The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Video)
Summary: The Agenda with Steve Paikin is TVO's flagship current affairs program - devoted to exploring the social, political, cultural and economic issues that are changing our world, at home and abroad. The Agenda airs weeknights at 8:00 PM EST on TVO - Canada's largest educational broadcaster.
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The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario is set to release three reports this fall, all of which tackle energy conservation. He tells Steve Paikin why he thinks the Green Energy Act fell short and what the province can and should do to contribute to Canada's energy strategy.
On August 31, 2009, former Attorney General of Ontario Michael Bryant was charged with the death of cyclist Darcy Sheppard. While all the charges against Bryant were dropped, he tells Steve Paikin that this incident changed his life forever in ways he never thought imaginable.
David versus Goliath is a thrilling story, but surely the "little guy" isn't always right and the "big guy" isn't always wrong. Why do we identify with the little guy?
Behind the recent tragic headlines of young people taking their lives, there are stories of pain, shame and silent suffering. Parents, schools and peers are grappling with teen depression and trying to find ways of reaching out and helping. As part of The Agenda's continuing Mental Health Matters coverage, we look at depression in young people.
After more than a quarter century in public life, Liberal MPP Greg Sorbara is leaving his Vaughan seat. He sits down with Steve Paikin to talk Queen's Park then and now.
Education labour strife. The forecast for a political autumn. Big banks on the brink and private corporations with tight purses. The Agenda brings you the Week in Review.
Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says Canadian corporations are holding on to too much cash. Should private companies share the wealth? Canadian Council of Chief Executives John Manley says companies are rightly saving for a rainy day. Then, economists Armine Yalnizyan and Mike Moffatt weigh in on Manley's argument.
No criminal charges in the financial crisis, and big banks that keep getting bigger. Are we at risk of repeating another financial crisis? The Agenda examines if it's time to break up the big banks.
The race for Kitchener-Waterloo: The Agenda looks at a by-election race that could decide the fate of Premier McGuinty's hopes for a minor majority.
What issues will decide if former Liberal cabinet minister Greg Sorbara's riding remains a safe Liberal seat? The Agenda takes a closer look.
The stage is set for an interesting autumn in Ontario politics. Steve Paikin talks to Queen's Park watchers about what's on the horizon in the post-Drummond era province.
Ontario Minister of Education Laurel Broten defends her government's teacher wage freeze legislation.
OSSTF President Ken Coran on the Ontario government's teacher wage freeze legislation.
Lessons in labour strife: examining the fallout from the Ontario government's "Putting Students First" legislation.
Guy Delisle has travelled to Burma, China and Vietnam and recorded his experiences in a unique travelogue: the graphic novel. Delisle joins Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss his latest book "Jerusalem," and why graphic novels are suited to tell stories about complex regions.
