The Breach Show
The Breach Show
The Breach
A bi-weekly podcast from The Breach featuring sharp commentary on politics and movements in Canada.
Can a new NDP help make a comeback of the Canadian left?
The Breach just launched a new book, A New Democratic Party: The Comeback of the Left. At the Toronto launch, Desmond Cole spoke to three contributors, former MP Matthew Green, feminist activist Judy Rebick, and editor Martin Lukacs, who discuss and debate the future of the party.The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service._______________________________________________________________We need 500 new regular supporters to join us and help build journalism for transformation. Can you help us reach our target?⁠Support people-powered journalism⁠ with $5 a month (and get a free pack of stickers): http://bit.ly/4x8vurl _______________________________________________________________Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia
Jul 2
42 min
The right to strike is in Carney’s corporate crosshairs
The labour movement is sounding the alarm on the Liberal government's plans to strip federally-regulated workers of their most important power—the right to strike. Unifor researcher Graham Cox joins Desmond Cole to discuss how the Carney government is using Trump’s attacks on Canada to tilt the playing field further for the corporate elite.The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service._______________________________________________________________We need 500 new regular supporters to join us and help build journalism for transformation. Can you help us reach our target?⁠Support people-powered journalism⁠ with $5 a month (and get a free pack of stickers): http://bit.ly/4x8vurl _______________________________________________________________Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia
Jun 18
30 min
Police violence got worse—but media stopped paying attention
Canada’s police are becoming deadlier and less accountable, but are still getting more and more money.El Jones and Desmond Cole explore why police violence, surveillance and budgets keep expanding, while basic services and supports are getting starved.We need 500 new regular supporters to join us and help build journalism for transformation. Can you help us reach our target?Support people-powered journalism with $5 a month.The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service._______________________________________________________________Want to see more videos like this? Become a sustaining member at https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/ An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall.______________________________________________________________Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia
Jun 4
45 min
Alberta separatists vs. First Nations
Far-right Alberta separatist activists hit a hitch last week, when the courts ruled their referendum petition was unconstitutional because they failed to consult First Nations.As Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pushes on with her own referendum anyway, Indigenous scholar Matt Wildcat speaks to Desmond Cole about why First Nations oppose separation.
May 22
34 min
A new Canadian bank to fund weapons and war
Canada has won its bid to host a new NATO-aligned bank that will fuel a weapons-building frenzy.Organizer Rachel Small explains how the bank fits into Mark Carney’s militarization agenda and would further tie Canada’s economy to war profiteering.The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service._______________________________________________________________Want to see more videos like this? Become a sustaining member at https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/ An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall._______________________________________________________________Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia
May 14
34 min
The backlash to Indigenous rights in B.C. & beyond
B.C. Premier David Eby is trying to roll back legislation enshrining Indigenous rights—and he isn’t the only one. Lawyer Pam Palmater joins Desmond Cole to discuss the corporate resource rush and right wing backlash behind the surging attack on Indigenous peoples.The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service.__________________________________________________________Want to see more videos like this? Become a sustaining member at https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/ An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall._________________________________________________________Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia
Apr 23
32 min
What to make of a Lewis-led NDP?
Avi Lewis has won the leadership of Canada's NDP.Desmond Cole was live at the party’s convention, talking about what this left turn means for the NDP's future with Naomi Klein, Matthew Green, Leah Gazan, and more. The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service.____________________________________________________Want to see more videos like this? Become a sustaining member at https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/ An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall.___________________________________________________________Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia
Apr 1
39 min
40 years of trying to make the NDP democratic socialist
Veteran activist and author Judy Rebick has spent nearly half a century trying to transform the NDP into a left wing party tied to social movements.Rebick sits down with managing editor Martin Lukacs to discuss that history, and why she’s now betting on Avi Lewis’s campaign for NDP leader.The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service.____________________________________________________Want to see more videos like this? Become a sustaining member at https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/ An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall.________________________________________________________Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia
Mar 26
33 min
The NDP MP calling for ‘unapologetic socialism’
The NDP got gutted last election—but Winnipeg MP Leah Gazan says its crisis could catalyze a resurgence.She joins Desmond Cole to discuss how reclaiming the NDP’s radical roots can revive the party.The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service._______________________________________________________Want to see more videos like this? Become a sustaining member at https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/ An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall.______________________________________________________Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia
Mar 19
36 min
Mark Carney is ‘flooding the zone’
In his first year in office, Mark Carney has unleashed a tsunami of pro-corporate policies and legislation justified by Trump’s attacks against Canada. At a panel hosted at the Broadbent Institute’s Progress Summit, Martin Lukacs sat down with organizers Syed Hussan, Atiya Jaffar, Janelle Lapointe, Nathan Prier, and Rachel Small to discuss how movements are reckoning with the Liberal agenda. The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service.______________________________________________________________Want to see more videos like this? Become a sustaining member at https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/ An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall._______________________________________________________________Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia
Mar 12
55 min
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