Episodes 82
Avg. Duration 37m
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Apple Rating 5.0 (9)
Since Jul 2018
Latest Episode Nov 2025

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A monthly podcast grappling with the reality of four more infuriating years with the Fords and what that means for Ontario. Hosted by Allison Smith and Jonathan Goldsbie.











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Introducing: What Is Happening Here (Official Trailer)

Nov 17, 2025 4m

Some say Canada is currently in the throes of a horrible surge of anti-Jew hatred. Others say that anti-zionism is being conflated with antisemitism.So which is it? And who is to blame for it —…

We're in the Fight of Our Lives

Oct 20, 2025 13m

Canadaland covers Canada, period.If there was ever a time to support Canadian news, it’s now. Go to canadaland.com/join and become a supporter today. Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Tristan Capacchione…

Introducing: The Copernic Affair

Jan 22, 2025 3m

The Copernic Affair is available now, wherever you get your podcasts.The life of an unassuming sociology professor in Canada gets turned upside down when he is accused of carrying out a 1980 bomb…

Doug Ford, Ontario Man

Aug 21, 2024 38m

After six years of Doug-wagging, Allison and Jonathan have learned a few things.Like how “Ontario,” as a concept, is even more inscrutable than “Toronto” or “Canada.” And how most disasters are not…

The Fifth Annual(ish) Douggie Awards

Jul 17, 2024 36m

Live (on tape) from the intersection of Richmond and Spadina, it’s the fifth annual(ish) Douggie Awards, celebrating the most surreal and mendacious moments of the past year in Ford.What was the Most…

To All the Booze Who’ve Loved Beer Store

Jun 19, 2024 39m

Who doesn’t love an ice-cold beer from a bar, a pub, a liquor store… a gas station?There could soon be up to 8,500 new places to buy low-alcohol drinks in Ontario, thanks to a new plan to speed up an…

Queen’s Park and Gaza

May 15, 2024 38m

When the Speaker decreed that keffiyehs were verboten at Queen’s Park, even Doug Ford agreed that that was a bad call. But that came in the midst of a hotly-contested by-election in the 905 — and now…

Introducing Pretendians

May 14, 2024 1m Bonus

Today we’re sharing with you a preview of the first episode of Canadaland’s newest show Pretendians.What do some of the most prominent and successful Indigenous artists, leaders and thinkers have in…

This Sh*t is Banana Cats

Apr 17, 2024 38m

The next provincial election is two years away, but to turn on your TVs, you’d think we were in the midst of one. Flush with cash, Doug Ford’s party is taking out ads attempting to cast the premier…

Dougie Went a-Courtin'

Mar 20, 2024 45m

Judicial independence is a foundational principle of Canadian democracy. Doug Ford sees it as an obstacle to be overcome. Because if he can’t appoint “like-minded” judges to mercilessly punish…

Where the Wildfires Are

Feb 14, 2024 51m

At this time of year, we’d normally pine for spring. But nowadays, that means wildfire season. And it’s only a matter of time before British Columbia’s new normal becomes Ontario’s as well — yet…

Journey to the Centre of the Science

Jan 17, 2024 35m

Doug Ford plans to uproot the Ontario Science Centre from the iconic Don Mills home it’s occupied since 1969. But what is the Science Centre other than its iconic Don Mills home?On a blustery…

Doug Ford vs. the Mayors

Dec 20, 2023 47m

We surmised that Doug Ford would punish Toronto for picking Olivia Chow as its mayor. But if anything, he seems more sympathetic to the city and its issues than before. So what gives?This month,…

I Logged On to a Mining Ring of Fire

Nov 22, 2023 55m

Until just a few years ago, staking a mining claim in Ontario demanded banging physical posts in the ground. Now, you can simply head online and click a square on a map.But while that may be an…

Doug Ford's House of Horrors

Oct 25, 2023 43m

Some say Queen’s Park is haunted. Others say it’s merely possessed by the Progressive Conservatives. Either way, there’s some spooky stuff going down.This month, Allison and Jonathan guide you…

The End of Canadaland

Oct 05, 2023 16m Bonus

Support us now! Click here: canadaland.com/joinThe first episode of Canadaland was published ten years ago today. If we were to announce this is the last episode of Canadaland, no one would be…

Roll Up for the Mr. X Tour

Sep 20, 2023 51m

With his polls diving, housing minister resigning, and ill-begotten Greenbelt scheme unravelling, what’s a Doug Ford to do? Why, talk about anything else, of course!In the face of yet another report…

Greenbelt: The Movie

Aug 16, 2023 32m

Ontario’s Auditor General has confirmed what we suspected: that Doug Ford’s government effectively redrew the map of the province, opening up thousands of acres of land for development, based largely…

Students in Strip Malls

Jul 19, 2023 39m

How did a Doug Ford policy move from 2019 lead to 10,000s of international students schlepping their backpacks to strip malls across the GTA? Allison and Jonathan investigate how Ontario colleges…

102 People Who Are Not Doug Ford

Jun 21, 2023 47m

Toronto is in the midst of its most exciting election in a decade, tickling us with the possibility of hope. But does it still make sense to get invested in the outcome, when Doug Ford could easily…

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