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#221: 1 Moderate vs. 25 Kamala Harris Voters
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Nov 02, 2024 |
#220: Multi-Decadal Hurricane Patterns: Part 2 with Tom Knutson
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Oct 31, 2024 |
#219 Decoding Climate Change: A Pragmatic Approach with Tom Knutson
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Oct 29, 2024 |
#218: Chloe Smellinck: Mental Health for Men and Social Pressures
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Oct 08, 2024 |
#217: Curious Mondays: Can True Free Speech Exist?
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Sep 05, 2024 |
#216: Unpacking Historical Narratives with Professor Matthew Alan Sears
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Sep 03, 2024 |
#215: Ethan Duggan, Take Back Canada - Examining Immigration and Corporate Interests
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Aug 29, 2024 |
#214: Curious Mondays - What’s the Matter with Australia?
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Aug 27, 2024 |
#213: The Abraham Accords and Middle Eastern Geopolitics: US Ambassador Gerald Feierstein
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Aug 20, 2024 |
#212: The Global Food Crisis: Sylvain Charlebois on Supply Chains and Geopolitics
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Aug 13, 2024 |
#212: The Canadian Dream through Representation: Lionel Loganathan
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Aug 09, 2024 |
#211: The Spiral of Silence and How it's Terrible for Us, Christopher Balkaran
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Aug 08, 2024 |
#210: Understanding Breast Implant Illness, Dr. Amanda Savage Brown
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Aug 06, 2024 |
#209: Joe Biden and Divisions Within the Democratic Party, Dr. Alison Dagnes
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Aug 01, 2024 |
#208:The Impact of Chlorine on Water Quality, Dr. Angus Chu
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Jul 29, 2024 |
#207: The Outrage Industry - Understanding Political Media with Dr. Jeffrey Berry
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Jul 23, 2024 |
#206: Instagram Debates with Open Minds: Christopher and Isidora on Respectful Disagreement
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Jul 15, 2024 |
#205: Echo Chambers and Media Consumption, Dr. Alison Dagnes
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Jul 04, 2024 |
#204: A Mother's Battle - Navigating the Opioid Crisis with Correne Antrobus
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Jun 30, 2024 |
#203: Why Safe Injection Sites Matter: An Interview with Professor Mark Tyndall
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Jun 20, 2024 |
#202: Dr. Julian Somers - Harm Reduction as a Public Policy Response?
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Jun 17, 2024 |
#201: Dr. Ramona Coelho: The Dangers Of Medical Assistance in Dying
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Jun 04, 2024 |
#200: Dr. Karen Neufeld and Dr. Jack Haggerty, Beyond the Verdict: Navigating MAID and Mental Health
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Apr 23, 2024 |
#199: Susan Desjardins, Dying with Dignity Canada and the Misinformation on MAiD
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Mar 23, 2024 |
#198: Jane Katkova, Navigating Canada's Immigration Maze
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Mar 16, 2024 |
#197: The "Leave Our Kids Alone Movement," Mahmoud Mourra
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Nov 02, 2023 |
#196: Anti-LGBTQ Hate? Dean Lobo, Reenita V, The 519
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Oct 12, 2023 |
#195: Glenn Blackett, Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms - Wokeism
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Sep 28, 2023 |
#194: Why Young Men and Remixed Racism with Jamil Jivani
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Sep 05, 2023 |
#193: Canada's Increasing Role in Your Digital Life, with Professor Michael Geist
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Jul 04, 2023 |
#192: Exploring Climate Uncertainty and Risk with Professor Judith A. Curry
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Jun 27, 2023 |
#191: The Dinner Table Conversation - Diversity in Hiring and on College Campuses
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Jun 24, 2023 |
#190: The Dinner Table Conversation - A Man's World?
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Jun 22, 2023 |
#189: The Dinner Table Conversation - Changing Roles of Education
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Jun 20, 2023 |
#188: Deepfakes: Believability, Vulnerability, Detection with Todd C. Helmus
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Jun 13, 2023 |
#187: Poverty and Crime, A Conversation with Law Enforcement in the United States
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May 30, 2023 |
#186: Poverty and Health, A Conversation with a Resident Physician in New Jersey
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May 23, 2023 |
#185: Is a 4 Day Work Week in our Future? Charlotte Lockhart, 4 Day Week Global
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May 16, 2023 |
#184: Injecting Satire into our News: Blah TO and the Rise of News-Meets-Humour.
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May 09, 2023 |
#183: Is Student Debt Relief the Best Policy Decision? Professor Willie Elliott, University of Michigan
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May 04, 2023 |
#182: Should We Teach Race and Gender in the Classroom? Kaylene Stevens, Boston University
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Apr 18, 2023 |
#181: The Three Skills I Wish I Learned in School, Christopher Balkaran Gives a Talk at York University
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Apr 11, 2023 |
#180: How Does One Navigate Modern Dating?
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Mar 28, 2023 |
#179: What is the Impact of Mental Health on Quality of Life? Pat Corrigan
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Mar 21, 2023 |
#178: What is Gender Dysphoria? Ken Zucker, Clinical Psychologist
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Mar 14, 2023 |
#177: The Dinner Table, Episode 01
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Mar 07, 2023 |
#176: The Challenges with Affirmative Action, Professor Peter Arcidiacono
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Feb 28, 2023 |
#175: The Benefits of Affirmative Action, Professor Harry Holzer
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Feb 21, 2023 |
#174: The Freedom Convoy's Impact on Supporters: Jenna Quenneville
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Feb 07, 2023 |
#173: The Freedom Convoy's Impact: Sarah Davis, Cornerstone Housing for Women
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Jan 31, 2023 |
#172: Is SafeTO Effective? Scott McKean, Manager, SafeTO
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Jan 24, 2023 |
#171: How Canada's Emissions Targets are Affecting Farmers.
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Dec 20, 2022 |
#170: Are Emissions Reductions in the Agriculture Space Realistic?
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Dec 13, 2022 |
169: Surveying American Public Opinion on Electric Vehicles with Professor Jon Krosnick
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Nov 30, 2022 |
#168: Will Consumers Choose EVs?
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Nov 22, 2022 |
#167: Student Loans - More Than Just Tuition.
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Nov 15, 2022 |
#166: Forget Student Loans - Start Youth with Assets.
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Nov 08, 2022 |
#165: Matching Savings - Will Your Financial Behaviour Change?
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Nov 01, 2022 |
#164: What Has Inflation Done to the Most Vulnerable?
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Oct 25, 2022 |
#163: Rising Cost of Living - What Does This Mean for Womens Shelters?
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Oct 18, 2022 |
#162: Developer Fees are Adding to Toronto's Housing Crisis.
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Oct 10, 2022 |
#161: The Stress of Rising Interest Rates on Low Income Families
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Oct 04, 2022 |
Welcome to Open Minds with Christopher Balkaran!
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Sep 30, 2022 |
#160: What will EVs Mean for Low-Income Families? Gordon Bauer, Data Principal.
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Apr 26, 2022 |
#159: Professor Mike Pesko - Taxing Tobacco - Does it Work?
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Feb 16, 2022 |
#158: Andy West - Climate Change Attitudes are Cultural
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Feb 03, 2022 |
#157: Reflections: 2021 and the year ahead!
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Jan 08, 2022 |
#156: My Second Conversation with Judith Curry
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Nov 30, 2021 |
#155: Reflections: Capital Punishment
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Nov 02, 2021 |
#154: Capital Punishment: Joshua Marquis, Former District Attorney Clatsop County, Oregon
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Oct 26, 2021 |
#153: Read with Me: The Bhagavad Gita
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Oct 22, 2021 |
#152: Capital Punishment: Lindsey Vann, Executive Director Justice360
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Oct 19, 2021 |
#151: Basic Income: John Clarke, Anti-Poverty Activist, former lead for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
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Oct 05, 2021 |
#150: Basic Income: Geoff Crocker, Editor of the Basic Income Forum, and UBI.org
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Sep 28, 2021 |
#149: Reflections: Canadian Election, Basic Income and my Recent Trip to Ikea!
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Sep 23, 2021 |
#148: Basic Income: Jessie Golem, Recipient of Ontario's Basic Income Pilot
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Sep 21, 2021 |
#147: Basic Income: Matthew Flisfeder, Associate Professor, University of Winnipeg
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Sep 14, 2021 |
#146: Basic Income: Hugh Segal, Former Senator, Canadian Political Strategist and Commentator
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Sep 07, 2021 |
#145: Reflections: Afghanistan, the Canadian Federal Election and More
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Aug 27, 2021 |
#144: Joyce Arthur, Executive Director of the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, Responds to the Alliance for Life Ontario
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Jul 27, 2021 |
#143: The Alliance for Life Ontario: Misinformation? Dangerous? My 2nd Conversation with Jakki Jeffs
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Jul 08, 2021 |
#142: My Conversation with Edwin Frondozo - @edwin100x
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Jun 15, 2021 |
#141: Left Meets Right: Khushbu Dhaliwal
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Jun 08, 2021 |
#140: Tobacco Control / Harm Reduction Panel - Chris Bostic, Cliff Douglas, Brad Rodu
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Jun 01, 2021 |
#139: Tobacco Control: Dr. Gan Quan and Omara Dogar, The Union
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May 11, 2021 |
#138: Tobacco Control: Cliff Douglas, Director, University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network
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May 04, 2021 |
#137: Tobacco Control: Samrat Chowdhery, President, International Network of Nicotine Consumer Organisations (INNCO)
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Apr 27, 2021 |
#136: Tobacco Control: Alex Clark, CEO, The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-Free Alternatives Association (CASAA)
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Apr 20, 2021 |
#135: Tobacco Control: Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator, Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates
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Apr 13, 2021 |
#134: Tobacco Control: Professor Brad Rodu, DDS, School of Medicine, University of Louisville
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Apr 06, 2021 |
#133: Tobacco Control: Chris Bostic, Policy Director at Action on Smoking & Health
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Mar 30, 2021 |
#132: A Conversation with the Creators of "Better Left Unsaid", Curt Jaimungal and Desh Amila
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Mar 16, 2021 |
#131: Gun Control Part Two: Rod Giltaca, the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights
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Mar 09, 2021 |
#130: Sex Work: Lyra McKee, Co-Executive Director, PACE Society
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Mar 02, 2021 |
#129: Sex Work: Shae Invidiata, Free Them
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Feb 22, 2021 |
#128: Sex Work: Kim Pyke and the Experiences faced by Sex Workers
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Feb 16, 2021 |
#127: Sex Work: Alex MacDonnell, Executive Director Stepping Stone NS
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Feb 09, 2021 |
#126: Climate Change - a Different Perspective with Andy West
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Feb 02, 2021 |
#125: What Are The Problems with Climate Change Modelling?
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Jan 26, 2021 |
#124: Is a Pragmatic Approach Better to Address Climate Change?
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Jan 19, 2021 |
#123: The Gun Violence Conversation: Cauldrick Woods, Amadeusz Toronto
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Dec 29, 2020 |
#122: The Gun Violence Conversation: Amadeusz Toronto
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Dec 22, 2020 |
#121: The Gun Violence Conversation: Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns
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Dec 15, 2020 |
#120: The Gun Violence Conversation: Danforth Families for Safe Communities
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Dec 08, 2020 |
#119: The Gun Violence Conversation: Amber Wardell, Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses
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Dec 01, 2020 |
#118: Do Gun Bans Reduce Gun Violence?
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Nov 24, 2020 |
#117: The Gun Violence Conversation: Ricky Atkinson, former leader of the Dirty Tricks Gang
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Nov 17, 2020 |
#116: The Gun Violence Conversation: Zero Gun Violence Movement (ZGVM)
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Nov 10, 2020 |
#115: The Gun Violence Conversation: The National Firearms Association
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Nov 03, 2020 |
#114: The Abortion Debate: Final Thoughts
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Oct 28, 2020 |
#113: The Pro-Choice Perspective: A Conversation with Dr. Jill Doctoroff, National Abortion Federation Canada
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Oct 24, 2020 |
#112: The Pro Life Abortion Perspective: A Conversation with Jakki Jeffs, Executive Director at Alliance for Life Ontario
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Oct 17, 2020 |
#111: The Pro Choice Abortion Perspective: Joyce Arthur, ED Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada
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Oct 10, 2020 |
#110: The Pro Life Abortion Perspective: Cam Cote, Centre for Canadian Bio-Ethical Reform (CCBR)
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Oct 03, 2020 |
#109: The Right Mindset: A Conversation with Sean Zahedi
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Sep 26, 2020 |
#108: Community Policing with the LGBTQ2S Community: A Conversation with Sgt. Henry Dyck of the Toronto Police
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Sep 19, 2020 |
#107: Digital Democracy with Minister Audrey Tang!
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Sep 12, 2020 |
#106: Mid Year Check In and Summer Break!
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Jul 23, 2020 |
#105: Community Policing: A Conversation with Sgt. Jeff Zammit of the Toronto Police
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Jul 07, 2020 |
#104: Race-based Data Collection and COVID-19: A Chat with Dr. Vinita Dubey
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Jun 27, 2020 |
#103: Enforcing the Law and the Need for Community-based Policing
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Jun 14, 2020 |
#102: Youth Hidden in Plain Sight: Part 2 - Warren Abbey
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Jun 07, 2020 |
#101: George Floyd
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May 31, 2020 |
#100: 72 Days: 05 - A Chat with Dr. Kenton White on COVID-19 and Data Collection
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May 23, 2020 |
#099: 72 Days: 04 -The Canada Emergency Relief Benefit and, AI?
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May 17, 2020 |
#098: 72 Days: 03 - Why the WHO?
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May 09, 2020 |
#097: 72 Days: 02: A Serious Conversation on the Role of Government in a Pandemic
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May 02, 2020 |
#096: 72 Days: Justin Trudeau's Reality Pre-COVID-19
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Apr 24, 2020 |
#095: Power of Positivity - 25 - The End - Onto the Next!
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Apr 19, 2020 |
#094: Power of Positivity - 24 - Start Thinking About the Transition!
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Apr 18, 2020 |
#093: Power of Positivity - 23 - Stay Balanced
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Apr 16, 2020 |
#092: Power of Positivity - 22 - Don't be Afraid of Losses
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Apr 15, 2020 |
#091: Power of Positivity - 21 - Relentlessly Pursue your goals!
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Apr 14, 2020 |
#090: Power of Positivity - 20 - Setbacks are a part of achieving goals!
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Apr 13, 2020 |
#089: Power of Positivity - 19 - It's all about a state of mind!
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Apr 12, 2020 |
#088: Power of Positivity - 18 - Fight Politics!
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Apr 11, 2020 |
#087: Power of Positivity - 17 - Stay Productive to Fight the Negative Energy!
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Apr 10, 2020 |
#086: Power of Positivity - 16 - Fight your Worry!
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Apr 09, 2020 |
#085: Power of Positivity - 15 - Treat Yourself!
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Apr 08, 2020 |
#084: Power of Positivity - 14 - Embrace Failure!
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Apr 07, 2020 |
#083: Power of Positivity - 13 - Stay Positive around Negativity, define your biggest challenges to your goals
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Apr 06, 2020 |
#082: Power of Positivity - 12 - Fight Worry and Add to your Stock!
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Apr 05, 2020 |
#081: Power of Positivity - 11 - Choose what you give LIFE to!
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Apr 04, 2020 |
#080: Power of Positivity - 10 - Reframe your State of Mind!
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Apr 03, 2020 |
#079: Power of Positivity - 09 - Envision the Day Back to Normalcy!
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Apr 02, 2020 |
#078: Power of Positivity - 08 - Choose Positivity!
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Apr 01, 2020 |
#077: Power of Positivity - 07 - What is your Biggest Goal / Idea?
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Mar 31, 2020 |
#076: Power of Positivity - 06 - Time Thiefs!
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Mar 30, 2020 |
#075: Power of Positivity - 05 - Identify your Dragons
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Mar 29, 2020 |
#074: Power of Positivity - 04 - Visualization, Do one thing and Journal
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Mar 28, 2020 |
#073: Power of Positivity - 03 - Clean your Space, Choose your Media, Give Back
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Mar 26, 2020 |
#072: Power of Positivity - 02 - Exercise and Healthy Nutrition While in Self Isolation!
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Mar 25, 2020 |
#071: Power of Positivity - Begin Fighting COVID-19 with your Energy
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Mar 24, 2020 |
#070: Analyzing the Coverage of the 2020 Ontario Teacher's Strike
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Mar 15, 2020 |
#069: Youth Hidden in Plain Sight: Warren Abbey's Story on Guns, Gangs and Violence
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Mar 07, 2020 |
#068: Getting Young People Active: Vanessa Lodge
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Feb 29, 2020 |
#067: Artificial Intelligence: A Conversation with Erin Kelly, President and CEO of Advanced Symbolics Inc.
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Feb 22, 2020 |
#066: Artificial Intelligence and Refugee Claims
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Feb 15, 2020 |
#065: Oliver Lane and his Journey as a Trans Athlete
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Feb 08, 2020 |
#064: The Barriers Still Faced by the LGBTQ2S community: A Conversation with Jacq Hixson-Vulpe
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Feb 01, 2020 |
#063: The LGBTQ Community and the Conservative Movement: A Conversation with Jamie Ellerton
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Jan 11, 2020 |
#062: How do we Restore Balance in our Conversations? End of Year/Decade Reflection!
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Dec 24, 2019 |
#061: Climate Change: How Industries are reducing their Carbon Footprint
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Dec 14, 2019 |
#060: Youth and Politics: the Generation after Milennials
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Dec 07, 2019 |
#059: Peter Downing and WEXIT's Constitution
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Nov 30, 2019 |
#058: A Conversation with Gillian Smith
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Nov 23, 2019 |
#057: One Year Anniversary!
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Nov 16, 2019 |
#056: 2019 Federal election results, proportional representation, and is western separation doable?
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Nov 09, 2019 |
#055: The West: Part 1 - Confederation and Western Alienation
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Nov 02, 2019 |
#054: Canada Votes: Young People in Politics
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Oct 28, 2019 |
#053: Canada Votes: Bloc Quebecois
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Oct 25, 2019 |
#052: Canada Votes: WEXIT - Interview with Peter Downing
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Oct 19, 2019 |
#051: Canada Votes: Populism
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Oct 11, 2019 |
#050: Canada Votes: The Peoples Party of Canada
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Oct 05, 2019 |
#049: Justin Trudeau's Blackface / Brownface Scandal
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Oct 02, 2019 |
#048: Canada Votes: The Green Party of Canada
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Sep 28, 2019 |
#047: Canada Votes: The Conservative Party of Canada
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Sep 19, 2019 |
#046: Canada Votes: The New Democratic Party (NDP)
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Sep 07, 2019 |
#045: Canada Votes: The Liberal Party of Canada
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Aug 31, 2019 |
#044: The Canadian Military Part 4: Supports for Returning Military Personnel
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Aug 24, 2019 |
#043: The Canadian Military Part 3: Veterans
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Aug 17, 2019 |
#042: The Canadian Military Part 2: Procurement
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Aug 10, 2019 |
#041: The Canadian Military Matters.
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Aug 03, 2019 |
#040: Hate Speech
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Jul 27, 2019 |
#039: Introduction of Heon Lee!
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Jul 20, 2019 |
#038: The Gender Gap: Identity Politics Part 2
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Jul 14, 2019 |
#037: Identity Politics
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Jul 07, 2019 |
#036: Alabama and its Ban on Abortion (Part 4): Special Guest!
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Jun 21, 2019 |
#035: Abortion Part Three: Understanding the Anti-Abortion Movement
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Jun 17, 2019 |
#034: Brainstorming a Better Way: Genuine Curiosity!
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Jun 10, 2019 |
#033: Abortion Part Two: Psychological Effects on Women
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Jun 03, 2019 |
#032: Abortion Part One: Personhood
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May 30, 2019 |
#031: Anti Vax Movement
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May 20, 2019 |
#030: Conversations about Education in Ontario
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May 12, 2019 |
#029: Cuts to Education?
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May 04, 2019 |
#028: You Should Care About the new 5G Network!
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Apr 15, 2019 |
#027: Before You Reply Online - Confirmation Bias!
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Apr 12, 2019 |
#026: Quebec's Ban on Religious Symbols: Bill 21
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Apr 09, 2019 |
#025: Before You Reply Online: 02 - Political Sniping!
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Apr 05, 2019 |
#024: Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
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Mar 31, 2019 |
#023: Before You Reply Online: 01!
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Mar 27, 2019 |
#022: Islamophobia
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Mar 25, 2019 |
#021: Donald Trump and Immigration Policy
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Mar 12, 2019 |
#020: SNC Lavalin Mini-series: Part 3 - Deferred Prosecution Agreements
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Mar 03, 2019 |
#019: SNC Lavalin Mini-series: Part 2 - Legislation
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Feb 25, 2019 |
#018: Food for Thought: Public Governance
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Feb 21, 2019 |
#017: SNC Lavalin Mini-series: Part 1 - Public Governance!
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Feb 17, 2019 |
#016: Trans Mountain Expansion Pipeline - Meaningful Engagement with Indigenous Peoples
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Feb 10, 2019 |
#015: FFT03: Taking a Deep Dive on Issues
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Feb 07, 2019 |
#014: Minimum Wage in Ontario
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Feb 03, 2019 |
#013: FFT02: OSAP and Evidence-Based Protests?
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Jan 30, 2019 |
#012: Changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)
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Jan 27, 2019 |
#011: FFT01: E Government in Canada?
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Jan 22, 2019 |
#010: Canada's Immigration System
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Jan 20, 2019 |
#009: Carding
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Jan 13, 2019 |
#008: Basic Income!
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Jan 06, 2019 |
#007: Thank you!
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Jan 01, 2019 |
#006: Cannabis Legalization!
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Dec 24, 2018 |
#005: U-S-M-C-A !
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Dec 18, 2018 |
#004: Free Trade!
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Dec 17, 2018 |
#003: Towards a Civil Discourse!
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Nov 27, 2018 |
#002: Carbon Pricing in Canada!
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Nov 19, 2018 |
#001: Strong and Free: Episode 1!
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Nov 15, 2018 |