- Ep. 25 - Canary In the Nickel Mine: Laurentian Goes Bust
Wednesday, February 24th 2021
Laurentian University has filed for creditor protection, while another, opening this fall, has attracted just 47 applicants. What is going on with Ontario's postsecondary sector? And what can the premier's own brief college experience tell us about his government's peculiar approach?
Allison and Jonathan also talk to Alex Usher, president of Higher Education Strategy Associates, about how the whole business model for Ontario's colleges and universities has changed dramatically in the past several years.
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- Ep. 24 - The Second Annual Douggie Awards
Wednesday, January 20th 2021
It's the second annual Douggie Awards, where Allison and Jonathan take stock of all the hilarity and abject horror that was the Year in Ford. Who carries home the trophies for “Best Sycophant,” “Most Surreal Moment,” and the always-popular “Most Blatant Conflict of Interest”? Take a stroll down the shoddily constructed blue carpet and join us as we celebrate the worst that Ontario has to offer.
Additional music:
Isolation Swing by Admiral Bob (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/admiralbob77/61465 Ft: SmoJos
The Vendetta by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/58628 Ft: Apoxode
Two Swords by _ghost (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/_ghost/26146 Ft: rocavaco, redhair
Moonlight Sonata (Shifting Sun Mix) by Speck (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/speck/57884 Ft: Snowflake
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- Ep. 23 - Landlord and Tenant Board of Damocles
Wednesday, December 16th 2020
Doug Ford vowed that those who couldn't afford rent during the pandemic wouldn't lose their homes. Instead, he made evictions easier than ever. And now, thanks to online hearings, the bleak indifference of that process is on display for all.
Allison and Jonathan look at what it means when housing is chiefly seen as an investment, not a right, and how the province has doubled down on facilitating shareholder profits at the expense of tenants who took the premier at his word. They also talk to Bryan Doherty of Keep Your Rent Toronto and Sam Nithiananthan of People's Defence Toronto, about resistance and solidarity in the face of a real-estate market that's slowly pushing everyone toward the same cliff.
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- Ep. 22 - Law & Forder
Wednesday, November 18th 2020
Except when they're investigating members of his family, Doug Ford really loves the police. So much so that, earlier this year, when calls for defunding became inescapable, he responded by giving them more money.
In this episode, Allison and Jonathan look at his government's record on policing, and the extent to which it has and hasn't reversed recent attempts at reform.
They also talk to a fifth-grader (but about different things).
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- Ep. 21 - Epidemiology And The Infinite Sadness
Wednesday, October 21st 2020
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To be caught off guard by Covid's first wave was misfortunate. To be caught off guard by its second looks like carelessness.
Allison and Jonathan look at how Doug Ford's bungling of the pandemic's resurgence has squandered any earlier benefit of the doubt. And they talk to Dr. David Fisman, a U of T epidemiologist, whose pointed online criticisms of Ontario's Chief Medical Officer have softened of late — but not because he thinks he's doing a better job.
Additional music: Phase 4 by Xylo Ziko.
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