Today we unpack the causes and consequences of Canada’s labour supply crisis. What, if anything, can be done to improve the situation? The latter part of our discussion addresses the rationale for government involvement in a broader supply rebuild.

Youth are regularly held up as the world’s future leaders, but institutions often fail to consider their input in the present. This week, we interview guests on the impact that the IMF and World Bank have on youth around the world.

On November 7th, Beyond the Headlines (Mondays @ 11 on CIUT 89.5FM in Toronto), brings you a conversation about transforming care for Canada’s elders. As COVID-19 infiltrated communities in March 2020, horrific scenes unfolded at care homes. Perhaps even more tragic is how the pandemic exposed an issue that had existed in silence and outside the public spotlight for some time. We try to understand how and why Canada arrived at this moment, and what we can do differently to ensure our elders get the care they want and deserve. Topics discussed include: The origins of medicare and elder care in Canada, why politicians who champion healthcare issues aren’t rewarded, success models from other countries, addressing the shortage of care workers, whether market forces & the private sector can resolve challenges on their own, and much more.

Guest: Mr. André Picard

Producers: Connor Fraser & Anna Lazaris

In January 2022, you joined Beyond the Headlines to learn about the past and present of Canada’s relationship with China. Today, we bring you a panel discussion about the future of Canada - China relations. China is rapidly ascending to become the world’s most powerful economy, and there is no denying that China has added value to the lives of many Canadians who regularly purchase goods and services developed in China. However, China is a complex nation, much larger in terms of population than Canada, and with a radically different worldview than our own. Some would even argue that China is a hostile power which threatens western civilization. In this spirit, we sit down with an open mind to understand a basic set of questions: What does China want (and why)? What does Canada want (and why)? And are there any notable areas of overlap & divergence that could enable us to either create or destroy value in the future.

Guests: Bernie Frolic, Paul Evans

Producer : Connor Fraser

This week as talk of municipal politics filled the airways, we invited a few people to come talk to us about municipal challenges, the political context of this election, municipal finance and process modernisation. Our first guest, Matt Elliot from the City Hall Watcher, breaks down the major issues of this election and its political context, next we'll hear from Dr Enid Slack about municipal finance before we welcome Mayoral candidate Chloe Brown to talk about red tape and creating efficient infrastructure.

Guests: Matt Elliot, Enid Slack, Chloe Brown

Producer : Anna Lazaris

For this episode we welcome Dan Breznitz, author of Innovation in real places. During this episode he argues success lies in understanding the changed structure of the global system of production and then using those insights to enable communities to recognize their own advantages, which in turn allows them to foster surprising forms of specialized innovation. There are many models of innovation that are far more equitable than the Silicon Valley model. Finally, Dr. Breznitz applies his insights on the Canadian context to discuss green and sustainable innovation.

We invite Caroline Brouillette from the Canadian Climate Network and Tom Green from the David Suzuki foundation for a conversation about climate action. We discuss Canada’s path towards net zero emissions and sustainability, while examining fiscal changes to the federal budget. This is the first of many conversations Beyond the Headlines aims to have about climate change and climate mitigation policy.

The face of Canada’s official opposition has changed, and this will have important implications for the political game in our country. Today we sit down with veteran Conservative Party strategist John Capobianco to understand exactly how the leadership race played out, and what Canadians might expect from Mr. Poilievre and the Conservative Party going forward.

Ontario’s Provincial Election is fast approaching, and to that end this episode of Beyond the Headlines is dedicated to understanding some of the critical issues facing the province.