Will laws apply in Ontario’s ‘special economic zones’?
The Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act – also known as Bill 5 – aims to fast track mining projects in Ontario and gives the government the power to create 'special economic zones' that woul...
29 Touko 202523min
A royal visit and a high-stakes political moment
For the third time in Canadian history, the head of the British monarchy delivered the throne speech before ushering in a new session of parliament. It comes at a time when Canada could use some help ...
28 Touko 202524min
The ‘cover-up’ of Joe Biden’s decline
Last June, during the first presidential debate of the 2024 U.S. election campaign, Joe Biden stumbled and struggled to find the right words. His performance was described as disastrous and incoherent...
27 Touko 202530min
Is Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ more fantasy than reality?
Donald Trump’s 'Golden Dome’ is a proposed defense program that will feature the use of space lasers, satellites and interceptors designed to provide 24/7 space based defence. It’s advertised as a bul...
26 Touko 202527min
George Floyd’s murder, what’s changed in five years?
On May 25th 2020, Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, by kneeling on his neck for over nine minutes. The whole thing was caught on video and once it g...
23 Touko 202528min
Diddy on trial
It’s been a year and a half since the R&B singer Cassie Ventura first accused hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs of rape and repeated physical abuse over the course of their decade-long relationship. Th...
22 Touko 202534min
Trump, Hitler and how democracies die
Today on the show is historian Timothy Ryback. Timothy is an author and writer with The Atlantic. He’s the director of the Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation in The Hague. Last year h...
21 Touko 202532min
Is Alberta headed towards a separation vote?
Hundreds of people filled a banquet hall in Calgary last week to hear from the Alberta Prosperity Project, a group that wants Alberta to separate from Canada.They're trying to drum up support for a pe...
20 Touko 202529min
