It’s been a tough week for leadership in North America, with calls for resignation dominating the headlines on both sides of the border.

Paul Wells joins Emilie Nicolas to discuss the larger global context around Trudeau’s recent struggles, and how the international rise of the far right is an important and underreported factor in Canadian politics.

Then, Biden loses the debate and the New York Times. Unpacking the editorial board’s call for the president to step aside.

Host: Emilie Nicolas

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), max collins (Production Manager), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Guest: Paul Wells

Further reading:

• I know the inside story of the Liberal revolt against Justin Trudeau. How? I overheard it in a train station - Toronto Star
• The West Misunderstands Its Own Far Right - Foreign Policy
• Push it to the limit: What might be too extreme for Europe's far-right parties? | Euronews
• DiEM25 | @yanis.varoufakis on the political situation in France | Instagram
• Spain's Vox party hosts global far right ahead of EU elections - Le Monde
• To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Race - The New York Times
• My Unsettling Interview With Steve Bannon - The New York Times

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“All I will say is that my scientific opinion is that there is something real going on in New Brunswick that absolutely cannot be explained by the bias or personal agenda of an individual neurologist.” Those are the words of Dr. Michael Coulthart, a microbiologist employed by our federal government, specifically by Public Health Canada. He’s talking about the mysterious neurological disease that is striking down people in New Brunswick. We were not supposed to read his words. They are from a leaked email obtained by Canadaland, first published by the newspaper The Guardian.

Then there was another leaked email. Doctor Samuel Weiss, a neuroscientist and the scientific director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. In his leaked email, he states, “I felt incredibly optimistic that an all out government effort to unravel the mystery was in the cards. However, in short order, the scientific effort was shut down at the request of the governments.”

It’s nine years since the first case was documented. The numbers, by some reports, have grown to over 300 suspected cases. And we still have no answers. Our reporters, Cherise Sucheran and Sarah Lawrynuik present the latest instalment in our ongoing investigation.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Cherise Sucheran and Sarah Lawrynuik (Reporters)

Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Max Collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

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Further reading:

• Second Canadian Scientists Alleges Brain Illness Investigation was Shut Down
• Top Canadian Scientist Alleges in Leaked Emails He Was Barred From Studying Mystery brain Illness
• Government Officials Mislead the Public About the “Mysterious” New Brunswick Neurological Disease, and We Have the Documents to Prove it

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What’s going on in Han Dong’s defamation case against Global News? Last week, Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Perell made a decision in that case. And, rightly or wrongly, it was scorching.

With The Epoch Times at the centre of a fraudulent money-laundering crypto scam, what does that mean for the Canadian columnists who write for them? Jonathan dives into the strange world of Shen Yun, Falun Gong, and propaganda rags.

Host: Jonathan Goldsbie

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Guest: Lisa Taylor

Further reading:

• Judge finds no documentation to support Global News' reporting on Han Dong allegations - The Canadian Press
• Dong v. Global News Reasons for Decision - Ontario Superior Court of Justice (via Polley Faith)
• Han Dong was warned by Liberal Party member that CSIS was watching him, national security source says - The Globe and Mail
• Global News defends reporting in face of Han Dong lawsuit (2023) - The Canadian Press
• Journalism for the Public Good: The Michener Awards at Fifty - University of Calgary Press
• CBC executive reassigned follow racism allegations - Playback
• What The Hell Is The Epoch Times? (2020) - CANADALAND
• Stepping Into the Uncanny, Unsettling World of Shen Yun (2019) - The New Yorker
• DoJ accuses far-right Epoch Times of being money-laundering operation - The Guardian

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