Drawing Conclusions 

Drawing Conclusions 

Despite long-standing systemic barriers, visual editors and graphic designers in journalism are working towards anti-racist illustrations When Malaaya Adams was enrolled at […]

Pull Quotes – Season 8 Preview

Inside the forces shaping journalism in Canada. Read the transcript Series Description Pull Quotes is a podcast examining the forces that shape […]

No Silence on the Front Lines: Inside Amber Bracken and The Narwhal’s Fight To Cover Indigenous Land Defence

Journalists like Amber Bracken act as the public’s eyes at sites of Indigenous land defence. She’s now in B.C. Supreme Court fighting […]

Drawing Conclusions 

Drawing Conclusions 

Despite long-standing systemic barriers, visual editors and graphic designers in journalism are working towards anti-racist illustrations When Malaaya Adams was enrolled at […]

A graphic with a red grid background. Across the top in bold red letters reads,

Pull Quotes – Season 8 Preview

Inside the forces shaping journalism in Canada. Read the transcript Series Description Pull Quotes is a podcast examining the forces that shape […]

A photo of three people walking down stairs holding umbrellas and large handbags.

No Silence on the Front Lines: Inside Amber Bracken and The Narwhal’s Fight To Cover Indigenous Land Defence

Journalists like Amber Bracken act as the public’s eyes at sites of Indigenous land defence. She’s now in B.C. Supreme Court fighting […]

Four journalists reporting on the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival peer over their shoulders to meet the viewer’s gaze. In the backdrop behind them, an ominous shadow of U.S. President Donald Trump looms over the Toronto cityscape, partially masked by the clouds.

The Arts of the Deal

In March, after a month of deliberation by President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on numerous countries, a 25 percent tax was placed on goods entering the United States from Canada and Mexico. Canadians across the country remained uneasy as the days went on, fearing possible job cuts and even higher inflation.

A portrait of a woman looking back at the camera, standing in front of flowers.

Double Sided

The first time I met Roveena Jassal, we were both performing at the same showcase, “Conscious Songs 4 Conscious Minds,” in the summer of 2023 at Content Day Studios. I don’t remember how our conversation started—it was probably something like, “I loved your set”—but I definitely remember how it ended.