- On Book Banning
Friday, June 27th 2025
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The Alberta government’s decision to wade into school library curation is part of a broader trend towards censoring books that has intensified in the past several years.
Lethbridge native Ira Wells, director of the free expression group PEN Canada, published a book, On Book Banning, earlier this year. He joins the Orchardcast to discuss the origins of t…
- Alberta is an environmental liability
Saturday, June 7th 2025
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With Donald Trump’s tariffs fundamentally altering Canada’s relationship with its largest trading partner, oil and gas pipelines have been put back on the agenda as a purported means of enhancing Canadian self-reliance.
Fossil fuel industry employee-turned-critic Jenny Yeremiy argues that building more pipelines will only exacerbate the economic and env…
- What's next for the federal NDP?
Wednesday, May 21st 2025
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Matt Fodor is the author of From Layton to Singh: The 20-year conflict behind the NDP’s deal with the Trudeau Liberals. He joins the Orchardcast to explain the NDP consultant class’s efforts to shape the outcome of the upcoming leadership race.
Related Links
* Statement from Leah Gazan, Lori Idlout & Jenny Kwan: Leaked Internal email, Twitter
- Bankers Gonna Banker (Ft. Bad + B****y)
Wednesday, May 7th 2025
Thank you Ian Weniger, Candace Northey, [email protected], and many others for tuning into my live video with Bad + B****y Podcast! Join me for my next live video in the app.
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Monday, April 28th 2025
Over the past five weeks, the Orchard has been releasing weekly election update podcasts with a different guest each episode.
Joining me this week is Nora Loreto, a Quebec City-based independent journalist and author who likely needs no introduction. Nora’s latest book, the second part of her series on Canadian decline for Dundurn Press, Corporate Control, comes out May 6.
Related Links
* Corporate Control (Dundurn, 2025)
* Carney says Trump raised ’51st state’ during their call but ’the president says a lot of things’, Radio-Canada
* 'DOGE' and 'DOGE-lite': Public service unions react to costed federal party platforms, CBC
* Conservative plan to tackle tent cities looks like ‘political theatre,’ experts say, CP
* Conservatives update platform to include omitted 'anti-woke' promise, CBC
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