The Backbench Canadaland Politics

In this week’s episode, we talk about what constitutes good leadership, and why our leaders are struggling to meet the moment amid a global ripple of failed democratic leadership. Plus, is provincial immigration autonomy going to save us from the 2.7 million applicant backlog? Producers note: Due to technical difficulties, Fatima's voice may sound a little different.
Panelists: Drew Brown, Riley Yesno, Jaskaran Sandhu
Sponsors: Oxio, Douglas

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In this episode, Jerry DeMarco, Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, delves into the Canadian federal response to climate change, and why our response is still insufficient. DeMarco unpacks 30 years of failed climate progress and offers an analysis of our government’s actions and inactions to deal with our seemingly impending doom.
Links:
2022 Reports 1 to 5 of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development to the Parliament of Canada
Federal environment commissioner presents his 2022 spring reports – April 26, 2022
Sponsors:
Oxio, The Peak, Calm, Douglas

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It’s 2022 and our politics remain dominated by men. We talked to three women who spent time in office to try to find out why.
We’re joined by former NDP MP Peggy Nash, current NDP MP Leah Gazan, and former Vancouver city councillor Andrea Reimer. 
This event was organized by Between the Lines, the publisher of Peggy Nash’s book Women Winning Office: An Activist’s Guide To Getting Elected.
Panelists: Peggy Nash, Leah Gazan, Andrea Reimer
Sponsors: Oxio, Douglas, Images

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Are our policing systems broken? Today, we dive into reimagining public safety following an array of policing scandals across the country. Plus, what did our government achieve and fail to achieve in Parliament this past year?
Sponsors: Images Festival, Calm, The Peak

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What is happening to the Canadian economy? Stephen Gordon, director of the department of economics at Université Laval, helps unpack the ins and outs of the Bank of Canada, an institution we know little about. He talks to Fatima about the worries of a hyper-politicized economy and helps us understand how the next months under this economic turmoil will unfold.
Sponsors: Oxio, 22 Murders

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Could changing Canada’s electoral system solve the crisis of voter apathy? Today, we dive into electoral reform. Plus, a new bill that would give border guards wide discretion to search our phones and computers.
UPDATE: After we recorded on Monday, senators on the national security and defence committee passed an amendment to Bill S-7 to replace the term "reasonable general concern" with "reasonable grounds to suspect." Read more here: https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/senate-amends-bill-that-would-create-controversial-new-standard-for-cellphone-searches-at-border
Panelists: Drew Brown, David Moscrop, Raisa Patel
Links: 
Read Senator Paula Simons’ op-ed about Bill S-7 in The Line: https://theline.substack.com/p/paula-simons-the-government-is-trying
Sponsors: 
Douglas, 22 Murders, The Peak

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