The Breach Show

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A bi-weekly podcast from The Breach featuring sharp commentary on politics and movements in Canada.

  1. 22 HRS AGO

    Is Canada choosing assisted death over disabled lives?

    This episode deals with the issue of suicide, and as such it might be triggering or upsetting. If you or someone you know needs support, there are people trained to listen and to offer the support you may need. We’ve included some support links in the notes for this episode. As governments cut public services and offer only meagre support for those living with disabilities, assisted death risks becoming a policy substitute for care and dignity. Scholar Megan Linton argues that Canada’s expansion of medically-assisted dying reflects a deeper neoliberal logic—one that narrows how we imagine disability, chronic illness, and the possibilities of a more just future. 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. _______________________________________________________________ Talk Suicide Canada is a service that’s available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every single day of the year. You can call 1-833-456-4566. You can also send a text message to 45645 between the hours of 4 p.m. and midnight Eastern Time. If you’re a young person, you can also call the Kids Help Phone 24 Hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year, at 1-800-668-6868, or you can send a text to 686868. Other resources: Circle of Care: KUU-US First Nations and Aboriginal Crisis Line Support Available 24 Hrs. Adults 1-800-588-8717, youth 250-723-2040 Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention — Support services directory _______________________________________________________________ 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

    37 min

  2. JAN 30

    ICE terror is a warning for Canada

    With ICE agents in the U.S. waging a campaign of terror, author and activist Harsha Walia puts the anti-migrant state violence in the context of a global rise in xenophobia. She lays out what Canadians can do in the short and long term to pressure their government into a more humane immigration policy. 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 podcasts 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

    34 min

  3. JAN 23

    Mark Carney’s hollow defiance in Davos

    Mark Carney’s speech calling out Trump and the collapse of the so-called “rules-based order” generated a torrent of praise around the world. Martin Lukacs talks with Katia Lo Innes to break down Carney’s seemingly radical rhetoric—and how it hardly matches his conservative pro-corporate policy agenda at home. 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

    22 min

  4. JAN 15

    Who runs the NDP—and who should?

    Matthew Green is no longer an NDP MP, but he hasn’t stopped trying to transform the party. He talks to Desmond Cole about a campaign to renew the NDP—and what it will take to pry control from consultants, and put it in the hands of the grassroots. 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 podcasts 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

    32 min

  5. 2025-12-19

    Elbows…up? A 2025 rewind

    2025 started with Justin Trudeau in power and ended with a more mask-off variant of Liberalism. In between there were Trump’s tariff wars, genocide, and some small hard-won victories for the left. El Jones joins Desmond Cole and Martin Lukacs to take a look in the rearview mirror and reflect on one year in Canadian politics and social movements. 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 podcasts 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

    43 min

  6. 2025-12-04

    Mark Carney’s pact with Danielle Smith is climate carnage

    Mark Carney’s deal with Alberta’s Danielle Smith is the climate sell-out of the century. Author and analyst Seth Klein joins Desmond Cole to break down everything it contains—from pipelines, to AI data centres, to dirty electricity, to a rollback of almost every Trudeau-era climate policy. 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 podcasts 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

    43 min

  7. 2025-11-27

    Sudan suffers, Canada cashes in

    For two years, a Sudanese paramilitary force has been massacring civilians—with Canadian-made weapons. Professor Nisrin Elamin and activist Ismail Adam join Desmond Cole to discuss Canada’s long-term complicity in destabilizing Sudan, and recent efforts to close the loophole that allows for Canadian weapons to be brought into Sudan via the UAE.  Read their article co-authored with Robyn Maynard: https://breachmedia.ca/in-the-genocide-in-sudan-canada-has-a-hand-in-the-violence/

    34 min

  8. 2025-11-06

    A budget for tanks, banks, and oil barons

    Despite promising a “generational” and “transformational” budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney is doubling down on resource extraction, militarism, and corporate handouts—appeasing Donald Trump and Canada’s corporate class, but doing little for working people. Martin Lukacs and Desmond Cole break down the Liberal government’s Stephen Harper-esque spending cuts to the public service and their failure to address the crises of affordability and climate breakdown. 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.

    34 min
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A bi-weekly podcast from The Breach featuring sharp commentary on politics and movements in Canada.

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  • Creator
    The Breach
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    73
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © The Breach
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    The Breach Show

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