10/3: Canada Covered

Among those hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic was the air travel industry, as restrictions on movement and social distancing rules meant no one was flying.

Now the economy is starting to re-open, airlines and airports are facing a struggle to coax passengers to return to the skies.

Dave is joined by Financial Post reporter and Down to Business podcast host Gabe Friedman. 

This episode is part of Postmedia’s Reopening Canada series, a look at how the country’s economy is recovering as the COVID-19 pandemic begins to ebb.

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Who or what is a Cronk?

That’s the question a university of Calgary researcher asked himself when he spotted that word in an 1880s version of a Calgary newspaper.

What happened next is the best of all social media stories.

Dave is joined by Paul Fairie.

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When COVID-19 hit, many workers across the country who were able to started working from home.

More than three month’s in, and for many, it be a permanent change. But the end of the office isn’t without problems.

Dave is joined by Financial Post reporter Vanmala Subramaniam.

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Amid calls for sweeping police reform in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, some have been wondering what any changes will mean for community safety?

How would a reformed police respond to gang violence? Why is it important that they do? And what needs to be done to steer people from the gang lifestyle?

Dave is joined by Jamil Jivani, author Why Young Men: The Dangerous Allure of Violent Movements and What We Can Do About It.

Read his recent article, Stigmatize Gang Culture

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Calls for police reform are growing louder in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, and in Canada, the debate is starting to hit city halls and provincial legislatures across the country.

In Edmonton, city council is in the middle of a heated public hearing, where councillors are being told story after story of incidents of racism, and demands for action on defunding or reforming the the police service.

Dave is joined Edmonton Journal city columnist Keith Gerein.

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Back in April, a Liberal MP from southern Ontario was charged with a series of crimes: criminal harassment, assault and break-and-enter.

But despite the serious nature of the crimes, and the stature of the man accused, the allegations weren’t uncovered until two months later. 

Dave BreakenridgeI is joined by National Post crime writer Adrian Humphreys who explains the allegations against the MP, why police withheld the information, and how even the highest reaches of government were kept in the dark.

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Mobile ordering apps offer consumers a great deal of convenience. No lines, no fuss.

But those apps are capable of tracking you and your movements with an almost creepy degree of accuracy.

Dave is joined National Post Technology Reporter James McLeod about how he discovered Tim Hortons was keeping tabs on him, even when his app wasn’t on, how much detail they collected and why consumers should be wary.

Background reading: How Tim Hortons knows where you sleep, work and vacation

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As the world stands up in protest of police brutality in the wake of the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis cops, talk grows louder of the need for drastic reforms.

Among the solutions being discussed are changes to drug policy, an end to street checks or carding, and pulling money from police budgets to put into better mental health and social supports. Many are calling for "defunding" the police.

Dave is joined by National Post contributor Josephine Mathias and later by columnist Jesse Kline.

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The death of George Floyd after a Minnesota police officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes has led to protests all over the U.S.

Protests here in Canada have also led to a discussion about systemic racism in this country.

Dave is joined by the Financial Post’s Vanmala Subramaniam who discusses what that systemic racism is, why there is debate about it in Canada, and how protests sparked by George Floyd’s death could push our country to change.

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The conditions at Ontario long-term care and seniors homes were laid bare in a troubling report from Canadian Forces staff who were working in the facilities to help amid the COVID-19 crisis.

But those who follow the issue will tell you that these are ongoing issues in part of the health care system that doesn’t always get the attention it needs.

Dave is joined by Ottawa Citizen health reporter Elizabeth Payne to talk about how COVID-19 may have made existing problems worse, and how the report, and the pandemic may force real change on long-term care in Ontario and the country.

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