NOW and NEXT

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Sure glad we didn't name this show NOW and THEN because the Beatle's "final" song,(released today) would have been bad for our brand!

In this episode we bounce from the latest production from the "Get Back" sessions with the Beatles to the "Walk Back" sessions that are the tune of the day in Canadian politics.

We're joined by David Coletto, founder and CEO at Abacus Data to get his take on the political mess the Trudeau Liberals face in the wake of the carbon pricing fixing, Danielle Smith's challenge convincing Albertans they deserve their own pension plan and the shaky ground Doug Ford is on as the Greenbelt scandal turns into a quagmire.

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Canada has just experienced one of the most intense forest and wild fire seasons on record. By some counts, wildfires were the number one source of carbon emissions in Canada.

Today, we feature - The Force of Fire - an episode from our Story Studio Network podcast, Canadian Forestry Can Save the World, originally published January 31, 2023.

You’ve heard of fighting fire with fire? In many ways that’s what’s happening in our forests. Fire has long been a natural part of the forest lifecycle, and our foresters respect that, using both it, and innovative harvesting techniques, to reduce the likelihood that a more catastrophic wildfire breaks out.

In this episode, we talk with Amy Cardinal Christianson about how prescribed burns have long been part of traditional forest management practices while Paul LeBlanc, a district forester from Manitoba, tells us how those practices have been adapted into modern forestry techniques. We speak with Landon Shepherd about the natural role of fire in a forest’s lifecycle while Steve Kozuki sheds light on how a cartoon bear shifted forestry practices and policy away from harnessing this natural force for an entire generation.

Canadian Forestry Can Save The World is brought to you by Forestry For The Future. To learn more about Canada’s forest sector visit www.Forestryforthefuture.ca

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We're joined by the RCAF Foundation's founding CEO Jeremy Diamond.

This week, the foundation launched its new coffee table book called Pathway to the Stars. It includes 100 stories about Canadian aviation and the RCAF to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

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We introduce you to our newest Story Studio Network production - The Fourth Draft, hosted by our CEO Erin Trafford.

If Canadian media has a transparency problem, then this episode of The Fourth Draft is an attempt at solving it.

Listen in to our first EAVESDROP episode, where you get to be a fly on the wall at one of our team meetings at Story Studio Network.

Together we unpack the complex emotions we have about leaving the media business and starting something new, putting ourselves first and being misunderstood by 'the old guard media'.

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October if Cyber Security Month, so we're taking the opportunity to feature a recent episode of
1 Click 2 Cyber Chaos. Host Kym Geddes asks whether we should be concerned to know the global financial sector is run on a legacy language that fewer and fewer coders can understand or write.

What would happen if there were no coders left who knew how to keep your banking services running? Or your mortgage safe?

That’s where we are with COBOL. It is a six-decades-old computer programming language with too few coders left to run it. A challenge that has remained largely invisible to the public.

in this episode of 1Click2CyberChaos, we investigate the problem and discover modern-day solutions that may save us and our money from Armageddon. Our guests include two former COBOL coders, Michael Cody and Steve Steuart, and New York Times tech journalist Clive Thompson.

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It's FEED DROP WEEK and today we feature a new limited series from The 2030 Project.

After three years of consultations, legislative crafting, committee reviews, and political pushing and pulling in the House of Commons and in the Senate in Ottawa, the Canada Disability Benefit Act finally received royal assent on June 21st, 2023. It's intended to raise those living with disabilities in Canada out of poverty. But can it? Will it?

Close to half of food bank clients in Toronto are living with a disability. Will the Canada Disability Benefit be enough to reduce or even eliminate poverty among people with disabilities? Tune in to find out as we start the series off with a brief chat with Neil Hetherington, CEO and Talia Bronstein, Vice President of Research & Advocacy from the Daily Bread Food Bank, as they discuss what they're looking to see in this new income program.

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Former Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is our guest and WE DON'T talk about the Greenbelt. But we do get her insights into how the premier stick handles scandals, and the fallout in the caucus.

Wynne also talks about the need for all governments to pursue a workable national guaranteed income program. The former premier offered testimony before a Senate committee in Ottawa this week in support of the idea.

But, when pressed, Wynne admits her government should have done more to provide adequate financial benefits to Ontarians relying on the Ontario Disability Support Program. ODSP monthly payment is up to $1308, effectively trapping those living with disabilities in a state of legislated poverty.

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New research, admittedly paid for by a podcast company, finds podcasters and YouTubers are trusted most by audiences in the US. Check it out here.

And we meet cyber security and IT specialist MarHubbard who will tell you catastrophic weather events pose a majoyr cyber security risk for you and your business.

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Reverend Michael Coren joins the show to offer his analysis on the plight of the Palestinians in Gaza, the political pressures on the Israeli government and the unmitigated evil behind the Hamas terror attacks.

Michael draws on his experience as a journalist and author who has covered and written extensively about the history and politics of the middle east.

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Laura Babcock, President of POWERGROUP Communications joins us to offer analysis on the latest developments in the Greenbelt scandal at Queen's Park. The RCMP has officially launched a criminal investigation into what the Auditor General called a "corrupt" process that led to the province's decision to remove protected lands from the Greenbelt.

Will that investigation extend into Queen's Park's decision to extend municipal boundaries - effectively removing protected farmlands from the Greenbelt. It's become a major issue in Hamilton. Laura says City Council has been pushing back on the Ford plan while Mayor Andrea Horwath has effectively been on the sidelines watching this unfold.

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