Garnett Genuis and Nathaniel Erskine-Smith discuss the legalization of marijuana.
Doug Ford and Jagmeet Singh discuss Canadian transit.
Matt Brown and Giorgio Mammoliti discuss the proposal of safe injection sites.
Cheri DiNovo and Marie-France Lalonde discuss corrections.
Maria Augimeri and Adam Vaughan discuss the housing crisis.
Arthur Potts and Shannon Stubbs discuss carbon taxes.
Marco Mendicino and Glen Motz discuss the freedom to carry a gun in Canada.
Bonnie Crombie and Andrew Scheer discuss the divide between urban and rural communities.
Liberal MP Wayne Easter debates fiscal policy with Conservative MP Lisa Raitt.
Romeo Saganash and Don Rusnak discuss ways to improve Indigenous communities.
NDP MP Jenny Kwan and Liberal MP Gary Anandasangaree, both immigrants to Canada, debate the promise of Multiculturalism.
Liberal MP Rob Oliphant and Conservative MP Pierre-Paul Hus debate immigration and refugee policy in Canada.
After provincial funding cuts, the City of Toronto faces hard choices about how to manage its budget shortfall. Budget Chief Gary Crawford doesn't want to raise taxes or create new ones, and believes in finding efficiencies. City Councillor Shelley Carroll believes that new revenue tools are needed to pay for the city's growth, and takes Gary to New York City to examine how taxes saved that city.
Toronto City Councillors Jim Karygiannis and Anthony Peruzza debate the mass transit needs of Toronto's residents, from the Bloor-Danforth Subway Extension to the Finch West LRT, and the Province's new plan to expand the subway system.
City Councillors Ana Bailao and Stephen Holyday examine Toronto's housing crisis. From multi-residential and laneway housing to rapid densification, these two politicians hold very different views on how to house the city's exploding population.
With a steady decline in the number of farms in Ontario, Conservative MPP Randy Pettapiece and Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner look at how farmers are transforming their operations with technical innovations, and debate what role government should play in supporting large and small scale farms.With a steady decline in the number of farms in Ontario, Conservative MPP Randy Pettapiece and Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner look at how farmers are transforming their operations with technical innovations, and debate what role government should play in supporting large and small scale farms.
Cambridge Mayor Kathryn McGarry and Conservative MPP Donna Skelly have different views about how best to support advanced manufacturing and high tech innovation in Ontario's auto, aerospace and medical sectors. Is it through grants and incentives or cutting red tape for businesses?Cambridge Mayor Kathryn McGarry and Conservative MPP Donna Skelly have different views about how best to support advanced manufacturing and high tech innovation in Ontario's auto, aerospace and medical sectors. Is it through grants and incentives or cutting red tape for businesses?
Conservative MPP Bill Walker and NDP MPP Peter Tabuns examine the government's plans for hydro rates and energy policy in Ontario, debating the merits of retro-fitted energy-efficient homes, community wind turbines, and nuclear power. What is the province doing to ensure that Ontarians have access to cost effective and environmentally responsible energy?
NDP MPP Sara Singh and Conservative MPP Natalia Kusendova examine how to address the challenges of hospital capacity, bed shortages, and health program cuts in Ontario, pre- and post-COVID-19.
Green Party MP Elizabeth May takes on Conservative MP Cathy McLeod on the pros and cons of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion and its impact on Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities across British Columbia.
Mayor of Huron-Kinloss Mitch Twolan meets with Karen Weaver, former Mayor of Flint, Michigan on how best to safeguard the Great Lakes for the millions of Canadians and Americans who depend on it for clean drinking water. Twolan believes that proposed Deep Geologic Repositories near Lake Huron are a safe option to house nuclear waste, while Weaver reveals the lasting impact on her community after the lead poisoning of Flint's water supply in 2015. Can these cross-border politicians work together to ensure the safety of our water supply?
NDP MPP Taras Natyshak and Conservative MP Dave Epp explore possible solutions to the problems faced by migrant workers in Southwestern Ontario, including COVID-19 outbreaks and living conditions that some critics call inhumane.NDP MPP Taras Natyshak and Conservative MP Dave Epp explore possible solutions to the problems faced by migrant workers in Southwestern Ontario, including COVID-19 outbreaks and living conditions that some critics call inhumane.
Liberal MPP Michael Coteau and Coalition Avenir Québec MNA Christopher Skeete debate Québec's controversial Bill 21 which bans the wearing of religious symbols in Québec for public servants in positions of authority, including police officers, judges, and teachers. Liberal MPP Michael Coteau and Coalition Avenir Québec MNA Christopher Skeete debate Québec's controversial Bill 21 which bans the wearing of religious symbols in Québec for public servants in positions of authority, including police officers, judges, and teachers.
Toronto City Councillor Jennifer McKelvie and Conservative MPP Andrea Khanjin examine how the Ontario government and the city of Toronto can work together to address environmental issues like climate change, recycling strategies, and air pollution.
Liberal MP Greg Fergus and Toronto City Councillor Michael Thompson delve into possible ways to tackle anti-Black racism. From organizations encouraging Black Canadians to seek public office, to federal government programs providing financial assistance to Black-owned businesses, Fergus and Thompson debate their visions on how to address systemic racism.
Conservative MP John Brassard and Liberal MP Darrell Samson square off for a debate about the state of veteran affairs in Canada. Brassard takes Samson to meet veterans in Barrie who are fighting for their claims to be resolved due to a significant back log. In Nova Scotia, Samson takes Brassard to talk to former service members and families who have benefited from the Liberal government's latest programs to help veterans.
Sol Mamakwa, NDP MPP and member of the Kingfisher First Nation, meets with Kingston City Councillor Jeff McLaren about what to do with the statues and symbols of some of Canada's early political leaders whose policies harmed Indigenous Peoples. McClaren is opposed to removing Sir John A. Macdonald's statue, but is in favour of telling a more complete history. Mamakwa takes McClaren to Sioux Lookout to meet Indigenous leaders who have a very different perspective about how to remember Canada's real history.
Monte McNaughton and Jerry Dias discuss trade unionism.
Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown and Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter, who himself was homeless for 14 years, discuss solutions to the growing homelessness crisis in their cities and across Canada. Carter takes Brown to Oshawa to examine solutions that include an integrated health care and social services hub for the homeless, and a micro-home prototype made from storage containers. In Brampton, Brown demonstrates the power of large, diverse cities to harness faith communities to help combat homelessness and poverty.
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith and Conservative MP Garnett Genuis reunite to debate what needs to be done to address the opioid drug crisis in Canada. Erskine-Smith believes that the government needs to legalize and regulate all illicit drugs, since a poisoned supply laced with the synthetic opioid fentanyl is killing thousands of unsuspecting drug users. Garnett Genuis believes that the threat of criminal charges may encourage those with substance use disorders to seek treatment services and recovery, and that these services need to be expanded across Canada.
