- Ontario Election: fact-checking the party leaders
Wednesday, June 1st 2022
Guest: Lex Harvey, politics reporter
On the eve of Ontario’s election, we take a look at the provincial party leaders and how they fared under The Star’s fact-checking process. While touting their own policies and achievements and attacking their rivals, how honest were Mike Schreiner, Andrea Horwath, Steven Del Duca and Doug Ford? Lex Harvey, Star politics reporter and fact checker, joins us to explain how the did.
This episode was produced by Matthew Hearn, Brian Bradley, Alexis Green and Raju Mudhar.
- There is a big demand for accessible housing in Ontario. Few can find it
Tuesday, May 31st 2022
Guest: Bailey Martens, Toronto Star reporter
Despite 2.6 million people in Ontario being disabled, there is no policy mandating barrier-free housing for those who need it. There is not even a mention of housing in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). For many people with disabilities in this province, the search for housing is as challenging as the lack of options. Star reporter Bailey Martens spoke to one family that had to move eight times in eight years to find wheelchair accessible housing for their young child. She tells their story on today's episode.
This episode was produced by Saba Eitizaz, Alexis Green and Matthew Hearn
- Days after Uvalde massacre, NRA hosts annual summit
Monday, May 30th 2022
Guest: Edward Keenan, Washington Bureau Chief
Despite calls to cancel, the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting went ahead as planned in Houston this weekend, a mere 482 kilometres away from Uvalde, Texas where just days prior one of the deadliest school shootings in the U.S. in over a decade left 21 people dead (including 19 children). Two weeks before that, 10 people were shot dead at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York in an act called “a hate crime and an act of racially motivated violent extremism.” As the horror keeps repeating itself, how is it that nothing has changed even when data shows most Americans want some form of gun control?
This episode was produced by Saba Eitizaz, Alexis Green and Matthew Hearn
Audio sources: CPAC, The Hill, Toronto Star
- Ontario Votes: Looking at the final days of the campaign
Friday, May 27th 2022
Guest: Robert Benzie, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief
With less than a week until the June 2 election in Ontario, and as most polls point to a Progressive Conservative victory, there are still plenty of questions about how things could shake out. Premier Doug Ford has been campaigning like a front-runner, as the Liberals and NDP put up a good fight. But with plenty of races expected to be close, strategic voting is a card both of those parties will likely try to play.
- Baby boomers are getting older and want change in long-term care
Thursday, May 26th 2022
Guest: Moira Welsh, investigative reporter
In the middle of the pandemic, when baby boomers hit the milestone age of 75, they awakened to the reality of growing old in Ontario and they’re not going quietly into nursing homes. They want to age with purpose, energy and love. Their message to politicians? Get rid of the medicalized culture of nursing homes. Moira Welsh, investigative reporter and author of “Happily Ever After: Revolutionary Approaches to Long-Term Care,” discusses the future of aging in Ontario and whether real change is coming in elder care.
This episode was produced by Saba Eitizaz, Alexis Green and Matthew Hearn
