ultra Rich Freaking Out?Capital gains – what are they and why is everyone talking about them?This year’s federal budget, released on April 16, is rolling out changes to the way capital gains are taxed in order to make wealthy Canadians “pay their fair share.”According to Finance Canada, these changes are targeted at the wealthiest of the wealthy – Canada’s top 0.13%, a group of approximately 40,000 Canadians with average incomes of 1.4 million dollars.As one can imagine, the capital gains tax changes are already generating pushback from business lobby groups and right-wing think tanks who want to maintain the...2024-04-2952 minPressProgress SourcesJason Kenney's rocky and scandal ridden pursuit of power, with Jeremy AppelAuthor and journalist Jeremy Appel joins host Stephen Magusiak to discuss (almost) all things Jason Kenney: his quest for power, his influence in building the Conservative Party of Canada, his undoing, and, most recently, the conclusion of a massive 5-year RCMP investigation surrounding his campaign to take over Alberta's United Conservatives.Once a key figure in building Stephen Harper's conservatives, in the end Kenney failed to win over the grassroots in Canada's conservative heartland.We discuss why there were no charges laid in the investigation into voter fraud and identity theft that plagued the 2019 election...2024-03-1548 minPressProgress SourcesEd Broadbent Spent a Lifetime Seeking Democracy, Equality and Real FreedomYou might know Ed Broadbent as the former leader of Canada's federal NDP.But Broadbent was more than just a political party leader -- he also spent a lifetime seeking social and democratic change outside partisan politics in academia and civil society, both in Canada and around the world.On this episode of Sources, PressProgress Editor Luke LeBrun is joined by Luke Savage, a contributor to Jacobin and co-author of Broadbent's book Seeking Social Democracy, to explain and remember Ed Broadbent's life and his ideas.Additional reading:2024-02-2258 minPressProgress SourcesWrongdoing, threats to security, or something of that nature: The CSIS investigation into an Ontario Conservative nomination raceCanada’s spy agency is investigating the nomination of an Ontario Conservative MP, according to evidence from a recent investigation by PressProgress Associate Editor Rumneek Johal. Questions surround the nomination of MP Arpan Khanna, who was allegedly favored by the party establishment with ties to figures including Jason Kenney, Stephen Harper and Pierre Pollievre.Rumneek joins Stephen Magusiak to talk about what happened with the Oxford nomination in 2019, and why CSIS would be looking into it now.Support the show2024-02-1326 min
Public Good2.4 "Parental Rights" Special Series: Parental Rights As A Smokescreen for Privatization with Heather GanshornEpisode DescriptionIn the fourth and final episode of a four part mini series about "parental rights", Stephen and Shannon speak with Heather Ganshorn from SOS Alberta.Heather Ganshorn is the Research Director for Support Our Students Alberta, a volunteer organization that advocates for an equitable and accessible public education system. SOS believes that privatization threatens public education by diverting dollars from accountable systems that serve all children to unaccountable private providers who serve a customer niche rather than the public interest. Heather has written a number of media articles and op eds on current...2024-02-081h 03PressProgress SourcesQuebec's Common Front w/ Francis Hébert-BernierFrancis Hébert-Bernier, a reporter with Quebec’s independent news outlet Pivot, speaks about the historic public sector strikes currently underway in the province.These strikes are part of the Common Front movement where multiple public sector unions are bargaining at once with Premier Francois Legault's government. These are the largest strikes in the history of Canada and North America. Read more from Francis Hébert-Bernier: “The government is deliberately discouraging us from working in the public sector”Quebec's common front of public sector unions launches 7-day strikeBackgroun...2023-12-0818 minPressProgress Sources"Not In My Name" with Dr. Roberta LexierDr. Roberta Lexier joins Stephen Magusiak to discuss her recent OpEd in Medicine Hat News, where, as a Jewish Canadian, she strongly condemned the violence and oppression happening to Palestinians in Gaza.In this episode we explore the narratives that dominate mainstream media and politics in Canada.Support the show2023-11-3044 min
QAA PodcastEpisode 253: The Canadian Save The Children ConvoyIn January and February of last year, the normal operations of Canada's capital city of Ottawa were disrupted by the so-called Freedom Convoy. The convoy involved hundreds of trucks and personal vehicles and thousands of protestors at its peak, who made a lot of noise and blocked traffic before finally being cleared out.
The initial convoy movement was created to protest vaccine mandates for crossing the United States border, but later evolved into a protest about COVID-19 mandates in general. Beginning January 22, 2023, vehicles formed convoys from several points and traversed Canadian provinces before converging on Ottawa on January 29, 2022, with a...2023-10-311h 02PressProgress SourcesSocial Media Censorship of Canadian SikhsSocial media companies are enforcing an Indian Law that censors social media content critical of the Indian government and its ongoing crackdown in the Punjab state.Canadian Sikhs have found themselves in the crosshairs of this aggressive campaign of censorship, harassment, and intimidation. The campaign has escalated on Facebook since the assassination of BC Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, which was tied to the far-right nationalist Modi government, with posts being blocked and accounts banned just for talking about it.Support the show2023-10-1033 minPressProgress SourcesBig Money and the Manitoba ElectionDark money networks from out of province have set their sights on Manitoba. Emily Leedham joins Stephen Magusiak to discuss her investigative series into the Canada Growth Council, a registered third party advertiser tied to Alberta and Saskatchewan conservatives, oil lobbyists, and an obscure religious sect known as the Plymouth Brethren.Support the show2023-09-1926 minPressProgress SourcesA Million Man March on TorontoFar-right groups are planning a convoy to Toronto to “Save the Children,” and it’s already spinning out of control. PressProgress Editor Luke Lebrun joins Host Stephen Magusiak to talk about the convoy movement’s latest conspiratorial obsession, and what they have planned for the fall if they can get along enough to organize it. Support the show2023-08-2239 minPressProgress SourcesPride Flags and Chemtrails w/ Kurt PhillipsResearcher Kurt Phillips with Canadian Anti-Hate Network joins Stephen Magusiak for a look at the recent wave of anti-LGBTQ2SA+ protests and hate crimes happening in Alberta and across Canada. From acts of vandalism, mobbing town councils and school board meetings, and chemtrail conspiracy theories, we take a look at what its about and where its coming from.Support the show2023-07-0635 minPressProgress SourcesThe Sound and the FureyPressProgress Ontario Reporter Mitchell Thompson joins Stephen Magusiak to talk about the Toronto mayoral race, and one unlikely candidate who stands out in the crowded field of conservative hopefuls.Though still a long shot, former Toronto Sun columnist Anthony Furey has seen some momentum in the polls with his right wing populist positions and some big endorsements from right wing media figures like Conrad Black and Jordan Peterson.Support the show2023-06-1527 min
The Real News PodcastIn Canada, the strike wave is winning workers real gainsFrom May 8-12, the 30th Constitutional Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress took place in Montréal. Reporting for Working People and The Real News Network, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez attended the convention and spoke with a number of rank-and-file workers, organizers, and union officers about the state of the labor movement in Canada.In Part 1 of our two-part dispatch from the CLC, we talk to: Emily Leedham, the Prairie Reporter for PressProgress and editor of Shift Work, PressProgress‘ weekly national labour newsletter; Guy Smith, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees; Mary Newman, a journalist and pro...2023-06-142h 10
Working People2023 Canadian Labour Congress, Part 1 (w/ Emily Leedham, Guy Smith, Mary Newman, James Russwurm, & Liz Ha)From May 8-12, the 30th Constitutional Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress took place in Montréal. Reporting for Working People and The Real News Network, Max attended the convention and spoke with a number of rank-and-file workers, organizers, and union officers about the state of the labor movement in Canada. In Part 1 of our two-part dispatch from the CLC, we talk to: Emily Leedham, the Prairie Reporter for PressProgress and editor of Shift Work, PressProgress' weekly national labour newsletter; Guy Smith, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees; Mary Newman, a journalist and producer for the Canadian B...2023-06-032h 10PressProgress SourcesCommodification of Education in AlbertaAs funding for charter schools in Alberta increases rapidly, public schools are under attack. Rumneek Johal is joined by Wing Li with Support Our Students to discuss the rapid expansion of Charter schools in Alberta under conservative governments, and how they almost exclusively cater to elites using public funds, at the expense of everyday Albertans.Support the show2023-05-2332 minPressProgress SourcesThe Strange Story of Take Back Alberta w/ Jeremy AppelStephen Magusiak is joined by journalist Jeremy Appel to discuss what we know so far about the right wing group that appeared on the Alberta political landscape after the Coutts border blockade. Did Take Back Alberta come out of nowhere? We look at who their supporters are, who leads them, and what they’re trying to accomplish.Support the show2023-05-1631 min
CANADALAND(Short Cuts) We Need to Talk About Kevin VuongAmidst escalating tensions between Canada and China, an independent MP thinks he’s found the shadowy hand manipulating his fate. If a person asserts there’s been a plot against them but can’t offer any proof, does that count as a literal conspiracy theory?And has this government ever met a poorly-conceived policy for media regulation it didn’t like? Well, it has now!PressProgress editor Luke LeBrun joins Jonathan on Short Cuts.Host: Jonathan GoldsbieCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette...2023-05-1141 min
Alberta Advantage PodcastTake Back Alberta (from Woke Jason Kenney) A group known as Take Back Alberta appears to have seized control over sizable parts of the United Conservative Party and secured the leadership of Danielle Smith. What is this group? What motivates them, and who are their key figures? PressProgress writer Stephen Magusiak joins Team Advantage to discuss his recent piece, Who Is ‘Take Back Alberta’ and What Do They Really Want? Follow Stephen at @magusiak, PressProgress at @PressProgress, and sign up for the ShiftWork newsletter. Further reading: Take Back Alberta movement is gaining groun...2023-05-0130 minPressProgress SourcesMapping Canada's Right-Wing NetworksThe PressProgress team is joined by investigative reporter Sam Harper with Pivot to talk about the common threads and the common funders behind the right-wing networks that stretch across Canada.We talk conspiracy theories, astroturf campaigns, Alberta dark money in Quebec, secret societies, and where the right-wing think tanks like The Fraser Institute fit into the bigger picture.This panel discussion was part of the 2023 Progress Summit in Ottawa.Check out Pivot https://pivot.quebec/Subscribe to our national labour newsletter Shift...2023-04-2741 minPressProgress SourcesWhy Labour Journalism Matters with Faiz ShakirToday’s episode of Sources features an interview with Faiz Shakir, Executive Director of the labour news site More Perfect Union and Bernie Sanders' 2020 campaign manager. More Perfect Union was founded in 2020 to tell working class stories through video journalism. In just a few years, More Perfect Union has amassed hundreds of thousands of followers and millions of views. PressProgress talked to Shakir about the importance of labour journalism especially as inequality between the rich and poor grows more each year.Follow More Perfect Union:https://perfectunion.us/Twitter.com/MorePerfectUS...2023-03-2315 minPressProgress SourcesAmazon Labour Union President Chris Smalls on "The New School of Labour" and making historyHow workers at an Amazon packing facility made history by unionizing, and lessons learned to pave the way forward, with Amazon Labour Union President Chris Smalls in his first trip to Canada.Support the show2023-03-1017 minPressProgress SourcesBreaking Down the Emergencies Act Inquiry’s Final ReportWe read Justice Roleau’s final report on the Emergencies Act Inquiry in its entirety so you don’t have to.Tune in to learn about the convoy’s origins on TikTok, the infighting among occupiers, as well as among Ottawa police, as well as some of the strange and surprising details buried in the Emergencies Act Inquiry’s final report..PressProgress Editor Luke LeBrun joins Stephen Magusiak to highlight the important, the overlooked and the utterly bizarre findings within. Support the show2023-03-0441 minPressProgress SourcesLeaving In Body Bags: Canada's High Rate of International Student DeathsInternational students are coming to Canada for their education and leaving in body bags. The government doesn’t seem to be tracking the issue. Discussing the web of exploitation surrounding Indian international students who are dying at high rates across Canada from drug overdoses, suicides, and more with Jindi Singh, National Director Khalsa Aid Canada.Support the show2023-02-0943 minPressProgress SourcesThe History of Healthcare PrivatizationFollowing Doug Ford’s move to outsource 50% of Ontario surgeries to private, for-profit health facilities, PressProgress Ontario Reporter Mitchell Thompson joins Colleen Fuller for an in depth look at at the creep of for-profit healthcare across Canada. Support the show2023-01-2641 minPressProgress SourcesWhere is Canada's Far-Right Going in 2023?Is Canada going to have a Freedom Convoy 2.0 in 2023?First, the convoy organizers said a reunion was happening in Ottawa.But on Christmas morning, organizers had a surprise, announcing they had changed their minds and the convoy would be heading to Winnipeg.Then on New Year’s Eve, a top convoy organizer announced the whole convoy was cancelled. The next day, another organizer announced the convoy would still be happening, only under a different name.Sound confusing? You’re probably not alone. Elizabeth Simons, Deputy Director of the...2023-01-1329 min
Expats & AlliesFreedom Convoy 2.0? w/Luke LeBrunWe're joined by PressProgress editor Luke LeBrun to reflect on last year's 'Freedom Convoy' that occupied downtown Ottawa for a month last year, and whether or not there is going to be a second Convoy in 2023.Follow PressProgress' reporting: https://pressprogress.ca/Music credit: "Fluidity," by tobylane.Support The Maple by subscribing to our daily newsletter for as little as $7 per month.2023-01-0734 minGet A Life - Ex-Cult ConversationsGet A Life Podcast Ep.16 2022 Year in ReviewJoin Cheryl, Carman and Richard on New Year's Eve as they take us through the antics of the PBCC of 2022. We review from the beginning of the year how this Mainstream Christian Church is anything but MAINSTREAM. All links to the articles are listed on our Youtube channel so you can keep up with why we are fighting so hard for this to be exposed. In less than 2 hours, you will be astonished this group can even legally consider them a Christian Church and hold a charitable status. Richard even pulled out the JND Bible to show viewers how...2023-01-011h 40PressProgress SourcesFrat Boys and Freedom Convoys: PressProgress Stories That Made an Impact in 2022On the final episode of the year, the PressProgress team looks back on memorable headlines of 2022Rumneek Johal, Luke LeBrun, and Mitchell Thompson join Stephen Magusiak to talk about the freedom convoy, far right astroturf in Vancouver, Stephen Lecce’s fraternity days and more.Support the show2022-12-2238 minPressProgress SourcesPolice across Canada are investing in “copaganda” reports that criticize the social safety netA social technology company is working with police across Canada to create reports that justify the need for a new approach to the “social safety net.”Helpseeker, a Calgary-based ‘social impact’ firm, has been hired to produce reports for police in Edmonton, Vancouver and Ottawa, raising questions about the involvement of police in the delivery of social services.Many of the reports from Helpseeker have placed an inflated price tag on the “social safety net” in various cities, arguing for a reconfiguration of the funds invested into vulnerable communities.In Edmonton, City Councillor Michael Janz...2022-12-0833 minPressProgress SourcesDanielle Smith’s Billion Dollar Giveaway to Polluters, with Regan BoychukIt’s an environmental problem that will cost hundreds of billions of dollars to tackle, and successive Alberta governments have lacked the political will to address it.Hundreds of thousands of oil and gas wells exist across the province, many of which are inactive and at risk of abandonment.For decades the Alberta Energy Regulator has allowed large producers to offload their cleanup obligations onto smaller ones, that then go insolvent or bankrupt.Alberta’s new Premier has pushed a pilot program called the R-Star that will rewa...2022-11-2432 minPressProgress Sources"Insurrection From Within" Exploring the Failed Police Response to the Freedom Convoy with Stephanie CarvinStephanie Carvin, a Carleton University international affairs professor and a former CSIS intelligence analyst, talks about the failure of police to anticipate the ‘Freedom Convoy,’ and how it was allowed to spiral out of control.Evidence and testimony show signs of intelligence failure, communication breakdowns, erratic leadership, and an “insurrection from within” Ottawa Police.While warnings from outside sources went ignored, an OPS unit produced a politically biased and “unprofessional” intelligence report that Carvin says reveals cultural issues within the ranks of the Ottawa Police.Support the show2022-11-0347 min
Real Talk Ryan JespersenOctober 26, 2022 - Another Interest Rate Hike: Todd Hirsch; Emergencies Act Inquiry: Luke LeBrun6:50 | For the sixth time this year, Canada's central bank has raised interest rates. Aside from the obvious, what does this mean for the average Canadian? How close are we to getting back on track, with inflation under control? What might the next year look like? Economist Todd Hirsch takes us into the most important details. Plus, Todd talks provincial politics, including a report he's preparing for Rachel Notley, and his thoughts on the first few weeks under Premier Danielle Smith.
CONTACT TODD: https://toddhirsch.com/
36:27 | The Emergencies Act inquiry's been going for a couple weeks...2022-10-261h 10PressProgress SourcesThe Petroleum Papers: Interview with author Geoff DembickiClimate journalist Geoff Dembicki discusses his latest book The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change.Drawing from internal oil industry documents spanning decades, The Petroleum Papers examines how major players in the Alberta oilsands suppressed their own research about the climate crisis, and created the playbook to spread climate change denialism in Canada and the US.Support the show2022-10-1131 min