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.
441 episodes transcribedIt's Day One of the 44th Ontario general election and it's not an exaggeration to say the newest member of the Queen's Park leaders' club has a daunti...
Ontario's 44th election has been called. There will be many issues discussed between now and election day, February 27. But clearly the big issue for...
Canada has pledged to spend more on economic development and security of the Arctic, but it has some catching up to do as climate change, technology a...
February 1 is the day Donald Trump declared the U.S. will impose import tariffs on Canadian products. In the meantime, leaders at the federal and prov...
On the heels of the fires that continue in Los Angeles, the Copernicus Climate Change Service reported that 2024 was the first calendar year that was...
Why did Trump win? Did the Democrats lean too heavily on identity politics?Are people being driven by economic frustrations? Or cultural and social is...
What makes democracy different than all the other forms of government is that it actually needs everyone to get involved and have their say. TVO Today...
Civics education is mandatory for Ontario students. But from teacher shortages to our contentious political times, do the in-class offerings make the...
Almost two years since the Sudanese war f Irwin Cotler: Founder and International Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, and Former Mi...
Those of a certain vintage might remember Michael Douglas's iconic line from the Oliver Stone film "Wall Street." Douglas who played Gordon Gekko, sai...
How much do we really know about concussions? And what are the long-term effects? We get some fast facts and bust some myths with Dr. Carmela Tartagli...
With a growing population and rising demand for housing, municipalities take on the task of setting up the infrastructure to service their residents....
Emergency department closures, long wait times, falling rates of primary care. Now, imagine if the closest hospital is more than a 2-hour drive away....
Visits to the food bank have risen in Ontario, indicating that the cost of living has affected food security. At the same time, there's a lot of food...
The Cheltenham Badlands are an alien landscape in Caledon, Ontario, once home of the Mississaugas of the Credit. Chief Ajetance was forced to sign Tre...
In Ontario there is, sort of, another level of government for 1.3 million people that is not federal, provincial or municipal. But for those who live...
The Agenda's week in review looked at why property taxes are going up across municipalities, an exit interview with NDP MP Charlie Angus, a check-in o...
What options are available to people who need fertility assistance in Ontario? And what barriers do queer and trans people face in their journeys to p...
The fires in Los Angeles have captured the empathy and attention of people all over the world. Canada has sent water bombers to help extinguish the fi...
Health Canada's 5th annual report on medical assistance in dying was released in December, reflecting numbers and demographics from 2023. For the firs...
