The Rundown

For the first time, the average price of a one-bedroom rental unit in Toronto has surpassed the after-tax salary of a full-time minimum-wage worker. If the private sector hasn't delivered enough rental housing to make it affordable, is it time for governments to return to the development industry?

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Are we alone in the universe? According to Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, we got our answer to that question on October 19, 2017 when the peculiar and fast-moving and luminous interstellar object, named Oumuamua was observed. Loeb discusses his book, "Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth."

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OpenAI's ChatGPT can write poems, articles, scripts; it can code and even give legal advice. Gary Marcus calls this AI's ,Jurassic Park moment., To others it feels as big as the advent of the internet. How should we understand this moment in AI's evolution? From mass producing misinformation at zero cost to plagiarism, to replacing jobs, what are the downsides of technology like ChatGPT? The Agenda examines the shockwaves created by ChatGPT.

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Thousands of Brazilians who support former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded the Supreme Court, presidential palace and Congress on Jan. 8 in an episode that closely resembled the U.S. Capitol insurrection in 2021. What fueled the insurrection? Who's at fault? And what threat does this event pose to democracy in Brazil?

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We often talk about health care in northern Ontario being difficult to access. But pet owners also have challenges getting care for their animals. Northwestern Ontario Hub journalist Charnel Anderson discusses how northern communities get help and how complications sometimes arise.

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This week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with U.S. President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and business leaders for the North American Leaders' Summit held in Mexico City, informally known as the Three Amigos summit. With the summit wrapped, Jeyan Jeganathan talks to former diplomat and special adviser to the Business Council of Canada Louise Blais about what Trudeau's priorities, positive outcomes for Canada, trade disputes, North American energy policies, and the electric vehicle sector.

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The Agenda's week in review begins assessing who the economy does and doesn't work for. Then, what can the green farming revolution could do for Canada and the world? Why a lake in southern Ontario might represent the beginning of a new geological epoch, and how can Russia get out of Ukraine?

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John Stackhouse, senior vice-president of RBC, discusses a new report with BCG: Centre for Canada and Arrell Food Institute titled, "The Next Green Revolution: How Canada Can Produce More Food and Fewer Emissions?"

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This year, scientists will pick a natural landmark to represent the Anthropocene, a proposed geological time-period that signifies humanity's impact on the planet. Crawford Lake in Milton, Ontario is one of 12 locations around the world that has been selected. What's significant about this lake and why is it an ideal symbol of the Anthropocene Epoch.

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Wildfire season can lead to a phenomenon known as "zombie fires" or "holdover fires." Dr. Jennifer Baltzer has been studying the effects of these fires in the Northwest Territories, and she joins Jeyan Jeganathan to discuss their effects on forests, fire management, and how they're connected to climate change. She is Canada Research Chair in Forests and Global Change and Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Wilfrid Laurier University.

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