Hi, I'm Tony Wong. I'm part of the team here at Canada Land, and I am not a journalist.

I am, however, someone who has watched in quiet horror over the past few years as Canadian journalism

has continued its painful, metaphorical tumble down a comically long flight of stairs.

Case in point, within a few short months of me starting this job, I witnessed Canadian news literally

get banned from two of the world's most popular social media platforms.

Now, if I was at any other media company, one that was stuck in its ways or relied on clicks

to pay the bills, that might have made me nervous. Not here though. At Canada Land, everything we do is

made possible by our supporters. They're the reason I'm able to experiment with

new ways of growing our audience from YouTube to Tik-Tok to whatever comes next because look

Canada Land is a lot of things it's independent it's entertaining it's

informative it's human but it's not stagnant it's passive, and it certainly doesn't sit around twiddling its thumbs

when things get ugly, and neither do our supporters.

So if that sounds like you please go to Canada Land.com slash join to become a supporter.

A warning to indigenous people listening.

This podcast series includes stories of physical and sexual violence, suicide, and death. Listen with caution and care.

It's fall again in Thunder Bay. The air is crisp here. It's cold enough that it stings the skin if you're not dressed for the weather. On days when the sky is blue, you take advantage of the brisk temperatures

and you get outside before winter sets in for the next five months.

It'll snow soon.

Aaron, whose name has been changed to protect their identity,

volunteers for a safety patrol group that used to be called Bear Clan Thunder Bay.

It's an indigenous led group of community folk that take to the streets of the city to care for those on the fringes.

On a good patrol, Bear Clan will discover people in trouble before they get hurt.

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