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Interrogate power. Highlight truth.  Tune in as the De Facto Journalism Co-op shines a light on systems of power, and abuses of rights and authority.  Our team of award-recognized journalists investigate institutions like police, prisons, housing, drug laws, child welfare, and more.  Our 30-minute weekly show takes listeners behind the scenes of De Facto's investigations, and also highlights top investigative reporters and important scoops from across the country. Listen in live every Saturday 11-11:30am on 100.5FM in Vancouver — or podcasting anytime at defactomedia.ca CREDITS: Theme music courtesy of Devours (November, Homecoming Queen, and 10 Things I Crave About You) with permission Originally aired on Vancouver Co-operative Radio CFRO 100.5FMBroadcast from the unceded Coast Salish territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations

Episodes

  1. Oct 31

    Harm reduction organizers on the BC & municipal elections (E07: Oct 31, 2026)

    Hosts: Dustin Godfrey and David P. Ball We speak with two harm reduction workers and community organizers in the Downtown Eastside about how the provincial and civic elections could impact drug users. Tyson Singh Kelsall is an organizer with Police Oversight with Evidence and Research, POWER, and a Simon Fraser University Health Sciences PhD candidate. And Kali Rufus-Sedgemore is executive director, Coalition of Peers Dismantling the Drug War. They tell De Facto Radio how their community is bracing for a potential of escalating legal crackdowns — but also how they’ll continue fighting for their loved ones’s lives. And with BC moving far right and Vancouver and Victoria shifting leftward, they discuss a shift in tactics needed to survive — and why municipal leadership may become more and more crucial. CREDITS: Theme music courtesy of Devours (November, Homecoming Queen, and 10 Things I Crave About You) with permissionOriginally aired on Vancouver Co-operative Radio CFRO 100.5FMBroadcast from the unceded Coast Salish territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations

  2. Oct 24

    Pivot lawyer on unhoused people's Charter rights (E06: Oct 24, 2026)

    Host: David P. Ball This provincial election day, we hear from Laura Macintyre, a staff lawyer and Homes for All campaigner with Pivot Legal Society in Vancouver. We discuss the organization's court battles for the Charter rights of unhoused people facing displacement and the confiscation of their valued belongings — after an investigation by De Facto journalists Brishti Basu and Mike Graeme explored the devastating impacts of increasingly aggressive bylaw enforcement. REFERENCES: Pivot Legal Society Stop the Sweeps reportVictoria bylaw officers trashed newly donated tents within days — contrary to city claimsAs election cycle spotlights homeless crisis, bylaw seizures ‘devastating’ for Victoria’s unhoused CREDITS: Theme music courtesy of Devours (November, Homecoming Queen, and 10 Things I Crave About You) with permission Originally aired on Vancouver Co-operative Radio CFRO 100.5FMBroadcast from the unceded Coast Salish territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations

  3. Oct 17

    Bylaw trashing unhoused people's belongings: exclusive investigation (E05: Oct 17, 2026)

    Host: David P. Ball Naloxone kits pulled off fences and discarded. Memorials for deceased loved ones dismantled. And a person’s death 48 hours after a bylaw sweep trashed rescue medication for their lungs. We talk to De Facto journalists Brishti Basu and Mike Graeme in Victoria about their investigation into the devastating impacts of increasingly aggressive bylaw enforcement, and the fallout from officers throwing away possessions that are physically and emotionally important to them.  They proved — by tracking unhoused people's belongings using Apple AirTags — that tents end up in the landfill within days of a bylaw sweep, despite officials' insistence that no such thing happens to new or otherwise functional items in Victoria. REFERENCES: Victoria bylaw officers trashed newly donated tents within days — contrary to city claimsAs election cycle spotlights homeless crisis, bylaw seizures ‘devastating’ for Victoria’s unhoused CREDITS: Theme music courtesy of Devours (November, Homecoming Queen, and 10 Things I Crave About You) with permission Originally aired on Vancouver Co-operative Radio CFRO 100.5FMBroadcast from the unceded Coast Salish territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations

  4. Oct 10

    Expert UBC Medicine witness on testifying in DULF trial (E04: Oct 10, 2026)

    Hosts: Emma Arkell and David P. Ball This week, we continue our coverage of the landmark Supreme Court of B.C. decision to toss charges for founders of a harm-reduction compassion club, Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum, who were convicted of drug trafficking. This week's guest is an expert witnesses who testified in the case about his research with the Drug User Liberation Front (DULF). Thomas Kerr is professor and head of Social Medicine in UBC's Department of Medicine, and research director with the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU).  REFERENCES: UBC's Thomas Kerr: De Facto's coverage: CREDITS: Theme music courtesy of Devours (November, Homecoming Queen, and 10 Things I Crave About You) with permission Originally aired on Vancouver Co-operative Radio CFRO 100.5FMBroadcast from the unceded Coast Salish territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations

  5. Oct 3

    Drug User Liberation Front's big court win (E03: Oct 3, 2026)

    Hosts: Dustin Godfrey, Emma Arkell and David P. Ball This week, we unpack the landmark Supreme Court of B.C. decision in favour of a harm-reduction compassion club whose founders were convicted of drug trafficking — risking long jail terms. But a judge agreed that parts of Canada's drug laws were unconstitutional. Dustin reported extensively on the case for De Facto and Filter magazine, and Emma covered it for Press Progress. They chat with David about its significance. We also hear reaction to the ruling from DJ Larkin, a lawyer and executive director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition. REFERENCES: https://www.defactomedia.ca/breaking-dulf-founders-trafficking-charges-thrown-out-in-bc-supreme-court-ruling-on-constitutional-challenge/https://filtermag.org/dulf-constitutional-challenge-health-canada-official/https://pressprogress.ca/key-parts-of-canadas-drug-laws-found-unconstitutional-as-judge-throws-out-charges-against-founders-of-vancouver-compassion-club/https://drugpolicy.ca/ CREDITS: Theme music courtesy of Devours (November, Homecoming Queen, and 10 Things I Crave About You) with permission Originally aired on Vancouver Co-operative Radio CFRO 100.5FMBroadcast from the unceded Coast Salish territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations

  6. Sep 26

    Workers' right to strike under Bill C-39 (E02: Sept 26, 2026)

    Hosts: Dustin Godfrey, Emma Arkell and David P. Ball This week, we’re talking about some massive news in the labour sector and politics — as the federal government tabled Bill C-39, an Act respecting certain measures to strengthen the economy. It sparked swift outcry over what unions said is an attempt to curb workers' right to strike, but with Ottawa denies. Emma Arkell, a De Facto co-founder and Press Progress reporter formerly covering the labour beat, talks about her coverage of this controversy and what it means for workers and the economy.  CREDITS: Theme music courtesy of Devours (November, Homecoming Queen, and 10 Things I Crave About You) with permission Originally aired on Vancouver Co-operative Radio CFRO 100.5FMBroadcast from the unceded Coast Salish territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations

  7. Sep 19

    Canadian spies' corporate intel-sharing (E01: Sept 19, 2026)

    HOSTS: Emma Arkell and David P. Ball GUESTS: Zak Vescera (Investigative Journalism Foundation)Matt Simmons (The Narwhal) STORY: Canada’s spy agency now shares intel with corporations — thanks to a push from TC Energy (Oct. 23, 2025)https://thenarwhal.ca/tc-energy-csis-intelligence-sharing/ TOPICS:  How Canada’s biggest corporations successfully lobbied the federal government to enable access to sensitive intelligence information Concerns raised by civil liberties and environmental advocates over creating a chill effect on freedom of speech Their story was just shortlisted for a Jack Webster Foundation award for excellence in business reporting this week CREDITS: Theme music courtesy of Devours (November, Homecoming Queen, and 10 Things I Crave About You) with permission Originally broadcase on Vancouver Co-operative Radio CFRO 100.5FMBroadcast from the unceded Coast Salish territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations

  8. Sep 16

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Interrogate power. Highlight truth.  Tune in as the De Facto Journalism Co-op shines a light on systems of power, and abuses of rights and authority.  Our team of award-recognized journalists investigate institutions like police, prisons, housing, drug laws, child welfare, and more.  Our 30-minute weekly show takes listeners behind the scenes of De Facto's investigations, and also highlights top investigative reporters and important scoops from across the country. Listen in live every Saturday 11-11:30am on 100.5FM in Vancouver — or podcasting anytime at defactomedia.ca CREDITS: Theme music courtesy of Devours (November, Homecoming Queen, and 10 Things I Crave About You) with permission Originally aired on Vancouver Co-operative Radio CFRO 100.5FMBroadcast from the unceded Coast Salish territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations

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  • Creator
    De Facto Journalism Co-op
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © De Facto Journalism Co-op
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    De Facto Radio

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