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<p>As I’m sure you all know, the media is not doing well. Layoffs and closures have left the industry in a state of absolute disrepair. Even the so-called new media outlets that were supposed to save us — think BuzzFeed...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit hatchetmedia.substack.com<br/><br/><p>It’s not surprising that Prince Edward Island gets ignored by most of the press outside of the Maritimes. It’s by far...

<p>Nora Loreto comes on The Hatchet to discuss whether Avi Lewis, the NDP's new leader, is set to be the socialist saviour or doomed to be another Dipper dud.</p><p>We recorded this not long after the NDP convention and...

<p>The Toronto Police Service is one of the oldest institutions in this country. In fact it’s 33 years older than the country itself. </p><p>And in all of those nearly two hundred years of history, you’d be hard-pressed...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit hatchetmedia.substack.com<br/><br/><p>Just over a year ago, when we were launching The Hatchet, there was one thing in particular that worried me — I’ve...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit hatchetmedia.substack.com<br/><br/><p>This episode is for paid subscribers. If you would like to hear the whole thing, please support The Hatchet by going to...

<p>Support us at hatchetmedia.substack.com</p><p>In 1978, a South African accountant orchestrated one of the most audacious and ruthless hostile takeovers in the history of Canadian business.</p><p>His name was Jack...

<p>Support us at hatchetmedia.substack.com</p><p>This is the second episode in our series about Brookfield, the Canadian financial giant. In our first episode, we told you about one half of the company’s corporate...

<p>This episode was first published on April 12th, 2025. </p><p>Happy New Year, Hatchet listeners!</p><p>The chance to put out good journalism is its own reward, but to everyone who has listened, shared, or supported us...

<p>I’ve had a hard time knowing what to make of the still-unfolding saga around Jeffrey Epstein.</p><p>Like basically everyone else in the world, I’ve been following the story with interest for years.</p><p>Even before...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit hatchetmedia.substack.com<br/><br/><p>The much anticipated budget is finally here and it promises to make "Canada Strong."</p><p>Between the eye-popping...

<p>So last week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith used the notwithstanding clause to force Alberta teachers back to work.</p><p>It’s the first time the notwithstanding clause has ever been used in this kind of a manner to...

<p>In 1965, Canada’s postal workers did something so radical, so unprecedented, that it shook our country’s political establishment to the core.</p><p>They went on strike.</p><p>It was radical and unprecedented because...

<p>I think it’s kind of funny how we talk about election campaigns while they’re in progress. Between the polling and the poll aggregators, there’s often a feeling of inevitability to the result.</p><p>But it also makes...

<p>Why can’t the government do stuff?</p><p>I’m not being facetious here. I think most Canadians — in fact, most people who live in western democracies — have a feeling that their governments are incapable of actually...