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Hot Politics!
by Canada's National Observer
David McKie of Canada's National Observer takes a deep dive into the issues you look to politicians to act on - the environment - health care - education - disinformation - political discourse. He talks to the experts and puts politicians on the spot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Performance Politcis (Summer rerun)
To wrap up the first season of Hot Politics, host David McKie's guest is no other than Canada's National Observer's columnist and sister podcast Maxed Out's host, Max Fawcett. Recent days have witnessed politicians recognizing partisanship. Former leader of the Conservative Party Erin O'Toole and...
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Special Episode: Protecting Haida Gwaii
Haida Gwaii is a stretch of islands teeming with life just off the coast of British Columbia. The land, its skies, and the bodies of water around it have been protected for thousands of years by local Haida guardians. Protecting Haida Gwaii is a story about a First Nation that continues the fight...
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Seabed mining: The next frontier or the next disaster? (Summer rerun)
Harvesting critical minerals from the ocean bottom — five kilometers below the surface — is the newest frontier. The minerals found in rocks on the ocean floor are the lifeblood of solar, wind and electric batteries. But what do we know about the ocean bottom? Does anything live there? David…
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David Suzuki Calls Out B******t (Summer rerun)
There aren't many people in Canada unfamiliar with the name David Suzuki. The outspoken environmentalist and passionate educator is best known for hosting CBC's The Nature of Things. At the age of 87, he's still angry and calling on people to be better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
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An Update on Fighting for Green
Ontario's Greenbelt has been protected for more than 20 years. It includes some of the best farmland in Canada, and both Conservative and Liberal governments have worked hard to make it an environmental treasure. Now it seems, none of that matters. Premier Doug Ford has decided that developing…
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Performance Politics
To wrap up the first season of Hot Politics, host David McKie's guest is no other than Canada's National Observer's columnist and sister podcast Maxed Out's host, Max Fawcett. Recent days have witnessed politicians recognizing partisanship. Former leader of the Conservative Party Erin O'Toole and...
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Unraveling the Canada-China Interference Saga
Did China attempt to interfere in Canada's elections? Should there be a judicial inquiry? David Johnston, the Special Rapporteur appointed by the Prime Minister, resigned on Friday. What's next? David McKie talks with security and intelligence reporter Jim Bronskill and former senior national...
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Elizabeth May is back, but is her party?
Green Party leader Elizabeth May holds the record for the longest-serving female leader of a Canadian federal party. But in 2019, she stepped down. There was turmoil in Green Party. When her replacement quit after the party had its worst election in decades, May returned to the job she held for…
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What's the beef with livestock production?
Do we all need to give up eating meat? After all, how we produce and consume animal products has significant environmental consequences like deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions and excessive use of resources like land and water. David Mckie's guests on this episode of Hot Politics explain how...
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The Carbon Capture Mirage
The fossil fuel industry says carbon capture is the key to getting to zero emissions by 2050. Governments seem to agree - providing grants and tax credits to the industry. But is it? David McKie examines what exactly happens with carbon capture and talks with two people who say it is not a...
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Seabed mining: The next frontier or the next disaster?
Harvesting critical minerals from the ocean bottom — five kilometers below the surface — is the newest frontier. The minerals found in rocks on the ocean floor are the lifeblood of solar, wind and electric batteries. But what do we know about the ocean bottom? Does anything live there? David…
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Listening in on the Conservative Party of Canada
Canada’s conservatives gathered in Ottawa recently to talk policy and brainstorm what they need to do to win power during the next general election. There was a lot said about the evils of the carbon tax, the suffering of ordinary Canadians and the failures of the Trudeau government policies.…
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Fighting for Green
Ontario's Greenbelt has been protected for more than 20 years. It includes some of the best farmland in Canada, and both Conservative and Liberal governments have worked hard to make it an environmental treasure. Now it seems, none of that matters. Premier Doug Ford has decided that developing…
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David Suzuki Calls Out Bullshit
There aren't many people in Canada unfamiliar with the name David Suzuki. The outspoken environmentalist and passionate educator is best known for hosting CBC's the Nature of Things. At the age of 87, he's still angry and calling on people to be better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
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A Precautionary Decision
The recent decision to close fish farms in the Discovery Islands of British Columbia was long-awaited and controversial. Fisheries and Oceans Minister Joyce Murray talked to Hot Politics about the risk to juvenile salmon swimming past the fish farms to the ocean. Her conclusion, based on various...
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Regenerative Agriculture
Farming is tough. And in the middle of a climate emergency causing floods and droughts, farmers are looking for ways to look after the land while looking after their livelihood. A new approach to both these problems is making a difference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tracking Disinformation
Researchers in the U.K. wanted to find just how much climate disinformation on Twitter is out there. They looked at the platform's data over seven years and found it worsened yearly. Another researcher in the U.K. is part of an international group that collaborates on tracking disinformation on...
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Hot Politics Introduces The Salmon People
As we unwind into the holidays, we'd like to bring your attention to another Canada’s National Observer creation: This true crime climate podcast is called The Salmon People. The investigation, by Sandra Bartlett, our Managing Producer for podcasts, takes us just off the coast of British…
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Fighting for Nature
COP15 - the U.N. conference on protecting nature and the planet's animals. Like the Paris conference that extracted promises on fossil fuel emissions this conference wanted promises on the ecosystem. Did they get it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Deconstructing Climate Disinformation
How far back does disinformation go? You'll be surprised to learn the fossil fuel industry began their efforts to control the way people think about them more than a 100 years ago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Greenwashing at COP27
A major climate meeting was held in Egypt and the Global North - aka the richest countries - were called on to show how they will help the Global South - aka the poorest countries that contribute little to the climate crisis - with climate solutions. They didn't get a passing grade. Nor did...
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David McKie of Canada's National Observer takes a deep dive into the issues you look to politicians to act on - the environment - health care - education - disinformation - political discourse. He talks to the experts and puts politicians on the spot.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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David McKie of Canada's National Observer takes a deep dive into the issues you look to politicians to act on - the environment - health care - education - disinformation - political discourse. He talks to the experts and puts politicians on the spot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
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