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A bi-weekly podcast from The Breach featuring sharp commentary on politics and movements in Canada.

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00:22:13

Canadian landlords have a new way to hike rents—AI

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2024/09/06

Tenant rights organizer Chiara Padovani joins The Breach Show to discuss how a Canadian mega landlord is using algorithmic software as it massively hikes rents. The software maker is being sued by the U.S. government for allegedly enabling landlords to collude to artificially inflate rental prices.

00:30:40

The anti-immigrant backlash arrives in Canada

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2024/08/16

Organizer Syed Hussan of the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change joins The Breach Show to talk about the uptick in immigrant bashing, the bipartisan project to exploit migrant labour, a Liberal backtrack on a historic plan to give status to undocumented people—and why anti-racism is the only way to stop all workers from getting divided and ruled.

00:22:51

Meet the Canadian doctors testifying against Israel

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2024/05/04

Canadian doctors Yipeng Ge and Ben Thomson join The Breach’s Brishti Basu to discuss what they witnessed during humanitarian trips to Gaza.Soon after returning, they got surprise emails: international lawyers wanted their testimony to build a war crimes case against Israel. Meet the Canadian doctors testifying against Israel

00:27:26

Dismantling the Haitian state (feat. Canada)

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2024/04/05

Professor Jemima Pierre dissects Canada’s participation in a 20-year debacle of military occupations and failed elections in Haiti.

00:25:43

Pharmcare bill is a rebuke to corporate interests,...

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2024/03/02

The pharmacare bill is a breakthrough—and while it doesn’t cover enough medications, it gets the universal public framework right.Dr. Nav Persaud joins Donya Ziaee to discuss how corporate interests fought it bitterly—and will try to derail its expansion.

00:27:03

The truth about Canada's weapons exports to Israel

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2024/02/22

This week, Emma Paling sits down with Alex Cosh of The Maple to discuss his exclusive story on Canada’s weapons exports to Israel.As Cosh explains, it’s not just Liberal doublespeak that makes it hard to nail down the details of Canada’s weapons exports. Canada’s system has structural features that make it impossible to know exactly how many goods made here end up in the hands of the Israeli military. Read more: Trudeau Government Authorized $28.5 Million Of New Military Exports To Israel Since

00:26:01

Alberta's attack on trans rights is a harbinger of...

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2024/02/10

Trans activist Celeste Trianon sits down with Katia Lo Innes to discuss Alberta’s new anti-trans policies. Danielle Smith’s new gender identity bill is the most extreme anti-trans law that has been proposed in Canada. It bans puberty blockers for children under the age of 15 and outright bars trans girls and women from sports. Trianon breaks down how we got here, why these policies are becoming more common in Canada, and what could happen next. Anti-Trans Legislative and Policy Risk Map:

00:24:55

ICJ ruling tests ‘Canada’s remarkable double...

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2024/01/27

The Canadian government's response to the ICJ ruling on Israel's genocide in Gaza exposes its "egregious double standards" towards the Palestinians. International law expert Mark Kersten joins Martin Lukacs to dissect the historic decision from the UN’s top court.

00:25:00

Loopholes and lobbyists—what went down at the UN...

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2023/12/14

This week, Martin Lukacs interviews Eriel Deranger, a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and the executive director of Indigenous Climate Action. She gives us the 4-1-1 on this year’s UN climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, including the influx of fossil fuel lobbyists, Canada’s paltry commitment to financing Global South countries dealing with the brunt of the climate crisis, what real Indigenous-led solutions look like, and speaking at a rare demonstration for Palestine in

00:30:25

How Canadian media distorts the truth about Palestine

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2023/12/01

Israel’s assault on Gaza has become a flashpoint in Canadian media. This week, Martin Lukacs and Emma Paling dive deep into the current state of reporting, from CTV’s anti-Palestian bias to the arrest of Palestine solidarity activists in Toronto.

00:29:51

Canada, the empire’s right-hand man in Palestine

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2023/11/17

This week, Martin Lukacs interviews Dan Freeman-Maloy, a leading scholar of Canadian foreign policy toward Palestine and director of strategic operations for Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East. From the U.K. to the U.S., Canada has long served as the right-hand man to imperial interests in the Middle East. As an American-backed Israeli army devastates Palestinians in Gaza, Freeman-Maloy breaks down the historical roots of Canada’s long denial of Palestinian rights.

00:23:50

Canada’s hand in the war on Gaza

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2023/11/04

Dania Majid, president of the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association, joins The Breach Show to talk about the legal dimensions of Israel’s escalating assault on Gaza. As UN experts warn of a “risk of genocide,” is Canada meeting its obligations? And as an occupying state, does Israel actually have a “right to defend itself?” Majid also breaks down the effect of Anti-Palestinian racism and the surge in mobilizing for solidarity with Palestine.

00:29:00

Palestine, Pierre Poilievre, and a peek inside the NDP

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2023/10/19

The Breach’s managing editor Martin Lukacs brings a dispatch from the NDP convention in Hamilton, Ont., where Israel’s siege of Gaza and Pierre Poilievre’s popularity dominated the show. Plus, how Canadian governments across the political spectrum—and the mainstream media—have allowed Israel to act with impunity toward the Palestinians.

00:22:37

Naomi Klein: The right has put the left's ideas in a...

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2023/09/28

The Breach’s Martin Lukacs speaks with Naomi Klein about her new book “Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World.” It dissects an uncanny post-pandemic moment in which a surging right—whether in the United States, Canada, or globally—has absorbed left-wing ideas and regurgitated them as something dark and dangerous.

01:35:55

Alberta’s new oil lobbyist-in-chief & Rachel Notley’s...

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2023/05/30

The Breach Show returned for a special Alberta election night special, and here are some highlights! Hosts Martin Lukacs and Aditya Rao are joined by a great lineup of guests from all over Alberta. Ricardo Acuña, Romy Garrido, Emma Jackson, Angele Alook, Brad Lafortune and Des Bissonnette unpack what Danielle Smith’s win means for Albertans and what Rachel Notley’s uninspiring campaign and ultimate loss mean for the left.

01:21:52

Breaking the Bank: A national conversation about...

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2023/01/18

On a special production, The Breach’s El Jones hosts a national conversation about defunding the police with Desmond Cole in Toronto, Meenakshi Mannoe in Vancouver, Leon Laidlaw in Winnipeg, Ted Rutland and Tari Ajadi in Montreal, and Hafsah Mohammad in New Brunswick. Their conversation covers the police backlash to the defund movement, and strategies for organizing against continuing hikes to police budgets.

00:58:04

Paris Marx on electric cars & Canada’s climate...

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2022/07/15

On The Breach Show this week, guest host Aditya Rao joins panelists Pam Palmater and El Jones. First up - according to Justin Trudeau, it’s “Electric Vehicle Week” in Canada. We’re joined by author and tech critic Paris Marx, to look at some of the potential environmental and social costs of positioning Canada as a leader in the EV industry. And what would it take to remake the Ontario NDP as a vehicle for change? Martin Lukacs offers a frank look at the party amidst the search to replace leader

00:43:35

The fight for abortion access | Canada Day... back so...

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2022/07/01

This week, on the heels of the repeal of Roe v Wade in the U.S., we interview reproductive justice activist Darrah Teitel about abortion access in Canada. The Trudeau Liberals' policy record, it turns out, isn't as good as their photo-ops in front of abortion clinics. And El Jones, Martin Lukacs and Pam Palmater discuss Canada Day, which in many cities will be about more than fireworks and beer this year. Has our warm and fuzzy nationalist mythology taken a well-deserved hit? Polls suggest so.

00:56:10

Corporations jacking prices | Canadians feeling...

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2022/06/17

More Canadians are having trouble putting food on their plates while corporate profits soar—why are some turning to conspiracy theories, rather than holding the real culprits accountable? Host Donya Ziaee talks with economist Jim Stanford about runaway corporate profits, and Pam, El and Martin discuss a new poll showing the mainstreaming of racist conspiracy theories. But first, we've got some celebrating to do: it's the one year anniversary of The Breach! Watch and SHARE our Year One highlights

01:28:25

What a Doug Ford majority means for Ontario

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2022/06/04

This week we went live on Ontario election night. We critique the media coverage, examine the NDP’s failure to galvanize opposition to Conservatives, and remind ourselves of the impact and importance of social movements. With a second term for Doug Ford, progressive movements are in for a major fight. Featuring interviews with organizers, writers and scholars from across the province: Linda McQuaig, Pam Palmater, Erica Ifill, Riley Yesno, Syed Hussan, Judy Rebick, Dave Bush, Miles Krauter, and Jon

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