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.
- Visit Website
- RSS
- Artist: TVO | Steve Paikin
- Copyright: Copyright 2010 OECA (TVO). All Rights Reserved.
Podcasts:
As the NDP leadership convention begins in downtown Toronto, The Agenda examines the seven leadership hopefuls and their vision for the future of the party.
Much is made of the need to conserve water. If we paid more for it, would we be more likely to conserve this valuable resource?
Ontario is faced with a $16 billion deficit. Are new casinos the revenue-generating answer for Ontario's bottom line? OLG president and CEO Rod Phillips sits down with Steve Paikin.
Toronto, not Las Vegas: Former Crown prosecutor Sandy Garossino says the social costs of gaming outweigh the purported benefits.
Thousands of children die daily from water-borne diseases. Many of these deaths are due to poor drinking water. UNICEF's Meg French has some good news on that front: the Millennium Development Goal on drinking water has been met five years ahead of schedule. She joins Steve Paikin.
John Duffy says that more and more, our political discourse will not be about the size of government, but about technology. The Agenda examines the new techno-politics.
Deng Xiaoping: the leader who shaped contemporary China. Gelber Prize winner Ezra Vogel sits down with Steve Paikin to discuss China under Deng Xiaoping.
China has weathered the global economic storm. What must China do to ensure this level of growth?
Does economic change equal political change? Minxin Pei says the Chinese economy has fallen victim to crony capitalism. He joins Steve Paikin.
On robocalls and political rivalry: Toronto Star Ottawa writer Susan Delacourt joins Steve Paikin to discuss the political drama on Parliament Hill.
Bailout vs. bankruptcy: Billions were spent on the auto bailouts and tens of thousands of jobs were saved. But did the auto bailouts accomplish what was truly needed for the industry?
11 months of bloody fighting and an estimated 7-thousand dead. The Agenda examines the continuing violence in Syria.
The Governor of Illinois sits down with Steve Paikin to discuss Ontario's relationship with the state and opportunities for growth.
Dalton McGuinty ignited a firestorm when he declared that he would prefer a lower dollar rather than a strong oil and gas sector for Canada. Is the petrodollar responsible for Ontario's sagging economy? The Agenda examines whether the economic interests of Canada differ from those of Ontario.
The divided brain, our biology and social pressures. Psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist joins a debate as The Agenda examines if we are any closer to understanding the source of mental illness.
