- States of flux: What we know, what we don’t know, as 'election night' continues
Wednesday, November 4th 2020
Joe Biden told his supporters, “it ain’t over until every vote is counted.” But incumbent Donald Trump falsely claimed he won the election and with no evidence, claimed electoral fraud was afoot. In a year like no other, an election like no other, in a haze of disinformation and bogus claims, ‘This Matters’ parses through the facts of the US election. Edward Keenan, Toronto Star’s Washington bureau chief, joins Adrian Cheung to break down what we know after election night, what we’re still waiting to find out, the fallibility of the polls, and what Canadians should make of an election they have no hand in.
- Fate of the nation: Bonus, overnight U.S. election episode from D.C.
Wednesday, November 4th 2020
It’s now officially the day after the U.S. election. As many expected, the race is still too close to call.
“Everybody was really eager to vote. Those who support Donald Trump really support him and those who want to be rid of him, really were eager to vote to be rid of him.”
That was the Star’s Washington Bureau Chief Edward Keenan who was a block away from the White House, speaking to Saba Eitizaz, in the early hours following the U.S. election, as part of the Star’s live coverage, rebroadcasted here.
This Matters will have more to come but as a nation and a world sit doing hypothetical electoral college math, Keenan talks about where this election is at right now. Trump? Biden? Courts? Chaos?
This Matters will have more to come but as a nation and a world sit doing hypothetical electoral college math, Keenan talks about where this election is at right now. Trump or Biden? Courts or Chaos?
- Disinformation overload: How Canada spreads it and how to avoid it on election night
Tuesday, November 3rd 2020
Experts are warning people watching the U.S. election to be prepared for a deluge of disinformation. Today, This Matters looks at two perspectives that Star reporters have recently covered regarding this huge problem. Alex McKeen joins to talk about the surprising role Canadian’s play in creating and sharing disinformation, and then, Douglas Quans tells us what online platforms like Facebook and Twitter are doing to fight misinformation.
- American History X-plained
Monday, November 2nd 2020
Jared Yates Sexton, host of ‘The Muckrake Political Podcast’ and the author of ‘American Rule’ says America is built on what he calls “foundational myths,” and how stories the United States tells itself, about itself, have often been used as justification for violence and abuse, for generations. Adrian Cheung talks to Sexton about how the doctrine of ‘American exceptionalism’ has led to this moment of reckoning and where the US is headed next, heading into a pivotal election.
- Trump vs. Biden in the U.S election, viewed from Canada
Sunday, November 1st 2020
Edward Keenan, The Star’s Washington Bureau Chief, joins This Matters to discuss the upcoming U.S. election — in particular the view from up here and what Canadians are looking and hoping for after the big day in November.
