(Short Cuts) The Right To Be Awful

B.C.’s wildfires spread at unprecedented speeds, resulting in tens of thousands of evacuations and a province-wide state of emergency. Yet, nationally, the fires didn’t garner the same level of media attention as Northern Ontario’s fires last month. Why the disconnect? Arno Kopec ...  Show more

Pierre Poilievre has a lot of haters. But his biggest hater might just be Kory Teneycke. This is a guy who comes from inside the Conservative machine. He was Stephen Harper's communications director. He helped Doug Ford win. Then win again. Then again.And for months, Teneycke’s b ...  Show more

Justin Ling was wrong. Listen to Jen Gerson deservedly drag him over the coals as they unpack the latest in the SNC-Lavalin scandal in this bonus episode.Support the show: https://backbench.supercast.tech/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See a ...  Show more

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau comes under fire for wearing blackface, Ronny Chieng rants about futuristic technology in bars, and Edward Snowden discusses his book "Permanent Record."   Wondery's The Lead: http://wondery.fm/TheLeadDS Learn more about your ad-choices a ...  Show more