- Introducing Wag The Doug
Tuesday, July 9th 2019
In the past few weeks, Ontario Premier Doug Ford was loudly booed at the Raptors' victory parade, demoted a bunch of star members of his Cabinet amid sagging poll numbers and lost his Chief of Staff, who got caught up in a nepotism scandal.
Are we witnessing the downfall of a government, or is this just another month in Ontario?
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- CRUDE 7 - The Billionaire Plot to Destroy Alberta’s Economy is Totally Real!
Tuesday, June 25th 2019
Has Canada been a casualty of a nefarious campaign by foreign-funded radicals to landlock our country’s energy resources? Is Big Oil the victim of a vast international conspiracy? Naaaah. But there is, as always, another conspiracy afoot.
Featured in this episode: Markham Hislop (Energi Media)
Here's what Vivian Krause has said in response to Markham Hislop's piece.
To learn more:
“Debunked: Vivian Krause’s Tar Sands Campaign conspiracy narrative” by Markham Hislop in Energi Media.
“Alberta Premier Singled Out Environmentalist. Death Threats Followed” by Samantha Beattie in HuffPost
“Conservative politicians, oil executives map out strategy for ousting federal Liberals in growing collaboration” by Jeff Lewis & Shawn McCarthy in The Globe and Mail
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- CRUDE 6 - The Devil in the Deep Blue Sea
Tuesday, June 11th 2019
An unspeakable tragedy occurs off the coast of Newfoundland. But this isn’t just a story about a nautical disaster. It’s about what happens when a poor province finds immense riches just within reach. And how the promise of oil wealth can twist history around itself.
Featured in this episode: Susan Dodd, Danny O’Brien, Sean Cadigan
ADDITIONAL MUSIC CREDITS: "Seeker" and "Scenery" by Kai Engel, adapted
To learn more:
The Ocean Ranger: Remaking the Promise of Oil by Susan Dodd
Rig: An Oral History of the Ocean Ranger Disaster by Mike Heffernan
“The Ranger Disaster” by CBC’s The Fifth Estate
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- CRUDE 5 - A Town, Annihilated
Tuesday, May 28th 2019
The Lac-Mégantic rail disaster was a calamity like we’ve never seen before. The families of the victims never got justice. But the conditions that made it possible have barely changed. And the next time could be far worse.
Featured in this episode: Bruce Campbell, Dylan Robertson (Winnipeg Free Press)
To learn more:
The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster: Public Betrayal, Justice Denied by Bruce Campbell.
“Alberta Crisis, Winnipeg Danger” by Dylan Robertson in the Winnipeg Free Press
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- CRUDE 4 - Orphan Wells: Citizen Con
Tuesday, May 14th 2019
What happens when the oil wells run dry? Environmental damage, government bailouts and a scheme that some are comparing to the subprime mortgage crisis. And all of this is just the beginning.
Featured in this episode: Sharon J. Riley (The Narwhal), Jeff Lewis (Globe and Mail), Alana Bartol (Orphan Well Adoption Agency), Herman, Shirley and Mark Dorin.
To learn more:
Hustle in the oil patch: Inside a looming financial and environmental crisis by Jeff Lewis, Jeffrey Jones, Chen Wang, Renata D’Aliesio in the Globe and Mail.
The story of Alberta’s $100-billion well liability problem. How did we get here? By Sharon J. Riley in The Narwhal
‘Forgotten and ignored’ An Alberta couple fights a leaky oil well by Alannah Page in National Observer.
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