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 largest educational broadcaster.
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Wildfires are increasing in number and intensity around the world. Why is that? And how can Canadians better prepare for wildfire season? We discuss with Anabela Bonada, Managing Director of Climate Science at the University of Waterloo's Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Have Canadians Cared Enough about Climate Change?
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34:1119 years after The Agenda began, the conversation around climate change has shifted dramatically. What has gone well in terms of Canadian efforts to fight climate change, and what are we struggling with? We discuss with Tim Gray, Executive Director of Environmental Defence; Jessica Green, Professor in the department of political science and the sch…
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How Much Progress Has Canada Made on Indigenous Relations?
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34:58Relations between Canada and Indigenous Peoples have certainly evolved since The Agenda first began covering these issues in 2006. There was Stephen Harper's historic apology to former students of Residential Schools in 2008. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission that followed, led by the late Senator Murray Sinclair. The Idle No More movement of…
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With global trade being the focus of this month's G7 summit, can Canada reach an agreement with the U.S. to resolve their trade dispute? For more about the policy implications of the G7, Paul Samson, president of CIGI, the Centre for International Governance Innovation joins Steve Paikin to discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati…
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Can Better Data Improve Policing in Ontario?
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19:13As part of the Community Safety and Policing Act, Ontario appointed Ryan Teschner as the first Inspector General of Policing. A year into his role, he has released the organization's first spotlight report highlighting the complexities of policing protests and major events across the province. The Agenda invites Teschner to discuss how he will help…
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The Agenda's week in review looks at whether inequality has gotten worse since the Great Recession; and what the future of populism might look like in Canada. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door TVO | Steve Paikin
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How Can Canada Deliver On Its Renewed Natural Resources Ambition
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27:42The world may be changing rapidly, but one thing is not – its demand for natural resources, many of which Canada has supplied for generations. Oil, natural gas, metals and timber. And our new Liberal government seems to be embracing this country's past as a provider of raw materials, as well as increasing numbers of Canadians. But how can the gover…
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Did The Great Financial Crisis Ever Really End?
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29:20Housing affordability and lagging productivity in Canada. The economic rise of China and the global south. The surge of the tech economy in the U.S. According to our panel, the beginnings of all of these can be traced back to the Great Financial Crisis of 2008. There's an argument to be made that the world is still living in the shadow of that bank…
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Do Politicians at Queen's Park Really Hate Each other?
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15:32Has the level of toxicity in Ontario politics today gotten out of hand? Does Premier Doug Ford ever come across the floor and talk to the opposition members? And how big of a problem is it for the Ontario Liberals that their leader, Bonnie Crombie couldn't win a seat in the last election? Parliamentary leader for the Ontario Liberals and the MPP fo…
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The annual deer harvest at Short Hills Provincial Park is a traditional Haudenosaunee practice that manages the overpopulation of deer, protects the ecosystem, and honors Indigenous cultural traditions and Treaty Rights. Since it began in 2023 it has faced both support and controversy. Field producer Jeyan Jeganathan explores how this harvest helps…
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Is the U.K. the Key Ally Canada Needs?
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32:04Canada's relationship with the U.S. may go back a long way, but our relationship with the United Kingdom goes back even further. And, with Canada-U.S. relations being as contentious as they now are, can or should Britain fill the role America used to play and become our number one ally once again? Host Steve Paikin asks: Mel Cappe, Canada's Former …
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Should Canadian Millionaires Pay More?
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25:26Members of the Canadian chapter of Patriotic Millionaires believe the wealthy should contribute more in taxes - and they're hoping they can help change minds and policies. How would their approach change conditions in this country, and can they actually convince other well-heeled Canadians to follow their lead? To discuss, we're joined by Emma Davi…
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What's the Future of Populism in Canada?
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30:18In 2022, the Freedom Convoy brought the nation's capital to standstill. In 2025, so-called technocrat Mark Carney and the Liberals triumphed in the federal election. How have populist movements and impulses changed - and in what ways could they shape our politics going forward? To discuss, we're joined by Lawrence?LeDuc, political-science professor…
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Has Inequality Grown Since the Great Recession?
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38:17The first episode of The Agenda aired in September of 2006. Two years later we were in the midst of the Great Financial Crisis. From there, the Occupy movement put the concept of the 1% and the issue of inequality front-and-centre. In the nearly two decades we've been having conversations about the economy and politics here on The Agenda, have we b…
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Bill Browder: Why Putin Will Not End the War
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20:03After more than three years, is there an end in sight to Russia's war on Ukraine? Is Vladimir Putin serious about peace negotiations? And how has Donald Trump's second term changed Russia's place and power in the world? Bill Browder, CEO of Hermitage Capital, Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice campaign, and author of "Red Notice" and "Freezing Or…
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Over recent months, unpredictable U.S. tariffs have thrown Canada's food supply chain into disarray, sparking vital debates on diversifying trade partnerships and strengthening domestic production. Jeyan Jeganathan looks at what it takes to secure a resilient future for Canadian food and farming-and whether that vision can evolve without relying on…
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The Agenda's week in review looks at how Canada can stay united amidst regional tensions, and why Indigenous leaders oppose the Ontario government's Bill 5. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door TVO | Steve Paikin
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The Canadian Wildlife Service reports that there are approximately seven million Canada geese across North America, making their presence more noticeable than ever. The Canada goose is often hailed as a national symbol for Canada. However, many Canadians and Americans have had frustrating encounters with Canada geese, from their loud calls to their…
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The Woman Behind a Legendary Timmins Mining Scandal
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20:05Viola MacMillan, owner of Windfall Oils and Mines, was a rare woman in the Canadian mining industry. In 1964, after three decades in the business, she became the central figure in a Timmins mining scandal that led to regulatory changes at the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Ontario Securities Commission. Author Tim Falconer tells her compelling stor…
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Whatever Happened to Transit City?
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26:14One of the most widely debated issues in Toronto in the last two decades has been transit. A plan called Transit City launched 18 years ago. In the intervening years, the City of Toronto and its transit funding partners have had many plans, and stops and starts on infrastructure building to move people around the GTHA. For a look back, and forward,…
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Does Bill 5 Miss the Mark for Indigenous Communities?
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23:42Ontario Premier Doug Ford launched his most controversial piece of legislation this session, Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act. Sparking much debate from Indigenous communities and the opposition, The Agenda invites, Chief Peter Wesley of Moose Cree First Nation, Chief June Black of Apitipi Anicinapek Nation and Indigenous r…
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Conrad Black: Canada, the U.S. and the Baron of Crossharbour
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38:17In 2006, TVO launched a new nightly current affairs program called "The Agenda." Its first ever guest was none other than Conrad Black, newspaper proprietor, member of the British House of Lords, and prolific author. As The Agenda winds down, we invite Conrad Black back to discuss U.S.-Canada relations and his life almost 20 years later. See omnyst…
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Fareed Zakaria: Why Liberal Democracy is Worth Fighting For
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16:10Why is a nuclear peace deal between the U.S. and Iran key to stability in the Middle East? What would the global consequences of a full-scale trade war between China and America be? Is the world headed towards another arms race? How should Canada respond to Trump's repeated threats of annexation? And why is liberal democracy worth defending? This i…
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David Lepofsky: A Lifetime of Crusading for People with Disabilities
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20:53The Agenda has welcomed to this studio this country's perhaps best known and most tireless advocate for the rights of the disabled over the years. David Lepofsky has been blind since he was a teenager. And he'd love it if this province were just a bit more mindful of its nearly three million citizens who are dealing with some kind of disability. He…
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Does the RCMP Need an Overhaul?
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28:06Two-thirds of the RCMP's resources go to contract policing in 11 provinces and territories. Does that leave enough resources for federal policing? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau proposed major structural reform for the force as he was leaving office. Are his ideas the right way forward? We discuss with Catharine Tunney, Kent Roach, and Jason Easton.…
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