Don Shafer
I'm a broadcaster/podcaster and writer who studies how words, conversations, and civic engagement shape democracy. I live on Bowen Island near Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Reconciliation Requires More Than Words
I went into my recent conversation with Margaret Pfoh expecting to talk about housing. Instead, we ended up talking about power, belonging, colonial systems, exhaustion, difficult conversations, and what happens when people stop believing i...
The work of disappearing
I’ve been quiet lately, not because I have less to say—but because something in me has been shifting.
I read “The Disappearing Act Nobody Auditioned For” by Ellen Scherr recently, and it’s stayed with me. Not in a loud or insistent way, bu...
Why Isn’t Meta Regulated?
As a broadcaster, I’ve spent decades working inside regulated media systems. So I find myself asking a simple question: why isn’t one of the most powerful media platforms in Canada subject to the same level of accountability?
In Canada, tr...
Common Ground, Different Roads
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I came across a headline today that made me pause: Carney and Poilievre find rare common ground on the global stage.
In a political moment that often feels defined by division, that kind of headline stands out...
The People Behind the Paperwork
Last night I watched a piece by Robert Arnold about the US SAVE Act. Arnold’s piece looks closely at how the proposed law could affect people whose documentation is incomplete or lost — something that sounds minor in legislation but can bec...
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Broadcaster, podcaster, and journalist working at the intersection of media, research, and community. I explore how language, power, and identity shape polarization—and what makes understanding possible when conversations feel hardest.
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