Monday, October 2nd 2023

In 2016, a 56 year old Saskatchewan farmer named Gerald Stanley shot an unarmed 22 year-old Indigenous trespasser named Coulten Boushie in the back of the head. Stanley was acquitted of murder in 2018 — and nobody was happy.

Indigenous people considered the verdict proof positive of racial bias in the courts and a tacit declaration of open season on Indigenous people, including hunters, who take their lives in their hands when they exercise their treaty rights to access land.

Meanwhile, rural settlers in Saskatchewan formed a facebook group called Farmers with Firearms to protest slow RCMP response times to what they considered a growing epidemic of rural crime. 8500 people joined, and the comment section was filled with anti-Indigenous rhetoric and vows to exercise vigilante justice on anyone who sets foot on their property.

How do these two seemingly irreconcilable groups… reconcile?

Some Saskatchewan farmers and Indigenous hunters are trying to figure that out. As you might expect, reconciliation isn’t always easy.

Freelance reporter Kerry Benjoe brings you this true story from Saskatchewan, on this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Host: Jesse Brown 

Credits: Kerry Benjoe (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Further Reading: 

• The Treaty Land Sharing Network
• The Gerald Stanley Case — The Canadian Encyclopedia

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Saturday, September 30th 2023

La tension monte entre le Canada et l'Inde après que Justin Trudeau a accusé le gouvernement indien d'avoir joué un rôle dans l'assassinat du leader sikh Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Maïka Sondarjee rejoint Emilie pour discuter des angles morts des médias dans la couverture de cette accusation et des réactions qui s'ensuivent. Ce n'est pas la première histoire controversée impliquant le Canada et ses relations internationales dernièrement. Quelle est la réputation internationale actuelle du Canada ?

Tension rises between Canada and India after Justin Trudeau accused the Indian government of playing a role in the assassination of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Maïka Sondarjee joins Emilie to discuss the media's blind spots in covering this accusation and the reactions that followed. This isn't the first controversial story involving Canada and its international relations in recent news. What is Canada's current international reputation?

Animation: Emilie Nicolas

Générique: Nancy Pettinicchio (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef)

Coanimation: Maïka Sondarjee

Pour en savoir plus :

• Trudeau facing cold reality after lonely week on world stage – BBC News
• La misère de la diplomatie canadienne – La Presse
• Trudeau’s India crisis shows he has lost control of Canada’s spies – Al Jazeera
• Un ethno-nationaliste à la commission parlementaire sur l’immigration – Pivot
• Réservé aux Blancs : une affiche suscite la colère en Colombie-Britannique – TVA Nouvelles
• Decentring the Western Gaze in International Relations – Millennium
• White Saviorism in International Development – Daraja Press

Commanditaire : Oxio

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Thursday, September 28th 2023

A “Ukrainian who served in Nazi unit” was applauded in Canadian Parliament - let’s just call a Nazi a Nazi. And history is repeating itself in the “parental rights” movement. 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Guest: Andrea Houston

Further reading: 

• How did a Nazi fighter end up in Parliament? - Front Burner CBC
• Former Indian diplomat's claims 'troubling example' of disinformation: PMO - Toronto Sun
• Are we witnessing the beginning of an LGBTQ genocide? - Ricochet
• Protests and counter-protests around teaching LGBTQ rights in schools - The Current with Matt Galloway CBC

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Monday, September 25th 2023

This week’s show features Chris Oliveros, publisher and founder of Montreal’s Drawn and Quarterly, one of the most respected publishing houses for comic book literature in the world.

Chris has brought to the world books from authors like Robert Crumb, Julie Doucet, Chris Ware, Kate Beaton, Chester Brown and Dan Clowes. 

But eight years ago Chris left his job as publisher at D&Q to write and draw his own comic - his first in almost 30 years. It's called “Are You Willing to Die For The Cause,” a work of journalism that tells the largely forgotten story of the real origins of the FLQ -  the militant, violent Quebec separatist group that changed Canadian history forever. 

Host: Jesse Brown 

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Further Reading: 

• Are You Willing to Die for the Cause? — Drawn & Quarterly

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Thursday, September 21st 2023

If it weren’t for the Globe and Mail, would Prime Minister Trudeau have publicly accused India of being involved in the killing of Hardeep Nijjar? And Canada loses 70 newspapers as Metroland ends their print circulation. 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Guest: Shree Paradkar

Further reading: 

• Trudeau accuses India in killing of Sikh leader on Canadian soil - The Globe and Mail
• Trudeau accuses India of involvement in Canadian’s murder -The Globe and Mail - The Decibel
• Here's why Justin Trudeau went public with an explosive allegation against India - Toronto Star
• Russell Brand sex assault allegations bear similarities to Ghomeshi case. But here's what's changed - Toronto Star
• Metroland ends print editions of community papers, keeps regional dailies - CP24
• Metroland ends print editions of community papers, flyers - Global

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