There’s still confusion around MP Vince Gasparro’s announcement that Irish rap group Kneecap is banned from Canada, but, at the same time, Carney’s government is moving forward with a new law focused on hate symbols.

Is this new approach to hate worth the risk to free speech?

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Isaac Peltz

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Off The Record is back in its new call-in format. The question for this week was “What should Canadaland NOT have published?”

Host Sam Konnert sat down with Jesse Brown to field all of your calls for two hours this past Monday and we were honestly quite surprised by how it went.

Host: Sam Konnert

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)

Guests: Jesse Brown

Photo: Tony Wang

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Further Reading:

• Canadaland’s Reddit Post — Reddit

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Carney says Canada Post is “insolvent,” but is it possible to save it?

Isaac Peltz joins to brainstorm ways to get Canada Post off life support and to explain why coverage in Canada is missing out on the big story of labour in this country.

Plus, an update on Travis Dhanraj’s issues with the CBC.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Isaac Peltz

Further reading:

• Canada Post workers walk off the job after government demands reforms | CBC News
• In France, Elder Care Comes with the Mail | The New Yorker
• The truth is that Canada Post was simply set up to fail - The Globe and Mail
• Why the Canada Post strike is not just a ‘labour dispute’ – The Independent
• Edmonton MP Heather McPherson enters NDP leadership race | CBC News
• Travis Dhanraj Breaks His Silence: "CBC Tried to Shut Me Up" - Can’t Be Censored [YouTube]

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Are Albertans hicks? Is Danielle Smith secretly a genius? Do Albertans actually hate Ottawa? Tune in to a special LIVE Canadaland recording to find out!

Canadaland politics goes on tour with this special live episode in Calgary! Out-of-touch Torontonian Noor sits down with a panel of experts to answer some pressing questions: are Albertans hicks? Is Danielle Smith secretly a genius? Do Albertans actually hate Ottawa?

Special thanks to Mount Royal University and the Community Podcast initiative for hosting us.

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests:

• Max Fawcett
• Erika Barootes
• Melanee Thomas

Background reading:

• Alberta’s distorted view of their own political culture | Policy Options
• Who is “Average Joe” Albertan? | Jared Wesley
• Alberta premier praises national-interest projects — even if a pipeline isn't on the list | CBC
• Danielle Smith faces criticism, anger at Edmonton town hall | The Globe and Mail
• The Community Podcast Initiative

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What happens after the men with guns who run your country take aim at you?

Last year reporter Molly Thomas traveled to Pakistan for Canadaland to file a series of reports on one of the world's biggest refugee crises. There are currently somewhere between 1.5 and 3 million Afghans who have fled the Taliban and who are now stuck in limbo in Pakistan. Many have been trying to get to Canada.

Molly's series was called Dear Taliban and one of her stories featured a young woman who called herself Haya.

Haya and her family fled from Kabul to Pakistan where they found themselves stranded and that's where her story ended for us. That was until we heard that Haya had finally made it out and reached Canada

Journalists rarely get this kind of opportunity to follow up on a story that happened halfway around the world. To come back to someone who was stuck with countless other refugees in limbo. To be able to actually answer the question: what happened next? But today we can do that because Haya is here in our studio.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)

Featured Guest: Hinna Asefi Wardak

Fact checking by Julian Abraham

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More information:

• Dear Taliban, a three-part series — CANADALAND
• UNHCR urges Pakistan to stop forced returns of Afghan refugees — United Nations
• Pakistan: 1.4 million Afghan refugees at risk of deportation — Amnesty International

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Protestors “Draw The Line” as Mark Carney pulls the Liberals towards the center, adopting conservative policies and walking back several Trudeau-era policies on climate, immigration, and social issues.

Is Carney’s centrism savvy politics or disingenuous pandering?

What should Canadaland NOT have published? Call in and tell us on Sept 29th between 11am and 1pm EST! You can go to callinstudio.com/show/canadaland or dial in at 888-401-7056

Host: San Grewal

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Guest: Rahim Mohamed

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The honorary mayor of Dildo, Newfoundland is back on the air, but the threat to free speech remains.

The Jimmy Kimmel saga is a reminder of the crucial role comedy plays in times of political turmoil, so why isn’t there more comedy in Canada right now?

Plus, an update on the Alberta separatist movement.

Host: San Grewal

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Guest: Rahim Mohamed

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Canada recognized Palestine as a state, Pierre “take me home country roads” Poilievre is back in town, Freeland is on a mission to Ukraine, and the pressure is building on Prime Minister Mark Carney. Host Sam Konnert sits down with Mickey Djuric to break down what’s happened this fall sitting, who’s in, who’s out, and if the Carney honeymoon phase is over.

Host: Sam Konnert

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests: Mickey Djuric

Background reading:

• Canada first G7 nation to recognise Palestinian state – BBC
• Freeland leaving cabinet, won't run in next federal election – CBC News
• Government tables legislation targeting hate symbols, protecting places of worship – CBC News
• Alberta premier argues for potential use of notwithstanding clause on transgender laws – CBC News
• The fall budget will be an early reckoning for the Carney government – The Hill Times

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