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This is it — the final announcement of our crowdfunding month. We're thrilled to introduce the new host of Canadaland's Monday edition and unveil the new title for the show. Wait for it...

Do you have burning questions for any of our new hosts? Well, if you're seeing this on Thursday, you're in luck: We're doing a LIVE "ask me anything" call-in show this evening, from 4:30-6:30pm EDT. Head to callinstudio.com/show/canadaland or dial in at 888-401-7056 when the time comes. Sam, Noor and our new host (no spoilers!) would love to hear from you.
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A spectacular own goal? A rejection of progressive politics? Host Noor Azrieh is joined by political strategist Zain Velji to pick through the wreckage of Eby’s election gamble—and the competing media narratives about what it means.

Plus, why “BC’s first Conservative government in nearly a century” deserves an asterisk, Alberta’s electoral map controversy, and the AI-generated Jagmeet Singh ads flooding X. Seriously, what’s in the red Nike bag?

Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Senior Producer), Julian Abraham (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Mixing & Mastering), Harrison Lowman (Managing Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor & Publisher)
Guest: Zain Velji

Additional music by Audio Network

Further reading:
Political hubris claims another victim – the NDP’s David Eby – The Globe and Mail
Adam Pankratz: A warning from B.C. — don't pull an Eby – National Post
James Moore: David Eby treated B.C. voters like fools, and paid the price – CTV News
Geoff Russ: B.C. Conservatives win towering majority in rebuke of power-hungry Eby – National Post
B.C. Election: 8 take-aways after a landslide Conservative win – Vancouver Sun
Please Advise! How Did Doerkson Win So Big? – The Tyee
B.C. election turnout slumps to new low as fewer than half of voters cast ballot – The Globe and Mail

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Our monthly Off The Record is recording tomorrow! This month, we're doing something special:

Our new hosts — Noor, Sam and our soon-to-be-announced third host — are doing an AMA this week! Head to callinstudio.com/show/canadaland or dial in at 888-401-7056 this Thursday, October 29, from 4:30-6:30pm EDT and ask them anything.

If you want to hear that episode (or if you want to catch up on all the great episodes of Off The Record you’ve missed!) become a supporter at canadaland.com/join.
It’s our annual crowdfunding month! You can become a supporter starting for just $5/month by going to canadaland.com/join — we’ll even throw in a free tote bag.

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In 2005, Canada’s leaders agreed to a $5.1-billion plan to close the gap for Indigenous people. Three days later, the government fell, and the deal died with it.
This week, they finally sat down again.

Sam spends the day before with Jeff Copenace, chief of Onigaming First Nation. Twenty years ago, he was sitting right behind Paul Martin at Kelowna. This time, he couldn’t get in the room.

Plus: meet our new managing editor, Harrison Lowman, and his pick for the craziest political story of the decade. In May, Caroline Elliott was the front-runner to lead the B.C. Conservatives. She lost by two points, would she have beat Eby?

It’s our annual crowdfunding month! You can become a supporter starting for just $5/month by going to canadaland.com/join — we’ll even throw in a free tote bag. And be sure to stay tuned for some big announcements over the next few weeks.

Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer) Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Harrison Lowman (Managing Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Background reading:
Prime Minister Carney convenes First Nations leadership and First Ministers for the first time in two decades, launches discussions on a new First Nations Sovereign Wealth Fund | PMO
Undoing the Kelowna agreement | CBC News
Learning from the Kelowna Accord | Policy Options
Carney, premiers meet with First Nations leaders in Ottawa | Global News

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It’s our annual crowdfunding month! You can become a supporter starting for just $5/month by going to canadaland.com/join — we’ll even throw in a free tote bag. And be sure to stay tuned for some big announcements over the next few weeks.

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Over 20,000 kids went through Ontario's "training schools" system. But really they weren't so much schools as prisons for children ages 8-16. The first of what grew to nineteen of these institutions opened in 1925. They all shut down by 1984.

Daniel Brown was one of the last boys to be declared a ward of the Juvenile Delinquents Act and to serve time in the training schools system and today we tell his story.

NB Parts of this story originally appeared in a Toronto Life story about Daniel.

Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Liz Beatty (Reporter), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editing, Sound Design, and Mixing), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)

Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network and Tristan Capacchione
Image courtesy of Daniel Brown

More information:
Settlement Reached in Ontario Training Schools Class Action Lawsuit — Ontario
Locked Away — Toronto Life

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There’s no Mamdani in Toronto’s mayoral race.

incumbent Mayor Olivia Chow has lost her early lead on Brad Bradford, with polls suggesting they are deadlocked heading into Monday’s election.

As progressives scramble to respond to Bradford’s steady rise in the polling, buoyed by a right-leaning law and order platform, some critics wonder if Chow misjudged the city’s mood.

Jan Wong joins Jesse Brown to debate which underwhelming candidate will come out on top.

Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Senior Producer), Julian Abraham (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Harrison Lowman (Managing Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Guest: Jan Wong
Further reading:
Does Brad Bradford believe in anything other than himself? - Toronto Star
Opinion | If Olivia Chow loses, this will be the reason why - Toronto Star
Brad Bradford Seems Angry—He’s Betting Torontonians Are Too | The Local
Has Olivia Chow Been an Effective Mayor? | The Local
Opinion | Olivia Chow's real problem isn't a lacklustre election campaign - Toronto Star
Geddy Lee and Jim Cuddy have already backed candidates in Toronto’s mayoral race. Do endorsements matter?
Blind. Hong Kong dissident. Refugee. And as of Monday, she's a Toronto lawyer - National Post

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