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February 2014
Why Should I Care about the Right to Die?
As Canada faces an aging population, the right to die will become an increasingly important issue. Drs. Gary Rodin and Kerry Bowman discusses this complex issue with us.
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Municipal Policies for At-Risk Youth
Steve Ambrose and Andray Domise will discuss municipal policies that will help at-risk youth and ways to help keep them engaged with their communities and in school.
Find out more »April 2015
Refugee Health Care: What changes means to our obligations
What do the changes to Canada's Refugee Health Care system mean to our obligations? As Canadians, we are a country of immigrants, how we treat newcomers impacts us all.
Find out more »January 2016
Pedestrian Zones in Toronto
Janice Soloman and Paul Bedford discuss the pros and cons of pedestrians zones and Toronto can have one of its own.
Find out more »April 2016
Innovating our Healthcare costs down
Heath care is consistently ranked as the most important issue during election cycles. However, the costs are proving to be unsustainable particularly as the bulk of Canadians age. Healthcare costs are also asymmetrically distributed among the population. Five percent of Ontarians account for 65% of provincial health care costs for individual care, with 1% of the population accounting for one-third of these costs. What is the real cost of Ontario’s healthcare? Who is really shouldering these costs? Despite this…
Find out more »May 2016
Legalizing Marijuana
Prime Minister Trudeau promised during the course of the election that Canada will stop criminalizing marijuana users. Health Minister Jane Philpott recently told Canadians to expect legislation in early 2017. Minister Philpott wants to make sure that Canada gets this right. Use of marijuana for medical purposes is already legal in Canada. Our guests will discuss the current system regulating medicinal use as well as the public policy and public safety implications of legalization for recreational use. Prisons filling…
Find out more »June 2018
Vision Zero or Zero Vision?
Vision Zero or Zero Vision?
What is Toronto doing to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety?
March 2019
New Canada Food Guide – An Early Look
Canada is getting a new food guide! The food guide is perhaps the first political document Canadian children are introduced to. Historically, it was a standard bearer for the most powerful food lobbies and revisions based on health and nutritional needs were difficult. What does the new guide mean for the food industry? Dairy farmers are already warning about the new guide’s harm to the dairy sector. How will the new guide work? Who are the winners and losers to…
Find out more »October 2019
National Pharmacare – Should we or shouldn’t we?
What does an ideal national pharmacare program look like?
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