In the Loop with Mark Gerretsen Mark Gerretsen

On today's episode, Ryan Turnbull, MP for Whitby, co-host's a Basic Income Guarantee roundtable discussion with us. We are joined by experts in the field: Dr. Bernhard Neumärker, The Honourable Hugh Segal, and Alvin Tedjo, to explain why BIG is beneficial, why it is a bi-partisan matter, and how we can shape it to be effective in Canada.

On today's episode, we are joined by David Niddam-Dent, the President of the Queen's Arts and Science Undergraduate Society. We ask David how students are adjusting to remote learning, what support systems have been put in place by Queen's, how community Covid-19 guidelines are being enforced, and what the rest of the school year looks like.

On today's episode, we are joined by Mr. James Griffith, a social sciences teacher at Frontenac Secondary School. We ask Mr. Griffith what key differences there are in school this year, how teachers have adjusted their teaching, how students have been feeling, and what the next steps moving forward look like.

On today's episode, we are joined by Jennifer O'Connell, Member of Parliament for Pickering-Uxbridge, to discuss Long Term Care (LTC) standards in Ontario. MP O'Connell was one of five MP's to advocate in favour of implementing federal LTC standards in Canada. We ask MP O'Connell how this would be implemented, what research needs to be considered, how long it would take to implement, and how much funding the federal government would provide.

On today's episode, we are joined by The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. We ask Minister Blair how the Canada-US border restrictions are negotiated, why you may be seeing United States license plates in Canada, how the government is enforcing self-isolation, and what steps the government is taking to keeping Canadians safe.

On today's episode, we are joined by The Honourable Bob Rae, who has held an elected position on 11 separate occasions since 1978. We ask Bob Rae how politics in Canada has changed over the past few decades, specifically regarding political polarization, political literacy, and universal basic income.