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E-Day is Coming from 2022-05-03T22:30
The chief electoral officer for Elections Ontario Greg Essensa weighs in on what it takes to run an election, voter engagement, and what's new for Ontario's June 2 election. See omnystudio.com/lis...
ListenDo Political Ads Have to Be Polarizing? from 2022-05-03T22:30
We take a closer look at the campaign strategies of Ontario's primary political parties heading into the general election, with a focus on their ad decisions, their social media usage, and how they...
ListenA Journal's Key to the Past from 2022-05-03T22:30
Chinese-Jamaican filmmaker Jeanette Kong talks about her new documentary, "A Brief Record of My Father's Time at Sea." It follows her family's migration experiences that ultimately lead them to Can...
ListenThe Story Behind the NBA's Shortest Player from 2022-05-02T22:30
Standing at five feet, three inches, Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues is the shortest player to have ever laced his sneakers for the NBA. Jeyan Jeganathan talks to the basketball legend about his new book, "...
ListenWhy Doesn't COVID-19 Infect Some People? from 2022-05-02T22:30
Are some people completely immune to the virus? And what might this mean for the development of vaccines and COVID-19 treatments? We discuss scientific research into this with Dawn Bowdish, immunol...
ListenIs the OPP Failing Northern Communities? from 2022-04-29T22:30
Is the OPP Failing Northern Communities? The Ontario Provincial Police operates 165 detachments across Ontario. The cost formula determines how much money municipalities get for their police servic...
ListenOntario's Spring Budget Roundup from 2022-04-29T22:30
Our review of Agenda programming this week begins with a look at the Ontario governments plans for the province's finances. Then, keeping Ontario accountable with a conversation with Peter Weltman,...
ListenLearning Lessons from Surviving War from 2022-04-29T22:30
"War is terrible. It tests you to the very core. And then it never leaves you." Toronto author Eva Stachniak recalls the words of her mother about her experience in Poland in the Second World War. ...
ListenOntario's 2022 Election Budget from 2022-04-28T22:30:27
More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and one week before a provincial election campaign kicks off, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy lays out what the Ontario government has planned fo...
ListenOntario Election Budget 2022: Opposition Reaction from 2022-04-28T22:30:27
With just a month to go until the provincial election, the Ontario government has released its spring budget. Opposition parties react to the proposed spending, as Ontarians look forward to an elec...
ListenA Budget Fit for An Election? from 2022-04-28T22:30:27
Journalists react to Ontario's spring budget announcement. They analyze the plan's strengths and weaknesses, as the PC government seeks to manage the economy after more than two years of the COVID-...
ListenWhy Do Some Countries Stand with Russia? from 2022-04-28T00:28:39
Why do so many countries, including India, China, and parts of the Middle East still stand with Russia, even as that country pursues a war that is displacing millions and killing thousands? Guests:...
ListenWhy is Sri Lanka's Economy on the Brink? from 2022-04-28T00:25:45
Shanta Devarajan, professor of international development at Georgetown University, and former acting chief economist at the World Bank, joins The Agenda to discuss the factors that lead to Sri Lank...
ListenCan You Teach Diversity and Inclusion? from 2022-04-26T22:30
Ontario has one of the most diverse populations in the world. But not everyone is currently getting the fair shake they might, even when emphasis is placed on eliminating bias and moving towards gr...
ListenWhy is Achieving Racial Justice So Hard? from 2022-04-26T22:30
Steve Paikin talks to author Shakil Choudhury about his book, "Deep Diversity: A Compassionate Scientific Approach to Achieving Racial Justice," exploring social power dynamics and what role emotio...
ListenSurviving Vladimir Putin from 2022-04-25T22:30
Bill Browder has reluctantly become a central figure in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He has been on a mission to impose sanctions on Russian's ill-begotten gains for about a decade. Now that his ...
ListenDo Ontario Taxpayers Get Value for Money? from 2022-04-25T22:30
Ontario's financial accountability office is an independent, non-partisan provincial agency. It's chief officer Peter Weltman joins us to discuss whether the services and benefits Ontarians receive...
ListenTalking Frankly About Organ Donation from 2022-04-25T22:30
Ontario hospitals have among the best organ transplantation programs in the world, and yet, there are many fewer procedures being done than could be done. France Gelinas, the MPP for Nickel Belt, w...
ListenIs Russia Committing War Crimes In Ukraine? from 2022-04-22T22:30
Nam Kiwanuka talks former president of the International Criminal Court, Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, about Russian war crimes in Ukraine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
ListenAgenda's Week in Review from 2022-04-22T22:30
Highlights of our week of programming. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
ListenKeeping Ontarians Safe in a Pandemic from 2022-04-22T22:30
As some regions report COVID-19 surges greater than before, there are calls on the province to reintroduce mandatory masking, with advocates calling it a low-cost tool to lessen transmission. And s...
ListenShould Ontario Bring Back Phonics? from 2022-04-21T22:30
A report by the Human Rights Commission found that Ontario's language curriculum has ignored scientific evidence on the best way to teach reading, and that students are suffering lifelong consequen...
ListenLooming Threats in the Global Economy? from 2022-04-21T22:30
When economist Yanis Varoufakis last visited The Agenda a decade ago, the world was still reeling from the 2008 economic crash, which decimated the economy of his native Greece. In the years since,...
ListenDid Sweden's COVID Gamble Pay Off? from 2022-04-20T22:30
At the outset of the pandemic, Sweden opted for a very different and more open approach than the rest of the world. Two years later, did it work? And, as the rest of the world eases restrictions, a...
ListenJean Charest: Running for a Conservative Comeback from 2022-04-20T22:30
In his political career, Jean Charest has been deputy prime minister, premier of Quebec, and leader of the old Progressive Conservative Party. When he left politics a decade ago to join a prestigio...
ListenWhen Therapy Meets Politics from 2022-04-19T22:30
With the pandemic, international warfare and information overload, politically-induced anxiety has been on the rise - and it has entered the therapy room. How has political polarization affected me...
ListenHustle Culture from 2022-04-19T22:30
Why is so-called "hustle culture" on its way out, among those tired of the gig economy churn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
ListenSusan Cain: Why It's Okay to Feel Sad from 2022-04-18T22:30
What can be learned from feelings of sadness and longing? And why are some people more disposed to melancholy? What began as a question posed to author Susan Cain about why she's drawn to sad music...
ListenHas the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Been Successful? from 2022-04-14T22:30
The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement turns fifty. Joining us to discuss the main highlights, setbacks, and the future are Mark Fisher (Council of the Great Lakes Region); Gail Krantzberg (McMast...
ListenCan We Limit the Causes of Climate Change from 2022-04-14T22:30
The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) offers not only hope, but practical solutions. But will Canada and the world listen? Two of the authors Sarah Burch (Univ...
ListenWhose Job is it to Keep Kids Safe Online? from 2022-04-13T22:30
An initiative in the U.K. that applies a statutory code of age appropriate design is drawing some hopeful attention to keeping kids safe online. Former filmmaker Beeban Kidron, now a member of the ...
ListenCan the UN Help End the War in Ukraine? from 2022-04-13T22:30
Every day the toll of Russia's attacks on Ukraine becomes more evident, and heartbreaking. It is a humanitarian crisis of terrible proportions. It is also according to Bob Rae, Canada's ambassador ...
ListenFiling Taxes, Still in a Pandemic from 2022-04-13T22:30
Whether you received CERB or business grants or some other variation of pandemic relief, as the May 2nd deadline to file your taxes approaches, you may be wondering what pitfalls could await you. J...
ListenWhat Cultural Districts Mean for Toronto from 2022-04-12T22:30
Toronto is launching a cultural districts program, and neighbourhoods such as Little Jamaica and downtown Chinatown have been identified as places that could benefit from this new initiative. What ...
ListenA Northern Ontario Medical Success Story from 2022-04-12T22:30
The province recently announced that the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) will become Canada's first independent medical university. Sarita Verma, president, vice-chancellor, dean and CEO...
ListenShould Canada Spend Billions More on the Military? from 2022-04-11T22:30
As the war continues in Ukraine, Canada is assessing its defence spending. Last week, the federal government announced more than $6 billion in military spending over the five years. Is this needed?...
ListenCanada's Military: Struggling to Fill Its Ranks? from 2022-04-11T22:30
As the Canadian military stares down a shortage of nearly 8,000 trained soldiers and addresses sexual-assault scandals that have claimed top brass and lowered female recruitment, we examine morale ...
ListenAre We in the Sixth Wave of COVID-19? from 2022-04-08T22:30
Our roundup of episodes this week begins with what wastewater analysis is suggesting about the sixth wave of COVID-19. Then, insights on the future of policing after the Ottawa convoy. Do municipal...
ListenWhy the Vatican's Apology Matters from 2022-04-08T22:30
Last week, a delegation of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people visited Pope Francis in Vatican City, where he gave a long-anticipated apology for the Catholic Church's role in the tragedies that...
ListenBruce Cockburn: A Songwriter in Dangerous Times from 2022-04-08T22:30
The Canadian music icon has been making music for most of his life, and there's no sign of his slowing down. In fact, Cockburn is about to embark on the Ontario leg of his cross Canada and the U.S....
Listen"The Thieves are Uniting:" The Rise of Global Kleptocracy from 2022-04-07T22:54:29
Oligarchs and kleptocrats extend beyond Russia and, according to investigate reporter Tom Burgis, "The thieves are uniting." Is the ideological battle in the 21st century democracy vs. kleptocracy?...
ListenCould the Ukraine War Spark a Global Food Crisis? from 2022-04-07T22:30
Russia and Ukraine account for nearly 30 per cent of the exports of the world's wheat, 17 per cent of corn, 32 per cent of barley, and 75 per cent of sunflower seed oil. So what happens when war pu...
ListenIs Ontario's Policing Model Broken? from 2022-04-06T22:30
Who - or what - was responsible for the lack of preparedness and timeliness in dealing with the trucker convoy in Ottawa earlier this year? Does accountability fall on Ottawa's former police chief ...
ListenChuck Klosterman: How the '90s Are Remembered from 2022-04-05T22:30
The bestselling author joins Jeyan Jeganathan to discuss his latest book, "The Nineties: A Book," exploring the last decade of the 20th century and its lasting influence on pop culture, politics, a...
ListenWastewater 101: Is Ontario in a Sixth Wave? from 2022-04-05T22:30
Steve Paikin talks to three wastewater surveillance and treatment experts about what goes into monitoring COVID-19, how this method has supported the province's pandemic response, and the future fo...
ListenOntario's Municipal Politicians Behaving Badly? from 2022-04-04T22:30
Ontario's 444 municipalities each have a code of conduct for their elected officials and an integrity commissioner to investigate cases. But for some towns and cities, it seems like poor behaviour ...
ListenOntario Municipalities Under Cyber Threat from 2022-04-04T22:30
It's bad enough to be a victim of a cyberattack, but what happens when the target is a municipality? It has happened in Ontario and is likely to happen again. What's at stake and what preventative ...
ListenReducing the Need for Russian Oil from 2022-04-01T22:30
Our roundup of the week's programming begins with a discussion about how Canada can help reduce dependence on Russian oil? Then, how is Ontario integrating electric vehicles? And could a new hospit...
ListenFinding A Sikh Home in Northern Ontario from 2022-04-01T22:30
Kanwaljit Kaur Bains and her husband, Bahadur, never expected to become community leaders in northern Ontario, but their investment in building the first Sikh temple in Timmins has fostered the fee...
ListenAre Russia and Ukraine Any Closer to Peace? from 2022-04-01T22:30
After more than a month of war and two weeks since face-to-face peace talks, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met in Turkey this week. What was the result? And, if they weren't successful, what co...
ListenHas Health Care Left Brampton Behind? from 2022-03-31T22:30
The provincial government recently announced that Ryerson University School of Medicine will be built in Brampton. But will a new medical school solve the health-care challenges faced by people in ...
ListenWhat Can Animals Reveal About Our Senses? from 2022-03-30T22:30
Zoologist, filmmaker, and author Jackie Higgins discusses her newest book, "Sentient: How Animals Illuminate the Wonder of Our Human Senses." By exploring the stories of creatures from land, air an...
ListenWhat's in Store for Ontario's Electric Vehicle Future? from 2022-03-30T22:30
Canada's first electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing plant is coming to Windsor as part of a $4.9-billion joint-venture deal between Stellantis and LG Energy Solution. A panel will discuss wh...
ListenCan Canada Reduce Dependence on Russian Oil? from 2022-03-29T22:30
Despite bans on Russian oil imports by Canada, the U.S. the U.K., and others, Europe, China and beyond continue to rely heavily on Russian energy exports, even as the war in Ukraine rages on. Canad...
ListenCan the Global Tax System be Fixed? from 2022-03-29T22:30
Wealthy, democratic countries often debate levels of taxes, and whether rich people or big business should pay more. But those countries exist within a global economy, and thus an international tax...
ListenLand Back: The Crown Perspective from 2022-03-28T22:30
Shortly after he was sworn in as the new Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Marc Miller caught the attention of many people with a few simple but highly significant words: "land theft" and "la...
ListenLand Back: The Indigenous Perspective from 2022-03-28T22:30
What does the term "land back" mean to Indigenous Peoples? And how does Canada bridge the gulf between the two perceptions? For insight, we welcome Pam Palmater, associate professor and the chair i...
ListenWhose Land is it Anyway? from 2022-03-28T22:30
How does land back work, exactly. And should private property owners be concerned that their homes on what is often considered stolen land, might be given back to their rightful owners. And who is...
ListenHow the Liberal-NDP Deal Affects Canadians from 2022-03-25T22:30
Journalist Paul Wells and Toronto Star national affairs columnist Susan Delacourt join Nam Kiwanuka to discuss the new agreement between the Liberals and the NDP and how it might benefit Canadians....
ListenCyber Warfare Threats and other top stories from 2022-03-25T22:30
Is there a potential for escalation between Russia and the West? Then, has the Russia-Ukraine conflict reached a stalemate? What's on the horizon for vaccines? And, commemorating the life of Leonar...
ListenHubs-Mar 25 from 2022-03-25T22:30
Northwestern Ontario Hubs journalist Charnel Anderson breaks down the events leading to the Thundery Bay Police Service being beleaguered with misconduct allegations. See omnystudio.com/listener f...
ListenThe Future of COVID-19 Vaccines from 2022-03-24T22:30
What new vaccines are coming down the pipeline, such as the recent Health Canada-approved Novavax, and intranasal options. Is it time to update the genetic codes of jabs available to Ontarians to e...
ListenOntario's BA.2 Wave from 2022-03-24T22:30
What should people know about the spread of the more infectious BA.2 subvariant, which is expected to become the dominant COVID-19 strain in Ontario and across Canada. What affect will it have on c...
ListenIs Russia's War in Ukraine Approaching a Stalemate? from 2022-03-23T22:30
As the Russian offensive in Ukraine stalls, has the war reached a stalemate? Could peace talks lead to an end to the conflict? And should NATO remain on the sidelines? The Agenda examines the state...
ListenCould a Russian Cyber Attack Trigger WWIII? from 2022-03-23T22:30
At the outset of the war in Ukraine, many predicted an outsized role for cyber attacks. To date, though, it has been relatively quiet on the cyber front within Ukraine, but what about outside it? T...
ListenWhy Leonard Braithwaite Was a Canadian Trailblazer from 2022-03-22T22:30
On the 10th anniversary of Leonard Braithwaite's passing, The Agenda looks to remember the legacy of the first-ever Black Canadian elected to any legislative assembly in our history. Braithwaite re...
ListenRethinking the Legacy of Louis Agassiz from 2022-03-22T22:30
Art historian and director of Toronto's Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery Gaëtane Verna, and visual artist Sasha Huber join The Agenda to discuss "You Name It." The exhibit features more than a ...
ListenDoes the West Share the Blame for Ukraine? from 2022-03-21T22:30
While many lay the blame for Russia's invasion of Ukraine squarely at the feet of Vladimir Putin, some international affairs realists say NATO and Western powers are also responsible. They insist t...
ListenSaving Ukraine's 3 Million Refugees from 2022-03-21T22:30
As more than three million people flood across Ukraine's borders escaping conflict, it's now being called the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since the Second World War. The Agenda welcome...
ListenCOVID-19's Second Anniversary from 2022-03-18T22:32
Two years into the pandemic, this week we looked at the end of public-health restrictions, will masks-off be problematic in schools, and why have COVID deaths been so hard to track. Finally, epidem...
ListenWill Your Child Keep Wearing a Mask? from 2022-03-18T22:30
With Ontario removing the mask mandates in schools, many parents wonder if kids are ready to go without them in classrooms. How will it affect children's social interaction? Why does vaccination ra...
ListenWho Suffers by Ending Public-Health Mandates? from 2022-03-18T22:30
People who rely on caregivers and PSWs are not exactly rejoicing with the lifting of the mask mandate, a measure that leaves them at more risk. Ontario Hubs editor Sarah Trick talks about why mask-...
ListenWhy First Nations Oppose Online Gambling from 2022-03-17T22:30
Ontario's iGaming is set to launch next month. Although it's been seen as a way to take online sports betting out of a gray market to legalize and regulate it, many traditional bricks and mortar ga...
ListenCoronavirus: An Old New Friend from 2022-03-17T22:30
When the world was hit with a novel coronavirus two years ago, it was one of the handful of times this pathogen has been present. Or was it? Epidemiologist Dan Werb, author of "The Invisible Siege:...
ListenIs Ontario Ready to Ditch Masking? from 2022-03-16T22:30
Last week, Ontario's chief medical officer announced that mask mandates will be lifted by March 21. But not everyone thinks it's a good idea. How do Ontarians navigate the new reality and get back ...
ListenEliza Reid: Is Iceland the Best Place to be a Woman? from 2022-03-16T22:30
Canadian-born First Lady of Iceland Eliza Reid discusses her new book, "Secrets of the Sprakkar," about why Iceland is leading the charge in gender equality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...
ListenWhat is the Real Covid-19 Death Toll? from 2022-03-15T22:30
While the official death toll for COVID-19 is six million globally, experts say the actual death toll is probably about three times higher. Why are mortality statistics fundamental to public health...
ListenUkraine's Historic Stand Against Russia from 2022-03-15T22:30
Between Ukraine's historic defiance and Russia's brutal insistence on war, the rest of the world is struggling to understand what is underway and where it leads. To date, all attempts at mediation ...
ListenWhat Has The Pandemic Taught Us? from 2022-03-14T22:30
Two years later, what have we learned from the pandemic? Did it bring out the best or worst in people? We discuss with journalist Robert Fisher, tech columnist Navneet Alang, psychiatrist Kwame Mck...
ListenDoes Your Generation Matter? from 2022-03-14T22:30
Bobby Duffy, author of "The Generation Myth: Why When You're Born Matters Less Than You Think," discusses the many myths about generational differences, and why values and behaviour change in respo...
ListenRussia's Rationale and other top stories from 2022-03-11T23:30
This week on the Agenda we looked at Russian President Vladimir Putin's motivations in launching the war in Ukraine. We also examined the role of Russia's oligarchs; surveyed the current disinforma...
ListenWhy Are Corporations Leaving Russia in Droves? from 2022-03-11T23:30
Factories went idle. Retail, food and beverage, financial services, credit, all shut down. It would be easier to list the companies not pausing operations or pulling out of Russia entirely, as a re...
ListenWhy Is Your Health Care Worker So Stressed Out? from 2022-03-11T23:30
Throughout the pandemic, stories about an increase in harassment of health-care workers have surfaced. And worker burnout is much discussed, too. Ontario Hub journalists Justin Chandler (Hamilton-N...
ListenHow Do Ontario Parties Build a Platform? from 2022-03-10T23:30
With the Ontario election coming up this June, the parties are busy creating the plans they will take to the voters. Political platforms can be hugely important in determining whether a party is a ...
ListenWhy Culture Matters in Dementia Care from 2022-03-10T23:30
The Agenda explores what it's like to navigate dementia care in the province's South Asian communities; from recognizing the symptoms, to seeking a diagnosis to accessing services. See omnystudio....
ListenRussia's Oligarchs: The Limits of Their Loyalty from 2022-03-09T23:30
What is the relationship between Russia's oligarchs and Putin's government? How has this relationship evolved since Putin rose to power? And what is the limit of their loyalty? Bill Browder, along ...
ListenA New Era for Conspiracy Theories in Canada? from 2022-03-09T23:30
In the wake of the Freedom Convoy, conspiracy theories have been on rise in Canada. After two years of the uncertainty of a pandemic and now a war that upends the world order, are these perfect con...
ListenHow Pregnancy Shaped Generations of Women from 2022-03-08T23:30
On International Women's Day, Canadian author Heather Marshall discusses her debut novel, "Looking for Jane," which illuminates the history of reproductive rights in Canada. See omnystudio.com/lis...
ListenDigging Into New Ideas About Prehistoric Women from 2022-03-08T23:30
The 19th century interpretation of women's roles in helping Paleolithic tribes survive and thrive is getting a revelatory update. As depicted in Lady Sapiens, a TVO original documentary, a contempo...
ListenWhat Does Endemicity Mean for Ontario from 2022-03-07T23:30
The Agenda explores the evolving definition of COVID-19 endemicity and what reaching endemic status will change for Ontarians. Is endemicity on the horizon? Will it really end the pandemic? And wha...
ListenGrappling with Putin's Russia from 2022-03-07T23:30
Is Vladimir Putin right in claiming that Russia represents a conflicting set of cultural values from the Western ones? How much of what Putin does is steeped in his perception of this gulf separati...
ListenGlobal Response to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine from 2022-03-04T23:30
Our roundup of the week's programs starts with a look at how world governments are responding to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Then, did health institutions around the world fail the public duri...
ListenHow Northern Ontario is Supporting Ukraine from 2022-03-04T23:30
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has given pause to some immigrants who've settled in Ontario. Nick Dunne, our Northeastern Ontario Hub journalist relays some of their stories and their concerns. S...
ListenWill Ontario's New Law Protect Gig Workers? from 2022-03-04T23:30
One in five workers across Canada now operate in the gig economy, whether by delivering food through apps like Uber Eats, or completing home repairs through platforms like TaskRabbit. This week, th...
ListenUnpacking Rhetoric of the 'Freedom Convoy' from 2022-03-03T23:30
After weeks of protests, the trucker convoy has dispersed from Ottawa streets, but the conflict sure has not. From terms like "freedom" and "oppression" to the violation of constitutional rights, w...
ListenCinema in a Post-COVID World from 2022-03-03T23:30
There's an evident decline of interest in televised award shows such as the upcoming Oscars as a result of the pandemic and the scaled-down broadcasts it's made necessary. Also in the last two year...
ListenWhy Invading Ukraine Upends the World Order from 2022-03-02T23:30
Bombs raining down on cities in an established European democracy of 44 million people has provoked an astonishingly fierce resolve by the people of Ukraine. It's also testing the post-Cold War era...
ListenDeadly Ontario Winters for the Unhoused from 2022-03-02T23:30
A very cold Ontario winter can be dangerous for people without adequate housing. But why is this still such an issue in one of the richest provinces? To dicuss this, we welcome A.J. Withers, activi...
ListenDid Global Health Bodies Fail to Stop COVID-19? from 2022-03-01T23:30
As the two-year anniversary of the World Health Organization's declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic nears, we look back on the leading health institutions and ask whether they adequately ma...
ListenHow Ontarians Have to Manage Their Own COVID Risk from 2022-03-01T23:30
As of today, Ontarians no longer need to show proof of vaccinations to enter restaurants and other indoor public spaces and venues. Capacity limits have been loosened; isolation times reduced. The ...
ListenIs Politics the Enemy of Housing? from 2022-02-28T23:30
The Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force's recent report offers 55 recommendations urging sweeping and immediate action to combat the housing crisis. With us on whether any of those suggestions...
ListenCan Canada Adapt to a Riskier Future? from 2022-02-28T23:30
As the ninth governor of the Bank of Canada, economist Stephen Poloz steered monetary policy through some turbulent times, under prime ministers from different parties, and as Brexit and U.S. presi...
ListenIs Populism Fuelled by Economic Inequality? from 2022-02-25T23:30
Our highlights from the week begins with a look at how economic factors contribute to Canada's grwoing populist sentiment. Then, are cell phones becoming cyber weapons? The the joys and challenges ...
ListenThe Campaign to Vaccinate the World from 2022-02-25T23:30
How are efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to low-income countries going? And how necessary are those efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and the rise of potential variants? We discuss ...
ListenLeading Black Women into Politics from 2022-02-25T23:30
From Dr. Jean Augustine, the first Black woman MP in Canada and the politician who brought forth the motion to celebrate Black History Month nationally to Kemi Akapo, the first Black city councillo...
ListenDoes Wellness Culture Have a Race Problem? from 2022-02-24T23:30
Has the wellness industry been whitewashed? Community builders and advocates explain how mindfulness, yoga, meditation. and other activities associated with healthy living have been stripped of the...
ListenBlack and Queer in Ontario from 2022-02-24T23:30
What are the challenges - and joys - of living at the intersection of being Black and queer in the province; from fighting workplace discrimination, to advocating for increased visibility for trans...
ListenYour Phone Could Be Spying on You from 2022-02-23T23:30
Anyone with a cellphone probably knows about the potential to be tracked as it pings off cell towers while they go about their business. But there is a deeper, more insidious kind of tracking that ...
ListenThe Populist Challeng from 2022-02-23T23:30
The so-called Freedom Convoy has put political populism on our radar in Canada as never before. But a new book suggests these kinds of populist spasms aren't the result of a villainous electorate, ...
ListenWhen Basketball Graced Magazine Covers from 2022-02-23T00:59
The cover of any sports magazine is a coveted spot for athletes, especially those coming into their prime. Turns out, it also makes for a fascinating historical record. Alex Wong is a producer and ...
ListenCharles Oakley: Fighting for Rebounds and Respect from 2022-02-23T00:59
Former NBA All-Star, and former Toronto Raptors power forward, Charles Oakley, discusses his new book, "The Last Enforcer." In it, he documents his life in basketball, including his relationships w...
ListenCanadian Trucker Protests and other stories from 2022-02-18T23:30
This week's Agenda roundup stories include the "freedom convoy's" international reach? Then, has the pandemic revealed there are too many managers in Canadian companies? Celebrating Black joy, and ...
ListenHow Does Social Media Fuel Protest? from 2022-02-18T23:30
From upside down Canadian flags, to symbols of unrest in what is normally perceived as a peace-loving country, social media has been instrumental in helping trucker convoy protesters spread their m...
ListenIs Ending Restrictions Good for All? from 2022-02-18T23:30
While the loosening of restrictions across the province might be a welcome relief to many Ontarians, some still have grave concerns. As TVO.org's Sarah Trick says, leaving vulnerable people to fen...
ListenIs Canada Exporting the Trucker Convoy Protests? from 2022-02-17T23:30
As the Canadian trucker convoy protests enter their third week, having raised millions and led to other protest plans in the U.S., Australia, and Austria, it is clear the movement is being encourag...
ListenXi Jinping's Vision for the World from 2022-02-17T23:30
This fall, Xi Jinping is likely to be granted an unprecedented third five-year term leading the Chinese Communist Party, after eliminating limits to his tenure. As the Chinese president tries to ma...
ListenDisordered Eating, Weight Gain, and COVID-19 from 2022-02-16T23:30
Living through two years of a pandemic has caused many to gain weight and some might feel the need to turn to the promise of dieting apps. But just as widespread during this time is disordered eati...
ListenMy Body, Myself, and Italy from 2022-02-16T23:30
When Zoe Shapiro moved to Italy in 2019, she had no idea the impact the Italian way of life would change her relationship with her physique for the better. She's the founder and CEO Stellavision Tr...
ListenWhat COVID-19 Did to Our Diets from 2022-02-16T23:30
Thrown off all usual routines, many Canadians feel they've gained weight due to the lockdowns, gyms being closed, or grazing in the home office/kitchen. But should they worry about it or leap into ...
ListenCelebrating Black Joy Through Storytelling from 2022-02-15T23:30
We talk a lot about trauma when we reflect on Black history - but what about joy? We discuss the role joy plays in celebrating Black culture and resistance; how stories and arts bring people togeth...
ListenBecoming Black from 2022-02-15T23:30
Imagine that your parents and brother are white, but your skin colour is dark, and you are being told that this is pure coincidence. This is what happened to filmmaker Ines Johnson-Spain, who grew ...
ListenAre There Too Many Managers? from 2022-02-14T23:30
With the pandemic upending work for so many, what exactly does a manager do anymore? Are there simply too many managers? And are the right people becoming managers? From Fortune 500 companies to un...
ListenHow to End the Occupation from 2022-02-14T23:30
Ontario has declared a state of emergency. From the occupation in Ottawa to the blockades on the Ambassador Bridge on the border, we examine how it came to this, concerns about what happens next, a...
ListenFilling Canada's Black History Gaps and other stories from 2022-02-11T23:30
Our roundup of Agenda episodes this week begins with a look at the gaps Canadians have in knowledge of the country's black history. Should Grade 13 be reinstated to make up for two years of interru...
ListenIs Ontario Exploiting International Students? from 2022-02-11T23:30
Ever year, thousands of international students arrive in Ontario in pursuit of the Canadian dream: citizenship, career opportunities, and a better life. Instead, they can find themselves facing ina...
ListenWhat's Next for the Ring of Fire? from 2022-02-11T23:30
The long-promised and highly-contested development of the Ring of Fire is now entering the regional-assessment phase and a group of First Nations in Ontario's far north is hoping to redraw the proc...
ListenWhat Does Poverty Look Like in Ontario? from 2022-02-10T23:30
Poverty is increasingly affecting a wider swath of Ontarians and the ripple effects of living with a low income can also be broad. Without the support services found in many large urban centres, li...
ListenLearning to Live Without Plastics from 2022-02-10T23:30
With a federal ban on single-use plastics expected to be in place by the end of 2022, some municipalities across Canada decided not to wait. Fort Frances become the first municipality to enforce a ...
ListenThe Campaign to End Immigration Detention from 2022-02-09T23:30
A joint campaign by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International aims to end the province's agreement with the federal government to detain migrants and refugees in provincial jails. We speak with ...
ListenAre Ontario's Prisons in Crisis? from 2022-02-09T23:30
Lee Chapelle, president of Canadian Prison Consulting Inc., gives us an update on how staff and inmates of Ontario's corrections system are faring under the Omicron variant. See omnystudio.com/lis...
ListenOttawa Occupation from 2022-02-09T23:30
The trucker convoy that began a couple of weeks ago has turned into an occupation that government officials and police are trying to get a hold on. Joanne Chianello of CBC Ottawa provides an update...
ListenSearching for Life on Earth and in the Heavens from 2022-02-08T23:30
The prospect of life on other planets is tantalizing to more than just science fiction fans. For astrophysicist and planetary scientist Sara Seager, what's in the night sky became a life's work. Bu...
ListenShould Ontario Reinstate Grade 13? from 2022-02-08T23:30
Should a fifth year of high school be brought back in to make up for two years of pandemic learning? Education experts weigh in on whether this is a viable option. See omnystudio.com/listener for ...
ListenBringing Overlooked Canadian Black History to the Fore from 2022-02-07T23:30
Black History Month highlights important past strides and spotlights work still to be done towards equality, but some aspects of Black history in Canada have been overlooked. What can be done to ad...
ListenWhat's Next for Canada's Trucker Protest? from 2022-02-07T23:30
In the past week or so, upheaval has hit city streets with the presence of the so-called freedom convoy. Over the weekend, the city of Ottawa declared a state of emergency over the now-occupation o...
ListenDemystifying Long COVID and other stories from 2022-02-04T23:30
What is known so far about those experience chronic symptoms of the virus. Then, a look at the troubling gender power and wage gap in Canada. Can nurses trained abroad help aleviate the nursing cri...
ListenWhy Can't Canada's Conservatives Stick With a Leader? from 2022-02-04T23:30
Erin O'Toole lost a confidence vote taken by the federal Conservative caucus on Wednesday, ending his 17-month tenure as leader of the party. He's not the first one who didn't last long. To discuss...
ListenMaking Black History Month Meaningful from 2022-02-04T23:30
TVO.org's diversity and inclusion reporter Ashley Okwuosa on the importance of marking Black History Month in meaningful ways. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
ListenIs COVID Causing Canada's Birth Rate to Fall? from 2022-02-03T23:30
Following years of slow, steady decline, Canada's fertility rate is now at an all-time low and COVID-19 is partially to blame. In 2020, as the pandemic began, the country went from a near 4 per cen...
ListenDoes Ontario's COVID Plan Ignore Disabled People? from 2022-02-03T23:30
Getting through two years of the COVID-19 pandemic has been tough enough for most people, but what about the challenges for people with visually impairment or other disabilities. We talk with two a...
ListenInternationally Educated Nurses in Ontario from 2022-02-02T23:30
Ontario has deployed 1,200 internationally educated nurses in hospitals across the province. Will this program help the ongoing nursing crisis? What are some barriers faced by internationally educa...
ListenConfused About COVID? from 2022-02-02T23:30
Doctors in the Family and Community Medicine department at the University of Toronto have put together a website to answer the many questions people have about COVID-19. To tell us how ConfusedAbou...
ListenCOVID-19 Vaccine and Menstrual Changes from 2022-02-02T23:30
From disrupted menstrual cycles to irregular bleeding patterns, some women have reported experiencing menstrual changes after receiving vaccines against COVID-19 - yet there hasn't been much discus...
ListenBeauty Standards, Oppression, and Empowerment from 2022-02-01T23:30
Filmmaker Jennifer Holness and Carolyn West, professor of psychology and associate dean of special initiatives at the University of Washington, Tacoma, talk to Nam Kiwanuka about "Subjects of Desi...
ListenIs Ontario Making Strides in Black Health? from 2022-02-01T23:30
The Agenda explores anti-Black racism in Ontario's health-care system with Roberta Timothy, who is developing a master's program in Black health at the University of Toronto - the first of its kind...
ListenMedicine's Gender Power and Wage Gap from 2022-01-31T23:30
New data from Ontario's biggest hospital corporations reveals barriers to leadership roles for women in the medical field. At the physician level, female surgeons earn 24 per cent less in hourly wa...
ListenSolving the Long COVID Mystery from 2022-01-31T23:30
The Agenda takes a closer look at the latest data on COVID-19 long-haulers, from potential treatments to the effects of the condition on the health-care system. Three of the province's leading long...
ListenAffordability in Rural Ontario and other stories from 2022-01-28T23:30
How are rising real estate prices contributing to affordability issues in rural Ontario? Then, we discuss how the province's municipalities are dealing with the opioid crisis. And, an analysis on t...
ListenWill Omicron Make You Immune? from 2022-01-28T23:30
If you've had Omicron and recovered, what happens next? What level of natural immunity do you have? And could this be the last big wave in the pandemic? The Agenda examines Omicron and natural immu...
ListenWhat Wastewater Reveal About Omicron from 2022-01-28T23:30
With daily COVID-19 case counts now offering a less reliable indication of the virus' spread, some Ontario experts are advising we look to the sewers for a clearer sense of pandemic trends. Hamilto...
ListenAre Attention Spans in Crisis? from 2022-01-27T23:30
Writer and journalist Johann Hari returns to The Agenda to discuss his latest book, "Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention - and How to Think Deeply Again." The book argues that a wide range of...
ListenCaring for A Loved One With Early-Onset Alzheimer's from 2022-01-27T23:30
In 2012, Bruce Wood was having trouble reading documents at work and ordering food at restaurants. Four years later, at the age of 56, he was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, a diagnosis tha...
ListenWill War Break Out Over Ukraine? from 2022-01-26T23:30
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened Ukraine with more than 100, 000 soldiers amassed at the border. NATO has responded by strengthening its military contingents in Central Europe. Meanw...
ListenIs Quebec's Bill 21 Dividing Canada? from 2022-01-26T23:30
The legislation disallows people from wearing religious symbols at work and it asserts Quebec's right to a very different idea of democracy and civil rights than is the case in the rest of Canada. ...
ListenWhy is Rural Ontario Housing So Expensive? from 2022-01-25T23:30
Towns and smaller cities across Ontario already faced affordable housing difficulties. Then came the influx of people during the pandemic, pushing prices way up and supply way down. For some insigh...
ListenRural Ontario's Opioids Emergency from 2022-01-25T23:30
While the province has been battling the effects of a global pandemic, another public health emergency has continued in towns and cities of Ontario. The opioid epidemic is perhaps the most concerni...
ListenAdvancing Reconciliation Across Rural Ontario from 2022-01-24T23:30
There are 133 First Nations communities across Ontario but often they exist in isolation, unconnected from the lives of the towns and cities they're closest to. What can be done to improve relation...
ListenHow Can Rural Ontario Attract Workers? from 2022-01-24T23:30
For many years people fled rural Ontario looking for work in the province's big cities. Now the unemployment rate in small town Ontario is around 3 per cent in some places, but the workers aren't m...
ListenThawing Permafrost and other top stories from 2022-01-21T23:30
What does permafrost in decline mean for Canada and other northern hemisphere countries? Then, how are people documenting milestones differently during the pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener fo...
ListenTrucking, Supply Chains, and Vaccine Mandates from 2022-01-21T23:30
A convoy of truckers are on their way from B.C. to Ottawa to protest the federal government's mandate for cross-border truck drivers. Until January 15th, truck drivers were exempt from the border ...
ListenRemembering Lincoln Alexander at 100 from 2022-01-21T23:30
On what would have been his 100th birthday, we remember the legacy of former lieutenant governor of Ontario Lincoln Alexander with former Ontario premier Bob Rae and Erika Alexander. See omnystudi...
ListenOmicron's Challenges in Bearskin Lake from 2022-01-21T23:30
Northwestern Ontario Hub journalist Charnel Anderson provides an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in Bearskin Lake. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
ListenThe Struggle to Overcome Addiction from 2022-01-20T23:30
Filmmakers Derreck Roemer and Neil Graham join Steve Paikin to discuss their new TVO documentary, "Come Clean," which aims to dispel misconceptions about drug addiction. Then, Laird Brush, the exec...
ListenToronto's Push to Decriminalize Drugs from 2022-01-20T23:30
Toronto's medical officer of health Dr. Eileen de Villa joins Nam Kiwanuka to discuss the Toronto Board of Health's decision to ask the federal government for an exemption to the Controlled Drugs a...
ListenWhat is Allyship, Really? from 2022-01-19T23:30
Allyship was the word of 2021, according to Dictionary.com. Has it become a buzzword? What differentiates real action from performative activism? How does society foster allyship and solidarity thr...
ListenHas the Pandemic Changed How We Capture Memories? from 2022-01-19T23:30
Trips, graduation, social gatherings - these special moments in our lives are often captured with photos. But the past two years of pandemic and lockdowns have disrupted that and changed the ways p...
ListenWhat Should We Do About the Unvaxxed? from 2022-01-18T23:30
How should Canadian society as a whole approach the 17 per cent of the population that remains unvaccinated, some of whom are ardent anti-vaxxers? Prime Minister Trudeau says Canadians should ask, ...
ListenCOVID-19 Health Inequity in Ontario from 2022-01-18T23:30
Steve Paikin talks to social medicine and population health expert Dr. Andrew Boozary about equity issues that have persisted in Ontario's vaccine rollout and pandemic response, particularly with t...
ListenPaul Bloom: Why We Need Some Suffering in Our Lives from 2022-01-17T23:30
A good life involves more than pleasure, says Paul Bloom, author of "The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning." He makes the case for why people need the right type of ...
ListenA Sleeping Giant: Why Permafrost is a Climate Threat from 2022-01-17T23:30
Permafrost covers a quarter of the Northern Hemisphere's land and stores twice as much organic carbon as Earth's atmosphere currently holds. What happens when it starts to thaw? The Agenda examines...
ListenA Divided America and other stories from 2022-01-14T23:30
Our roundup of the week begins with a discussion on the state of division in the United States and whether it will trigger a civil war. Then, should Ontario just let Omicron rip through the provinc...
ListenHow Tracking Omicron is Different from 2022-01-14T23:30
For most of the pandemic, daily case counts were the most widely tracked and followed metric on the state of the pandemic. Then came the omicron variant. Hamilton-Niagara hub journalist Justin Chan...
ListenWill Omicron End the Pandemic? from 2022-01-14T23:30
University of Toronto epidemiologist and founding-director of the Centre for Global Health Research at St. Michael's Hospital Dr. Prabhat Jha breaks down how the pandemic wave triggered by Omicron ...
ListenHow Older Men End Up Homeless from 2022-01-13T23:30
Many men over the age of 50 experience homelessness, often falling onto hard times after a life of employment and stability in their personal relationships. We'll explore why this might happen, and...
ListenThe Seduction of Cryptocurrency from 2022-01-12T23:30
Journalist and author Ethan Lou spent some time mining cryptocurrency and meanwhile learning about the darker, shadier elements of the new way to make (or hoard) a new kind of money. In "Once a Bit...
ListenShould Ontario Let Omicron Rip? from 2022-01-12T23:30
Is Omicron how the pandemic ends? Is it the beginning of the endemic period of the virus, as some people think? If it is, are restrictions still necessary? While some countries and jurisdictions ar...
ListenIs the U.S. on the Verge of Civil War? from 2022-01-11T23:30
"The United States is coming to an end," says Stephen Marche. In his new book, "The Next Civil War," the Canadian author insists rising inequality, racial conflict, environmental destruction, and a...
Listen10 Questions on Airborne COVID-19 from 2022-01-11T23:30
Canadian public health officials are increasingly agreeing with the idea that COVID-19 is a disease that can spread through the air, not just via large droplets. The Agenda asks what an increase in...
ListenDo We Still Believe in a Better Tomorrow? from 2022-01-10T23:30:24
Living in a pandemic can make hope for a better tomorrow difficult. To help us understand why optimism has recently taken a hit, we invite Alan Newhouse, editor of The Tablet Magazine, and author o...
ListenHow Municipalities Are Responding to Omicron from 2022-01-07T23:30
The chief medical officers of Sudbury (Penny Sutcliffe), Niagara (Mustafa Hirji), and Peel (Lawrence Loh) join Nam Kiwanuka to look at how their respective public health units are responding to the...
ListenOmicron's Hold on Ontario and other stories from 2022-01-07T23:30
Our review of the week begins with a check-in on how Ontario is coping with the new, very contagious variant. Then, how disappointing is the return to online learning for students, parents, and tea...
ListenWhy Is Laurentian University Under Scrutiny? from 2022-01-07T23:30
Last February, Laurentian University entered creditor protection with an aim to restructure the university. That resulted in more than 100 faculty and staff layoffs and 69 programs cut. The auditor...
ListenReturn to Online Learning, Again from 2022-01-06T23:30
Almost two years ago, we convened a panel to discuss education in Ontario as students dealt with the first virtual learning of the pandemic. As kids are again staying home from school - hopefully f...
ListenHow to Parent During Another School Closure from 2022-01-06T23:30
Even if the current school closures end up being just a two-week period, it's a big deal for students to be back learning from home. Not to mention the ripple effects for parents and teachers. How ...
ListenHow QAnon Ensnared America from 2022-01-05T23:30
It's been a year since the attack on the U.S. Capitol, and the participation in it of many QAnon followers. In the book,"Pastels And Pedophiles: Inside the Mind of QAnon," Mia Bloom and Sophia Mosk...
ListenYoung Canadian Entrepreneurs to Watch from 2022-01-05T23:30
Brock Battochio, co-founder of Planetary Hydrogen and Brittany Charlton, founder&CEO of OhhFoods discuss their ascent to the famed Forbes list of top entrepreneurs, what inspired their ideas, and w...
ListenThe Latest on COVID-19 in Ontario from 2022-01-04T23:30
The Omicron variant is a force to be reckoned with. We get the latest research findings from microbiologist Dr. Samira Mubareka and infectious disease specialist Dr. Andrew Morris, as well as their...
ListenBattling COVID-19 Frustration and Burnout from 2022-01-04T23:30
As Ontarians begin another year with a concerning new variant fueling the province's COVID-19 surge, Steve Paikin discusses pandemic brain, caution fatigue, and coping mechanisms with psychology pr...
ListenA Canadian News Anchor Reflects from 2022-01-03T23:30
Former CBC anchor Peter Mansbridge visits The Agenda with his new book, Off the Record, an anecdote-filled look at a life spent in broadcasting as he talks to Steve about the state of Canadian medi...
ListenCanadian Brass from 2021-12-21T23:30
A conversation with members of music mainstay, the Canadian Brass. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
ListenEmm Gryner:A Singer Finds Her Truest Voice from 2021-12-21T23:30
At 21, she was signed to Mercury records, shortly after spent a year touring with David Bowie as a backup singer, and more recently co-arranged and performed astronaut Chris Hadfield's popular cove...
ListenFlora MacDonald: A Woman MP In A Man's World from 2021-12-20T23:30
Flora MacDonald's life in Canadian politics marked many firsts, including first woman foreign affairs minister and first woman to run for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party. A new...
ListenVirtual AGO from 2021-12-20T23:30
One bright light in this pandemic and with virtual learning is that it has opened up the Art Gallery of Ontario to students across the province. And some who wouldn't have had a chance to visit in ...
ListenBurn Out and Shortages: Ontario's Veterinary Crisis from 2021-12-17T23:30
A 2020 report by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association said the country was in a "veterinary supply crisis." That was before the pandemic pet boom. The Agenda examines the shortage of vets in...
ListenAn Ontario Hubs Year in Review from 2021-12-17T23:30
TVO.org's diversity and inclusion reporter Ashley Okwuosa, Hamilton-Niagara Hub journalist Justin Chandler, and Ontario Hubs Editor Sarah Trick discuss the stories that capture the province's atten...
ListenClimate Crisis, Inflation, the Pandemic and Eating from 2021-12-16T23:30
Food specialist Joshna Maharaj discusses how climate change and the pandemic have influenced eating habits.
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This is Your Brain on Alcohol from 2021-12-16T23:30
UBC professor and author Edward Slingerland unpacks the ideas in his new book, "Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization."
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Relearning to Socialize from 2021-12-16T23:30
Has prolonged isolation and social distancing caused people to forget how to socialize? As the holidays approach, we look at a phenomenon known as "cave syndrome."
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What You Need to Know About E-bikes from 2021-12-15T23:30
A look at the benefits and drawbacks for e-bikes on city roads. With Darnel Harris, executive director, Our Greenway; and Jamie Stuckless, independent transportation consultant, Stuckless Consultin...
ListenHow Mexico's Drug Cartels Came to Canada from 2021-12-15T23:30
Journalists Peter Edwards and Luis Horacio Nájera chronicle the rise and fall of The Wolfpack Alliance, a group of mostly millennial-aged men from across Canada's underworld, who made inroads with ...
ListenMusic and the Pandemic from 2021-12-14T23:30
Music has played a big role in people's lives during the pandemic, especially during the lockdown months, before concerts started coming back. We look at how Canadians listened to music and how Can...
ListenHow We Listen to Music from 2021-12-14T23:30
The first iPod debuted 20 years ago, and it revolutionized the way we consume and listen to music. The Agenda looks at the evolution of how we hear music now, from vinyl to streaming.
See ...
Has Ontario Mishandled Pandemic Spending? from 2021-12-13T23:30:04
This month, Ontario's Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk reported that in a scramble to help Ontario businesses, the Ford government sent almost $1 billion in pandemic relief to ineligible companies, som...
ListenCanada's Historical Battle for Hong Kong from 2021-12-13T23:30:04
This Christmas marks 80 years since Canadian soldiers surrendered after being overrun by Japanese soldiers for 18 long and grisly days of fighting. We welcome author Jonathan Reid, whose father fou...
ListenThe Agenda's Week in Review from 2021-12-10T23:30:04
Highlights from our week of programming.
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Navigating Omicron from 2021-12-10T23:30:04
We discuss the latest understanding of the new variant Omicron, Canada's travel restrictions, and what the country and province are doing to keep citizens protected.
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Reviewing Northern Ontario's Year from 2021-12-10T23:30:04
From surging COVID numbers to Laurentian University's challenges, to coming to terms with unmarked graves and residential schools, Nick Dunne and Charnel Anderson wrap up 2021 in northern Ontario.<...
ListenHow Free Should We Be To Speak Our Minds? from 2021-12-09T23:30
Free speech, once the hallmark of democratic culture, has become a deeply embattled issue, especially in academia. A recently published collection of essays titled "Dilemmas of Free Expression" pro...
ListenWhy Anti-Semitism Won't Go Away from 2021-12-09T23:30
"People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present," is a powerful analysis that will make you think - and re-think - representations of Jewish history and people, from Shakespeare to Anne Fran...
ListenRestoring Rural Ontario from 2021-12-08T23:30
Ontario is a big place, and some parts of it haven't been maintained quite as well as others. Big cities get a lot of attention for revitalization efforts, but more rural parts of the province need...
ListenIs Climate Change an Unresolvable Problem? from 2021-12-08T23:30
Author Arno Kopecky discuss his new book, "The Environmentalist's Dilemma: Promise and Peril in an Age of Climate Crisis."
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The Literary Legacy of Lee Maracle from 2021-12-07T23:30
Few people leave the kind of legacy that writer, poet, mentor, and teacher Lee Maracle has. She was one of the first Indigenous authors to be published in Canada and paved the way for many others. ...
ListenAn Indigenous Audience with the Pope from 2021-12-07T23:30
There was to be a Vatican Summit this month in which First Nation, Inuit and Métis delegates, as well as Canadian Catholic bishops were to meet with church officials and ultimately have an audience...
ListenDouglas Coupland: Capturing the Way We Live Online from 2021-12-06T23:30
He may be the inventor of the slogan 'I miss my pre-internet brain," but Doug Coupland's new book is all about the internet, and the stories people tell about themselves there. "Binge: 60 Stories t...
ListenWhy is Canada's Inflation Rate so High? from 2021-12-06T23:30
It's been almost two decades since inflation reached the levels recorded last month. People are feeling it at the gas pump, the grocery store, and in big ticket items. What's causing it and can it ...
ListenWhy Are Ambulances Stuck at Hospitals? from 2021-12-03T23:30
Patients increasingly must wait on EMS stretchers for treatment at hospitals, holding up ambulances and paramedics for subsequent emergency calls. These delays are reaching crisis levels in Niagara...
ListenFood Wisdom and other Agenda highlights from 2021-12-03T23:30
Our wrap up of the week begins with a look at jow can our food cravings be transformed to healthier ones. Then, can anxiety help people cope? Is it time for a four-day work week? What are the lates...
ListenThe Evolution of Masking from 2021-12-02T23:30
Is it time to replace fabric face-coverings with respirators or surgical masks? Epidemiologist and global health researcher Dr. Raywat Deonandan weighs in on the research behind aerosol transmissio...
ListenCOVID-19 Drugs and Treatments from 2021-12-02T23:30
What new antiviral pills and antibody treatments are coming down the pipeline? Infectious disease physician Dr. Zain Chagla gives us a rundown.
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Debunking COVID-19 Myths from 2021-12-02T23:30
Immunologist Dr. Jennifer Gommerman sets the record straight on everything from breakthrough COVID-19 infections to transmissibility of the virus after vaccination.
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Time for a Four Day Work Week? from 2021-12-01T23:30
Most companies pivoted to remote work at the beginning of the pandemic. And many people either changed or quit jobs. In the wake of all that, the idea of the four-day work-week is coming to the for...
ListenExploring New Treatments on World AIDS Day from 2021-12-01T23:30
What's the connection between AIDS research and the COVID-19 pandemic? We invite the following guests to give us some insight: Dr. Sharon Walmsley,
director of clinical research, Immunodeficie...
HIV Prevention- It's Psychological from 2021-12-01T23:30
HIV and AIDS is no longer a death sentence, but what can be done when social stigma still associated with the disease? To help us understand, we invite Dr. Trever Hart, director of the HIV Preventi...
ListenBeing Charitable During a Pandemic from 2021-11-30T23:30
It's been nine years since the first Giving Tuesday - the Tuesday after Black Friday when people are encouraged to donate to charity. How has the pandemic affected charitable giving? The Agenda spe...
ListenCharities to Help People Close to Home from 2021-11-30T23:30
The pandemic saw unprecedented gains in the housing and stock markets and people with investments and assets increased their net worth. Meanwhile, others lost income, and combined with high inflati...
ListenHaviah Mighty: Mixing Music and Activism from 2021-11-29T23:30
Artist and producer Haviah Mighty, whose debut studio album "13th Floor," won the Polaris Prize in 2019, discusses her latest mixtape called "Stock Exchange," and why blending her music with activi...
ListenCan We Eat Our Way Out of Obesity? from 2021-11-29T23:30
Best-selling author and journalist Mark Schatzker (,The Dorito Effect,) discusses his latest book, "The End of Craving: Recovering the Lost Wisdom of Eating Well," which sheds light on how the dysf...
ListenCan We Turn Anxiety into a Superpower? from 2021-11-29T23:30
Is there a cost to our preoccupation with avoiding anxiety? How can we use anxiety to improve our lives? Dr. Wendy Suzuki, professor of neuroscience and psychology at New York University, discusses...
ListenElwy Yost: The Man Who Taught Ontario About Film from 2021-11-26T23:30
Saturday Night at the Movies was a cornerstone of TVO programming for most of the educational broadcaster's history. And none of it would have been possible without Elwy Yost, the enthusiastic cine...
ListenA Snapshot of Ontario Policing and other top stories from 2021-11-26T23:30
Our roundup of the week's programming starts with a look at how policing is - or isn't changing in Ontario. Then, we evaluate the Ontario government's new Working for Workers labour act. Why isn't ...
ListenForeign Agriculture Workers Seek Justice from 2021-11-26T23:30
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario is hearing from migrant workers who say they were racially targeted by the OPP in 2013 when DNA was taken from 96 workers during a sexual assault investigation....
ListenThe PC Party's Labour Charm Offensive from 2021-11-25T23:30
This month, Premier Ford's Progressive Conservative government made major moves to court workers, seeking to change labour laws with the Working for Workers Act and pledging to raise the minumum wa...
ListenVaccinating Ontario Kids Against COVID-19 from 2021-11-25T23:30
This week the Ontario government announced children age of five to 11 will be eligible to get their vaccinations. As they and their parents prepare for their first dose, we look at what the roll ou...
ListenAre Canada's Police Services in Crisis? from 2021-11-24T23:30
Ever since George Floyd was killed by police officers in Minneapolis back in May of 2020, there's been a massive uptick in interest in how the police do their jobs. However, For former Toronto mayo...
ListenAddressing Barriers Facing Black Youth from 2021-11-24T23:30
York University has launched a new initiative with the aim of enhancing the representation of Black youth at universities across Canada. Professor Carl James, York University's Jean Augustine Chair...
ListenA Woman's Fight Against the Indian Act from 2021-11-23T23:30
Lynn Gehl, a member of the Indigenous Famous Six, was part of a group of women who fought the sex discrimination found in the Indian Act. Gehl won her 23-year legal challenge but do current laws al...
ListenWho Can Claim to be Indigenous? from 2021-11-23T23:30
The question of what defines Indigenous has been an historically complex and complicated issue. Who can claim status and citizenship? And how is that connected to identity, heritage, and relationsh...
ListenWill Canadians Learn How To Innovate? from 2021-11-22T23:30
When compared to other countries, Canada has not been doing well when it comes to innovation. To provide insights as to why, we invite Graeme Moffat, chief scientist, System 2 Neurotechnology: Ty S...
ListenEconomic Change For The Better Isn't Easy from 2021-11-22T23:30
Not all innovation has to look like Silicon Valley. Dan Breznitz, the author of "Innovation in Real Places; Strategies for Prosperity in an Unforgiving World" explains the difference.
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Inclusionary Zoning Policy and other top stories from 2021-11-19T23:30
Can zoning stategies to accommodate affordable housing help solve the housing crisis? Then, a look at smart technologies for the Great Lakes. Why extracurricular activities in schools are so import...
ListenWhat's Driving Covid Cases in Sault Ste. Marie? from 2021-11-19T23:30
Algoma's medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Loo provides insight into the rising cases of the virus in that region, the factors behind the latest outbreak, and public-health measures that are b...
ListenTracking Ottawa's Light Rail Troubles from 2021-11-19T23:30
Since its launch in 2019, Ottawa's new LRT system has encountered more and more difficulty - from malfunction to derailment, to investigations into what went wrong. This week, Canada's Transportati...
ListenAre Extracurriculars Really Back? from 2021-11-18T23:30
In early August, Ontario announced that sports and clubs for students could resume, with COVID-19 precautions in place. But since kids have returned to their classrooms, that hasn't entirely happen...
ListenSports and the City from 2021-11-18T23:30
Pick-up basketball or ball hockey may seem like just a bit of fun and exercise. But playing these games has the potential to do much more - for those taking part, and for the wider community, accor...
ListenDo Ontario Playgounds Fall Short? from 2021-11-18T23:30
The sounds from the playgrounds of this province haven't been the same since COVID-19 struck. And even before that, according to a new report, not all was well with the spaces designated for kids t...
ListenSolving Canada's Supply Chain Crisis from 2021-11-17T23:30
As demand surges, a global traffic jam along the supply chain has left shelves empty and producers standing idle waiting for supplies. Has this once-in-a-lifetime pandemic created a once-in-a-lifet...
ListenMichael Ignatieff: Finding Solace in Troubled Times from 2021-11-17T23:30
From the Book of Psalms to Marcus Aurelius to Marx and Camus, there is a long and forgotten tradition in Western thinking on consolation. Michael Ignatieff has tried to revive these past thinkers i...
ListenWho's Not Getting Dental Care in Ontario? from 2021-11-16T23:30
Dentists are sound the alarms about the skyrocketing costs of providing services during the pandemic, and the vulnerable patients increasingly affected by lagging government reimbursements. Weighin...
ListenMaking the Great Lakes Smarter from 2021-11-16T23:30
The Agenda explores an initiative bringing smart technologies to the Great Lakes, with Mark Fisher, CEO of the Council of the Great Lakes; Dr. Aaron Fisk, science director of the Real-time Aquatic ...
ListenWill Inclusionary Zoning Make Homes Affordable? from 2021-11-15T23:30
No matter how much housing is built in Toronto, it doesn't seem to make a dent in the level of demand for affordable units. Inclusionary zoning might be the answer. To discuss what it is and its me...
ListenWhy Do Renters Pay Higher Property Taxes? from 2021-11-15T23:30
It's widely believed that only property owners pay property tax. But, in fact, renters often pay more property tax than those in single family dwellings. They just pay it in their rent. Here to exp...
Listenrooming houses from 2021-11-15T23:30
Rooming houses might sound today like something out of Victorian England. But not that long ago, they were actually a very common form of housing. For a quick history lesson, we invite Philippa Cam...
ListenThe New Federal Liberal Cabinet and other top stories from 2021-11-12T23:30
Our review of the week begins with an evaluation of the new Liberal government cabinet. Then, what can we learn from the COP26 climate conference? Are Ontario's new labour laws helping workers as t...
ListenDoes the GTA Need New Highways? from 2021-11-12T23:30
The Ontario government's plans to go ahead with Highway 413 connecting Vaughan, Caledon, Brampton and Halton Hills is proving controversial. Premier Ford says everyone is asking for the new highway...
ListenStrategizing Remote Work from 2021-11-12T23:30
During the pandemic, many people worked from home for the first time. While survey and polling data show most reported feeling productive and mentally healthy while doing so, there are also evidenc...
ListenThe German-Jew Who Bombed Berlin in WWII from 2021-11-11T23:30
In 1939, Peter Stevens, a German-Jew, stole the identity of a dead man and enlisted in the British air force. He ended up flying 22 combat operation and bombing his German hometown before being cap...
ListenSaving Canada's Afghan Interpreters from 2021-11-11T23:30
Some Afghan interpreters who risked their lives alongside Canadian soldiers are still waiting to get out of Afghanistan. As the federal government struggles to handle these refugees, Canadian veter...
ListenIdentifying Canada's War Dead from 2021-11-11T23:30
More than 27,000 Canadians are still unaccounted for on battlefields across Europe and Korea. It's the painstaking job of the Canadian Armed Forces' Casualty Identification Program to use forensics...
ListenIs the Ontario's Labour Legislation Good for Workers? from 2021-11-10T23:30
Can changes defined in the new "Working for Workers Act," deliver the promised benefits for Ontario workers? And how far is the Ford government willing to go to appeal to unions and workers ahead o...
ListenHow Does the Minimum Wage Hike Affect Servers? from 2021-11-10T23:30
The Ontario government is raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour and eliminating the minimum server wage. What does this mean for restaurants, servers, and patrons? The Agenda looks at the ramifi...
ListenParag Khanna: Where Will You Live in 2050? from 2021-11-09T23:30
Renowned globalization scholar Parag Khanna discusses his latest book, "Move: The Forces Uprooting Us," and why the map of human geography is far from settled.
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Can the North-South Climate Divide be Fixed? from 2021-11-09T23:30
With the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) underway in Glasgow, Scotland, we take a closer look at how climate change is affecting the Global South, what a fair and just transition to renewable ...
ListenHow Did the COVID-19 Virus Make the Leap? from 2021-11-08T23:30
There is ongoing debate about how COVID-19 made the jump from animals to humans. Investigative journalist Elaine Dewar has a theory, and it is contained in her new book, "On the Origin of the Deadl...
ListenThe New Liberal Cabinet from 2021-11-08T23:30
What does the composition of the recently announced cabinet portend about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plans for his next term and the way the Liberals plans to govern? The National Post's John ...
ListenThe Great Resignation and other top stories from 2021-11-05T22:30
Why are people quitting or changing jobs, and speaking up for worker rights more now than ever? Is there something about pro sports that leads to toxic environments? Author Ian Williams on is book,...
ListenCan Treaties Be a Tool of Reconciliation? from 2021-11-05T22:30
Maurice Switzer is a journalist, educator, and a member of the Mississauguas of Alderville First Nation and Kelly Crawford, a member of the Chigeeng First Nation, a treaty educator with the Anishin...
ListenWhat Is Indigenous-led Conservation? from 2021-11-05T22:30
Shawanaga Island, off the eastern shore of Georgian Bay, is poised to become Ontario's newest Indigenous-led conservation area. But how is Indigenous stewardship different? Northwestern Ontario Hub...
ListenDo Deficits Matter Anymore? from 2021-11-04T22:30
Balanced budgets is not a term you hear often during a pandemic. Governments worldwide of all political stripes have run massive deficits to deal with COVID-19. How concerned should we be about thi...
ListenOntario's $189 Billion Fiscal Update from 2021-11-04T22:30
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic and with a provincial election next year, Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy lays out the PC government's nearly $190 billion dollar plan for fi...
ListenAre Pro Sports Inherently Toxic? from 2021-11-03T22:30
The revelation that Chicago's National Hockey League team failed to act on a sexual assault allegation from one of its players is the latest example of problems within pro sports. In many extremely...
ListenWhy Jesus Was a Rebel and a Radical from 2021-11-03T22:30
For 15 years, Michael Coren hosted his eponymously named television show on Crossroads Television, in which he didn't hesitate to share his very conservative views, while aggressively mixing it up ...
ListenTracking China's Rise and Influence from 2021-11-02T22:30
Following ten years of reporting around the world, Chinese-Canadian journalist Joanna Chiu tracks China's staggering rise, and its influence its population and institutions, Western nations, and ev...
ListenThe Disorienting Politics of Being Black from 2021-11-02T22:30
A poet and Giller Prize-winning novelist, Ian Williams's words explore the inner workings of life, family, love. But though his life's work is literature, he finds himself drawn into the politics o...
ListenIs the Great Resignation Underway in Canada? from 2021-11-01T22:30
The term has been batted around to describe a higher number of people either quitting or changing jobs during the pandemic. And even though Canada seems to be trailing the U.S. according to data, t...
ListenFrom Chief Planner to Builder from 2021-11-01T22:30
There are billions of dollars' worth of condominiums and high-end homes being built in Ontario these days. But what's not such a priority is the construction of affordable housing. And that's where...
ListenChildren and C0VID-19 Vaccines from 2021-10-29T22:30
As the province prepares to vaccinate children ages five to 11 against COVID-19, pending Health Canada's approval, many parents have raised concerns about the efficacy and safety of the vaccine. Ja...
ListenRalph Benmergui: Spiritual Growth Through Challenging Times from 2021-10-29T22:30
He went from hosting Canada's equivalent of the Johnny Carson show to becoming a journalist, a documentary filmmaker, an adviser to two different political parties, and now, a spiritual leader. Ral...
ListenMaking Ends Meet Amid Inflation from 2021-10-29T22:30
Many people who rely on the Ontario Disability Support Program are finding it more difficult than ever to make ends meet, and finding their money runs out well before each month ends. Hamilton-Niag...
ListenWill Ontario Reopenings Stick? from 2021-10-28T22:30
An economic and epidemiological look at how Ontario has handled the fourth wave. Has the province struck the right balance between a return to so-called normal life, and keeping Ontarians safe? We ...
ListenBruce Kidd: The Education of an Athlete from 2021-10-28T22:30
The name Bruce Kidd might not mean what it should to a younger generation of Canadians, but he just may be the greatest long-distance runner this country has ever produced. He's also dedicated hims...
ListenFull Capacity Workouts from 2021-10-28T22:30
COVID-19 and the accompanying lockdowns walloped small businesses. One sector hit particularly hard were gyms and fitness centres. Earlier this week, they got the green light to ditch capacity limi...
ListenAre Ranked Ballots a Fairer Voting Method? from 2021-10-27T22:30
Ontario Liberal leader Steven Del Duca recently announced that if he becomes the next premier of Ontario, he'll bring in an option for municipalities across Ontario to use the ranked-ballot system....
ListenOscar Peterson's Gift to the World from 2021-10-27T22:30
If you don't know that much about jazz, you may be surprised to hear that the greatest jazz piano player ever was a Canadian - Oscar Peterson, who lived a good chunk of his life in Mississauga, Ont...
ListenAre People Taking Too Many Meds? from 2021-10-26T22:30
Many people in this country are on high numbers of different prescriptions, which can be incredibly helpful in keeping them healthy and comfortable. However, sometimes it becomes a problem. Emergen...
ListenWhat's the Future of the TTC? from 2021-10-26T22:30
The Toronto Transit system is 100 this year. In this segment, we'll look at the many issues it's experienced through the pandemic, how it's been dealing with them, and what the system's future look...
ListenOttawa's LRT Update from 2021-10-26T22:30
The good news is that Ottawa transit users could be riding free of charge on the Confederation Line all December long. The bad news is that that shiny new light rail transit line would have to be b...
ListenDoes It Matter Who Owns Your Genes? from 2021-10-25T22:30
Samples of your genetic material may exist at DNA testing and genealogy companies, bone marrow registries, cord blood banks, biobanks, or at fertility clinics. Who owns these samples and the data f...
ListenRighting the Wrong Done to Henrietta Lacks from 2021-10-25T22:30
In 1951, Henrietta Lacks went to Johns Hopkins Hospital for treatment for her cervical cancer. Without her family's knowledge, cells from her tumour were taken and used by researchers there. Subseq...
ListenHow Human Cells Are Used in Medicine from 2021-10-25T22:30
Dr. Janet Rossant, senior scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children, and president of the Gairdner Foundation, joins us to dispel myths about aborted fetal cells or embryonic stem cells used in t...
ListenErin O'Toole and other Agenda highlights from 2021-10-22T22:30
Our review of The Agenda's week begins with Conservative Party of Canada Leader Erin O'Toole as he debriefs his election campaign performance. Then, a panel of Queen's Park watchers discusses the ...
ListenDo Municipal Councils Reflect Ontario's Diversity? from 2021-10-22T22:30
With one year to go until Ontario's municipal elections, how can people with a variety of backgrounds be experiences be encouraged to seek local office? To do that, the Association of Municipalitie...
ListenReflecting the African Diaspora Through Art from 2021-10-22T22:30
Late last year, the Art Gallery of Ontario announced the creation of the Department of Arts of Global Africa and the Diaspora. Its first full exhibition, "Fragments of Epic Memory," is now on displ...
ListenUsing Party Drugs to Treat Depression from 2021-10-21T22:30
From MDMA to ketamine to psychedelics, the drugs we were told in high school that would ruin our lives are now being used to potentially save lives. Dr. Roger McIntyre, professor of psychiatry and ...
ListenWhy Police Chiefs Want to Decriminalize All Drugs from 2021-10-21T22:30
The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) have called on federal lawmakers to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of illegal drugs. The president of the CACP and head of the Wat...
ListenIs It Time to Decriminalize All Drugs? from 2021-10-21T22:30
As the opioid crisis continues to take lives, growing support has emerged for Canada to decriminalize the personal use of all illicit drugs. Is this a good idea? David Murray, former chief scientis...
ListenOur Wobbly World Economy from 2021-10-20T22:30:26
It wasn't that long that there was much talk about a post-pandemic bounce-back similar to the Roaring Twenties. But the unsettling economic news from around the world proves that's not likely to h...
ListenErin O'Toole: Where Do Canada's Conservatives Go Now? from 2021-10-20T22:30:26
He won the most votes in last month's federal election, but for Conservatives, not the most seats. When Parliament reconvenes next month, Erin O'Toole will resume his role as the leader of the oppo...
ListenCandid Advice for Canadian Prime Ministers from 2021-10-19T22:30
After nearly four decades in the federal public service and as the top public servant in Canada, Michael Wernick has collected some insights on what it takes to govern this country effectively. His...
ListenHas Ontario's 2022 Election Already Begun? from 2021-10-19T22:30
The federal election has barely ended, but Ontario's political parties are already releasing their attack ads for a provincial election more than seven months away. As the Ford government responds ...
ListenWhat's Next for Ontario's Landlords and Tenants? from 2021-10-18T22:30
Renters across the province received notices of their rent's going up as the Ontario government's rent freeze is set to expire Jan. 2, 2022. We get three perspectives on how this will affect tenant...
ListenEmployers and Ontario's Vaccine Passport from 2021-10-18T22:30
How has the implementation of vaccine passports affected workers and businesses in Ontario? With Sharleen Stewart, president of SEIU Healthcare, Julie Kwiecinski, director of Provincial Affairs, On...
ListenHamilton Growth and other top stories from 2021-10-15T22:30
How should Hamilton grow to accommodate a population increases? Olympic gold-medalist Penny Oleksiak on her swimming career. Why the Trans Canada Trail and outdoor adventure is more important than ...
ListenMarie Henein: Why Everyone is Entitled to a Defence from 2021-10-15T22:30
Prominent criminal defense attorney Marie Henein, known for defending Jian Ghomeshi and other bold-faced names, is joining us to talk about her new book, "Nothing But The Truth: A Memoir," where sh...
ListenEnsuring Accessibility to Ontario Education from 2021-10-15T22:30
Ottawa's Carleton University and Algonquin College both provid 24-hour attendant care to disabled students in their residence, allowing severely disabled students to live independent lives in resid...
ListenPrivate Health, Care Public Solution? from 2021-10-14T22:30
Ontario's health care system has been battered by COVID-19, medical staff have been pushed to their limits, and there's a massive backlog of diagnostic and surgical procedures built up due to shutd...
ListenPrivate Money, Public Care from 2021-10-14T22:30
Walter Schroeder was a successful businessman who made a lot of money. Now, he wants to use those resources to build a new health-care clinic just north of Toronto. And strangely enough, he doesn't...
ListenPublic Health Care, Personal Care from 2021-10-14T22:30
Getting the right care to people in a timely fashion is not a new challenge in the northern reaches of this province. Presumably, doing so under COVID-19 has been even tougher. Dr. Sarah Newberry h...
ListenWhich Way Should Hamilton Grow? from 2021-10-13T22:30
Ontario is expecting major growth around the GTA, and the provincial government has tasked municipalities with rewriting their plans on how to accommodate an influx of new residents. As part of tha...
ListenChecking Toronto's Vital Signs from 2021-10-13T22:30
Unpacking the Toronto Foundation's report on quality of life and inequality among resdients of the city. With
Julia Howell, chief program officer of the Toronto Foundation; and Garima Talwar Ka...
Should Hamilton Expand Its Boundaries? from 2021-10-13T22:30
Hamilton Spectator reporter Teviah Moro discusses the provincial mandate to update the city's growth plan to accommodate the number of people moving there.
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Reconnecting Canadians with Nature from 2021-10-12T22:30
Eleanor McMahon, president and CEO of the Trans Canada Trail, discusses the important role trails - and outdoor adventure - play in the economic, social, and emotional wellbeing of Canadians.
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Penny Oleksiak: Repping the North One Stroke at a Time from 2021-10-12T22:30
Gold-medal swimmer Penny Oleksiak discusses her journey to becoming Canada's most decorated Olympian.
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Are At-Home Tests the Key to Ending the Pandemic? from 2021-10-08T22:30
This week the province announced it will offer rapid COVID-19 tests to some schools and child-care settings in higher risk areas for unvaccinated and asymptomatic students. Why now? How accurate ar...
ListenPolice, protests, and other stories from The Agenda's week from 2021-10-08T22:30
Our review of the week's programming begins with a look at how police handle anti-vax and other social-movement protests. Then, why are housing prices still so high and can anything be done about t...
ListenReading into Ontario's Throne Speech from 2021-10-08T22:30
The Ontario government delivered its second "Speech from the Throne" this week. Jeyan Jeganthan talks to Steve Paikin about what that means, why it involves a throne, and why this one was very diff...
ListenWill Ontario Digital Identification Be Safe? from 2021-10-08T22:30
Ontario's QR-code identification is being introduced later this month. How might privacy and safety concerns - or even breeches - in this step affect the government's future plans to create a multi...
ListenExplaining the Housing Shortage from 2021-10-07T22:30
Home prices rose sharply in the past few years in many parts of Ontario, and across the country. It prompted all the parties in this year's election campaigg to put forward ideas for dealing with w...
ListenWhy Are Food Prices So High? from 2021-10-07T22:30
Canadians have been paying more for food - in the grocery store and at restaurants Prices on some things have risen more than others. Why and can this be corrected? We ask: Mike von Massow, Ontario...
ListenWhy Does Fuel Cost More? from 2021-10-07T22:30
Costs of many goods and services have risen, including fuel and gas prices. To discuss why, we invite Max Fawcett, columnist for the National Observer and former editor of Alberta Oil Magazine.
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Climate Technologies To The Rescue from 2021-10-06T22:30
Slowing down emissions of CO2 will not be sufficient to contend with climate warming and its impacts. New technological interventions are needed quickly. They are expensive, controversial, and nece...
ListenThe Art of Climate Persuasion from 2021-10-06T22:30
There are many who do not believe in the seriousness of global warming. If more facts will not affect their positions, what might persuade them? Steve Paikin talks to Katharyn Hayhoe, is a climate ...
ListenUnderstanding Canada-Germany Trade Ties from 2021-10-05T22:30
Twice sworn war enemies, Germany and Canada can now call each other friends. Canada can now also call Germany its largest export market in the European Union. Following national elections in both c...
ListenWhy German-Canadians Made Waterloo Home from 2021-10-05T22:30
Following national elections in both Canada and Germany, German Unity Day, and in the midst Oktoberfest, The Agenda speaks to a leader in Ontario's German-Canadian community about how Waterloo regi...
ListenWhat is Germany Without Merkel? from 2021-10-05T22:30
After 16 years and outlasting three U.S. presidents, five British prime ministers, and two Canadian PMs, Angela Merkel will soon step down as chancellor of Germany. Once called the "sick man of Eur...
ListenHow Should Police Handle Anti-Vax Protests? from 2021-10-04T22:30
Protests against vaccine mandates have led to hostile confrontations at hospitals, restaurants, and shopping malls. How are police responding to these protests and other social movements? The Agend...
ListenWhy do People Return to Their Homelands? from 2021-10-04T22:30
Kamal Al-Solaylee, author of "Return: Why We Go Back to Where We Come From," speaks with Jeyan Jeganathan about the reasons people return to their home countries and what that says about migration,...
ListenOptometrists vs. the Province, and other highlights from 2021-10-01T22:30
This week on The Agenda, we heard both sides of the Ontario optometrists vs. the province debate; author Lee McIntyre discussed his ideas on how to deal with science deniers; we debated whether vac...
ListenMaking Music, Activating Change from 2021-10-01T22:30
Rollie Pemberton a.k.a Cadence Weapon won the 2021 Polaris Music Prize for his album, "Parallel World." This was the Toronto-based rapper, producer, writer, and poet's third nomination for the priz...
ListenEnhancing Climate Change from 2021-10-01T22:30
What can Indigenous knowledge show scientists about how to fight climate change? Northwestern Ontario Hub journalist Charnel Anderson spoke to experts to learn more about Indigenous knowledge syste...
ListenDaniel Lanois: Creating Timeless Music from 2021-09-30T22:30
Grammy award-winning producer, musician, and writer Daniel Lanois discusses his latest album, "Heavy Sun," his Hamilton roots, and his influential collaborations with Peter Gabriel, U2, Bob Dylan, ...
ListenSilla and Rise: Sharing Inuit Culture Through Music from 2021-09-30T22:30
Musician Charlotte Qamaniq, part of the Juno-nominated ensemble Silla and Rise that blends Inuit throat singing with futuristic dance-floor beats, joins us to discuss the group's creative process, ...
ListenAre Vaccine Passports Dividing Us? from 2021-09-29T22:30
As mandatory vaccine and passport policies roll out across Ontario, what is life like for those who for various reasons remain unvaccinated? We discuss how they are faring in what some consider wil...
ListenUnderstanding the COVID-19 Burden from 2021-09-29T22:30
We quickly learned from the onset of the pandemic that people in lower-income socioeconomic groups were taking on a greater burden, with risk of exposure and the greater incidences of COVID-19 deat...
ListenBehind the Optometrists' Labour Dispute from 2021-09-28T22:30
A fight over how much the province should pay for OHIP-covered optometry appointments has optometrists refusing to treat children, seniors, and patients with certain eye conditions. Globe and Mail ...
ListenDealing with Science Denial from 2021-09-28T22:30
Science historian Lee McIntyre discusses his new book, "How to Talk to a Science Denier: Conversations with Flat Earthers, Climate Deniers, and Others Who Defy Reason."
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Why Optometrists are Fighting the Province from 2021-09-28T22:30
Sheldon Salaba, head of the Ontario Association of Optometrists, on why the practitioners have taken job action by refusing OHIP-covered appointments.
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Are People the Problem with Democracy? from 2021-09-27T22:30
Concerns about the state of democracy have been widespread, as have the reasons. But they've all mostly ignored one possibility: it's us. We're the problem. The call is coming from inside the house...
ListenCould the Gulf Stream Collapse? from 2021-09-27T22:30
The Gulf Stream, part of what is known as the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC), is at its slowest point in 1,600 years. Recent research points to the possibility of a collapse and...
ListenCanada's Labour Shortage and other Agenda highlights from 2021-09-24T22:30
Why are businesses having a hard time finding workers? Then, assessing how a minority government can better work for Canadians, and political strategists debrief Election 2021. Jody Wilson-Raybould...
ListenMaking Wildfire Evacuations Safer from 2021-09-24T22:30
After a summer of wildfires raging across in northern Ontario that tested the province's emergency management capacity, First Nations, climate scientists, and emergency coordinators are saying evac...
ListenUnderstanding Ontario's Vaccine Passports from 2021-09-24T22:30
Proof of vaccination for certain areas and activities began in Ontario this week. What are they, why are they needed, and what do they hope to accomplish? Will they help the province out of the fou...
ListenIs Canada Alone in a Rudderless World? from 2021-09-23T22:30
Does the absence of foreign affairs discussion during the federal election campaign indicate a shift of the priorities of government, and of Canadians? We ask University of Waterloo's Bessma Momani...
ListenOne Crisis After Another from 2021-09-23T22:30
Columbia University professor Adam Tooze talks about how economies are being reshaped as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New Era of Politics in Canada from 2021-09-22T22:30
The new Liberal minority government reminds us that of Canada's last seven elections, five resulted in so-called hung parliaments. But history does suggest there are different paths forward that co...
ListenJody Wilson-Reybould: An Independent Voice from 2021-09-22T22:30
The former federal justice minister was once a star cabinet minister for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Now, she's one of the most vocal critics of his leadership and his government. Her new book l...
ListenElection 2021: Liberal Minority, Take Two from 2021-09-21T22:30
The Agenda discusses the results of the 2021 federal election with senior strategists from across the political spectrum.
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Why Did Canada Get Another Liberal Minority? from 2021-09-21T22:30
Erin Kelly, CEO of Advanced Symbolics, Inc., breaks down the results of the federal election. How accurate were the trends that the AI pollster Poly saw? And, were issues that matter to Canadians a...
ListenWhy Is Ontario Short on Workers? from 2021-09-20T22:30
Two small-business employers who are struggling to find staff, and two economists explain why Ontario is having a labour shortage when the unemployment rate is at 7.5 per cent, much higher than pre...
ListenAre Humans the Main Cause of Climate Change? from 2021-09-20T22:30
What does the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) say about the climate future? Two of the co-authors of the report help us break it down.
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Frontline Diaries: Grocery Clerk from 2021-09-20T22:00
Josie Barberi shares her experience working as a grocery clerk while balancing online classes and her continuing recovery from the COVID-19 virus.
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Examining Top Issues in Election 2021 from 2021-09-17T22:30
In this roundup of our week's Election 2021 coverage, experts help us evaluate some of the most important issues to Canadians: child care, housing, Indigenous priorities, climate change, and the op...
ListenWhat's Motivating Voters in Election 2021? from 2021-09-17T22:30
Erin Kelly, CEO of Advanced Symbolics Inc., joins Nam Kiwanuka to discuss what Polly, the AI pollster has to say about the issues Canadians care most about during this election, and what will get t...
ListenCan Transit Be Better Post-COVID? from 2021-09-17T22:30
Transit systems across Ontario saw lower ridership throughout the pandemic, especially in the first two waves. As the country and province begin recovery efforts, advocates are hoping to get some a...
ListenWho has the Best Climate Plan? from 2021-09-16T22:30
Ahead of the federal election, we look at the various party platforms on climate change. With guests Mark Jaccard, professor of sustainable energy and director of the School of Resource and Environ...
ListenThe NDP and Election 2021 from 2021-09-16T22:30
Jagmeet Singh, leader of federal New Democratic Party discusses what he has on offer to Canadians during this election campaign and what sets his party apart from the other major players.
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Indigenous Issues at the Ballot Box from 2021-09-15T22:30
What happened to the headlines on Indigenous issues that were ever-present this past spring? Four leading voices evaluate each political party's approach during the campaign: Globe and Mail reporte...
ListenIndigenous Voices in Campaign 2021 from 2021-09-15T22:30
A record 77 Indigenous candidates are seeking office in the 2021 federal election. We invite three of them to discuss their priorities. The Green Party's Lorraine Rekmans is a candidate for Leeds-G...
ListenEvaluating the Federal Housing Promises from 2021-09-14T22:30
This election has all the major parties promising to solve the housing affordability crisis. We evaluate the plans, and the ability of the federal government to solve the crisis with John Pasalis, ...
ListenWhose Child Care Plan is Best? from 2021-09-14T22:30
Not all election promises are created equal when it comes to child care policies. We look at what each party has on offer and evaluate their feasibility. With Armine Yalnizyan, Atkinson Fellow on t...
ListenThe Angriest Election in Canadian History? from 2021-09-13T22:30
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said last week, "I've never seen this intensity of anger on the campaign trail, or in Canada." From social media and misinformation to declining trust in institutions ...
ListenElection 2021: The Opioid Crisis from 2021-09-13T22:30
Seventeen Canadians died every day in 2020 from opioid overdoses, yet there has been relatively little discussion about it during this election. What are the plans from the parties to address it? T...
ListenGreen Leadership in Election 2021 from 2021-09-10T22:30
Annamie Paul discusses her platform and policy plans in her bid to win Green Party seats in the September 20th federal election.
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The Muslim Experience Post 9/11 from 2021-09-10T22:30
Award-winning filmmaker Deeyah Khan's latest offering, "Muslim in America: Legacy of Fear," looks at how American attitudes towards Muslims have become increasingly intolerant. The film, making its...
ListenRising Hate Crimes in Ontario from 2021-09-10T22:30
Several police departments across Ontario have reported an increase in hate crimes over the course of the last year. Ottawa reported a 56.9 per cent rise in 2020. In Halton, the increase was as hi...
ListenWhat Will Decide Voters' Minds? from 2021-09-09T22:30
Elections inspire a mix of reasons why people choose to vote for one party or another. There could be a shift from a preference for a leader to the party's brand and values, wedge issues or pocketb...
ListenWhat Moves Quebecers? from 2021-09-09T22:30
What is the difference between Quebec and the rest of Canada regarding voting behaviour? How do political leaders and their campaigns calculate what issues to underscore and which ones to avoid to...
ListenWhat Will Be Afghanistan's Fate? from 2021-09-08T22:30
After 20 years, the United States has left Afghanistan to a victorious Taliban that now seeks to govern the country. On the release of the TVO documentary "Ghosts of Afghanistan," The Agenda discus...
ListenHow One Canadian Survived 9/11 from 2021-09-08T22:30
Steve Paikin speaks to Brian Clark, a retired Canadian businessman and one of only 18 survivors of the World Trade Center's South Tower in New York on September 11, 2001. He discusses his experienc...
ListenElection 2021: What Does Ontario Want? from 2021-09-07T22:30
Ontario is a vital part of the outcome of federal elections. So, what do Ontario voters want to hear from the leaders before they make a decision on September 20? Steve Paikin gets a read from arou...
ListenBack to School During Ontario's Fourth Wave from 2021-09-07T22:30
Annie Kidder, executive director at People for Education; and Caroline Alphonso, education reporter at the Globe and Mail talk to Nam Kiwanuka about the challenges that lie ahead as the province at...
ListenFinding Housing in Northern Ontario from 2021-09-03T22:30
Fast-rising home prices in southern-Ontario markets, together with the pressures of the pandemic, are driving people in search of more affordable options farther north. As a result, northern Ontari...
ListenParent Fears Over School Re-opening from 2021-09-03T22:30
As families across the province prepare for a new school year, parents might be worrying about the safety of their children during COVID-19's fourth wave. We invite parents from across the province...
ListenWere Rae Days Ahead of Their Time? from 2021-09-02T22:30
In the early 1990s, the nascent Bob Rae government confronted a deep recession. It legislated The Social Contract, bringing in the infamous Rae Days: time off without pay for thousands of public-se...
ListenIs Ontario's Sex Ed Debate Over? from 2021-09-01T22:30
The past decade in Ontario has seen intense debate over sex education in schools. The result has been a curriculum overseen by Liberal and Progressive Conservative governments that has been written...
ListenOntario Place: Then and Now from 2021-08-31T22:30
The former world-class urban entertainment park was shuttered almost 10 years ago. Now, following the Ontario government's proposed redevelopment plans, we look back at debates over the years on wh...
ListenIs Full-Day Kindergarten a Success? from 2021-08-30T22:30
We'll be looking back at more than a decade of full-day kindergarten in Ontario. How well has it worked? Were the original concerns about it warranted? And has it accomplished its goals. With guest...
ListenElection 2021's Emerging Issues from 2021-08-27T22:30
Affordable housing, climate change, COVID-19 pandemic recovery, health care. What are the issues on the minds of Canadians as they prepare to head to the polls on September 20. And are they even en...
ListenTracking the Invasive Spotted Lantern Fly from 2021-08-27T22:30
The re-opening of the Canada/U.S. border has brought with it an unlikely threat - the spotted lantern fly. During its fall breeding season, this invasive species could wreak havoc with the orchards...
ListenIs COVID-19 A Brain Disease? from 2021-08-26T22:30
Some patients with COVID-19 are experiencing neurological symptoms ranging from confusion and depression to encephalitis (inflammation in the brain.) And scientists are struggling to figure out why...
ListenSalman Rushdie: Literary Influences on Society and Politics from 2021-08-25T22:30
In 2010, it had been 12 years since Booker-prize winning author had been out of hiding from Iran's fatwa, issued over his book, "The Satanic Verses." Steve Paikin took the opportunity of the public...
ListenShould CRISPR Edit Out Human Disease? from 2021-08-24T22:30
Author Walter Isaacson explains what the discovery of the gene-editing tool CRISPR relates to the science behind COVID-19. He discusses his newest biography featuring the co-inventor of CRSIPR, "Th...
ListenChronicling the Physics of Our Cosmos from 2021-08-23T22:30
Theoretical physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein talks to Nam Kiwanuka about her latest book, "The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred." In it she writes abo...
ListenNavigating Ontario's Fourth Wave from 2021-08-20T22:30
Infectious diseases physician Isaac Bogoch talks to Nam Kiwanuka about the 4th wave of the pandemic and the Ontario government's new policies on vaccinations and COVID-19 testing for health care an...
ListenOntario's Roadside Attractions from 2021-08-20T22:30
Highlights from TVO.org's series of articles profiling landmarks across Ontario, such as Gravenhurst's giant Muskoka chairs, the Wawa Goose; Sault Ste. Marie's giant baseball; and Sudbury's Big Nic...
ListenJael Richardson from 2021-08-19T22:30
In her debut novel, "Gutter Child," writer and founder of the Festival of Literary Diversity, creates an imagined world divided into two distinct ways of life: the privileged Mainland and the polic...
ListenRebuilding Ontario's Economy After COVID-19 from 2021-08-18T22:30
Almost a year and a half into the pandemic, the real post-pandemic economic recovery is just beginning. We examine the hurdles and what will be needed most on the long road ahead with Ontario's Fin...
ListenLeadership Insights from Female Trailblazers from 2021-08-17T22:30
Three Canadian political titans with decades of political experience share their reflections on leadership with Nam Kiwanuka. This intimate conversation with Elizabeth May, former leader of the Gre...
ListenStrengthening Municipal Public Health from 2021-08-16T22:30
There are 34 public health units in Ontario, all working overtime throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. How are they holding up and what lessons have come out of this emergency? Nam Kiwanuka asks Sioux...
ListenA Conversation with Mikhail Gorbachev, 2005 from 2021-08-13T22:30
In a Studio 2 interview from 2005, Steve Paikin talks to Mikhail Gorbachev about his country and the post-Cold War era he helped usher in. The former, and last, leader of the Soviet Union celebrate...
ListenHamilton's Connection to Comic Book History from 2021-08-13T22:30
It's been 80 years since the first traditional-style comic book was published in Canada. Hamilton-Niagara Ontario Hub journalist Justin Chandler talks about how Canadian publishers got into the com...
ListenInterviewing Mikhail Gorbachev from 2021-08-13T09:00
In 2005, Steve Paikin interviewed former Soviet Union president Mikhail Gorbachev. In this short video, TVO.org's Daniel Kitts; former Agenda executiver producer Dan Dunsky; and Steve Paikin remin...
ListenMargaret Atwood: Debt as Literary Motif from 2021-08-12T22:30
Tonight, we return to a 2012 conversation about debt with writer Margaret Atwood, whose narratives and non-fiction works have been influencing readers around the world for more than half a century....
ListenJulia Gillard: What it Takes for Women to Lead from 2021-08-11T22:30
Julia Gillard has the distinction of being Australia's first female prime minister and served as such from 2010 to 2013. In what's been called the most unforgettable moment in Australian TV history...
ListenThe Life and Legacy of Ontario Premier Bill Davis from 2021-08-10T22:30
Ontario's 18th premier William G. Davis, who created many of this province's most celebrated institutions while becoming its second longest-serving premier, died last Sunday. Steve Paikin speaks wi...
ListenWilliam Davis: His Life and Legacy from 2021-08-10T22:30
As Ontario's 18th premier, Mr. Davis's imprint on the province is still being felt today. We discuss his enduring legacy in politics and policy.
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Salman Rushdie: Literature's Influences Society and Politics from 2021-08-10T22:30
In 2010, it had been 12 years since Booker-prize winning author had been out of hiding from Iran's fatwa, issued over his book, "The Satanic Verses." Steve Paikin took the opportunity of the public...
ListenDesmond Cole on Black Resistance and Power from 2021-08-09T22:30
Our final dive into the TVO video vault this summer delivers important conversations with iconic guests. In early 2020, just before the pandemic broke out, and before the early summer Black Lives M...
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Confronting Anti-Black Racism Worldwide from 2021-08-06T22:30
In 2020, the death of George Floyd by police officer Derek Chauvin, captured on video in Minneapolis, galvanized people all around the world to take to the streets in protest, even as the COVID-19 ...
ListenSeeking Asylum in Canada from 2021-08-05T22:30
A photograph of the body of two-year-old Alan Kurdi washed up on a beach in Turkey shocked the world in 2015, and motivated Canada into action to aid refugees fleeing the war in Syria. The war occu...
ListenIdle No More's Momentum and Meaning from 2021-08-04T22:30
It began in November of 2012 in protest to the Canadian government's so-called, omnibus bill C45, which became known as the Jobs and Growth Act. Four women in Saskatchewan concerned about the bill ...
ListenOccupy Wall Street: Protesting the One Per Cent from 2021-08-03T22:30
The Agenda in the Summer's look back on still-relevant current affairs issues continues as we revisit significant protests that, during their time, were unprecedented. First, a discussion about 201...
ListenSoaking in the Healing Benefits of Forests from 2021-08-03T13:00
After months of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, people are getting outdoors, and being in nature has healing effects. Forest therapy, also known as forest bathing or Shinrin-Yoku, is a thera...
ListenTed Koppel: Are We Prepared for Cyberattacks? from 2021-07-30T22:30
Last May the Colonial Pipeline, an American oil pipeline originating in Houston, Texas suffered a ransomware cyberattack, affecting the computer system managing the line. It's just the type of scen...
ListenWhat Are Algorithms Good For? from 2021-07-29T22:30
Back in 2015, we asked tech experts if people had become too reliant on algorithms for anything from internet searches, to credit scores, health care, and policing. And in 2016, we invited Universi...
ListenThe Pros and Cons of Screen Time from 2021-07-28T22:30
Tonight, we look at the benefits and drawbacks of all the time people spend online through two social science lenses. First, author, psychologist and journalist Susan Pinker, whose 2015 book, "The ...
ListenSocial Media: Communication Tool or Divisive Element? from 2021-07-27T22:30
In 2011, Facebook and Twitter played a large role in the Arab Spring uprising. Since revolutions existed before the advent of social media, we wondered how much of a difference they really make? Th...
ListenThe Internet: Then and Now from 2021-07-26T22:30
The Agenda in the Summer's journey into TVO's video vault continues with a look at how technology has evolved over the years. In the beginning, the internet presented a novel way to learn and commu...
ListenNicole Moore: Surviving a Shark Attack from 2021-07-23T22:30
On Jan. 31, 2011, Nicole Moore waded into the Caribbean Sea outside a resort in Cancun and was viciously attacked by a bull shark. She lost 60 per cent of her blood, an arm, was left with a permane...
ListenDelving into Niagara's Spanish Flu from 2021-07-23T22:30
Every year since the Spanish flu outbreak in 1919, people have made a pilgrimage to Niagara-on-the-Lake to honour the Polish men who died at a military training camp - and the Elizabeth Ascher, the...
ListenAccurately Reflecting Black Male Experience from 2021-07-22T22:30
The hashtag #OscarsSoWhite led to a reckoning in Hollywood about diversity in the film industry and certainly in who gets nominated for prestigious awards. The movement sparked conversations about ...
ListenFinding Meaning After Sporting Glory from 2021-07-21T22:30
In this 2018, we invited three former Olympians - figure skaters Elizabeth Manley and Craig Buntin, and aerial skier Deidra Dionne, along with sports psychologist Rolf Wagschal to talk about their ...
ListenThe Realities of Cancer and Loss from 2021-07-20T22:30
Diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in her late 30s, and determined to find meaning in the loss of good health, Teva Harrison began documenting her thoughts and feelings through essays and comi...
ListenHousing Solutions for Older Ontarians from 2021-07-19T22:30
Our survey of still relevant segments from The Agenda's vault continues with a focus on social issues. Tonight, older Ontarians such as Pat Dunn are starting to understand the benefits of communal ...
ListenCan Indigenous Knowing Help Solve Climate Change? from 2021-07-14T22:30
NASA scientists are tapping into an Indigenous way of thinking, with help from Ontario's Melanie Goodchild, a senior Indigenous research fellow at the University of Waterloo. In 2018, she spoke to ...
ListenCan the Left be Anti-Science? from 2021-07-14T22:30
Some trends, such as anti-vax, conspiracy theories and climate-change denial are considered to be right wing occupations. Our guests on this 2013 panel reveal the myth of that line of thinking. The...
ListenThe Persistence of Race Science from 2021-07-14T22:30
The continual thread of belief in biological racial differences that originated as early as the 16th century and has since been discredited is the topic of British science journalist Angela Saini's...
ListenTimothy Caulfield: Celebrities vs. Science from 2021-07-13T22:30
In his 2015 book, "Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything? When Celebrity Culture and Science Clash," author and health law and science policy professor Timothy Caulfield explores the influence ...
ListenJen Gunter: The Truth about Women's Health from 2021-07-12T22:30
Our look back at popular and still-relevant segments from past seasons of The Agenda continues with a focus on science and anti-science. In 2019, Winnipeg-born American obstetrician-gynecologist sp...
ListenBuidling on the Past in Silver Islet from 2021-07-09T22:30
One family's pandemic project has been to restore an old mining equipment stoage space into a general store to serve the community. Northwestern Ontario Hub journalist Charnel Anderson tells us wha...
ListenThomas King: The Influence of Indigenous Art from 2021-07-09T22:30
In 2015, award-winning writer Thomas King spoke about his novel, "The Back of the Turtle." The conversation also explored how Indigenous artists have influenced the debate over Indigenous issues in...
ListenHow Indigenous Women Govern from 2021-07-08T22:30
In 2017, we gathered four Chiefs from across southern Ontario talk about the most pressing issues facing their communities. And, as women who span generations, they addressed their specific gender-...
ListenTanya Talaga: Indigenous Youth in Peril from 2021-07-07T22:30
In 2018, award-winning journalist and author Tanya Talaga discussed her book, "All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward." Previously in "Seven Fallen Feathers," she'd chronicled the heartbreakin...
ListenWhat Should Been Done About the Indian Act? from 2021-07-06T22:30
In this segment from 2019, we looked at the relevance of the Indian Act. Created more than 150 years ago, the legislation has structured relations between the federal government and Indigenous peop...
ListenMurray Sinclair: Importance of Truth and Reconciliation from 2021-07-05T22:30
Tonight, we kick off a special summer series, looking back at some of the most important and notable stories we've covered on The Agenda. From 2017 and 2020 respectively, Justice Murray Sinclair re...
ListenThe Lives of Pandemic Pets from 2021-07-02T22:30
From video-call cameos to the comfort they brought us during the pandemic, our beloved pets have been a vital part of our lives in the last year and a half. How will they fare once regular life res...
ListenRediscovering Ontario and Other Stories from 2021-07-02T22:30
Our review of our week on The Agenda starts with a look places to visit around the province this summer. Then, what plan does the Ford government have for Toronto's beloved landmark, Ontario Place....
ListenHow to Speed Up Vaccinations from 2021-07-02T22:30
Imagine if you could vaccinate as many as 70 people in the time it would normally take to administer 10 doses? Some regions in Ontario are doing just that with the innovation of pod vaccine sites, ...
ListenMadame Justice Steps Down from 2021-07-01T22:30
Madam Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella signs off: She was born in a displaced persons camp in post-war Germany. And yet, somehow, ,Rosie, Abella managed to become the first ever Jewish woman (and r...
ListenSpeaking Truth to Canada's Power from 2021-07-01T22:30
In the wake of the findings of unmarked graves of Indigenous children, Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, and a professor at the School of So...
ListenToronto Growth Plan from 2021-06-30T22:30
For many years now, Toronto has experienced a surge of both residential and non-residential growth. And, over the next 30 years, it is expected that another 700,000 people will move there and call ...
ListenOntario Place: Yours to Redevelop from 2021-06-29T22:30
Since Doug Ford's government came into office, it's been keen to redevelop Ontario Place. Public outcry complicated those plans. But a decision on what it will be is imminent. We look at the potent...
ListenOntario: Yours to Rediscover from 2021-06-29T22:30
The pandemic has decimated Ontario's tourism sector. But as Ontario begins to re-open after its recovery from COVID-19's third wave, Ontarians might be fixing their sights on travelling the provinc...
ListenWhere is Canada's Health Data? from 2021-06-28T22:30
Vikek Goel of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health discusses a recent report by the pan-Canadian Health Data Strategy Expert Advisory Group on Canada's lack of timely health data and how the coun...
ListenOntario's education disruption from 2021-06-28T22:30
Educators, parents, and students are all poised for the beginning of summer. For many, it will be a welcome respite from the most unusual school year in living memory. From virtual school to on-aga...
ListenClearing Homeless Encampments from 2021-06-25T22:30
Tensions flared in Trinity Bellwoods this week, as a large police and security presence descended on the downtown Toronto park to dismantle a homeless encampment. Protesters and advocates have crit...
ListenBringing Indigenous Perspectives to Ontarians from 2021-06-25T22:30
Video journalist Chris Beaver talks to Jeyan Jeganathan about a new series - bite-sized, informative videos on issues that help bridge the gap of what Ontarians know about the First Nations, Métis,...
ListenOntario's Pandemic Progress and Other Stories from 2021-06-25T22:30
Our roundup of the week starts with a feature interview with Minister of Health Christine Elliott. Then, gauging the state of democracy with author Margaret Atwood. Tracey Deer discusses her film, ...
ListenSaving Democracy for the 21st Century from 2021-06-24T22:30
Jennifer Welsh, Roland Paris, and Martin Regg Cohn discuss lessons learned from the last 15 years when democracies began a downward slide across the globe. This episode concludes The Democracy Agen...
ListenAre Democracies Fighting For Survival? from 2021-06-24T22:30
World-renowned author Margaret Atwood talks about how to keep democracy alive at a time when that system of government is in questions. She discusses democracies past, present, and future.
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The Hamilton LRT is Back on Track from 2021-06-23T22:30
Last week, Hamilton city council voted in favour of moving forward on a $3.4 billion offer from the federal and provincial governments for a light-rail transit system. But many are still unconvince...
ListenIs Ontario Doing Enough to Beat COVID-19? from 2021-06-23T22:30
Steve Paikin speaks to Deputy Premier and Minister of Heath Christine Elliott about the Ontario government's response to the third wave of COVID-19 and where the province is on the road to widespre...
ListenThe Myth of the Good Billionaire from 2021-06-22T22:30
A bombshell leak of IRS documents showed just how little billionaires pay in taxes compared to their massive fortunes and gains in wealth. Topping that list is Warren Buffet who has said wealthy pe...
ListenTracey Deer: Telling Indigenous Narratives Through Film from 2021-06-21T22:30
Award-winning producer writer and director Tracey Deer discusses her first feature-length film "Beans," inspired by her own coming-of-age during the Oka Crisis in Quebec during the summer of 1990. ...
ListenDesigning Indigenous Architecture in Canada from 2021-06-21T22:30
The Agenda discusses what it means to create Indigenous architecture, and the legacy of designing an aesthetic that ensures sustainability and protects the earth. With guests Wanda Dalla Costa, pro...
ListenFareed Zakaria's World View and Other Top Stories from 2021-06-18T22:30
Our weekly roundup starts with CNN's Fareed Zakaria discussing his book on what post-pandemic life will be like around the world. Then, economist Mariana Mazzucato talks about what it will take for...
ListenRacing to Vaccinate Ontario from 2021-06-18T22:30
Ontario's virus numbers have steadily decreased, more people are vaccinated with at least one dose, many others have had two jabs. While the Delta variant has taken hold in some parts of the provin...
ListenSeeking Justice for St. Anne's Survivors from 2021-06-18T22:30
With the discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children on the site of the former Kamloops Residential School in B.C., new focus is being brought to an ongoing court case for compensation for ...
ListenJohn Colapinto: What Makes Human Speech So Powerful? from 2021-06-17T22:30
Why is the human voice the most efficient, effective means of communication ever devised? Why is speech the single most complex activity humans can perform? Canadian journalist and staff writer at ...
ListenCan Government Reform Capitalism? from 2021-06-17T22:30
Economist Marianna Mazzucato returns to The Agenda with her new book, "Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism." In it, she argues that society's most pressing problems - from the ...
ListenWhat Do We Know About UFOs? from 2021-06-16T22:30
A highly anticipated Pentagon report on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) - also known as UFOs - has raised lots of interest from astronomers, journalists, and even former president Barack Obama...
ListenTaxi Driver Stories from 2021-06-16T22:30
Cabbies are on the road for long hours and their stories are as different as the routes they take. Writer Marcello Di Cintio details some of them in his new book, "Driven: The Secret Lives of Taxi ...
ListenFareed Zakaria: Is this the Worst of Times? from 2021-06-15T22:30
The host of CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS," and the Washington Post columnist discusses his latest book "Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World," and shares his thoughts on the current state of the worl...
ListenWhy is Baseball So Appealing? from 2021-06-15T22:30
How much do you love baseball? Could you go to a game every month? How about every week? Well, Dale Jacobs and Heidi LM Jacobs love baseball so much, they decided to take in 50 games in one summer,...
ListenElection Reform vs. The Charter from 2021-06-14T22:30:02
Premier Doug Ford invoked Section 33, the notwithstanding clause, after a judge struck down sections of the government's election spending law, Bill 254, for being unconstitutional. We examine the ...
ListenReopening Anxiety: Transitioning to Normal from 2021-06-14T22:30:02
Ontario's long lockdowns have taken a psychological toll on many. But as the province now moves into the first stage of its phased re-opening plan, not everyone is feeling mentally ready for all as...
ListenWhat Mobility Data Reveals About COVID-19 from 2021-06-11T22:30
Niagara Region Public Health has been using mobile data to try to curb the spread of COVID-19. As Ontario slowly begins to reopen, Hamilton-Niagara Hub journalist Justin Chandler tells us what has ...
ListenGetting to the Root of the London Attack from 2021-06-11T22:30
Incidences of hate crimes have been on the rise in Canada and the news of a malicious murder of a Muslim family in London was quickly labeled as one. To get at the root cause of these dangerous and...
ListenUpdating the Case of Soleiman Faqiri from 2021-06-11T22:30
The TVO podcast "Unascertained" looked at the circumstances surrounding what happened to Soleiman Faqiri, a man experiencing mental illness who died after an altercation with guards at a jail in Li...
ListenIs Liberal Democracy Being Undone by Liberalism? from 2021-06-10T22:30
What is behind the crisis of liberal democracy? According to Patrick J. Deneen, one of the best known American conservative political theorists, it is liberalism itself that is responsible for the ...
ListenDemocracy: Corruption from 2021-06-10T22:30
Is political corruption inevitable? What does it mean to be vigilant about protection of democracy against corruption? A conversation with Jane Philpott, former MP and currently dean of Queen's Fac...
ListenCan Restaurants Survive Ontario's Reopening? from 2021-06-09T22:30:25
Patios are finally set to open this weekend, but there's still a way to go before restaurants can really start to recoup their losses. We'll get a read on the challenges they face after so much tim...
ListenThe Future of Women's Pro Hockey from 2021-06-08T22:30:25
It's been an up and down couple years for professional women's hockey. In 2019, the Canadian Women's Hockey League shut down citing an ,economically unsustainable, business model. But this past spr...
ListenA Raptor Fan's Mission to Rep the North from 2021-06-08T22:30
Toronto Raptors Superfan Nav Bhatia discusses his journey as a young immigrant to Canada in the early 1980s, his passion for the Raptors - he has not missed a single home game since 1995 - and his ...
ListenWhat COVID-era Queen's Park Accomplished from 2021-06-07T22:51
It's been another unprecedented session at Queen's Park, as the province remains under a state of emergency. While the focus has been addressing COVID-19, other provincial concerns still matter. Do...
ListenHow Masks are Hurting Facial Recognition from 2021-06-07T22:30
Mandatory masking during the COVID-19 pandemic has inadvertently led to the biggest experiment in facial perception ever. Steve Paikin speaks to cognitive neuroscientist Erez Freud about how the ab...
ListenReconciling a Tragedy and Other Top Stories from 2021-06-04T22:30
A discussion of the historical and current policies that have led to harm to Indigenous people. Then, can wealth gaps be bridged? And, evaluating the events leading into the next provincial electio...
ListenBuilding Sault Ste. Marie's Smart Grid from 2021-06-04T22:30
The Ontario Energy Board just approved the construction of the Sault Smart Grid, the largest project of its kind in North America. The smart grid promises to be more efficient, respond faster to ou...
ListenSchool's Out For Summer (and COVID-19) from 2021-06-04T22:30
Schools in Ontario will remain closed for in-class learning until the fall, as the province tries to keep COVID-19 cases down and increase vaccinations for students and teachers. The Globe and Mail...
ListenFacing Canada's Residential School Legacy from 2021-06-03T22:30:47
In light of the discovery of the remains of 215 children on the site of a former Kamloops residential school in B.C., we look at the historical context, the call to unearth additional sites, and di...
ListenWorst Blunders in Ontario Political History from 2021-06-02T22:30
Ontario goes to the one year from today, June 2, 2022. Does history offer any valuable lessons for the circumstances politicians today find themselves in? To help answer this question, we welcome J...
ListenOntario's Youngest Candidates from 2021-06-02T22:30
Most of the people who run for office are age 40 plus. With one year and counting until the next provincial election, we'll talk to three of the youngest candidates seeking office in the 2022 elect...
ListenThe Truth about COVID-19 Vaccines from 2021-06-01T22:30
Many people are still hesitant about getting vaccinated for many reasons. Dr. Nicole Lurie, Director of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations in the U.S., will address concerns, from ...
ListenManaging Women's Midlife Health from 2021-06-01T22:30
With a great sense of humour and unique approach Dr. Jen Gunter demystifies a rarely publicly spoken about topic: Menopause. The obstetrician-gynecologist, and author exposes what she calls the mis...
ListenAre Trade Wars Really Class Wars? from 2021-05-31T22:30
Matthew C. Klein is the co-author of the Lionel Gelber Prize-winning book, "Trade Wars are Class Wars: How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace." In it th...
ListenRising Inequity and the Global Economy from 2021-05-31T22:30
It's long been said that the rich only get richer and the poor only get poorer. With us for some perspective on how wealth is - or is not - shared in our society, we welcome Allison Christians, pro...
ListenEnd of a Historic Chapter for Calgary Mayor from 2021-05-28T22:30
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi made history more than a decade ago for becoming the first Muslim mayor of a large North American city. As his time in office draws to a close, he reflects on the increa...
ListenInvestigating a COVID-19 Outbreak from 2021-05-28T22:30
In April 2020, 80 per cent of the population - including staff and residents - at Brampton's Ontario Correctional Institute, a province-run facility, tested positive for COVID-19. The facility clos...
ListenVaccines and a Plan to Re-Open Ontario from 2021-05-28T22:30
Vaccines, the latest lockdown measures, and perhaps the good weather have led to a decrease in daily Covid-19 cases in Ontario. The reopening plan has been announced and second doses are rolling ou...
ListenIs Meritocracy Anti-Democratic? from 2021-05-27T22:30
Has meritocracy begun to reproduce similar features as aristocracies of yesteryear? Do present patterns of meritocratic advancement require a major fix so that the perception of educational divides...
ListenDoes Egalitarian Education Fail Democracy? from 2021-05-27T22:30
What can be done about educational systems that perpetuate inequality by presuming that all students come equipped with equal potential? How do such ideas affect the state of democracies? Author F...
ListenIs Canada's Critical Infrastructure Vulnerable? from 2021-05-26T22:30
Earlier this month the Colonial Pipeline, which transports nearly half of the U.S. east coast's fuel supplies, was hacked by a ransomware gang. That shut down its operations on the 5,500 mile pipel...
ListenTechnology's Assault on Empathy: A Memoir from 2021-05-26T22:30
MIT's Sherry Turkle has spent her career studying the intersection of technology, empathy, and self. But why? In "The Empathy Diaries: A Memoir" she explores her groundbreaking career and how her c...
ListenLiving an Anonymous Life from 2021-05-25T22:30
Commander X is a human rights and information activist who was involved with the infamous hacking movement known as Anonymous. He's featured in the TVO Original documentary "The Face of Anonymous,"...
ListenCancelling Summer Events Due to COVID-19 from 2021-05-25T22:30
Going to the Ex is a rite of passage for many, and certainly a cherished late-summer pastime. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition, along with dozens of other fa...
ListenIndia's Dire COVID-19 Experience and Other Top Stories from 2021-05-21T22:30
How is India climbing out of its deadly situation with COVID-19? Then, is it harmful to be too positive and not process life's natural ups and downs? And, what are the effects of the pandemic on On...
ListenHow Does Virus Spread in Apartment Buildings? from 2021-05-21T22:30
Recent COVID-19 outbreaks in certain apartment buildings in Hamilton have raised concerns about how the virus spreads. Is it through close contact, or outdated ventilation? Hamilton-Niagara Ontario...
ListenHow is Niagara Weathering COVID-19? from 2021-05-21T22:30
The Agenda checks in on Niagara, evaluating the economic and tourism fall-out of COVID-19. Host Nam Kiwanuka speaks to Niagara Falls mayor Jim Diodati and Niagara business owners to get a better se...
ListenCould Synthetic Biology Save the World? from 2021-05-20T22:30
"The future of mankind is far from secure." That's the rather ominous first line of Dr. Mark Poznansky's new book, "Saved by Science: The Hope and Promise of Synthetic Biology." The book outlines h...
ListenA Return to Big Government? from 2021-05-20T22:30
With the Liberal government's $135 billion budget and President Biden's ambitious stimulus bill in the U.S., governments across the world are employing big, bold plans to pull their nations out of ...
ListenWhy Is It So Hard to Implement Good Policy? from 2021-05-19T22:30
Why does it seem so difficult to turn good research and recommendations into effective government policy? We examine the field of implementation science and policymaking with those who have seen th...
ListenCan India Overcome COVID-19? from 2021-05-19T22:30
India was one of the bright spots in the story of keeping COVID-19 under control. Now, it's become the worst COVID-19 crisis in the world. Leading Indian journalist Barkha Dutt (The Washington Post...
ListenToxic Positivity from 2021-05-18T22:30
Sometimes well-meaning messages of support, encouragement, and optimism can make an emotionally challenging situation even worse for those living through it. Toxic positivity, which has also been d...
ListenCheri DiNovo's Radically Honest Tale from 2021-05-18T22:30
Former NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo represented Parkdale-High Park from 2006 to 2017, but the life she experienced before she got into politics was remarkable. She chronicles it all in a new memoir, "The Q...
ListenCan Ontario Afford Its Health Spending? from 2021-05-17T22:30:13
Health-care spending was an ongoing concern before the pandemic hit. Now, with so much upended by COVID-19, can the province find a way forward? To learn more, we welcome Globe and Mail health colu...
ListenAccounting for Ontario Health Care Funding from 2021-05-17T22:30:13
Last week's report from the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario outlined a multibillion-dollar gap between what the provincial government intends to spend on health care, and what it hopes t...
ListenThe High Cost of Lumber and Other Agenda Stories from 2021-05-14T22:30
Why has the price of lumber soared beyond affordability and sometimes stalled construction? In the current real-estate market, does it make more sense to rent rather than buy property? Would it ben...
ListenCan Vaccines Get Us Back to Normal? from 2021-05-14T22:30
The news around vaccines is mostly good and getting better. There are more of them and more people are eligible to receive them. But, after this week's AstraZeneca vaccine pause questions remain, e...
ListenGetting Vaccinated in Northern Ontario from 2021-05-14T22:30
COVID-19 immunization strategies in rural, remote, and small-town regions of northern Ontario are not as logistically straight-forward as in larger municipalities. From vaccine delivery to informat...
ListenIs Democracy In Need of A Serious Shake-Up? from 2021-05-13T22:30
What's known as representative democracy has been found wanting by many who do not feel represented. Hélène Landemore, author of "Open Democracy: Reinventing Popular Rule for the Twenty-First Centu...
ListenWould Taming Big Tech Curtail Democracy? from 2021-05-13T22:30
The debate around Bill C-10, through which the federal government hopes to impose some restrictions on American social media giants, has resulted in controversy about whether such controls could re...
ListenAre Patents Key to Ending the Pandemic? from 2021-05-12T22:30
With the pandemic showing no signs of abating globally, is it time to rethink global intellectual properly rules?
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To Rent or to Buy a Home? from 2021-05-11T22:30
Costs of homeownership in Ontario have skyrocketed since 2016. Increased demand has driven home prices up while supply lags far behind. According to Toronto's former city planner Jennifer Keesmaat,...
ListenCan Government Control the Housing Market? from 2021-05-11T22:30
Early in the pandemic, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation predicted home prices would fall by almost 20 per cent. That's not what happened. In fact, 2020 brought some of the biggest year-o...
ListenWhat's Behind Soaring Lumber Prices? from 2021-05-10T22:30
COVID-19 has sent the price of lumber skyrocketing in the past year, due to a perfect pandemic storm of a renovation and homebuilding boom led by people stuck at home, low interest rates, and reduc...
ListenCan Movie Theatres Make A Comeback? from 2021-05-10T22:30
Cinemas all over Ontario have been shuttered during this pandemic at great cost to the employees, theatre owners, and patrons who love seeing movies the way they're meant to be seen: on the big scr...
ListenAre Ontario's Kids in Crisis? from 2021-05-07T22:30
What happens when the need for mental-health services for children and youth with complex and serious conditions exceeds the capacity across the province. Eastern Ontario Hub journalist Marsha McLe...
ListenRandell Adjei: Meet Ontario's First Poet Laureate from 2021-05-07T22:30
The spoken word artist from Scarborough has begun his two-year term as the inaugural Poet Laureate of Ontario. The post was created by Queen's Park to honour Gord Downie, musician, poet and lead si...
ListenMental Health and Well Being During a Pandemic from 2021-05-07T22:30
A review our top stories of the week begins with a look at how Ontario's kids are doing more than a year into the pandemic. Then, Queen's Park reporters assess how the Ontario government is handlin...
ListenHelping Kids Bounce Back Amid COVID-19 from 2021-05-06T22:30
A new study conducted in cooperation with SickKids hospital has found that mental health for children and teens is declining due to prolonged experience with isolation, online learning, and the gen...
ListenIs There Relief from Grief? from 2021-05-06T22:30
After more than a year of collective, and for too many, personal loss, how are people coping with and getting relief from unrelenting feelings of grief? And as the numbers in this third wave contin...
ListenThe Male Fertility Crisis from 2021-05-05T22:30
Recent studies raise the alarming question of the kind of dystopic scenarios about human infertility depicted in Margaret Atwood's "Handmaid's Tale," or the 2006 film, "Children of Men." Are these ...
ListenFlattening Ontario's Mental Health Curve from 2021-05-05T22:30
The daily COVID-19 case counts and vaccination rates in the province have become a refrain for Ontarians, but what about the numbers as they relate to mental health in the province? Will there be a...
ListenIs Virtual Health Care Here to Stay? from 2021-05-04T22:30
One of the good news stories from the COVID-19 pandemic is how Canadians have taken to receiving health-care advice online. But will virtual health care be the way of the future or will it revert t...
ListenSolving the Problems in Mental Health from 2021-05-04T22:30
Dealing with a mental illness is challenging enough, but more often the biggest challenge is in accessing timely help and getting the right treatment. Veteran mental-health leader Dr. David Goldblo...
ListenFailing Toronto's Missing Persons from 2021-05-03T22:30:15
An independent civilian review into missing persons cases revealed systemic discrimination contributed to mistakes made in some Toronto Police Service investigations, including those tied to victim...
ListenCOVID-19 and the Ford Government's Next Move from 2021-05-03T22:30:15
Queen's Park reporters join Steve Paikin to discuss the latest developments from the government's handling of the pandemic, including paid sick leave, the third-wave lockdown, and the vaccination r...
ListenCovid-19: The News Behind the Numbers from 2021-04-30T22:30
With so many statistics and scenarios reported and predicted daily, it can be difficult to work out what's happening with the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario. Dr. Isaac Bogoch and infectious disease s...
ListenCanada's Vietnam War from 2021-04-30T22:30
The Vietnam War may have been the most agonizing and polarizing conflict in American history, but as author John Boyko reminds us, Canada also played a role. Whether it was its diplomatic dealings,...
ListenCrossing the Border for Essential Work from 2021-04-30T22:30
Ontario and Michigan are not faring well in the third wave of the pandemic. Still, some must cross over the border for work. and that can be confusing due to changing policies. And it can also be r...
ListenCan Democracies Withstand the China Challenge? from 2021-04-29T22:30
How much of the conflict between the West and China is geo-political and how much of it is rooted in ideology? Do Western democracies have enough confidence in themselves to be able to wage a conf...
ListenThe Power Behind Democracy's Throne from 2021-04-29T22:30
When we talk about democracy we mostly focus on the relationship between voters and politicians. What's missing from this equation is the role played by civil servants. What is their responsibilit...
ListenFiling Taxes in Pandemic from 2021-04-28T22:30
For many, doing their taxes often slides to the bottom of the to-do list, until the absolute deadline. Given the economic catastrophe of the pandemic, filing taxes this year could be tougher than u...
ListenThe Economics of Paid Sick Days from 2021-04-28T22:30
In Ontario, calls for paid sick days have come from all corners for months now - from public health, the province's science table, opposition parties, social media, labour and on. We look at why th...
ListenIs Global Tax Reform Possible? from 2021-04-28T22:30
After citing what she said was a "30-year race to the bottom," U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has called for global corporate tax reform. For some perspective on such an initiative we welcom...
ListenCan Humanity Defeat Infectious Disease? from 2021-04-27T22:30
While COVID-19 has been a shock to people around the world, plagues and pandemics have stalked humans for thousands of years. Charles Kenny, former economist with the World Bank, and now a senior f...
ListenIs COVID-19 Devastating Cancer Care? from 2021-04-27T22:30
2. Dr. Keith Stewart, director of Princess Margaret Research Centre, and Dr. Julie Hallet, surgical oncologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, join us during Cancer Awareness Month to discuss...
ListenShould Ontario Scrap Elected School Boards? from 2021-04-26T22:30
The Manitoba government recently announced it would abolish its elected school boards, joining the province of Nova Scotia and parts of Quebec. Is it time for Ontario do the same? Or do school boar...
ListenRebuilding Ontario's Liberal Party During COVID-19 from 2021-04-26T22:30
Marking a year as leader of Ontario's Liberal party, Steven Del Duca tells Steve Paikin how thinks he's held Premier Ford accountable during the COVID-19 pandemic. And how is he rejuvenating his pa...
ListenCrisis at Queen's Park and Other Top Stories from 2021-04-23T22:30
Our roundup of the week's stories begins with a look at the Ford government's COVID-19 third-wave blunders. Then, what would a national child-care program look like? And, we hear from women on the ...
ListenICU Overwhelm: Who Gets Life-Saving Care in Ontario? from 2021-04-23T22:30
This week the province had more patients in ICUs than it's ever had. Resources are being stretched thin and clinicians may be forced to make the impossible decision about who gets life-saving care ...
ListenCan Sudbury Survive Laurentian's Fallout? from 2021-04-23T22:30
Some estimates show that up to $100 million dollars will be lost to Sudbury as a result of the program, faculty, and staffing cuts at Laurentian University? Northeastern Ontario Hub journalist Nick...
ListenFighting the COVID-19 Third Wave in Peel Region from 2021-04-22T22:30
Medical health officer Dr. Lawrence Loh discusses his use of Section 22 of Ontario's Health Protection and Promotion Act, to allow closure of workplaces with more than five cases of COVID-19. And w...
ListenIs Recycling a Waste of Time? from 2021-04-22T22:30
When Ontarians throw recyclables into their blue bin, they may think they're doing something good for the environment. But the vast majority of the materials end up in a landfill. The Agenda discus...
ListenHow Can Canada Achieve a Circular Economy? from 2021-04-22T22:30
Canada plans to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030. Its initiative to ban six single-use plastic items has been criticized but is a first-step in moving towards a circular economy. As Jeyan Jeganat...
ListenBarilko and the Leafs' Most Iconic Goal from 2021-04-21T22:30
Seventy years ago, Maple Leaf defenseman Bill Barilko scored a memorable goal against the Montreal Canadiens to give the Toronto team its fourth Stanley Cup in five years. Four months after Barilko...
ListenWill COVID-19 Bring Down the Ford Government? from 2021-04-21T22:30
The mounting criticism against the Ontario government's handling of the pandemic response has reached new heights. After the province announced its latest round of restrictions, including closing p...
ListenA Pandemic Upending Women's Lives from 2021-04-20T22:30
In her new book, "Women of the Pandemic: Stories from the Front Lines of COVID-19," feminist writer Lauren McKeon has profiled some of the women who have been leading in the past year. She joins a ...
ListenIs Child Care Key to Canada's Economic Recovery? from 2021-04-20T22:30
Calling it "a jobs-and-growth hat-trick," federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland put a national child care plan front and centre in her first ever budget. The price tag is in the billions, and ...
ListenBeing Black in Ontario Politics from 2021-04-19T22:30
Two years ago this month, the Ontario NDP formed the Black Caucus - a first in the province's history. Since the first Black Member of Provincial Parliament was elected into the Ontario Legislature...
ListenAssessing Laurentian University's Deep Cuts from 2021-04-19T22:30
In February, Laurentian University announced insolvency, and court proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). The university's president cited recurring deficits, declining ...
ListenSalons and Personal Care from 2021-04-16T22:30
One industry that's been hardest hit by Ontario's lockdowns is personal care since it's not considered an essential service. Many owners of hair salons, estheticians, and nail spas see no scientifi...
ListenOntario's Vaccination Strategy and Other Top Stories from 2021-04-16T22:30
A roundup of our week of programming begins with a look at how the province is doing with vaccinations. Then, will paid sick days ever come to Ontario? And, our democracy panel discusses whether tr...
ListenCOVID-19's in Ontario's North and Southwest from 2021-04-16T22:30
Southwestern Ontario Hub journalist Mary Baxter and Northwestern Ontario Hub journalist Charnel Anderson discuss how the pandemic's third wave is affecting the communities they cover - from case co...
ListenDo Political Parties Have A Future from 2021-04-15T22:30
A recent poll shows a majority of Canadians believe that political parties serve their own interests over those of voters. Why the mistrust? Can anything be done about it? Or is it an indication th...
ListenPreston Manning: Something Needs to Be Done! from 2021-04-15T22:30
Preston Manning, the founding leader of the former Reform Party of Canada, is very worried about the state of Canadian democracy and he has plenty of ideas about what can be done to improve it. He ...
ListenKingston Penitentiary's Deadly Riot from 2021-04-14T22:30
Fifty years ago, a deadly riot at Kingston Penitentiary shook the country. It was a response to decades of horrendous conditions that led inmates to take over the prison. Catherine Fogarty chronicl...
ListenIs Covid-19 Still Spreading in Jails? from 2021-04-14T22:30
The Agenda looks into the state of Ontario's prisons during the pandemic, how many inmates are vaccinated, and why the number of people behind bars appears to be increasing.
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The Case of Soleiman Faqiri from 2021-04-14T22:30
"Unascertained" is a new TVO podcast that investigates the death of Soleiman Faqiri, a man suffering from schizophrenia who was found dead in his cell following an altercation with correctional off...
ListenSick Days in Pademic Hot Zones from 2021-04-13T22:30
We look at exactly what the plan is for paid sick days during the COVID-19 crisis and why advocates think it would help curb the virus spread.
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Can Extreme Misogyny Be Stopped? from 2021-04-13T22:30
Laura Bates is the founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, a crowdsourced collection of stories from women around the world with their experiences with sexism and harassment. She joins Nam Kiwanuka...
ListenHow Ontario Mayors are Fighting the Third Wave from 2021-04-12T22:30
As new COVID-19 cases rise across the province, The Agenda speaks with Mayor Bill Mauro of Thunder Bay; Mayor Bernadette Clement of Cornwall; and Mayor Tom Mrakas of Aurora about the state of the p...
ListenOntario's COVID-19 Vaccine Plan Pivot from 2021-04-12T22:30
Ontario's vaccine rollout has been heavily criticized for its initial approach and characterized by confusion about prioritizing the most vulnerable people. Will last week's vaccine-strategy pivot ...
ListenDelaying Driver Road Tests from 2021-04-09T22:30
New drivers across the province have experienced delays in getting their licences due to cancellation of road tests amid the various pandemic shutdowns. What are the consequences of this? Eastern O...
ListenCan Ontario Curb COVID-19's Third Wave? from 2021-04-09T22:30
Our weekly wrap-up begins with a look at how the Ontario government has handled the COVID-19 response from a public health and messaging point of view. Then, what will it take to give kids the oppo...
ListenHave Ontario ICUs Hit a Breaking Point? from 2021-04-09T22:30
Two intensive care physicians, Dr. Michael Warner (Michael Garron Hospital) and Dr. Shelly Dev (Sunnybrook Hospital) discuss the challenges of caring for critically ill COVID-19 patients and whethe...
ListenIs It Time for a Real Estate Industry Shake-Up from 2021-04-08T22:30
Bidding wars for sought after properties aren't new in Ontario's big urban centres. But houses and cottages selling for more than the asking price in much of the province is. And while that might m...
ListenWhat Should the Government Do About Housing? from 2021-04-08T22:30
Whether Canada's experiencing a pandemic housing bubble or not, affordability is a widespread concern. Adam Vaughan is the federal Liberal member for Spadina-Fort York; he's on the housing file as ...
ListenWhat's Wrong with Ontario's Pandemic Response? from 2021-04-07T22:30
From a lockdown to a shutdown and now a province-wide stay-at home order, it's been hard to keep up with the pandemic restrictions in Ontario. Especially as they seem to be changing by the day. The...
ListenReturning Nazi-Looted Art from 2021-04-07T22:30
Efforts to return artwork stolen during the Holocaust to their rightful owners has been building. But the restitution process has minimal rules, requires painstaking research, is characterized by u...
ListenCan Kids Go To Summer Camp in 2021? from 2021-04-06T22:30
Last year, summer camps were shut down. This year, Ontario's chief medical officer Dr. David Williams has given conditional support, depending on COVID-19 case counts, outbreaks and the circulating...
ListenOntario's Online Learning Future from 2021-04-06T22:30
How does Ontario's proposed plan for online education differ from what existed before the pandemic? How would it be distributed? And is it a good idea. Guests: Michael Barbour, associate professor...
ListenA Roaring 20s Economic Repeat? from 2021-04-05T22:30
It's been more than a year of massive spending by the federal and provincial governments to keep people afloat in the midst of a global pandemic. The result, record debts and soaring deficits. But ...
ListenChanging Views on Personal Debt from 2021-04-05T22:30
Debt for many is a four-letter word. Older generations saw it as a terrifying burden. But that's not exactly so for younger generations. Shawn Stack, vice-president of the Insolvency Practice Bromw...
ListenPost-Truth, Post-Trump from 2021-04-01T22:30
The Toronto Star's Navneet Alang, the Globe and Mail's Robyn Urback, Mathew d'Ancona, author of "Post-Truth," and Taylor Dotson, author of "The Divide," discuss whether post-truth will survive even...
ListenTruth, Lies, and Democracy from 2021-04-01T22:30
Cass Sunstein, author of? "Liars: Falsehoods and Free Speech in an Age of Deception," discusses the kinds of untruths that are permissible in a democracy, and which ones are not.
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Are Children More Conscious Than We Are? from 2021-03-31T22:30
Babies can't tell us what their consciousness is like. Fortunately, we have psychologist Alison Gopnik, who has spent years researching and writing on how babies think. She joins to tell us what ad...
ListenDo We Need Vaccine Passports? from 2021-03-31T22:30
What if you can't travel abroad, or enter stores, restaurants, gyms, or return to the office unless you have a vaccine passport? What will this mean for people's civil liberties? And, could it jeop...
ListenState of Diplomacy: Canada and China Relations from 2021-03-30T22:30
As Canadians?Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig remain detained in China, their imprisonment has led to an increasingly strained relationship between the two countries. How should Canada respond to ...
ListenWhat Does China Want from Canada? from 2021-03-30T22:30
In a rare media interview, and as two Canadians detained in China face controversial trials, Steve Paikin speaks to China's Ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu about the damaged relationship between th...
ListenWhat is NASA doing on Mars? from 2021-03-29T22:30
Farah Alibay, a Canadian systems engineer from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, joins The Agenda to discuss her integral role in the Mars 2020 Mission. Her responsibilities include an ongoing invo...
ListenCan AI Combat COVID-19? from 2021-03-29T22:30
Has artificial intelligence had an influence in the battle against COVID-19, and do we need to temper our expectations on what AI can do? Dr. Marzyeh Ghassemi (University of Toronto Computer Scien...
ListenWhat's Behind the Rise of Anti-Asian Racism? from 2021-03-26T22:30
Registered Psychologist Gina Wong, and Avvy Go, clinical director of the Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic, discuss the concerning increase of anti-Asian racism during the COVID-19 pandemic....
ListenReviewing Ontario's 2021 Budget, and Other Agenda Highlights from 2021-03-26T22:30
Highlights from our Ontario Budget 2021 coverage, including a feature interview with Finance Minister Peter Bethelenfalvy. reaction from opposition parties, and a small business panel. Then, how is...
ListenHow to Keep Students Physically Active from 2021-03-26T22:30
Southwestern Ontario Hub journalist Mary Baxter reports on how a new virtual athletic program is helping to keep students across the province involved and progressing in the team or solo sports the...
ListenHomelessness and COVID-19 from 2021-03-25T22:30
People experiencing homelessness in Ontario are more vulnerable than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic. From outbreaks in congregate settings to encampments popping up to provide temporary shelter,...
ListenFalling Short on Housing and Homelessness from 2021-03-25T22:30
The province's financial accountability officer Peter Weltman discusses a new report examining the province's housing and homelessness programs, and why they are failing to meet demand.
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Ontario's 2021 COVID-19 Budget from 2021-03-24T22:30
A year into a pandemic that has left Ontario with an unprecedented deficit, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy describes to Steve Paikin the toll COVID-19 has taken on the province's finances, how...
ListenOntario Budget 2021: Opposition Parties React from 2021-03-24T22:30
Members of Ontario's opposition parties give Steve Paikin their reaction to the PC government's budget, as the province scrambles to manage the damage of one year of COVID-19 and looks forward to a...
ListenIs Budget 2021 Good for Ontario Business? from 2021-03-24T22:30
The Agenda hears views of small business owners in Ontario as the government introduces its annual budget, one year into the COVID-19 pandemic. Is there enough contained in the budget to help them ...
ListenTime to Rethink Market Capitalism? from 2021-03-23T22:30
Mark Carney lives in the rarified world of rock-star economists. The former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England has written a book, "Value(s): Building a Better World for All," w...
ListenOntario NDP's Ambitious Climate Plan from 2021-03-23T22:30
The Green New Democratic Deal is the Ontario NDP's plan to get the province to net-zero emissions by 2050. It includes returning Ontario to a cap-and-trade system, ensuring all new vehicles sold in...
ListenDoes Canada Deserve Better Competition? from 2021-03-22T22:30:49
The communications merger announced last week between Rogers and Shaw raises plenty of questions. Although the deal is not complete, such consolidation - particularly in the technology sectors - de...
ListenRoss Douthat: Is America a Victim of Its Own Success? from 2021-03-22T22:30:49
According to New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, to make sense of modern-day America, it's necessary to look back, and with a wider lens. That's the mission of his new book, "The Decadent Societ...
ListenCaregiving Challenges and Other Stories from the Week from 2021-03-19T22:30
Our review of The Agenda's week begins with a look at the toll the pandemic has taken on those providing care to their family members. Then, a look back on how at Canada's experience with COVID-19....
ListenHow Thunder Bay Handles Crisis from 2021-03-19T22:30
This week federal Minister of Health - and the MP for Thunder Bay-Superior North - Patty Hajdu, called the Lakehead a COVID hot spot. Charnel Anderson, who covers the northwestern part of the provi...
ListenTracking Ontario's Progress Against Covid-19 from 2021-03-19T22:30
Epidemiologists Raywat Deonandan and Ashleigh Thuite discuss a year of dealing with COVID-19, the current variants of concern, and assess where the province is heading in its efforts to contain the...
ListenDemocracy Against COVID-19: How Goes the Battle? from 2021-03-18T22:30
How effective have democracies been in combatting the pandemic? Should measures to contain the virus been harsher? What is the ideal way to balance society and freedom with public-health policies?<...
ListenAre Democracies Trying Hard Enough? from 2021-03-18T22:30
According to Dambisa Moyo, the crisis of liberal democracies is in part caused by not enough economic growth and the inability of democratic political systems to act with long-term policymaking. Wi...
ListenHow has Italy Survived a Year of COVID? from 2021-03-17T22:30
A year ago, Canada looked at what was happening in Italy - then one of the initial epicentres of the pandemic. Now, we revisit the scenario with the very guests we heard from then and assess the to...
ListenHow COVID-19 Spread in Canada from 2021-03-17T22:30
Tonight, TVO will air "Outbreak: The Virus That Shook the World," a comprehensive look at how the pandemic spread globally and the many mistakes that were made along the way. The Agenda looks at ho...
ListenPandemic Realities of Seniors from 2021-03-16T22:30
What has life really been like for Ontario's elder citizens? Some say there's been a troubling tendency to infantilize seniors. Even as vaccines are being rolled out to the province's older populat...
ListenCOVID-19's Toll on Family Caregivers from 2021-03-16T22:30
Family members who look after loved ones living in long-term care homes play an essential care role. But it also comes at great personal cost. We hear from adult children of long-term care resident...
ListenCan Ontario Cities Overcome NIMBYism? from 2021-03-15T22:30
The housing affordability crisis has never been worse in the GTA. In the past year, prices rose all around the region by as much as 40 per cent. Experts agree there just isn't enough supply, but ho...
ListenIs York Region Ready for Fewer Restrictions? from 2021-03-15T22:30
As Toronto was asking to extend the stay-at-home orders last month, York Region's medical officer of health Karim Kurji pushed to move to the red zone to include the opening of gyms and restaurants...
ListenNursing During a Pandemic and Other Stories from Our Week from 2021-03-12T23:30
The Agenda's week in review begins talking to nurses about the frontlines of this pandemic. Then, how Ontario's court system is adapting to the pandemic; how families find balance. And, Nobel Prize...
ListenFinding Family Balance During COVID-19 from 2021-03-11T23:30
It's been a long year for parents during the pandemic who've had to be teachers, nurses, full-time caregivers, entertainment coordinators, and child psychologists - all while dealing with their own...
ListenMedicine, Burnout, and Healing from 2021-03-11T23:30
Jillian Horton, author of "We Are All Perfectly Fine: A Memoir of Love, Medicine and Healing," talks to Steve Paikin about the grief and guilt she's experienced in the medical profession, and the m...
ListenKazuo Ishiguro: A Nobel Novelist Searches for Hope from 2021-03-10T23:30
Kazuo Ishiguro, returns to The Agenda with his eighth novel, "Klara and the Sun-" his first since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2017. The book describes a relationship between an AI (ca...
ListenWhere are the Directors in a World Crisis? from 2021-03-10T23:30
In the mid-1990s, corporate Canada adopted a new set of guidelines to inform the structure of their boards of directors. A quarter century on, and amid mounting emergencies such as COVID-19, climat...
ListenWhat's Your Covid-19 Psyche? from 2021-03-10T00:30
Which personalities fare well - and not so well - during lockdowns. To get to the finish line, what can we learn from those who live their lives in isolation? And, how can the messaging to follow g...
ListenThe Courts During COVID-19 from 2021-03-09T23:30
During the pandemic, Ontario's trials have moved from the courtroom to Zoom. How is that workaround been going? Might some changes become a permanent part of judicial procedure? Chief Justice Georg...
ListenHow Are Nurses Coping with Covid-19? from 2021-03-09T00:30
Nurses have been playing an important role on the frontlines of this ongoing pandemic, but how have they been coping? Four nurses join us from different parts of the province to share their experie...
ListenKoa Beck: Did Feminism Forget Diversity? from 2021-03-09T00:30
Former editor-in-chief of Jezebel Koa Beck discusses her book "White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind," which details the history of feminism and puts forth ...
ListenThe Fix for Long-Term Care and Other Agenda Highlights from 2021-03-06T00:30
Our week in review begins with a discussion of how to improve long-term care in the province. Then, what's holding up Ontario's vaccines? Do Canadians truly have free speech? And, what is the legac...
ListenWorking Toward a Living Wage in Hamilton from 2021-03-06T00:30
As the pandemic brings economic hardship to more people, calls to raise wages at the City of Hamilton are get louder. Hamilton-Niagara Hub journalist Justin Chandler looks at what it would take to ...
ListenAndrea Horwath: Challenging Ford's COVID-19 Response from 2021-03-06T00:30
As the Ontario government's vaccine rollout plan slowly unfolds, Nam Kiwanuka checks in with Andrea Horwath, Ontario's official opposition leader, about how she views Doug Ford's COVID-19 response...
ListenLiberal Democracy Does Not Flourish on Self Loathing from 2021-03-05T00:30
Can liberal democracies remain liberal when contending with global emergencies such as epidemics and global warming. A conversation with Michael Ignatieff, former Liberal leader and currently the p...
ListenHow Much Free Speech do Canadians Want? from 2021-03-05T00:30
Canada is the fifth-best democracy in the world but only a fifth of all Canadians are comfortable expressing their political opinions in public. To discuss how much free speech is tolerable in Cana...
ListenHas Ontario Failed Long-Term Care? from 2021-03-04T00:30
The Ontario government has promised - more than once - that it would put an iron ring around seniors in this province. But as the government's own Long-term Care Commission established, residents a...
ListenTurning Our Back on Long-Term Care? from 2021-03-04T00:30
André Picard, the Globe and Mail's award-winning health columnist, has covered long-term Care in Canada for decades. His new book, "Neglected No More: The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada...
ListenA Searing Tale of Homelessness from 2021-03-03T00:30
Journalist and author Denise Davy discusses her latest book, "Her Name Was Margaret: Life and Death on the Streets." Meticulously researched, it weaves a deeply compassionate portrait of Margaret J...
ListenWhere Are Ontario's Vaccines? from 2021-03-03T00:30
Ontarians are understandably anxious to recieve their COVID-19 vaccinations, but what are the realistic rollout timelines, and what is holding things up? The Agenda welcomes Simon Fraser University...
ListenThe Promise and Peril of Our Gene Future from 2021-03-02T00:30
After 3.8 billion years, humankind is about to start evolving by new rules. Our ability to read, write, and hack our DNA is growing fast - and we are not ready, says Jamie Metzl, author of "Hacking...
ListenThe Human Genome Project: 20 Years Later from 2021-03-02T00:30
In February 2001, the Human Genome Project, tasked with assembling the three billion base pairs of the entire human genome, published its first draft. Twenty years on, what were the advantages of t...
ListenCOVD-19's Toll on Nature in Ontario from 2021-02-27T00:30
Conservation organizations such as the National Conservancy of Canada and the Thames Talbot Land Trust worry about the toll on greenspaces of increased usage by people seeking relief and exercise d...
ListenWhat Are the Risks of Toronto's Extended Lockdown? from 2021-02-27T00:30
Forty per cent of the country's manufactured goods come from Toronto and regions surrounding it. But with the city in extended stay-at-home orders, what are the consequences for the rest of the pro...
ListenBreaking Stereotypes on Political Leanings from 2021-02-27T00:30
Our review of the week begins with a look at why it's not a foregone conclusion that Black voters always lean left. Then, does Canada still need it provincial equalization policy? What is the futur...
ListenEquity, Economic Recovery, and COVID-19 from 2021-02-26T00:30:40
COVID-19 has disproportionately affected low-income neighbourhoods and essential workers. Vulnerable neighbourhoods are densely populated, are comprised of crowded housing arrangements, and burstin...
ListenDr. Theresa Tam: How Can Canada Defeat COVID-19? from 2021-02-26T00:30:40
While Canada lags in the international vaccination effort and is dealing with outbreaks of COVID-19 variants, Steve Paikin speaks to Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam. They discuss what m...
ListenThe Future of Pipelines from 2021-02-25T00:30
Pipelines were once considered to be a barometer for Canada-U.S. energy relations and energy security. But it seems times are changing. What is the future of Canada's oil and gas sector, largely de...
ListenEqualization in Canada: The Politics of Sharing from 2021-02-25T00:30
Canada's equalization program has been in place for six decades, yet few people understand how it works. To discuss "the glue that keeps Canada together," we welcome journalist Mary Janigan; Massey...
ListenRoman Mars: Finding Hidden Brilliance in Urban Design from 2021-02-24T00:30
When people look for great design in a city, they're often looking up, and while some skyscrapers involve incredible designs, the wonder can really be found everywhere, according to podcast host an...
ListenCan Psychedelics Transform Mental-Health Care? from 2021-02-24T00:30
When SSRI medications were introduced in the 1980s, there were hopes they could forever change mental-health treatment. Since then, many are still not as effective as they could be. Now, attention ...
ListenCharles Pascal: Learning How to Lead in Public Service from 2021-02-23T00:30:36
Steve Paikin speaks to veteran former deputy minister Charles Pascal, who was responsible for much of Ontario's early childhood education system, helping to introduce full-day kindergarten. He shar...
ListenWhat Does it Mean to be a Black Conservative? from 2021-02-23T00:30:36
Do Black voters generally lean toward liberal ideologies? Our panel discusses and perhaps dispels that concept. We welcome the Ontario government's Advocate for Community Opportunities Jamil Jivani...
ListenAdvice for Troubled Times and Other Stories from the Week from 2021-02-20T00:30:36
The Agenda's week in review begins with some gentle advice for our troubled times from psychotherapist and author Julia Samuel. Then, how the history of Black settlers in one Ontario town was almo...
ListenTransit Spending to Save Our Cities? from 2021-02-20T00:30:36
Any initiative to "build back better" for the post-COVID era will mean big spending, but what does that means for transit? Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Catherine McKenna discu...
ListenNursing in Northern Ontario from 2021-02-20T00:30:36
Northwestern Ontario Hub journalist Nick Dunne reports on a shortage of health-care workers in northern regions of the province.
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Democracy: Nobody Said It's Going To be Easy from 2021-02-19T00:30
History shows that liberal democracies are very delicate and complex political systems. Sheri Berman, a political scientist from Barnard College and author of "Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe:...
ListenExporting Western Democracy from 2021-02-19T00:30
In the last 15 years, the cause of democracy promotion around the world has been afflicted by what's come to be known as a democratic recession. To discuss what this means and why the idea of expor...
ListenUganda: 50 Years After Idi Amin from 2021-02-18T00:30
As Uganda marks the 50th anniversary of Idi Amin's military coup, we discuss how Uganda is coping today. And what is its future as its current President Yoweri Museveni enters his fourth term? Gera...
ListenShould Canada Adopt Vaccine Diplomacy? from 2021-02-18T00:30
Given that Canada has ordered more than enough vaccines to inoculate its population five times over, should it follow in the steps of China and India and adopt vaccine diplomacy as a means of asser...
ListenThe Desecration of Priceville's History from 2021-02-17T00:30
A number of communities in Ontario were settled by Black pioneers in the 1700s and 1800s. Elise Harding-Davis, former curator at the North American Black Historical Museum and Cultural Centre, whic...
ListenSurviving Abduction and Boko Haram from 2021-02-17T00:30
The terrorist group Boko Haram has abducted and brutalized thousands over the past decade in the east African country of Nigeria - including more than 1,000 girls kidnapped from their schools and f...
ListenHow to Deal with Big Life Changes from 2021-02-16T00:30:41
No one gets through life without obstacles. Throughout a lifetime, people deal with countless changes both good and bad. For some, these changes create anxiety and fear, while others ebrace opportu...
ListenWhat's the Rage with Cryptocurrency? from 2021-02-13T00:30
Bitcoin, the first and most popular form of cryptocurrency, hit a record value to start 2021. It's volatility has garnered a lot of questions about whether it's too late to invest in Bitcoin, if cr...
ListenDo Canada's Travel Restrictions Make Sense? from 2021-02-13T00:30
The Trudeau government has introduced new travel restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19. But how well do those measures address the situation? Steve Paikin speaks with Kelley Lee, Simon Fraser...
ListenHelping Ontario Inmates Call Home from 2021-02-13T00:30
Ontario is far behind in implementing ways for correctional inmates to stay connected to their families. Eastern Ontario hub journalist Marsha McLeod has been looking into how the phone system work...
ListenThis Brain Cell Revolutionizes Mental Health from 2021-02-12T00:30:41
It's ,one of most paradigm-shifting and powerful stories in the history of medicine,, writes Donna Jackson Nakazawa. From MS to Parkinson's to Lupus and depression and schizophrenia the microglia, ...
ListenWhy Does Mental Illness Run in Families? from 2021-02-12T00:30:41
,It's in the genes,, is often the answer to why some families have a higher prevalence of mental illness in the family tree. But what role does trauma and adverse childhood experiences play? How ca...
ListenCould Your Cocktail Give You Cancer? from 2021-02-11T00:30
Is alcohol more harmful than many Canadians may think? Tim Stockwell, a scientist at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research; Erin Hobin, a scientist at Public Health Ontario; and Leslie ...
ListenThe Big Lie of Big Tobacco from 2021-02-11T00:30
Daniel Robinson's new book, "Cigarette Nation," draws a link between cigarette marketing strategies of the 1950s and today's global pandemic and examines the history of smoking to discover why Cana...
ListenBuilding an Inclusive Construction Industry from 2021-02-10T00:30
The construction industry in Canada has a racism problem. The Agenda examines the progress in creating an inclusive workforce and in leadership positions. Steve Paikin also learns about a new assoc...
ListenIs Child Marriage a Problem in Canada? from 2021-02-10T00:30
Researchers at McGill University have found that child marriage is not only legal in Canada but has been happening across the country for decades, even in spite of efforts by the federal government...
ListenWill Social Media Break the Stock Market? from 2021-02-09T00:30
Last week saw huge movement in the stocks of several struggling companies, including GameStop (EB Games in Canada) and AMC. Behind it was an army of Redditors making large bets to trap hedge funds....
ListenHow to Decipher Stock Market Lingo from 2021-02-09T00:30
Shorting, short squeezing, pair trading - these are just a few of the terms that investors, both retail and institutional, bandy about when discussing activity in the stock market. Greg Taylor, chi...
ListenUnderstanding Concussions from 2021-02-06T00:30
Our review of this week's Agenda episodes begins with a look at how to prevent, manage, and treat non-sport related concussions. Then, can a new president south of the border help keep preserve the...
ListenPreserving Duffins Creek Wetland from 2021-02-06T00:30
Since 2019, the Ontario government has issued more than 30 municipal zoning orders. In comparison, a total of 50 MZOs were issued between 1969 and 2000. One in particular is causing some contention...
ListenOntario Schools: Safe Returns and Financial Woes from 2021-02-06T00:30
An update on Ontario's plans for returning students to in-classroom learning. Then, what's behind Laurentian University's financial woes? With guests: Alex Usher, president, Higher Education Strate...
ListenPolarizing Politics, Canadian Style from 2021-02-05T00:30
Polarization is very much part and parcel of contemporary politics. More so in some countries than in others. But what attitudes and sensibilities contribute to polarization? To discuss this, we in...
ListenCanada's Unique Multicultural Democracy from 2021-02-05T00:30
Multiculturalism has become the guiding light of Canadian democracy. While Europe has been struggling with the question of how to marry multiculturalism with liberal democracy, Canada has managed t...
ListenHas Zoom Widened the Gender Gap? from 2021-02-04T00:30
Kids, pets, strange or blurred backgrounds, or perfectly staged and framed video calls - the pandemic means people have had to think about how they present themselves in virtual meetings. Shauna Bu...
ListenRobyn Doolittle: Why Can't Women Make it to the C-Suite? from 2021-02-04T00:30
More than two years ago, investigative journalist Robyn Doolittle and a small team at the Globe and Mail set out to determine why a wage gap between men and women in Canada still exists 70 years af...
ListenMaking the Great Lakes Great Again from 2021-02-03T00:30
Taken together, the Great Lakes hold 20 per cent of Earth's freshwater, are the size of the U.K., and have more than 40 million Canadians and Americans living around them. Today, there is also much...
ListenCelina Caesar-Chavannes: Going Her Own Way from 2021-02-03T00:30
Once Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's parliamentary secretary and the only Black female MP on Parliament Hill, Celina Caesar-Chavannes grew disenchanted with politics and the Liberal Party and left ...
ListenFrom the NHL to Living Homeless from 2021-02-02T00:30:14
Joe Murphy was the number one overall draft pick in the NHL. He won a Stanley Cup, made millions of dollars, and had a solid career. How did he end up broke, fighting drug addiction, and eperiencin...
ListenWhy Concussions Outside of Sports Matter Too from 2021-02-02T00:30
From hockey to football to rugby to even soccer, there's been a reckoning over concussions and brain injuries. But what about outside of sports? At home, in schools and workplaces, the Agenda explo...
ListenOntario Farming's COVID-19 Disruption from 2021-01-30T00:30
This week's look back on our programming begins with how COVID-19 has disrupted Ontario farming. Then, how are people and businesses in rural Ontario coping with the pandemic. And, will movie theat...
ListenHow is COVID-19 Evolving? from 2021-01-30T00:30
One year ago, the first COVID-19 case was reported in Canada. What have scientists learned about the SARS CoV-2 virus since then? And what about the new variants? We discuss the country's progress ...
ListenAmalgamation in Sudbury 20 Years On from 2021-01-30T00:30
Northeastern Ontario Hub journalist Nick Dunne reviews what 20 years of amalgamation in Sudbury has meant about its position in the province.
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The End of Movie Theatres? from 2021-01-29T00:30
With movie theatres shuttered across North America because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many wonder what's at stake for the silver screen. Will streaming become the dominant means by which people watc...
ListenRon Deibert: Fix Social Media, Save Democracy from 2021-01-28T00:30
Author Ron Deibert discusses his new book, "Reset: Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society," within. He is director of the Citizen Lab and a professor of political science at the University of To...
ListenCan Ontario Small Business Survive COVID-19? from 2021-01-28T00:30
The current lockdown - the second since the beginning of the pandemic last March, has severely handicapped small businesses across the province. In Toronto, where restrictions were imposed just bef...
ListenHow is Rural Ontario Coping Amid Covid? from 2021-01-27T00:30
How are rural communities in the province faring through the pandemic. We discuss the effect it's had on local economies, public health infrastructure, as well as the influx of city dwellers to tho...
ListenMaryam Monsef: How Can Canada Help Rural Recovery from 2021-01-27T00:30
The COVID-19 pandemic may be global, but its impacts are felt very much on the local level. The federal government has promised to "build back better," but how well has it addressed the specific ch...
ListenThe Pandemic's Impact on Farming and Food from 2021-01-26T00:30
Last spring, the COVID-19 pandemic upended farming, from labour supply, to mismatches in supply and demand for agricultural products. To discuss how the year has unfolded from there, we welcome Syl...
ListenPeople-Centred Rural Recovery from 2021-01-26T00:30
In urban environments, poverty and homelessness can be evident at street level but in rural Ontario those facing tough times can be much harder to see. COVID-19 has made that more difficult and ess...
ListenHow Damaged is America's Democracy? from 2021-01-23T00:30
The Democracy Agenda is a joint TVO/Toronto Star initiative exploring western society's commitment to the democratic process.
The first modern democracy seems imperiled due, in part to Don...
Truth and Reconciliation Five Years On from 2021-01-23T00:30
The Agenda this week assessed progress on the calls to action, five years on from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report.
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Resolving Rental Disputes During COVID-19 from 2021-01-23T00:30
The pandemic has laid bare some of the stresses and strains between property owners and their tenants. To complicate things, tribunal hearings meant to mediate disputes, have been moved online. Tha...
ListenPolicing Ontario's Stay-At-Home Order from 2021-01-22T00:30
The provincial government has ordered citizens to stay home and left it to various police services to enforce the mandate. But one thing that's confusing is the limits of policing during this unpre...
ListenIs Liberal Democracy in Dire Straits? from 2021-01-22T00:30
Trump lost, Biden won. Does this mean the United States is out of the woods? Does this mean American democracy, as the world had known it, is back on track?
With millions of Americans remainin...
Healing from Past Injustices from 2021-01-21T00:30
Profound injustice inflicts injury that is devastating and hard to heal. For Indigenous communities - and people - that have experienced that kind of deep trauma, more than policy or apologies are ...
ListenTruth and Reconciliation Progress? from 2021-01-21T00:30
Just over five years ago Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its report. In it there were almost 94 recommendations. Now there are 10 that are considered completed and even that i...
ListenHas COVID-19 Transformed Health Care? from 2021-01-20T01:05
The issue of overcapacity, or hallway medicine, was a problem well before COVID-19, but the pandemic has stretched hospital resources like never before and forced the system to bend in ways that so...
ListenCan America's Divisions Be Healed? from 2021-01-20T00:30
On the eve of the U.S. presidential inauguration and a week after Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill, we examine the divisions within America and ask how this rift can be healed. Our guests argu...
ListenCan Immigration Boost Canada's Economy? from 2021-01-19T00:30
Ratna Omidvar, an independent senator; Ravi Jain, a partner at Green and Spiegel; and Jenna Hennebry, director, International Migration Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University discuss why immig...
ListenCan Canadian Immigration Cope Amid COVID? from 2021-01-19T00:30
With international borders restricted and travel discouraged, COVID-19 has disrupted the customary welcoming of upwards of 300,000 newcomers looking to call Canada home annually. Canada's Minister ...
ListenCare Rationing During a Pandemic from 2021-01-16T00:30
Hospital triage protocols are fairly well-known - the person most in need receives the most immediate care. But what happens in a crisis such as a pandemic? Who decides care priorities when it come...
ListenWho Gets Priority Care in a Pandemic? from 2021-01-16T00:30
Our review of The Agenda's programming this week begins with a look at how Ontario's crisis triage protocol may unfairly affect those with disaiblities. Then, could the political extremism we saw a...
ListenDissecting Ontario's Stay-At-Home Order from 2021-01-16T00:30
There's a certain amount of confusion about what the province's latest lock down order really means. We get to the bottom of what Ontarians can and can't do for the next month, and why the messagin...
ListenA History of the KKK in Canada from 2021-01-15T00:30
Many Canadians associate the Ku Klux Klan with the tragic days of segregation in the United States. But for more than a century, the Klan had a presence here in Canada too, as Allan Bartley's new b...
ListenIs Trumpism Affecting Canadian Politics? from 2021-01-15T00:30
Is there enough anger and political division in Canada to provoke a similar attack like the one at the U.S. Congress? To what extent do the worst excesses of the far right in the U.S. exist in this...
ListenIs Ontario's Crisis Triage Discriminatory? from 2021-01-14T00:30
As COVID-19 rates grow in the province, decisions about medical supplies may have to be made that go against every instinct a doctor has: deciding who lives and who dies. Ontario's bioethics table ...
ListenBrian Burke: The Gruffest Man in Hockey from 2021-01-14T00:30
When will we see the NHL's first openly gay player? Exactly how much fighting do we need in the game? How did he pull off drafting the Sedin twins? And why did Lou Lamoriello force him to go to Har...
ListenA Health Care System Besieged by COVID? from 2021-01-13T00:30
With many of Ontario's hospitals operating near capacity, ICU patients being transferred, and field hospitals opening, we look at how COVID-19 is affecting the health of Ontarians as operations, sc...
ListenSaving Cinema from The Taliban from 2021-01-13T00:30
The world premiere of the feature-length documentary "The Forbidden Reel" airs on TVO at 9 p.m. We'll speak with producer and director Ariel Nazr about Afghanistan's cinema industry and the cloak a...
ListenHow Divided Will the World Be in 2021? from 2021-01-12T00:30
From an unprecedented pandemic that brought nations to a standstill and China flexing its superpower muscles to the rethinking of globalization, The Agenda welcomes foreign affairs experts to discu...
ListenCan Britain Survive COVID-19 and Brexit? from 2021-01-12T00:30
Britain's compass is spinning. Whether it's entering a third national lockdown after detecting a new, more contagious variant of the COVID-19 virus, or inking a last-minute Brexit deal just under t...
ListenCOVID-19 Outbreaks in the Workplace from 2021-01-09T00:30
Toronto Public Health announced it will begin publishing COVID-19 outbreaks in workplaces in order to give a better indication of how the virus is spreading. To discuss the implications of this dec...
ListenDoes Ottawa's Climate Plan Add Up? from 2021-01-09T00:30
In December, the Liberal government announced its bold new approach to combat climate change. The $15 billion plan will see the price on carbon rise to $170 a tonne by 2030 in an effort to reduce e...
ListenApplying Bead Art to Masks from 2021-01-09T00:30
Shelby Lisk, TVO's Hub journalist covering Indigenous issues visited her home community in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory to photograph beaded masks created as part of an international beading project...
ListenThe Greenbelt Controversy from 2021-01-08T00:30
The Greenbelt Council's chair David Crombie and six other members of the council resigned en masse in December over deeply felt concerns that the government of Ontario was overruling conservation a...
ListenVaccine Hesitancy in a Pandemic from 2021-01-08T00:30
As COVID-19 inoculations continue to be administered to the most vulnerable people, many others remain skeptical about the safety of the vaccine, in large part due to how quickly it was rolled out....
ListenExplaining a Pandemic to a Reluctant Public from 2021-01-07T00:30
Epidemiologists have appeared on nightly newscasts, radio programs, and commented in newspaper articles for months trying to communicate and explain health guidelines, vaccine information, and othe...
ListenTimothy Caulfield: How to Keep Calm in a Busy World from 2021-01-07T00:30
Every day, we make countless decisions - perhaps even more during a pandemic. Timothy Caulfield's new book, "Relax Dammit: A User's Guide to the Age of Anxiety," walks people through an average day...
ListenPandemic Drama at Queen's Park from 2021-01-06T00:30
From the resignation of the finance minister to the return of virtual school, we discuss some of the dramatic events that unfolded at Queen's Park over the holidays. With political journalists Laur...
ListenMeet Ontario's New Finance Minister from 2021-01-06T00:30
In his first feature interview since being sworn in as Ontario's new finance minister, Peter Bethanfalvy talks to Steve Paikin about his new responsibilities, his approach to business and the econo...
ListenAlex Trebek and the Legacy of 'Jeopardy!' from 2021-01-05T01:30
Since 1984, Sudbury-born Alex Trebek hosted "Jeopardy!," the long-running trivia show that delighted generations of audiences. Author and staff writer for The Ringer Claire McNear chronicles the ri...
ListenWhere Do the Toronto Raptors Go Next? from 2020-12-19T00:30
Few people have covered the Toronto Raptors since Day One of the franchise's inception in 1995. Doug Smith, sports reporter for the Toronto Star, is one of them. He joins us to discuss his new book...
ListenHeather O'Neill: The Least Wonderful Time of the Year? from 2020-12-19T00:30
For novelist Heather O'Neill the holidays aren't exactly a Hallmark experience. They bring up traumatic memories and feelings of anxiety and intense sadness. She joins us to discuss the season and ...
ListenWhy Was a Child Shot Near Lindsay? from 2020-12-19T00:30
Last month, a tragic loss of life near Lindsay in eastern Ontario triggered the need for the SIU because the shooting involved the Ontario Provincial Police. Eastern Ontario Hub journalist Marsha M...
ListenWhy Are Friends Important? from 2020-12-18T00:30
Making friends and nurturing those connections are a vital part of human development and positive mental health. But how does social distancing interrupt that process? Are video calls and distanced...
ListenAn Overlooked Prime Minister from 2020-12-18T00:30
Although Canadian prime minister Louis St-Laurent won the biggest majority Liberal government in history, spearheaded building the St. Lawrence Seaway and Trans-Canada Highway, created RRSPs; and s...
ListenGeorge Weigel: What the Next Pope Needs to Do from 2020-12-17T00:30
Pope Francis has only been the pontifex maximus for seven years. But he will be 84 this year and apparently, that has prompted one of the Catholic church's most fervent experts to begin considering...
ListenCanada Contending with China from 2020-10-06T23:30
What would it take to reboot Canada's relationship with China? Is it even possible, with Canadians in Chinese custody, the Huawei extradition case pending, to say nothing of events in Hong Kong? We...
ListenWhat Does Russia Want? from 2020-10-06T23:30
This past summer, Russian president Vladimir Putin won a referendum to remain in office until the year 2036. Having already put his indelible stamp on Russia, what does Putin want to do with all th...
ListenJeff Rubin: How Globalization Destroyed the Middle Class from 2020-10-05T23:30
It used to be that supply and demand applied to workers and wages within Canada. But globalization has changed that, argues economist Jeff Rubin. When the whole world is your market, there is never...
ListenTraining Ontarians for the Right Jobs from 2020-10-05T23:30
Doug Ford promised to create incentives for more registered nurses and personal support workers in Ontario. But what does it take to attract people to study for the jobs needed in health care? The ...
ListenPSW Training During COVID-19 from 2020-10-02T23:30
Personal support workers have had to adjust to a new reality as the COVID-19 pandemic has worn on. But what about those who were in the midst of their training to become PSWs? Southwestern Ontario ...
ListenChallenges of City Living During COVID-19 from 2020-10-02T23:30
The Agenda this week looked at why urban dwellers are seeking to live in smaller communities; considered how policing might evolve; checked in with some American expats after the U.S. presidential ...
ListenMaking Sense of COVID-19's Second Wave from 2020-10-02T23:30
Earlier this week, Premier Doug Ford officially declared that COVID-19's second wave has hit Ontario. Raywat Deonandan is a Global Health epidemiologist and associate professor with the University ...
ListenPicking a Fight with the Web Giants from 2020-10-01T23:30
The Agenda examines the federal Liberal government's latest salvo as they go after web giants such as Google and Facebook, pledging to impose new taxes and regulations on the companies. All this wh...
ListenReviving Democracy in Crisis from 2020-10-01T23:30
Steve Paikin speaks to the editor and contributors of the new book, "Constitutional Democracy Under Stress: A Time for Heroic Citizenship." They discuss the fragile state of democracies around the ...
ListenIs Poker a Metaphor for Life? from 2020-09-30T23:30
Journalist and psychologist Maria Konnikova reveals what poker taught her about luck, skill, and decision-making in everyday life, the topic of her new book, "The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pa...
ListenWhat American Expats Think About U.S. Politics from 2020-09-30T23:30
What is it like to be an American living in Canada in one of the most contentious times in political history for that country. Americans living in Canada discuss the pending election, social justic...
ListenAlgorithmic Policing from 2020-09-29T23:30
A new report from Citizen Lab warns about the risks posed by algorithmic policing. What does this technology mean for law enforcement in Canada? To provide context, we invite Ryan Prox, an adjunct ...
ListenWho Should Keep the Public Safe? from 2020-09-29T23:30
Protests over police brutality that started in May continue to make headlines as protestors continue to make the case for defunding or abolition. Do the police still have a role to play in keeping ...
ListenA Scientist's Sacred Wisdom About Trees from 2020-09-28T23:30
Science and sacred knowledge don't usually go hand-in-hand. But botanist and medical biochemist Diana Beresford-Kroeger is forging a path built on their collective wisdom, which she believes could ...
ListenPandemic Exodus and Toronto's Path Forward from 2020-09-28T23:30
Torontonians have been leaving the city for years, in search of more affordable housing options and more space. So, is the wave of people moving out of the urban core during the COVID-19 pandemic a...
ListenEncouraging Rural Immigration from 2020-09-25T23:31
The new federal Rural and Northern Immigration pilot is helping to encourage new Canadians to live and work outside of the Ontario's bigger cities. But some newcomers want to be in more established...
ListenU.S. Political Chaos and Canada from 2020-09-25T23:31
Will an unsettled United States affect Canada, especially with the election looming. Then, what's behind the current surge in COVID-19 cases. And, what's the progress toward a Canadian vaccine?
S...
ListenCelebrating New Seasons and 50 Years from 2020-09-25T23:31
Katie O'Connor, manager of podcasting at TVO, discusses news seasons of Word Bomb, OnDocs, and #onpoli, and announces a new series in celebration of TVO's 50th birthday.
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Punjabi Hockey Play-by-Play from 2020-09-25T23:31
Harnarayan Singh is a trailblazer in the hockey world but you don't know him from his scoring or stick handling. Instead of tuning in to Hockey Night in Canada, thousands of Sikh hockey fans turn t...
ListenExploring the Hidden Science of Everything from 2020-09-24T23:31
Science journalist Latif Nasser discusses his latest Netflix documentary series "Connected," in which he travels the world, exploring the fascinating connections between seemingly disparate ideas a...
ListenTracking Canada's Vaccine Race from 2020-09-24T23:31
In the global race to find a vaccine, is Canada well-positioned to ensure its citizens will be inoculated as quickly as possible? What will happen to poorer countries in this race? To discuss these...
ListenWhat American Chaos Means for Canada from 2020-09-23T23:30
As the United States heads into an election the possibility of increased instability looms large. Some have even used the term civil war. The Agenda asks: What would that mean for Canada? What are ...
ListenMichael Sandel: Why Merit is Destroying Democracy from 2020-09-23T23:30
Amid the backdrop of rising inequality, the belief in merit has lead to condescension among the winners and a harsh sense of humiliation among those left behind. This is destroying the common good,...
ListenMichael Sabia: Turning a Crisis Into A Better Canada from 2020-09-22T23:30
Just days after the province declared a state of emergency for this COVID-19 crisis, Michael Sabia argued in the pages of the Globe and Mail that now is the time for governments to take bold action...
ListenBasic Income and the Future of Work from 2020-09-22T23:30
Guaranteed annual income or a basic income is a policy idea that's been considered for decades. Under the previous government, Ontario undertook a partial pilot project to see how it could work. Bu...
ListenWill restaurants survive the pandemic? from 2020-09-21T23:30
Hospitality makes up a large part of the economy in Ontario, and few industries have been hit harder throughout the pandemic. Patio season brought a reprieve to restaurants, but with cases rising a...
ListenStopping the COVID-19 Surge from 2020-09-21T23:30
After a couple months of fewer COVID-19 cases, Ontario's numbers are trending upwards, particularly in Ottawa, Peel, and Toronto. The Agenda discusses what we know about the spread and why these ca...
ListenMira Nair: Seeking Truth Through Film from 2020-09-18T23:30
Acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair discusses her newest work, "A Suitable Boy," a captivating BBC miniseries, premiering at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. The series is based on Vikram Se...
ListenCreating Space for Indigenous Stories from 2020-09-18T23:30
Shelby Lisk, TVO's journalist covering Indigenous issues, discusses the unique challenges facing Indigenous people in Canadian journalism.
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ListenRoad to Recovery for Ontario Film and TV from 2020-09-18T23:30
Industry insiders describe what it takes to get Ontario's $2 billion film and TV industry back on track. Then, how the stock market differs from the economy. And, can child care in Ontario be refor...
ListenCan Ontario's Film&TV Industry Bounce Back? from 2020-09-17T23:30
Just as film and TV production marked its best year in 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic caused hundreds of sets to shut down in March. ACTRA Toronto's Alistair Hepburn, FilmOntario's Cynthia Lynch, and ...
ListenRufus Wainwright: Singing Truth to Power from 2020-09-17T23:30
Canadian-American, singer, songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright discusses his latest offering "Unfollow the Rules." And his foray into opera, growing up in a musical family (he's the son of leg...
Listen25 Years After the Ipperwash Crisis from 2020-09-16T23:30
In 1995, the newly elected Ontario government led by premier Mike Harris found itself embroiled in a full-blown crisis. Indigenous protesters were locked in a confrontation with the OPP at Ipperwas...
ListenLeslyn Lewis: Breaking the Mould in the Conservative Party from 2020-09-16T23:30
This summer, Leslyn Lewis was catapulted from political obscurity to a star candidate in the federal Conservative leadership race; the first woman of colour to compete for that top job. Steve Paiki...
ListenThe Stock Market is Not the Economy from 2020-09-15T23:30
It's been a great year for the stock market. But it's been a terrible year for the economy. How does that make sense? Steve Paikin talks to Frances Donald, managing director, Global Chief Economist...
ListenSpeaking Up for Teachers During a Pandemic from 2020-09-15T23:30
When it comes to re-opening school, unions disagree with the Ontario governments over class sizes, ventilation, and whether the reopening plan violates the province's own health and safety rules. I...
ListenUnderstanding the Return to School from 2020-09-15T23:30
As each day passes, more and more Ontario students are back to hitting the books - in person or online. With us now for a wide-angled look at this re-opening phase: Caroline Alphonso, education rep...
ListenReigniting the Economy Through Childcare from 2020-09-14T23:30
Childcare in Ontario is the most expensive in Canada. The system has been broken for a long time, according to experts, and the pandemic has only exacerbated the challenges. The post-COVID path for...
ListenABCs of Homeschooling from 2020-09-14T23:30
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many Ontario families to turn to homeschooling for the first time. But do they know what they're getting into? To help Ontarians better understand what homeschool...
ListenA Summer of Politics During a Pandemic from 2020-09-11T23:30
This week's review of our programming includes a look at how federal, provincial, and local politicians have fared over the summer under the duress of a pandemic. Then, evaluating how Canada and On...
ListenErin O'Toole: Canada's New Conservative Party Leader from 2020-09-11T23:30
Steve Paikin speaks to the newly minted leader of the federal Conservative Party of Canada about his vision for the country and why he thinks he should be the next prime minister.
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Opting for Homeschooling from 2020-09-11T23:30
Parents across the province are choosing to homeschool their children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Southwestern Ontario Hub journalist Mary Baxter discusses the benefits and drawbacks of children ...
ListenIs This the Pandemic Generation? from 2020-09-10T23:30
We've often heard the idea that challenges of the Great Depression and the Second World War shaped the so-called greatest generation. Today's youth cohort is coming of age in an era of rising econo...
ListenWill the Kids be Okay? from 2020-09-10T23:30
Away from school since March, isolated from friends and family, how are Ontario's children coping with the pandemic and the new normal? Steve Paikin discusses the emotional toll the pandemic is tak...
ListenWill the Economy Ever Go Back To "Normal"? from 2020-09-09T23:30
In the three-month period between April and June Canada's GDP had its steepest decline on record, dating back to 1961. In June, however, the GDP's growth from the previous month was the biggest bou...
ListenThe Butterfly Defect of the Global Economy from 2020-09-09T23:30
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed just how vulnerable the global economy and supply chains are to systemic shock. Oxford University economist Ian Goldin calls this the "butterfly defect." How can worl...
ListenCanadian Politics in the Time of COVID-19 from 2020-09-08T23:30
It's been six months since the COVID-19 pandemic threw everything up in the air. And if politics slid into the background in the early days, they came roaring back this summer. The WE scandal for t...
ListenStephen Lecce: Is Ontario's Back-to-School Plan Enough? from 2020-09-08T23:30
Minister of Education Stephen Lecce breaks down his government's plan to ensure Ontario's children and youth, teachers, and school staff stay safe, as two million students return to class during th...
ListenOpen Season on Cormorants from 2020-09-04T23:30
Earlier this summer the Ontario government announced the introduction of a fall hunting season for double-crested cormorants, starting September 15. Gail Fraser, a professor at York University, spe...
ListenChallenging Assumptions About Culture and Identity from 2020-09-04T23:30
Filmmaker, actor, and comedian Danielle Ayow joins Nam Kiwanuka to discuss her short doc "But You're Not Black," an examination of her Caribbean-Chinese heritage and the challenges she's faced fitt...
ListenPrescribing Best Practices For Ontario Schools from 2020-09-03T23:30
This summer, SickKids released recommendations for school reopening, compiled in consultation with health, mental-health, and infectious disease experts, pediatricians, teachers and parents and wit...
ListenAre Ontario Classrooms Ready to Face COVID-19? from 2020-09-02T23:30
With Ontario students preparing to head back to school, we invite a group of teachers to discuss the challenges of helping kids understand protocols for COVID-19, their expectations and hopes for t...
ListenLauren McKeon: How to Keep Building Feminist Momentum from 2020-09-01T23:30
The #metoo movement did a lot to build momentum for feminist issues around the world, but it's not always possible to sustain that kind of attention in order to make positive and lasting change. Au...
ListenSurviving a Stalker from 2020-08-31T23:30
Julie Lalonde is a recognized and award-winning sexual violence educator who highlighted the sexual harassment issues in the Canadian military. But she also had her own experience with an ex-boyfri...
ListenHidden Costs of Sexual Violence from 2020-08-31T23:30
Sexual-harassment and violence educator Julie Lalonde, known for highlighting the problem in the Canadian military, talks about her own experiences, outlined in her book, "Resilience is Futile: The...
ListenThunder Bay's Mysterious Rock Ring from 2020-08-28T23:30
Researchers think a puzzling ring of about 1,000 rocks and 35 metres in diameter in Thunder Bay might have once been a sacred site. But a local Indigenous community is not so sure. Northwestern Ont...
ListenCOVID-19 and Pandemics: What We Knew from 2020-08-28T23:30
Twenty years ago, TVO's nightly program Studio 2 took note of how deadly diseases were starting to travel beyond their customary boundaries. Dr. Kevin Kain, a professor of medicine at the Universit...
ListenCan We Avoid the Next Pandemic from 2020-08-27T23:30
David Waltner-Toews is an epidemiologist who's spent his career specializing in zoonotic diseases. His book, "On Pandemics: Deadly Diseases from Bubonic Plague to Coronavirus," looks at how and why...
ListenSami-Jo Small: What It Takes to Win Hockey Gold from 2020-08-26T23:30
In "The Role I Played: Canada's Greatest Olympic Hockey Team," women's hockey veteran goaltender Sami Jo Small brings readers inside the dynamics of the team - and the successes and challenges over...
ListenFixing Food in Hospitals, Prisons, and Schools from 2020-08-25T23:30
Chef and food activist Joshna Maharaj discusses her new book, "Take Back the Tray: Revolutionizing Food in Hospitals, Schools, and Other Institutions," And comments on the importance of delivering ...
ListenAlison Wearing: Finding Far More Than a Family History from 2020-08-24T23:30
What do ancestry, birding, and opera enthusiasts have in common? More than you'd think. Memoirist Alison Wearing ties them together in her funny and poignant book, "Moments of Glad Grace." It depic...
ListenVirtual City Council During COVID-19 from 2020-08-21T23:30
What gets lost when city councils must meet online? Hamilton-Niagara Hub journalist Justin Chandler explores how some municipalities are handling the business of governing during the COVID-19 pande...
ListenClandestine Chickens No More from 2020-08-21T23:30
The City of Toronto's bylaws do not allow backyard chickens, except in two wards that have pilot projects. As the popularity of raising chickens for eggs grows, and rent-a-chicken opportunities bec...
ListenEconomic Recovery Via the Great Lakes from 2020-08-20T23:30
In Ontario, as in several American states, the Great Lakes Region is a massive economic engine. It generates trillions in gross domestic product and millions of jobs. But with the border mostly clo...
ListenStrengthening Municipal and Indigenous Ties from 2020-08-19T23:30
As the Association of Municipalities of Ontario signs a landmark agreement with the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres, The Agenda explores how cities and towns can work together w...
ListenLeading Ontario Cities Through COVID-19 from 2020-08-18T23:30
How has the COVID-19 pandemic altered approaches to city leadership? Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed, Stratford Mayor Dan Mathieson, and LaSalle Mayor Marc Bondy discuss what has gone well, what are...
ListenCreating a Circular Food Economy from 2020-08-17T23:30
Barbara Swartzentruber, executive director of the City of Guelph's Smart Cities office, describes an initiative to create Canada's first circular food economy. Our Food Future aims to reimagine the...
ListenBoosting Ontario Blue Box Programs from 2020-08-17T23:30
Norman Lee, the Peel Region's director of Waste Management, discusses how changes to the province's recycling strategy will affect municipalities.
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ListenCanadian Drag Goes International from 2020-08-14T23:30
In the summer of 2016, a shooting in an Orlando LGBTQ nightclub made terrifying headlines. We invited two Toronto drag performers, Juice Boxx and Scarlett BoBo, to discuss their careers, the influe...
ListenSaving Temagami's Century-Old Soda from 2020-08-14T23:30
Just when it looked as though local ginger ale Temagami Dry wouldn't survive, the town's council came forward with a bid to save it. Northeastern Ontario Hub journalist Nick Dunne talks about the i...
ListenTom Rand: Can Capitalism Stop Climate Change? from 2020-08-13T23:30
Some argue that abandoning capitalism entirely could save the planet. Others, that we can preserve the status quo and tinker around the edges. Environmentalist Tom Rand thinks both are wrong - that...
ListenThe Legacy of Raymond Moriyama from 2020-08-12T23:30
Raymond Moriyama is one of the Canada's greatest treasures in architecture and design. To highlight TVO's premiere of "Magical Imperfection: The Life and Architecture of Raymond Moriyama," Nam Kiwa...
ListenContaining COVID-19? There's An App for That from 2020-08-12T23:30
How do you balance privacy rights while trying to use digital technology to aid in the massive work of contact tracing during a pandemic? There are many questions to ask as the provincial governmen...
ListenOntario's Broadband Problem from 2020-08-11T23:30
Better broadband has been promised by both the federal and the Ontario government, but it is still a long way away from being equitable and available across the province. The Agenda looks at the ch...
ListenRhythms of Memory, Redemption, and Change from 2020-08-10T23:30
"The Cuban" is director Sergio Navarretta's film about an Afghan pre-med student's relationship with an Alzheimer's patient. It stars Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. and both director and sta...
ListenTalking Accessibility in a Pandemic from 2020-08-07T23:30
Rachel Romu has been bringing visibility to disability one runway at a time. The fashion model and disability advocate joins Ontario Hubs field producer Jeyan Jeganathan to talk about her career, t...
ListenSudbury's Opioid Outreach During COVID-19 from 2020-08-07T23:30
Already a significant problem in Ontario, opioid deaths have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Northeastern Ontario Hub journalist Nick Dunne investigated the province's response to the epide...
ListenVilified Beasts: New Buzz on Old Bugs from 2020-08-06T23:30
News of murder hornet and locust swarms in Africa and Asia, and the calmer, but equally devastating, gypsy moth caterpillar that's currently wreaking havoc on trees in eastern Ontario has all also ...
ListenVilified Beasts: All About Eels from 2020-08-05T23:30
They're not exactly fish, and they're certainly not snakes that live in water. What they are - if you can get over the slithery, darting weirdness of eels - is fascinating: truly ever-changing, ver...
ListenVilified Beasts: Reconsidering the Bat from 2020-08-04T13:30
Nancy Simmons of the American Museum of Natural History; and Burton Lim of the Royal Ontario Museum discuss the evolutionary history of bats, why they are often vilified - especially amid this pan...
ListenAppreciating the Credit River, Then and Now from 2020-08-01T13:30
Deborah Martin-Downs and Jeff Payne of the Credit Valley Conservation Authority discuss the history and health of one of the Credit River in Ontario and how it's been affected by climate change.
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ListenDiscovering the Credit River from 2020-07-31T23:30
In 2004, producer Meredith Martin visited the Credit River and explored how this natural sanctuary is able to survive under intense pressures from development.
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Can Virtual Comic Conventions Work? from 2020-07-31T23:30
Comic conventions in Toronto, Hamilton, and Niagara, at which creators showcase their work, have been cancelled this year due to COVID-19. What does that mean for Ontario's comic-book writers and i...
ListenRethinking Public Spaces After Covid-19 from 2020-07-30T23:30
With much of the world still grappling with COVID-19, it's clear people must learn to live with it for a while, perhaps indefinitely. With that in mind, Andrew Frontini, design director at Perkins ...
ListenCan Schools Keep COVID-19 at Bay? from 2020-07-28T23:30
Educators and policymakers are planning for the return of the school year in under six weeks. What does that look like in this COVID-19 era in terms of keeping everyone safe and learning? Nam Kiwan...
ListenDuncan McCue: Learning to Live Off the Land from 2020-07-27T23:30
At age seventeen, journalist Duncan McCue spent five months on a Cree trapline in northern Quebec, learning how to live off the land, hunt, and speak the language. In "The Shoe Boy, A Trapline Mem...
ListenWatching the Bird Watchers from 2020-07-24T23:30
As TVO celebrates its 50th year, it's a great time to look to the past for some advice on what to do in this summer of physical distancing. Avid birder Suanne Kelman, professor emerita at the Ryers...
ListenHome Care During COVID-19 from 2020-07-24T23:30
Southwestern Ontario Hub journalist Mary Baxter explains how Bill 175: The Connecting People to Home and Community Care Act affects current operations.
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The Oceans That Bind Us from 2020-07-23T23:30
An underwater photographer's search for a clear shot, boaters looking for a getaway, and migrants fleeing their homes. Journalist Laura Trethewey's new book, "The Imperiled Ocean: Human Stories fro...
ListenOka Crisis, 30 Years Later from 2020-07-22T23:30
It's been three decades since the groundbreaking 78-day standoff between Mohawks and Canadian soldiers. The Agenda reflects on the significance of the resistance that began outside Montreal in June...
ListenTrauma, Addiction, and Recovery from 2020-07-21T23:30
Following a childhood and adolescence marked by absent parents, hard drug abuse, severe homelessness, and crime and jail time, Jesse Thistle did what he once believed was impossible - he turned his...
ListenEmma Donoghue: A Novel About the Great Flu from 2020-07-20T23:30
When bestselling author Emma Donoghue set out to write a book about the greatest pandemic the world had seen, little did she know that her story would be published during a new, unprecedented pande...
ListenGrowing Vertical Farming from 2020-07-17T23:30
They are being called the farms of the future. The combination of technological advances and consumer appetite has created a boom in the hydroponic farming industry. Jeyan Jeganathan checks in with...
ListenTara Henley: The Madness of Modern Life from 2020-07-16T23:30
For a time, women have felt the need to "lean in" to their careers. Writer and broadcaster Tara Henley offers the opposite advice in her book, "Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life....
ListenUnderstanding an Elusive Illness from 2020-07-14T23:30
Schizophrenia researchers considered the Galvin family and their experience with schizophrenia as a great hope in the quest to understand the disease. To be able to study one family where six of 12...
ListenA Family with Schizophrenia from 2020-07-13T23:30
With a dozen children born across the span of the post-Second World War baby boom, the Galvins seemed to be an all-American family. But remarkably, six of the 12 children had schizophrenia. In his ...
ListenFood Banks in Northern Ontario from 2020-07-10T23:30
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Thunder Bay's food banks were centralized to one location. Our Northwestern Ontario Hub journalist Charnel Anderson discusses what this has meant for those in need....
ListenThe Question of Diversity in Art from 2020-07-09T23:30
In "The Subtweet," author, visual artist, musician, and university professor Vivek Shraya cuts to the heart of ambition, competition, and what it's like for a person of colour in music and art. Nam...
ListenEternity Martis: Being Black in a White Place from 2020-07-07T23:30
Author and journalist Eternity Martis talks to Nam Kiwanuka about her book, "They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up." Martis's memoir reflects on her experiences at Western ...
ListenAmanda Leduc: Ableism and Disability in Fairy Tales from 2020-07-06T23:30
Though they may seem like simple tales with heartwarming messages, fairy tales sometimes provide a false sense of reality when they depict magic and divine intervention erasing disabilities and dis...
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