The Copernic Affair | Canadaland Investigates
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“Thorough and absorbing” –Hannah J Davies, The Guardian
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The life of an unassuming sociology professor in Canada gets turned upside down when he is accused of carrying out a 1980 bomb attack on a synagogue in Paris. Hassan Diab says heʼs innocent, but French investigators are determined to prove otherwise. Journalists Dana Ballout and Alex Atack take listeners through the twists and turns of this extraordinary story, all the while asking: Is Hassan Diab guilty, or is he a scapegoat? And what if one person’s justice means committing an injustice to another?
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Interview with a Pretendian | Pretendians #1
The Copernic Affair | Canadaland Investigates
05/14/24 • 37 min
Why do people pretend to be Native? Hosts Robert Jago (Kwantlen First Nation and Nooksack Indian Tribe) Angel Ellis (Muscogee (Creek) Nation) begin their journey by asking someone who has been doing just that.
He’s not just your average imposter – "Grand Chief" Guillaume Carle is the king of the “pretendians", a French Canadian who made a small fortune creating his own fake First Nation and issuing phony Indian Status Cards to thousands of other identity thieves.
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Pretending in Prison | Pretendians #2
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05/21/24 • 29 min
Marvin "Casper" Ouimet was your ordinary terrifying Hells Angel mob boss until he was sent to prison for conspiracy to commit murder. That's where he declared himself to be Indigenous. The prison asked no questions, and granted him access to a special program for Native inmates, in which prisoners get private cells, spiritual guidance, better food and ultimately – reduced sentences. But what about the real Natives in these programs?
Hosts: Robert Jago & Angel Ellis
Credits: Jesse Brown (Publisher, Executive Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor, Mixer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
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Episode 1: The Attack
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01/22/25 • 26 min
Just before 6:30 pm on October 3rd, 1980, Oron Shagrir’s mother, Aliza, was walking down Rue Copernic in Paris, looking to buy some figs. Minutes later, she was killed, along with three others, in an explosion that still haunts France today.
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Introducing: Cool Mules
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03/02/20 • 36 min
A new investigative series about the cocaine smuggling ring inside Vice Media.
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Thunder Bay, the TV series. And NEW SHOW: The White Saviors
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08/13/21 • 4 min
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(Ratf****r) Chapter One: The Klondike Papers
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10/31/22 • 37 min
Meet David Wallace, political fixer and dirty tricks operative.
After a career in the shadows, he’s turned whistleblower, leaking his files and sparking a conspiracy theory.
But why? And can he be trusted?
Written and reported by Jesse Brown and Cherise Seucharan
Audio editing and sound design by Tristan Capacchione
Original music by Nathan Burley
Additional music by Audio Network
Editorial Assistance by Sarah Lawrynuik
Executive Producer, Jesse Brown
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Introducing COMMONS: CRUDE
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04/10/19 • 23 min
"I grew up in a place where I couldn't even breathe."
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Episode 3: The Professor
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01/29/25 • 42 min
Hassan Diab, a sociology professor living in Ottawa, is finishing up his classes for the day when he learns that he is the primary suspect in France’s investigation into the Copernic synagogue bombing. At first, he doesn't believe this. But he begins to sense that he’s being surveilled. Then early one morning, he hears an unexpected knock on his door.
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Coming Soon: Pretendians (Official Trailer)
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05/07/24 • 0 min
What do some of the most prominent and successful Indigenous artists, leaders and thinkers have in common? They aren’t Indigenous.
From major universities, to the halls of power, to Hollywood, there are people claiming to be Indigenous in the interest of power, money, and status. There are dozens of outrageous cases of Indigenous identity fraud that we know about, and likely thousands that we do not.
So why do these so-called “Pretendians” do it? How do they pull it off? And what happens when they are exposed?
Find out on Tuesday, May 14.
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Episode 5: The Detention
The Copernic Affair | Canadaland Investigates
02/12/25 • 35 min
Hassan Diab faces a new reality in Europe’s largest maximum security prison. But when Marc Trévidic is replaced by new investigative judges, the case is thrown into uncertainty - and Hassan's fortunes begin to shift.
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The first episode of The Copernic Affair | Canadaland Investigates was released on Oct 12, 2018.
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