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Yale fascism expert on fleeing to Canada

Wed Apr 02 2025

Last week one of the U.S.’s leading scholars and thinkers on fascism announced his intention to leave his country, which he said was “tilting toward authoritarian dictatorship.” Joseph Stanley will be leaving...

Is the NDP about to get wiped out?

Tue Apr 01 2025

As the Liberals ride strong, support for the NDP is collapsing. Most polls now show their support at less than 10 per cent — half of what it was just three months ago. Some data suggest they could lose three...

Election! Trump and Carney talk, Conservative 'civil war'

Mon Mar 31 2025

Just over one week into the federal election campaign and there's lots to talk about. From Mark Carney's first call with Donald Trump, after which the U.S. President pulled a dramatic change in rhetoric about...

Elon and the Tesla backlash

Fri Mar 28 2025

Across the world an anti-Tesla campaign has been growing since Elon Musk began his work dismantling U.S. government institutions, and meddling in other country’s democracies. The protests, dubbed “Trash...

Election! Foreign meddling, Poilievre's premier problems

Thu Mar 27 2025

The federal election has only been officially underway since Sunday, and a few stories are dominating the headlines.Both the Liberals and the Conservatives are facing allegations of foreign interference,...

‘Professors are the enemy’: Trump’s war on higher education

Wed Mar 26 2025

In a 2021 speech entitled ‘The Universities are the enemy,’ Vice President JD Vance laid out a plan for America’s universities saying in part “we have to honestly and aggressively attack the universities in...

Pierre Poilievre’s Donald Trump problem

Tue Mar 25 2025

With the federal election underway, Pierre Poilievre’s political opponents have intensified their accusations that the Conservative leader is like U.S. President Trump.On Sunday, Liberal leader Mark Carney...

An election in a polluted media environment

Mon Mar 24 2025

With trust in journalism eroding, disinformation — once fringe — is now mainstream. Much of it is spreading on social media. Today’s guest says the online media environment in Canada is more fragile and...

What is this new Canadian patriotism?

Fri Mar 21 2025

Canadian pride reached a fever pitch after the NHL 4 Nations Cup last month and it hasn’t showed any signs of slowing down since. Sales of the Canadian flags are up. American liquor and beer have been pulled...

Errol Morris on Charles Manson, mind control and the CIA

Thu Mar 20 2025

On August 9th and 10th of 1969, a series of brutal murders took place in Los Angeles. Seven people were killed, including actress Sharon Tate, who was married to director Roman Polanski.Members of the Manson...

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