The Backbench
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The Backbench is a news podcast hosted by CANADALAND. It has 234 episodes, with the latest published November 2025.
When the group chat’s spiraling and your For You Page is a trainwreck, it’s hard to know what’s real — or what matters. Canadaland Politics (formerly The Backbench) cuts through the noise with bold questions, sharp analysis, and the political news you actually need.Each Tuesday, we’ll ask bold questions and offer sharp analysis, giving you the tools to challenge any perspective — maybe even your own. Canadaland Politics is made by Noor Azrieh, Aviva Lessard and Sam Konnert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Introducing: What Is Happening Here (Official Trailer)
We're in the Fight of Our Lives
What Are You Still Doing Here?!
Looking for The Backbench? We’ve moved!
Meet the Liberal MP Who Went Against Carney (and Who Might Take Out Doug Ford)
G7! The One Where Trump Bounces
Is Carney’s Bill C-2 ‘Much Worse Than Trump’?
When Politics Ruins Friendships
Endangered Species – an Interview with an NDP MP
Can Carney Run Canada Like a CEO?
Is Carney Actually Tough on Crime?
Bruce Fanjoy - The Liberal Who Took Pierre's Riding
It’s Poiliover
Sault Ste. Marie, ON: So effin good (ft. Douglas Soltys)
BONUS: The Candidates Caught on Doorbell Cams
Will Canada Split if Carney Wins?
BONUS: The Loose Moose Candidate
Political Animals in the Wild (a Field Report from Ottawa)
BONUS: The Garfield Porn Guy Running for Parliament
Is Pierre Actually a Girl's Girl?
BONUS: The Hams for Terrorism MP
Pardon His French? Quebec's Crush on Carney
How Poilievre Went From Top Dog to Underdog
Why AI Isn't Going To Steal Our Election
None of That 51st State Sh*t
Mark Carney — the Less We Know, the Better
Is There Going to Be a War Over the Arctic?
Jagmeet Singh On Why He Won't Step Down
Man of Steel, Nation of Bloat
Three Businesses Jerked Around by Trump
Did Jagmeet Singh Miss His Big Chance?
Introducing: The Copernic Affair
Trump Almost Forgot to Bully Us
Interview With a Young Lefty
The Long Goodbye: Trudeau’s Not Gone Yet
Payday Loans: the Cost of Being Poor
The Undoing of Justin Trudeau
Interview with a Conservative Bro
Does Trudeau Know How to Deal with Trump?
The Government Deadlock Nobody Knows About
Danielle Smith's All You Can Eat Alberta-Style Freedom
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, the Canadaland Interview
How Canadian Voters Could Sway the U.S. Election
Trudeau, Trump, Poilievre, Harris: What Do Voters Even Want?
India’s “Horrific Mistake” in Canada
B.C.’s Batsh*t Election
Trump Says Canada Doesn’t Pull Its Weight in NATO—He’s Right
Canada's Gutless Palestine Policy
Parliament is Back and More Childish Than Ever
Introducing The Worst Podcast
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