Nuanced.

224. Marten Youssef: Can Debates Restore Free Speech in Universities?

Marten Yousuff joins Chief Pete to discuss declining trust in universities, rising self-censorship, institutional neutrality, and whether debate—not protest—is the antidote to Canada’s polarization crisis. Marten Yousuff is Associate Vice President at the University of British Columbia and the leader behind UBC Debates.Send a textSupport the shownuancedmedia.ca

223. Why Milk Is a Trade War Issue in Canada

Chief Aaron Pete breaks down how milk pricing works, why dairy is protected, who benefits, who pays, and how trade deals like USMCA are forcing hard questions about affordability, fairness, and competition.Send a textSupport the shownuancedmedia.ca

222. Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying Program Explained

Canada’s MAID program has grown to 16,499 deaths in 2024 — over 5% of all deaths nationwide. Chief Pete breaks down what MAID is and isn’t, how Canada got here legally and politically, how Track 1 and Track 2 actually function, and why the hardest question isn’t legality — it’s choice under constraint.Send a textSupport the shownuancedmedia.ca

221. Sam Cooper: U.S. vs. China — Who Is Canada’s Ally?

Is Chinese foreign interference shaping Canada’s politics? Journalist Sam Cooper joins Aaron Pete to unpack alleged election influence, the “Vancouver Model,” and how billions in suspected laundered funds were alleged to have moved through B.C. casinos—including discussion of the Mark Carney questions now circulating in Canadian politics and the Michael Ma controversy.Send us a textSupport the shownuancedmedia.ca

220. David Coletto: Will There Be a Spring Election?

David breaks down whether Canada is headed for a spring election, where Mark Carney sits in the polls, how Pierre Poilievre is resonating with voters, and how younger Canadians’ housing frustration is deepening generational fault lines—alongside Chief Aaron Pete.Send us a textSupport the shownuancedmedia.ca