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COMMONS

COMMONS is a documentary podcast that proves Canada is anything but boring. Each season, host Arshy Mann guides you through the country’s dark underbelly, bringing you stories about crime, corruption and all manner of misdeeds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep.56 - Naming a Genocide

COMMONS ·

2016/06/21

The government’s declared that ISIS is committing a genocide against the Yazidi people. So what are we doing about it? Yazidi-Canadian Dalal Abdi talks about her journey to Canada and her family's life back in Iraq and Turkey. Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith talks about voting against the majority of his party to declare a genocide earlier in the week. Stephanie Carvin, assistant professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, tells us how using the word "genocide" affects

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Ep.55 - Cheri DiNovo on How to Fix the NDP

COMMONS ·

2016/06/14

Toronto MPP Cheri DiNovo thinks the NDP needs to return to its roots: unabashedly socialist and anti-capitalist, with an eye towards social justice and the environment. So now she's launched an unofficial leadership campaign, choosing not to pay the $30,000 fee required to enter the race. DiNovo was the first person within the NDP to speak out against the Party after their collapse during the 2015 election. She talks to Vicky and Supriya about money in politics, the missteps of the NDP and why Veuve

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Ep.54 - This Is Not Canada: Living as a Migrant Farm...

COMMONS ·

2016/06/07

“Are these… 18th century working conditions?” Gabriel Allahdua asks. Gabriel came from St. Lucia to work on a farm as part of the Temporary Foreign Worker program. He describes the long hours, difficult working conditions and his disappointment over speaking to a Parliamentary committee that’s reviewing the TFW program. Justicia for Migrant Workers put us in touch with Gabriel. Are Canadian politicians bending gender norms? Jerald Sabin, a research associate at the Carleton Centre for Community

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Ep.53 - Celebrating Defeat: Dispatches from the...

COMMONS ·

2016/05/31

We sent the Syrup Trap's Winnie Code to the Conservative Convention in Vancouver. She explains how the convention was a bit like an informercial and gets the official party line on whether or not Justin Trudeau is handsome. Plus, a discussion about whether the Conservative Party can build credibility when it comes to environmental policy. Featuring Mark Cameron of Canadians for Clean Prosperity and Jason Thistlethwaite, assistant professor at University of Waterloo's environment faculty.Support

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Ep.52 - Are Libertarians Conservatives?

COMMONS ·

2016/05/17

Matt Bufton is a proud Libertarian who does not want to be lumped in with Conservatives. With the Conservative leadership race picking up steam, Matt, executive director of the Institute for Liberal Studies, tells us why the Conservatives don’t represent his values… and why he has to look to the past for political role models. Tannara Yelland tells the story of 21-year old Breanna Kannick, who died in remand in Saskatchewan last September. A bill proposes parties face penalties unless they

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Ep.51 - How to Make Poor People Disappear (Census...

COMMONS ·

2016/05/10

People lost their minds when the long form census came back, after being replaced by the voluntary National Household Survey. But why does it matter? David Hulchanski, a professor at University of Toronto, tells us how the NHS made Canada look more equal than it was. Dillon Black from the group Queering613 talks about issues for trans and gender non-binary people in the census. Plus, why is the government considering giving a billion dollars to a company owned mostly by a single family? We

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Ep.50 - Debating Same-Sex Marriage and Other Ways to...

COMMONS ·

2016/05/03

Conservatives may finally decide toembrace gay marriage at a policy convention later this month. Ormaybe not. More than a decade after same-sex marriage was legalisedin Canada, the party still defines it as a union between one manand one woman. BC’s Premier is under attack forconflict-of-interest, relating to over $300,000 in salary top-upsand a bunch of expensive fundraisers. The Tyee’s legislative bureauchief Andrew MacLeod fills us in on the time she told him the moneywas for a car

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Ep.49 - Can a Conservative Be a Feminist?

COMMONS ·

2016/04/26

A Conservative MP’s op-ed aboutthe sexism in Parliament got a lot of praise. But Sarah Beuhler sawit as hypocritical and an attempt to gain favour for a possibleleadership bid. She debates with Supriya and guest co-host JaneLytvenenko whether a Conservative MP can be a feminist.Mike Duffy’s cleared of all chargesin the Senate expense scandal.We hear from protestors who wereliving inside the offices of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canadafor over a week. The Winnipeg office is still

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Ep.48 - Parliament Needs More Women's Bathrooms

COMMONS ·

2016/04/19

Guest co-host Vicky Mochama went out to the Hill to interview women about what it’s like to work in a space built for 19th century gentlemen. In the wake of the NDP convention, the big question is whether Canada can stomach a party that’s a centimetre off centre. A powerful listener calls in with opinions on the Senate. Subscribe to Vicky’s newsletter, NOT SORRY.Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

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Ep.47 - Should This Old Indian Guy Lead the...

COMMONS ·

2016/04/12

The fractures in the Conservative Party are showing as people jump into the leadership race. Desmond wants to know why the Liberals flip flopped on an issue of torture. Supriya wants to get in on that sweet tax free status we've been hearing about in the Panama Papers. University of Victoria economics professor Lindsay Tedds tells us why, despite the projected $30 billion deficit, "the budget might in fact balance itself." Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for

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Ep.46 - Tom Mulcair: Hot Prosecutor or Wet Napkin?

COMMONS ·

2016/04/05

Jane Lytvynenko, CANADALAND’s news editor, guest co-hosts with Supriya Dwivedi. As the NDP approaches a leadership review, Jane and Supriya try to figure out who Tom Mulcair even is. Maclean’s Quebec Bureau Chief Martin Patriquin laughs off the idea that the Quebec government will clean itself up after recent arrests in the provincial corruption scandal. Jane and Supriya offer free advice on how the Trudeau government can make itself more transparent without having to do the whole public

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Ep.45 - Police in Canada Get Away With Killing Black...

COMMONS ·

2016/03/29

Andrew Loku was shot and killed by police last July. But the public doesn’t know who did it. When the Special Investigations Unit announced that the officer who killed him would not face charges, it led to a protest organised by Black Lives Matter Toronto that has lasted over a week, day and night, through rain and an ice storm. Protestors have gathered from around the country, demanding for the name of the officer who killed Andrew Loku to be released and for more accountability when police kill or

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Ep.44 - Canada's Arms Deals: Beyond Saudi Arabia

COMMONS ·

2016/03/22

Canada’s arms deal with Saudi Arabia has raised a lot of controversy, but they’re not the only ones getting our weapons or weapons parts. Supriya wants to know who else Canada is selling arms to, what oversight exists to make sure our weapons aren’t being used unethically and what happens if we do see a reason to break an arms contract. She talks to NDP defence critic Hélène Laverdière, who wants to create a Parliamentary sub-committee to oversee arms sales. She also talks to Anthony Fenton, a PhD

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Ep.43 - Rogue Senators

COMMONS ·

2016/03/15

A group of Senators says partisan activity has "seriously eroded the credibility and reputation” of their workplace. So they’ve formed a non-partisan working group to try to fix it. Senator Diane Bellemare talks to Desmond and Supra after quitting the Conservative caucus and joining this new group. Senate scholar Heather Hughson says this is exactly what’s needed to restore faith in the Chamber.Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on

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No Episode This Week

COMMONS ·

2016/03/08

No new episode today. We'll be back next week.Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep.42 - Live From U of Ottawa: Refugees Welcome, But...

COMMONS ·

2016/03/01

Andray and Desmond host a live panel asking how cities are preparing refugees to fend for themselves in a year’s time and how they can get on their feet in our terrible job market. Featuring: Michael Qaqish, an Ottawa city councillor and the city’s refugee liaison; Ula Abu Rashed, a student at the University of Ottawa whose family fled Syria for Germany last fall; Rouba Al-Fattal, a part time professor of Middle East and Arab politics at the University of Ottawa. She is a member of the Rotary Club

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Ep.41 - Legal Weed is Bad for Poor People

COMMONS ·

2016/02/23

Canada has had a marijuana industry for a long time. It just hasn’t always been legal. People in the business have ended up in prison, barred from crossing the border or denied future job prospects. Now that the Liberals are planning to legalize weed, what will happen to those people? Andray talks to Liberal MP for Beaches-East York Nathaniel Erskine-Smith and criminal defence lawyer John Struthers. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted

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Ep.40 - George Elliott Clarke: A Polyphony of...

COMMONS ·

2016/02/16

George Elliott Clarke has been appointed as Canada’s seventh poet laureate. His wide-ranging conversation with Desmond touches on how working for a trailblazing black MP led him to meeting the Dalai Lama, why politicians should care about poetry and how he thinks Canadians are being ripped off by phone companies. Plus, he nearly sets the studio on fire with a rendition of his poem “Look Homeward, Exile."Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information

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Ep.39 - Don't Let Harper Happen Here: Wab Kinew on...

COMMONS ·

2016/02/09

“I think it would be a real shame if we got rid of Harper at the federal level and then we brought in somebody who wants to take our province in a similar direction,” Wab Kinew tells Andray and Desmond. Kinew is stepping into politics after years in the public eye as a journalist, author, rapper and First Nations community leader. He talks about what he wants to accomplish in politics that he couldn’t do in his previous roles. He also discusses ways to address the systemic racism in Winnipeg and

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Ep.38 - The Government Finally Admitted They...

COMMONS ·

2016/02/02

Canada's electronic spy agency broke privacy laws by collecting metadata about Canadians, then sharing it with other countries. The issue was exposed in a watchdog report that was released to the public last week. Andray and Supriya speak to Amanda Connolly, national security reporter for iPolitics, about what exactly the Communications Security Establishment did wrong and whether there's any reason to expect it won't happen again. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.comSee

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