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SEASON 1 TRAILER

Introducing 'It's Political with Althia Raj,' a new Canadian politics podcast

'It's Political with Althia Raj' is the Toronto Star's new Canadian politics podcast. Every two weeks, Raj brings listeners behind the scenes on Parliament Hill with exclusive interviews, in-depth reporting and thoughtful analysis. Join us as we explore the ins and the outs of the drama unfolding in Ottawa with humour and intelligence.The first episode drops Thursday, May 5. Listen and follow or subscribe here.

S1 Trailer

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2 min
16/06/2022

Fact or Fiction: Weaponizing political division for partisan gain

This week on It's Political, we focus on political polarization and the political advantages and drawbacks of sowing division, and whether Canadians are really that divided. Guests: Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, Abacus Data CEO David Coletto, Marci Surkes, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former executive director of policy and cabinet affairs, Karl Bélanger, former NDP principal to Jack Layton, Melanie Paradis, the former communications director to Erin O'Toole, as well as True North broadcaster Andrew Lawton and Riwi's Rikki Sargent.

16/06/2022

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53 min
29/12/2021

A four-day work week? (REBROADCAST)

We are taking a short break over the holidays and are rebroadcasting some memorable discussions. This episode was originally published July 30, 2021. GUEST: Professor Jean-Nicolas Reyt, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour at McGill University A recent study in Iceland involving thousands of workers has brought back the buzz around a shorter four-day work week. As the pandemic has accelerated the movement to work smarter and not longer, we explore the tantalizing possibilities — and potential problems — with a four-day work week in North America.

29/12/2021

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22 min
05/07/2021

Kids' education, mortgage, a million-dollar retirement, and an investment property? This 34-year-old health-care worker wants it all

Mel, a 34-year-old health-care worker and father of three, makes makes $104,000. He wants to save a minimum of $50,000 for each of his children's future, pay off his mortgage in the next decade and buy an income property to rent out. He also wants to save a million dollars each for him and his wife's retirement. What should he do to tackle these goals? Evy Kwong speaks with financial advisor Jason Heath for recommendations. All of our participants have been granted anonymity, and so we'll be using voice actors for their quotes. If you would like to support the journalism of the Toronto Star, you can subscribe at thestar.com/subscribingmatters.

05/07/2021

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11 min
04/04/2023

Closing Roxham Road: what migrants face at the border

Guest: Christina Clark-Kazak, associate professor in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa In the aftermath of U.S. President Joe Biden's recent visit to Canada, changes were made to the Safe Third Country Agreement, a key immigration policy to close a loophole that enabled migrants to claim asylum in the U.S. or Canada through unofficial ports of entry. After Roxham Road acted as unofficial route into Quebec for over 40,000 migrants last year, the route is now closed and experts fear this will only drive people to take more dangerous paths. This episode was produced by Alexis Green, Paulo Marques and Raju Mudhar. Audio source: CBC and CTV

04/04/2023

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26 min
17/08/2022

Why the cost and use of temp agency nurses is skyrocketing

Guests: Star reporters Jennifer Yang and Sara Mojtehedzadeh, as well as Anna Seto, a hospital nurse who joined a temp agency during the pandemic A Star investigation has revealed that the use and costs associated with using nurse supplied by temp agencies is skyrocketing. Some hospitals have said the costs have grown over 500 per cent, and some agencies may be taking advantage by increasing their rates. Nurses are also choosing to go to work for them because agencies pay more and offer a better work-life balance. What is the larger toll on the health care system? Is this sustainable? This episode was produced by Alexis Green, Sean Pattendon and Raju Mudhar.

17/08/2022

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26 min
31/05/2023

'We're getting screwed... make that the ballot question'

Guests: Scott Reid, advisor to former prime minister Paul Martin and political analyst with CTV, speaks with guest host Edward Keenan Exactly 21 years ago, Scott Reid's boss, then Finance Minister Paul Martin, delivered a speech on the need to give cities a new source of revenue. It was regarded as the new deal for cities, and a speech Reid recalls led to Martin's departure from Jean Chrétien's cabinet. Now all these years later, as Reid and guest host Edward Keenan agree, Toronto needs to demand a new deal that acknowledges Toronto is different than any other city in Canada. Reid, a "lifelong political hack," talks through how mayoral candidates should approach it as a campaign issue to win a mandate and how it might work out in practice to create leverage if anyone won the election on that message. Audio source: CSPAN, Canadian Question Period, June 3, 2002

31/05/2023

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17 min
10/01/2024

Should we get married for money?

Yonni and Kayla have been together for 15 years. They're unmarried but they've combined their money and freely share their assets, even though only one of them has the house in their name and one of them has the car in theirs. Is this set up financially smart in the long run? Or does it benefit one over the other? Family lawyer Heather Hansen, partner at McCarthy Hansen & Company LLP, shares how getting married may affect your finances for better or for worse. This episode was produced by Ghada Alsharif, Julia De Laurentiis Johnston, Sean Pattendon, Kevin Sexton and Andrea Varsany What you would like to hear on Toronto Star podcasts? Let us know in this survey and you can enter to win a $100 gift card.

10/01/2024

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21 min
17/07/2023

These nurses treat mental health patients wherever they might find them

Guest: Sebastian Bron, reporter at The Hamilton Spectator Our health care systems are set up with the expectation someone struggling is functional enough to schedule, travel and arrive at appointments and be in the driver's seat of their care. Not everyone can do that, so St. Joe's mobile mental-health clinic in Hamilton has flipped the model on its head. Nurses and paramedics hit the road by bus to provide mobile mental health care everywhere from a Tim Hortons coffee shop, to a library, a shelter or off the grid completely. Patients are more engaged with their care, they are more regularly treated, and they are able to build rapport and trust with the broken system they are used to. Sebastian Bron, a general assignment reporter at The Hamilton Spectator, recently spent a day with the team and their patients. He joins "This Matters" to share his observations. This episode was produced by Sean Pattendon and Brian Bradley. Audio Sources: Sebastian Bron

17/07/2023

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18 min
03/10/2023

Canada-India diplomacy: The view from Ottawa and New Delhi

More than a week ago Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an unprecedented move. He accused Indian government agents of involvement in the death of exiled Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil; an accusation that New Delhi has denied strongly and dismissed as "absurd." Since then, both countries have been in a diplomatic showdown, including tit-for-tat expulsions of each other's diplomats. The tensions have spiralled since then with travel advisories for citizens on both sides, with India also suspending visa services in Canada. Diplomatic conflict between two G20 members raises the potential of drawing in mutual allies and transforming the conflict into a global one. The implications are serious, especially for ordinary people on both sides who will be impacted by the changing winds of foreign policy. We get two journalists from both countries to weigh in with the Canadian and Indian perspectives. This episode was produced by Paulo Marques, Julia De Laurentiis Johnston and Saba Eitizaz.

03/10/2023

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26 min

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