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• Quebec separatism in the 'elbows up' era

  October 7, 2026 · 28 min

  With the election of the Parti Québécois in Quebec Monday night, it's the first time in twelve years that Canada will have a separatist government in power.  Over the course of the campaign, the party's leader, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon…

• Naomi Klein on Carney, trade war and 'end times'

  October 6, 2026 · 43 min

  Celebrated author Naomi Klein joins the show to talk about how Mark Carney's response to Trump's trade war echoes themes in her book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. We also discuss her latest work "End Times Fascism…

• Brexit's lessons for Alberta

  October 5, 2026 · 21 min

  Ten years ago, Britain voted 52 per cent to 48 per cent to leave the European Union. The result reshaped British politics, triggered years of negotiations and remains deeply contested a decade later. Now, as Alberta prepares to vote on…

• 764: the violent extremist network targeting kids online

  October 2, 2026 · 25 min

  A recent terrorism arrest in Alberta has been linked to the group 764, an extremist network that coerces children into self-harming and sharing sexual material. But many of the perpetrators aren't adults, they're also minors. Ioanna…

• Who owns Canada's economy?

  October 1, 2026 · 28 min

  Prime Minister Mark Carney has been working to bring more foreign investment into Canada. At his recent Investment Summit, he told investors from all over the world that Canada “has what the world wants."  This got us wondering, who…

• Why are residential school testimonies being destroyed?

  September 30, 2026 · 29 min

  Today is the sixth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, where the country remembers the 150,000 Indigenous kids who were taken from their communities and forced to enrol in Indian Residential Schools. While there, they were subjected…

• Trump's uphill road to the midterms

  September 29, 2026 · 33 min

  In just over five weeks, Americans will head to the polls for the midterm elections and the contours of the vote are taking shape. Republicans are defending narrow majorities in Congress. Trump’s approval ratings are underwater, with the…

• Disturbing new allegations about ChatGPT, Tumbler Ridge

  September 28, 2026 · 33 min

  A new investigation into the Tumbler Ridge shooter's use of ChatGPT has revealed some disturbing information. It has long been public knowledge that the 18-year-old had used the chatbot months before she killed her mother, half-brother…