- What's changed 35 years after the Montreal Massacre?
Friday, December 6th 2024
On December 6, 1989 a lone gunman walked into Montreal’s École Polytechnique and began shooting female students. The young man was motivated by his misogynistic hatred for women. He targeted his victims because they were women.
By the time his rampage was over, 14 young women lay dead.
It was a tragedy that shook the nation to its core. Never before had our country seen such horrific violence targeted at young women.
The Polytechnique shooting galvanized the women's movement in Canada and put a national focus specifically on violence against women.
Parliament went on to create a national action plan on combating violence against women.
Every year on December 6 we mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
Still, violence against women remains an epidemic in this country.
Host David Smith speaks with Ecole Polytechnique survivor Nathalie Provost about her memory of that terrible day and her work advocating for stricter gun control laws in Canada.
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- Why is interest in electric vehicles waning?
Thursday, December 5th 2024
There are more electric vehicles on the market than ever before. But, Canadian car shoppers are showing less interest in buying an E-V, citing a number of concerns that have always dogged the technology.
In today's edition of the Big Story, host Mike Eppel is separating myths from reality and look at whether the automotive industry needs to look at its messaging to consumers.
Today's guests: Jason Clifton, Partner, Electric Mobility Practice at E-Y Canada AND Erik Novak, Professor of Business and Sustainability at Seneca College and the editor of the Novak Report.
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- Is Canada at risk of becoming the 51st state?
Wednesday, December 4th 2024
It may have been a joke at the Mar-a-Lago dinner with PM Justin Trudeau and President-elect Donald Trump, but the question is out there: is there a risk of Canada becoming the 51st state?
On top of that, what is the future of Canadian-U.S. relations with Trump coming back to office?
Host Cormac Mac Sweeney is speaking with Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne.
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- Is our food supply safe? Breaking down our country's latest recalls.
Tuesday, December 3rd 2024
A recent string of food recalls from cucumbers to almond milk have a lot of Canadians wondering: are the products we buy at the grocery store as safe as they used to be?
Since 2023, 12 Canadians have died from either listeria or salmonella in outbreaks linked to contaminated food.
These deaths are a tragic reminder that food safety can’t be taken for granted.
Is Canada’s food inspection system up to the task?
Host David Smith speaks with Keith Warrnier is a food safety expert, professor in the Department of Food Sciences at the University of Guelph, and a past president of the Ontario Food Protection Association.
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- Is our economy fluctuating because of "vibes"?
Monday, December 2nd 2024
After some consumer optimism earlier this fall, new research now shows positive views on the economy are on the decline after the U.S. election.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is describing it as a "vibecession".
Host Mike Eppel is digging into this with Nik Nanos, the chief data scientist at Nanos Research.
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