Forget a baby bust, the U.S. actually saw a pandemic baby bump

Guest: Hannes Schwandt, Associate Professor, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University

The rise and fall of Edda Mussolini and how the story of Il Duce’s favourite child still resonates in modern Italy

Guest: Caroline Moorhead, historian, writer and author of Mussolini’s Daughter: The Most Dangerous Women in Europe

In Tuesday’s midterms, a Republican Party transformed by Trump looks set to take control of Congress 

Guest: Robert Draper, writer for NY Times Sunday Magazine and National Geographic, author of Weapons of Mass Delusion: When The Republican Party Lost Its Mind

Canadian intelligence warned PM Trudeau that China covertly funded 2019 election candidates

Guest: Sam Cooper, investigative reporter, Global News 

Mom of last Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan chosen as Silver Cross Mother

Guest: Candy Greff, mother of Master Cpl. Byron Greff, 2022 Royal Canadian Legion Silver Cross Mother

Health ministers gather in Vancouver a critical time for the Canadian health care system

Guest: Dr. Alika Lafontaine, President, Canadian Medical Association 

What’s next in the labour battle of CUPE versus the Ontario government?

Guest: Charles Smith, associate professor at St. Thomas More College at the University of Saskatchewan, co-author of "Unions in Court," a history of the labour movement's engagement with the Charter

Live music is back, why do many artists find it harder to finance tours? 

Guest: Rollie Pemberton (Cadence Weapon), musician, author, Polaris Prize winner

The dark cloud hanging over the upcoming World Cup in Qatar 

Guest: Michael Page, deputy director for the Middle East, Human Rights Watch

Jody Wilson-Raybould’s new book explores true reconciliation 

Guest: Jody Wilson-Raybould, former federal Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada, author of True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change 

Guest: Rollie Pemberton (Cadence Weapon), musician, author, Polaris Prize winner

Guest: Michael Page, deputy director for the Middle East, Human Rights Watch

Guest: Jonathan Foley, environmental scientist, Executive Director, Project Drawdown