Why not all opinion pieces are created equally.

A decade ago the National Post had an all-star roster of opinion columnists, but now they publish more advocates than ever. Stephen Marche joins to dig into the current state of opinion writing.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Stephen Marche

Further reading:

• Gloves Off with Stephen Marche
• Shortcuts #871: The Han Dong Situation is Bad Either Way – Canadaland
• Shortcuts #912: Is the foreign interference scandal overblown? – Canadaland
• Shortcuts #1001: Global Spanked, not SLAPPed – Canadaland
• Global News and former MP Han Dong Settle Lawsuit – Global News

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“ When talking about immigration, you shouldn't use the word sweep because it implies that immigrants are something undesirable to be swept away. Notably, they don't say the same thing about homeless people.” -Alex Skopic

Protestor or Protester? Anti-Vaxxer or vaccine hesitant? Riot or Uprising? Every word in the news carries weight, and every choice behind those words shapes how we see the world.

Style guides dictate not just grammar and spelling, but power, perspective, and politics. The Associated Press Stylebook has long been considered the journalist’s bible, but who gets to write it? And whose voices get left out?

Alex Skopic of Current Affairs is an outspoken critic of the AP style guide. He pulls back the curtain on how language is used, who decides what’s "neutral," and why seemingly small word choices can have massive consequences.

Host: Sam Konnert

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)

Guests: Alex Skopic

Photo: m01229

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Carney gets a pass in the “No Kings” moment.

A flurry of omnibus bills include significant government overreach, but the Canadian coverage is reluctant to call out Carney. Should we be outraged or is this really in the best interest of Canadians?

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Stephen Marche

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Mark Carney promised one Canadian economy. Now, his signature bill is one step closer to law as Bill C-5 rocketed through parliament with some amendments. The changes haven't quelled concerns from Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith, who broke ranks in the final vote. Host Noor sits down with MP Erskine-Smith to talk about why he voted no, and what he really thinks of Carney’s CEO-style politics.

And, you’ll hear concerns from the Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak about the process and lack of consultation. Plus some regulatory mythbusting by BC professors, Jess Dempsey, and Rosemary Collard.

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests: Nate Erskine-Smith, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, Jess Dempsey, Rosemary Collard

Background reading:

• Liberals' major projects bill passes House of Commons with Conservative support – CBC News
• Bill C-5 passes the House of Commons vote after accelerated process – Canada’s National Observer
• As Parliament rushes to support Bill C-5, Indigenous groups prepare for legal fight – The Logic
• A tale of two Bill 5s
• The Extinction Paradox
• Does regulation delay mines? A timeline and economic benefit audit of British Columbia mines

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There’s a secret club in Canada. And trust me, you don’t want to be a member.

If you’re in this club, your first response when you hear news about bombs and death and carnage in the Middle East is not to hop onto Twitter or Facebook to post your political opinion about it. Your first response is to make a long-distance phone call to try to find out if your family and friends over there are still alive.

Lebanese Canadians are in this club, Palestinian Canadians are in this club, Jewish Canadians are in this club. And last week, hundreds of thousands of Iranian Canadians joined the club too.

Today we talk to two Iranian-Canadians with very different perspectives about what’s happened since Israel attacked Iran last week and what it could mean in the future.

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Host: Jesse Brown

Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)

Fact checking by Max Collins

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Rescinding an almost 50-year-old coal mining moratorium to get out of lawsuits, Greenbelt FOI code words, mayoral power-fuelled bike lane challenges…the latest transparency breaches from provincial and municipal governments across Canada are almost too numerous to count. Does democracy mean nothing in this country?

Host: San Grewal

Credits: Jess Schmidt (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Co-host: Cole Bennett

Photo: James Wheeler (modified)

Further reading:

• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith faces raucous, angry town hall on province's coal policy - CBC
• Ontario’s Greenbelt: Access to information and government transparency - IPC report
• Former chief of staff to Alberta Premier lived in home owned by Sam Mraiche’s sister - The Globe & Mail
• Please Advise! Have National Post Editors Gone Too Far? - The Tyee

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From chatting about pancake toppings, to kissing boys, to fixing America’s public schools, kids are turning to podcasts to say what’s on their minds. But is that a good thing?

Child podcasting is exploding, but children in entertainment is fraught with complexities. Are they being controlled by exploitative parents, production companies or shadowy forces?

This week, the team dives deep into the world of tweens cosplaying adults on mic.

Host: Sam Konnert

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)

Guests: Julian Abraham, Noor Azrieh

Photo: Murry Lee

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Further Reading:

• The Only Men Allowed to Podcast Are Tween Boys — The Cut
• The Future of Children’s Television Isn’t Television — Wired
• Kids, Inc. — The New York Times

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Remember when you were a little kid and the first 100 days of school was a huge landmark? Well, yesterday Carney celebrated that milestone in his Liberal party leadership — but instead of learning the alphabet and how to get along with his classmates, he cancelled the carbon tax, tried to rush two problematic bills through parliament, and reinvited the already uninvited Modi to G7. Where are this guy’s Value(s) headed?

Host: San Grewal

Credits: Jess Schmidt (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Co-host: Cole Bennett

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Further reading:

• Carney’s project legislation threatens climate, democracy and Indigenous rights, says Elizabeth May - APTN News
• Carney under pressure from human-rights, prodemocracy groups to highlight Jimmy Lai’s case at G7 - The Globe & Mail
• This senator wants to make it harder to use the notwithstanding clause - iPolitics
• Police in schools debate revived by proposed Ontario legislation - CBC

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