The Big Story
Frequency Podcast Network
Categories: News & Politics
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We've gained some new subscribers recently, and over the next few Sundays we want to help welcome them to the show by re-releasing some of our favourite episodes from the last few years. If you're new here, welcome! And if you've been with us for a while, we hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane. ---------------------------------------------------------- The promise was pretty clear: During his first successful campaign as Liberal leader, Justin Trudeau told LGBT voters that we would end Canada’s longstanding ban prohibiting men who have sex with men from donating blood. At the time, it seemed like a simple promise to keep. A few years later, he claimed it wasn’t so simple. Now, it’s 2021 and Erin O’Toole is criticizing Trudeau for his failure as the Conservatives seek LGBT support. How is the blood ban still in place? When Trudeau claims his government will “follow the science” what is he referring to? Is a discriminatory approach really still necessary when technology has rapidly advanced and Canada needs blood more than ever? GUEST: Justin Ling, investigative journalist We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as suggestions for future episodes. You can find us: Through email at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca Or by calling 416-935-5935 and leaving us a voicemail Or @thebigstoryfpn on Twitter
Previous episodes
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1874 - RE-RELEASE: Trudeau’s Liberals promised to end the blood ban. Now they say it’s “complicated”. Sun, 19 May 2024
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1873 - Mental Health Crisis?! In This Economy?! Sat, 18 May 2024
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1872 - Has decriminalization failed in BC? Fri, 17 May 2024
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1871 - How we're learning the true prevalence of incest Thu, 16 May 2024
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1870 - We live in the age of boycotts. But which ones work? Wed, 15 May 2024
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1869 - A look inside Ottawa's extremely strange book festival Tue, 14 May 2024
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1868 - A solution to the crisis in long-term care? Mon, 13 May 2024
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1867 - RE-RELEASE: Inside the huge casino bust that went bad Sun, 12 May 2024
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1866 - Why do basic income pilots never become permanent? Sat, 11 May 2024
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1865 - The long, strange trip that ended with Tim Hortons pizza Fri, 10 May 2024
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1864 - Will Canada ban TikTok, too? Thu, 9 May 2024
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1863 - Will Canada Post end daily mail delivery? Wed, 8 May 2024
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1862 - How worried should you be about bird flu? Tue, 7 May 2024
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1861 - Paydirt E3: Margaritaville Mon, 6 May 2024
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1860 - RE-RELEASE: Are cats cuddly fluff balls or the world's worst invasive species? Sun, 5 May 2024
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1859 - Retire?! In This Economy?! Sat, 4 May 2024
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1858 - Two tragedies and "a very scary moment for policing" Fri, 3 May 2024
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1857 - A trip inside the courthouse for Donald Trump's trial Thu, 2 May 2024
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1856 - What's really happening at Columbia University? Wed, 1 May 2024
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1855 - Inside one of the largest art frauds in history Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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1854 - Paydirt E2: Bees, stags, does and Vegas Mon, 29 Apr 2024
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1853 - A conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Fri, 26 Apr 2024
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1852 - How secure is Canada's Arctic? Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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1851 - Can virtual health care save a collapsing system? Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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1850 - These days, something's always burning: A fire season preview Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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1849 - Paydirt E1: It's not easy being green Mon, 22 Apr 2024
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1848 - Island Crime S6 E1: Soft Sat, 20 Apr 2024
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1847 - How the cops cracked the $24M Pearson gold heist Fri, 19 Apr 2024
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1846 - Can Canada really build 3.9 million homes by 2031? Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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1845 - What the federal budget means for you Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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1844 - Could Naheed Nenshi cause an NDP divorce? Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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1843 - It's raining in the Arctic. That's ... not good. Mon, 15 Apr 2024
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1842 - Paydirt: The Inside Story of Ontario’s Greenbelt Scandal Sun, 14 Apr 2024
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1841 - Die?! In This Economy?! Sat, 13 Apr 2024
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1840 - What have we actually learned about foreign election interference? Fri, 12 Apr 2024
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1839 - Canada is deporting thousands of migrants, despite a pledge to let them stay Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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1838 - What’s behind a rise in dog attacks? Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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1837 - Has a serial killer walked free for decades? Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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1836 - Why is competition so hard to find in Canada? Mon, 8 Apr 2024
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1835 - In This Economy: How to handle RRSPs in an affordability crisis Sat, 6 Apr 2024
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1834 - We can clone your pet now. So what's next? Fri, 5 Apr 2024
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1833 - A landfill, four victims and a trial with questions to answer Thu, 4 Apr 2024
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1832 - What does the carbon price increase actually mean for you? Wed, 3 Apr 2024
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1831 - Why nothing works with anything else Tue, 2 Apr 2024
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1830 - Are Canada's maple syrup taps running dry? Mon, 1 Apr 2024
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1829 - Learn Something?! From This Economy?! Sat, 30 Mar 2024
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1828 - TBS Listener Feedback: Objectivity, Pornography and Bagged Milk Fri, 29 Mar 2024
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1827 - Ontario's government fought public workers for years. And lost billions. Thu, 28 Mar 2024
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1826 - How the government investigates "greenwashing" complaints Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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1825 - How Loblaw became Canada's "company store" Tue, 26 Mar 2024