Torstar announced the closure of five papers across Canada, CBC tried to consolidate broadcasts across its radio stations in the North, and Don Cherry returned with an expertly produced podcast.
November 21, 2019
CBC Had Employee Delete Tweet Critical Of Don Cherry
Tweet calling out racism was deemed an inappropriate expression of a personal opinion on a controversial subject
November 14, 2019
By Jonathan Goldsbie
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#238 What Don Cherry Means To Me
Don Cherry drafts his first Quillette essay: “The Day the Social Media Mob Came for Me.” Also, opinion writing in Canada post-Margaret Wente is pretty much the same.
November 14, 2019
CANADALAND
#302 Is The Extreme Right Finished In Canada?
Has the rise of the far-right in Canada been exaggerated?
November 11, 2019
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#236 The New York Times’ Trauma Porn Beat
The New York Times’ Canada bureau chief goes up to visit an Inuit community three times so she must know what she’s talking about… right? Also, podcasting is getting way too popular.
October 31, 2019
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#235 Creepy Hologram Prime Minister
Thank God, it's over - last sound off about how dull the 2019 election coverage was, we promise. Plus, Star Metro journalists cry fake news at activists pretending climate propaganda is the real thing.
October 24, 2019
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#234 The CBC’s Very Dumb Lawsuit
The CBC sues the Conservative Party of Canada for copying them! Plus, Toronto journalists and writers push back on the kind of space public libraries should be.
October 17, 2019
The CBC Has Damaged Rosemary Barton’s Brand, And Its Own
"A total lack of political savvy, another boneheaded move,” says one CBC journalist of the broadcaster's suit against the Conservatives
October 14, 2019
By Jesse Brown
CBC Radio And The Creep Of White Supremacy
Soft-focus treatment of candidate Renata Ford is final proof that the far-right People's Party has already been normalized
October 7, 2019
By Edward Dunsworth
CANADALAND
#293 Bruce McCulloch
Comedian Bruce McCulloch talks about the legacy of Canada’s weirdest sketch show, Lorne Michaels, and the CBC.