The Agenda with Steve Paikin is TVO's flagship current affairs program - devoted to exploring the social, political, cultural and economic issues that are changing our world, at home and abroad. The Agenda airs weeknights at 8:00 PM EST on TVO - Canada's largest educational broadcaster.
472 episodes transcribedWith just one day to go before election day, we're joined by two journalists who spend a lot of time talking to voters in two of Ontario's largest cit...
Repair backlogs. Classroom sizes. Staff shortages. Attendance issues. A pandemic that disrupted learning across the province. Ontario's education syst...
Premier Doug Ford's snap election is underway. Only a few days away from Ontario's 2025 election day, The Agenda invites Amanda Munday, Executive Dire...
How will Ontarians with disabilities be affected by this election? And what have the various parties pledged in terms of improving accessibility? We'r...
It's almost time to vote and Ontarians consistently rank housing as a top issue. Which party has the best housing platform? We're joined by three cand...
From George Drew in 1943 to Leslie Frost in the 50s then onto John Robarts and finally Bill Davis, the Progressive Conservatives had quite the run in...
The Agenda's week in review examines the state of hallway medicine, Ontario's doctor shortage, and to what extent the four major parties are addressin...
In 2023, dental hygienist Jose Moreno Garcia took a bold step by leaving his office job to launch Universal Dental Center, a mobile dental hygiene cli...
Ontarians have now gotten to see the leaders face off on the debate stage twice - in North Bay on Valentine's Day, and in Toronto on Family Day. PC le...
Premier Doug Ford cited President Donald Trump's tariff threats as the reason for the early election call. But according to a recent Nanos survey for...
In 2018, Doug Ford promised to end overcrowding in hospitals so that patients aren't relegated to hallways and other unconventional areas. Each party...
Marit Stiles has been the leader of the Ontario NDP and Official Opposition for two years, but this is her first general election. What do voters need...
How have different Black communities made their homes in Toronto, and how has Toronto been shaped by Black cultures? Black Diasporas Tkaronto-Toronto...
During Black History Month, The Agenda invites author Marie Carter to discuss her latest book, In The Light of Dawn: The History and Legacy of a Black...
Will healthcare, housing, or tariffs decide the upcoming Ontario election? Host Steve Paikin asks Erin Kelly, CEO and co-founder of Advanced Symbolics...
With Premier Doug Ford calling a quick and early election in Ontario, youth across the province are not shying away from making sure their voices are...
After 15 years at the helm, Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner has put issues such as climate change and the environment on the agenda at Queen's Park....
Doug Ford says he wants to protect Ontario. When it comes to iconic sites like Ontario Place and the Science Centre, has he protected Ontarians' inter...
Unpredictable, impulsive, arbitrary. These are some of the words that might come to mind to describe President Trump's first few weeks in office. But...
Two men named Gary helped make Toronto cool in the 1970s, at a time when this city most definitely was not. They had no rule book. They didn't have a...
