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Abdulahat Nur grew up in East Turkistan. That’s what many Uyghurs, a Muslim Turkic people of Central Asia, call it. But if you’re a Chinese state official the region is called Xinjiang, or “New Frontier.” For many it echoes the same sort of arguments that surround Tibet.

China's treatment of the Uyghurs has led to intense international scrutiny, particularly its use of internment camps or what China calls “vocational training centres.” The level of allegations against China has risen to accusations of genocide.

Raising awareness of the Uyghur cause is one of Abdulahat Nur’s primary roles as Prime Minister of East Turkistan. But there is his bus route in Edmonton as well…

Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Chad Galloway (Audio Editing & Production), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)

Additional music by Audio Network
Fact checking by Julian Abraham

More information:

East Turkistan's prime minister in exile a north Edmonton school bus driver | The Edmonton Journal
Who are the Uyghurs and why is China being accused of genocide? | BBC
Uyghurs in Canada fear deportation after China's crackdown on Turkic Muslims | CBC
“Eradicating Ideological Viruses” China’s Campaign of Repression Against Xinjiang’s Muslims | Human Rights Watch
China denies UN allegation that a million Uighurs held in 'massive internment camp' | CBC
China Is Finding New Ways to Coerce Uyghurs Abroad | Foreign Policy Magazine

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A Canadian intern, Biwei Zhang, is alleged to have spied on NATO for China, raising questions about the persistence of Chinese espionage in Canada.

The former civil servant held positions for a number of Canadian agencies including StatsCan, the National Research Council, and the Canadian Space Agency. In 2023, she was found to have committed fraud on her application to the Canada Border Services Agency.

Combined with other high profile cases of Chinese spying in the Canadian civil service, Harrison Lowman of The Hub joins to discuss why Canada is a soft target for Chinese espionage, and whether closer trade ties with China carries an increased security risk.

Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Imogen Sayers, (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Harrison Lowman
Photo: icc-rcn.ca

Further reading:
What we know so far about the Canadian NATO intern accused of spying for China - The Globe and Mail
Carney says Canada involved ‘from the start’ in NATO intern spying case - National | Globalnews.ca
Ex-government scientist accused of copying work files to further new career in China - The Globe and Mail
Ex-Hydro-Québec employee accused of espionage: Verdict expected - CTV News
Chinese Spies Are Recruiting Canadians on LinkedIn | The Walrus
EDITORIAL: Canada sacrificing security for trade | Toronto Sun
Accused NATO Spy Photographed Justin Trudeau Speaking at a Toronto Gala in July 2014, Years Before Entering Government - The Bureau

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A report in the Globe and Mail says Canada is offering concessions to get a trade deal. Canadians and pundits aren’t happy with the idea. Is it just a trial balloon or is Carney willing to pay the political price to reduce tariffs?

Meanwhile, rolling back Trudeau’s digital policies targeting tech giants is one concession Carney seems happy to make. But how will it impact Canadian media funding?

Plus, Canada continues to scale back its peacekeeping efforts, and a crime wave hiding in new StatsCan data.

Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Imogen Sayers, (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Harrison Lowman
Photo: Jolanda Flubacher, World Economic Forum

Further reading:
Ottawa discussing trade concessions with U.S. in return for some tariff relief, sources say - The Globe and Mail
Making concessions to get a trade deal when the public’s in a fighting mood - The Globe and Mail
Concession Carney faces his Neville Chamberlain moment - The Globe and Mail
Carney would rather concede to Trump than risk short-term economic pain — The Globe and Mail
Dispatch from the Front Lines: No deal. - The Line
Follow the Money All the Way to Mark Carney’s Canada - Bloomberg
Ottawa hastens its retreat from online regulation - Marc Edge
Canada’s Big Tech shakedown failed. Now Carney retreats in the face of American pressure - The Hub
Canada cuts its UN peacekeeping forces as it tilts to Europe and Indo-Pacific - The Globe and Mail
The case of the misleading fall in crime rates - The Globe and Mail


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Wealthsimple just launched its new betting platform, but for now, Canadians can only bet on the economy, financial markets, and the weather.

So what happens when we start betting on politics?

Host Sam Konnert talks to Wall Street Journal investigative reporter Katherine Long about the wild world of Polymarket and Kalshi, the scandals that have followed them in the US, and what Canada can learn before prediction markets inevitably expand.

Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), imogen sayers (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests: Katherine Long
Photo: Rafael Minguet Delgado
Additional music by Audio Network

Background reading:

#1338 Reality is a Casino as Prediction Markets Enter Canada
Lawmakers Call for Federal Probe of Polymarket Over Deceptive Advertising – The Wall Street Journal
We Investigated Polymarket’s Deceptive Marketing Campaign. Here’s What We Found. – The Wall Street Journal
Think you can win on prediction markets? Here's why you're more likely to lose – CBC News
Wealthsimple’s pivot into risky business reflects young Canadians’ financial nihilism – The Globe and Mail
Canada has banned some prediction markets. Wealthsimple is showcasing them anyway – Canada’s National Observer
Prediction Markets Are Good, Actually – Maclean's

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They’re shamed, banned, or driven underground but “repugnant markets” have a way of surviving. Organ sales, MAID, even blood sales fall into the category. Nobel Prize-winning economist Alvin Roth comes to Canadaland to discuss his latest book, Moral Economics: From Prostitution to Organ Sales, What Controversial Transactions Reveal about How Markets Work.

Further Reading:
The Nobel Prize - Alvin E. Roth
Can economics save lives? - Alvin E. Roth
Repugnance as a Constraint on Markets - Alvin E. Roth
A Conversation with Alvin Roth - The Conversation
Kidney Paired Donation Program - Canadian Blood Services

Host: Gemma Boothroyd
Credits: Gemma Boothroyd (Reporter), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Chad Galloway (Audio Editing & Production), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)

Fact Checking by: Julian Abraham
Additional Music by: Audio Network
Photo: Linda A. Cicero, Stanford University

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