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6 episodes
Language
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Samara Centre For DemocracyExplicit
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Date created
2025/05/29
Latest episode
2025/07/09
Average duration
27 min.
Release period
9 days
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Canada’s democracy is under threat, and the stakes are high. But when we focus on how we are connected, we find the power to act - to strengthen what’s working and fix what’s not. This is what is behind the Samara Centre for Democracy’s latest podcast, hosted by Sabreena Delhon. It’s called Group Chat and this five-part series is where we bring people together to make sense of what’s happening in our democracy. Group Chat is funded by the Rideau Hall Foundation and the Flanagan Foundation. If you like this podcast, help us keep it going. Your donation supports the show along with the Samara Centre for Democracy’s mission to realize a vibrant culture of civic engagement across Canada. Learn more at samaracentre.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Politics of (Back) Home
2025/07/09
With technology bridging communities across borders, global and local politics are connected more than ever. We explore how diasporic politics shape local democracy, the threat of foreign interference, and the power of belonging in civic life with Anita Li, The Green Line, and Jaskaran Sandhu, Baaz News.
Group Chat is a five-part series.
Group Chat is funded by the Rideau Hall Foundation and the Flanagan Foundation.
If you like this podcast, help us keep it going. Your donation supports the show along with the Samara Centre for Democracy’s mission to realize a vibrant culture of civic engagement across Canada. Learn more at samaracentre.ca.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is Technology Democracy’s Saviour or Downfall?
2025/07/02
Taiwan’s former Digital Minister Audrey Tang and economist Glen Weyl share an infectious techno optimism. In a surprisingly spiritual conversation, they tell us why they want to invite more, not less, technology into the democratic process. We also talk to Bianca Wylie from Digital Public about the limitations of tech as a tool of salvation.
Group Chat is a five-part series.
Group Chat is funded by the Rideau Hall Foundation and the Flanagan Foundation.
If you like this podcast, help us keep it going. Your donation supports the show along with the Samara Centre for Democracy’s mission to realize a vibrant culture of civic engagement across Canada. Learn more at samaracentre.ca.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Notwithstanding Clause: Hero or Villain?
2025/06/24
Does the notwithstanding clause safeguard our rights or override them? We dive into one of the most controversial parts of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to figure out whether it’s a hero like Wolverine or a wildcard like The Joker. Lawyers Warda Shazadi Meighen, Karin Galldin and Peter Biro weigh in.
Group Chat is a five-part series.
Group Chat is funded by the Rideau Hall Foundation and the Flanagan Foundation.
If you like this podcast, help us keep it going. Your donation supports the show along with the Samara Centre for Democracy’s mission to realize a vibrant culture of civic engagement across Canada. Learn more at samaracentre.ca.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Live From Montreal: Innovations in Democracy
2025/06/18
We often hear that democracy is in decline—but there are also spaces of innovation. In this episode, recorded live in Montreal at the Institute for Research on Public Policy, we explore practices like citizens’ assemblies that go beyond voting, with Malorie Flon (L'Institut du Nouveau Monde), Bianca Wylie (Digital Public), and Sarah Yaffe (MASS LBP).
Group Chat is a five-part series.
Group Chat is funded by the Rideau Hall Foundation and the Flanagan Foundation.
If you like this podcast, help us keep it going. Your donation supports the show along with the Samara Centre for Democracy’s mission to realize a vibrant culture of civic engagement across Canada. Learn more at samaracentre.ca.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This Group Chat Will Surprise You
2025/06/10
Former Green Party leader, Annamie Paul, lets us in on the covert, cross-partisan group chat that helped her survive politics. It just showed up on her phone, becoming a pillar throughout her rocky tenure - and it inspired this new podcast.
Group Chat is a five-part series.
Group Chat is funded by the Rideau Hall Foundation and the Flanagan Foundation.
If you like this podcast, help us keep it going. Your donation supports the show along with the Samara Centre for Democracy’s mission to realize a vibrant culture of civic engagement across Canada. Learn more at samaracentre.ca.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Group Chat Trailer
2025/05/29
Canada’s democracy is under threat, and the stakes are high. But when we focus on how we are connected, we find the power to act - to strengthen what’s working and fix what’s not.
This is what is behind the Samara Centre for Democracy’s latest podcast, hosted by Sabreena Delhon. It’s called Group Chat and this five-part series is where we bring people together to make sense of what’s happening in our democracy.
Group Chat is funded by the Rideau Hall Foundation and the Flanagan Foundation.
If you like this podcast, help us keep it going. Your donation supports the show along with the Samara Centre for Democracy’s mission to realize a vibrant culture of civic engagement across Canada. Learn more at samaracentre.ca.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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