Canadas top teachers college awards grant to Marxist researcher

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The episode discusses a Marxist researcher receiving a grant, a murder case involving an international student, and Prime Minister Mark Carney's comments on the Iranian revolution.

A blatantly Marxist researcher has been granted a prestigious research grant by one of Canada’s top teachers colleges. A man on parole is being charged with first-degree murder after killing an international student from India at the University of Toronto. Prime Minister Mark Carney breaks his nearly two week silence on the on going Iranian revolution, as the regime cuts communications and shoots protesters. Tune into the Daily Brief with Alex Zoltan and Walid Tamtam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex Zoltan, Walid Tamtam

Topics covered

• education
• Marxism
• crime
• politics
• international relations
• protests
• research funding

Keywords

• Marxist researcher
• Canada
• University of Toronto
• Mark Carney
• Iranian revolution
• murder case
• international student
• protests

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Places: Canada, University of Toronto, Iran, India

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