Sandy and Nora talk politics

Sandy and Nora dive into the Toronto attack and what we know of the world that Alek Minassian is thought to have been a part  of. From MRAs to real-life violence, why don't men believe women, and where are men in responding to other men?DOWNLOAD EPISODE TRANSCRIPTThe post Episode 19: To be not a man online. appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The shooter of the Quebec City mosque, Alexandre Bissonnette's sentencing hearing is underway. What have we learned about his extremist views? Now that Islamophobia and racism have been clearly identified as his motivation, is the rest of Canada paying attention and learning from what we now know?The post Episode 18: Right-wing extremism on trial: is Canada paying attention? appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nora and Sandy conclude their discussion about what it looks like when the [extreme] right chooses a target and organizes its minions to swarm.Make sure you listen to Part One first!The post Episode 17, part two: the eye of the alt-right online hurricane appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nora and Sandy talk about the news that has bombarded them both this week: that it's never the right time and it's never the right place to talk about systemic injustice.The post Episode 17, part one: the eye of the alt-right online hurricane appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do Ontario students get free tuition? The short answer is no. In this episode, Nora and Sandy go through the long answer, which is also no, but much more passionate and funny than the short answer.The post Episode 16: Ontario's free tuition lie appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gentrification is one of the most pressing problems that currently faces the left — and yet, the left often struggles to identify, explain and effectively fight the forced displacement of poor, racialized and minority communities. Sandy and Nora explore gentrification in Toronto's Regent Park, Weston and Eglinton West neighbourhoods to identify and argue for how activists should engage and struggle for change.Photo c/o OCAP: http://ocap.ca/tchboardinguphomes/The post Episode 15: fighting gentrification appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Ontario Liberals have announced that Grade 10 students will have new financial literacy education. Sandy and Nora ask: why? What's missing in the curriculum that makes this a necessary promise? Or, is this a vacant and crass political promise that's primarily meant to garner votes?The post Episode 14: The Financial Literacy Hoax appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Sandy and Nora talk about how journalists have let racism take over their coverage of Jagmeet Singh, and whether or not the NDP is really doing what it must to support Singh through these attacks.The post Episode 13: Is the NDP supporting Jagmeet Singh enough? appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The people of the “Progressive” Conservative Party of Ontario have spoken, and Doug Ford is their leader. What does this mean for progressives, if anything? How should they respond, if at all? In this podcast, Sandy and Nora discuss this and whether or not we should even care. Spoiler Alert: we should.The post Episode 12: Douggie F, the new leader of the Ontario PC Party appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The NDP policy convention happened mid-February in Ottawa. Nora and Sandy talk about what happened, what didn't happen, and why Palestinian solidarity remains so hard for the party apparatus to embrace.The post Episode 11: Post-mortem on the NDP convention appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.