About this episode

The episode discusses various political and social issues including forced labour in China, education policy in Alberta, and a sports journalism incident involving the Vancouver Canucks.

Carney avoids talking about forced labour in China, the Alberta government wants to remove politics from education, and a Vancouver Canucks reporter gets barred from the arena due to an unflattering article. Also, Avi Lewis is elected NDP leader. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 1:05:01 For detailed show notes visit westerncontext.ca .

People in this episode

Hosts: Shane, Patrick

Topics covered

• forced labour
• education policy
• sports journalism
• politics
• NDP leadership

Keywords

• forced labour
• Alberta government
• education
• Vancouver Canucks
• Avi Lewis
• NDP leader
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alberta government, Vancouver Canucks

Places: China

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