The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Video)

Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, young people were experiencing unprecedented levels of anxiety, a fact reflected in an increase in emergency department visits over the past decade. So, how are young people now? The Agenda checks in on the province's youth with Dr. Bjug Borgundvaag, director of the Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute at the Sinai Health System; and Jennille Seedial, peer supporter at Stella's Place.

At the beginning of April, we checked in with artificial intelligence pollster Polly to find out what Canadian's reported about their morale during the COVID-19 pandemic. Erin Kelly, CEO of Advanced Symbolics Inc., talks to Steve Paikin about how Canadians are holding up month later.

Glen Murray has had a pretty good run in elective politics, from mayor of Winnipeg in 1998 to running for parliament in 2004, to Ontario cabinet minister in 2010, to a run for Ontario Liberal leader in 2013. He left Queen's Park three years ago, but recently announced that he's seeking the leadership of the Green Party of Canada, hoping to replace Elizabeth May. He talks to Steve Paikin about his aspirations.

Northwestern Ontario Hub journalist Charnel Anderson provides the latest news on the spread of COVID-19 and the government, community, and business response in that region of the province.

The Toronto Star's Work and Wealth reporter, Sara Mojtehedzadeh, explains the nuances of Foodora's sudden exit from Canada and what it could mean for gig-economy workers. She also offers analysis on how the pandemic has exacerbated structural problems within certain industries and what the post-pandemic potential for change is within those sectors.

Even before the pandemic, Canada's oil patch was already having a tough run, from pipeline problems to turmoil in the international markets. It culminated last week with the price per barrel going not just to rock bottom, but below that. Max Fawcett, freelance writer and former editor of Alberta Oil magazine, joins The Agenda to explain.

More than six weeks after Ontario declared a state of emergency, businesses in the province continue to contend with ongoing closures and uncertainty. To discuss what's happening with small and medium-sized enterprises in the province: Jan De Silva, president and CEO, Toronto Region Board of Trade; Ashley Challinor, vice president of policy at the Ontario Chamber of Commerce; and Rafael Gomez, associate professor and director of the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources at the University of Toronto.

What does it mean for a nation to be safe and secure? After 9/11 national security was redefined; the security apparatus, strategy, and trillions of dollars followed in its wake. Will the COVID-19 pandemic have a similar affect? The Agenda examines what it means for national security strategy and budgets to adapt to this new reality.

Since the World Health Organization declared this global pandemic, countries around the world have cut their own paths forward to deal with it. Has that begun to redefine the international order as we knew it, and if so, for better or worse? Joining Steve Paikin is Samantha Power, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. under the previous American administration. She's also the author most recently of "The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir" and teaches Global Leadership and Public Policy at Harvard.

When author and visual artist Teva Harrison died of cancer at the age of 42, it left a hole in the hearts of friends and loved ones. Her final book, "Not One of These Poems Is About You," chronicles living with metastatic breast cancer, as she prepared to leave those loved ones behind. Her husband, David Leonard, lived that story at her side, and now he is not only tending to the legacy that she left, but also contending with what that loss means for him. Leonard, the senior director of 6 Degrees at the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, talks about his experiences.

Knowing where the COVID-19 virus is and how it's spreading is essential to being able to stop this pandemic. That might mean needing vital, detailed data in order to get resources to where they're most needed. How is Canada doing with collecting this information? Steve Paikin talks to Dr. Adam Kassam, physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist at Runnymede Healthcare Centre; Laura Rosella, associate professor in the Epidemiology Program at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health; and Sané Dube, policy and government relations lead at the Alliance for Healthier Communities with a focus on Black health.

Ordinary activities, such as kids playing in the park or friends meeting for coffee, are now prohibited in order to stop the spread of COVID-19. And some jurisdictions have set up so-called snitch lines so people can call each other out. But if you see something, should you call? Tonight, we offer two perspectives: Jen Gerson, a freelance journalist and co-host of the OPPO podcast on Canadaland, doesn't endorse snitching. And on the plus side, Melanee Thomas, an associate professor of political science at the University of Calgary.

Countries around the world have responded similarly to the COVID-19 pandemic, but there have also been some unique approaches. Lars Trägårdh, professor of history and civil society studies at Ersta Sköndal University College, talks to Steve Paikin about how Sweden has imposed fewer restrictions on the movement and gathering of its citizens.

The images out of Wuhan were shocking back in February: the entire city shut down, people whisked into quarantine, sometimes with brutal force. They were likely the most intense levels of social control used anywhere. How did people there view that? Steve Paikin discusses this with Daniel A. Bell, dean of the School of Political Science and Public Administration at Shandong University, and co-author of "Just Hierarchy: Why Social Hierarchies Matter in China and the Rest of the World."

Cities across Ontario are having to stretch their budgets to respond to COVID-19, and smaller municipalities such as Sudbury and North Bay are starting to feel the effects. Northeastern Ontario Hub journalist Nick Dunne has been looking into this and talks to Jeyan Jeganathan from Sudbury.