The Breach Show

Apr 18 2025 47 ep. 40 mins 152
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A bi-weekly podcast from The Breach featuring sharp commentary on politics and movements in Canada.

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Vibe checking the election debate

Apr 18 2025 39 mins  
Nearing the end of the 2025 federal election, the party leaders locked horns in back to back debates.Desmond Cole, El Jones, and Martin Lukacs debrief who came out well—and if it will have an impact on the polls.

The post-reconciliation election

Apr 11 2025 38 mins  
With the federal election just a couple of weeks away, what will become of Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples?Lawyer and professor Pam Palmater of the Eel River Bar First Nation joins Desmond Cole and Martin Lukacs on The Breach Show to discuss campaign promises and the future of reconciliation.

Don’t count out Pierre Poilievre yet

Apr 03 2025 42 mins  
Almost two weeks into the Canadian federal election, Mark Carney’s Liberals have consolidated their lead—but a Conservative victory shouldn’t be ruled out just yet.Desmond Cole and Martin Lukacs discuss Carneymania and the quiet strength of the Conservatives, and get up to speed with campaign promises on housing, energy, and taxes.

The market won’t house you

Mar 21 2025 48 mins  
A recent Housing Justice Convergence in Montreal brought together organizers, policy experts, funders, and housing advocacy groups from across Canada. For this episode, we’re rebroadcasting the keynote panel, facilitated by The Breach’s Dru Oja Jay. Featuring housing activists Chiara Padovani and John Clarke, and economist Ricardo Tranjan, the panel explores what it takes to bu

The crime of land defence

Mar 14 2025 23 mins  
A recent court ruling found the RCMP breached land defender Molly Wickham’s Charter rights—but still upheld her criminal conviction for blocking the CGL pipeline.Wickham sits down with Desmond Cole to discuss Canada’s colonial courts, police violence, and what she’s learned from a decade of land defense.

Mark Carney’s centrist Hail Mary

Feb 20 2025 36 mins  
Mark Carney is selling himself as a pragmatic outsider who can rescue the Liberals—and maybe even beat the Conservatives. But behind the polished image and steady-hand rhetoric is the same old agenda: cuts, pipelines, and corporate giveaways.Journalist David Moscrop joins host Donya Ziaee to break down how Carney is rebranding failed ideas as fresh solutions—and who stands to b

Doug Ford’s devastating legacy

Feb 06 2025 35 mins  
With Ontario facing a snap election, we take a deep dive into more than six years of austerity and free market fundamentalism under Doug Ford. Desmond Cole is joined by Bryan Evans, co-editor of Against the People: How Ford Nation is Dismantling Ontario, to break down the Ford playbook and unpack the damage done.

Trump’s tariff tantrum explained

Jan 30 2025 38 mins  
As Trump’s tariff threats loom, trade expert Stuart Trew talks to host Donya Ziaee about what Canadian workers should be prepared for, how the corporate elite are exploiting the crisis, and how the Left can seize on the moment to push for more progressive change.

We can’t forget about the West Bank

Jan 23 2025 35 mins  
El Jones speaks to Martin Lukacs about her recent trip to the occupied West Bank, where her delegation visited with scholars, journalists, artists, and communities engaged in non-violent resistance to Israeli apartheid. Writing by Budour Hassan here.

The sun sets on Justin Trudeau’s progressive neoliberalism

Jan 09 2025 55 mins  
Desmond Cole and Martin Lukacs reflect on Justin Trudeau’s almost decade in power, from the initial psychic relief of Conservative Stephen Harper’s ousting to the grim accumulation of symbolic Liberal postures and assists to Canada’s corporate elite. Plus, what Justin deserves real credit for.