The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Video)

We rarely talk about them, but we all know who they are. They cycle through the system, from police to mental health services to the street and back again. None of us would trade places with them, but new approaches are trying to bring them closer to a decent quality of life. The Agenda sits down with frontline experts to talk about the challenges faced by this population, options for addressing the problem and what we owe these marginalized people.

Porter Airlines seems to have been a commercial success and now, it wants to expand. Expansion plans call for the introduction of "whisper" jets and a runway extension into Lake Ontario. Toronto has been here before: witness the 2003 municipal election. While residents have flashbacks to those days, The Agenda examines the pros and cons of an expanded Island airport. Does Toronto need it? Does Toronto want it? And what do the debates about airports and casinos say about how we view communal urban spaces?

As Toronto's casino debate continues, David Schwartz of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas tells Steve Paikin about what has fueled the expansion of casinos across the US over the past two decades.

Kathleen Wynne is Ontario's first female premier. Premier Wynne sits down with Steve Paikin to talk about how she is approaching the job differently with her collaborative, respectful and conversational style of politics. How much of her political style is influenced by her gender?

Ontario's first female premier is bringing a new style of politics to Queen's Park. How has that changed the government's relationship with opposition parties? Steve Paikin asks PC MPP Christine Elliott and NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo.

We have a female premier. And, we have a female opposition leader whose cooperation is essential to keeping Premier Kathleen Wynne's government alive. Does having two women at the helm change the political landscape in Ontario? What effect has it had on voters? And how has it changed the way parties interact? The Agenda examines if gender influences politics.

From today's events in Watertown, Massachusetts, to the alleged Chechen connection, our Story of the Week: the latest on the Boston Marathon bombings.

A week that looked to the future of higher learning. A week that looked at getting southern Ontario moving. And a week that connected the dots across the globe. The Agenda's Week in Review.

The Conservatives launched an attack ad against newly elected Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau, provoking a backlash on social media over the negative tone. David Herle from the Gandalf Group sits down at The Agenda to discuss the efficacy of attack ads in politics.

After studying centenarians all over the world, Mario Martinez has found that cultural and spiritual beliefs are more significant than genetics when it comes to health and longevity. He sits down with Steve Paikin to discuss how his theory can be applied in practice.

Where did we come from and how did the earth's population patterns come to be? The National Geographic and IBM are trying to find out through the Genographic Project. National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Spencer Wells tells Steve Paikin what the project can reveal about the earth's population history.

Egypt's revolution promised new freedoms and dignity for the country's 90 million people. Yet two years after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, the situation appears to be getting worse. An unstable political system, deteriorating economy, and sectarian violence are tearing Egypt apart. Dr. Mohamed Aboul Ghar, president of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, was one of the leaders in the protests that toppled Mubarak. The Agenda gets his perspective on Egypt's turmoil.

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has made it clear: The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area needs new transportation infrastructure and the Ontario government doesn't currently have the revenue to pay for it. The Agenda with Steve Paikin examines what transportation infrastructure the GTA needs and how we should pay for it with the Board of Trade's Carol Wilding and Metrolinx's Bruce McCuaig.

Four mayors from the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area share their thoughts on raising taxes to ease gridlock.

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne appears to have opened the door to new revenue tools for transportation spending. Are taxes, levies and tolls good politics? Martin Regg Cohn and Adam Radwanski join Steve Paikin.