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by Redeye Collective
A progressive take on current events. Produced by an independent media collective at Vancouver Cooperative Radio.
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Canada's policies to counter terrorism financing unfairly driving financial exclusion
The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group has released a report detailing how financial institutions are penalizing NGOs and individuals they suspect of supporting terrorist organizations, but without substantial evidence or due process. We speak with Tim McSorley, national coordinator…
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BC's biggest cities must do better if they want to fix the housing crisis
As municipal and provincial elections approach, BC’s biggest, most expensive cities aren’t doing enough to help solve the current housing crisis. So says Alex Hemingway in a recent opinion piece in the Vancouver Sun. He argues that the BC government allowed cities to do an end-run around…
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Women Transforming Cities has their six policy asks for candidates
In the run-up to Vancouver’s municipal election, Women Transforming Cities consulted widely to see what policies people want City Council to focus on. Now WTC is calling on all candidates for Mayor and Council to take the Our City Hall Pledge and commit to implementing six policy asks if they are...
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Why so many of Alberta's referendum questions are about immigration
On October 19, Albertans will vote on ten referendum questions put forth by Premier Danielle Smith and her UCP government. Five out of the ten questions in the referendum are directly related to immigration. A new report, published by the Parkland Foundation seeks to answer two questions: Why...
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Soran Mardookhi on The Flight, his new documentary premiering at VIFF
In 2020, Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 departed Tehran carrying 176 passengers and crew. Minutes after takeoff, the aircraft was struck by two surface-to-air missiles, killing everyone on board. Director Soran Mardookhi’s feature documentary The Flight, produced by the NFB, follows...
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City Beat for Oct 3: Mayoral races in Richmond, Surrey, Burnaby and New West
Municipal elections on Saturday, October 17 are just 2 weeks away. With us to talk about some of the Metro Vancouver races is Redeye collective member Ian Mass with his City Beat report for October 3.
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Assessing the effectiveness of the Toronto School Board's cell phone ban
There is growing evidence that phone use and social media are harming youth, and having a negative impact on their learning and their mental health. Concern about the impacts is driving cell phone bans in both primary and high schools. The question is, are these policies effective? And what makes...
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Toolkit: Resisting data centre development in Canada
In June this year, hundreds of people took to the streets in Vancouver to oppose the construction of two new AI data centres in the city. Vancouver city council has shunted the decision for a Telus-Westbank data centre in Mount Pleasant until after the municipal election but there are many more...
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Truth Before Reconciliation: Confronting Residential School Denialism
In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its Final Report and showed Canadians the evidence of how residential schools constituted genocide. Despite six volumes of historical documents and survivor testimony, some Canadians chose to deny and disparage these findings. A...
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What the province needs to do to close BC's racial housing gap
Systemic racism and historical displacement have created profound disparities in housing outcomes across British Columbia. Indigenous and racialized communities are significantly less likely to own a home, and they are also more likely to face core housing need, evictions and homelessness. In a…
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Canada's proposed trade restrictions on illegal Israeli settlements
For years, Independent Jewish Voices Canada alongside the Global Justice Coalition and Palestinian groups have been organizing for meaningful sanctions on Israel and its illegal settlements. On September 8, that pressure helped bring about an important development, as Canada, the United Kingdom,...
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City Beat for Sept 19: Who's who in the mayoral race in Vancouver
People across British Columbia will be voting in municipal elections on October 17th. In today’s edition of City Beat, Ian Mass talks about who’s running in Vancouver and what their chances are for occupying the mayor’s seat for the next 4 years.
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Street Medicine 101 with Dr Jill (encore)
If you have never been homeless, you probably have a lot of misconceptions about what it means to live on the street. Street Medicine 101 is a series of short videos that aims to dispel them. It features Dr Jill Wiwcharuk, known to her patients as Street Doctor Jill. She is a Victoria-based…
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Fossil fuel industry using global conflict to push for more production (encore)
As Israel and the US carry out devastating attacks on Iran, the Canadian oil industry and some politicians are seeing it as an opportunity to expand fossil fuel production. Nick Gottlieb argues the fossil fuel industry is replaying its 2022 playbook, when they used Russia’s war in Ukraine to...
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First Nation challenges chronic underfunding of on-reserve services for kids (encore)
First Nations across the country are reporting a major loss of funding for children’s programs after the federal government changed Jordan’s Principle rules last February. Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation have been at a hearing at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal since October…
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True North: New documentary about 1969 student uprising in Montreal (encore)
True North tells the story of the 1969 protest against racism at Sir George Williams University, now Concordia. Following the occupation of the university, 97 students were arrested or faced deportation. The film includes recent interviews with activists who were involved in the uprising. In…
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Urgent need for context to understand recent debates around DRIPA (encore)
Following recent court decisions around Indigenous rights and Aboriginal title in BC, public discourse is full of conflicting assertions. Premier David Eby has criticized the court and called their decisions overreaching and unhelpful. RAVEN works to support Indigenous Nations upholding their...
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Book: If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight (encore)
In his new book If You Want to Win, You’ve Got to Fight, transportation activist Carter Lavin shares strategies about how to create the change we want to see in our communities. Whether it’s more protected bike lanes, improved bus service, or safer streets for pedestrians, Carter provides a...
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Shopping when Indigenous: Racial profiling in Canadian stores (encore)
A new report, co-authored by Lorne Foster and Lesley Jacobs, examines consumer racial profiling of Indigenous people in Canada. The report says it is likely that racial profiling in retail environments is the most frequent form of racism experienced by Indigenous communities. The Heiltsuk Nation...
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Betty Baxter's memoir of her journey from Olympic athlete to activist (encore)
In 2021, Betty Baxter was inducted into the Volleyball BC Hall of Fame. But as a lesbian athlete and coach, the journey to that recognition was far from smooth. Baxter competed in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal and helped found Canadian Women & Sport. She was the first woman coach of a national...
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OneBC's documentary Making A Killing fuels residential school denialism (encore)
On December 2, the OneBC party released its documentary Making a Killing: Reconciliation, genocide and plunder in Canada. Since then, the writer and producer of the film Tim Thielmann, has been fired along with two other senior staff. MLA Dallas Brodie has herself been removed as interim party...
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Food insecurity and the Hungry Stories Project (encore)
The Hungry Stories Project is a team of scholars, dietitians and artists who are fighting for the elimination of food insecurity by sharing what it takes to collectively care for each other’s food needs. They are producing resources to understand food insecurity, and they say that we need to look...
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Nakba exhibit at Canadian Museum of Human Rights launches this summer (encore)
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg was built to educate Canadians about stories of global injustice. Yet in the more than 10 years since it opened, it has not meaningfully acknowledged the dispossession of Palestinians in 1948 that resulted from the founding of Israel. But now the...
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Indigenous Rights in One Minute: A guide to advancing reconciliation (encore)
Bruce McIvor has written a new book that should become essential reading for Canadians who want to advance reconciliation. Indigenous Rights in One Minute gives clear and concise answers to questions like who qualifies as Métis and what the Doctrine of Discovery is. Bruce McIvor is the founder…
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The Nest: New film reveals lost feminist histories in old Winnipeg mansion (encore)
At the end of her mother’s life, writer and academic Julietta Singh returns to Winnipeg to say goodbye to her childhood home. As she digs into the history of the house, she uncovers 140 years of forgotten matriarchs and political rebels she never knew. Singh has teamed up with acclaimed filmmaker...
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How narratives about disability influence government policies (encore)
In Canada, the policies affecting disabled people do not always follow a consistent approach. Alfiya Battalova says our narratives around disability shape our policies – and some key laws reveal a profound tension in Canada’s approach to disability rights and social responsibility. Alfiya…
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Indigenous identity policies a dangerous case of institutional overreach (encore)
The practice of people self-identifying as Indigenous has come into sharp focus after a number of high-profile cases of “pretendians” claiming to be Indigenous without evidence. However, far less attention has been given to Indigenous people being wrongly labelled as pretendians. In a recent...
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From Paris to New Delhi, women leaders are making cities more liveable (encore)
The deputy mayor of Tirana, Albania says she realized one day that her city had been planned with one user in mind - an adult male who needed to get to the office as quickly as possible. She says everything about Tirana’s streets, public spaces and transport systems were designed to make his life...
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Judy Darcy on her new book, Leading from the Heart
Judy Darcy’s memoir, Leading From the Heart, chronicles her battles as a feminist, a union leader and a politician from the 1960’s until today. Judy joined Ian Mass in November to talk about those both personal and political battles.
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The War on Cars podcast hosts on their new book, Life After Cars (encore)
The War on Cars podcast delivers news and commentary on the latest developments in the worldwide fight to undo the damage caused by cars. Sarah Goodyear is a journalist and author, Doug Gordon is a TV producer, writer and safe streets advocate. Sarah and Doug are authors along with Aaron…
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Anti-Arab, anti-Palestinian racism on the rise in Canada (encore)
In the aftermath of October 7, 2023, Canada saw a rise in anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab and antisemitism that affects many areas of life and work for Canadians. So begins a report produced by the Islamophobia Research Hub at York University. The incidents documented in the report portray a…
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Karin Wells on her new book Women who Woke up the Law (encore)
Changes in law that bring about more equality have complex roots, but they almost always start with someone who takes a stand. A new book examines ten of the legal cases that advanced women’s rights in Canada. The stories it tells of the women who challenged the law remind us that advances in...
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Book: Not Your Cash Cow, Not Your Scapegoat
International students have long been seen as a source of extra income by Canadian universities, who charge them much higher tuition fees for the same education as domestic students. In their new book, Not Your Cash Cow, Not Your Scapegoat, the Racialization of Asian International Students...
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Laying out the facts about the SOGI 123 program in BC schools
A program in BC schools that helps kids navigate gender and sexuality has become a prime target of conservative politicians. In an article called SOGI 123: What It Is, What It Isn't, and Why the Truth Matters, author Wilbur Turner lays out the facts behind BC’s Sexual Orientation and Gender...
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Taxing the oil industry's massive profits resulting from the Iran war
One of the consequences of the war on Iran is that it has provided the oil industry with the opportunity to engage in rampant profiteering. In the first month of the war, the Canadian oil industry made after-tax profits in excess of $6 billion dollars. If oil prices stay this high for a year…
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Film: Tla'amin Nation asks Powell River to reconsider its name
Namesake has its West Coast premiere at the Doxa Festival this month. The film documents an ongoing conversation between the Tla’amin Nation and the city commonly known as Powell River over a proposal to reclaim the city’s name, which is derived from a recent colonial official. We speak with Dr....
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City Beat for May 2: Vancouver hoping for major-league baseball team
Last week Mayor Sim and the ABC Council passed a motion to identify a potential ownership group for a major-league baseball team in Vancouver. Details leaked out this week about who that is and what they want. Ian Mass joins us with the details of this and much more in this week’s City Beat report.
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Increased grocery store surveillance amidst worsening food insecurity
Body cameras and increased security in grocery stores are a corporate response to concerns about retail theft. But at the same time, profits in the grocery sector are on the rise, food prices are going up, and food insecurity is widespread. We speak with Alissa Overend, who teaches and researches...
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Min Sook Lee on her new film, There Are No Words
In her latest film, There Are No Words, award-winning documentary filmmaker Min Sook Lee turns the camera towards her family. The film documents Lee’s search for memories of her mother, Song Ji Lee, who died by suicide when Lee was twelve years old. There Are No Words was produced by the National...
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City Beat for Apr 25: A step towards unity on the left
This week, Vancouver City Council heard directly from sex trade advocates about service cutbacks, a questionable unity agreement crafted by the three progressive parties, lifeguards, community centre renewals, baseball and lots more. Ian Mass joins us today with his City Beat report.
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Selma Burke: Carving a Sculptor's Life
African American sculptor Selma Burke chronicled many of the events of the last century in her art: lynchings, the Harlem Renaissance, the Holocaust, and the assassination of Martin Luther King. Two Calgary playwrights have created an award winning play based on her life. The manuscript is now a...
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In It Together: Stories from Paloma Housing Coop
Paloma Housing Co-op was founded in 1983 by a group of people in Vancouver. This year marks the coop’s 40th anniversary and there’s a film to celebrate that milestone. It’s called In It Together: Stories from Paloma Housing Coop. We speak with producer Pat McClain, an original member of the coop,...
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Referendum questions fuel anti-immigrant feeling in Alberta
In Alberta, Danielle Smith's government is putting nine questions to a province-wide referendum in October. These include proposals to restrict social services for some immigrants. In a recent article, Esri Ari and Bronwyn Bragg say that these questions fuel an ‘us versus them’ divide in Alberta....
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Regional Chief Terry Teegee on David Eby's push to amend DRIPA
In 2019, BC premier John Horgan and his government passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act or DRIPA. Now current premier David Eby says DRIPA poses “legal liabilities” for the government and was intending to introduce a bill to pause sections of the Act but withdrew it when...
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Return to Paueru Gai: 50 Years of the Powell Street Festival
Paueru Gai is the Japanese name for the Powell Street neighbourhood in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. It was a place of early settlement for Japanese Canadians and of their forced removal during the years of internment in World War II. It’s also been a site of regeneration for the community since...
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BC government need to take gig worker protections to next level
The BC government is currently reviewing the effectiveness of Bill 48 brought in two years ago. It established precedent-setting protections for platform workers. Platform workers are predominantly racialized, migrant and new immigrant workers. BC Policy Solutions advocates for closing the worker...
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Street Medicine 101 with Dr Jill
If you have never been homeless, you probably have a lot of misconceptions about what it means to live on the street. Street Medicine 101 is a series of short videos that aims to dispel them. It features Dr Jill Wiwcharuk, known to her patients as Street Doctor Jill. She is a Victoria-based…
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Cutting the carbon tax spells higher emissions and the end of CleanBC
At the end of March, the BC government quietly eliminated its Climate Action Secretariat. This is the long-running agency that produced and implemented climate policy across government ministries. The Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions says that although the Secretariat is gone, the cuts as…
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City Beat for April 11: Promises of more money for aging rec centres
Next week, Vancouver City Council will be talking about the 2025 homeless count, a big money ask from the Park Board to deal with the poor condition of our recreation facilities and parks, and lots more. Ian Mass joins us with his City Beat report.
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Alberta's Bill 11 opens door to private health care via trade agreements
In March, public health care advocates across the country took part in rallies and news conferences in response to Alberta’s new two-tier health care law, which allows doctors to practice in both the public and the private system. In early February, we spoke with researcher Andrew Longhurst about...
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