Poilievre has never been further from the spotlight.

After years of headlines and media attention, even Poilievre’s staunchest supporters have stopped talking about him. Is this the beginning of the end for Poilievre or is he gearing up for a comeback?

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Arno Kopecky

Additional music by Audio Network

Further reading:

• Pierre Poilievre might be cooked – Canada’s National Observer
• Pierre Poilievre has dropped out of the spotlight. What happens when he comes back? – The Toronto Star
• Mark Carney, and the return of the Progressive Conservative – The Globe & Mail
• Alberta posts surplus of $8.3B in 2024-25 fiscal year – CBC
• Hotel owners in Manitoba charged in labour trafficking investigation – CTV News

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Does Canadaland use A.I. in the newsroom? Why do some of our old episode tile art images look so glossy? Are all of our shows written by ChatGPT? The answers to these questions are revealed in this episode of Off The Record, where host Sam grills Canadaland management on our new AI Guidelines, set to be released to the public soon.

Host: Sam Konnert

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)

Additional music by Audio Network

This episode uses generative AI for the following purposes: Episode tile art, voice cloning of Canadaland's editor and publisher Jesse Brown.

Further Reading:

• AI in the Newsroom: Case Study Series — journalists.org
• The New York Times adopts AI tools in the newsroom — The Verge
• AI chatbots are distorting news stories, BBC finds — BBC
• AI might try to come for journalism – but here’s why it won’t succeed — The Globe and Mail
• Backbench tile art, Backbench showing generative expand, Pretendians tile art

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Canada Day’s redemption arc.

With patriotism surging in Canada, how do we balance reconciliation with a renewed sense of national pride? Arno Kopecky joins to discuss Canada Day’s conflicted legacy.

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Arno Kopecky

Additional music by Audio Network

Further reading

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Do you know your hammer from your hanger?

From the Netherlands to Japan competitors from around the world share one dream. To make it to the world championship of Canada’s greatest game. So for one day each year they travel thousands of miles to Tavistock, a small town in southern Ontario, to play the game the author of Anne of Green Gables loathed, the game so many of the rest of us love. They come to battle over the board, to play Crokinole.

Our reporter, James Nicholson, calls it the Coachella of board game gatherings. So join James at the World Crokinole Championship.

Reporter (James Nicholson) Caleb Thompson (Field Recording & Post Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)

Fact checking by Julian Abraham

Play-by-play by Nathan Walsh of Crokinole Centre.

Additional play-by-play from Garret Tracey of Tracey Boards.

Special thanks to the World Crokinole Championship.

Photo Credit - Andrew Whitfield

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Why not all opinion pieces are created equally.

A decade ago the National Post had an all-star roster of opinion columnists, but now they publish more advocates than ever. Stephen Marche joins to dig into the current state of opinion writing.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Stephen Marche

Further reading:

• Gloves Off with Stephen Marche
• Shortcuts #871: The Han Dong Situation is Bad Either Way – Canadaland
• Shortcuts #912: Is the foreign interference scandal overblown? – Canadaland
• Shortcuts #1001: Global Spanked, not SLAPPed – Canadaland
• Global News and former MP Han Dong Settle Lawsuit – Global News

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“ When talking about immigration, you shouldn't use the word sweep because it implies that immigrants are something undesirable to be swept away. Notably, they don't say the same thing about homeless people.” -Alex Skopic

Protestor or Protester? Anti-Vaxxer or vaccine hesitant? Riot or Uprising? Every word in the news carries weight, and every choice behind those words shapes how we see the world.

Style guides dictate not just grammar and spelling, but power, perspective, and politics. The Associated Press Stylebook has long been considered the journalist’s bible, but who gets to write it? And whose voices get left out?

Alex Skopic of Current Affairs is an outspoken critic of the AP style guide. He pulls back the curtain on how language is used, who decides what’s "neutral," and why seemingly small word choices can have massive consequences.

Host: Sam Konnert

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)

Guests: Alex Skopic

Photo: m01229

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Carney gets a pass in the “No Kings” moment.

A flurry of omnibus bills include significant government overreach, but the Canadian coverage is reluctant to call out Carney. Should we be outraged or is this really in the best interest of Canadians?

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Stephen Marche

Further reading

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