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12/11/2021

Climate risks and opportunities

Guests: Laura Zizzo, co-founder and CEO of Manifest Climate, and Adam Scott, executive director of Shift Action For Pension Health and Planet Health The second episode of the "Responsible Investing for a Sustainable Economy" podcast is all about climate risk. We're hot on the heels of a global climate conference with big targets announced by governments, corporations and investors. But did these announcements really mean anything? What the heck is climate risk anyway? To help us sort through everything, Tim Nash speaks with Laura Zizzo, co-founder and CEO of Manifest Climate, and Adam Scott, the executive director of Shift. You'll walk away from this episode with a much clearer understanding of climate risk and how it impacts your investments. Host Tim Nash wants to help you understand how to invest responsibly. Join him every Friday to make sense of responsible investing.

12/11/2021

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28 min
18/02/2022

How to know you are ready to start investing

Guest: Bruce Sellery, CEO of Credit Canada Many people are excited about responsible investing and eager to dive in. But there is some groundwork and approach that needs to be in place before you start. Bruce Sellery, CEO of Credit Canada and host of the "Moolala" podcast, joins host Tim Nash on "Responsible Investing for a Sustainable Economy" to discuss the mindset of having money. As Bruce shares, the better you are about managing your money, the better you'll be able to experience more about what you love. Got a question about responsible investing? Tim is taking questions and will endeavour to answer them on a future episode of the podcast. Need something answered? Email info@goodinvesting.com Host Tim Nash is the founder of Good Investing and has been a leader in responsible investing, impact investing, and the green economy for more than a decade.

18/02/2022

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20 min
27 NOV

Star columnists discuss Blue Jays big off-season signing of Dylan Cease, plus we open up the mailbag

Guests: Toronto Star baseball columnist Gregor Chisholm, Canadian Baseball League commissioner Ted Kalnins The Blue Jays have made their first big move of the off-season, agreeing to a seven-year, $210 million (US) contract with starting pitcher Dylan Cease - the biggest contract they've given to a free agent in franchise history. We're joined by Gregor Chisholm, my partner on the Star's baseball beat, to talk about the deal and what it means as the Jays go into their first off-season as pennant winners in over 30 years. And about Cease and what he brings to the team as well. Also, Ted Kalnins talks about what used to be the semi-pro Intercounty Baseball League, now re-branded as the Canadian Baseball League, one that's fully professional. Plus, we open up the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca!

27 Nov

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1h 13m
25 JUL

Reflecting on the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial

Guest: Toronto Star court reporter Jacques Gallant All five former members of Canada's 2018 World Junior hockey team accused of sexual assault have been found not guilty, ending one of the most closely watched trials in Canadian sports. The case centred on a woman known publicly only as "E.M." due to a publication ban. Her allegations against the players shook the sport, triggered years of scrutiny, reopened a police investigation, and fueled a national reckoning over Hockey Canada's handling of sexual misconduct. After eight weeks of testimony, Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia ruled the Crown failed to meet the burden of proof, raising doubts about the reliability of key evidence. But while the players were acquitted, key questions remain. How do we define consent? Can the justice system support those who come forward while also meeting such a high legal threshold? And what does this outcome say about how society grapples with power and accountability? Star reporter Jacques Gallant covered this trial from the beginning, and he joins This Matters to explain what we learned inside the courtroom and what might happen next. Produced by Saba Eitizaz and Paulo Marques

25 Jul

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23 min
18/11/2022

ESG grows up

Guest: Sarah Keyes Environmental, social and governance metrics have been a going concern for investing for close to 20 years, but what do these metrics actually mean? And who determines how an investment qualifies as "green" or "sustainable?" Sarah Keyes is the CEO of ESG Global Advisors. In this episode of "Responsible Investing for a Sustainable Economy," she walks host Tim Nash through new and developing guidelines and ratings being set up for ESG investing. She believes that ESG funds are moving out of their awkward teen years and into adulthood — with all the growing pains that comes with.

18/11/2022

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26 min
09/03/2024

Can Ontario's resource-extraction and industrial economy transition to the clean economy?

This Matters is pleased to publish episodes of the Toronto Star's podcast, "Road Trip: Electric Avenues," every Saturday. The next episode will be available next week here, or already in the Road Trip feed. This week, we are proud to share episode four: Steel is one of the biggest emitters of carbon in the world. Currently, steelmaking is responsible for seven to nine percent of total global emissions. That's about 2.6 billion tonnes of carbon — or four times more than all the emissions produced in Canada. And because most steel is made by melting down iron using coal, it's very hard to decarbonize. In Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma Steel is transitioning its 100 year old coke oven and blast furnaces to electric arc furnace technology. It's a change that will cut its carbon emissions by 70 per cent. Since Ontario's electricity grid is so clean, Algoma Steel will become some of the cleanest steel on the planet. It's already being used in EVs and will soon make its way into electrical towers and infrastructure used to build the clean economy. Toronto Star photographer Steve Russell and climate change reporter Marco Chown Oved went on a road trip through northern Ontario in the dead of winter. It was cold, blizzarding and icy. They travelled 2,300 km during the coldest week of the year. And they did it in an electric vehicle (EV).

09/03/2024

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28 min
20/08/2021

COVID and kids: What we know and what to expect in September

Guest: Dr. Karina Top, pediatrician, vaccine researcher and associate professor at Dalhousie University In what is increasingly being called a pandemic of the unvaccinated, the largest cohort that cannot receive vaccines yet are children under age 12. With the Delta variant spreading rapidly and the fourth wave accelerating, there has been a surge in cases and hospitalizations of children with COVID-19 in the U.S. There are fears something similar could occur in Canada, just as kids go back to school. Experts predict that cases will rise when school starts, but with Canada having one of highest rates of vaccination in the world and the enforcement of other precautions, the goal is to keep kids as safe as possible.

20/08/2021

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16 min
11/01/2023

Does the RCMP need a revamp?

Guest: Jeremy Nuttall, staff reporter The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) organization remains a symbol of Canadian history and national pride, even though the recent history of the police force is littered with internal scandals including racism in hiring and sexism within the ranks, in addition to heavy criticism for their handling of high profile crimes. Does the force need a revamp? A recent Star series looked at the force now and how it might need to adapt. This episode was produced by Alexis Green, Paulo Marques and Raju Mudhar. Audio sources: CBC, Global News and P.A.T. Film Services

11/01/2023

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20 min
10/03/2022

Escaping invasion in Ukraine: People share their stories

Today, we will be taking you to Ukraine, speaking with those who are trying to escape war, which for some includes leaving their homes, their families and their lives. Journalist Johanna Chisholm reports. This episode was produced by Johanna Chisholm, Julia De Laurentiis Johnston, Matthew Hearn and Sean Pattendon.

10/03/2022

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19 min
25/06/2021

Pride Hamilton is facing police at human rights tribunal. The result will set a strong precedent

June is Pride month. It's a month that is a celebration of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, a recognition of a decades-long struggle for rights and equality and a reminder that this struggle is ongoing. Brian Bradley joins on "This Matters" to talk about how that struggle is going in Hamilton, Ont., two years after Pride Hamilton organizers had to grapple with violent hate by far-right groups and questionable response from their local police service to protect them. They're taking their fight all the way to the human rights tribunal and making history along the way. Guest: Brian Bradley, Digital Producer, Toronto Star If you would like to support the journalism of the Toronto Star, you can subscribe at thestar.com/subscribingmatters.

25/06/2021

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13 min

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