"The Roots of Youth Violence," a 2008 report, revealed a variety of causes that might lead many young people in Ontario to commit acts of violence. Those causes were reported to include poverty, racism, housing, and mental health. Within the context of Toronto's high homicide rate, and reports of assault at an elite private school in the city, The Agenda looks back at the study's recommendations for youth at risk.

10 provinces, three territories, one federal government. Canada is a big country, with plenty of intersecting jurisdictions that don't always see eye to eye. The Agenda welcomes Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade Dominic LeBlanc, to discuss his efforts to get everyone humming along in some sort of harmony.

Love him or hate him, Donald Trump takes up most of the American media bandwidth. To understand the 45th POTUS is to recognize his obsession with his own reflection. And yet, while he is compulsively pre-occupied with himself, a solid 40 per cent of the American electorate sees parts of itself reflected in their president. The Agenda welcomes American journalist Sam Tanenhaus to discuss Trump's place in American politics and media, the topic of his course at the University of Toronto.

The five Nordic countries consistently rank in the top 10 for satisfied, happy citizens. According to the 2018 World Happiness Report, this year's happiest land is Finland, followed by Norway, Denmark, and Iceland. Sweden ranks further back in ninth place. The Agenda discusses what makes Nordic citizens so content.

Recent cuts to Ontario's French-language services, including the cancellation of a French university promised to Toronto, and closing the office of the independent French language services commissioner have caused considerable fallout. The commissioner, François Boileau, along with professors Stéphanie Chouinard and Serge Miville, join Steve Paikin to discuss why these cuts matter.

With the Progressive Conservatives confronting the impending closure of Oshawa's General Motors plant, as well as a number of internal controversies, The Agenda takes a look at some bumps in the road for Ontario's fledgling government.

Conservative activist Jim Karahalios speaks to Steve Paikin about his bid to become the Ontario Progressive Conservative party president and about his plans now that he's lost that opportunity.

The Ontario PC government is reforming the province's social assistance program; the most extensive changes made to the system since 1995. The Agenda looks at the reforms and how they will affect the nearly one million Ontarians who rely on Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program.

Vouchers in Ontario schools, a national diabetes strategy, Canada-U.S. relations, trading with Mexico, and the state of play at the CFL. The Agenda reviews its week of programming.

When it comes to revamping a city's image, how much of a difference does a fresh logo or a catchy new slogan really make? A few places in northeastern Ontario, in particular, have undertaken various rebranding efforts to varying levels of success. Ontario Hubs reporter Claude Sharma shares some of the best and worst things a municipality can do when trying to put itself on the map.