COMMONS
261 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★ - 69 ratingsCOMMONS is a documentary podcast that proves Canada is anything but boring. Each season, host Arshy Mann guides you through the country’s dark underbelly, bringing you stories about crime, corruption and all manner of misdeeds.
This season will unmask the ever-present war on workers. And the many, many ways that workers have banded together to fight back against it.
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Ep. 95 - What Do Peacekeepers Actually Do?
May 22, 2018 07:11 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBThe Liberal government announced earlier this year that it would send around 200 troops to assist in a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali. But what does "peacekeeping" look like in today's world and what do peacekeepers actually do? In this episode, we speak to Major-General Denis Thompson (Retired) and Aisha Ahmad, an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto, to answer these questions. stions. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See om...
Ep.94 - Life In Canada Without Clean Water
May 08, 2018 03:07 - 30 minutes - 42.1 MBCanada has 20 per cent of the world's freshwater and yet some Indigenous communities have not had access to clean drinking water for decades. In this episode, we speak to Rachel Arsenault a master’s student at Laurentian University's Indigenous Relations program who works with Decolonizing Water an Indigenous-led community-based water monitoring initiative. We also speak with Samantha Redsky of Shoal Lake 40 First Nation .
Ep.94 - Life In Canada Without Clean Water
May 08, 2018 03:07 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBCanada has 20 per cent of the world's freshwater and yet some Indigenous communities have not had access to clean drinking water for decades. In this episode, we speak to Rachel Arsenault a master’s student at Laurentian University's Indigenous Relations program who works with Decolonizing Water an Indigenous-led community-based water monitoring initiative. We also speak with Samantha Redsky of Shoal Lake 40 First Nation . Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/lis...
Ep. 93 - The All-White Jury In Canada
April 24, 2018 12:44 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBThe acquittal of Gerald Stanley in the shooting of Colten Boushie sparked outrage across Canada. The anger was further fuelled by the fact that the jury was all white, in a community that had a significant Indigenous population. After the Gerald Stanley verdict, the government proposed sweeping changes to the legal system in Bill C-75. The legal community has been divided on these proposed changes - some say they are an important first step to make juries more diverse, while other say they w...
Ep. 92 - Canadian History X
April 10, 2018 03:17 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBAs a teen, Elisa Hategan joined Canada's most notorious and well-organized white supremacist group, the Heritage Front. She later turned on the group and helped to take them down. What can we learn from the past about how white supremacists operate today? And what do we do about all these Nazis? Elisa's book about her time in the Heritage Front is called Race Traitor. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. S...
Ep. 91 - Stories From Solitude
March 27, 2018 05:17 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBThe final episode of our two-parter on solitary confinement in Canada. In this episode, we hear two personal stories about the impacts that solitary confinement can have. Featuring Yusuf Faqiri and Dan Parlow. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 90 - Unconstitutional Solitude
March 13, 2018 03:45 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBA two part series in which we explore the conditions and consequences of solitary confinement use in Canada. Featuring Chris Jackel, a correctional officer who works in a maximum security Ontario prison, and lawyer/professor Lisa Kerr. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 89 - Finding A Fix: Our Opioid Overdose Crisis
February 27, 2018 05:42 - 42 minutes - 39 MBThere's a well known narrative about the opioid epidemic: pharmaceutical companies and doctors over-prescribed addictive drugs on patients. But there's an important policy story here too, and we need to talk about it. Featuring longtime opiate user and activist, Garth Mullins, and lawyer, Caitlin Shane. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 88 - Our Mis(education): the Erasure of Blackness in Canadian Schools
February 13, 2018 03:59 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBRobyn Maynard is the author of Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present. We chat with Robyn about what she calls our (mis)education: Canada's amnesia to its history of slavery and segregation, and about the ways in which Canadian classrooms are still rife with anti-black racism. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A Brief Announcement
February 06, 2018 04:05 - 1 minute - 1.33 MBBack next week with a new episode! In the meantime, check out a new CANADALAND show, Oppo. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 87 - Unknown Road: Inside Immigration Detention
January 23, 2018 04:46 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBCanada's immigration system has a human rights problem. Each year, thousands of people are indefinitely jailed in prisons without any criminal charges. Babou was one of them. This episode features Babou Jobe and Subodh Bharati. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 86 - Throwing Shade at 2017: A Political Awards Show
January 09, 2018 04:08 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBWe look back on some notably weird political moments of 2017 and collectively cringe. Featuring guests Tim Fontaine (of Walking Eagle News) and Scott Vrooman (of Centrism Dot Biz). Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 85. - Invisible Victims: The Quest for Police Accountability
December 19, 2017 07:24 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBStronger police accountability is an acute need across Canada. In Ontario, recommendations for stronger police oversight are being drafted into legislation. In this episode, we explore the suspicious death of Cheyenne Fox and the ensuing (lack of) investigation. We then speak to a former director of Ontario's Special Investigations Unit, Ian Scott, who takes us inside the organizations responsible for holding police accountable. The final part of our policing miniseries. Support COMMONS: h...
Ep. 84 - Invisible Victims: How Police Botched the Robert Pickton Case
December 05, 2017 05:58 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MB"If the police don't want you to see a file, you're never gonna know it exists." We speak with Lorimer Shenher, a former police officer who was in charge of investigating the growing number of disappearing women from Vancouver's downtown Eastside, about how law enforcement overlooked a serial killer. Part one of a two part series on Canada's policing system and police accountability. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ...
Ep. 83 - No Protest is Genteel: On Antifa
November 21, 2017 06:27 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBLive from Vancouver: We speak with organizers Garth Mullins and Annie Ohana to unpack what it means to resist fascism in BC. Featuring Hadiya Roderique and guest host Sandy Garossino. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 82 - As If They Were Pets: The Sixties Scoop
November 07, 2017 04:44 - 35 minutes - 20.2 MBBetty Ann Adam is a reporter with the Saskatoon Star Phoenix. She is also a survivor of the "Sixties Scoop". When she was a toddler, the Canadian government pried her from her mother's arms. She was raised by foster parents. A modern version of this is still happening to Indigenous children across Canada.
As If They Were Pets: The Sixties Scoop
November 07, 2017 04:44 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBBetty Ann Adam is a reporter with the Saskatoon Star Phoenix. She is also a survivor of the "Sixties Scoop". When she was a toddler, the Canadian government pried her from her mother's arms. She was raised by foster parents. A modern version of this is still happening to Indigenous children across Canada. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 81 - On Niqabs & NAFTA
October 24, 2017 05:28 - 45 minutes - 62.9 MBQuebec's racist bill, unveiled. Plus NAFTA explained by one of its founders, former Mulroney Chief of Staff Hugh Segal. And Vancouver? Commons is headed to your burg! Support us at patreon.com/CANADALAND and see this year's goals and rewards.
On NAFTA And Niqabs
October 24, 2017 05:28 - 45 minutes - 42 MBQuebec's racist bill, unveiled. Plus NAFTA explained by one of its founders, former Mulroney Chief of Staff Hugh Segal. And Vancouver? Commons is headed to your burg! Support us at patreon.com/CANADALAND and see this year's goals and rewards. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On NAFTA And Niqabs
October 24, 2017 05:28 - 45 minutes - 42 MBQuebec's racist bill, unveiled. Plus NAFTA explained by one of its founders, former Mulroney Chief of Staff Hugh Segal. And Vancouver? Commons is headed to your burg! Support us at patreon.com/CANADALAND and see this year's goals and rewards. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 80 - Why We Need Higher Taxes, A Canadian Mt. Rushmore And A Population Of 100 Million
October 10, 2017 06:08 - 46 minutes - 63.4 MBThe Liberals put forth a proposal to tax the hell out of small businesses. At least that's how it's being painted by the Opposition. In reality, the proposed changes would have virtually zero impact on the majority of small business owners, but would focus on self-incorporated doctors. And it wouldn't raise their taxes, per se, but alter how they can claim their family members as employees, and change how the money they park in investments rather than being poured back into their businesse...
Why We Need Higher Taxes, A Canadian Mt. Rushmore And A Population Of 100 Million
October 10, 2017 06:08 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBThe Liberals put forth a proposal to tax the hell out of small businesses. At least that's how it's being painted by the Opposition. In reality, the proposed changes would have virtually zero impact on the majority of small business owners, but would focus on self-incorporated doctors. And it wouldn't raise their taxes, per se, but alter how they can claim their family members as employees, and change how the money they park in investments rather than being poured back into their businesse...
BONUS EPISODE -- Jagmeet Singh - The Full Interview
October 03, 2017 17:38 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBOn Episode 79 of Commons we spoke with three of the four NDP leadership candidates: Niki Ashton, Charlie Angus and Jagmeet Singh. These interviews were recorded before Singh's first-ballot victory on Sunday, October 1. As a bonus to Commons listeners, we present the full interview with now NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 79 - Ashton, Angus & Singh - Oh My!
September 26, 2017 09:54 - 1 hour - 90.4 MBThree Commons hosts, three NDP leadership hopefuls, one sweltering studio. On this episode, just days before the first vote closes in the race, we speak with Niki Ashton, Jagmeet Singh and Charlie Angus about Canada-Indigenous relations, the environment, the economy and the future of the party.
Ashton, Angus & Singh - Oh My!
September 26, 2017 09:54 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBThree Commons hosts, three NDP leadership hopefuls, one sweltering studio. On this episode, just days before the first vote closes in the race, we speak with Niki Ashton, Jagmeet Singh and Charlie Angus about Canada-Indigenous relations, the environment, the economy and the future of the party. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 78 - Guy Caron, Guaranteed Income And Climate Refugees
September 12, 2017 09:36 - 55 minutes - 76 MBWelcome back to a brand-new season of Commons! To kick things off, the Commons team is profiling each of the four candidates vying to replace Thomas Mulcair as leader of the federal NDP. This week, we speak with Guy Caron. Also, we look at the summer political stories that evolved while we were on hiatus: the Charlottesville tragedy and subsequent events in Canada, the influx of asylum seekers crossing the border and Trudeau's cabinet shuffle which may have just doubled the bureaucracy ...
Guy Caron, Guaranteed Income And Climate Refugees
September 12, 2017 09:36 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBWelcome back to a brand-new season of Commons! To kick things off, the Commons team is profiling each of the four candidates vying to replace Thomas Mulcair as leader of the federal NDP. This week, we speak with Guy Caron. Also, we look at the summer political stories that evolved while we were on hiatus: the Charlottesville tragedy and subsequent events in Canada, the influx of asylum seekers crossing the border and Trudeau's cabinet shuffle which may have just doubled the bureaucracy ...
Ep. 77 - The Rise Of The Right
July 04, 2017 12:50 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MBOn the final episode of the season, the Commons team digs into the rise of the fringe right in Canada. Journalist Evan Balgord has been covering organizations like the Proud Boys, Soldiers of Odin, and the Three Percenters for the better part of the past year. He joins us to discuss the ongoing street protests and what's driving these groups' discontent.
The Rise Of The Right
July 04, 2017 12:50 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBOn the final episode of the season, the Commons team digs into the rise of the fringe right in Canada. Journalist Evan Balgord has been covering organizations like the Proud Boys, Soldiers of Odin, and the Three Percenters for the better part of the past year. He joins us to discuss the ongoing street protests and what's driving these groups' discontent. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...
Ep.76 - Amy Goodman/The Constitutional Clusterf**k
June 13, 2017 09:58 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBThis week we're thrilled to welcome legendary broadcast journalist Amy Goodman. Her program, Democracy Now!, was one of the few non-Indigenous media outlets to provide sustained coverage of the Standing Rock camps protesting the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline. With a pro-pipeline president in the White House and a government in Ottawa that's shown a willingness to green-light our own projects, Goodman weighs in on what we can expect going forward. Also, British Columbians and, ...
Ep.75 - Drink Like A Conservative
May 30, 2017 08:39 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBThe dust has settled, and the Conservative Party of Canada has elected Andrew Scheer -- an anti-choice, anti-gay-marriage, anti-refugee, anti-M103 candidate -- as their new leader. As the election results trickled in, the Commons team were joined by Conservative consultant Ginny Movat and about 50 loyal listeners at Toronto's venerable Monarch Tavern to dissect the various campaigns. Proceeds from this event were donated to Newcomer Women's Services -- a Toronto-based not-for-profit ...
Ep.74 - Cultural Appropriation Is An Inherently Political Act
May 16, 2017 09:34 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBAppropriation is the buzzword in the news this week, as a misguided editorial was followed by a white elite up in arms on social media. In the end, two prominent magazine editors were gone from their posts, and the debate about the under-representation of non-white voices in Canadian media got significant traction. But Commons is a show about politics, so we asked CBC columnist and head of TIFF Cinematheque Jesse Wente how appropriation is represented in the Canadian political sphere. O...
Ep.73 - That's Why We Live In A Democracy
May 02, 2017 11:47 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBOntario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced the rollout of a basic income trial. The program is to be introduced in three Ontario communities this summer, including Thunder Bay. This is widely seen as compensation for living in Thunder Bay. B.C. Premier Christy Clark gives a voter a succinct primer on democracy, while Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil trips on his shoelaces and accidentally drops his writ. In our feature interview, Ashley speaks with Bloodwatch.org founder and Executive...
Ep.72 - Commons Gets High
April 18, 2017 07:53 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBThe Commons team unpacks the just-released specifics of the Trudeau government's plan to legalize cannabis. And after twenty minutes or so, all they can think about is snacks. Seriously. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep.71 - Being Icky Is The Job
April 04, 2017 07:11 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBThe Liberals, according to Conservative MP Scott Reid, are trying to "ram through whatever the fuck they want." In other, vaguely sexually-themed Conservative news, Brad Trost isn't down with the "the whole gay thing," while k.d. lang asks if Jason Kenney might be secretly fond of it. Kellie Leitch and Senator Lynn Beyak? Just crapping on Muslims and Indigenous peoples again, respectively. Nothing sexy there. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for p...
Ep.70 - You Have No Rights At The Border
March 21, 2017 05:50 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBHaving passed a second reading, the controversial bill C-23 stands to give U.S. border guards greater authority to reject, detain, or search Canadians and permanent residents trying to cross the border. Speaking of the border, a significant chunk of our shared border with the United States comes in the form of four of the five Great Lakes (bonus points if you can name the one entirely contained within one of the two countries). President Donald Trump's newly-unveiled budget threatens to d...
Ep.69 - "I'm Ashamed Of Myself For Being Afraid"
March 08, 2017 22:19 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBThis week, the city of Thunder Bay, ON, agreed to implement the recommendations of an inquest that looked into the deaths of seven Indigenous students. This, despite the fact that no one from city council appeared to have attended said inquest. The case of a Halifax-area cab driver accused of sexually assaulting a heavily intoxicated female passenger was dismissed by a provincial court judge after he claimed that, "clearly, a drunk can consent." Finally, the Globe & Mail dug deep into a ...
Ep.68 - Strong Hearts To The Front
February 21, 2017 09:29 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBWelcome back to CANADALAND Commons! New hosts Hadiya Roderique, Ryan McMahon, and Ashley Csanady spend their first episode looking into the mostly manufactured controversy behind M103 - a motion to denounce Islamophobia and racism and a push for the Canadian government to set up a committee to look into the rise of discrimination in the country. Also, refugees from countries on U.S. President Donald Trump's list of banned countries are taking the extraordinary step of trying to cross the ...
COMMONS returns!
February 13, 2017 05:38 - 2 minutes - 1.99 MBMeet the new hosts of CANADALAND COMMONS: Hadiya Roderique, Ashley Csanady, and Ryan McMahon. New episode available Tuesday February 21 and every two weeks thereafter. Follow the show on Twitter. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
COMMONS host search
October 25, 2016 02:32 - 1 minute - 1.27 MBWe're looking for new hosts. Please send demos (less than 4 minutes long) to: [email protected] Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A Message About the Future of COMMONS
October 18, 2016 01:57 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBSupriya, Vicky and publisher Jesse Brown deliver a message about the future of COMMONS. Follow @cndlndcmns for developments. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep.67 - A Hodge Podge of Political Hacks: Inside the War Room
October 11, 2016 02:43 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBToday, we go behind the scenes in Canadian politics. How do the backroom dealings in Ottawa stack up to the kind of power games we see on shows like House of Cards or the West Wing? Warren Kinsella brought the American war room model to Jean Chrétien's campaign, making it his mission to drive rival politicians crazy and throw them off their game. Lisa Kinsella has also worked in Liberal war rooms, and is now a "dirty rotten lobbyist." They both currently work for Daisy Group. Support COMM...
Ep.66 - A Hat Trick of Deceit: First Nations and the LNG Project
October 04, 2016 02:47 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBThe Trudeau government made a lot of commitments in the last election, including improving relations with Indigenous people, fighting climate change and investing in infrastructure. Those commitments are starting to come to a head. This past week, they approved a massive liquified natural gas (LNG) project on Lelu Island, near Prince Rupert, BC. We check in with Indigenous communities, where support is split on the project. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the Union of British C...
Ep.65 - Drunk on Liberal Power / Kellie Leitch on Anti-Canadian Values
September 27, 2016 03:09 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBConservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch really wants to talk about her proposal to screen out immigrants over anti-Canadian values, but takes issue with "specific questions" on the matter. But first, Bloomberg reporter Josh Wingrove drops in for a lookahead to the upcoming year in Parliament. What's gonna happen, who will start the first brawl and what would it take to end Trudeau's popularity? Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...
Ep.64 - Conservative Leadership Showdown Part 2: Tony Clement & Maxime Bernier
September 20, 2016 01:53 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBIt's week two of our Conservative leader-a-thon. Today we bring you our conversations with leadership contenders Tony Clement and Maxime Bernier. Both men were longtime members of Stephen Harper's cabinet. Tony Clement says the Conservatives need to communicate better with young people and is now pushing tough-on-terror policies. Maxime Bernier is often called the Libertarian candidate. In addition to his support for personal freedoms, he wants to de-regulate or privatize a handful of ...
Ep.63 - Conservative Leadership Showdown Part 1: Michael Chong & Brad Trost
September 13, 2016 02:03 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBA bunch of people want to succeed Harper as leader of the Conservative Party. Whoever gets the vote won't just be gunning to be the next Prime Minister; they'll be leading the Opposition, with an aim towards keeping the government in check. Over the summer, we took some time to figure out who all these people are. We'll share those interviews over the next two weeks. Today, we hear from Michael Chong and Brad Trost. Michael Chong once resigned as a cabinet Minister over a disagreement ...
Ep.62 - When Your Councillor Spams You on Facebook
September 06, 2016 02:03 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBWhat do you do if you think a city councillor is exploiting his public platform to make money on the side? Listener Matt Alexander emailed us with this quandary. He points out that Greater Sudbury Councillor Robert Kirwan takes money from local businesses to write promotional posts for a Facebook group he runs. This raises a lot of questions for Matt, but he doesn't know what to do about it. We look into Matt's complaint and how potential conflicts like this one are dealt with. ...
Ep.61 - When CSIS Comes Knocking pt. 2
August 23, 2016 02:47 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBEarlier this summer, we spoke to Monia Mazigh about CSIS agents making unannounced visits to Muslims. Now, one of those men joins us. After studying and teaching English in Egypt, Juned Moid* was visited by CSIS agents, denied entry into the US and had his passport renewal delayed. He doesn't know why. We also speak to Ken Stone, an activist and political commentator, who launched a complaint against CSIS after two agents showed up at his door, asking him about an op-ed he wrote in the H...
Ep.60 - MMIW: What Justice Means for a Family Member
August 09, 2016 01:40 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBWe check in with Maggie Cywink about the upcoming inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women. Maggie’s sister Sonya Cywink was murdered over 20 years ago and the case remains unsolved. Maggie says the announcement felt like a photo op for the Liberals. She first spoke to us back in December when the inquiry was announced: http://www.canadalandshow.com/podcast/families-mmiw-what-can-we-do-tomorrow/ Plus, a TweetBeat in which a Liberal MP tells a vegan to eat a steak. ...
Ep.59 - Canadian Police Are Racist Too
July 26, 2016 03:06 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBAbdirahman Abdi, a Somali man in Ottawa, is dead after witnesses say he was beaten by cops. There’s been a lot of attention on police violence against Black people in the U.S. lately. But Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Toronto, says Canada’s policing style has a lot of the same problems as the American system when it comes to dealing with racialized and Indigenous populations. Read Akwasi's piece in the Globe and Mail: http://www.theglobeandm...