Mon, Jan 23, 2023
Talking homelessness with attendees of the Rural Ontario Municipal Association. Ted Glenn is the author of "A Very Canadian Coup: The Rise and Demise of Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell, 1894-1896." He talks about the debate over Catholic religious schools has been fatal to political careers in Canadian politics.
Wed, Jan 25, 2023
Car theft segment with Tarah Hodgkinson, assistant professor in Criminology at Wilfrid Laurier University. Danielle Kaplan on her new book, "I Married a Thrill-Seeker: A Cautious Wife's Memoir of Her Husband's Risk-Taking and Their Long Road to Recovery," joined by husband Steve Kaplan. Canadian tax policy with Bhuvana Rai, lawyer at Mors and Tribute Tax Law.
Mon, Feb 6, 2023
For generations, Black parents have 'the talk' with their kids - a conversation about the risks associated with being Black in this society. What's important when it comes to introducing children to systemic racism and everyday aggression? How has this evolved overtime? And do all parents share this kind of responsibility? Black History month is about celebrating Black heritage. But for the community group fighting to restore the Black settlement in the Negro Creek Road area, recognizing and memorializing Black history has been an ongoing fight. Steve Paikin speaks to community organizers and descendants tonight about their story.
Sun, Feb 12, 2023
Toronto Mayor John Tory resigned on Friday putting the city in election mode just months after his re-election. We discuss what happened, and what happens next. With former city councillor nominee Sira Agrell, planner Jennifer Keesmat, and Globe and Mail columnist Marcus Gee. Currently playing at the CAA Theatre in downtown Toronto "Things I Know to be True" tells the deeply moving story of a family struggling to stay together in a rapidly changing world. We welcome two of the actors who star in this incredible play: Seana McKenna and Tom McCamus.
Tue, Feb 14, 2023
Ontario is all in on sports betting. And with billions in wagers and millions in revenue already, the advertising battle for your money is fierce. But is it already undermining the love of the game? We'll debate that tonight with Brian Masse, NDP MP for Windsor-West; Chelsea Rodrigues, problem gambling counsellor at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare; Paul Burns, president and CEO of the Canadian Gaming Association; and Deirdre Querney, registered social worker with the City of Hamilton's Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Services, and co-creator of Brain Connections, a project to share information about gambling and the brain. As you can imagine, Toronto was a very different place in 1894. But if you think it was staid, or homogenous and bland, Carolyn Whitzman's new book tells a tale that might challenge that assumption. It is a real whodunnit. She talks to Steve Paikin about "Clara at the Door with a Revolver: The Scandalous Black Suspect, the Exemplary White Son, and the Murder That Shocked Toronto."
Wed, Feb 15, 2023
"The Underground Railroad: Next Stop, Toronto!" traces the story of the secret route of safe houses into Canada and offers new insights into the rich heritage of the Black people who made Toronto their home before the Civil War. For insights, we welcome the book's co-author Afua Cooper, Killam Research Chair at Dalhousie University. Seventy-five years ago, in the shadow of the Second World War, countries put their collective heads together to write a common international moral language. What resulted was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - fundamental moral principles each and every human being was entitled to. Since then, enforcement and guaranteeing rights has sometimes been difficult, and consensus has often been hard to find. Critics wonder if human rights complaints too often come from Western mouths, and if the definition "human right" has been expanded to its detriment. Supporters of the movement say there have been major victories and that change is incremental. The Agenda debates whether the international human rights movement has become ineffective.
Thu, May 25, 2023
Interviewees were Jonathan Scott, councillor for Ward 2 for the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury; Dave Neeson, councillor, Ward 3 for the Town of Georgina; Claire Malcolmson, executive director of the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition; and Margaret Prophet, executive director of the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition.