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30/11/2024

Donald Trump's potential tariffs explained

Our guest experts answer your questions about the tariffs being proposed by President-elect Donald Trump.

30/11/2024

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1h 10m
20/11/2020

New climate accountability for Canada – will it work?

Canada hasn’t met a climate target yet. Trudeau’s Liberals just introduced new accountability legislation — but how strong is it? We get reaction, look at lessons from the U.K.’s ‘gold standard’ climate law, and hear what we still need to reach net-zero.

20/11/2020

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29 min
14/01/2023

Revolutionizing climate education in universities

Lessons abound for climate watchers, from inside university classrooms to outside in the real world, where news that the ozone layer is healing offers hope for today's climate fight.

14/01/2023

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54 min
06/07/2024

Hurricanes are hitting the Caribbean. Can coral reefs help?

Caribbean coastlines might be taking a beating from Beryl, but coral reefs are fighting back. We speak to a NOAA representative on how these reefs act as natural defensive mechanisms against storms and how we can protect these ecosystems. And we hear from Caribbean leaders about the toll of this record-breaking hurricane.

06/07/2024

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22 min
08/05/2024

Why a goose hunt can make all the difference to evacuees

An Indigenous-owned company in Ontario is making sure evacuations are culturally appropriate, including supporting people to seek refuge on their traplines instead of hotels. Then we ask Canada’s Indigenous Services Minister how Ottawa can make climate emergencies less traumatic for Indigenous communities, and why members of the Peguis First Nation remain displaced two years after a major flood.

08/05/2024

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28 min
16/12/2023

The beginning of the end

Nations are "sounding the death knell for the fossil fuel era." Climate campaigner and self-described stubborn climate optimist Catherine Abreu calls the COP28 deal a win, despite its shortcomings. And columnist Chúk Odenigbo on why discussions about climate anxiety are too white.

16/12/2023

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30 min
4 MAY

Do you feel well-represented by Canadian democracy? If not, what would you change?

The Liberals have won a fourth term and even though they secured the most seats, their share of the popular vote was only 2 percentage points higher than the Conservatives. And 85 percent of voters went for one of those two parties, leaving the other parties with the electoral scraps. Were people trying to vote strategically? Our question: Do you feel well-represented by Canadian democracy? If not, what would you change?

4 May

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54 min
04/09/2024

Brave New Worlds: The Right to Leave, Return and Seek Asylum, Part Three

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, "Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country." We also have a right to seek "asylum from persecution" in other countries. At a time when more people are forcibly displaced than at any other point in recorded history, Nahlah Ayed speaks with guests about where the rights to leave, return and seek refuge came from, and what they could mean today.

04/09/2024

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54 min
06/11/2024

The unsexiest words that could help save the planet

The language of COP29 is brain-melting. But these soul-unstirring terms are key to solving climate change. We decode what's really at stake as leaders gather this month in Azerbaijan. Then, we hear how corruption can derail international climate action – and what solutions could help.

06/11/2024

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28 min
01/06/2024

The possibility of a ceasefire in Gaza

Middle East politics expert Rex Brynen answers your questions about the likelihood of reaching a ceasefire agreement in the Middle East.

01/06/2024

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21 min

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