Where Anti-Sikh Press Leads Us & Manitoba Marks the Ballot

The Backbench

Canada is accusing India of a state-sanctioned assassination. What does this mean for the future of Canada and India’s relationship? AND, parental rights, an opioid crisis, and the missing Indigenous women whose bodies are presumed to be in a Winnipeg landfill are front of mind in this Manitoba Provincial election.

Host: Mattea Roach

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)

Guests: Arshy Mann, Dennis Ward, Dan Lett

Background reading:

• PCs make opposition to landfill search a central facet of campaign as Manitoba election day nears - CBC News
• Manitoba's election is now the NDP's to lose - CBC News
• Trudeau accuses India in killing of Sikh leader on Canadian soil - The Globe and Mail
• Facebook is Blocking Canadians’ Posts About the Assassination of a BC Sikh Leader. Their Posts Were Targeted by India’s Government - Press Progress
• Opinion: Justin Trudeau brings Canada’s ties with India under increasing strain - The Globe and Mail
• Baaz News

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