The Rundown

The Agenda's week in review features legendary singer Jay Douglas and filmmaker Graeme Mathieson discussing the TVO Original documentary "Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul"; a debate on whether Toronto should follow New York and other cities and adopt congestion pricing to tackle its traffic woes; and a first of its kind crossover with Ontario's French-language channel TFO for a conversation about bilingualism in Canada.

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An unprecedented effort to bridge Canada's linguistic divide, Ontario's two public broadcasters, TVO Media Education Group (TVO) and TFO, present a joint bilingual special aimed at bringing together the country's anglophone and francophone communities. Inspired by Hugh MacLennan's iconic novel "Two Solitudes," which celebrates its 80th anniversary this year, this bold initiative promises a unique experience in Canada's media landscape. Hosted by TVO's Steve Paikin and TFO's Sandra Padovani. WIth guests: Tasha Kheiriddin, national political columnist for Postmedia, commentator in both anglophone and francophone media, and speaker; Yann Martel, philosopher and francophone who writes in English, best known for his award-winning novel, "Life of Pi;" Stéphanie Chouinard, political science associate professor at the Royal Military College of Kingston. She does research in the fields of language rights, minority and Indigenous rights, and law and politics; Serge Dupuis, expert in the social, political, and intellectual history of francophone minorities in North America and associate member of the Chaire pour le développement de la culture d'expression française en Amérique du Nord (CEFAN) at Université Laval.

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The international order that has been in place since the end of the Second World War has never been on creakier foundations. Relations between the United States and Canada haven't been this bad since the War of 1812. And European leaders, despite numerous trips to the White House to kiss the president's ring, don't seem terribly enamored with this administration either. We do a deeper dive on this with Francesca La Marca, Italian Senator representing Italians in North and Central America.

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Talks between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump appear to have yielded, as of this moment at least, a 30-day ceasefire against energy and infrastructure targets in Ukraine. But how close are we to seeing a full cessation of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine? We consider that with: Marci Shore: Professor of History at Yale University; Marta Dyczok: Associate Professor of Political Science at Western University; and Andres Kasekamp: Professor of History and Chair of Estonian Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at U of T.

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The TVO program "The Thread with Nam Kiwanuka" is now heading into Season 4. Let's get the lowdown on what viewers can expect with the show's host, Nam Kiwanuka.

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The Agenda welcomes four of the five new Liberal MPPs to discuss returning to Queen's Park with official party status for this first time in seven years: Rob Cerjanec, the MPP for Ajax; Lee Fairclough, the MPP for Etobicoke-Lakeshore; Jonathan Tsao, the MPP for Don Valley North; And Tyler Watt, the MPP for Nepean.

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Since it introduced congestion pricing in January, New York City has seen some impressive results: fewer cars on the road, faster travel times, and millions in revenue. As Toronto faces its own congestion crisis, is it time for Ontario's capital city to reconsider its take on tolls? To discuss we welcome Jennifer Keesmaat, CEO of Collecdev-Markee, and former chief planner of the City of Toronto; Matti Siemiatycki, Professor of Geography and Planning and Director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of Toronto; and Teresa Di Felice: Assistant vice-president of government and community relations at CAA South Central Ontario.

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David Warner went through many wins and losses in his time in politics. He was also the first to be elected as speaker of the provincial legislature. He talks about all of this and more in his new book, "Against the Odds: The Life and Times of an Accidental Politician."

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With the erratic threats of Trump's tariffs, many Canadians are switching to "Made in Canada" products. But in today's market, what does "Made in Canada" mean? How much of anything we buy is made right here in our country? Despite the highly integrated economy that Canada and the U.S. share, can we become more self-reliant by shifting all production to our home and native land? Jim Stanford, economist and Director of the Centre for Future Work; Vass Bednar, executive director of the Master of Public Policy Program at McMaster University and host of the "Lately" podcast; and Jim Hinton, owner and founder of Own Innovation and a Senior Fellow at CIGI, the Centre for International Governance Innovation, join Steve Paikin to discuss what it takes to make more in Canada.

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Since Donald Trump launched his tariff attack, towns and cities along the border between Canada and the United States have faced enormous economic and political challenges. Just how are the leaders of those communities dealing with the pressure of being on the frontlines of a trade war? Matthew Shoemaker, mayor of Sault Ste. Marie; Drew Dilkens, mayor of Windsor; Corinna Smith-Gatcke, mayor of the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands; and Jim Diodati, mayor of Niagara Falls, join Jeyan Jeganathan to discuss what they are seeing in their communities.

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