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“...the tentacles of party discipline and party control have completely grabbed a hold of everybody and they have a really hard time breaking free. We just no longer have politicians who can speak their minds, politicians who can stand up on behalf of their constituents.”

-Prof. Alex Marland

Election Dysfunction and Bozo Eruptions “...the tentacles of party discipline and party control have completely grabbed a hold of everybody and they have a really hard time breaking free. We just no longer have politicians who can speak their minds, politicians who can stand up on behalf of their constituents.” -Alex Marland, author o...

“ …the City of Pickering has witnessed a growing infiltration of alt right individuals, ideologies, and influences that have created an atmosphere of uncertainty, fear, and intimidation over our Council, our staff, our residents, and indeed the broader community.”
- Pickering Mayor Kevin Ashe

When the Alt-Right "Infiltrated" a Small Town “   …the City of Pickering has witnessed a growing infiltration of alt right individuals, ideologies, and influences that have created an atmosphere of uncertainty, fear, and intimidation over our Council, our staff, our residents, and indeed the broader community.” - Pickering Mayor Kevin...

“We cannot treat libraries as organs of propaganda, and whether it's for progressive values or for conservative values, we should not be treating libraries as simply the PR department for the kind of ideology that we believe in, and trying to ban everything else.” - Ira Wells, author of “On Book Banning”

#1124 Who’s Banning Thousands of Books? The Left and the Right “We cannot treat libraries as organs of propaganda, and whether it's for progressive values or for conservative values, we should not be treating libraries as simply the PR department for the kind of ideology that we believe in, and trying to ban everything else.” - Ira Wells, author of “On Bo...

We take a dumpster dive to look at all the legislation that got thrown out when Trudeau prorogued Parliament. Jesse tests the theory that one person’s trash is another’s treasure.

#1120 Trudeau Dumpster Dive

The CBC: Defund or UnF*ck? The choice is yours as we open up the phone lines to hear what you have to say about the possible futures of the CBC.

#1116 How to UnF*ck the CBC

How to tell real populism from bu****it trolling.

#1112 Preston Manning goes BEAST MODE

Russian propaganda or Canadian censorship? What happened when Russians at War came to TIFF?

#1108 Did Canada Fund Putin's Propaganda? Or Censor Journalism?

What does Gavin McInnes, founder of registered terrorist entity the Proud Boys, have in common with Jonathan Goldstein, creator of the heartbreaking and hilarious podcast Heavyweight?

#1104 Perverts, Punks, and Qu**rs: a Tribute to the Zine Underground

Cory Doctorow tells Jesse about a novel strategy for Canada to fight back against Trump’s Trade War — Hitting America where it hurts: right in the dongle.

#1100 A Weird Way to Win the Trade War with Trump Hitting America where it hurts: right in the dongle.

Traitors! Treason! Why are these slurs suddenly part of the Canadian political landscape?

#1096 Treason! Does Canada Have A Traitor Problem?

Is Canada a country that let a mass murderer walk free and go on to indoctrinate young minds in a university classroom? Or is Canada a country complicit in the relentless persecution of an innocent man for the last 17 years?

#1092 Terrorist or Scapegoat?

Et si, pour parler de notre système de santé publique, on questionnait un médecin au lieu d’un administrateur? C’est le pari relevé pour cette épisode qui donne la parole à une médecin de famille.

#53 La médecine: une science humaine Et si, pour parler de notre système de santé publique, on questionnait un médecin au lieu d’un administrateur? C’est le pari relevé pour cette épisode qui donne la parole à une médecin de famille. What if, to talk about our public health system, we asked a doctor instead of an administrat...