Interview #45 – Black in Sask with Vibya Natana

Hey folks, welcome to another great interview from The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist. This time around I talk to Vibya Natana from the local group Black in Sask. We talk about the organization and some of the things they’re doing as well as racism in Canada, the US, and more specifically Saskatchewan. I want

They Knew This Would Happen (From Many Peoples, Strength ep39)

This time around David and Cory are joined by Dr. Kyle Anderson. Dr. Anderson is an outspoken critic of the Saskatchewan government’s Covid-19 response and policies and provides information about Covid on his Youtube channel Here are some links where you can find his content https://www.youtube.com/c/KyleAndersonSK/featured Here are some links for the news items we

Why Can’t They Just Ask For Help? (From Many Peoples, Strength ep38)

This episode Cory and David cover stories about the homeless encampment known as Camp Marjorie as well as all the Covid stories that came out in the last two weeks Here are links to the stories we covered https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/regina-task-force-camp-marjorie-1.6210466 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-ndp-covid-19-health-care-workers-1.6209634 https://thestarphoenix.com/news/saskatchewan/sask-reached-out-to-american-states-before-federal-gov-for-icu-help/wcm/2bf63b6d-ddf0-4a17-8535-d4e2f5b86d8e/amp/ Saskatoon city councilhttps://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6215240? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/camp-marjorie-social-services-1.6215844 https://regina.ctvnews.ca/saskatchewan-s-chief-medical-health-officer-cries-as-he-presents-covid-19-modelling-1.5631298 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-crown-land-1.6220441 https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/minister-says-pandemic-help-including-military-support-approved-for-saskatchewan-1.5635714 Subscribe to my other channels Skeptarchyhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4XjwZUtIeTHIFKYWnsHfLg  The

751 Unmarked Graves (From Many Peoples, Strength ep 32)

This episode Cory and David cover new of a variety of topics with a touch more politics than usual and of course the disturbingly predictable discovery of unmarked graves on the site of a residential school. Headlines https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/steven-rigby-family-1.6069907 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/steven-rigby-coroner-s-inquest-jury-recommendatinos-1.6080303 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/abortion-mp-mayor-conservative-seat-moose-jaw-1.6077846 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatoon-john-a-macdonald-road-1.6083600 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskatchewan-doctors-province-fun-safe-consumption-1.6084646 https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/rural-municipalities-tighten-belts-without-oil-and-gas-tax-payments Quick looks https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-liberal-party-looking-for-new-leader-1.6077008 Deeper Dives Some Indigenous Voices you can followhttps://www.facebook.com/decolonizemyself https://www.instagram.com/peternotsowhite/

Every Child Matters (From Many Peoples, Strength podcast ep 30 shownotes)

This time David and Cory talk about the discovery of 215 buried children at the site of a residential school in Kamloops, BC and some related stories. Plus the regular news and politics of Saskatchewan. Acknowledgement of the discovery of 215 children’s bodies in Kamloops To Donate to help the survivors of residential schools you

Regina Lockdown and the Racist RCMP (shownotes for From Many Peoples, Strength podcast episode 25)

Headlines https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/regina-international-designation-airport-1.5950466 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/public-land-sales-1.5953939 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/u-of-s-professor-says-fixing-social-safety-net-best-way-to-keep-saskatoon-women-safe-1.5960933 https://nationalpost.com/opinion/opinion-deporting-humboldt-truck-driver-would-be-vengeance-not-justice A Super Quick Look https://www.sasktel.com/about-us/news/2021/sasktel-selects-samsung-for-5g-network-deployment https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/missing-regina-teen-found-dead-1.5951972 https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewan/sask-ends-2020-with-fewer-people-than-it-began-first-in-15-years https://leaderpost.com/sponsored/life-sponsored/welcome-to-les-rendez-vous-de-la-francophonie A Deeper Look https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/were-on-notice-mayor-masters-says-lockdown-possible-as-variants-covid-19-cases-surge/wcm/adfb33ac-4552-43c1-938b-8ff15b32d07b/amp/ https://regina.ctvnews.ca/sask-bans-private-gatherings-in-regina-restaurants-to-move-to-take-out-only-1.5359163 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-rcmp-discriminated-against-colten-boushies-family-and-fuelled-racial/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-rcmp-destroyed-police-records-from-the-night-colten-boushie-died/