The Rundown

Are the infrastructure projects in some Ontario cities worth the pain homeowners, businesses, and commuters are feeling? Ontario is steadily growing but its major roads and bridges need repair and new transit is sorely overdue. What is the cost to Ontarians and will the benefits outweigh years of inconvenience? For insight, we welcome: urban affairs journalist John Lorinc; University of Toronto civil engineering professor Shoshanna Saxe; urban planner Neil Loewen; and York-Eglinton BIA managr Steven Spencer.

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Should students still pursue a university or college education? The Agenda looks at all sides of a very complicated question.

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Research shows that 2.5 million people in Ontario don't have access to a family doctor. This number is expected to nearly double in two years. Last year, Queen's University partnered with Lakeridge Health to create a new family medicine program and help train Ontario's next generation of family physicians.

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A new report by Desjardins Economic Studies finds that not enough housing is being built for students. The Agenda interviews the co-author of the report to look at what's behind this housing shortage.

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On TVO's new show "Old Enough!" little kids run errands for their parents, venturing out into the world alone for the first time. In reality, most parents today wouldn't dream of letting their four-year-old head out by themselves. Do kids today have enough opportunities to develop independence and resilience? Or do parents stifle their kids' growth when they try to protect them from all harms?

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Language can feel like a battlefield with words meaning different things to different people. Words such as "woke," "freedom," and even "taxes" have fraught definitions depending on whom you ask. Carol Off, former host of CBC Radio's "As it Happens," writes about all this in her new book: "At a Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage." She joins Steve Paikin to discuss her insights on the meaning behind six words.

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Research shows 67 per cent of Canadian kids between three and 17 take part in some sort of sport or activity, but 58 per cent of parents are facing financial challenges trying to keep their children in the game. While youth involvement in sports leads to many benefits, how can parents keep their children enrolled without breaking the bank?

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Municipalities provide many services that people use. But increasing pressures have made it fiscally challenging for them to deliver these services. To explore what can be done to get Ontario's prosperity back on track, Daniel Tisch, the President and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce; Cameron Love, the President and CEO of The Ottawa Hospital; and Nishan Duraiappah, the Chief of Police for Peel Regional Police join Nam Kiwanuka.

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As the U.S. prepares for a showdown between vice-president Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump, The Agenda looks at the historic nature of the race. For more on this, we're joined by: Vivian Salama (National Politics Reporter, The Wall Street Journal), Andrew Coyne (Columnist for The Globe and Mail), and Kim Nossal (Professor emeritus in the Centre for International and Defence Policy at Queen's University) and author of "Canada Alone: Navigating the Post-American World."

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What's the journey like for women who want to take on leadership roles? Tabatha Bull, the President and CEO of the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business; Lisa Laronde, President of the Canadian Association of Women in Construction, and President of RSG International; and Dionne Sinclair, Vice President of Clinical Operations and Chief Nursing Executive at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, join Nam Kiwanuka to share their insights.

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