The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Video)

The social determinants of health: Sir Michael Marmot tells Steve Paikin how economic and social inequality can affect people's health and life expectancy.

Blame it on the bath salts: Forbes Magazine Science and Technology writer David DiSalvo addresses some of the misconceptions behind "bath salts" and why the drug is dangerous to your brain.

There is an app for that: Dr. Joseph Cafazzo from Toronto's University Health Network sits down to discuss his team's app for diabetic teenagers, and how medical apps are changing healthcare delivery.

The US Supreme Court has upheld the healthcare reform law. Noah Kristula-Green tells Steve Paikin why it was upheld and what it means for Americans going forward.

Raffi said we're all going there. And many of us still visit the zoo. But our view of animals and how they should be treated has changed considerably in the past several decades. Modern zoos, in turn, are changing to reflect that. The Agenda examines our relationship with zoos, and the animals in them.

The Toronto Zoo elephants are destined to depart. When is still to be determined. The Agenda examines both sides of the elephant argument with City Councillor Michelle Berardinetti and CUPE Local 1600 President Grant Ankenman.

As Australia moves to create the largest network of marine reserves in the world, Canada is doing very little to protect our overfished and endangered oceans. Agenda Insight Essayist Jordan Peterson makes a plea to keep our oceans alive.

As the world of work changes and employees become self-employees, a network of collaboration spaces for co-working entrepreneurs has arisen. Eli Malinsky from the Centre for Social Innovation talks to Steve Paikin about the new interconnectedness of the flexible workforce of tomorrow.

They tinker. They solder. They hack, stitch and build. In workshops and hackerspaces around the world, a movement of "Makers" are re-purposing things and reinvigorating innovation at the grassroots. The Agenda examines the Maker Movement.

Social media + entrepreneurial spirit = crowdfunding. The Agenda finds out what's happening and what's possible when worldwide networks can donate to, pre-buy and even buy equity in local upstart companies.

Agenda Insight Essayist Akaash Maharaj says there is a "New McCarthyism" in Canadian parliamentary debate, where dissent is vilified and civil discourse is moving toward the decline of rational discourse. Are these moves a threat to democracy?

As the political season wraps up, The Agenda revisits a group of MPs and MPPs about their year in politics.

Ontario's longest-serving female MPP, Elizabeth Witmer, tells Steve Paikin about her career in politics, her decision to leave, and her new job as chair of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.

It's been four years since the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the ensuing financial crisis. Today, there may be fewer banks, but they are bigger than ever. Are we really in a better position, or is the concept of "Too Big to Fail" posing an even greater risk to global economics?

Bob Rae will not seek out the Liberal leadership. Only a handful of the 35 Liberal MPs in Ottawa have indicated they'll take a run at the helm. The Agenda looks at where this leaves the future of the Liberal Party of Canada.