Cross Country Checkup from CBC Radio
Summary: CBC Radio's Cross Country Checkup is Canada's only national open-line radio program, broadcast live across Canada every Sunday afternoon on CBC Radio One. Each week broadcaster and writer Rex Murphy presides over a lively discussion on an issue of national interest or importance, and invites listeners to call in with their opinions and thoughts.
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Podcasts:
Asha Tomlinson - After the shootings in the States of black men and police officers, what now for race relations in North America?
What is the future for the police and race relations?
A 44:16 edited version of our phone-in on Being Canadian.
What does it mean to you to be Canadian?
A 40:32 version of our phone-in on the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union
After an historic referendum, the United Kingdom votes to go it alone. No country before this has opted out of membership of the European Union — so it's far from clear how the relationship will be untangled. With host Susan McReynolds.
A 43:09 version of our Sunday phone-in on French Immersion with host Asha Tomlinson
The popularity of French immersion is exploding in Canada. But stats suggest the number of bilingual Canadians is dropping. Is the dream of bilingualism failing? With guest host Asha Tomlinson.
43:24 Short Version of our phone-in on the Orlando shooting with host Asha Tomlinson
It's being called "unimaginable," and "the worst mass shooting in U.S. history" by a single gunman. 50 people are dead, including the gunman, and 53 are injured — many critically — following the shooting in a gay night club in Orlando, Florida.
Uber. If the debate hasn't come to your city yet … chances are it will sometime soon. Municipalities across the country — and across North America — have been struggling to come to terms with ride-sharing services.
A routine forest fire, the wind shifts, and suddenly terrified inhabitants are fleeing through apocalyptic walls of flame, pillars of smoke and flying cinders. What will it take to recover? What are your thoughts? With host, Duncan McCue.
The death of 19-month-old Ezekiel Stephan from bacterial meningitis was tragic and unusual, and last week a court in Lethbridge, Alberta heard how the toddler's parents treated him for two-and-a-half weeks with alternative remedies.
The Trudeau government says it will legalize marijuana next spring. The NDP says if that is the plan we should decriminalize it now. What do you think? With guest host Susan McReynolds.
The Bank of Canada is seeking nominations for important women to display on new bank notes. Who are the great women in Canadian history whose faces deserve to be on your money? With guest host Marni Soupcoff.
