Archives: Episodes

#922 Foreign Influence: How Castro and a Belgian Brought Violent Revolution to Quebec

September 25, 2023

What connects Fidel Castro and a stocky Belgian named Georges to the worst campaign of political violence in modern Canadian history?

#921 No Going Back With India

September 21, 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?

#58 Roll Up for the Mr. X Tour

September 20, 2023

With his polls diving, housing minister resigning, and ill-begotten Greenbelt scheme unravelling, what’s a Doug Ford to do? Why, talk about anything else, of course!

#73 Students in Strip Malls

September 19, 2023

We’re busy preparing for our upcoming live events and working away on an exciting fall season, so we’re bringing you an episode from our friends Allison Smith and Jonathan Goldsbie on Wag the Doug  – a monthly podcast that grapples with the realities of the Ford government in Ontario. 

#920 A Wine Critic Spills All

September 18, 2023

Have the business practices of one of the world’s biggest liquor monopolies damaged wine writing? And, is the environment created by this vacuum in the world of journalism being abused by some high profile writers?

#21 Rima Elkouri : 25 ans de nuances

September 16, 2023

Avec 25 ans de journalisme en poche, Rima Elkouri se joint à Emilie pour discuter de l’évolution des médias québécois depuis la publication de sa première chronique, Pas envie d’être arabe.

#919 Cirque du Pierre Poilievre

September 14, 2023

Oh what a circus, oh what a show, as a newly reenergized Conservative Party of Canada holds its first convention with Pierre Poilievre as leader.

#918 How To Save Canada

September 11, 2023

When some Canadians look south of the border, sometimes all they can think is: thank god I’m Canadian. But can a Coffee Crisp, or the pronunciation of the letter Z, really save us from the rise of fascism?

#917 Mr. X, Mr. Ford, Mr. Mutton

September 7, 2023

We’re beginning to see the consequences of the Greenbelt scandal. Why does Premier Ford refuse to take accountability? 

Bonus: Game Misconduct

September 6, 2023

In this bonus episode, COMMONS producer Jordan Cornish sits down with Jashvina Shah to talk about her book, Game Misconduct: Hockey’s Toxic Culture and How to Fix It.