Jody Wilson-Raybould Versus The World, The Wonderful Flying Seamus O’Regan
Release Date: 02/26/2019
It’s The Laughing Drum season finale!
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In the season finale, The Laughing Drum looks at the literally never-ending saga of the Trans Mountain Pipeline, Quebec’s religious symbols law and Seattle’s non-Indigenous folks paying the rent. Plus, host Tim Fontaine bids farewell to the show!
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Consulting white people, crappy polls and The State of Two-Spirit Folk
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The Laughing Drum looks at Scarborough NIMBYism, white folk demanding consultation, crappy polls and the media who love them and a look at the State of Two-Spirit Folk.
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Canadian media vs. genocide, Doug Ford's paid vacation and weighing boycotts
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Canadian media vs. genocide, Doug Ford's paid vacation and weighing boycotts. Also, we bid farewell to panelist Sasha Mark. All that and more on this episode of The Laughing Drum.
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Alberta land acknowledgements, banishing drug dealers and should we vote?
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The Laughing Drum takes a deep into the newly elected United Conservative Party’s optional land acknowledgements, how two Manitoba First Nations are dealing with the opioid and meth epidemic and how do Indigenous people vote in this current political climate?
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Media bailouts, Ontario’s disappearing Indigenous curriculum and Jody Wilson-Raybould’s future
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Should media accept a $600-million bailout from the Liberals? What in the heck is going on in Ford’s Ontario? And now that we know Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott are running as independents, what in the heck happens now? All that and more on this episode of The Laughing Drum.
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Nazi and Confederate flags in Saskatchewan
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Nazi and Confederate flags in Saskatchewan, A Canadian museum finally recognizes genocide and is Winnipeg sweeping the homeless under the rug? All that and more on The Laughing Drum this week.
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Beyak gone from senate (temporarily), Trudeau’s Poundmaker exoneration
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Beyak is (temporarily) gone from the Senate, the timing of Trudeau’s Poundmaker exoneration is suspect and why don’t we care that nearly half of life on earth is dying?
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The Laughing Drum talks United Nations, $50k water bills and Royal BatPhones
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Should Indigenous folk bother going to the UN? Did the media drop the ball on that $50K water hookup bill? And do First Nations need a direct line to the Queen?
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Liberal consultation, right-wing provinces and that Paris cathedral fire
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What does a Conservative victory mean for Indigenous folk in Alberta and beyond? Do the Liberals know how to consult with First Nations? And what’s up with the response to Indigenous people speaking out about the Notre-Dame Cathedral fire?
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Is reverse-non-consultation a thing?
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On this episode of The Laughing Drum, we dig into Joseph Boyden’s Paris adventure, Canada’s fear of brown immigration and whether reverse-non-consultation is really a thing in Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood.
info_outlineOn this week's episode of The Laughing Drum, host Tim Fontaine and the Red Power Panel set their sights on the continuing saga of Liberal MP Jody Wilson-Raybould and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regans flying follies and gesturing about Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s new Blackfoot headdress.