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February 13, 2023 Theatre That Rings True on Family and Life
Currently playing at the CAA Theatre in downtown Toronto "Things I Know to be True" tells the deeply moving story of a family struggling to stay together in a rapidly changing world. We welcome two of the actors who star in this incredible play: Seana McKenna and Tom McCamus.
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19 min
February 13, 2023 How Will Toronto Remember John Tory?
Toronto Mayor John Tory resigned on Friday putting the city in election mode just months after his re-election. We discuss what happened, and what happens next. With former city councillor nominee Sira Agrell, planner Jennifer Keesmat, and Globe and Mail columnist Marcus Gee.
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37 min
February 10, 2023 Online Exploitation - The Agenda's Week in Review
The Agenda's week in review begins looking at the rise of online exploitation of children. Then, talking to kids about about anti-Black racism; how economists untangle data; and a conversation with political scientist Francis Fukuyama about liberalism.
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24 min
February 10, 2023 How Are Residential School Unmarked Graves Discovered?
On January 17, Wauzhushk Onigum First Nation became the first Indigenous community in Ontario to announce the discovery of potential burials near a former residential school. Since the 2021 discovery of unmarked graves in Kamloops, B.C., hundreds of residential schools have become sites for investigation. But how are those done? And why is it important that these excavations be Indigenous-led and survivor-driven? Northwestern Ontario Hub journalist Charnel Anderson has been looking into this.
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8 min
February 10, 2023 Will More Money Fix Canada's Health Care System?
This week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presented provincial and territorial leaders with an offer of $46.2 billion over 10 years for health care, which fell below their expectations. We discuss the proposal and whether it will fix our ailing health-care system with Marieke Walsh, senior political reporter with the Globe and Mail, and Dr. Michael Gardam, board chair of HealthCareCAN and CEO of Health PEI.
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25 min
February 09, 2023 What Do Economic Stats Really Tell Us?
You've probably heard economics referred to as "the dismal science." It's also widely said that you can make the numbers say whatever you want. Still, in policy, in elections, in everyday life, what the numbers say has consequences. Whether it's GDP or employment rates or inflation, economists weigh in, policymakers act and the rest of us wonder what's what. To help us understand what stats really mean, we welcome Armine Yalnizyan, economist and Atkinson Fellow On The Future Of Workers;
Trevin Stratton, national leader and partner, Economic Advisory, Deloitte Canada; Benjamin Tal, managing director and deputy chief economist, CIBC; and Kaylie Tiessen, economist, Unifor.
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35 min
February 09, 2023 Why Is Making a Personal Budget So Hard?
About half of Canadians make a budget. Of those people, 20 per cent use a digital tool to budget and 10 per cent are more likely to make progress on their debt. That's leaves the other half of us relying on self-discipline to stay on top of our financial circumstances. Why is talking about money so tricky and why is budgeting so hard for us to do? To help us understand, we welcome Kingsley Chak, senior vice president of deposits, savings and investments at Scotiabank; Stephanie Wolfe, Wolfe Collective Wealth, an accredited financial counsellor and self-identified "best financial friend" who works predominantly with HENRY (High Earning Not Rich Yet) women, who make greater than $100,000; and Shay Myers of Finance for the Culture, a licenced financial educator who works primarily with people between 22 and 45 years of age who are still figuring out financial stability.
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22 min
February 08, 2023 Is Ukraine Getting the Support It Deserves?
Almost a year into the war between Russia and Ukraine, the question on the table is, how important is public's support of the war and is it holding? We ask: Elbridge Colby, author of "The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in An Age of Great Power Conflict," and co-founder and principal at the Marathon Initiative think tank; Joan DeBardeleben, Carleton University Chancellor's professor, and Jean Monnet Chair in politics and society in Russia and the European Union; and Seva Gunitsky, associate professor of political science at the University of Toronto.
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27 min
February 08, 2023 Can Liberalism Save Itself?
Francis Fukuyama is one of the world's best known political philosophers. He talks to Steve Paikin about his latest book, "Liberalism and Its Discontents."
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30 min
February 07, 2023 How Do Parents Talk to Black Children About Racism?
For generations, Black parents have 'the talk' with their kids - a conversation about the risks associated with being Black in this society. What's important when it comes to introducing children to systemic racism and everyday aggression? How has this evolved overtime? And do all parents share this kind of responsibility?
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29 min

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Hosted by Jeyan Jeganathan, The Rundown delivers original journalism and in-depth analysis of the social, political, cultural, and economic issues that shape life in Ontario. Each episode focuses…