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Met Radio's The Final Word gives a weekly look at the top news stories taking place in and around Toronto and around Toronto Metropolitan University.... more
FAQs about The Final Word:How many episodes does The Final Word have?The podcast currently has 251 episodes available.
February 20, 2021February 19, 2021For the week of February 19th:Morning Mixtape's Racy Rafique speaks with Pascale Diverlus, co-founder of Black Lives Matter-Toronto. Meanwhile, Sam Dharmasena focuses on LGBT Youthline as the organization prepares to highlight how the Province can support queer youth....more28minPlay
February 05, 2021Disability and the Health Care Consent ActFor the week of February 5, 2021:Ontario's number of COVID cases continue to decline but as doctors prepare for the worst case scenario of a massive influx of COVID-19 patients, Ontario's Bioethics Table has recommended the province temporarily suspend the Health Care Consent Act. We speak with two lawyers from ARCH Disability Law Centre on what that decision could mean for people with disabilities who require critical care.Meanwhile, Sam Dharmasena speaks with a Ryerson-graduate who recently released a report on gaps for Black folks in Toronto's Eglinton West neighbourhood....more29minPlay
January 29, 2021January 29, 2021For January 29, 2021:We speak with Ryerson professor and epidemiologist Anne Harris about measures that still need to be put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 at workplaces and Sam Dharmasena covers a new series of writing workshops for people of colour in Toronto....more29minPlay
January 22, 2021January 22, 2021For the week of January 22, 2021:Newly-inaugurated United States President Joe Biden withdrew permits for the cross-border Keystone XL pipeline as one of his first acts in office, and we revisit our conversation with David Suzuki, filmmaker Caitlin Starowicz and environmental activist Olivia Wohlgemuth...more29minPlay
January 16, 2021January 15, 2021For the week of January 15, 2021:Toronto mayor John Tory and the city's top doctor are urging the province to consider a paid sick leave for all workers in the province. We speak with activist and labour organizer Deena Ladd from the Workers Action Project about why paid sick leave is such a crucial step in fighting COVID-19.Produced by Alex Ramsay with files from Sam Dharmasena....more29minPlay
January 09, 2021January 8, 2021For the new year, the Scope News has rebranded as The Final Word! For the week of January 8: Ontario premier says that the province's vaccine supply will be we depleted in less than two weeks, we speak with some experts on Canadian hate groups about the chaos that took place at the United States capitol, we revisit an old story on the NIA Centre for the Arts in Toronto.Produced by Alex Ramsay and Beatrice Oketch...more29minPlay
December 12, 2020December 11, 2020For the week of December 11, 2020:Vaccine plans are being rolled out and Rocky Petkov looks at the housing crisis in Toronto as our first winter with COVID-19 arrives.Produced by Alex Ramsay and Pocky Petkov....more29minPlay
December 04, 2020December 4, 2020CJRU News for the week of December 4, 2020We speak with the new Executive Director of Pride Toronto Sherwin Modeste and introduce the first segment from CJRU's Radio Everywhere Initiative featuring a conversation with some of the minds behind the Encampment Support Networks' podcast: We Are Not The VirusProduced by Alex Ramsay...more29minPlay
November 27, 2020Nov. 27, 2020For the week of November 27, 2020: Prime Minister Trudeau says that a "majority" of Canadians will be vaccinated by September 2021, the Ryerson Students Union passed a motion to support the removal of Egerton Ryerson from the university campus, and Sam Dharmasena covers the collaboration between Building Roots and the Encampment Support Network to support Toronto's houseless population.Produced by Alex Ramsay and Beatrice Oketch....more29minPlay
November 20, 2020Nov. 20, 2020For the week of November 20, 2020:Alex Ramsay sits down with newly-elected leader of the Green Party Annamie Paul to discuss how she sees the party moving forward after the disappointing results of the last federal election, why the left wing of the Green Party is concerned over Paul's election, and what her platform would mean for students....more30minPlay
FAQs about The Final Word:How many episodes does The Final Word have?The podcast currently has 251 episodes available.