Alert! Radio

Episodes

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   Alert! Radio - An Evening with Chris Hedges—Toronto

   As part of our on-going 50th anniversary celebrations, Canadian Dimension hosted an evening with Chris Hedges on Sept 20, 2013 at Bloor Street United Church in Toronto. At the event Hedges details the destruction of the left, the power of the Occupy movement among other topics. The audio includes...

   Sep 30, 2013
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   Alert! Radio - Episode 214

   On Mayday Noam Chomsky urges activists to focus their attention not simply on the economy and the environment, but how the market system underlies the fiscal and environmental crisis. Clayton Thomas Muller discusses the diverse strategies of First People’s against colonial structures that destroy...

   May 3, 2012
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   Alert! Radio - Episode 213

   Political Sociologist Trevor Harrison explains why Alison Redford’s PC’s won the Alberta election after all and what it means for Alberta and Canada. Political activist/blogger Richard Fidler updates the Quebec student strike and discusses the importance of the demand for zero tuition fees by the...

   Apr 26, 2012
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   Alert! Radio - Episode 212

   Researcher Jack Hicks decries the Conservative governments cut backs to NAHO and other Aboriginal Health initiatives. Trevor Harrison dissects the Alberta Provincial Election race. High school teacher and part time journalist Ben Sichel promotes Fare free transit in Halifax.

   Apr 19, 2012
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   Alert! Radio - Episode 211

   Broadcaster/writer Steve Lendman makes a strong case against NATO intervention in Syria. Feminist and community activist Adrie Naylor explains why Harper’s austerity agenda hurts women particularly hard.

   Apr 12, 2012
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   Alert! Radio - Episode 210

   Political scientist and Canadian Dimension collective member Dennis Pilon discusses what the federal budget reveals about Stephen Harper’s Plan for Reshaping Canada. Canadian Dimension collective member Andrea Levy talks about CD’s new issue that focuses on de-growth.

   Apr 5, 2012
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   Alert! Radio - Episode 209

   From Chiapas Mexico, Vancouver journalist Dawn Paley talks about the murder of Bernardo Vasquez, a community leader who led the protests against a Canadian mining company, Fortuna Silva in San Jose del Progresso,Oaxaco. From the streets of Montreal, Stefan Christoff talks with students and profs...

   Mar 29, 2012
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   Alert! Radio - Episode 208

   Judy Rebick, Murray Cooke and Dennis Pilon compare how the NDP would change under the leadership of Mulcair, Topp, Nash and Cullen. Greenpeace climate change campaigner Keith Stewart responds to the recent report claiming that coal and natural gas, not the tar sands are the real villains of…

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   Mar 21, 2012
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   Alert! Radio - Episode 207

   This episode of Alert gives a taste of Left Forum, a unique phenomenon in the U.S. and the world, that convenes the largest annual conference of a broad spectrum of left and progressive intellectuals, activists, academics, organizations and the interested public. Over a thousand speakers...

   Mar 14, 2012
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 206

    Tracking Israel Apartheid Week in Montreal, Halifax, Toronto, Winnipeg. Tess Tesalona describes a unique International Women’s Day program sponsored by Women of Diverse Origins in Montreal.

    Mar 8, 2012
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 205

    Sara Flounders, Director of the International Action Centre debunks the myth that Iran poses a nuclear threat and reveals that money and oil and containing Iran’s role as a regional Middle East power are the real motives behind the interventions under discussion. Noted Canadian author Yves Engler...

    Mar 1, 2012
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 204

    Lindsey Pinto, Communications manager of OpenMedia.ca. discusses the Harper government’s on-line spying bill and why opposition to it is so fierce. Tom Walkom, national affairs columnist for the Toronto Star, disputes the very premise of he Drummond Report—that Ontario faces an imminent fiscal...

    Feb 23, 2012
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 203

    Who will make the best leader of the NDP and does it matter? Some surprising answers from Murray Dobbin, Corvin Russell, Simon Tremblay Pepin, Josh Brandon, Herman Rosenfeld, Stefan Christoff.

    Feb 16, 2012
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 202

    Micheal Vonn, Policy Director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association discusses soon-to-be introduced “lawful access” bills to expand police surveillance powers. The federal government has announced that it will soon be introducing legislation to increase the ability of police to...

    Feb 8, 2012
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 201

    Noted health care analyst Pat Armstrong reflects on what lies behind Harper’s new health care policy. It’s not just a matter of numbers. Pensions expert Andrew Jackson shows why Harper’s pension policy is fiscally unnecessary and devastating, especially for low income seniors. Investigative...

    Feb 1, 2012
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 200

    Carlo Fanelli analyses what was accomplished at Toronto City Hall to limit the regressive measures introduced by Mayor Rob Ford and the shape of the battles still to come. Political scientist Dennis Pilon reflects on the history of municipal amalgamations that bring to power right-wing mayors…

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    Jan 26, 2012
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 199

    The National Energy Board’s Northern Gateway hearings just began and are expected to carry on through the summer and beyond. Ben West of BC’s Wilderness Committee takes us through the process and tells us what to expect. Is the lockout of CAW workers at the Electro-Motive plant in London…

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    Jan 18, 2012
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 198

    Expectations for 2012—2011 was a tumultuous year in Canadian and world politics. ALERT asked on-the-ground activists to talk about their expectations for 2012: Judy Rebick on Canadian politics; Clayton Thomas Muller on Indian Country; Mathew Brett on the Occupation Movement; Saul Landau on US...

    Jan 11, 2012
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 197

    Stephen Maher examines Egyptian politics on the week of the vote, Gerald Caplan questions why everyone but Iran can have nuclear weapons, Peter Kulchyski on Federal Legislation to disclose the salaries of First Nation Chiefs and Band Councillors.

    Dec 1, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 196

    Patrick Bond dissects international climate talks at upcoming COP 17 conference. Vincent Mosco explains the historical significance of the Occupy movement and where it is headed.

    Nov 25, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 195

    Organizer Matthew Brett addresses the current state of Occupy movement and the Quebec student strike. Gordon Laxer on the consequences of delaying the Keystone XL pipeline. Lesley Hughes on the most censored stories of 2011.

    Nov 17, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 194

    Karen Devito on the Canadian boat to Gaza shares experiences of her group’s detention by Israeli authorities, Toronto Star columnist Thomas Walkom on the Eurozone’s bail-out efforts for Greece and Martine Elois of Échec à la Guerre explains the Remembrance Day White poppy campaign.

    Nov 9, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 193

    Roger Rashi discusses the potential political consequences of alleged ties between the Mafia’s involvement in the Quebéc construction industry and provincial political parties. Regina-based political economist and author, John Warnock, weighs in on Saskatchewan’s upcoming provincial election.

    Nov 3, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 192

    James Petras discusses Greece, austerity and the European economic crisis. The Council of Canadian’s Trade Campaigner, Stuart Trew, updates us on Canada’s most recent rounds of trade talks with the European Union, and Winnipegger Ken Kalturnyk assesses Harper’s agenda for the Canadian Wheat Board.

    Oct 27, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 191

    Jeff Halper analyzes the Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN and prospects for a just Middle East peace. Erin Vosters of FemRev explains her group’s critique of Slutwalk. Paula Mallea dissects the Harper government’s Omnibus Crime Bill.

    Oct 20, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 190

    Murray Dobbin examines the recent provincial election outcomes across the country. Derrick O’Keefe discusses the Occupy Wall Street movement as it develops in Canada. Student activist Dan DiMaggio discusses the movement from the streets of NYC.

    Oct 13, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 189

    Haaretz reporter and author Amira Hass gives her thoughts and perspectives on the Isreali Occupation, the Palestinian resistance and last summer’s Arab Spring. Music is the Weapon features women heroes of the left.

    Oct 6, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 188

    With another economic downturn threatening, York University Professor and author David McNally returns to explain how the decision to bail out banks at the expense of the public sector has lead to the current predicament and what social and labour movements can and should be doing to protect the...

    Sep 30, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 187

    As protesters gather on Parliament Hill to mobilize against the TransCanada XL Pipeline, three campaigners address the question of using civil disobedience against the tar sands and other causes: indigenous tar sands campaigner Clayton Thomas Muller, Greenpeace organizer Mike Hudema and...

    Sep 22, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 186

    Economist Jim Stanford explains why the economic recovery has stalled, that the causes of the economic crisis of 2008-9 have not really been dealt with, and that only radical restructuring of economic institutions can solve mass unemployment and prevent a return to economic turmoil. Ernest…

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    Sep 15, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 185

    Alert! discusses Jack Layton’s impact on the NDP and contemplates what the future holds for politics, the NDP, Québec and the Left in his absence. Featuring Judy Rebick, Murray Dobbin, Sam Gindin, and Simon Tremblay-Pepin. Kevin Whittaker talks about the support staff strike at McGill University.

    Sep 8, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 184

    Canadian Dimension editors and regulars reflect on the outcome of the federal election and discuss how we must fight the Harper majority: John Cartwright (Toronto & York Region Labour Council); Eric Darier (Quebec Greenpeace); Leo Panitch (Socialist Register); Dennis Pilon (Political Scientist);...

    May 4, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 183

    Toronto Star columnist Antonia Zerbisias reflects on how the social media has transformed public discourse and its likely impact on the federal election. Quebec commentator Pierre Beaudet discusses the NDP surge in Quebec and the future of the Bloc Quebecois and the Liberal Party. South African...

    Apr 28, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 182

    Roger Rashi talks about the Cochabamba + 1 Conference on Climate Justice (April 15-17) organized by Alternatives and Canadian Dimension magazine; Sean Devlin, the moving force behind shitharperdid.com talks about its creation and impact; Jim Silver talks about his new book, Poverty and Public...

    Apr 20, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 181

    Roger Annis, coordinator of Canada Haiti Action Network, exposes Michel Martelly’s questionable background and talks about where Haiti is going under its new president. Economist Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C., explains how the debt...

    Apr 13, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 180

    Alex Neve of Amnesty International discusses the Harper government’s human rights record. Economist Sheila Block discusses a new study about Canada’s colour coded labour market. Derrick O’Keefe of the Canadian Peace Alliance discusses the controversy over the real purpose of the Libyan intervention.

    Apr 7, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 179

    Political Scientist Dennis Pilon gives Harper’s critique of coalition government a failing grade; Legal authority Paula Mallea gives Harper’s Tough on Crime Agenda a failing grade; Military analyst Bill Robinson looks at Canada’s military spending under Harper in historical perspective; award...

    Apr 1, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 178

    CAW Economist Jim Stanford discusses the defeat of the Harper government and the electoral options as the election campaign is about to take off. Publisher James Lorimer talks about the likely impact of lifting the ban on foreign investment in the Canadian book publishing industry. Researcher and...

    Mar 24, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 177

    Political Scientist Dennis Pilon explores the prospects of the projected May Federal Election and Why a Liberal-NDP Alliance is NOT in the cards. Sean Smith examines the results of the February Irish elections and the rise of the United Left Alliance which could change the face of Irish Politics.

    Mar 17, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 176

    There’s a widespread consensus that the world is facing another food crisis. The only question is what is causing it and what to do about it. ALERT invited Robert Pollin to discuss these questions. Robert Pollin is a professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and founding...

    Mar 10, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 175

    Sarah.k Granke of FemRev gives a short history of IWD on this, its 100th anniversary and talks about the new feminist movement in Canada. York University’s David McNally talks about how the fightback against government meltdown and austerity policy will emerge and the challenges ahead for the...

    Mar 2, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 174

    Award winning author and film maker Saul Landau talks about the significance of the attack on Wisconsin public sector unions led by Governor Scott Walker and the importance of the fight-back. Palestinian writer and activist Adam Hanieh gives an in depth explanation of the causes of the Arab…

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    Feb 24, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 173

    CKLN Board Member Joeita Gupta describes the steps the Ryerson radio station is undertaking in its appeal against the CRTC revocation of its licence. Award winning economist John Loxley reviews the issues surrounding the global economy as the G20 nations prepare for the latest round of meetings…

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    Feb 17, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 172

    Mordecai Briemberg gives his take on the U.S., Egyptian and Canadian interests in the outcome of the Egyptian uprising. Jim Stanford explains what kind of a federal budget Canada needs and why further cuts in the corporate income tax is the wrong way to go. Steven Staples points out what there is...

    Feb 10, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 171

    Egyptian Canadian Mustafa Henaway delves into the background of the uprising in Egypt and Tunisia and explores possible outcomes both within these countries and in the region. (NOTE: This interview was recorded hours before the violence broke out in Cairo.) Journalist and blogger Murray Dobbin...

    Feb 4, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 170

    Yves Engler shows how the NDP’s Middle East policy is so unbalanced as between Israel and the rights of Palestinians. In Brussels at the latest round of the Canada-EU free trade negotiations, Council of Canadians trade campaigner Stewart Trew talks about how European opposition to the tar sands…

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    Jan 27, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 169

    Murray Dobbin explains what lies behind the sudden surge of CEO salaries and bonuses. Independent Journalist Kai Hasserliis gives a behind the scene report on the Sudan independence referendum. Canadian Labour Congress researcher Chris Roberts brings us up to date on the Harper government’s…

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    Jan 20, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 168

    Canadian Dimension editors reflect on the critical developments in 2010 what happened and equally important, what did not happen; and look ahead to expectations for 2011. Mitch Podolak uncovers new political songs for Music is the Weapon.

    Jan 13, 2011
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 167

    Montreal journalist Paul Jackson says that the Haitian People will not accept election results determined by the USA as Haiti’s most popular party, Fanmi Lavalas, headed by the exiled former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was frozen out of the election. Eco-feminist Terisa Turner on…

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    Dec 3, 2010
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    Alert! Radio - Episode 166

    Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator of Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) talks about Monsanto’s new plant breeding program at the University of Manitoba and reviews the impact of genetically modified crops over the past decade. Richard Sanders, coordinator of the Ottawa-based Coalition to…

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    Nov 26, 2010