Monologue: The Bullsh*t Years (Podcast)

This week on The North State, I talk about Prime Minister Carney's speech, the spinelessness of our news media and a possible explanation for this marked turn. RSS feed here. Apple Podcasts link here

Description

Happy 2026! Scott's back and he's angry. Everybody's talking about Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. After countless articles and panels waxing poetic about how great a moment it was for Canada, few felt the need to criticize anything about it except for its possibility at implementation. In this monologue, Scott uses Carney's speech as a lightning rod for everything wrong with the modern journalism landscape in Canada. In short, it's not good; Welcome to The Bullshit Years.

Sources and Further Reading

Carney's Davos Speech Sparks Wave of Sycophantic Coverage - The Catch

Vincent Wong's LinkedIn Post

Historian examines neglected truth behind Canada's role in Vietnam War - CBC Radio

Herbicide Tests and Storage Outside the U.S. - US Department of Veterans Affairs

Canada’s shameful legacy of torture in Afghanistan - Canadian Dimension

Canada needs to acknowledge its violent history in Korea - Canadian Dimension

Debunking the myth of Canada’s non-involvement in the Iraq war - Canadian Dimension

‘Imperial’ agenda: What’s Trump’s Gaza development plan, unveiled in Davos? - Al Jazeera

As Canadian Weapons Enter Sudan, Activists Decry Canada’s Deepening UAE Ties - Truthout

ICE ordering fleet of 20 armoured vehicles from Brampton, Ont., firm - CBC News

TikTok users freak out over app’s ‘immigration status’ collection — here’s what it means - TechCrunch

Federal Conservatives trade journalists for partisan cheerleaders - National Observer

AI tool Grok used to create child sexual abuse imagery, watchdog says - The Guardian

Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege - Reuters

Minnesota asks courts to curtail immigration blitz after 2 shootings as Trump sends his border czar - CBC News

Videos appear to show fatal Minnesota shooting that has widened divide between state, federal officials - CBC News

Man killed in another shooting involving federal officers in Minneapolis - CBC News

Minneapolis shooting victim Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse upset at Trump's immigration crackdowns, family say - The Globe and Mail

A Minnesota nurse is the 6th person to die during the US immigration crackdown - Toronto Star

A man fatally shot by a federal officer in Minnesota worked as an ICU nurse, his parents say - Toronto Star