Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow hard is it to right a wrongful conviction in Canada?
Episode 1008
You would expect that advances in forensics and genetic technology would lead to fewer and fewer wrongful convictions. The truth is that we have no i…
2 years, 1 month ago
Canada is capping student visas. Why now? And will it help?
Episode 1007
Over the past several years, the number of international students Canada admits has exploded—to more than one million in 2023. While these students h…
2 years, 1 month ago
The legal fight for the future of artificial intelligence
Episode 1006
The New York Times is suing the creator of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence bot the Times alleges was trained on millions of its copyrighted artic…
2 years, 1 month ago
A Wedding?! In This Economy?!
Episode 999
This year, Erica is getting married! Together, with her fiancé, they set a budget of $50,000, however, she's a few months away from the big day and t…
2 years, 1 month ago
Why this women's hockey league is truly different
Episode 1005
There have been previous attempts to launch a professional league for the best women skaters in the world—the stars we've all watched at the Olympics…
2 years, 1 month ago
Why Canada's infrastructure planning phase never ends
Episode 1004
In 2021, then-Infrastructure minister Catherine McKenna announced a process to assess all of Canada's existing infrastructure in order to better use …
2 years, 1 month ago
A strange truck and an ambitious target: EVs in 2024
Episode 1003
It's shaping up to be a very strange year for electric vehicles. The market leader by a mile has just launched a much-ridiculed truck. Despite growin…
2 years, 1 month ago
Will Saskatchewan's fight with Ottawa end in handcuffs?
Episode 1002
Starting this month, Saskatchewan has stopped collecting a carbon levy on home heating. This is, of course, against the carbon tax legislation passed…
2 years, 1 month ago
Canada's Dry: "We’re in a new game here"
Episode 1001
Winter on the prairies is not usually a time to worry about drought, and fire. At least, it wasn't. But large swaths of the country, from BC through …
2 years, 1 month ago
Pay Back CERB...or Go Bankrupt?! In This Economy?!
Episode 998
Kara is being asked to pay back all the money she received from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit back in 2020. But she’s making less now than sh…
2 years, 1 month ago