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Carney’s deal with China is pissing off Trump, but it’s exactly the sort of leverage Canada needs for the upcoming CUSMA negotiations.

It’s more than just EVs and canola, and it’s more than a return to our previous trade arrangements with China. Carney’s deal signals how Canada intends to navigate the so-called “new world order.”

But, with Xi Jinping purging his top generals, is China really as “predictable” as Carney suggests?

Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jan Wong


Further reading:
Preliminary Agreement-In-Principle to Address Economic and Trade Issues between Canada and the People's Republic of China - Government of Canada
No plans for China free trade deal, Carney says as Trump fixates on Canada | CBC News
Canada wants to be 1st in North America to build EV with Chinese knowledge: senior official | CBC News
China dropping ban on Canadian beef may boost industry resilience, analysts say - The Globe and Mail
Is Carney’s China deal a misstep or master stroke? | National Post
China’s Zijin Gold to acquire Canadian miner Allied Gold in $5.5-billion deal - The Globe and Mail
Xi Jinping has dismissed two of China’s most senior generals. What does this mean?
Las Vegas casino owner offers to take Canadian dollars on par with U.S. currency - CTV News
The Liberals’ unacceptable Charter breach - The Globe and Mail

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Carney’s speech made headlines around the world and positions Canada as a global thought leader.

Why did it capture so much international attention, and will Carney’s Davos kudos benefit Canada in the long run?

Jan Wong joins to unpack Carney’s rhetorical triumph and to dish on Margaret Atwood’s lunch beef 30 years later.

Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jan Wong

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Further reading:
Carney's Davos speech draws reaction from around the world | CBC News
Mark Carney's Davos speech: Reaction from BBC, NYT, Rolling Stone - CTV News
Mark Carney’s Davos speech is a ‘manifesto of free people.’ Here’s what else the world is saying - Toronto Star
As the world inches back to a pre-WW2 order, the 'middle powers' face a grave new challenge - BBC
New Zealand is fiddling while the world ruptures. We need to listen to Mark Carney - Steve Maharey - New Zealand Herald
‘A rupture, not a transition’: The Davos bombshell that Australia can’t ignore - Sydney Morning Herald
Carney makes clear the world’s choice - The Japan Times
Time for Western middle powers to wake up - Opinion - Chinadaily.com.cn
Michael Taube: I'm a speechwriter. Carney did better than Trudeau at Davos. But that's a low bar - National Post
Pierre Poilievre: Carney's Davos speech highlights that it is Liberal rhetoric that doesn't match reality- National Post
Margaret Atwood can read your palm and holds a grudge - The National - CBC [Video]
Federal Conservatives trade journalists for partisan cheerleaders | Canada's National Observer: Climate News

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We’re back in the middle of another Donald Trump tariff tantrum—this time over Canada’s trade relationship with China. And yet, for a brief moment, it felt like Canada was riding high on the world stage, with Mark Carney holding court in Davos at the World Economic Forum. So… which version of Canada is real right now? The confident global player, or the country once again bracing for Trump’s mood swings?

Host Noor Azrieh puts that question to New York Times Canada Bureau Chief Matina Stevis-Gridneff, before turning to Ottawa reporter Sam Konnert to take us inside Parliament’s long-awaited return.

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

Guests: Matina Stevis-Gridneff

Background reading:
Trump Calls Out Mark Carney in Davos Speech and Says Canada ‘Should Be Grateful’ – The New York Times
Opinion | Trump Just Proved Mark Carney’s Point – The New York Times
5 things to know about Canada being disinvited from Trump's 'Board of Peace' – Toronto Star
Some Canadians will get GST credit top up to tackle grocery costs: Carney – Global News

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On the next episode of Off The Record, we’re getting LOCAL. Canadaland's news focus is largely national and provincial: local news just isn't our wheelhouse. But we know there are tons of interesting stories happening in neighbourhoods and small towns all across this country.

So: What’s the gossip in your community’s Facebook group? What’s the heated discussion in your city or town’s subreddit? What’s the local gossip?

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A criminal gang driving around Toronto in stolen vehicles, impersonating police officers, sexually assaulting women, hate-motivated, and connected to ISIS. It was a shocking, sensational, frightening news story. And chances are you didn’t hear about it. Why?

To answer that question we’re joined today by Ellin Bessner. She has worked for CBC, CTV, covered wars in Africa and Kosovo, and most recently she’s a reporter at the Canadian Jewish News.

Clarification: Bessner covered the war in Kosovo for CTV, but for clarity, she did so while stationed in Italy.

Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Featured Guest: Ellin Bessner

Fact checking by Kallan Lyons
Additional music by Audio Network

More information:

Project Neapolitan News Release — Toronto Police Service
We watched Al-Quds Day in Toronto. Here’s what we heard — The CJN
Three men accused of hunting women and Jews on Toronto streets as part of hate plot — The National Post
Email response from the RCMP
Email response from the TPS

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We’re doing ANOTHER call-In show: What’s the big story in your local community?

Canadaland's news focus is largely national and provincial. Occasionally we'll talk about something happening in a specific city or town, but local news just isn't our wheelhouse.

But there are tons of interesting stories happening in small towns across this country. What's the gossip on your community's Facebook Group? What's the heated discussion on your local subreddit.

The call-in period will be this Thursday, January 29th, 4:30-6:30 PM ET. When the time comes, head over to https://callinstudio.com/show/canadaland. You can also dial in at 1-888-401-7056.

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Alberta separatists are rallying to collect signatures to call a referendum. Meanwhile, with Francois Legault’s resignation, and the separatist Parti Quebecois leading in opinion polls, a referendum is once again a real possibility in Quebec

Are Alberta and Quebec’s separatist movements a real threat to the unity of Canada?

Plus, police officers charged in Manitoba, and fact-checking oil industry spin on CANADALAND.

Host: San Grewal
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Max Fawcett


Further reading:
New poll suggests one in five Albertans would vote to separate | CBC News
What Alberta separatist leaders are telling supporters at secession petition events - Edmonton Journal
Alberta's independence movement is a global rarity: right-wing separatists - National Post
Has Separatism Gone Mainstream in Alberta? | The Tyee
Most Quebecers Oppose Sovereignty. Even More Reject Another Referendum | The Walrus
30 years after cliffhanger vote, Quebec separatists voice hope for independence
Alberta, Quebec referendums likely would fail due to Canadians' anxiety: pollster - Toronto Star
#1294 Oil For Dummies - CANADALAND [Podcast]
FUEL FOR THOUGHT: OPEC rails against peak oil demand threats, but its own investments bear watching | S&P Global
Global oil demand won't peak until 2032, Wood Mackenzie report says | Reuters
Junior officer charged alongside disgraced Winnipeg constable pleads guilty | CBC News

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