Domestic politics and refugee benefit debates

Canadian media is calling out companies with ties to ICE, but can it make a difference? 

Thomson Reuters, Hootsuite, Roschel, and the Jim Pattison Group are among a group of Canadian companies facing criticism for their connection with ICE. Media coverage, petitions, and protests have compelled some of these companies to cut ties with ICE. 

Canadian politicians are joining in to voice their outrage over what’s happening in Minnesota, but what sort of meaningful impact can we actually have? 

Host: Jesse Brown 

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Harrison Lowman

Further reading: 

• Canadian Companies Must Cut Ties with ICE, Say Protesters | The Tyee 
• Vancouver social-media company Hootsuite looking to work with ICE to ‘build trust’ - The Globe and Mail 
• ICE ordering fleet of 20 armoured vehicles from Brampton, Ont., firm | CBC News 
• Canada's Stantec and U.S. partner had multimillion-dollar contracts to inspect ICE detention facilities - The Logic 
• This App Lets ICE Track Vehicles and Owners Across the Country - 404 Media 
• Jim Pattison won't sell U.S. warehouse proposed as new ICE facility | CBC News
• Canada must admit that Trump’s America is not a ‘safe’ place for refugees - The Globe and Mail
• It is the right time – socially and economically – to scale back extended health benefits for refugees - The Globe and Mail
• Why is the Carney government rolling out the red carpet for Chinese propaganda media? - Harrison Lowman [X/Twitter]
• 150,000 rally in downtown Toronto in solidarity with Iranian protesters | CBC News 

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