#2 The Purge

#2 The Purge

From What Is Happening Here | Canadaland Investigates by Canadaland

November 17, 2025 · 47 min · Season 7 · Episode 2

About this episode

The episode explores complex cases of discrimination and hate, questioning the motivations behind targeting individuals for their views rather than their ethnicity.

To donate funding so we can complete this series, email jesse@canadaland.com   Let’s look at some complicated cases. These are not Jews who were discriminated against for being Jewish.  Indigo CEO Heather Reisman, teacher Laurie Allen, politician Selina Robinson, professor of medicine Ted Rosenberg – all were arguably targeted for their views and actions, not for their ethnicity.  But does that mean it wasn’t discrimination or hate? And how far into our institutions has this movement gone? Credits:   This series is a co-production of Canadaland and The Canadian Jewish News Made possible by the generous support of George Burger, Dan Debow, Daniel Klass, Marjorie Skolnik, and Lee Zentner. Written and Reported by Jesse Brown Research and Story Editing by Kate Minsky Original Music by Socalled Sound Design, Mixing and Mastering by Caleb Thompson Editorial Input from Michael Fraiman  For a list of sources cited in this episode, visit our website . To support Canadaland, visit http://canadaland.com/join Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jesse Brown, Canadaland

Topics covered

  • discrimination
  • hate
  • institutional analysis
  • Jewish identity
  • social commentary

Keywords

  • discrimination
  • hate
  • Jewish
  • institution
  • social issues
  • Canada

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Canadian Jewish News

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