{"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":"Why it's Illegal to Spy on Cows in Ontario","slug":"why-it-s-illegal-to-spy-on-cows-in-ontario","published_at":"2026-06-29T10:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958/why-it-s-illegal-to-spy-on-cows-in-ontario","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958","url":"https://shows.acast.com/canadaland/episodes/6a40529726d5a6687a1045cb","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/630ceae33fe37400122828c6/e/6a40529726d5a6687a1045cb/media.mp3","summary":"From Upton Sinclair to modern day animal activists, going undercover has been a staple of animal cruelty reporting. But in Ontario, a court recently ruled that it might be illegal to get that footage, that reporting, in the first place — you can no longer take a job under false pretences on farms in Ontario. Why do animal rights activists believe they should have a right to lie? What do farmers and other agriculture business owners have to hide?  And if it's illegal to lie to go undercover on a farm - is ALL undercover reporting now illegal? Further Reading: Ontario’s top court restores agriculture law parts targeting animal rights activists — The Canadian Press Opinion | Meat eaters and animal lovers should be appalled by ag-gag court ruling — The Toronto Star Decisions of the Court of Appeal: Animal Justice v. Ontario — Court of Appeal for Ontario W5: Alleged animal abuse at an Ontario pig farm — CTV Canadian Beef Industry — 2021 Census of Agriculture Ontario Court of Appeal Reinstates Ag Gag Law, Silencing Farm Whistleblowers — Animal Justice Beef Farmers Welcome Ontario Court of Appeal’s Decision to Provide Clarity on the Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act — Beef Farmers of Ontario Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer & Senior Production Supervisor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Chad Galloway (Audio Editing & Production), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editing & Production), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher) Fact checking by: Julian Abraham Additional music by: Audio Network Photo: Aviva Lessard Sponsors:   Fizz : Visit https://fizz.ca and activate a first plan using the referral code CAN25 to get 40$ off and 10GB of free data. Shopify : Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://shopif…","meta_description":"From Upton Sinclair to modern day animal activists, going undercover has been a staple of animal cruelty reporting. But in Ontario, a court recently ruled…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2131,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/canadaland-317958/episodes/why-it-s-illegal-to-spy-on-cows-in-ontario/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958/why-it-s-illegal-to-spy-on-cows-in-ontario.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}