Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIs a housing crash an affordability fix?
As some prospective home buyers watched prices climb to dozens of times their income during the pandemic, they pinned their hopes of ownership on a market crash. And for nearly a year starting last …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
A matter of trust: Election meddling inquiry rejected
Former governor general David Johnston — now serving as a special rapporteur — says a public inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections would not satisfy the public, because so much of t…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Crime is up, is bail reform the solution?
Violent crime is up in Canada. The country’s homicide rate jumped 42 per cent from 2013 to 2021, and attacks have increased on public transit. With crime in the headlines, public safety has become a…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Front Burner Introduces: Let’s Not Be Kidding with Gavin Crawford
If laughter really was the best medicine, Gavin Crawford would have cured his mother of Alzheimer’s disease. As a son, his mother’s dementia has been devastating. As a comedian though…it’s been sort …
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Front Burner Introduces: The Secret Life of Canada - The Forgotten War
Not all Canadian history happens in Canada. Over 70 years ago, nearly 30,000 Canadians volunteered to fight in the Korean War. It was the third-deadliest overseas conflict in Canada’s military histor…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Book bans and Black history in Florida
This week, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed yet another bill targeting the state’s education system into law. In this case, the law will defund state college programs that encourage diversity in …
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
The rise and fall of Vice Media
This week, Vice Media filed for bankruptcy. According to reports, the company may be bought for $225 million, plus its sizable debt. At its peak not long ago, Vice was valued at nearly $6 billion. It…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Hotter, faster, more destructive: wildfire’s new reality
Albertans are suffering an unprecedented wildfire season. Tens of thousands have been evacuated out of the path of massive blazes. Across the province, skies are smoky and air quality is poor. Autho…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Canada closed a border loophole. Where will migrants go?
For a year and a half, almost 50,000 migrants had walked into Canada via Quebec’s Roxham Road to seek asylum. Then, at midnight on the morning of March 25th, Roxham Road – and the immigration loopho…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Inside a busy food bank: 'It’s the person across the cubicle'
The Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto had their worst month on record in March: more people used their services than at any other time in their 40-year history. This, at a time when Canada’s unemploym…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago