Checking in with Canadian Grads

Portugal fans celebrate a win at FIFA World Cup!

Portugal fans in Toronto's little Portugal nieghbourhood were celebrating the team's 5-0 win against Uzbekistan. It comes after Portugal received heavy criticism for a draw against Democratic Republic of the Congo last week. The win also makes veteran leader Cristiano Ronaldo the first player to score at 6 World Cup Tournaments.

Checking in with Canadian Grads

It's that time of the year when graduates across the country are being celebrated by their families and communities.  Vaishnavi Verma is from Surrey, British Columbia. She is graduating from the International Baccalaureate program at Johnston Heights Secondary School in Surrey, British Columbia. And she has a full scholarship to the University of British Columbia this fall.  We speak with Ontario grad Somaya Shams who is graduating from grade 12 at the Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute in Scarborough. She will be at the University of Toronto this fall.

What drives incel ideology in Canada?

Monday's shooting in Montreal has focused attention on the incel — or involuntary celibate — movement, after it was revealed that the suspect in the shooting apparently distributed a 104-page manifesto full of hateful commentary about women, but also criticisms of capitalism and calls for violent revolution. We talk to Esli Chan, a PhD candidate and researcher at McGill, about how that manifesto echoes the kind of ideology that circulates in online incel communities… and what authorities need to do to prevent further incidents of violence.

Meet the Gen Z Quebec separatists

As Quebec marks the Fete Nationale, we look at the new and very online generation of Quebecois independence activists. We speak to a 25-year-old Alex Valiquette about the explosion of pro-independence music and memes — and how the movement is reaching out to allophones and newcomers. Then, poll analyst Philippe Fournier gives a reality check about movement's strength among young people and the Quebec public at large — and how the Parti Quebecois promise to hold a referendum within four years could play into the upcoming fall election.

Brexit, ten years on

In June of 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. We speak with two brothers, Ian and Nigel Baxter, who held opposing views on Brexit about what leaving the EU has meant for their businesses and the British economy.