ICE raids, mass deportations and communities resisting it all.

Will the images filling our screens serve as a cautionary tale, or will Canadians convince themselves that those kinds of abuses wouldn't happen here?

Hosts Santiago Helou Quintero and Jessa McLean try to answer that with discussions on recent Liberal legislation (Bill C12), the Safe Third Country Agreement we have with the United States, and the impact its already having on migrants.

Find our written piece to accompany this episode on our SUBSTACK

Calls to ACTION

1. Tell Senators: Vote No on Bill C-12 - Migrant Rights Network

Resources / Links / Referenced Material:

• Article: Canada's Own Brand of ICE
• The Guardian: 2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in two decades.
• Migrants Call on Trudeau to Fulfill Promise
• Migrants Face Threats of Deportation, Illegal Working Conditions and Unpaid Wages – The Rover

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What are we to think of the public's response to United Health CEO Brian Thompson's death?

Hosts Jessa McLean and Santiago Helou Quintero provide a class analysis of the case and the media frenzy around it. They also give insight into just how bad a company United Health is, and what our reactions should be to social murder.

Song credit (end of episode): Jesse Welles, via TikTok

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Resources:

• Referenced Episode: Blueprints of Disruption, Unicorn Riot
• Forbes: How Much Does Health Insurance Cost?
• AP News: Hurry up and wait: Docs say insurers increasingly interfere
• There's anger behind the internet's reactions to the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO : NPR

Our hosts unpack a few things for November 23rds, Rabble Rants:

Maori MP Disrupts New Zealand Parliament with the Haka

The protest inside the Parliament was directed at the right-wing coalition's attack on Indigenous rights in New Zealand. It was paired with widespread mobilization in the streets. What parallels can we draw from Canadian politics?

15 Ontario Mayors ask Premier to Defy the Charter to Clear Encampments

A growing list of 'Big City' Mayors in Ontario, clearly working in concert with the Progressive Conservative Provincial government, are launching attacks on unhoused people. Twelve of them drafted a letter at the bequest of Doug Ford, and they want to do more than clear encampments...

Calls to ACTION

• Sign the Petition to Oppose the Use of the Notwishstanding Clause to Clear Encampments
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Resources / Links / Referenced Material:

• Diana Chan McNally on X: List of Now 72 Councillors Opposed
• NDP says Ford government's bike lane bill bans lawsuits if cyclists injured or killed on streets where lanes removed
• Diana Chan McNally in Toronto Star: What you Need to Know About Using Notwithstanding Clause
• Waterloo Court Ruling on Encampment Clearings
• New York Times: New Zealand Parliament Suspended

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