{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/1367799c-88da-57e9-ba40-0a904b8bc217/ebd1d5cb-553c-47f1-9350-c8af1c4c58c4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 23 - Rent & Credit Scores, Racism & Yearbooks and Ice Cube's Contract with Black America","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/614355cff581aa50e9520e61/614355f52b4d46001242e9f5.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode we discuss,&nbsp;newfound support for immigration among Canadians;&nbsp;Black Lives Matter successfully changing public opinion about Black people; Jagmeet Singh calling for higher taxes on excess corporate profits; The federal government’s response to Joyce Echaquan’s death;&nbsp;Rent finally counting toward credit scores, sort of; Higher hydro rates hitting Ontario; Yearbook Woes come as a reminder of racism; Ice Cube negotiates his Contract with Black America; Nigerians around the world call for an end to Police Brutality, and a whole lot more.</p><p><br></p><p>Politics</p><ul><li>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/politics/article-canadians-becoming-more-accepting-of-immigrants-and-refugees-despite/</li><li>http://torstar.co/sVhp50BPcJI</li><li>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-convenes-urgent-discussion-on-systemic-racism-in-health-care/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Politics%20Briefing&amp;utm_content=2020-10-16_12&amp;utm_term=Politics%20Briefing:%20Liberals%20agree%20to%20special%20COVID-19%20spending%20committee&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter&amp;cu_id=%2FFtqxYQCLzUMcyNzjPtFxstVCVjHi2Lu</li><li>https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2020/10/13/green-party-leader-annamie-paul-deserves-to-win-toronto-centre-byelection.html</li><li>https://338canada.com/35108e.htm</li></ul><p>Economy</p><ul><li>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-singh-calls-for-second-world-war-style-excess-profits-tax-to-pay-for/</li><li>https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/grocery-executives-on-defensive-as-mps-question-pandemic-pay-decisions-1.5020088</li><li>http://huffp.st/KVPmrFs</li><li>https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2020/10/13/ontario-electricity-prices-to-rise-almost-2.html?utm_source=Facebook&amp;utm_medium=SocialMedia&amp;utm_campaign=QueensPark&amp;utm_content=ontario-electricity-prices-to-rise-almost-2&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;source=the%20toronto%20star&amp;utm_medium=SocialMedia&amp;utm_campaign=&amp;utm_campaign_id=&amp;utm_content=</li><li>https://www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca/en/blog/news/RP-2021-026-S--estimating-return-additional-federal-spending-business-tax-compliance--rendement-estime-depenses-federales-additionnelles-observation-fiscale-entreprises</li><li>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-singh-calls-for-second-world-war-style-excess-profits-tax-to-pay-for/</li></ul><p>Black Blackity Black</p><ul><li>https://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/10221192--malicious-hurtful-and-racist-content-found-in-pickering-school-yearbooks-handed-out-saturday/?utm_source=facebook&amp;source=durhamregion.com&amp;utm_medium=SocialMedia&amp;utm_campaign=&amp;utm_campaign_id=&amp;utm_content=</li><li>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pickering-yearbook-update-1.5765450</li><li>https://globalnews.ca/news/7399031/pickering-high-school-anti-black-racism-argos-clemons/</li><li>https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/15/us/ice-cube-trump-controversy-trnd/index.html</li><li>https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ice-cube-trump-campaign-interview-1076681/</li><li>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-twitter-disinformation/twitter-suspends-accounts-claiming-to-be-black-trump-supporters-over-spam-manipulation-idUSKBN26Y2ZM</li><li>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/13/twitter-suspends-accounts-for-posing-as-black-trump-supporters</li></ul><p>World</p><ul><li>https://www.complex.com/music/2020/10/ice-cube-trump-administration-opinion-essay&nbsp;</li><li>https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2020/10/16/biden-trump-townhall-ratings/?utm_campaign=wp_main&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=instagram&nbsp;</li><li>https://www.cbsnews.com/video/biden-outperforming-trump-in-all-key-swing-states-polls-say/</li><li>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-54575219</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/TheDripTO?fan_landing=true\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Support the show</a> (https://www.patreon.com/TheDripTO?fan_landing=true)</p>","author_name":"The Afro Canadian Political Literacy Foundation"}