Quebec's secularism bill praised and denounced as hearings begin
This week, hearings were held on Quebec's secularism bill - which aims to ban public workers in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols. There were fiery exchanges: some say the bill ins...
10 Touko 201923min
How humanity put one million species at risk of extinction
Canadian co-author of the new UN report on extinction, Kai Chan, on how the loss of one species can ripple out to affect an entire ecosystem in ways that we often "don't know until it's too late"
9 Touko 201921min
Taking stock of Doug Ford's spending cuts
Today on Front Burner, CBC Queen's Park reporter Mike Crawley on the cascade of cuts in Doug Ford's Ontario and how they might be felt in the province.
8 Touko 201920min
How the Mark Norman trial could be "a huge political circus"
CBC defence reporter Murray Brewster on the upcoming trial of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, and why it might turn into a political circus, right before the next federal election.
7 Touko 201925min
Huawei exec back in court as China dispute escalates
As Huawei's Meng Whanzou returns to court, CBC Vancouver's Jason Proctor on the repercussions from her arrest in December.
6 Touko 201926min
Who gets to compete as a woman in sports?
Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya, from South Africa, has lost her appeal against proposed rules from track's governing body that require some female runners to lower their naturally high testoste...
3 Touko 201924min
The push for regime change in Venezuela
Today on Front Burner - we speak to the CBC's Evan Dyer about an attempt to oust Nicolas Maduro as well as Columbia University Professor, Jeffrey Sachs, who says the United States, and others, need to...
2 Touko 201922min
Liberals under fire for accepting Illegal SNC Lavalin donations
Journalist Harvey Cashore on the revelation of SNC Lavalin employees who made illegal campaign donations worth more than $100,000 to the Liberal Party of Canada.
1 Touko 201920min
