Podcasts sobre Steve Paikin

Hamilton-Niagara hub journalist Justin Chandler provides an update on a new batch of Hamilton falcons, and how they continue to be a protected species. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Por TVO | Steve Paikin

A group of municipal councilors and community advocates are making the case that the health of Lake Simcoe is vital to its surrounding communities. But from development pressures to climate change, the challenges are many. Why is more investment needed, and should Lake Simcoe be treated similarly to any Great Lake? For insight, we welcome: Jonathan…

The Agenda's week in review begins with reaction to last night's debate among candidates for mayor of Toronto. Then, what are the obstacles to getting big things built in Ontario; can laneway houses help with the housing crunch; and why is Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie making a bid for Queen's Park? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform…

TVO Today Live and the Toronto Region Board of Trade present a mayoral debate with candidates Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Olivia Chow, Mitzie Hunter, Josh Matlow, and Mark Saunders. Steve Paikin moderates as they present their thoughts on Toronto's most pressing issues and share their plans for the city. Then, experts evaluate the talking points. Se…

TVO Today Live, in partnership with the Toronto Region Board of Trade will host the Toronto Mayoral By-Election Debate at the Isabel Bader Theatre on Thursday, May 25 at 7 pm ET. Moderated by Steve Paikin of TVO Today's The Agenda, the leading candidates vying to become the next mayor of Toronto will debate affordability, housing, transit, access t…

Maple Leaf Gardens was built in less than six months. The CN Tower, three years. The Canadian Pacific Railway, four years. The Eglinton Crosstown is now at 12 years with no end in sight. What does that reveal about Ontario's ability to build big things? And what's changed from years past? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Artists, musicians, and writers are getting ripped off, according to Cory Doctorow, co-author of "Chokepoint Capitalism." From Amazon and book publishing and Spotify and music to Google and Facebook and news media, big tech has ,captured culture,, creating modern day monopolies and ,chokepoints., Doctorow explains how these chokepoints work, and th…

What are laneway houses, how are they zoned, and can their availability help alleviate the housing crisis plaguing Ontario cities. For insight, we welcome: Tim Parks, director of planning services, the City of Kingston; Gregg Lintern, chief planner and executive director, City Planning Division, City of Toronto; Christine Lolley, principal at Solar…

It looks as if the mayor of Mississauga would like to become the premier of Ontario. Bonnie Crombie was once a federal Liberal MP. She's been the mayor of Ontario's third largest city for almost a decade. But now, it seems, she'd like to give provincial politics a try. Crombie announced today she's setting up an exploratory committee as a necessary…

Our review of The Agenda's week begins with a discussion of what would happen if the municipality of Peel Region broke apart? Then, how can becoming a police officer be made more accessible? And, what's in store for Mexico ahead of its election next year? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

In 2019, a Liberal Party vying for political power promised voters, if elected, they would plant a whopping two billion trees across Canada by 2031. The plan proposed would potentially reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a major way. Now, eight years away from the deadline, a new report from Canada's environment commissioner says the federal governm…

By law, the current and highly popular Mexican president Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador cannot run for another term in next year's general election. And he's vowed not to try. Still, moves such as the changes to election law made recently by his government - but stymied by the courts - have critics worried that he's positioning his party to revive a k…

Maybe there's a new litter of racoons in your garage. Or a scratching noise in the ceiling that makes you think squirrels. How about an all-consuming confrontation with a skunk? In cities and towns across Ontario, people and wild animals interact whether they want to or not. New York opted to hire a Rat Czar to oversee their biggest problem. Does s…

Midwives in Ontario have argued for years that they aren't allowed to practice the full scope of their skillset. As Ontario's health-care costs rise, is it time to revisit the role of the midwife? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Por TVO | Steve Paikin

Almost 50 years ago, Premier Bill Davis's government created the Region of Peel to facilitate the delivery of municipal services in the increasingly urban areas of Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon. Now, with all three thriving in their own right, and amid nearly two decades of pressure from Mississauga to become a stand-alone municipality, the re…

Steve Paikin talks to three experts about how Ontario can better support people with intellectual disabilities. They weigh in on Ontario's plan to change the way developmental services are funded, a recent investigation launched by the province's ombudsman into cases of people with developmental disabilities stuck in hospitals, gaps in the delivery…

The federal government accepted the findings of the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in 2019, yet Canada has failed to deliver on its commitments to fulfil the inquiry's recommendations. The House of Commons unanimously backed a motion in early May to declare missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls a nat…

Last month, Premier Doug Ford announced major changes in police recruitment including the elimination of tuition and post-secondary requirements. The provincial government aims to bring in more police officers by making it easier for people to become one. While some support these changes, other argue that post-secondary education is crucial in poli…

From calling on a papal apology for residential school abuse, to ending conversion therapy in Canada; online petitions have been increasingly present in digital space. But do they actually bring about change? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Por TVO | Steve Paikin

Fighting erupted in Sudan in mid-April, as rival generals looked to assert their authority over the country. Frantic efforts to evacuate foreign nationals, put the conflict on the international agenda. But, as the weeks have passed without a resolution, tens of thousands are displaced and the death toll is mounting. What will it take for the curren…

Canada is known around the world for its multiculturalism and welcoming attitudes towards immigrants and refugees. In fact, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau characterized Canada as the first "post-national" state in 2015. Does Canada's reputation and narrative on migration match up to a real openness in society? Why do highly-qualified immigrants end …

In late April, the Haliburton Highlands Health Services announced it was cancelling emergency services in Minden and consolidating with the Haliburton hospital, approximately 30 minutes away. The closure is effective June 1. A grassroots group has formed and this week presented more than 16,000 signatures in support of reversing the decision to Que…

Using an earlier version of ChatGPT researchers were able to translate the private thoughts of human subjects by analyzing brain scans, including what they were seeing while watching a silent film. How is this possible? What does this growing ability to decode brain activity mean for understanding mental illness? And what are the ethical implicatio…

Geoffrey Hinton, the "Godfather of AI," recently left Google warning of the dangers posed by AI. And thousands of AI researchers have signed an open letter calling for a six-month pause on AI development, which raises the sci-fi-like question: Does AI pose an existential threat to humanity? And from the printing press to the steam engine and the in…

Loneliness isn't just unpleasant. It turns out it's also bad for your health and for social cohesion. What may have been a taboo topic prior to the pandemic is now higher on the list of social issues to solve. For some insight, we welcome Pete Bombaci, founder and executive director of the not-for-profit GenWell Project, that aims to be a Canadian-…

Canada is well known for being sanctuary to 30,000 American slaves, desperate to reach the end of the Underground Railroad, north of their border. Much is also said of the tens of thousands of Canadians who donned blue uniforms and enlisted with Lincoln's Union army during the American Civil War. But, leading members of this country's political, me…