Unpublished Cafe
241 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago -Unpublished Cafe, hosted by veteran radio journalist Ed Hand, provides an unfiltered prospective on Canadian current affairs free of bias and political partisanship.
Unpublished Cafe is the official podcast of Unpublished Media Inc.
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Jobs & The Economy in Canada's 2019 Federal Election
September 29, 2019 17:03 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBPUBLISHED: 09/29/2019 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast:Despite declining unemployment and GDP growth in Canada, two thirds of Canadians feel the economic deck is stacked against them according to Ipsos Public Affairs. Traditionally, in our election cycle, one of the key issues on the trail is the economy. While there is an air of uncertainty among a majority of Canadians when it comes to the economy, will this be the hill on which the election is fought? Climate change has jumped int...
Healthcare
September 19, 2019 15:52 - 22 minutes - 21 MBPUBLISHED: 09/18/2019 It’s traditionally one of the key issues in Canadian elections; Health Care. Canadians are particularly protective of health care, and it is gearing up to be one of the main issues up for debate. Health care affects us all differently depending on need. It seems the upcoming federal election is being drowned out by the mud slinging and rhetoric which is distracting from the real issues affecting us all. On the podcast today, we will bring health care to the front of t...
Elizabeth May
September 08, 2019 16:40 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBThese are heady days for Canada’s Green Party. A second MP in the House of Commons, more than just moral victories in PEI where it makes up the official Opposition. In BC, where they control the balance of power and in Ontario where a Green MPP sits at Queens Park. But can all the goodwill translate into seats in the next federal election. While the writ has yet to drop, it could at any moment and an election campaign would be under way. And for Green Party leader, Elizabeth May there has n...
Foreign Affairs in Canada's 2019 Election
August 18, 2019 16:26 - 34 minutes - 32 MBPUBLISHED: 08/18/2019 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: Will Canada’s federal election be won on the international stage? Voters are mere two months away from heading to the ballot box. When the Liberals came to power in 2015, Justin Trudeau pledged “Canada is back” and “Sunny Ways” as a counter to the ten years of Stephen Harper. But the positive words and ambition were somewhat derailed by the 2016 US election which vaulted Donald Trump into the Oval Office. Since then Canada’s forei...
Climate Compilation - Unpublished.Cafe 190714
July 14, 2019 17:44 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBPUBLISHED: 07/14/2019 Will this be the federal election in Canada that sees the environment take centre stage? Last fall, a dire warning for the world from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The aim now is to keep any temperature increase below 1.5 degrees, and predicting a massive $54 trillion impact on world economies according to Moody’s. On the Unpublished Cafe today we will provide you with the policy stances from all 4 major federal parties. Recapping points made from Jo...
Climate Change in Canada's Federal Election Part II
July 14, 2019 17:42 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBPUBLISHED: 07/14/2019 Will this be the federal election in Canada that sees the environment take centre stage? Last fall, a dire warning for the world from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The aim now is to keep any temperature increase below 1.5 degrees, and predicting a massive $54 trillion impact on world economies according to Moody’s. On the Unpublished Cafe today we hear from a youth advocacy group called Shake Up the Establishment, founded by a group of conce...
Climate Change in Canada's Federal Election Part II
July 14, 2019 17:42 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBPUBLISHED: 07/14/2019 Will this be the federal election in Canada that sees the environment take centre stage? Last fall, a dire warning for the world from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The aim now is to keep any temperature increase below 1.5 degrees, and predicting a massive $54 trillion impact on world economies according to Moody’s. On the Unpublished Cafe today we hear from a youth advocacy group called Shake Up the Establishment, founded by a group of concerned stud...
Unpublished.Cafe for July 7: ‘Climate Change’ in Canada’s Federal Election
July 07, 2019 16:51 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBPUBLISHED: 07/07/2019 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: Will this be the federal election in Canada that sees the environment take centre stage? Last fall, a dire warning for the world from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The aim now is to keep any temperature increase below 1.5 degrees, and predicting a massive $54 trillion impact on world economies according to Moody’s. On the Unpublished Cafe today we will hear from two parties about their climate change platform. T...
Unpublished.Cafe for July 7: ‘Climate Change’ in Canada’s Federal Election
July 07, 2019 16:51 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBPUBLISHED: 07/07/2019 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: Will this be the federal election in Canada that sees the environment take centre stage? Last fall, a dire warning for the world from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The aim now is to keep any temperature increase below 1.5 degrees, and predicting a massive $54 trillion impact on world economies according to Moody’s. On the Unpublished Cafe today we will hear from two parties about their climate change pla...
Canada's Plastic Ban
June 23, 2019 16:36 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBPUBLISHED: 06/23/2019 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: Up to 95 per cent of all plastic found in the world’s oceans comes from just 10 source rivers, which are all in the developing world. Single-use items: plastic bags, straws, cutlery, plates, stir sticks, takeout packaging, cups, and cigarette butts. The proposed Liberal plan would kick off in 2021 —curbing litter and also cutting nearly 2 million tons of carbon pollution. They claim the policy would also stimulate the economy by c...
Canada's Plastic Ban
June 23, 2019 16:36 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBPUBLISHED: 06/23/2019 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: Up to 95 per cent of all plastic found in the world’s oceans comes from just 10 source rivers, which are all in the developing world. Single-use items: plastic bags, straws, cutlery, plates, stir sticks, takeout packaging, cups, and cigarette butts. The proposed Liberal plan would kick off in 2021 —curbing litter and also cutting nearly 2 million tons of carbon pollution. They claim the policy would also stimulate the eco...
Unpublished.Cafe for June 23 2019
June 23, 2019 16:36 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBPUBLISHED: 06/23/2019 Up to 95 per cent of all plastic found in the world’s oceans comes from just 10 source rivers, which are all in the developing world. Single-use items: plastic bags, straws, cutlery, plates, stir sticks, takeout packaging, cups, and cigarette butts. The proposed Liberal plan would kick off in 2021 —curbing litter and also cutting nearly 2 million tons of carbon pollution. They claim the policy would also stimulate the economy by creating 42,000 jobs. Single u...
The Green Wave
June 09, 2019 16:40 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBPUBLISHED: 06/09/2019 Is a Green Wave about to wash over Canada ahead of the next federal election? A new Abacus Data poll shows the federal Greens with 12% support for the party that has tried to crack double digit support forever in Canada. Digging deeper in the numbers, more than one third of voters say they would consider voting Green. It’s not the first time the Greens were seen to be on the cusp of a break through, but it always seemed stymied by strategic voting. There’s still plent...
Is Democracy Under Siege?
May 11, 2019 16:53 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBPUBLISHED: 05/12/2019 Samara Canada recently published a study revealing that almost two-thirds of Canadians feel alienated by the politicians who they voted to represent them. Even economists agree; democracy is slipping. What can be done to get democracy back on track? The ability to sway public opinion is becoming increasingly simplistic in the age of globalization and social media. Disinformation from online data is causing people to adopt a sense of hopelessness, which ultimately sway...
SNC-Lavalin 3.0
April 14, 2019 18:06 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBPUBLISHED: 04/14/2019 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: Justin Trudeau is scrambling to save his brand and support as two prominent members of his cabinet are turfed. The Opposition Conservatives constantly badger the Liberals and in particular the Prime Minister, going as far as goading him into a lawsuit. Canadians are watching this issue despite the ferocious effort by the Liberals to change the channel. Depending on where you sit on the political spectrum, you would either think J...
The Legal Implications Surrounding the SNC-Lavalin Controversy
March 17, 2019 17:17 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBIn this episode we will tear apart the issue of #SNC-LAVALIN and Deferred Prosecution Agreements and whether there was any political tampering in a justice decision.
The Legal Implications Surrounding the SNC-Lavalin Controversy
March 17, 2019 17:17 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MB———————————— PUBLISHED: 03/17/2019 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: Sunny Ways has given in to gloomy days for the federal Liberals after former Attorney General, Jody Wilson Raybould blew the whistle on the PMO for trying to pressure her into giving SNC-LAVALIN a Deferred Prosecution Agreement for it’s plying the Gadhafi regime with millions of dollars to secure infrastructure contracts in the North African country. It all came to light during the Arab Spring when several Middle Ea...
DeepFake and the War on Truth 2.0
February 10, 2019 18:10 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBIn this episode we hear from Karen Wang herself. We also talk to Caroline Andrew to get additional perspective.————————————
DeepFake and the War on Truth 2.0
February 10, 2019 18:10 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBPUBLISHED: 02/10/2019 Seeing is believing when it comes to the truth. What happens when what you see looks real, convincingly real, but isn't? Earlier this week, Canada's Chief Electoral Officer, Stephane Perrault told House of Commons Committee, that there is very little in his tool box to deal with "fake news" about candidates or their parties during an election. Outright lies on social media about those seeking office can't be regulated by Elections Canada. We've all seen those hatche...
Gazing Through Canada's Crystal Ball 2019
January 25, 2019 16:24 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBIn this episode, we will chat with three pollsters about what they hear from Canadians about their lives, their beliefs, their wishes and their politics. ————————————
Gazing Through Canada's Crystal Ball 2019
January 25, 2019 16:24 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBPUBLISHED: 01/11/2019 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: As the calendar turns to 2019, Canadians are looking down the road to see what is coming over the horizon. For some Canadians, the view is a little foreboding. While the pundits and pollsters have a different view as to what 2019 will bring, the one common thread through their work is that Canadians are probably the most cynical they've ever been. While 2018 gave us tariffs, Trans Mountain and late night Twitter tirades of Trump,...
Maxime Bernier
September 27, 2018 18:11 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBPUBLISHED: 09/27/2018 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: In late August, after a federal Conservative leadership race and rumblings of unhappiness and just ahead of the Conservative policy convention, MP Maxime Bernier announced he was leaving the Federal Cons to form his own party. Some felt it was selfish while others said it was a breath of fresh air for like minded Tories. Bernier was a razor close second to Andrew Scheer in the Conservative leadership race, which could be interpre...
Maxime Bernier
September 27, 2018 18:11 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBIn this episode we interview with Maxime Bernier, and look at the potential impact of a new centre right party on Canadian politics with David Coletto.
Notwithstanding
September 12, 2018 19:04 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBQ: When are Your Charter protected rights not protected? A: When Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms—the Notwithstanding Clause—is invoked. ———————————— PUBLISHED: 09/12/2018 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: This week, the Ontario Government announced it would be using the “Notwithstanding Clause” for the first time in its history. The Notwithstanding clause allows the government to circumvent a court decision, which found the Ontario government violated the Cha...
Saudi Arabia
August 22, 2018 17:59 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBIt was a tweet that was heard half a world away and diplomatic relationships between Canada and Saudi Arabia are now hanging by a thread. ———————————— PUBLISHED: 08/22/2018 Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: Diplomatic tension is on the rise between the two countries after Canada's Global Affairs Ministry tweeted at the Saudi government, condemning the arrest of two female bloggers who have been critical of the regime. Since the tweet "heard round the world", Saudi Arabia has kicked o...
Toronto City Council
August 08, 2018 18:37 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBToday on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: Is democracy under attack in Canada's largest city? Ontario's new government has turned upside down the upcoming Municipal Election in Toronto by announcing legislation to reduce the size of Toronto City Council from 47 this fall, to 25. As well, the Province is suspending the upcoming election of Regional Chairs in Peel, York and Muskoka riding (former OPC Leader Patrick Brown’s riding). Under the BNA Act of 1867, provinces have the power to make t...
Canadian Foreign Policy in the Trump-Putin Era
July 25, 2018 18:35 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBToday on the Unpublished Cafe podcast:Canada and Russia have had far from warm relations. There have been pockets of cooperation, but for the most part there appears to be little trust between the two sides. It was Canada and Jean Chretien that brought Russia to the G7 making it the G8 with Boris Yeltsin in charge. It appeared then that Russia was easing the iron grip it had on it's people. Under Vladimir Putin, it looks like Russia is heading down an old path. The poisoning of a Russian spy...
Ontario Throne Speech
July 18, 2018 18:47 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBToday on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: The Ontario PC's made a lot of promises on the campaign trail but we're short on details when it came to attaining goals. Promises of lower Hydro bills and lower gas prices were highlighted but they haven't been fleshed out yet. The Province has pulled out of cap and trade although there is nothing to replace it. Ford has made good on turfing Hydro One head, Mayo Schmidt, who he dubbed the "six million dollar man" during the campaign. The entire Bo...
Bill C-69
July 11, 2018 18:38 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBToday on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: The Liberals have staked a claim on the environment turning the Ministry of the Environment to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. And that Minister, Ottawa Centre MP, Catherine McKenna is now shepherding in Bill C69, the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act. It would replace, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 which was brought in by the Conservatives. At the time, ...
Supply Management (WITH VOTE)
June 21, 2018 17:50 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBToday on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: When US President Donald Trump started taking aim at Canada's dairy, poultry and egg industries during the renegotiation of NAFTA, those farmers could feel the hair rise on the back of their necks. Once again, it put Canada's supply management system back in the spotlight and not necessarily for all the right reasons. There has been a growing chorus of voices inside this country as well calling for an end to what some call a "cartel". ———————————— I...
Supply Management (NO VOTE)
June 21, 2018 17:48 - 38 minutes - 35 MBToday on the Unpublished Cafe podcast: When US President Donald Trump started taking aim at Canada's dairy, poultry and egg industries during the renegotiation of NAFTA, those farmers could feel the hair rise on the back of their necks. Once again, it put Canada's supply management system back in the spotlight and not necessarily for all the right reasons. There has been a growing chorus of voices inside this country as well calling for an end to what some call a "cartel". ———————————— I...
Ontario Election Aftermath
June 15, 2018 19:32 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBToday on Unpublished Cafe-- Doug Ford was seen as the most toxic of choices when it came to the Ontario PC leadership race, but he prevailed. His provincial disapproval rating was almost as high as Kathleen Wynne's yet he prevailed. How did it happen? What does it tell us about Ontarians? ———————————— https://www.unpublished.vote/issue/260/the-ontario-election-aftermath ———————————— GUESTS: Ian Holliday http://angusreid.org/author/research2/ Research Associate with the Angus Reid Inst...
Sex Ed Curriculum in Ontario
June 01, 2018 16:28 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBToday on Unpublished Cafe, the Ontario's Health and Physical Education curriculum was released in 2015 to a storm of criticism. Forget the fact the curriculum hadn't been updated in almost 20 years when it was brought in. So whats changed since 1998 and 2015? The smart phone, sexting, online bullying all in the future. The Ontario election is less than two weeks away and an issue that was in the review mirror is once again closer than the image appears. Ontario PC leader Doug Ford is trying...
#FakeNews And The War On Truth
May 18, 2018 15:55 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBToday on the Unpublished.Cafe, we will take a look at the issues facing the truth today. Joining me for the discussion is Tom Korski, managing editor of Blacklock's Reporter. The impetus for this show today was an interesting story from Blacklock's Reporter which found our federal government had actually spent half a million dollars creating #FakeNews. What does it say when a federal government of a democratic nation is paying to put out #Fakenews? We delve into this question today on the U...
UnpublishedCafe for May 11 2018 - NAFTA
May 11, 2018 16:08 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBPUBLISHED: 05/11/2018 Today on Unpublished Cafe we talk about how the North American Free Trade Agreement has been a political football for many politicians, in particular US presidents, as we have seen since Donald Trump entered the presidential race in 2015. While he decries the deal as unfair to Americans, the agreement has accomplished it's seven goals. To get an idea how much this means to all North Americans, in 2016, trilateral trade reached nearly USD $1 trillion – more than a thr...
The Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline
April 26, 2018 19:17 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBThe Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion from Edmonton to Vancouver is a $7 billion plus project that would see the current pipeline twinned with a new one to more than double the capacity to get the oil sands or bitumen to markets other than the US. That would mean a sevenfold increase in tanker traffic out of Berard Inlet, which environmentalists worry about the impact on the aquaculture. Of course, visions of the Exxon Valdez dance in their heads. ———————————— This podcast starts with Eliz...
Technology and Data Privacy in The Age of Social Media
April 12, 2018 16:46 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBToday on Unpublished Cafe we'll dig around the edges of the issue and see if this is just a one off incident or just the first wave of the tsunami. Since the company acknowledged that some of your information may have been exposed in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the social media titan has seen it's share price drop dramatically and has sparked a movement of Facebook users to delete their account. A just released Ipsos poll finds that two thirds of Canadians don't trust Facebook to prot...
Interview with Green Party of Ontario leader Mike Schreiner
March 26, 2018 21:02 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBThe 2018 Ontario provincial election promises to be a battle right down to the final bell. Kathleen While Kathleen Wynne's Liberal Party has never polled lower than it is polling now, new Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford opened his campaign by calling for the elimination of the sex-ed curriculum in Ontario, before consulting with parents. Both leaders appear to be not well liked by the electorate. Which means both the NDP and the Green Party will have a chance to improve the...
Legalization of marijuana in Ontario
March 21, 2018 19:47 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBToday on the Unpublished Cafe podcast we talk about the Province of Ontario getting it's ducks in a row for the rollout of legalized marijuana by July 1st, 2018. The federal government started the process and is letting each province introduce it as they see fit. In Ontario, the government is launching the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation, 40 stand alone stores run by the province to sell recreational marijuana. That will expand to 150 stores by 2020. It would be run much like the LCBO, a...
Conservatism In Ontario
March 07, 2018 17:51 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBToday on the Unpublished Cafe podcast we take a look at the state of conservatism in Ontario and where it could lead. It's been almost 20 years since the Ontario PC's won an election. That time in the political wilderness has been gnawing on the nerves of the Big Blue Machine. With so much swirling around the caucus and executive, not to mention the disgruntled supporters, it has the party focusing on internal squabbles and not the end game--Winning the next election. ———————————— This po...
#MeToo And It’s Impact On Canadian Politics
February 08, 2018 17:48 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBToday on the Unpublished Cafe podcast we are going to hear more about #Metoo and #TimesUp. The #MeToo movement burst into our consciousness in late 2017 with the accusations against Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein and then actor, Kevin Spacey. Those seemed to spark an awakening or an end to hiding the past. From there demonstrations and protests have sprouted up with the social media hashtags of #Metoo and #TimesUp. The colours of the issue appear to be black and white, but when ...