Naomi Klein on Carney, trade war and ‘end times’

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Press Room Published October 6, 2026

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Naomi Klein on how she thinks the ‘shock doctrine’ is alive and well with Mark Carney’s nation building projects. Plus, her latest book, End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World.

CBC News · Posted: Oct 06, 2026 6:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

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Woman wearing glasses, black jacket and purple top speaks and gestures with hands against red background. — Canadian author and activist Naomi Klein speaks at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, Britain, September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville (REUTERS)

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Front Burner42:21Naomi Klein on Carney, trade war and ‘end times’

Celebrated author Naomi Klein joins the show to talk about how Mark Carney’s response to Trump’s trade war echoes themes in her book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. We also discuss her latest work “End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World.

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