The Lac-Mégantic rail disaster was a calamity like we’ve never seen before. The families of the victims never got justice. But the conditions that made it possible have barely changed. And the next time could be far worse. Featured in this episode: Bruce Campbell, Dylan Robertson (Winnipeg Free Press) To learn more: <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Lac-M%C3%A9gantic-Rail-Disaster-Betrayal-Justice/dp/1459413415/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+Lac-M%C3%A9gantic+Rail+Disaster%3A+Public+Betrayal%2C+Justice+Denied&qid=1559018833&s=gateway&sr=8-1"> The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster: Public Betrayal, Justice Denied</a> by Bruce Campbell. <a href="https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/cover-risk-on-the-rails-inside-alberta-crisis-winnipeg-danger-503903152.html"> “Alberta Crisis, Winnipeg Danger”</a> by Dylan Robertson in the Winnipeg Free Press This show was brought to you by our patrons. Please consider becoming <a href="https://www.patreon.com/canadaland">a monthly supporter</a>.  <a href="http://commonspodcast.com" rel="payment">Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

CRUDE 6 - The Devil in the Deep Blue Sea

COMMONS Presents: Inside Kabul INSIDE KABUL is a multi-award winning series that follows the daily life of two young Afghan women, Marwa and Raha. Both have been recording their daily lives since the arrival of the Taliban in August 2021. Should they stay? Leave? And when they leave, what does exile look like?As they contemplate their futures, Raha and Marwa exchange and record hundreds of voice notes with noted French journalist Caroline Gillet. What emerges is a raw and incredibly intimate chronicle of two young women coming of age amidst the collapse of the world they had known.Original podcast broadcast on France INTER / RADIO FRANCE © RADIO FRANCE. Canadaland is proud to premiere the English-language adaptation of this urgent and intimate podcast, building on Commons' crucial season that told the story of Canada’s role in the War in Afghanistan.COMMONS 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.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.