Sandy and Nora talk politics

Daily news for March 8, 2023 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how difficult it can be to start something from scratch, especially when large, institutional NGO decide to throw money at people who have never experienced the pressures of creating something from scratch with lots of money. Plus, they talk about layoffs at Global News and a self-driving car. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora dissect the allegations made about Chinese interference in Canadian elections, and talk about the fallout that Chinese Canadians and visitors will experience. Plus, they discuss crime reporting and how inadequate it is when it's hived off from other stories from other jurisdictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about AI -- what we should be excited by and what we should absolutely not at all be excited by. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the boring to the exciting: from healthcare transfer payments to the US gleefully shooting missiles into the sky to kill aliens.Consider donating to these charities: UNHCR CanadaList of groups from Canada Helps Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora discuss the habit of the Trudeau Liberals to coopt and defang activist movements and important days of commemoration to bolster their brand.Here is the article on policing mentioned in the episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about policing, again, and there is only two ways to believe that police are helpful: either you've never had any contact with police, or you depend on police repression to protect your wealth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Daily news update for January 30, 2023Story 1: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/6-years-later-public-invited-inside-quebec-city-mosque-for-1st-time-since-2017-attack-1.6729050Story 2: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/calls-for-answers-grow-as-deaths-double-in-ontario-jails-1.6725844Story 3: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canadas-top-court-takes-a-tough-stance-on-mandatory-minimum-sentences/Story 4: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/29/more-palestinians-to-be-killed-critics-slam-israeli-gun-plans Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily News update for January 27, 2023Story 1: https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/treaty-3-sex-assault-epidemic-investigation/Story 2: https://pressprogress.ca/manitoba-government-deactivated-email-accounts-that-sourced-millions-in-covid-19-contracts/ Story 3: https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/here-are-the-companies-that-have-announced-canadian-layoffs-so-far-in-2023-1.6246202Story 4: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/1/27/south-korea-unions-decry-red-scare-amid-north-korea-spy-claimsStory 5: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64410607 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news update for January 26, 2023Story 1: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/it-s-possible-that-kids-got-tb-died-from-milk-served-at-alta-residential-school-experts-1.6246638Story 2: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/williams-lake-st-josephs-residential-school-1.6724370Story 3: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/coastal-gaslink-fined-3rd-time-1.6726415Story 4: https://time.com/6249941/ukraine-corruption-resignation-zelensky-russia/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news update for January 25, 2023.Story 1: https://www.canadaland.com/new-brunswick-mystery-illness-documents/Story 2: https://albertaworker.ca/news/ucp-awards-surgery-contracts-to-party-donor-after-years-of-lobbying/Story 3: https://www.wsj.com/articles/violent-crime-rate-juvenile-11674485556Story 4: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-64381922 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how close most media in Canada is propaganda, intended either to distract or influence how we understand power. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news for January 24, 2023Story 1: https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/montrealer-found-guilty-of-hate-against-jewish-people-after-online-postStory 2: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/multiple-staff-at-same-b-c-school-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer-investigation-launched-1.6243232Story 3: https://www.newwestrecord.ca/national-news/cameroon-government-says-it-never-authorized-canada-peace-talks-6424262Story 4: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/1/23/is-debt-cancellation-the-way-forward-for-sri-lanka Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news update for January 23, 2023.Story 1: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/donkin-mine-safety-violations-1.6718524Story 2: https://www.blogto.com/travel/2023/01/ontario-couple-tracking-lost-baggage-shocked-air-canada-gave-it-charity/Story 3: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/fran%C3%A7ois-legault-trudeau-democracy-under-attack-1.6722077Story 4: https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/01/22/abandoned-mines-among-most-expensive-territorial-contaminated-sites/Story 5: https://twitter.com/NoLore/status/1617370082325266432 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news headlines for January 20, 2023.Story 1: https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/black-nova-scotia/migrant-worker-facing-bill-from-nova-scotia-after-insurance-for-cancer-treatment-cancelled/Story 2: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/former-reform-party-leader-preston-manning-to-get-253k-to-chair-alberta-covid-19-panel-1.6238254Story 3: https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/number-of-commercial-pilot-licences-issued-in-canada-has-collapsed-since-2019-1.6238793Story 4: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/18/revealed-forest-carbon-offsets-biggest-provider-worthless-verra-aoe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news update for January 19, 2023.Story 1: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/ck-public-health-nurse-fired-1.6715269Story 2: https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/nearly-200-stolen-appliances-recovered-by-peel-police-1.6235707Story 3: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/postmedia-announces-plan-to-move-12-alberta-papers-to-digital-only-layoff-staff-1.1871792Story 4: https://www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/2023/01/amazon-osha-fine/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news update for January 18, 2023Story 1: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/st-marys-residential-school-1.6716724Story 2: https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewan/new-sask-marshals-service-to-be-based-out-of-prince-albertStory 3: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/canada-performing-more-organ-transplants-from-maid-donors-than-any-country-in-the-world-1.6234133Story 4: https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/french-demonstrators-demand-rivoire-be-extradited/#.Y8b8ewcEyUI.twitterStory 5: https://abcnews.go.com/US/albuquerque-police-make-arrest-shootings-4-lawmakers-homes/story?id=96470308 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora take lively questions from the audience and talk about: organizing in non-profits, dealing with cops within community groups, organizing in non-traditional workplaces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news update for Jan. 17 2023.Story 1: https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/saskatchewan-government-expected-to-oppose-bail-release-for-quewezance-sisters/Story 2: https://pressprogress.ca/international-students-overdoses-british-columbia-20230116/Story 3: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1948762/chef-conservateur-quebec-candidats-vedettesStory 4: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/16/presumed-jihadists-abduct-about-50-women-in-burkina-faso-local-sources Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news update for Jan. 16, 2023.Story 1: https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/uoft-student-suing-toronto-police-for-1-6m-after-he-was-allegedly-tasered-with-an-officer-s-knee-on-his-neck-1.6231493Story 2: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/anniversary-patel-family-border-crossing-deaths-1.6714959 Story 3: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1948188/firme-mckinsey-canada-ottawa-millions-contrats-ottawaStory 4: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64284366 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily News - Jan. 13 2023Headlines:Story 1: https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2023-01-12/hausse-des-collisions-avec-pietons/quebec-appelle-la-population-a-plus-de-prudence-sur-les-routesStory 2: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tribunal-bc-time-theft-1.6712467Story 3: https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/01/12/construction-company-charged-barrie-crash/Story 4: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/star-blanket-cree-nation-announcement-1.6710662Story 5: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/13/s-korea-police-seek-to-charge-officials-over-159-killed-in-crush Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news update for January 12, 2023.Story 1: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/frostbite-amputations-hit-10-year-high-in-edmonton-last-winter-new-data-show-1.6709778?__vfz=medium%3DsharebarStory 2: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/fritznel-richard-wife-phone-call-1.6708299?__vfz=medium%3DsharebarStory 3: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canfor-pulp-prince-george-300-jobs-1.6711267Story 4: https://twitter.com/Shut_downAmazon/status/1613313804221440000Story 5: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/12/elon-musk-breaks-world-record-for-largest-loss-of-personal-fortune-in-history Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news headlines for Jan. 11Story 1: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/fort-mcmurray-alberta-oilsands-tailings-pond-death-charges-1.6704818Story 2: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/01/10/analysis/close-relationship-newfoundland-premier-billionaire-hydrogenStory 3: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/canada-buys-ukraine-400m-air-defence-system-canadian-army-still-waits-for-such-equipmentStory 4: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/10/peru-imposes-nightly-curfew-in-restive-region-after-protests Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora respond to audience questions like "what happens when you win but institutional power takes over?" and "How do we build inter-generational solidarity inside our movements? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.