The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Audio‪)‬ TVO

Why are businesses having a hard time finding workers? Then, assessing how a minority government can better work for Canadians, and political strategists debrief Election 2021. Jody Wilson-Raybould discusses her latest book, and finally, where does Canada stand foreign policy?

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After a summer of wildfires raging across in northern Ontario that tested the province's emergency management capacity, First Nations, climate scientists, and emergency coordinators are saying evacuations and climate change adaptations need to be improved and included in federal climate-change plans. Northeastern Ontario Hub journalist Nick Dunne has been looking into that and tells us more.

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Proof of vaccination for certain areas and activities began in Ontario this week. What are they, why are they needed, and what do they hope to accomplish? Will they help the province out of the fourth wave? We ask Raywat Deonandan, epidemiologist and associate professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa, and Dr. Martha Fulford, associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at McMaster University.

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Does the absence of foreign affairs discussion during the federal election campaign indicate a shift of the priorities of government, and of Canadians? We ask University of Waterloo's Bessma Momani; Adam Chapnik of the Canadian Forces College; Lauren Dobson-Hughes, a gender and development consultant; and Garry Keller of Strategy Corp.

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Columbia University professor Adam Tooze talks about how economies are being reshaped as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The new Liberal minority government reminds us that of Canada's last seven elections, five resulted in so-called hung parliaments. But history does suggest there are different paths forward that could make the electorate's apparent preference for minority parliament that work well. To share their wisdom on that, we welcome: Hugh Segal, who was chief of staff to both prime minister Brian Mulroney and premier Bill Davis; Dave Cooke, former cabinet minister in Ontario's only NDP; Kate Marie Graham, professor of political science at Western University and a former Ontario Liberal leadership candidate; and the Toronto Star's parliamentary reporter Tonda MacCharles.

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