10/3: Canada Covered
554 episodes - English - Latest episode: 24 days ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings10/3 brings you the biggest stories in Canada told by Postmedia's national network of award-winning journalists. Hosted by Dave Breakenridge, 10/3 updates twice a week.
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Don Cherry firing brings rage, but hockey moved on long ago
November 14, 2019 03:22 - 20 minutesDon Cherry was fired from Hockey Night in Canada after a rant criticizing "you people" who "come here" but don't wear poppies. Cherry, who refused to apologize, was no longer a relevant hockey commentator, argues Postmedia sports columnist Scott Stinson. The long-time NHL fixture refused to change as attitudes around hockey evolved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How the mob and the Hells Angels conquered Montreal's underworld
November 12, 2019 08:00 - 21 minutesToday we bring you episode 1 of the Dark North: Gangs of Montreal. It's a new true crime podcast being produced by the Montreal Gazette and Postmedia. It was pure coincidence but the Hells Angels opened their first Canadian chapter in Quebec just seven weeks before Nicolo Rizzuto took control of the Montreal Mafia. Those events in 1977-78 kickstarted a violent decades-long struggle to control the criminal underworld in Montreal. Subscribe to the Dark North on Apple Podcasts. Learn mo...
How Justin Trudeau's plans could be thwarted by minority reality, with John Ivison
November 08, 2019 01:17 - 18 minutesA minority government means Justin Trudeau's agenda could be difficult to implement. National Post columnist John Ivison explains that unlike Stephen Harper, Trudeau may not be satisfied with the more incremental approach to governing that comes with a minority. Ivison also explains possible risks for the NDP of propping up the Liberals, the potential for growing public debt and western alienation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Conservatives need to address forgotten working class: Ex-Harper advisor
November 05, 2019 19:59 - 20 minutesConservatives have "lost the plot" argues Sean Speer, who was an advisor to former prime minister Stephen Harper. In an essay for the National Post Speer argues that conservatives need to look beyond the policies of the past and apply conservative principles to modern problems. One problem is the transition towards a knowledge economy and the working class people left behind. Speer talks to Dave about this and other issues facing conservatives in Canada, in the wake of 2019 election. Lea...
Introducing: The Dark North
November 04, 2019 16:07 - 2 minutes - 1.97 MBThe Dark North is a new podcast about crime in Canada. Each season will focus on a different city. Season 1 examines the struggle for control of Montreal's underworld, hosted by Montreal Gazette crime reporter Paul Cherry. Episode 1 traces how the Hells Angels and the Rizzuto crime family came to Montreal. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-dark-north/id1479595886 Or at the Montreal Gazette https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/gangs-...
Introducing The Dark North
November 04, 2019 16:07 - 2 minutesThe Dark North is a new podcast about crime in Canada. Each season will focus on a different city. Season 1 examines the struggle for control of Montreal's underworld, hosted by Montreal Gazette crime reporter Paul Cherry. Episode 1 traces how the Hells Angels and the Rizzuto crime family came to Montreal. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-dark-north/id1479595886 Or at the Montreal Gazette https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/gangs-of-mon...
Quebec puts immigrants to the values test
November 01, 2019 13:45 - 19 minutesThe Quebec government has unveiled a values test for new immigrants, but it is a watered version of what was promised during the 2018 provincial election. Drawing a sample from a pool of about 100 questions drafted by a private consulting firm hired by the government an immigrant in the qualified worker category could be asked whether women and men have the same rights in Quebec. True or false? There will be 20 questions in all. A pass is a score of 75 per cent (15 questions correct), but i...
Jason Kenney, a budget and western alienation
October 31, 2019 00:07 - 15 minutesIn the wake of Justin Trudeau's return to power after the election, conservative eyes are turning to Alberta where Jason Kenney is confidently leading a right of centre of government. Kenney is benefitting, critics would say fuelling, from increasing talk of separatism and western alienation. His first budget, released days after the federal vote, has faced criticism on the left for cutting too much, but also on the right for de-indexing income taxes, which adds up, critics argue, to a tax ...
Where Conservatives went wrong in the campaign
October 29, 2019 13:17 - 23 minutesAfter an election night that saw Justin Trudeau returned with a strong minority government, federal Conservatives will be conducting a post-mortem on this campaign. They will have to consider everything from their fiscal policies, to their environmental platform, to the performance of their leader. And in each area where they stumbled, they’ll have to decide: Was the problem one of strategy, or tactics? In other words, do they need a whole new approach — or do they need to do a better job of...
Mafia clan leader gunned down in broad daylight as Montreal gang war smoulders on
October 24, 2019 02:55 - 17 minutesA decade-long struggle for control of Montreal's mob continues as mafia leader Andrea Scoppa was gunned down Monday. Scoppa has been described in court as the leader of a Calabrian clan operating within the Montreal Mafia. He rose up in the Rizzuto organization but his status apparently changed after the death of leader Vito Rizzuto at the end of 2013. Police sources worry that more violence is coming. Montreal Gazette crime reporter Paul Cherry joins Dave. We also debut our new true cri...
The Canadian election nobody won
October 22, 2019 05:36 - 18 minutesJustin Trudeau's Liberals may have won the most seats Monday night but that doesn't mean anybody won the election. Andrew Scheer and the Conservatives failed to capitalize on Liberal scandals. Jagmeet Singh and the NDP failed to fully capitalize on a well-fought campaign by a charismatic leader. And the Trudeau Liberals were reduced to a minority government. Dave is joined by National Post reporter Stuart Thomson to break down the results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
Andrew Coyne on the 'terrible humiliation' Justin Trudeau faces if reduced to minority
October 18, 2019 22:08 - 19 minutesHeading into Monday’s election, the Liberals and Conservatives are closer in the polls than any time perhaps since the 1972 election when Pierre Trudeau’s reduced to a minority government. Andrew Coyne joins Emily Jackson to break down what happens if no party wins a majority. Coyne also points out that both major parties are fear mongering about the other in final gambit to win a majority. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Justin Trudeau's blindspot on Quebec and Bill 21, with Brian Lilley
October 17, 2019 17:12 - 18 minutesJustin Trudeau has offered very little opposition to Quebec's Bill 21 that would prevent people wearing visible religious attire from holding positions of authority in the civil service, such as a teacher. The Toronto Sun's Brian Lilley argues Trudeau would never give a similar pass to other provinces like Ontario and Alberta, currently governed by conservative premiers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alberta becomes the villain as Liberals in fierce fight for left-wing voters
October 16, 2019 05:00 - 17 minutesPolls are showing that a minority government is a very real possibility, prompting increasing talk of a Liberal coalition with the NDP. To appeal to progressive voters, both parties are targeting the oil and gas industry turning Alberta into somewhat of a villain. Justin Trudeau is vulnerable to on this issue because he purchased the Trans Mountain pipeline. However, he argues that all revenues from the pipeline will be used to transition away from oil and gas while claiming he will fight C...
How the Bloc Quebecois revived and made a Trudeau minority more likely
October 15, 2019 01:33 - 14 minutesBloc Quebecois leader Yves-François Blanchet has revived the fortunes of the separatist party in Quebec. Blanchet performed well in both the French and English debates and has aligned the federal bloc with Quebec's right leaning CAQ government. While both the Liberals and the Conservatives were both hoping to expand their seat count in the province, Blanchet's growing popularity means that is less likely. A Justin Trudeau Liberal minority is now a likely outcome after the Oct. 21 election....
The bullied life of teen stabbed 18 times while horrified mom watched
October 11, 2019 03:58 - 12 minutesEarlier this week, 14-year old Devan Bracci-Selvey was stabbed in front of his Hamilton school while his mother watched in horror. Toronto Sun crime columnist Brad Hunter visited Hamilton and spoke with teachers and students. Bracci-Selvey was bullied constantly since the beginning of the school year. The Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School administration is being accused of being in denial over its bullying problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andrew Coyne explains why permanent deficits are bad for Canada
October 09, 2019 22:21 - 20 minutesNone of the federal party leaders are taking deficits seriously, National Post columnist Andrew Coyne argues. Failing to put Canada's fiscal house in order means less room for spending during a recession, less wealth for future generations and an inability to make budget priorities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why election debate was the worst, with Chris Selley
October 08, 2019 07:17 - 20 minutesTwo weeks out from election day, the six major federal leaders traded blows in the campaign's only English language debate to feature Liberal leader Justin Trudeau. Conservative leader Andrew Scheer called Trudeau a "phoney" who doesn't deserve to govern Canada, while Trudeua accused his opponent of being in service to the rich. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Green Party leader Elizabeth May attacked both Scheer and Trudeau from the left, while People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier ...
Accused incel mass killer's confession: 'I accomplished my mission'
October 07, 2019 06:01 - 20 minutesAs the trial draws nearer for the man charged with killing 10 people and injuring 16 using a rented van as a weapon, we're beginning to learn more about the accused. A video and transcript of the police interview with Alek Minassian, hours after the deadly attack offers frightening new details. Toronto Sun columnist Michele Mandel walks us through Minassian’s ties to the incel movement and how it played a role in the events of April 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....
John Ivison on how Jagmeet Singh fights a better class war than Justin Trudeau
October 04, 2019 04:21 - 18 minutesAfter a somewhat rocky start, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has started to recover some lost momentum. But in what polls are showing is a two-way race between the Liberals and Conservatives, expectations for the NDP are somewhat muted. Parliamentary bureau chief John Ivison walks us through how Singh has regained some steam, but how his attempts to make the election a class war could backfire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why climate change goals are almost never reached in Canada
October 01, 2019 07:00 - 18 minutesFor decades Canadian governments have been making lofty climate change commitments. And for decades, Canada has failed to meet any of these goals. Ottawa Citizen reporter Tom Spears explains why solving climate change is so hard from a technology, as well as a policy point of view. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A police sergeant violently assaulted a woman in custody: How the full story was uncovered
September 26, 2019 15:26 - 23 minutesCellblock footage shows a London police sergeant kick, punch, stomp and step on a 24-year-old woman, an unco-operative, intoxicated suspect who was cuffed, bound at the ankles and restrained by four other officers, who do nothing to stop the assault. Afterwards, the woman was charged. It was months before the truth was uncovered. London Free Press reporter Randy Richmond doggedly pursued the story for his series on the assault and the London Police Service. For today's show, Randy intervie...
Why the election will be won and lost in the GTA
September 24, 2019 07:00 - 18 minutesSuburban Toronto is usually a bellwether for Canadian elections. National Post reporter Brian Platt visited ridings in Brampton and Etobicoke. He found that the NDP could be a spoiler in Brampton, thanks to Jagmeet Singh's popularity there. In Etobicoke he found voters were concerned about gun violence. In both cases, Doug Ford is only one issue among many, despite what Liberals candidates might say. PLEASE TAKE OUR SURVEY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trudeau blackface scandal a tipping point for Liberals
September 20, 2019 04:15 - 17 minutesMultiple years-old photos have emerged of Justin Trudeau wearing brownface and blackface costumes. Trudeau's persona as a progressive who stands up for minorities is being challenged as critics call him a hypocrite. The National Post's Vanmala Subramaniam joins Dave to explain how the controversy unfolded and why blackface and brownface are so offensive. PLEASE TAKE OUR SURVEY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Far right activist Faith Goldy a convenient smear
September 18, 2019 04:31 - 14 minutesBoth the Liberals and Conservatives have accused the other side of being associated with far right activist Faith Goldy. National Post reporter Joe Brean joins Dave to explain how Goldy skidded into the election campaign. PLEASE TAKE OUR SURVEY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andrew Coyne on Trudeau, trust and cloud of SNC scandal
September 17, 2019 03:15 - 17 minutesAs the election kicked off, new details emerged related to the SNC scandal. The Justin Trudeau Liberals have refused to lift cabinet confidentiality even for the RCMP. Dave is joined by Andrew Coyne who explains how this latest development could affect the Liberals chances of re-election. PLEASE TAKE OUR SURVEY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why none of the parties are really going to help you get ahead
September 13, 2019 07:00 - 17 minutesPolitical parties of all stripes talk about making life more affordable for average Canadians. But will they actually focus on the reasons why wages have stagnated, and why Canada isn't as competitive as it could be? Dave is joined by National Post politics reporter Jesse Snyder. PLEASE TAKE OUR SURVEY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trudeau's pre-election spending frenzy
September 11, 2019 07:00 - 14 minutesThe Liberal government’s tally stands at 4,545 spending announcements worth about $12.8 billion, for August alone. That is an unprecedented number of announcements and can tell us a lot about how the Liberals plan to focus their efforts during the election campaign. Dave is joined by National Post politics reporter Stuart Thomson. PLEASE TAKE OUR SURVEY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John Ivison explains why Andrew Scheer needs a JFK moment
September 10, 2019 07:00 - 18 minutesPrime Minister Justin Trudeau is almost at the end of his four-year mandate. And as Canadians get set to head to the polls, there are lots of unanswered questions about how this election will go. Dave is joined by National Post political columnist John Ivison. PLEASE TAKE OUR SURVEY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Doug Ford's education showdown with teachers and Trudeau
September 06, 2019 14:04 - 18 minutesOntario Premier Doug Ford is facing a looming battle with unions representing teachers and support staff in the province’s schools. And the situation may get magnified if provincial cuts become fodder for federal liberals in next month’s election. Dave is joined by Toronto Sun columnist Brian Lilley. PLEASE TAKE OUR SURVEY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kevin O'Leary and a tragedy in cottage country
September 05, 2019 07:00 - 10 minutesIt's been nearly two weeks since Kevin O'Leary was involved in a fatal boating collision. Dave is Joined by Toronto Sun crime columnist Brad Hunter who gives an update on the police investigation. PLEASE TAKE OUR SURVEY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Does latest Hells Angels killing mean a B.C. biker war is brewing?
September 03, 2019 07:00 - 17 minutesViolence in Vancouver’s underworld flared up again this summer, with the death of a prominent member of the Hells Angels. Suminder Grewal, from Surrey’s Hardside chapter, was gunned down at a Starbucks drivethru last month, the second member of that chapter to be killed in less than a year. Dave is joined by Vancouver Sun crime reporter Kim Bolan. Please take our survey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Carson Crimeni and the cruelty of teens online and off
August 29, 2019 17:44 - 17 minutesHow does a vulnerable teen wind up dying of an overdose, the victim of a bad trip that was filmed and broadcast on social media? Carson Cremeni died in hospital in early august after falling victim to just such a scenario. Dave is joined by National Post features writer Richard Warnica. Background: What came first, cruel intentions or an addiction to creating content? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The West wants out? Alberta separatism explained
August 27, 2019 07:00 - 21 minutesAnger at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over pipelines, his carbon tax and a seeming lack of support for western issues has spurred some to start talking western separation. Depsite current separatist parties being a non-entity, and Alberta electing staunch federalist Jason Kenney in the spring, the Idea of a “Western Exit” or Wexit is catching the attention of some. Dave is joined by National Post reporter Tyler Dawson. Background reading: Is a Wexit in Alberta's future? Learn more about y...
Why conversion therapy definition remains elusive
August 22, 2019 07:00 - 14 minutesA debate has sprung up in Canada over the controversial practice of gay conversion therapy. Cities and provinces have banned it, and now there is discussion over making the practice a criminal offence. We look at why conversion therapy is seen as harmful to the LGBTQ community, what it entails, and the legal questions around a push to criminalize it. Dave is joined by Edmonton Journal reporter Liane Faulder. Background reading: Conversion therapy: controversy swirls as definitions and di...
Justin Trudeau's pressure campaign against Jody-Wilson Raybould
August 20, 2019 07:00 - 20 minutesA scathing report for the federal ethics commissioner has brought the SNC Lavalin scandal back into the news cycle. And with a federal election looming, it could prove problematic for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. We look at what the report says, what new we have learned and what the fallout has been in Ottawa. Dave is joined by National Post federal politics reporter Brian Platt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why Uyghur students in Canada fear for their future
August 15, 2019 07:00 - 20 minutesChina is currently facing scrutiny for its actions against protesters in Hong Kong, but that isn’t the only human rights crackdown raising concern. In the northwest province of Xijiang, millions of people from a Muslim minority group known as Uyghurs have been detained in what the government calls re-education camps and some commentators call concentration camps. Uyghur students in Canada are fearful about the fate of their families back home, and what could happen to them when they eventua...
Jessica Yaniv and the human rights fight over waxing services
August 09, 2019 21:26 - 19 minutesShould estheticians who offer services to women be allowed to refuse service to transgender women who have not yet gone through with reassignment surgery? That’s a question before the B.C. human rights tribunal, and one which has sparked controversy across the country. We look at how this case got started, why it is such a hot-button issue, and what the ramifications are. Dave is joined by National Post reporter Joseph Brean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Where Trudeau went wrong in foreign policy
August 06, 2019 07:00 - 17 minutesCanada’s image on the international stage took a big hit in 2018 with Justin Trudeau’s disastrous, much-mailgned trip to India. But it goes deeper than that, with ambassadors and diplomats worried about how Trudeau’s approach to foreign relations damaging our place in the international community. Dave is joined by National Post parliamentary bureau chief John Ivison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The unending manhunt
July 31, 2019 23:14 - 16 minutesOn July 15, a young couple, Chynna Deese from North Carolina, and Lucas Fowler from Sydney, Australia, were found dead on the Alaska Highway in northern British Columbia. Four days later, the body of 64-year-old Leonard Dyck a lecturer at the University of British Columbia, was found 475 kilometres from the first crime scene. Once believed to be missing persons, 19-year-old Kam McLeod and 18-year-old Bryer Schmegelsky, both from Port Alberni, B.C., are now fugitives on the run from RCMP. ...
Chiropractors adjusting newborn spines on the rise
July 30, 2019 07:00 - 17 minutesWhile Australian regulators have banned chiropractors from working on babies, the practice is growing in Canada. And with some training to practice spine manipulation on babies limited to 12 hours over the course of a weekend, some in the Canadian medical community are concerned. We look at the justification for the practice, what evidence there is to support it, and what Canadian regulators have to say. Dave is joined by National Post health writer Sharon Kirkey. Learn more about your ad...
The Conservative party effort to put a more female face forward
July 25, 2019 07:00 - 19 minutesOne of the knocks against the federal Conservative party, rightly or wrongly, is that it’s not friendly to women. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tried to play up this division with initiatives like a gender-balanced cabinet, and targeting the party of Andrew Scheer over issues like abortion. We look at how some Conservative candidates are trying to break the stereotype, what inspired them to run, and what it means to the party in this election. Dave is joined by National Post politics r...
Meat cleaver killer escapes and public kept in the dark
July 23, 2019 07:00 - 18 minutesA known killer walks out of a mental health facility on a day pass. He doesn’t return and it’s believed he has fled to China. The public isn’t even told this has happened for 11 days. You’d be forgiven for asking what the heck happened here. Because it did happen in Toronto, and officials are still demanding answers. Dave is joined by Toronto Sun columnist Brian Lilley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canada's plan to fight threats to our election
July 18, 2019 08:00 - 18 minutesWith Canadians set to go to the polls this fall, the feds have unveiled plans detailing how they would respond to an attack on our democracy. Authorities in our country have watched the fallout from recent elections in countries like France and the United States and say they want to avoid any similar issues here. We look at the details of the plan, what attacks Canada could expect, and why protecting our elections is so important. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Chateau Laurier and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad addition
July 16, 2019 08:00 - 16 minutesEven in a city already filled with historic buildings, Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier hotel stands out as a favourite for many. But the national historic site has been embroiled in controversy over plans for a large addition at the back of the scenic property. Ottawa city council recently upheld a previously granted heritage permit for the addition, despite public outcry over the design. Many feel it stands out too much, or takes away from the historic look of the hotel. We look at why the addit...
Scientists look to create human-monkey chimeras. Should we be worried?
July 11, 2019 08:00 - 21 minutesIs humanity closer to unleashing the horror of the Planet of the Apes? That remains a nightmare scenario for the distant future, but genetic editing potentially takes us a small step closer. Dave talks to the National Post's Sharon Kirkey about how scientists are adding human stem cells to the brains of monkeys, why they’re actually doing this, and what potential ethical issues there are. Get one month of online access to the National Post free at nationalpost.com/podcasts Learn more abou...
Meth makes a resurgence on the Prairies
July 08, 2019 20:13 - 12 minutesA potent, addictive drug is making a resurgence on the Prairies, and police are on alert. Within the last couple of years, methamphetamine has once again found itself on law enforcement radar, even as police are still dealing with the opioid epidemic. We look at what cities are dealing with the issue, what police are concerned about and what the draw for users is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A housing crisis worse than Toronto's
July 04, 2019 18:21 - 14 minutesA vacancy rate that has hit rock bottom, ever-rising rents, and a back-and-forth between the city and the province over how to fix the problem. No, we’re not talking about Toronto. Or Vancouver. We’re talking about Charlottetown. The capital of PEI is dealing with a vacancy rate lower than 1 per cent, and rents in some cases have doubled. We look at what’s driving the problem, what measures people are taking to be able to afford rent, and what solutions are being looked at. Learn more abou...
Andrew Scheer's Ontario problem
June 27, 2019 23:14 - 19 minutesIf you listen to the polling, as of right now Conservative leader Andrew Scheer stands a good chance of ousting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government this fall. But it’s not necessarily a clear path to victory. Dave is joined by Postmedia's Parliamentary bureau chief John Ivison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 4: How the Alberta election was won and lost
June 26, 2019 07:00 - 21 minutesWe bring the fourth and final chapter in our series on how the Alberta election was won and lost. Today, Emma Graney explains how Jason Kenney was able to tap into the mood of Albertans so successfully. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices