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When U.S. President Joe Biden visits Canada this week, he’s expected to urge Ottawa to lead an international intervention effort in Haiti, where criminal gangs control more than half of the country and a cholera outbreak is worsening. We talk to Louis-Henri Mars, director of the Haitian peacebuilding organization, Lakou Lapè; Renata Segura, deputy director for Latin America and the Caribbean with the International Crisis Group; and Tom Lawson, a former chief of the defence staff with the Canadian Armed Forces.

In her new book Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock, author and artist Jenny Odell explores society’s relationship with time, how we measure it, and whether nature can give us a different way to appreciate the passing moments.

Six months after 11 people were killed in a stabbing attack in James Smith Cree Nation, the community in Saskatchewan is still figuring out how to keep itself safe. A new security patrol has been set up to deal with violence, but it’s unarmed, with no formal training or official authority. CBC reporter Olivia Stefanovich spent time there; she tells Matt Galloway what she’s heard about the First Nation’s search for safety.

A new UN report has issued a “final warning” that the Earth will hit a critical threshold for global warming in the next decade. Canadian climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe discusses what needs to happen now and whether the world is likely to respond.

A new podcast called Humans of the House offers a rare look at the people behind the politics in Ottawa, from how they entered public life to why they ultimately left. We talk to podcast host Sabreena Delhon, executive director of The Samara Centre for Democracy; Romeo Saganash, a former NDP MP and Cree lawyer; and Scott Brison, a former Progressive Conservative, then Liberal MP, and now vice-chair with BMO Wealth Management.

China's President Xi Jinping visits Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss peace with Ukraine this week. Observers say this is the latest effort by Beijing to become a global power broker — at the expense of the United States. We talk to Bessma Momani, a professor of political science at the University of Waterloo; and Ava Shen, an expert on Chinese foreign policy with the Eurasia Group.