Brit with a Cap EP8: Eastern vs Western Canada

11/21/18 • 23 min

This week we discuss the controversial topic of Eastern versus Western Canada. To discuss this controversial topic, I am joined by the lovely Megan Sawatzky - a West Coaster from Kelowna, British Columbia and Global Studies student at Carleton University. Is West Coast really the best coast? What is a comforter? Who are Hedley? All will be revealed in this juicy episode. Megan’s karaoke go-to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViwtNLUqkMY Top 10 Hedley tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlaAiwX6fy4 Instagram: @britwithacap

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Brit with a Cap EP7: Canadian Politics (It's Tru-deau)

This week I am joined by the brilliant Jamie Gardner (sadly Justin couldn’t make it) and we get political. A Politics and Parliamentary Studies student at the University of Leeds, Jamie is on placement at the Canadian parliament, working for an MP. He gives us an insight into life in Canadian parliament, a round up of current issues in Canada, the UK and the US and we discuss the darker side of Canadian politics. Warning: this may leave your perfect image of Canadian politics and of Justin Trudeau in tatters - time for a reality check people! Information on the Indigenous peoples in Canada: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/native-people-social-conditions (the Justice section is particularly of interest); Article from the Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/27/canada-150th-anniversary-celebration-indigenous-groups). Jamie’s go-to karaoke song: Bon Jovi - Livin’ On A Prayer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDK9QqIzhwkY) Instagram: @britwithacap

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Brit with a Cap EP9: A Canadian in Britain

I’m back after a two week interlude of work...but hey, they say distance makes the heart grow fonder, right? This week, my guest is the lovely John Gaius Coniconde - a Carleton student who went on a semester abroad last year to Swansea University in Wales. We discuss his experience in the UK or 'Britain' as Canadians like to call it, and what he really misses about British culture from bagpipes to accents. Great tips for future year abroad-goers from the UK or Canada. John's karaoke go-to: John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads (www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vrEljMfXYo) Instagram: @britwithacap