{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/630ceae33fe37400122828c6/63cddfd0eb0a7a00107fc068?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Medical Lies From The Maritimes","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/630ceae33fe37400122828c6/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>It was in the winter of 2021 that the world first became aware of a mounting number of patients being seen in New Brunswick with unusual neurological symptoms. A year later, the Government of New Brunswick released a report dismissing the entire issue, claiming there was never a cluster of patients to begin with.</p><p><br></p><p>CANADALAND has obtained thousands and thousands of pages of internal documents that take us behind the scenes of that investigation that once caught the attention of the nation, before being dropped like a hot potato.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Read more about CANADALAND’s investigation <a href=\"https://www.canadaland.com/new-brunswick-mystery-illness-documents\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Host: Jesse Brown</p><p>Credits: Sarah Lawrynuik (Freelance Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)</p><p><br></p><p>Further reading:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/02/neurological-illness-affecting-young-adults-canada\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Whistleblower warns baffling illness affects growing number of young adults in Canadian province</a>, <em>The Guardian</em>, Jan. 2, 2022</li><li><a href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/24/new-brunswick-mystery-brain-disease/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Official investigation into New Brunswick’s mysterious brain disorder finds no new condition</a>, <em>Washington Post</em>, Feb. 24, 2022</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Sponsors: <a href=\"https://athleticgreens.com/canadaland\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Athletic Greens</a>, <a href=\"https://www.squarespace.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Squarespace</a>, <a href=\"http://hellofresh.ca/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HelloFresh</a></p><p><br></p><p>Additional Music is by Audio Network</p><p><br></p><p>If you value this podcast, <a href=\"https://canadalandnetwork.supercast.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Support us</a>! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at <a href=\"https://canadalandstore.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">our store</a>, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime.</p>","author_name":"CANADALAND"}