The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Video)

Jean-Michel Gires, president and CEO of Total E&P Canada, talks to Steve Paikin about opportunities for Ontario manufacturing companies in Alberta's oil sands.

Growth economist Paul Romer believes brand new 'charter cities' can change the world. He joins Steve Paikin to explain how cities can power growth in the developing world.

Anti-feminist mommy porn? The best-selling novel "50 Shades of Grey" being called everything from erotica to a step backwards for the women's movement. Agenda Insight Essayist Carla Lucchetta peels back the 50 layers.

Politics can be divisive. There is an 'us,' and there is a 'them.' Author Jonathan Haidt joins The Agenda as we examine why politics is sometimes so polarizing.

It's a longstanding tradition. Grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles who've been happily married for decades sharing wisdom on finding and keeping love. Two couples tell Steve Paikin what keeps their marriages strong, and a group of young people will tell us what they've learned about dating, love and relationships so far.

Life is hard. Do the right thing. And your parents don't want what's best for you. The Agenda looks at life lessons that you might not hear in most commencement speeches.

Policy and protest: If a democratically-elected government legislates policy that you disagree with, does that give you the right to riot in the street? Agenda Insight Essayist Tony Keller on the Quebec student protests.

Author and journalist Peter Bergen details the ten-year search and killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

Liberia's former president Charles Taylor's recent conviction for crimes against humanity in Sierra Leone brings an end to a dark chapter in the country's history. Journalist and author Kathleen Martin spent time in Sierra Leone before writing her book "Kamakwie." She joins Steve Paikin to look at the effects of Taylor's crimes on the people of the African nation.

Mexico's former Deputy Foreign Minister Andrés Rozental joins Steve Paikin to discuss relations between Canada and Mexico, visa requirements for Mexican tourists to Canada and the country's continuing narco-war.

The Brookings Institution's Khaled Elgindy on Bahrain's thwarted revolution attempt.

Despite what you've heard, Africa is a continent of hope. Jesuit priest Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator discusses his surprising message with Steve Paikin.

The modern world we live in is complex and complicated. Author Richard Sennett says we are losing the skills needed to cooperate with each other in this new reality. He joins Steve Paikin to discuss his new book "Together."

As Sri Lanka emerges from a war that spanned three decades, The Agenda examines what is next for the island nation.

Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird tells Piya Chattopadhyay why Canada needs to secure a stronger relationship with Asia.