In 2020, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya emerged as a powerful voice for change in Belarus when she ran against President Alexander Lukashenko who has led the country since 1994 with what some call "an iron hand." The controversial results led to the largest protests in the country's history and pressure on Tsikhanouskaya to leave Belarus. As her country …

"Don't be silly! Girls can't fly." That's the message seven-year-old Lola Reid Allin heard from her father. More than 60 years later, she shares the highs and lows of her flying career, societal expectations of women of the time and how she's hoping to inspire the next generation of young women. She takes Jeyan Jeganathan up above the clouds to tal…

Is the dream of Canadian citizenship still worth pursuing? While carrying a passport and voting in elections might have once been the goal for many permanent residents who call Canada home, a new report from the Institute for Canadian Citizenship finds that the number of permanent residents leaving Canada is on the rise. What is sparking this migra…

How does the telling of Canadian history change when we add Indigenous perspectives? Whose voices have been excluded from our understanding of this country's narrative? Jody Wilson-Raybould presents a more complete version of events in a new book she's co-authored with Roshan Danesh, called "Reconciling History: A Story of Canada." See omnystudio.c…

There was a time in Ontario when the provincial government focused on the really big issues: clean air and water, inter-city rail service, provincial parks, good education policy, effective hospital care. Not anymore. Doug Ford's government is different. Exhibit A: deciding where the capital city can and cannot put bike lanes. What's going on here?…

Back in the day, the bird that was Liberal Party of Canada had two wings: a social justice wing and a business wing. They co-existed pretty well and kept the Liberals balanced, and in power, for the lion's share of the last hundred years. One prominent Liberal has never been under any illusion as to which wing he preferred, as you'll hear from Lloy…

The Agenda's week in review explores how Canada's food system is affected by monopoly power, whether President-elect Donald Trump can end the war in Ukraine, why school boards in Ontario have massive deficits, and the risk head injuries pose for young athletes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

From online hoaxes to deep fakes, the media landscape is filled with misinformation and disinformation. "Big [If True]" is a new weekly series premiering on TVO that aims to help viewers navigate through the false narratives and fake news bombarding our feeds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

How do head injuries and concussions increase risk for brain disease? And what can we do to prevent people from getting hurt? We explore these risks, as well as new science that may help identify brain disease sooner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.بقلم TVO | Steve Paikin

Quilter Alice Olsen Williams living in Curve Lake First Nation and Quillworker Sandra Moore living in Hiawatha First Nation use their art to pass on their Anishinaabe heritage so it doesn't get forgotten. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.بقلم TVO | Steve Paikin

The leader of the government in the House of Commons is one of the most important jobs in parliament. It's tricky work, especially in a minority parliament such as the one the Trudeau Liberals govern with at the moment. That's been made tougher due to a procedural stalemate. The post is held by the Liberal member for Burlington, Karina Gould, and s…

Multiple school boards across the province are in the red and students are seeing the effects in staffing, program and supply cutbacks. The Ministry of Education recently reported that 21 boards are reporting in-year deficits of $200 million. The Agenda looks at why these boards are in the shape they're in. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i…

Research by Brock University has found that disruptive behaviours in students has increased in Ontario classrooms since the return of in-person learning following the pandemic. The Agenda invites one of the researchers behind this study and a long-time Ontario educator to discuss what is causing rampant student incivility. See omnystudio.com/listen…

With Donald Trump poised to return to the presidency, what will this mean for the war in Ukraine? Will Canada and other western nations step up? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.بقلم TVO | Steve Paikin

A new report from the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project argues Canada's food system is being undermined by monopoly. And while grocery stores have become an easy target for consumer anger over the cost of food, this report says consolidation has occurred at all levels of the supply chain. The Agenda looks at the implications of the report. See omnystu…

What is the greatest piece of music ever written? If you said Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, you'll get no argument here. But how to describe a documentary about the Ninth which includes Russia's immoral war against Ukraine, Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel a year ago, and the cartoonist who created Charlie Brown? Complicated? You bet. Here are the d…

Almost every province has an identity. Whether you're an Albertan, a Quebecer, or a Newfoundlander, identifying with your province comes a lot easier for some. But what about here in Ontario? How often do you hear anyone refer to themselves as an "Ontarian"? Joining Jeyan Jeganathan to discuss whether there is such a thing as an Ontario identity ar…

If you add up the number of professional sports franchises in North America -- that's men and women's pro hockey and basketball, baseball, soccer, the NFL, and CFL -- you'll find we have 180 teams. The person who signs the cheques is called "the owner" for all except one of those teams. Ever since he bought Canadian football's Hamilton Tiger-Cats t…

Ontario's minimum wage rose to $17.20 from $16.55 on October 1, an increase of almost 4 percent based on the province's consumer price index. But advocates argue that the wage is still too low in places with a higher cost of living. There's even a movement to introduce a living wage, one that is indexed to local costs. Minimum wage workers in Toron…

As tipping creeps into more and more of our transactions, some restaurants have bucked the trend and ended the practice all together. It means higher prices on the menus and more costs for the restaurants' owners, but they say it is a better and more fair way to treat their employees. How are these eateries faring in a time when the industry is alr…

In an era of growing geopolitical tensions paralleled by deepening digitalization of economies and societies, has technology become the new battleground in the geopolitical quest for power? Host Steve Paikin asks: George Takach (author, "Cold War 2.0: Artificial Intelligence in the New Battle Between China, Russia and America"), Rachel Ziemba (Cent…

Pakistani-Canadian journalist Sadiya Ansari investigates the life of her mysterious grandmother Tahira, who leaves her children to follow a lover in post-Partition Pakistan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.بقلم TVO | Steve Paikin

From the trenches of Korea to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus and the breakup of the former Yugoslavia, "Forgotten War" has detailed these post-World War II conflicts through the eyes of Canadian veterans who were there. But do Canadians know much if anything about this history? Has our peacekeeping past become more myth than reality? And from the d…

The Battle of Britain was one of the hardest fought in the Second World War. In "Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen in Their Finest Hour," historian Ted Barris details how Canadian flyers were vital in the battle and helped win it alongside their British counterparts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

The Agenda's week in review looks at the evolution of Holocaust education, the return of Donald Trump to the presidency, one woman's crusade against intimate partner violence, and the complicated meaning behind the term "Black Excellence". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.بقلم TVO | Steve Paikin