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An editorial in the National Post considers “How to Deal with Avi Lewis” according to Jewish law, following a Yom Kippur post made by Lewis calling for the Jewish community to take responsibility for failing to stop “an ongoing genocide committed in our name.”

Critics of the editorial argue that the National Post crossed the line, advocating for violence against Lewis.

Meanwhile, a CBC journalist, Neil Herland, is taken off the air for documenting his personal experience of a protest outside a Yom Kippur Synagogue service in Toronto.

Harrison Lowman joins Jesse Brown to discuss why online discourse is more focused on X posts and editorials than the crisis facing Jewish Canadians, underscored by the violent antisemitic attack on a synagogue in Belleville.

Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Senior Producer), Julian Abraham (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Harrison Lowman
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
Avi Lewis’ Yom Kippur Post on X
Avi Lewis’s foolish statement on ‘Jewish people’ should be disqualifying - The Globe and Mail
Yoni Goldstein: Jewish law tells us how to deal with Avi Lewis | National Post
National Post crosses dangerous line by publishing call for violence against NDP leader - Ricochet
I’m familiar with death threats. They show Avi Lewis is having an impact ⋆ The Breach
Neil Herland’s Post on X
CBC journalist faces discipline for documenting pro-Palestine protest | Toronto Sun
Poland Demands Tucker Carlson Apologize for 'False, Deeply Troubling' WWII Claims - Yahoo News
What If the U.S. Demanded This? The Cloud Provider Conditions Behind Canada’s EU Digital Pivot - Michael Geist

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It's true. Jesse Brown has fired himself as a host of Canadaland podcasts.

So who will Canadaland's new hosts be?

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Quebec has elected Paul St-Pierre Plamondon and the Parti Québéois to a minority government, whose platform includes a referendum on sovereignty.
Even though St-Pierre Plamondon intends to hold off on a referendum until after Trump has left office, Canada now has a two-headed separatism problem.
The current version of Quebec’s sovereignty movement is led by young people, who signal their support through reels and memes.
Meanwhile, in Alberta an investigation in the Globe and Mail details meetings between separatists and the US administration, where fresh water, oil royalties, and a train route to Alaska were reportedly offered in exchange for US support.

Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Senior Producer), Julian Abraham (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Harrison Lowman

Further reading:
PQ in power, CAQ wiped off the map: Key takeaways from Quebec's election | CBC News
Quebec Sovereigntists Are Back. This Time They’re All Young | The Walrus
How St-Pierre Plamondon Learned to Stop Worrying and Blame Immigrants | The Walrus
Who is Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, Quebec's new separatist premier? | National Post
PQ sought meeting with U.S. officials in Washington, State Department says - Montreal Gazette
How some Alberta separatists are courting U.S. support for independence - The Globe and Mail
Jen Gerson: Oh, so you want to send Ottawa a message, eh? - The Line
How some Alberta separatists are courting U.S. support for independence - The Globe and Mail
‘A new beginning’: Ottawa council votes to rename Trump Avenue | Globalnews.ca
Ex-defendant apologizes to Steven Galloway as defamation trial set to begin - The Globe and Mail

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It took Danielle Smith (basically) a year to get her new West Coast pipeline from Ottawa - a massive project with a price tag between 35 to 44 billion dollars. Alberta is pushing for construction to start in less than a year. That timeline is a big test for Carney, because it will be the first project to use the fast-tracking powers his government passed through the controversial Bill C-5. But, there are still a ton of unanswered questions, Falice Chin of the Hub joins host Noor Azrieh to answer them. What exactly has the government signed us up for?

Plus, an update on David Eby’s snap election in BC with Mo Amir from This is VANCOLOUR.

Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Falice Chin, Mo Amir

Background reading:
6 unanswered questions hanging over Alberta’s ‘Pacific Link’ oil pipeline – The Hub
Carney’s expensive Alberta truce: the Pacific Link pipeline – The Narwhal
Carney, Smith say new West Coast pipeline could get oil companies building again – CBC News
How a new oil pipeline could open new markets for Canada — and deepen U.S. ties – Edmonton Journal
Indigenous, local leaders optimistic about new pipeline despite “host of issues” Carney says Federal government is yet to address – Edmonton Journal
Canada’s Proposed Oil Pipeline Offers Carney Relief From Domestic and Global Turmoil – The New York Times
Fast-tracked pipeline project to squeeze Indigenous consultation timelines – CTV News

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Today we’re reopening the files on what might be the strangest and most shocking Canadian media story in recent memory. The Ottawa Citizen journalist, David Pugliese, who was allegedly compromised by the KGB.

On October 24th, 2024, Chris Alexander, former MP and former Harper cabinet minister, also a former Canadian diplomat to Russia, gave sworn testimony at a parliamentary inquiry into Russian interference and disinformation campaigns in Canada. And that’s where the allegations first came to public light.

The story stunned the Canadian media world. David Pugliese has been a fixture in Canadian journalism for almost 40 years. He does serious in-depth reporting about national defense. And the idea that all this time he's been a secret Russian agent, it just seemed nuts.

But these were serious, potentially career-ending, potentially criminal allegations. Pugliese denied the allegations outright in clear and emphatic language. The Canadian Association of Journalists stood by his side and decried the allegations as a McCarthy-esque smear job. And the story, well, google it now, and the internet’s collective wisdom will tell you that the story is debunked.

So why are we talking about it now? Because our investigation raises new questions about the allegations against Pugliese and about the Canadian media’s role in the story.

Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Written and Reported by, Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
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Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Photo: David Pugliese’s X Profile

More information:
Canadaland’s Substack
Forged KGB Documents Used to Smear Journalist in Parliament | The Walrus
So You've Become a Russian Asset - by Justin Ling

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