The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Video)

Leading companies - including Microsoft - have experimented with it. Recently, New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern floated the idea for employers to consider. And, Justin Trudeau weighed in on the possibility for Canada, saying, "I think there are a lot of people thinking creatively about what the post-COVID world could look like." The Agenda examines the possibility of a four-day- work week and how this pandemic may change employment in Canada.

American author and international relations expert Claire Berlinski observes the European political scene from her home in Paris. She joins Steve Paikin to discuss whether the European Union, already in a precarious state, will crumble under the pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Author and journalist David Frum joins The Agenda to discuss his new book, "Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy."

Northeastern Ontario Hub journalist Nick Dunne talks to host Jeyan Jeganathan about Wifi, telephone, and computer service the Sudbury YMCA is offering the community to keep them connected to loved ones, and allowing them to apply for the government supports on offer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have varied across Canada. The Agenda discusses the different approaches to the virus outbreak in the country's provinces and territories with the Globe and Mail's health columnist Andre Picard.

The COVID-19 pandemic had already revealed lapses in policies and procedures at Ontario's long-term care homes, but this week's Canadian Forces report revealed a grimmer picture than previously reported. The Agenda discusses what steps need to be taken to fix this troubling situation.

The Canadian Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) support program launched this week with the aim of reducing the monthly burden on small businesses. But many business owners say it isn't enough, and advocates and opposition parties are calling on the government to do more, including putting a moratorium on commercial evictions. Michael Smith, co-founder of Save Small Business, helps contextualize the need for more support from governments and more compliance by landlords.

Restaurants have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and are having to adapt day by day - many have had to close. With the help of food writer Corey Mintz, chef, author, and food activist Joshna Maharaj, and Toronto restaurant owner John Sinopoli. The Agenda looks at what Ontario restaurants need to survive this economic upheaval.

Author Antonio Nicaso, an expert and law-enforcement consultant on organized crime, discusses how broken supply chains during COVID-19 is affecting this area, particularly drug trafficking.

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting almost everything about what was once considered normal business, and Ontario's criminal justice-system is no exception. The Agenda explores how racialized communities are particularly vulnerable in this realm.

Journalist and filmmaker Martin Himel discusses his work, "The Arrest," a TVO Original documentary. This gripping film follows several Ontarians whose lives have been shattered by their wrongful arrests.

Ontario's tourism sector may have already lost nearly $17.5 billion due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the summer hasn't even started yet. The Agenda puts a lens on one of the industries hit first and hardest by the pandemic, and one that may well be the last to emerge from it.

Premier Doug Ford has stressed that he does not want the Canada-U.S. border opened any time soon. But what is the actual threat posed to Ontario by northern American cities that are still in the thick of the COVID-19 outbreak? What could new border screening procedures look like? And what is the financial impact of more than 60 days of closure for the Canadian and American economy?

Despite so many people suffering from migraines, most people don't understand why they get them. Advice about triggers and ways to prevent these severe headaches is readily available online, but what does the science say? The Agenda talks to migraine researchers to understand more.

During a time of rapidly changing business models, Ontario wineries have had to get creative about serving their customers, including curb-side deliveries and virtual wine tastings. Hamilton-Niagara Hub journalist Justin Chandler spoke to winery owners to learn more.