The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Audio)

The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Audio)

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The Agenda with Steve Paikin is TVO's flagship current affairs program - devoted to exploring the social, political, cultural and economic issues that are changing our world, at home and abroad. The Agenda airs weeknights at 8:00 PM EST on TVO - Canada's

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Moving Sri Lanka Forward
05/19/2012 As Sri Lanka emerges from a war that spanned three decades, The Agenda examines what is next for the island nation.
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John Baird: Canada's Pivot Towards Asia
05/19/2012 Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird tells Piya Chattopadhyay why Canada needs to secure a stronger relationship with Asia.
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A New Canadian Identity?
05/18/2012 A new idea of Canada is starting to take hold. A country with strong ties to the monarchy, an emboldened sense of military tradition and shouting its accomplishments from the rooftops. The Agenda examines if this is a rewriting of Canadian values or a return to our roots.
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Mosaic Versus the Crown?
05/18/2012 Canada is a Commonwealth nation. Will a more ethnically diverse Canada feel less connected to the Crown? Or does the House of Windsor embody universal values? Steve Paikin talks to Akaash Maharaj and Donald Blair about their views on the monarchy.
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Martin Short: I, Martin Short, Goes Washington
05/17/2012 He is a comedian. He is an actor. He also has quite a few opinions on US politics. Martin Short sits down with Steve Paikin.
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Karen Thorne-Stone: Keeping Ontario Rolling
05/17/2012 Ontario's film and television production industry had its best year ever in 2011, contributing over $1 billion to Ontario's economy. Ontario Media Development Corporation president and CEO Karen Thorne-Stone sits down with Steve to talk about their role in supporting Ontario's creative industries.
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Jeffrey Steiner: Script for Success
05/17/2012 The man behind Toronto's Pinewood Studios, Jeffrey Steiner, tells Steve Paikin about his latest project - adapting the works of author Jeffrey Archer.
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Following the Arab Spring
05/16/2012 Almost a year and a half since the birth of the Arab Spring, the countries of Egypt, Libya and Syria have experienced very different outcomes. The Agenda looks at the real impact of the revolution, and what changes will take shape next.
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Orley Ashenfelter: Big Macroeconomics
05/15/2012 Princeton labour economist Orley Ashenfelter uses data from McDonald's to study the economy. For him, Big Macs are a benchmark for comparing wages around the globe. He joins Steve Paikin.
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Deconstructing Personal Debt
05/15/2012 Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney says Canadians need to rein in their personal debt loads. The Agenda asks: how much debt (if any) is good debt?
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Speaking of the "Mentally Ill"
05/12/2012 When diagnosing mental illness, words matter. Some words empower, while others stigmatize. How do those with mental illness want to be regarded? The Agenda has a conversation about language, labels and identity. Part of our Mental Health Matters series.
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Schizophrenia: A Sentence or a Diagnosis?
05/11/2012 Schizophrenia is one of the most feared and misunderstood mental illnesses. Is it a disease of the brain or a condition caused by social circumstances? The latest in The Agenda's Mental Health Matters series.
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Police and the Mentally Ill
05/11/2012 Although most people who have a mental illness or addiction problem never come in contact with the police, those who do are most often in crisis. As part of The Agenda's Mental Health Matters series, we examine how these special cases should be handled.
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Putting Depression on the Couch
05/10/2012 It is one of the most common mental health issues: depression. As part of our Mental Health Matters series, The Agenda looks at the latest in treatments for depression.
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Depression: A Family Affair
05/10/2012 Depression is not just a medical matter. It's a family one, too. Jordan Peterson and his daughter Mikhaila share their story of depression with Steve Paikin. Part of The Agenda's Mental Health Matters series.
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Can Mental Health Care Be Fixed?
05/09/2012 The Mental Health Commission of Canada has announced its new strategy. Will it help those dealing with mental illness get the treatment they need? Part of The Agenda's Mental Health Matters series.
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David Goldbloom: A New Strategy for Mental Health
05/09/2012 Changing Directions, Changing Lives: Commission Chair David Goldbloom on the new national mental health strategy from the Mental Health Commission of Canada.
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Disturbed Minds or Manuals?
05/08/2012 The upcoming 5th edition of the DSM is causing major debate in the psychiatric community. The Agenda examines how changes to the psychiatric "Bible" will create opportunities to diagnose people with mental disorders. Part of tvo's Mental Health Matters series.
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Margaret McCain: Investing in Children's Mental Health
05/05/2012 Child advocate and philanthropist Margaret McCain sits with Steve Paikin to discuss her latest $10 million mental health initiative for children and youth.
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The Origins of Our Mental Malaise
05/05/2012 From biology to society, The Agenda examines if we are any closer to understanding the source of mental illness.
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Agenda Insight: Beyond Gender?
05/03/2012 Gender by any other name: Agenda Insight Essayist Jordan Peterson on what is lost when we attempt to equalize gender roles.
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What Makes History?
05/03/2012 What if key historic events - like the assassination of JFK for instance - not happened? And do events make history, or the people involved? The Agenda examines how history is made.
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Canada's Best Premiers
05/03/2012 When Canadians think of political leadership, they often look to the Prime Minister's Office. However, Canada's premiers have built our social services, provided the conditions for the economy to grow and, for the most part, governed us well. We count down the five best premiers of the past 40 years and recount how they made this country a better place.
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Peter Lougheed: Canada's Top Premier
05/03/2012 Policy Options magazine asked eminent Canadians to vote on the best premiers of the past 40 years. The results are in, and the winner is former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed. Steve Paikin interviews Lougheed about his career and legacy.
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Mental Illness in the Family
05/02/2012 What happens when a family member has a mental illness? It can be a time of isolation and frustration for many families as they try to help their loved one. As part of The Agenda's Mental Health Matters series, we examine mental illness in the family.
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Occupy: Take Two
05/01/2012 After a fall and winter of some discontent, the Occupy movement promises to take to the streets of North America in a show of force on May 1. Steve Paikin talks to activists from Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Toronto to find out what they've been doing since the encampments were cleared, and what their aims are for tomorrow and beyond.
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From Protest to Change
05/01/2012 Making change happen: From mobilization to the cultivation of new ideas, The Agenda examines the challenges of creating societal change.
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Jonah Lehrer: How Creativity Works
04/28/2012 Jonah Lehrer says a creative person lurks in all of us. He sits down with Steve Paikin to detail the neuroscience behind our creative thought.
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Stephon Alexander: Creativity, Notes and Numbers
04/28/2012 Stephon Alexander is a theoretical physicist. He is also a jazz musician. He tells Steve Paikin how the marriage of his music and his research makes him a better performer at work, and on stage.
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Gordon Chang: A Test for Kim Jong Un
04/27/2012 A failed missile test is proving to be the first real test of new North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Author Gordon Chang sits down with Steve Paikin for more on North Korea's failure to launch.
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Peter Robinson: Mixing Charity and Politics
04/27/2012 When is a charity a lobbyist? The Suzuki Foundation's Peter Robinson on the Conservative government's new guidelines for charitable organizations.
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Donald Johnson: Tax Policy for Good
04/27/2012 Donald Johnson has succeeded on Bay Street and in philanthropic circles. His next goal: to strengthen charities through tax incentives. He sits down with Steve Paikin.
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Agenda Insight: By Virtue of Their Gender
04/26/2012 In-fighting, equality and keeping a female eye on the prize. Agenda Insight Essayist Carla Lucchetta on women in public eye, and those that attack them.
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Andrea Horwath: The Day After the Budget Vote
04/26/2012 Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath tells Steve Paikin on the deal that saved Ontario from heading to the polls.
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Universities: Bang for Our Buck?
04/26/2012 Ontario is the education province, with a future purportedly based in the knowledge economy. But is the money being spent on Ontario universities delivering what we want?
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Imagining the Future
04/25/2012 Nobody knows what the future will bring, yet much of our thinking about the present depends on how we imagine the future. The Agenda examines the notion of "future".
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Martin Wolf: Facing Financial Reality
04/24/2012 We won't get fooled again: Are we doomed to repeat the same financial mistakes that lead to the global financial collapse? Financial Times columnist Martin Wolf sits down with Steve Paikin.
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Chris Kobrak: Learning From the Financial Crisis
04/24/2012 History will teach us nothing: Business historian Chris Kobrak tells Steve Paikin what we can and cannot learn from past financial crises.
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Philip Cross: For the Love of Numbers
04/24/2012 Numbers tell a story: Former Statistics Canada chief economic analyst Philip Cross on creating good policy around subjective numbers.
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Iran: A Path to War?
04/21/2012 The Agenda examines if international talks between Tehran and six major powers will help avoid military action over Iran's nuclear program.
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Jim McCarter: Your Rising Electricity Bill
04/20/2012 You're paying more on your electricity bill. Ontario Auditor General Jim McCarter tells Steve Paikin what the global adjustment is and why you should care.
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Getting Current on the Green Energy Act
04/20/2012 Rising electricity bills, declining feed-in-tariff rates and a big deficit. Three years later, should we consider the Green Energy Act experiment to be a failure?
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Agenda Insight: Dollars, Dumb Policy and Hydro
04/19/2012 Green Energy Blues: Insight Essayist Tony Keller on Ontario's failed industrial and environmental policy.
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The Three Amigos of the Constitution
04/19/2012 Looking back on the Kitchen Accord: Three decades ago, three justice ministers met in a conference centre kitchen to hammer out a constitutional deal. Jean Chretien, Roy McMurtry and Roy Romanow sit down with Steve Paikin to reflect on that historic night.
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The Constitution at 30
04/17/2012 Queen Elizabeth II sat down at Parliament Hill on April 17, 1982 and signed Canada's Constitution Act. 30 years later, The Agenda examines the politics behind the proclamation, and if the Quebec question should have been handled differently.
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Mental Health at Work
04/17/2012 It's not something we talk about with our work colleagues, but it affects many of us. Almost 40% of employee benefit claims are related to mental health, and mental health issues cost the Canadian economy $51 billion each year in lost productivity. From cost to stigma, coping to sharing, The Agenda examines mental health in the workplace, in this latest installment in our Mental Health Matters series.
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Realigning Canadian Immigration
04/14/2012 In an effort to modernize Canada's immigration process, the Harper Government has introduced several key proposals. The Agenda looks at what the proposals mean for those coming to Canada.
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Jason Kenney: Bottom Line Immigration
04/14/2012 Immigration Minister Jason Kenney wants to match the needs of immigrants with Canada's economic needs. He joins Steve Paikin to discuss his plan.
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Agenda Insight: Spring, Hope and Revolutions
04/13/2012 Agenda Insight Essayist Janice Stein on the Arab Spring and failed revolutions.
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Labour Pains
04/13/2012 Austerity is in the air. Both the federal and provincial budgets indicated cuts are coming to the public sector. The private sector has already started cutting. Where does that leave Canada's unions?
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Sam Hammond: ETFO Walks Away
04/13/2012 The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario walked away from negotiations after only one hour. ETFO President Sam Hammond tells Steve Paikin why.
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Mike Lake: Autism Awareness
04/12/2012 Alberta MP Mike Lake has an autistic son named Jaden. He joins Steve Paikin to explore what autism is, how it affects Jaden's life and what's being done for people with autism.
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The Economy vs. the Environment
04/11/2012 A different kind of green: Canada's economy has shifted to a resource economy. The Agenda examines what that means for Canada's environmental movement.
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Christianity Goes Global
04/10/2012 Christianity isn't in decline. In the past century, the religion has more than tripled in size. As Europe and North America become increasingly secular, the "global south" is converting to Christianity. The Agenda asks: What does this mean for the future of the faith?
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Hart Pomerantz
04/07/2012 Hart Pomerantz has spent a lifetime as both a lawyer and a comedian. One might not have thought the courtroom was a funny place, but Hart says it most definitely is. He started his comedy career doing shows with Lorne Michaels, who would go on to create Saturday Night Live. Hart still practices law - and still tells jokes.
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Alain de Botton: Religion for Atheists
04/07/2012 Religion: not just for believers anymore. Philosopher and author Alain de Botton says non-believers can learn a lot from religion - without believing in God. He sits down with Steve Paikin.
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China's Changing of the Guard
04/06/2012 A divine right to rule: The Agenda examines the Chinese leadership model and the current leadership transition in China.
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Agenda Insight: The Raj, the Reich and the Good Fight
04/05/2012 Agenda Insight Essayist Akaash Maharaj on how historical battles and ideologies permeate families for generations.
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Race in America
04/05/2012 Race and the presidential election: From the challenges of the first African American president, to the courting of the Hispanic vote, The Agenda examines how much of a factor race is playing in the US presidential election.
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The Roots of Addiction
04/04/2012 What can current brain science tell us about addiction? As part of The Agenda's Mental Health Matters series, we visit the roots of addiction.
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The Godfather at 40
04/03/2012 An offer you can't refuse: "The Godfather" hit silver screens across North America 40 years ago. The Agenda looks at how the film changed motion picture history.
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Civility in Politics
03/31/2012 Four former speakers of the Ontario legislature share their views on how we can get more civility into public life - not just in question period but across the board.
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Judy Rebick: Technocrat Tyranny?
03/31/2012 The rule of the technocrats: Have democracies given too much control to bureaucrats and policy advisors? Judy Rebick joins Steve Paikin for more.
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Agenda Insight: Against Rigid Politics
03/30/2012 Politics, principles and positions: Agenda Insight Essayist Jordan Peterson and the endless debate that constitutes the soul of our democracy.
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A Budget for Canada 2012
03/30/2012 The Agenda examines the Harper Conservatives' first majority budget and what it means for Canadian policy going forward.
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Thomas Mulcair: On Canada's Budget
03/30/2012 NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair tells Steve Paikin what the Official Opposition thinks of the 2012 Federal Budget.
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George Smitherman: The Seeds of Ornge
03/29/2012 Ontario's auditor general released a report detailing many violations committed by Ontario's air ambulance service, known as Ornge. Much of this happened under former health minister George Smitherman's watch. He sits down with Steve Paikin to answer questions about Ornge's past practices.
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Daniel Leigh: The Economics of Austerity
03/29/2012 An austere time: What are the short-term effects of fiscal retrenchment on economic activity? IMF economist Daniel Leigh sits down with Steve Paikin to explain what an austerity budget typically means.
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Bryan Evans: The Politics of Austerity
03/29/2012 Governing during the bad times: Ryerson University's Bryan Evans and how politics change in times of austerity.
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Ontario's Austerity Budget
03/28/2012 Budgeting in a post-Drummond world: The Agenda examines the 2012 Ontario Budget.
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America: The Land of the Future?
03/27/2012 Once hailed as the land of the future. The leader of the Western World. Today's America looks like it has lost its edge. Is the United States in terminal decline, or will it remain an indispensable power? Robert Kagan, Francis Fukuyama and Walter Russell Mead answer the question: Is the United States declining as a global power?
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The Next NDP Leader
03/24/2012 As the NDP leadership convention begins in downtown Toronto, The Agenda examines the seven leadership hopefuls and their vision for the future of the party.
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Ed Broadbent: Time for a Third Way?
03/24/2012 For the first time in its history, the federal NDP is the government-in-waiting. Would a move to the centre allow the party to garner more votes? Or would it betray the party's roots? Ed Broadbent sits down with Steve Paikin.
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Saving Our Water
03/23/2012 Much is made of the need to conserve water. If we paid more for it, would we be more likely to conserve this valuable resource?
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Angus Toulouse: Ontario First Nations' Water Woes
03/23/2012 Angus Toulouse, Ontario Regional Chief of the Assembly of First Nations tells Steve Paikin his hopes for improving water infrastructure on Ontario reserves.
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The Water Brothers
03/22/2012 Alex and Tyler Mifflin have travelled the globe looking at important water-issues. The Water Brothers join Steve Paikin to tell him about their exclusive series on TVO.
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Rod Phillips: Gambling with Our Future?
03/22/2012 Ontario is faced with a $16 billion deficit. Are new casinos the revenue-generating answer for Ontario's bottom line? OLG president and CEO Rod Phillips sits down with Steve Paikin.
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Sandy Garossino: Gambling on Gambling
03/22/2012 Toronto, not Las Vegas: Former Crown prosecutor Sandy Garossino says the social costs of gaming outweigh the purported benefits.
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If a Casino, Where a Casino?
03/22/2012 The province plans to build a casino in the Greater Toronto Area. The Agenda examines what is involved in planning for a large gaming centre.
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Agenda Insight: My Quiet Revolution
03/21/2012 Please be quiet: Agenda Insight essayist Carla Lucchetta on the quiet power of introverts.
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David Healy: Bad Medicine
03/21/2012 Pharmageddon: Cardiff University psychiatrist Dr. David Healy says evidence-based medicine and industry-controlled drug trials are leading to an over reliance and unnecessary treatment by prescription. As part of TVO 19s Mental Health Matters coverage, he joins Steve Paikin to detail what he sees as the growing pharmaceuticalization of medicine.
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Depressed Over Anti-Depressants
03/21/2012 It's been almost a quarter century since the introduction of Prozac. Since then, Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) have emerged as the dominant anti-depressant. Yet mistrust over SSRIs abounds because of their perceived over-use and initially under-reported side-effects and risks. Are SSRIs the bane of psychiatry, or have they been a panacea for people suffering from depression and anxiety disorders?
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Dave Toycen: West Africa's Food Crisis
03/20/2012 There's a food crisis happening in West Africa's Sahel region, and World Vision Canada's President and CEO Dave Toycen recently returned from Mali, where he saw firsthand the worsening conditions. A combination of drought, high food prices, reduced harvests, poverty, and conflict have put 13 million people at risk. Unless a global effort is mounted, more than 23 million people could be affected.
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The Coming of Techno-Politics
03/17/2012 John Duffy says that more and more, our political discourse will not be about the size of government, but about technology. The Agenda examines the new techno-politics.
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Ezra Vogel: The Transformation of China
03/16/2012 Deng Xiaoping: the leader who shaped contemporary China. Gelber Prize winner Ezra Vogel sits down with Steve Paikin to discuss China under Deng Xiaoping.
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Nicholas Lardy: Sustaining China's Economic Growth
03/16/2012 China has weathered the global economic storm. What must China do to ensure this level of growth?
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Minxin Pei: China's Crony Capitalism
03/16/2012 Does economic change equal political change? Minxin Pei says the Chinese economy has fallen victim to crony capitalism. He joins Steve Paikin.
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Agenda Insight: Quality Over Quantity
03/15/2012 Two governments, two fiscal challenges: Agenda Insight Essayist Tony Keller on the economic realities in Ontario and Canada.
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Filling Jack Layton's Seat
03/15/2012 As the federal by-election in Toronto-Danforth heats up, The Agenda assembles the main contenders vying to fill the late Jack Layton's seat.
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Susan Delacourt: Political Ethics, An Oxymoron?
03/15/2012 On robocalls and political rivalry: Toronto Star Ottawa writer Susan Delacourt joins Steve Paikin to discuss the political drama on Parliament Hill.
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Big Bad Data?
03/14/2012 You are leaving digital footprints online. And those footprints are increasingly valuable to advertisers and marketers. How is your data - sites you're visiting, what you're reading online - being used, for good and bad?
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Saving Big Auto
03/13/2012 Bailout vs. bankruptcy: Billions were spent on the auto bailouts and tens of thousands of jobs were saved. But did the auto bailouts accomplish what was truly needed for the industry?
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George Magliano: Recharging the Volt
03/13/2012 General Motors is idling production of the Volt. Auto sector economist George Magliano tells Steve Paikin why consumers aren't buying the vehicle.
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Austerity and Ontario's Teachers
03/10/2012 Dalton McGuinty calls himself the education premier, yet he's asking Ontario teachers to take a wage freeze. Are the years of labour peace under the Dalton McGuinty Liberals about to vanish?
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Syria Under Siege
03/10/2012 11 months of bloody fighting and an estimated 7-thousand dead. The Agenda examines the continuing violence in Syria.
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Pat Quinn: A Great Lakes Governor
03/09/2012 The Governor of Illinois sits down with Steve Paikin to discuss Ontario's relationship with the state and opportunities for growth.
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Ontario vs. the Petrodollar
03/09/2012 Dalton McGuinty ignited a firestorm when he declared that he would prefer a lower dollar rather than a strong oil and gas sector for Canada. Is the petrodollar responsible for Ontario's sagging economy? The Agenda examines whether the economic interests of Canada differ from those of Ontario.
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John Stackhouse: Putin, Still on Top
03/08/2012 Amid rumours of election violations, Russia's Vladimir Putin has extended his hold on power for at least another six years. The Globe and Mail's editor John Stackhouse joins Steve Paikin for more on this modern-day czar.
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Agenda Insight: Standing Up to Syria
03/07/2012 Standing up to Syria: Agenda Insight Essayist Janice Stein on why our options are so limited.
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Of Two Minds: The Origins of Our Mental Malaise
03/07/2012 The divided brain, our biology and social pressures. Psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist joins a debate as The Agenda examines if we are any closer to understanding the source of mental illness.
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