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Mark Carney’s investment summit advanced a right-wing corporate agenda—from airport privatization to tax breaks to environmental deregulation—while dressing it up as patriotic defiance of Donald Trump. Martin Lukacs joins Desmond Cole to break down what happened at the summit, as well as on the streets outside. ___________________________________________________________ The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service. ___________________________________________________________ Become a sustaining member at https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/  An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall. ____________________________________________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

The world’s wealthiest investors are coming to Canada—and they want a piece of our public infrastructure. Council of Canadians campaigner Nik Barry-Shaw joins Desmond Cole to explain how Mark Carney’s glitzy investment summit could pave the way for a corporate carve-up of Canada. ________________________ The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service. ________________________ Want to see more videos like this?  Become a sustaining member at https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/  An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall. ________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

As right-wing Ontario Premier Doug Ford lurches from one scandal to the next, has his political luck finally run out? Journalist Bruce Livesey joins Desmond Cole to break down his long-form feature on Ford’s rise to power and his potential fall. The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service. _______________________________________________________________ Want to see more videos like this?  Become a sustaining member at https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/  An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall. _______________________________________________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

Last week, The Breach exposed a secret network used by Canadian universities to crack down on pro-Palestine activism on campuses. Reporters Euan Thomson and David Slater sit down with coordinating editor Saima Desai to go behind the scenes of their investigation, unpacking how universities not only suppressed student encampments, but also destroyed and withheld public documents. To read the investigation: https://breachmedia.ca/canadian-universities-set-up-a-secret-network-to-crack-down-on-student-palestine-demonstrators/ The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service. _______________________________________________________________ Want to see more videos like this?  Become a sustaining member at https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/  An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall. _______________________________________________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

Climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels is making extreme wildfire seasons more common in Canada. But if you were to tune into CBC News, you might not even make the connection. Tara Mahoney sits down with Desmond Cole to discuss gaps in the public broadcaster’s climate coverage. Write your own letter to the CBC calling for better climate journalism here: https://win.newmode.net/connectthedots The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service. _______________________________________________________________ Want more poscasts like this?  Become a sustaining member at https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/  An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall. _______________________________________________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

Mark Carney is overseeing a massive expansion of AI data centres in Canada, and it’s raising all kinds of concerns. Marcus Werner reports on the fast-growing movement that’s rising up against the wave of planned data centre projects—and in some cases, already winning. _______________________________________________________________ We need 500 new regular supporters to join us and help build journalism for transformation. Can you help us reach our target? ⁠Support people-powered journalism⁠ with $5 a month (and get a free pack of stickers): http://bit.ly/4x8vurl _______________________________________________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

The Breach just launched a new book, A New Democratic Party: The Comeback of the Left.  At the Toronto launch, Desmond Cole spoke to three contributors, former MP Matthew Green, feminist activist Judy Rebick, and editor Martin Lukacs, who discuss and debate the future of the party. The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service. _______________________________________________________________ We need 500 new regular supporters to join us and help build journalism for transformation. Can you help us reach our target? ⁠Support people-powered journalism⁠ with $5 a month (and get a free pack of stickers): http://bit.ly/4x8vurl _______________________________________________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

The labour movement is sounding the alarm on the Liberal government's plans to strip federally-regulated workers of their most important power—the right to strike. Unifor researcher Graham Cox joins Desmond Cole to discuss how the Carney government is using Trump’s attacks on Canada to tilt the playing field further for the corporate elite. The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service. _______________________________________________________________ We need 500 new regular supporters to join us and help build journalism for transformation. Can you help us reach our target? ⁠Support people-powered journalism⁠ with $5 a month (and get a free pack of stickers): http://bit.ly/4x8vurl _______________________________________________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

Canada’s police are becoming deadlier and less accountable, but are still getting more and more money. El Jones and Desmond Cole explore why police violence, surveillance and budgets keep expanding, while basic services and supports are getting starved. We need 500 new regular supporters to join us and help build journalism for transformation. Can you help us reach our target? Support people-powered journalism with $5 a month. The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service. _______________________________________________________________ Want to see more videos like this?  Become a sustaining member at https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/  An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall. ______________________________________________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

Far-right Alberta separatist activists hit a hitch last week, when the courts ruled their referendum petition was unconstitutional because they failed to consult First Nations. As Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pushes on with her own referendum anyway, Indigenous scholar Matt Wildcat speaks to Desmond Cole about why First Nations oppose separation.

Canada has won its bid to host a new NATO-aligned bank that will fuel a weapons-building frenzy. Organizer Rachel Small explains how the bank fits into Mark Carney’s militarization agenda and would further tie Canada’s economy to war profiteering. The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service. _______________________________________________________________ Want to see more videos like this? Become a sustaining member at https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/ An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall. _______________________________________________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

B.C. Premier David Eby is trying to roll back legislation enshrining Indigenous rights—and he isn’t the only one.  Lawyer Pam Palmater joins Desmond Cole to discuss the corporate resource rush and right wing backlash behind the surging attack on Indigenous peoples. The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service. __________________________________________________________ Want to see more videos like this?  Become a sustaining member at https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/  An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall. _________________________________________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

Avi Lewis has won the leadership of Canada's NDP. Desmond Cole was live at the party’s convention, talking about what this left turn means for the NDP's future with Naomi Klein, Matthew Green, Leah Gazan, and more. The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service. ____________________________________________________ Want to see more videos like this?  Become a sustaining member at https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/  An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall. ___________________________________________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

Veteran activist and author Judy Rebick has spent nearly half a century trying to transform the NDP into a left wing party tied to social movements. Rebick sits down with managing editor Martin Lukacs to discuss that history, and why she’s now betting on Avi Lewis’s campaign for NDP leader. The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service. ____________________________________________________ Want to see more videos like this?  Become a sustaining member at https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/  An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall. ________________________________________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

The NDP got gutted last election—but Winnipeg MP Leah Gazan says its crisis could catalyze a resurgence. She joins Desmond Cole to discuss how reclaiming the NDP’s radical roots can revive the party. The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service. _______________________________________________________ Want to see more videos like this?  Become a sustaining member at https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/  An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall. ______________________________________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia