The Rundown

Rajan Menon, director of the Grand Strategy Program at the think-tank Defense Priorities, and non-resident scholar in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins us from Kyiv, Ukraine to give an update on the latest developments there, and how the country is coping.

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Ontario's Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk has released her 10th and final annual report. From running sting operations on casinos to exposing potential postal code discrimination by auto insurance companies, the auditor general has been busy trying to determine whether Ontarians are getting adequate value for their tax dollars. Lysyk discusses the report with Steve Paikin.

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Is our future inevitably digital? Is it possible to reject the downside of digital technology without rejecting change? How do we build a ,humans first, future? These are questions explored in David Sax's latest book, "The Future is Analog: How to Create a More Human World."

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ER and ICU physician Blair Bigham has taken on what he calls the "death dilemma" in his book, "Death Interrupted: How Modern Medicine is Complicating the Way We Die." Just because technology and science has advanced to the point where patients can be brought back from the brink of death, doesn't mean they should be, depending on the severity of their health issues. He discusses ICU technology, the evolution of resuscitation, the once controversial organ donation, medical assistance in dying, and palliative care, and asks ethical and moral questions that he's encountered through is career as a paramedic and doctor.

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By March 2023, Canada will adopt one of the most liberal euthanasia laws in the world. It will allow people with severe mental illness the option of asking for medical assistance in dying. Although the procedure has been available to Canadians with incurable physical illnesses since 2016, the debate about the legislation is by no means over. We ask: has enough time been given to make sure that the legislation is as foolproof as possible?

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Two pieces of legislation, the Online Streaming Act and Online News Act respectively, are currently making their way through Parliament. What are the controversies behind both bills and what will they mean for newsmakers and content creators if they're passed? To provide insight, we welcome Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and e-Commerce Law and law professor at the University of Ottawa.

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Is browsing through stores dead? With the advent of online shopping and the digitization of content, we have less and less reason to go to brick-and-mortar retailers. But what gets lost when opportunities to browse are gone? Writer Jason Guriel writes about his appreciation for window-shopping and getting lost in the stacks in his new book, "On Browsing."

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As tech companies and movie studios struggle to turn a profit from their streaming sites, The Agenda asks whether the best days of streaming are behind us. Can these companies make a profit from the millions poured into content? Is streaming fatigue a thing? How will adding an ad-tier and a crackdown on password sharing affect the business model? Is streaming becoming cable all over again?

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The Canadian economy is facing critical labour market shortages causing uncertainty for businesses and workers. Can the country's 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan - which seeks to welcome 1.45 million new permanent residents in Canada over the next three years - be key to solving this problem? And does Canada have adequate structures in place to ensure that newcomers thrive in their new home?

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It's not the first time we've seen acts of activism at organized sporting events. The Qatar World Cup has been under fire for the host country's poor human rights record and labour abuses. Meanwhile, players and fans are making political statements through armbands and t-shirts. Why does FIFA continue to discourage activism? Will social justice ever get a seat in sports?

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