Feeling Impressed (w/ Press Progress)

On this episode Press Progress investigative reporters Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak join host Andre Goulet for a Winnipeg/Calgary/Montreal power panel exploring the provincial purgatory of pandemic Alberta. Plus: journalist and 'The Forgotten Corner' co-host Scott Schmidt describes Medicine Hat's recent super-spreader event, Harbinger Atlantic correspondent James Brown reports on bad bosses from rural PEI and the panel does a deep dive into Emily's expose on how the federal government's CEWS is helping to sustain and support scab labour. You can read the report at https://pressprogress.ca/companies-providing-scab-labour-to-saskatchewan-refinery-wont-say-if-they-spent-emergency-wage-subsidies-on-scabs/ Follow Stephen and Emily's reporting at https://pressprogress.ca/ Find more of Scott's work at https://medicinehatnews.com/author/scottschmidt/ and https://www.forgottencornerpod.com/ Music on this episode 'Neon Drip' (Blue Dot Sessions) and 'Dwarf Planet' (Gurdonark) is courtesy of Creative Commons. These conversations were recorded on May 7th and 10th, 2021.