Consulting white people, crappy polls and The State of Two-Spirit Folk

In the season finale, The Laughing Drum looks at the literally never-ending saga of the Trans Mountain Pipeline, Quebec’s religious symbols law and Seattle’s non-Indigenous folks paying the rent. Plus, host Tim Fontaine bids farewell to the show!

The Laughing Drum looks at Scarborough NIMBYism, white folk demanding consultation, crappy polls and the media who love them and a look at the State of Two-Spirit Folk.

Canadian media vs. genocide, Doug Ford's paid vacation and weighing boycotts. Also, we bid farewell to panelist Sasha Mark. All that and more on this episode of The Laughing Drum.

The Laughing Drum takes a deep into the newly elected United Conservative Party’s optional land acknowledgements, how two Manitoba First Nations are dealing with the opioid and meth epidemic and how do Indigenous people vote in this current political climate?

Should media accept a $600-million bailout from the Liberals? What in the heck is going on in Ford’s Ontario? And now that we know Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott are running as independents, what in the heck happens now? All that and more on this episode of The Laughing Drum.

Nazi and Confederate flags in Saskatchewan, A Canadian museum finally recognizes genocide and is Winnipeg sweeping the homeless under the rug? All that and more on The Laughing Drum this week.

Beyak is (temporarily) gone from the Senate, the timing of Trudeau’s Poundmaker exoneration is suspect and why don’t we care that nearly half of life on earth is dying? All that and more on The Laughing Drum this week.

Should Indigenous folk bother going to the UN? Did the media drop the ball on that $50K water hookup bill? And do First Nations need a direct line to the Queen? That and more, on this episode of The Laughing Drum.

What does a Conservative victory mean for Indigenous folk in Alberta and beyond? Do the Liberals know how to consult with First Nations? And what’s up with the response to Indigenous people speaking out about the Notre-Dame Cathedral fire? The Laughing Drum’s Red Power Panel tackles that and more on this episode.

On this episode of The Laughing Drum, we dig into Joseph Boyden’s Paris adventure, Canada’s fear of brown immigration and whether reverse-non-consultation is really a thing in Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood.