Trudeau, blackface and experiencing racism in Canada
Today on Front Burner, we talk to the National Observer’s Fatima Syed, and to doctor Ritika Goel, about Justin Trudeau’s blackface scandal, and why for so many Canadians of colour, it’s a familiar sor...
20 Syys 201921min
Photo shows Liberal leader Justin Trudeau in brownface
A photograph of Justin Trudeau in brownface and wearing a turban at a 2001 “Arabian Nights”-themed costume party was published in TIME Wednesday night. Soon after, Trudeau apologized, saying he now re...
19 Syys 201918min
Loneliness, suicide, substance abuse: Mental health in Alberta’s oilpatch
Today on Front Burner, an intimate look at mental health struggles amongst workers in Alberta’s oilpatch with the co-producer of a new documentary on the subject, ‘Digging in the Dirt.’
18 Syys 201919min
Controversial candidates and big campaign promises
Not even one week into the federal election campaign and the major parties are already struggling with controversial candidates. Today on Front Burner, host of Power and Politics Vassy Kapelos and CBC...
17 Syys 201925min
Please Explain: Where the major parties stand on climate change
In Please Explain, voters come on Front Burner to ask their biggest questions about the election. First up: Marieke Walsh from the Globe and Mail explains the party platforms on climate change, and ho...
16 Syys 201927min
Understanding Vladimir Putin’s grip on power
Today on Front Burner, CBC’s Moscow Correspondent Chris Brown takes us through Vladimir Putin’s decades-long grip on power, and whether or not a popular protest movement and falling approval numbers c...
13 Syys 201924min
Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale and its much-hyped sequel
This week, hundreds of fans gathered in London to celebrate the launch of The Testaments, the much-anticipated sequel to Margaret Atwood's best-selling novel, The Handmaid's Tale. Similar events took ...
12 Syys 201922min
The paths to Canadian election victory
The federal election campaign is set to kick off today, and so does our weekly election panel. Today on Front Burner, Power and Politics host Vassy Kapelos and CBC’s polling analyst, Éric Grenier.
11 Syys 201923min
