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.
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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 former Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney both delivered speeches about divisiveness and nastiness, particularly on social media.
Max joins David to discuss how the divide is not just hurting the public perception of politicians but democracy itself.
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11 Aug 2023
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 for its rights, despite having inhabited the territory for thousands of years.
Read more about Haida Gwaii at Canada’s National Observer (https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/07/18/haida-gwaii-guardians-conservation).
Written by Brandi Morin
Edited by Zahra Khozema
Cover art by Ata Ojai
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1 Aug 2023
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 McKie explores the issues around seabed mining. How important is it to the efforts to stop using fossil fuels? Can it be done without damaging the seabed? And with companies ready to start harvesting, do we know enough about the risks to the underwater ecosystem?
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