On the heels of the fires that continue in Los Angeles, the Copernicus Climate Change Service reported that 2024 was the first calendar year that was 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels – the limit agreed upon in the Paris Climate Agreement. Yet, support for climate policies here in Canada seem to be on the wane. According to Abacus Data, concern about climate change has decreased 14 points between 2023 and 2024, from 76% to 62% of Canadians. And, according to an Ipsos poll from this month, climate change or the environment was ranked ninth among the list of priorities for Canadian voters. Housing, healthcare, economy, inflation/interest rates, and immigration rounded out the top five. Do we simply no longer care about climate change in this country – especially at the ballot box?

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Why did Trump win? Did the Democrats lean too heavily on identity politics?Are people being driven by economic frustrations? Or cultural and social issues? Have we entered a new political era? Is this the end of an approach to economics that began with Reagan and Thatcher? The questions are endless for trying to understand this political moment and for diagnosing our current political condition. Harvard's Michael Sandel offers answers on all these and more. He explains to Steve Paikin why he thinks the left lost its way, how Bill Clinton paved the way for Trump, and how the left needs to reclaim a new type of identity politics and restore a sense of dignity to all of those that feel forgotten after three decades of hyper globalization.

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What makes democracy different than all the other forms of government is that it actually needs everyone to get involved and have their say. TVO Today Live convenes a town hall conversation hosted by Steve Paikin that offers a civics lesson that doesn't feel like one. Civics educators, engaged citizens and people who've put their names on the ballot gather for a wide-ranging discussion that breaks down how things work to help everyone find ways to get involved and make a difference.

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Civics education is mandatory for Ontario students. But from teacher shortages to our contentious political times, do the in-class offerings make the grade? Steve Paikin talks to civics educators to find out about the gaps, and possible solutions, to improve civics instruction in Ontario schools.

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Those of a certain vintage might remember Michael Douglas's iconic line from the Oliver Stone film "Wall Street." Douglas who played Gordon Gekko, said "greed is good," and essentially represented the spirit of the 1980s. But it was also a time of resistance, creativity, and hope, according to our next guest. Retiring NDP MP Charlie Angus documents it all in his new book, "Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed."

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Almost two years since the Sudanese war f Irwin Cotler: Founder and International Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, and Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and Nisrin Elamin, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and African Studies at the University of Toronto.

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With a growing population and rising demand for housing, municipalities take on the task of setting up the infrastructure to service their residents. Roads, community centres, and, of course, pipes for water and sewage. But with aging assets and the need to build more, municipalities, big and small, are feeling the pressure. At the Rural Ontario Municipalities Association conference to discuss the challenges and opportunities for rural Ontario, are: Michele Grenier, Executive Director of the Ontario Water Works Association; Craig Dyer, Chair of the Local Area Services Water Utility Feasibility Study expert panel and former Chief Financial Officer of Waterloo Region; and Patrick McManus, Executive Director, Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association. They join Steve Paikin.

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How much do we really know about concussions? And what are the long-term effects? We get some fast facts and bust some myths with Dr. Carmela Tartaglia.

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Emergency department closures, long wait times, falling rates of primary care. Now, imagine if the closest hospital is more than a 2-hour drive away. Access to basic and complex health services has been a continual challenge for rural Ontarians. At the Rural Ontario Municipalities Association conference to discuss why that is and what can be done about it are: Dr. Dominik Nowak, President of the Ontario Medical Association; Doris Grinspun, CEO of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario; and, Neil MacLean, Executive Director of the Brightshores Research Institute. They join Steve Paikin to discuss the challenges and solutions.

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In Ontario there is, sort of, another level of government for 1.3 million people that is not federal, provincial or municipal. But for those who live in ... condos. They have elections. They, kind of, pay taxes in their maintenance fees. And their boards are like the cabinet, with significant responsibilities, even if not all members have the skills to manage those multi-million-dollar corporations. What's working, what's not, and what degree of corruption are we seeing within condo boards?

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