Cuts, spending, spin: The economics of party platforms
Within the last week, the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP have all released their costed platforms, detailing their plans for the country and how they will pay for them. While the question of who will...
25 Apr 202527min
The politics of the toxic drug crisis
Since 2016, the toxic drug crisis has taken more than 50 thousand Canadian lives.The Conservative party has promised $200-million a year to fund addictions recovery care for 50,000 people, according t...
24 Apr 202535min
How different are the party platforms?
The Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP have released their platforms. What exactly are they promising to do on issues like housing, climate change, crime and justice and the cost of living?We’ve gathere...
23 Apr 202534min
The legacy of Pope Francis
Pope Francis brought a lot of firsts to the Catholic Church. He was the first from Latin America, and under him, the church became increasingly globalized and diverse. He spoke up for LGBTQ rights, fo...
22 Apr 202522min
Do drugs belong in therapy?
On Drugs looks through the lenses of history, pop culture and personal experience to understand how drugs have shaped our world. Because even if it’s just caffeine or ibuprofen, there’s a good chance ...
21 Apr 202540min
Recapping the high-stakes leaders' debate
As the federal election reaches the homestretch, four party leaders squared off in Montreal Thursday evening in the only English-language debate of the campaign. Liberal leader and polling frontrunner...
18 Apr 202529min
A pre-debate state of the race
With just over a week until election day, Canada's main party leaders go head to head tonight in the only English language debate. So, where does the campaign stand? Is anything shifting? How do peopl...
17 Apr 202525min
When China and the U.S. fight, who wins?
A big part of Donald Trump’s global tariff regime targets the Chinese economy in a bid, he says, to force the country into a deal favorable to the United States. Despite this, officials in China have ...
16 Apr 202541min
