{"podcast":{"title":"CANADALAND","slug":"canadaland-317958","podcast_index_feed_id":317958,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/630ceae33fe37400122828c6","website_url":"https://www.canadaland.com/shows/canadaland/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/630ceae33fe37400122828c6/1743698771719-50c87864-d5ab-4617-8806-05f66a4e5c26.jpeg","author":"Jesse Brown","episode_count":1611,"summary":"The best newspaper in Canada is a podcast. Original reporting, sharp political analysis, and media criticism you won’t get anywhere else. Keeping you informed about what’s happening now in your country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T10:17:59.362732+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958"},"episode":{"title":"Poilievre Trolls Carney With Help From A.I.","slug":"poilievre-trolls-carney-with-help-from-a-i","published_at":"2026-06-12T10:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958/poilievre-trolls-carney-with-help-from-a-i","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958","url":"https://shows.acast.com/canadaland/episodes/6a2b6b0a622531b864690a0e","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/630ceae33fe37400122828c6/e/6a2b6b0a622531b864690a0e/media.mp3","summary":"So it looks like technically Canada is in the midst of a “technical” recession, but, technicalities aside, is a 0.2% drop in growth really that big a deal? ​Carney hasn’t said much on the subject, just that this is just a “settling-in period” while his policies take effect. On the other hand, Poilievre seems almost gleeful, saying that it’s a result of a “banker who can’t budget”. Oh, and he’s made a whole attack ad dunking on the technicalities of a technical recession with a little help from generative AI. Is this what politics has come to? Host: James Nicholson Credits: Andrea Varsany (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor) Guest: Douglas Soltys Additional music by Audio Network Apply to CANADALAND’s Audio Journalism Fellowship at labs.canadaland.com Go to canadaland.com/live   to find out more about our live show, June 18th at the Halifax Convention Centre! Further reading:  Sharan Kaur: Why top economists are rejecting the ‘recession’ narrative - CTV News ‘Technical Recession’, the Backstory: Why has the Canadian Economy Flatlined? - Policy Magazine Carney addresses technical recession, says economy going through 'settling-in' period - CBC News 51st state 'a great discussion' for Trump and Carney, says Hoekstra as president trolls ahead of trade talks - CBC News Canada Dips Into Technical Recession for First Time Since 2020 - Bloomberg Canada enters surprise technical recession amid tariff uncertainty - Reuters Canada is in a ‘technical’ recession. Here’s why economists are pushing back on that label - The Toronto Star Is a technical recession technically a problem for Mark Carney? - CBC News FIRST READING: Is the technical recession rece…","meta_description":"So it looks like technically Canada is in the midst of a “technical” recession, but, technicalities aside, is a 0.2% drop in growth really that big a deal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2105,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/canadaland-317958/episodes/poilievre-trolls-carney-with-help-from-a-i/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958/poilievre-trolls-carney-with-help-from-a-i.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}