Moving the Needle - Senator Ratna Omidvar's Podcast

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Welcome to Moving the Needle on Wicked Problems, Senator Ratna Omidvar's podcast co-hosted with Paul Faucette, her Director of Parliamentary Affairs.  The podcast explores some of the most pressing socio-economic questions facing Canada and the world and it features a variety of renowned experts’ providing analysis and insights on how to tackle society’s most wicked problems.  Ratna Omidvar is an internationally recognized voice on migration, diversity and inclusion. In April 2016, Ms. Omidvar was appointed to the Senate of Canada as an independent Senator representing Ontario. As a member of the Senate’s Independent Senators Group she holds a leadership position as Liaison and was previously the Deputy Chair of the Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector. Senator Omidvar is a Councillor on the World Refugee Council, a Director at the Samara Centre for Democracy and Chair Emerita of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council. Previously at Ryerson University, Senator Omidvar was a Distinguished Visiting Professor and founded the Global Diversity Exchange. Senator Omidvar was appointed to the Order of Ontario in 2005 and became a Member of the Order of Canada in 2011, with both honours recognizing her advocacy work on behalf of immigrants and devotion to reducing inequality in Canada.

Episode Date
Season 4, Episode 4: Standing Up to Putin with Evgenia Kara-Murza
Feb 01, 2024
Season 4, Episode 3: Finding Creative Ways to Support Ukraine with Allan Rock
Nov 22, 2023
Season 4, Episode 2: Reexamining Canada’s Relationship with India with David McKinnon
Nov 01, 2023
Season 4, Episode 1: Connecting with the Past with Senator Tony Loffreda
Oct 20, 2023
Season 3, Episode 5: Innovating Ways to Support Ukrainians with Kira Rudik
Feb 22, 2023
Season 3, Episode 4: Celebrating the Contributions of Immigrants with Toronto Mayor John Tory
Dec 12, 2022
Season 3, Episode 3: Delving into the Future of Journalism & Western Canada with Sen. Paula Simons
Nov 29, 2022
Season 3, Episode 2: Supporting the Iranian Protests with Nazanin Afshin-Jam MacKay
Nov 16, 2022
Season 3, Episode 1: Strengthening Germany & Canada's Relationship with Ambassador Sabine Sparwasser
Oct 25, 2022
Season 2, Episode 6: Encountering Racism in Politics with Sen. Ataullahjan, Sen. Boyer & Sen. Moodie
Apr 14, 2022
Season 2, Episode 5: Addressing Racism in Sports with Rosey Edeh & Dr. Sheema Khan
Jan 26, 2022
Season 2, Episode 4: Reevaluating Immigration Policy with Iain Reeve & Yilmaz Dinc
Nov 26, 2021
Season 2, Episode 3: Redefining the Arts in Society with Ravi Jain
Nov 12, 2021
Season 2, Episode 2: Fostering Diversity in Journalism with Supriya Dwivedi and Nicholas Keung
Oct 21, 2021
Season 2, Episode 1: Confronting the Virus of Racism in Society with Dr. Kwame McKenzie
Oct 08, 2021
Episode 17: Mapping the Road to 100 Million Canadians with Goldy Hyder and Lisa Lalande
Jun 15, 2021
Episode 16: Bridging the Divide - Tackling Big Issues with Mayor Naheed Nenshi
May 14, 2021
Episode 15: Discussing Digital Disruption with Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Apr 30, 2021
Episode 14: Battling Extreme Income Inequality with Dr. Miles Corak & Armine Yalnizyan
Apr 16, 2021
Episode 13: Tackling Mass Forced Displacement and Corruption with Lloyd Axworthy
Mar 31, 2021
Episode 12: Leading in the Face of Adversity with Senator Chantal Petitclerc
Mar 18, 2021
Episode 11: Examining the Impacts of Climate Change with Rosemary McCarney and David Miller
Mar 01, 2021
Episode 10: Rethinking Migration with Dr. Manjula Luthria and Dr. Irene Bloemraad
Feb 15, 2021
Episode 9: Studying the Impact of War with Professor Margaret MacMillan
Feb 04, 2021
Episode 8: Exploring the Future of Work with Pedro Barata
Dec 04, 2020
Episode 7: Telling Powerful Stories with Deepa Mehta
Nov 27, 2020
Episode 6: Reinforcing Canada's Place in the World with Dr. Bessma Momani
Nov 20, 2020
Episode 5: Eliminating the Scourge of Human Trafficking with Matt Friedman
Oct 08, 2020
Episode 4: Promoting the Power of Pluralism with the Rt Hon. Joe Clark
Oct 08, 2020
Episode 3: Strengthening the Charitable Sector with Hilary Pearson
Oct 08, 2020
Episode 2: Combatting Racism with Hamlin Grange and Diya Khanna
Oct 08, 2020
Episode 1: Fighting Corruption with Bill Browder
Oct 08, 2020
Senators' Questions on Bill C-344 and Community Benefits
Dec 07, 2018
SPEECH: Bill C-344, Community Benefits
Dec 07, 2018
Statement: Celebrating GlobalMedic's Work Around the World
Dec 06, 2018
SPEECH: Continuing the work of the Senate's Charities Committee in 2019
Nov 30, 2018
SPEECH: Bill C-89, Postal Services Resumption and Continuation Act
Nov 27, 2018
SPEECH: Closure of General Motors' Oshawa Car Assembly
Nov 27, 2018
Questions to Ministers Qualtrough and Hajdu: Back-to-Work Legislation for Canada Post Workers
Nov 25, 2018
Bill C-59 and Proposed Changes to Canada's No Fly List
Nov 20, 2018
Questions to Chief Electoral Officer Perrault: Extending Expats’ Special Voting Rules
Nov 07, 2018
Question to Minister Blair: Unintended Consequences of Bills C-45 and 46 for Permanent Residents
Nov 07, 2018
Diwali Message - Senator Ratna Omidvar
Nov 07, 2018
Inquiry on Anti-Black Racism - Senator Ratna Omidvar
Nov 01, 2018
Question to Minister Gould: Amending the Parliament of Canada Act
Oct 24, 2018
Senators' Statements: Congratulating Canadian Physicist Dr. Donna Strickland on her Nobel Prize
Oct 18, 2018
Revoking the Honourary Canadian Citizenship of Aung San Suu Kyi
Oct 10, 2018
SPEECH: Sen. Omidvar on Min. Hussen's Commitment to Address Immigration Consequences to Bill C-45
Jun 20, 2018
Senators' Statements - World Refugee Day 2018
Jun 20, 2018
Senators’ Statements: Remembering Air India Flight 182
Jun 19, 2018