The Law Society of Ontario, which represents more than 55,000 lawyers says only 3.2 percent of Ontario's lawyers are Black. This is no different from so many industries (including news media) but it still led Ryan Watkins — one of the city's leading employment law experts — to conduct an analysis of 12 leading law firms of Toronto. He found the firms have more than 1,500 partners listed in Ontario and only 16 — or 1 percent — of them are Black. He speaks to Saba Eitizaz about why there are not enough Black lawyers, what that means for Canada and how we look at justice and the lack of Black representation in civic spaces.

After the SIU report cleared Toronto police officers of any criminal action, the police oversight organization remains dogged with criticisms by community members, lawyers and academics alike. Justice reporter Alyshah Hasham on the case, police accountability and the informal code of silence among officers known as the "blue wall of silence."

To discuss the state of the movie industry, streaming, TIFF, drive ins, blockbusters, indies and, of course, a quick review of "Tenet," Raju Mudhar talks with Peter Howell, former film critic at the Star, who now publishes his reviews at nightviz.ca.

Erin O'Toole is the new leader of the Conserative Party of Canada. National politics reporter Alex Boutilier joins Adrian Cheung to talk about the meaning of O'Toole's win and what the future will look like for the Conservative Party as they aim to challenge the minority government Liberals.

In today's episode, we will get a first-hand account from a military frontline worker about how the force's responded to the pandemic and to the care and well-being of Canadians, and what can be done so that we don't need to call in the military — for either a rescue or reconnaissance. Corporal Laila Ahmed is a CAF Medical Assistant who worked in Ontario long-term care homes and was part of what was called Operation LASER and she left her full time job at that time, as a registered practical nurse on the civilian COVID-19 frontline — to be a part of this operation.

A second wave of COVID-19 could be devastating for the economy already reeling under deficits. In today's episode, Dr. Steven Hoffman, a professor of legal epidemiology, global health, law and political science at York, breaks down that potential scenario and what we need to learn now, to be prepared for the future.

Proponents of body cameras say they add accountability and transparency. Critics say they are expensive and simply do not work in terms of improving of changing police behaviour. To discuss this, we are joined by Kevin Walby, associate criminal justice professor at the University of Winnipeg. He studies policing and surveillance.

Are constant deep-cleans necessary? And is 'hygiene theatre' taking away time and resources from methods that are proven to slow down transmission, namely: mask wearing, physical distancing, hand washing and moving activities outdoors? Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious disease specialist at Toronto General Hospital and University Health Network talks to Adrian Cheung about 'hygiene theatre', the new details we're learning about infection and the best practices we can all adopt to keep safe.

Like all generations, there are 'Covidiots' and 'Novidiots.' Everyone is not the same. The Star's culture reporter Karon Liu went digging and talked to many young people who are fighting the stigma of covidiocy.

The WE Charity controversy continues to rage on for the Liberal government and this week, the first victim has been claimed. Finance Minister Bill Morneau and MP of Toronto-Centre resigned from his post on Monday. And less than 24 hours after Morneau's resignation, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is brought into the fold with a cabinet shuffle, becoming Canada's first female finance minister. Tonda MacCharles, senior reporter on federal politics for the Toronto Star, talks to Adrian Cheung about Morneau's resignation, the controversy Trudeau finds himself engulfed in (again), and the emerging image of a federal government sliding into crisis.