• The Current

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The Current

Written by: CBC
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  • Three stories to expand your worldview, delivered daily. Matt Galloway cuts through a sea of choice to bring you stories that transcend the news cycle. Conversations with big thinkers, household names, and people living the news. An antidote to algorithms that cater to what you already know — and a meeting place for diverse perspectives. In its 20 years, the Current has become a go-to place for stories that shape and entertain us. Released daily, Monday to Friday.
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Politics & Government
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Episodes
  • What Canada needs to do about foreign interference

    What Canada needs to do about foreign interference
    Jan 29 2025

    Justice Marie-Josée Hogue found no evidence of traitors in parliament, but her final report on foreign interference highlights several other threats to Canada’s democracy. We unpack the vulnerabilities she's identified, from disinformation on social media to party leaders who have so far refused to get security clearance.

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    20 mins
  • The CBC is facing an ‘existential threat,’ says new CEO

    The CBC is facing an ‘existential threat,’ says new CEO
    Jan 29 2025

    Marie-Philippe Bouchard has taken over as CBC/Radio-Canada’s new president and CEO at a time when Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and others are calling for the public broadcaster to be defunded. She talks to Matt Galloway about proving to Canadians that the CBC is a vital part of their communities, and making sure she’s not the president who turns the lights out as she leaves.

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    20 mins
  • Trump deportation threats open up old wounds in Mississippi

    Trump deportation threats open up old wounds in Mississippi
    Jan 29 2025

    Hundreds of undocumented migrants were arrested in ICE workplace raids in Mississippi in 2019, resulting in deportations that split families apart. In his documentary Practically Mexico Now, the CBC’s John Chipman went there to meet people still living with the fallout, amid fresh fears over U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of mass deportations.
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    18 mins

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