The Agenda with Steve Paikin

Auto Bailout: Yes or No?

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

The big three: they make vehicles that fewer and fewer people want, they're on the hook for billions they don't have, and they base it all on a business model which has failed.

David MacKinnon

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

To have and have-not: the Frontier Centre for Public Policy's David MacKinnon and Ontario's bellying up to the equalization bar.

Ontario's Poverty Dilemma

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

Our poverty dilemma: what the economic downturn means to the province's promise to the poor.

Our Resource Economy

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

Local resources, global realities: what a global economic slowdown and an increasingly competitive environment mean for Northern Ontario's traditional economic backbone.

Your Agenda: Toronto's Architectural Facelifts

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

Toronto's new architecture: how a handful of Toronto landmarks are throwing out the old, preserving, and building at the same time.

Eric Margolis

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

The perils of empire: "American Raj" author Eric Margolis on how the U.S. and the Muslim world can prevent a clash of civilizations.

Janice Stein

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

Tough talk: TVO foreign analyst Janice Stein on why some Europeans think the American century is coming to a close.

Bruce Dowbiggin

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

Being Canadian on - and off - the ice: author Bruce Dowbiggin on what hockey tells us about where we've come from and where we're going.

Paul Gross

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

Passchendaele: actor and director Paul Gross and his telling of the epic Canadian World War I battle.

eVoting

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

Technology and the vote: Why has there been a stubbornly slow adoption of electronic voting?

Carl Isenburg

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

Municipal Property Assessment Corporation President Carl Isenburg on property values, accurate assessments, and the appeals process.

Obama and Harper

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

Role reversal: what a conservative north of the border and a liberal south of it will mean for Canada-U.S. relations.

Paul Cellucci

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

Between friends: former U.S. ambassador to Canada Paul Cellucci on what an Obama victory means for relations along the 49th parallel.

Your Agenda: Could Canada Produce an Obama?

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

America?s new face and Canada's same-old, same-old: Where is Canada's Obama?

Jean Bethke Elshtain

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Feeling good about change: University of Chicago's Jean Bethke Elshtain on what has - and what hasn't - changed in America following Barack Obama's historic victory.

Ato Quayson

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

What does an Obama presidency mean to governance in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Rinaldo Walcott

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

What message should Canada's black communities take from an Obama presidency?

John L. Jackson Jr.

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

What does Barack Obama's victory mean to African Americans?

Bruce Ackerman

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

Bruce Ackerman and the case against the U.S. vice presidency.

Wind Power Blowback

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

Fresh air or hot air? The blustery debate over wind energy.

Government Failure ... of What Kind?

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

The credit crisis: gauging government's role in - and response to - the credit crisis.

Andrew Lo

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

Homo economicus: MIT's Andrew Lo on reason, emotion, and behavioural economics.

October 31 2008: Why We Love Violence

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST

The vicarious pleasure of violent entertainment: why we love violence and need fear.

October 31 2008: Bill Bishop

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST

Bill Bishop on why America's "Big Sort" self-segregation is tearing that country apart.

October 30 2008: Post-Show Video Chat

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST

Following Thursday's on-air discussion, Steve Paikin hosted a live web-exclusive video chat featuring guests from the Munk Centre taking your questions.

October 30 2008: Free Market - Mirror or Distortion?

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST

An anthropological take on the free market system: Do free markets accurately reflect human nature?

October 29 2008: Philip Smucker

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST

The road to peace? Independent journalist Philip Smucker on Afghan infrastructure and the promise of that country's new ring road.

October 29 2008: Afghanistan and Mixed Messages

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST

Mixed messages: what a widening war, an opening to the Taliban, and new troop commitments means to Canada's role in Afghanistan.

October 28 2008: E-Health Promised?

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST

The prescription for Ontario's ailing e-health initiative: If e-health is so good, why is it so slow in coming?

October 28 2008: Steven Lewis

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST

Better, faster, cheaper, healthier: health policy analyst Steven Lewis on the promise of e-health.

October 27 2008: The Politics of Demographics

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST

Reaching out and reaping the rewards: Do recent federal election results suggest a realignment in Canadian politics?

October 27 2008: Brian Milner

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST

Small country, big bets, even bigger losses: business columnist Brian Milner on how aggressive banking put Iceland into financial hot water.

October 24 2008: In Praise of Deficits

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST

Who's afraid of the 'D' word: Has the Canadian obsession with deficit reduction disappeared? Are there some things for which it's worth going into deficit?

October 24 2008: David Wilson

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST

The state of our stocks: Ontario Securities Commission chair David Wilson on the credit crisis and the capital market he oversees.

October 23 2008: Your Agenda - Bretton Woods II?

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST

The credit crisis and the world's financial architecture: Are 20th century institutions up to the task of managing 21st century problems?

October 22 2008: Ontario's Fiscal Fortunes

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST

The dollar, the deficit, and a worsening economy: the political and economic choices facing Canada's largest province.

October 22 2008: Dwight Duncan

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST

The return to red ink: Finance Minister Dwight Duncan on his government's Fall economic statement ... and the decision to allow Ontario to fall back into a budget deficit.

October 21 2008: Canada - When Bland Works

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST

The benefits of being bland: what the financial crisis tells us about the virtues of Canadian mediocrity.

October 21 2008: Annamaria Lusardi

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST

That'll teach you: Treasury Department consultant Annamaria Lusardi on individual financial literacy and how it might have reduced the severity of the credit crisis.