Unmaking Saskatchewan

Harbinger Media Network
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Unmaking Saskatchewan is a proudly anticapitalist and anticolonial podcast series on how the province of Saskatchewan was made - and how it can be unmade. This series examines how this province's history impacts its present, and how we might be able to change its future. Hosted by alex birrell (@abirlios), a queer settler, sometimes journalist, writer, and anti-capitalist from southern Saskatchewan. Support the show and find transcripts at https://www.patreon.com/unmakingsaskatchewan.

  1. MAY 10

    Unpacking Saskatchewan's "Liberal surge," NDP collapse, and the future of left electioralism

    We're back with a new cohost. In this episode Alex and John break down the results of the federal election in Saskatchewan. We answer the question of whether there was a Liberal surge (spoiler: no), examine the NDP collapse across the province, and consider the party's past attempts at rebuilding and whether it could be viable in the future (also no).  (Note: we had some audio issues! We appreciate your patience!)

    1h 9m

  2. 10/25/2024

    Settler Supremacy Revival: Saskatchewan Under Scott Moe

    Scott Moe became leader of the Saskatchewan Party (and premier of the province) in 2018, after a hotly contested (and often unpleasant) leadership race. Considered "centre right" and someone who was likely to keep close to the party's status quo, Moe has instead marched the party (and the province) steadily rightward.  Read more: https://breachmedia.ca/corporate-landlords-financiers-ceos-are-top-donors-to-scott-moes-saskatchewan-party/ https://breachmedia.ca/in-saskatchewan-poilievre-allies-with-tycoons-who-treat-province-like-fiefdom/

    48 min

  3. 08/26/2024

    The Fall of Saskatchewan: The Sask Party Under Brad Wall

    In 1999 Brad wall was elected for the first time as a Sask Party MLA. Within 8 years, Wall would be premier. A free market capitalist and charismatic salesman, over the next decade Wall would weave a new narrative for saskatchewan to understand itself, changing the province's political culture forever.

    1h 29m

  4. 07/04/2024

    Bad Trees Bear Bad Fruit: How the Liberals, PCs, and NDP Sowed the Sask Party

    In the 1990s Saskatchewan was in almost as dire a position as it had been during the Great Depression. The province was on the verge of bankruptcy, people were leaving in droves, the PC party was collapsing under the weight of the fraud scandal, the Liberals were in freefall, and the NDP, led by Roy Romanow, was slashing services to the bone. The collapse of the PCs and Liberals, coupled with the NDP’s hard right turn away from everything it had ever claimed to stand for created the conditions for the rise of the party we live under today. First in a three-part series on the Saskatchewan Party.

    1h 4m

  5. 02/15/2024

    Devine Punishment: The Cost of Electing Conservatives (w/ Simon Enoch)

    In 1982 Saskatchewan elected the second Conservative government in the province's history. By the time the dust settled nine years later the province is $12 billion in debt, 12 members of the Devine government are convicted of fraud, and the Progressive Conservatives cease to exist as a political force in Saskatchewan ever again. Alex talks with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Saskatchewan director Simon Enoch about the Devine era and its legacy, which haunts the province to this day. Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/unmakingsaskatchewan.

    45 min

  6. 01/13/2024

    The Church Must Gather: Anticipating the Rise of the Canadian Christian Right

    Evangelical Christians have impacted the social and political fabric of Saskatchewan for over a century, from fur-trade era missionaries to the temperance movement to the anti-trans "parent's rights" legislation. At the same time, the movement in Canada has tended towards moderation in comparison to their counterparts in the U.S. This episode examines the history of evangelicals in Saskatchewan and Canada and how the rise of Trump and the COVID era has put new energy into Canada's Christian right. Sources: This U.S.-based ‘hate group’ is using a shadowy network of lawyers and doctors to infiltrate Canada How Canadian evangelicalism is reinventing purity culture as ‘pro-women’ Canada’s marginal ‘Christian right’ Trinity Western loses fight for Christian law school as court rules limits on religious freedom 'reasonable' Exorcism at Sask. children's Bible camp could be criminal, say experts Fact Sheet: Public Opinion on Abortion

    1h 8m

  7. 01/02/2024

    Inside Saskatchewan's Evangelical Movement (w/ Dallas Verity)

    The evangelical movement is becoming increasingly salient in Saskatchewan politics, most recently with the passage of the anti-trans "parents' rights" legislation passed in fall 2023, legislation that had substantial backing from evangelical churches and organizations. Alex talks with Dallas Verity, a Regina resident who was raised in the church and worked as a youth pastor before leaving the church after coming to question its reactionary doctrines. Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/unmakingsaskatchewan.

    45 min

  8. 12/07/2023

    The Saskatchewan United Party

    The Sask United Party was registered as a political party in Saskatchewan in November 2022 and since then they've espoused a deeply fascist politic. SUP leader, Nadine Wilson, left the Sask Party caucus in September 2021 after lying about being vaccinated. The party ran its first candidate, oil executive and Evangelical Christian Jon Hromek, in the Lumsden Morse byelection in August 2023. On this episode Alex digs into Wilson and Hromek and unpacks the party's constitution, platform, and propaganda. Find us on Patreon at patreon.com/unmakingsaskatchewan.

    1 hr
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About

Unmaking Saskatchewan is a proudly anticapitalist and anticolonial podcast series on how the province of Saskatchewan was made - and how it can be unmade. This series examines how this province's history impacts its present, and how we might be able to change its future. Hosted by alex birrell (@abirlios), a queer settler, sometimes journalist, writer, and anti-capitalist from southern Saskatchewan. Support the show and find transcripts at https://www.patreon.com/unmakingsaskatchewan.

Information

  • Creator
    Harbinger Media Network
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Harbinger Media Network
  • Show Website
    Unmaking Saskatchewan

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