CanCon
by Jordan Heath-Rawlings, Mat Keselman, Kattie Laur
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Your feedback: Privatized airports, expensive referendums and more
Your feedback: Privatized airports, expensive referendums and more
About this podcast
It's a fascinating time to be Canadian. This is a show that breaks all that wide open. Dangers. Opportunities. The stories that make this country what it is. And what it isn't.
Longtime journalist and podcast host Jordan Heath-Rawlings (Elbows Up, The Big Story, The Gravy Train) returns to host critical Canadian Conversations with leading experts and storytellers.
These are discussions—about who we are, how we got here, and where we're going—designed to offer more than soundbites and headlines. They'll introduce you to places, people and policies you might not have otherwise met, or perhaps not considered to be worth your attention. But they are.
Episodes
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- Your feedback: Privatized airports, expensive referendums and more · 23 min · Episode 57It's been too long, but this week the whole crew comes together to be called out (or praised!) by our listeners. Will Canada's privatized airports become another example of…
- With the PQ in charge, what comes next in Quebec? · 32 min · Episode 56Unlike their Western brethren, Quebec separatists are good at this. They've been at it a long time. They are organized, patient and understand how to get elected. And they just…
- The case of the Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin · 24 min · Episode 55There's no way to sugartcoat the story of Ryan Wedding. Once an aspiring snowboarder from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Wedding qualified for the 2002 Olympics as a member of the…
- Inside the ever-advancing world of grandparent scams · 26 min · Episode 54You've been warned about them, undoubtedly. You've probably passed on that warning to your elderly loved ones, or anyone you see as a little digitally naive. But how much do you…
- How a small Canadian business copes with a trade war · 23 min · Episode 53Many of us have been lucky enough to experience the ongoing trade war with the United States as a small part of everyday life. We may pay slightly higher prices, or choose not to…
- What will private investment in Canada's airports mean for travellers? · 30 min · Episode 52Mark Carney's government will open up three major Canadian airports to private investment, raising billions of dollars and fundamentally changing how these facilities are run…
- The state of local news in Canada · 31 min · Episode 51If you're reading this in a big city, congratulations! You have reliable local news options! If you're living somewhere smaller... well, it's a bit of a dice roll, really. While…
- The case for the Alberta referendum. (And other referendums.) · 34 min · Episode 50Most Albertans don't want to leave Canada. Most Canadians don't want to see them go. The data is clear, the separatist wing is a small percentage of the population, and is likely…
- Canada's economy is ... somehow doing pretty well? · 24 min · Episode 49New tariffs have hit us. Our government will respond in kind next week. A trade war has begun in earnest. And there's no doubt Canadian businesses will suffer and jobs will be…
- How Canada is taking the lead on Arctic security · 32 min · Episode 48Canada's going to become one of three "framework nations" taking the lead on Arctic defence. The government is moving to purchase military equipment outside the United States or…
- Has the Carney government abandoned climate policy? It's complicated · 31 min · Episode 47You may have noticed that we're talking about building another pipeline. And our acknowledgement that we'll probably blow past our emissions targets. You may have also noticed…
- IN REVIEW: How do we keep Canada's automotive industry rolling? · 42 min · Episode 46This week, as another set of US tariffs loom, we're revisiting a previous episode about an industry that is particularly vulnerable to them. We'll be back next week with fresh…
- IN REVIEW: Exploring Canada's Hidden Gems · 31 min · Episode 45Over the next couple of weeks, we'll be revisiting a couple of our previous episodes—beginning with a trip through some of Canada's least-known but most worthy places to visit if…
- This Canadian social media platform wants to be in your neighbourhood · 29 min · Episode 44Last week, we examined the Canadian Tech from a 10,000-foot perspective. This week, we take you inside the launch of Eh!, a Canadian social media platform that aims to get users…
- So...how's that digital sovereignty thing going? · 36 min · Episode 43It's been well over a year since Canadians (and our governments) realized just how dependent we are on American technology—for everything from our day-to-day lives to the…
- A trip inside Vancouver Island's dark history · 33 min · Episode 42Laura Palmer has been investigating and reporting on crimes on Vancouver Island for years. It's changed the way she sees one of Canada's most gorgeous places, and made her…
- Did Canada just become a 'soccer nation'? · 27 min · Episode 41Nothing much had ever been expected from soccer in Canada—or at least from men's soccer in Canada, and mainstream soccer fandom. Until recently. After our women's team showed the…
- The strange, silly and sad stories you've never heard about Canadian Parliament · 33 min · Episode 40The House of Commons is a staid, formal institution. Right? It's been that way for well over a century. Gentlemen (and eventually Gentlewomen) debating important issues in a…
- How Canada's great outdoors became a ticking time bomb · 26 min · Episode 39Ticks in this country used to be a minor, if dangerous, annoyance. That's changing quickly. Not only are the traditional deer ticks that we've lived with in some areas of the…
- Could Halifax's housing strategy be an example for Canadian cities? · 31 min · Episode 38Halifax, like many cities in Canada, faces a housing crunch. Not because of how big it is geographically. There's plenty of room. But because of how hard it can be for cities to…
