Arshy Mann is a Canadian journalist who previously presented the Commons podcast for

Canadaland Canadaland is a Canadian podcast and also the name of a company founded by Jesse Brown in 2013. The original podcast covered Canadian media and media criticism. At one time the company produced other weekly or monthly podcasts covering a range ...

Career

In 2013, Mann was the national bureau chief and unofficial historian for the

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. He has written for

Macleans ''Maclean's'' is a Canadian magazine founded in 1905 which reports on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, trends and current events. Its founder, publisher John Bayne Maclean, established the magazine to provide a uniquely Canadian ...

, the

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, Law Times,

MoneySense ''MoneySense'' is a Canadian online personal finance and lifestyle magazine published by Ratehub. History and profile ''MoneySense'' was founded by Rogers Media in 1999 and started publishing in September 1999. It covers articles on personal fin ...

The Ubyssey ''The Ubyssey'' is the University of British Columbia, University of British Columbia's official, independent student-run paper and is published bi-weekly on Tuesday. Founded on October 18, 1918, ''The Ubyssey'' is an independent publication fund ...

, and Canadian Lawyer InHouse. While working as an intern at

The Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands division. The newspaper was establis ...

, in 2013 Mann helped identify the house where

Rob Ford Robert Bruce Ford (May 28, 1969 – March 22, 2016) was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as the 64th mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014. Before and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor representing Ward 2 Etobi ...

was photographed smoking crack cocaine. In 2017, Mann reported on the disappearances of gay men from Toronto's gay enclave. Mann was critical of Toronto police's approach to the case and their focus on dating apps. While working at

Daily Xtra ''Xtra Magazine'' (formerly ''DailyXtra'' and ''Xtra!'') is an LGBTQ-focused digital publication and former print newspaper published by Pink Triangle Press in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The publication is a continuation of the company's former p ...

Mann researched and reported on

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culture and has warned of the increasing extremism and anti-feminism in the culture. Mann has warned of online communities of incels are radicalizing each other and drawn comparisons with how terrorists organize. While at Daily Xtra, Mann criticized the Canadian government for its treatment of LGBTQ refugees from Iran. As of 2019, he worked for

producing podcasts.

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