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Ottawa plans to invest up to $1.6 billion in Canadian AI “champion” Cohere, and AI Minister Evan Solomon has a podcast to sell the story.

Douglas joins Noor Azrieh to unpack the national pride, the hype, and the questions missing from the coverage.

Plus, whether Canada should send experimental math rock aliens, Angine de Poitrine, to Eurovision. And whether This Hour Has 22 Minutes possibly predicted the new US press secretary (the one and only) Nicki Minaj.

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: Douglas Soltys

Additional music by Audio Network

Further reading:
Why Canada’s Cohere stake has struck a nerve – BetaKit
Finance Minister calls Cohere the “poster child” for government investment – BetaKit
Canada to invest up to $1.6B in Toronto-based AI company Cohere – CBC News
Canada to Take Equity Stake in AI Firm Cohere – The Wall Street Journal
Ottawa to invest up to $1.6-billion in Cohere as AI firm’s valuation soars to $35.7-billion – The Globe and Mail
Building Secure AI in Canada | Aidan Gomez and Joëlle Pineau – AI Minister Evan Solomon
Angine de Poitrine review – mind-boggling math rock mastery from freaky Québécois duo – The Guardian
‘This Hour Has 22 Minutes,’ a Canadian Sketch Show, Beats American Late Night to the Punchline – The New York Times

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Canada wanted to be an “associate member” of the EU, but all we got was an “Alliance for the Future.” So who in Europe is skeptical of getting closer to Canada, and why?

Host Sam talks to three German members of the European Parliament who voted against closer ties with Canada: one from the far-right AfD, a party now leading Germany’s polls, and two elected on the ticket of a populist left-wing party.

They say they like Canada. What they don’t buy is the pitch: shared values, our support for Ukraine, and Europe as Canada’s escape hatch from Trump.

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

Guests:
Alexander Sell, AfD member of the European Parliament
Michael von der Schulenburg, non-attached member of the European Parliament; former UN assistant secretary-general
Thomas Geisel, non-attached member of the European Parliament; former mayor of Düsseldorf

Background reading:
Canada aims to become EU’s first ‘associate member’ by June 2027, Carney says | Euronews
Canada, European Union officials drop ‘associate member’ from summit declaration | Reuters
EU removes mention of ‘associate membership’ from Canada declaration | Euronews
European Parliament calls for stronger EU-Canada partnership | Global Affairs Canada
EU to buy $750 billion of US energy in trade agreement | S&P Global
New Eurobarometer shows continued strong support for EU’s response to war in Ukraine | EU Neighbours East
Poilievre calls German politician Christine Anderson’s views ‘vile’ and ‘racist’ | CBC

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For the third weekend in a row, protesters have taken to the streets across France. It all started in September with high school students asking for more teachers and better conditions in their schools. But now, it's about a whole lot more: the cost of living, gas prices, wages that aren't keeping up. And more groups have joined the fray: trade unions, yellow vests, anti-capitalists, and activists for a free Palestine.

With so many people out there asking for different things, it can be hard to make sense of what's actually going on. You’ll hear very different explanations depending on who you ask.

There's an election coming up in about six months, too. Marine Le Pen on the far right and Jean-Luc Mélenchon on the far left both want to be president and both see opportunity in all of this anger.

Are the protests being exploited by the politicians? And are they also starting to appear in Canada?

Host: Archie Matlow
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Harrison Lowman (Managing Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests: Simone Rodan-Benzaquen
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Photo: Jorge Jaramillo

Background reading:
Foundation for Defense of Democracies

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Everyone is talking about (homegrown Canadian) Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s documentary, You Can See Everything. The Verge’s Elizabeth Lopatto spent four months covering Holmes’ fraud trial, and she joins host Noor Azrieh to unpack what the film reveals, what it leaves unchallenged, and the difference between a compelling documentary and good journalism.

Plus, China’s AI bubble loses air, and Canadian news publishers take the AI company behind Claude to court.

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: Elizabeth Lopatto

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Further reading:
Don’t forget for a second that Elizabeth Holmes is a liar – The Verge
Nathan Fielder Tells Us Everything – WIRED
That Trick Nathan Fielder Does – The New York Times
Loved You Can See Everything? Thank Canada – CBC News
We Can Never Understand Elizabeth Holmes, or Nathan Fielder – The New Yorker
'You Can See Everything' review: Fact, fiction and fraud in the Elizabeth Holmes film – NPR
Anthropic sued by major Canadian news publishers for copyright claims in Ontario court – CBC News
In China, the AI bubble has already burst – Reuters
You Can See Everything, and You Will Know Nothing

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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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