The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Video)

The OPP says it welcomes the Ombudsman's report and will study its recommendations. OPP brass also point to programs they already have in place to help officers who have operational stress injuries. Commissioner Chris Lewis tells Steve Paikin how the OPP helps officers struggling with mental health problems.

Stress, violence, terrible experiences: Why do some people seem able to deal with trauma better than others? CAMH psychologist Katy Kamkar details the psychology of trauma to Steve Paikin.

The day after Americans went to the polls, The Agenda assembles a group of observers to tell us what the results mean.

From Congress to the White House, it takes more and more money to get into office. As the American presidential election winds down, campaign spending on both sides is approaching a billion dollars, not including money spent by independent Political Action Committees (PACs). Do these donations come with any expectations or are they merely an expression of free speech? The Agenda asks author Lawrence Lessig and Reason's Matt Welch: Can money buy you a seat in the Oval Office?

York University Professor Robert MacDermid tells Steve Paikin about campaign financing in Canada and the link between contributions and land development contracts at the municipal level.

Twitter, talking heads and attack ads: has political discourse run away from reason and headfirst into the set of a reality TV show? "Unruly Voices" Author Mark Kingwell joins Steve Paikin on the new political discourse.

As Americans prepare to head to the polls November 6th, US Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson sits down with Steve Paikin to give us a primer on what exactly happens on election night, and why election night isn't just a national election, but also 50 separate elections, in 50 states.

A superpower suffering, learning from economic history, and deliberating Bill 115: The Agenda's Week in Review.

Europe remains on the economic brink and the United States is still struggling. The Agenda takes a look at Europe's economy and whether Canada should pursue closer ties with the EU.

The ten member nations of ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, stand to play a valuable economic and geo-political role. But as China grows, can the ASEAN nations push their clout on the international scene?

With the United States at the height of election fervour, there's a shared anxiety that looms larger than the choice of leader. And both parties wish it would go away. It's a fear that America in 2012 and beyond is a nation in decline - a superpower no longer certain of its role in the world. Is this just another incarnation of declinist fear, or is Rome really burning? The Agenda examines how Americans are dealing with this malaise, and if it is killing American optimism and exceptionalism.

The battle between Ontario teachers and the Ontario government over Bill 115, the "Putting Students First Act," is headed to the courts. Steve Paikin sits down with two labour lawyers for a walkthrough of the key issues on both sides of the legal argument.

There was a time in Ontario when governments dreamt big and built big. Public projects like Ontario Place claimed public space as a reflection of the aspirations of a province and a public. In today's economic climate and cash-strapped governments, is this version of public space part of a bygone era? Steve Paikin hears from a group of emerging public-minded Ontarians on what they think about the state of the public and its spaces.

The internet, individual tablets, smart screens: will digital technology realize the promise of customized, student-centred education? The first in The Agenda's Learning 2030 series, from the Communitech Hub in Kitchener, Ontario.

In The Agenda's Story of the Week, Brian Lee Crowley on Canada's cautious approach to state-owned companies taking an interest in Canadian corporations and natural resources.