The Agenda with Steve Paikin
The Agenda with Steve Paikin is TVO's flagship current affairs program - devoted to exploring the social, political, cultural and economic issues that are changing our world, at home and abroad. The Agenda airs weeknights at 8:00 PM EST on TVO - Ontario's Public Media ...
The Agenda with Steve Paikin is TVO's flagship current affairs program - devoted to exploring the social, political, cultural and economic issues that are changing our world, at home and abroad. The Agenda airs weeknights at 8:00 PM EST on TVO - Ontario's Public Media Broadcaster.
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Check Your Privilege
What does it mean to 'check your privilege' and how ...
What does it mean to 'check your privilege' and how is it part of the current focus on political correctness? What does it contribute to identity politics? The Agenda examines what 'privilege' means, who has it, who doesn't have it and how it affects social and professional interaction.
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David Tabachnick: Many Conceptions of the Left
We often talk about "the left" of the political spectrum ...
We often talk about "the left" of the political spectrum as one united movement. However, there are many different strains of left-wing thought and they don't always see the world the same way. Nipissing University political science Professor David Tabachnick tells Steve Paikin how the different branches of the left are responding to political correctness.
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The Left on Political Correctness
This week The Agenda's look at political correctness. First, voices ...
This week The Agenda's look at political correctness. First, voices ranging from writer Jonathan Chait to comedian Patton Oswalt are saying they, as liberals, have a problem with the state of political correctness. Are recent efforts by "social justice warriors" to change the way we think about race and gender the logical extension of left-wing ideals of justice and fairness, or is it an attempt to police speech? Is a left-wing divide growing over political correctness?
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The Last Roundup Debate
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is the number one ...
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is the number one herbicide in agricultural use in Canada. In March, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, declared glyphosate is "probably carcinogenic to humans," setting off a debate with regulatory agencies, including Health Canada, which insists that glyphosate products "do not present unacceptable risks to human health. The Agenda assembles experts to debate the issue.
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Desmond Cole: Black Like Me
In a recent Toronto Life article, Desmond Cole writes that ...
In a recent Toronto Life article, Desmond Cole writes that he has been stopped by police on more than 50 occasions because of his skin colour. He tells Steve Paikin about these experiences and discusses the challenges and hopes for Toronto's new Police Chief Mark Saunders.
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Yvette d'Entremont: When Bad Science Sounds Good
Yvette d'Entremont a.k.a Science Babe is a blogger whose goal ...
Yvette d'Entremont a.k.a Science Babe is a blogger whose goal is to expose bad science on the Internet. She has degrees in chemistry and forensic science and has strong opinions on vaccination, GMOs and food bloggers. She discusses why so much popular information which passes as science is not based in fact.
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The Week in Review
Ontario's budget to checking in on Russia and Canadian parliamentary ...
Ontario's budget to checking in on Russia and Canadian parliamentary pitfalls, The Agenda brings you the week in review.
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Mohamed Fahmy's Trials
This week Mohamed Fahmy finally received a temporary Canadian passport. ...
This week Mohamed Fahmy finally received a temporary Canadian passport. It was a personal victory for the journalist who is still defending his name in the Egyptian courts. His original passport was seized in 2013 when he was arrested and imprisoned with two other Al Jazeera journalists. Fahmy will join The Agenda from Cairo to discuss the latest on his situation.
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Financing Ontario
On Budget Day, Ontario's Minister of Finance Charles Sousa joins ...
On Budget Day, Ontario's Minister of Finance Charles Sousa joins Steve Paikin for a look at the province's books and what Ontarians can expect in the year ahead. Then, the opposition critics have their say.
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Ontario's Fiscal Future
On Budget Day, The Agenda convenes a panel of experts ...
On Budget Day, The Agenda convenes a panel of experts to analyze Ontario's 2015-2016 fiscal goals.
