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F*****g Cancelled is a socialist podcast from Montreal for people who dream of a left grounded in solidarity, freedom, and responsibility rather than identity, coercion, and dysfunction. www.fuckingcancelled.com

  1. 2h ago

    Norgate-gate with Nick Harvest

    When a corporate landlord’s open contempt for its working-class tenants at a huge apartment complex in Montreal reached a breaking point, tenants decided to fight back with the help of a neighbourhood class struggle organization called Offensive Populaire (OP). The landlord, Norgate Quebec Inc., responded by suing tenants, OP, and individual members of OP like our guest Nick Harvest, enlisting the courts in a naked display of class warfare. The suit attempts to force tenants and organizers to cease their work through injunctions, and demands absurd damages for such crimes as ‘making things toxic’ (talking to one’s neighbours) and ‘defamation’ (talking about what is happening). Jay and Nick discuss OP’s work in organizing neighbourhoods, tenants’ rights as a site of class struggle, lawfare as a major tool of the enemy class, and the major gains won by Norgate tenants despite the continuous hostility on the part of the landlord and chronic disinterest on the part of the city government. Show Notes Offensive Populaire / Off the Defensive website OP / OTD Instagram The GoFundMe Extensive coverage of the Norgate situation by the North Star Co-owner of Norgate Jean-Philippe Claude’s book, Transformez en opportunités des multilogements trop chers (‘Transform Overly Expensive Multi-unit Housing into Opportunities’) Jean-Philippe Claude’s Instagram Norgate tenants walk out of city council meeting Links Instagram Merch fuckingcancelled.com jaylesoleil.com clementinemorrigan.com fckingcancelled@gmail.com Theme music by Surprise Eyes, based on ‘Bonjour, Hi’ by ST x LIAM F*****g Cancelled has no ads and is a supported by our listeners. To help us continue our work, consider becoming a paying subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fuckingcancelled.com/subscribe

  2. Aug 9

    Conflagration

    Jay is joined by senior wildfire correspondents Roger and Erica to discuss the forest fires raging across North America. We talk about out of control fires on the edge of the Arctic Circle, the use of prison labour in fighting wildfires, and what kind of mitigation, if any, is possible. We also talk about the psychotic responses of American politicians to the crisis and capitalism’s One Weird Trick to deal with this problem (cutting down every tree while they still can). Also, Jay does a very bad Donald Trump impression. Erica Thomas is a labour organizer, professor and artist. Roger Peet is an artist, writer and head of comms for the Portland DSA. Show Notes Trump’s demented post GOP senator to introduce bill to sanction Canada over wildfire smoke Mapping 100 years of forest fires in Canada On Fire by Naomi Klein The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant Fire Weather by John Vaillant The Tragedy of the Worker: Towards the Proletarocene Obscurity: Life Inside the Smoke (art show) Carbon footprint of metal production could be more than 10 times higher than estimated Executive Order 14308: ‘Empowering Common Sense Wildfire Prevention and Response’ Erica’s IG Roger’s IG Links Instagram Merch fuckingcancelled.com clementinemorrigan.com jaylesoleil.com F*****g Cancelled has no ads and is a supported by our listeners. To help us continue our work, consider subscribing. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fuckingcancelled.com/subscribe

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