The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Video)

Ontario's Economy: Then and Now

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Ontario's annus horribilis: the economic and social toll of the recession ... and the province's response.

Keith Martin

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Legalize it ... and I will utilize it: MP Keith Martin and why it's high time for Canada to decriminalize marijuana.

The Rookies

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Trapped in the bubble, turned off by partisanship, or just having trouble adjusting to a team sport: rookie politicians reflect on a tumultuous year 1.

David Frum

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Focused, precise, and effective: NewMajority.com's David Frum on Obama's rhetorical style.

Michael Roizen

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

The president's graying hair: the Cleveland Clinic's Michael Roizen on what Obama's graying hair tells us about presidential health and Obama's lifestyle.

Julian Zelizer

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

The president's priority list: Princeton University historian Julian Zelizer on Obama's management style.

Nikolas Gvosdev

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Pirates, and how a failed state should fight them: National Interest editor Nikolas Gvosdev on Somalia's piracy problem.

Yuen Pao Woo

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Heading East? Asia-Pacific Foundation president Yuen Pau Woo on how China will emerge from the recession ... and how that will affect Canada.

Ramin Jahanbegloo

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Authority and legitimacy: Ramin Jahanbegloo and the threats to the Islamic Republic's theocratic foundations.

Ramesh Thakur

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

More fighters for us, more fighters for them: the Centre for International Governance Innovation's Ramesh Thakur on Canada's role in a changing Afghan war.

Elizabeth May

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Failing freedoms: Green Party leader Elizabeth May and the slow erosion of Canada's democracy.

Better Brain with Chemistry?

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Better brains through chemistry: the reasons behind the explosive growth in neuro-enhancing drug use.

Zack Lynch

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

From the police scanning your brain for hidden memories to pills that vastly improve mental performance: author Zack Lynch on the coming revolution in neurological affairs.

PC Leadership 2009

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Elliott, Hillier, Hudak, or Klees: Who will be the next leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party?

Bob Runciman

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Not showing any restraint: interim opposition leader Bob Runciman and the Progressive Conservative attacks on government spending.

Rebuilding GM?

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Reinvention or road to ruin: can General Motors be saved?

Roy Romanow

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Building a better mousetrap: former Saskatchewan premier Roy Romanow and the need for a better measure of our well-being.

Niels Veldhuis

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Good public policy or smart self-preservation? The Fraser Institute's Niels Veldhuis and the dilemma of public choice theory.

Charles Pascal

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

A longer school day: Dalton McGuinty's education advisor Charles Pascal and his report in favour of full-day kindergarten.

Iran Election

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Iran on the razor's edge: the largest demonstrations since 1979 and the legitimacy of the Islamic Republic.

Dr. Saeed Rahnema

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Rejected: York University's Dr. Saeed Rahnema and why many Iranians are refusing to accept Friday's election results.

Parental Alienation

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Parental Alienation Syndrome: the controversial disorder that's gaining recognition in psychiatrists' offices ... and in court.

Justice Harvey Brownstone

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Think of the kids: Family Court Judge Harvey Brownstone and the parents who put themselves ahead of the interests of their children.

The Bill Davis Legacy

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

A repatriated constitution with a Charter of Rights and Freedoms, full public funding for Ontario's Roman Catholic schools, the community college system, the championing of public transit over automobile expressways, and a complete redefinition of the word 'circumlocution': first elected 50 years ago today, Bill Davis' 25 years in public life touch us still.

Bill Davis

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

A conversation with Bill Davis: first elected 50 years ago today, his 25 years in public life touch us still.

Ann Cavoukian

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Keeping it private: Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian and the need to remind Ontarians what they don't need to share with the government.

Political Accountability

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

From health contracts at Queen's Park, to medical isotopes in Ottawa, to expense accounts in the British Parliament: politics and public accountability in a time of big government spending.

Obama: PR and Policy

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Reaching out to 1.3 billion people: rating Barack Obama's Cairo speech as both policy and public relations.

Negative Political Advertising

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

The dark arts of political communication: attack ads may work, but do they cheapen politics in the process?

Ezra Levant

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Un-Canadian? Author Ezra Levant and how the country's human rights commissions are undermining democracy in the name of rights.

Our Illicit Addictions

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:00:00 EST

Our illicit addictions: fighting for a drug-free society or managing our addictions in a complicated world?

Politics in the Classroom

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:00:00 EST

The role of professors: transmitters of knowledge or drivers of social change?

Aboriginal Identities at a Crossroads?

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

1.2 million strong and growing, but with more than half of Canada's First Nations now living off-reserve, can the traditional way of life be maintained?

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?

The Left - Too Many Parties?

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EST

With 4 parties vying for your vote, what's a centre-left voter to do? Is it time for a two-party political system in Canada? Live from the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto.