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The $34-billion bet on boosting Canada’s economy
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- The $34-billion bet on boosting Canada’s economy
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- 2 years ago
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- After more than a decade, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project (TMX) has finally been completed. One of the country’s biggest infrastructure projects is seen as a major win for Albertan oil producers, with nearly 600,000 extra barrels shipped daily, ready for international buyers.
But the future ownership of the pipeline remains up in the air. Many of the issues and questions that delayed the project – concerns over its safety and the environment, fights over Indigenous land rights, long-term economic risks – remain.
Jeffrey Jones, The Globe’s sustainable finance reporter, explains the ballooning costs of the TMX and why one of Canada’s top exports is creating tension with its future climate targets.
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- Boycotting the Loblawpoly
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- 2 years ago
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- This month, people across Canada are boycotting Loblaw and its affiliated stores, thanks to momentum from a popular sub-reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/loblawsisoutofcontrol/) . It’s a sweeping revolt but it isn’t just about sticker shock, bread fixing and Galen Weston’s folksy image. It’s about how your friendly neighbourhood grocer turned into Amazon, and why Canada is struggling to adapt to the new competitive era.
Our guest is Denise Hearn (https://www.denisehearn.com/) , a researcher who looks at how economic power shapes our world. Hearn is a resident senior fellow at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, (https://ccsi.columbia.edu/directory/denise-hearn) and she coauthored The Myth of Capitalism: Monopolies and the Death of Competition (https://www.amazon.ca/Myth-Capitalism-Monopolies-Death-Competition/dp/1119548195) . She and Vass are the 2024 McGill Max Bell Lecturers (https://www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/events/lectures) and will publi...
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- Understanding Israel’s push into Rafah during ceasefire talks
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- 2 years ago
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- Tension is ratcheting up in the Gaza Strip as the Israeli military descends on the southern city of Rafah. This move has forced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians sheltering there to flee yet again. All of this has been happening this week against the backdrop of ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and the Israeli government and souring relations between Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden.
The Globe’s Senior International Correspondent Mark MacKinnon brings us up to speed on the many developments, breaks down what happened in the ceasefire talks this week, and what this means for the people in Gaza and the remaining Israeli hostages.
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- Researchers uncover 'phonetic alphabet' in sperm whale vocalizations
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- 2 years ago
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- A new analysis of years of vocalizations by sperm whales in the eastern Caribbean has found that their system of communication is more sophisticated than previously known.
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- TD Bank caught up in drug money-laundering scheme
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- 2 years ago
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- TD Bank has been plagued by concerns about its anti-money-laundering capabilities for over a year. In March 2023, they tried to acquire the U.S. based bank First Horizon Corp. Regulatory issues delayed the acquisition, and in May 2023, the deal fell through.
The extent of TD’s anti-money-laundering issues weren’t clear until now, when it’s revealed that TD is involved in a U.S. investigation of a US$653 million money-laundering and drug-trafficking operation. Tim Kiladze, financial reporter and columnist for the Globe, is on the show to talk about TD’s alleged lack of oversight and what this means for the bank – and its customers – going forward.
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- How do we solve our global plastic problem?
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- 2 years ago
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- 175 countries are in the midst of tense discussions around a UN treaty to reduce plastic pollution. The second-last negotiation session wrapped up in Ottawa last week, but there are still significant hurdles to getting it done, including disagreements about whether to include a production cap.
Today, The Globe’s environment reporter Wendy Stueck joins to explain what this treaty could change, and how countries are thinking about how to balance our reliance on plastic with its effects on our environment.
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- Can AI Companions Cure Loneliness?
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- 2 years ago
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- When Eugenia Kuyda saw Her for the first time – the 2013 film about a man who falls in love with his virtual assistant – it didn’t read as science fiction. That’s because she was developing a remarkably similar technology: an AI chatbot that could function as a close friend, or even a romantic partner.
That idea would eventually become the basis for Replika, Kuyda’s AI startup. Today, Replika has millions of active users – that’s millions of people who have AI friends, AI siblings and AI partners.
When I first heard about the idea behind Replika, I thought it sounded kind of dystopian. I envisioned a world where we’d rather spend time with our AI friends than our real ones. But that’s not the world Kuyda is trying to build. In fact, she thinks chatbots will actually make people more social, not less, and that the cure for our technologically exacerbated loneliness might just be more technology.
Mentioned:
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- Maria Ressa saw the dangers of social media. AI might be worse.
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- 2 years ago
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- In the last few years, artificial intelligence has gone from a novelty to perhaps the most influential technology we’ve ever seen. The people building AI are convinced that it will eradicate disease, turbocharge productivity, and solve climate change. It feels like we’re on the cusp of a profound societal transformation. And yet, I can’t shake the feeling we’ve been here before. Fifteen years ago, there was a similar wave of optimism around social media: it was going to connect the world, catalyze social movements and spur innovation. It may have done some of these things. But it also made us lonelier, angrier, and occasionally detached from reality.
Few people understand this trajectory better than Maria Ressa. Ressa is a Filipino journalist, and the CEO of a news organization called Rappler. Like many people, she was once a fervent believer in the power of social media. Then she saw how it could be abused. In 2016, she reported on how Rodrigo Duterte, then presid...
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- Police, campus unrest and the power of student protests
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- 2 years ago
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- Campus protests are spreading across Canada including at the University of Toronto and McGill. It comes after high profile demonstrations in the United States where students are demonstrating against the war in Gaza. And when police were called in to disband these protests, sometimes things got violent.
The protests and tensions with police call back to student movements of the past. Dr. Roberta Lexier is an associate professor at Mount Royal University, and her research focuses on social and student movements. She’s on the show to explain the tensions between campus protesters and police and what history tells us about the protests today.
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- Zendaya's grand entrance at the 2024 Met Gala - #shorts #metgala
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- 2 years ago
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- Zendaya made a grand entrance at the 2024 Met Gala wearing a stunning blue and green gown following this year's "Garden of Time" theme.
More on the Met Gala: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/article-met-gala-2024-looks/
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- The ‘stain’ of foreign interference on Canadian elections
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- 2 years ago
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- The public inquiry into foreign interference aimed to provide answers critical to Canada’s democracy: who are the main perpetrators of the threats against the country’s electoral system? What, if any, role did they play in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections? The first report from the inquiry has now been released – detailing the “pervasive, insidious and harmful” problems of foreign interference on Canada’s democratic institutions.
Robert Fife, The Globe’s Ottawa bureau chief, breaks down the report and explains what comes next, as pressure mounts on the Trudeau government.
Read more: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-foreign-interference-report-hogue/
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- The stories behind the speed: Three key displays at the F1 Exhibition in Toronto
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- 2 years ago
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- The official Formula 1 Exhibition is making its North American debut in Toronto. Curator and producer Tim Harvey shares the backstories behind three displays at the exhibition, which covers the sport's pursuit of speed and enhanced safety.
The exhibition runs from May 3 to mid-July.
Read more: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-formula-1-exhibition-toronto/
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- ‘A stain on our electoral process’ - Commissioner on foreign interference
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- 2 years ago
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- Inquiry Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue warned in her initial report that foreign interference taints the electoral process, undermines trust in the electoral system and discourages diaspora communities from participating in Canadian democracy. Justice Hogue is now moving on to conduct a second phase of hearings on foreign interference in the fall.
The Commission: https://foreigninterferencecommission.ca/
More coverage from The Globe: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/topics/foreign-interference/
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- How we became digital serfs
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- 2 years ago
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- Who profits from our online lives? How is all our clicking and scrolling giving tech companies such unprecedented power and wealth? This isn’t capitalism, argues Yanis Varoufakis (https://www.yanisvaroufakis.eu/) : it’s technofeudalism.
Maverick economist Varoufakis argues that we’re all serfs now, paying rents to the big tech "cloudalists” (cloud + capitalists). He talks about why we don’t actually own the music and movies we buy online; what Don Draper knew about behaviour modification; and how a Star Trek future could save us, and democracy.
Yanis Varoufakis is the former finance Minister of Greece whose latest book is called Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism. (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/751443/technofeudalism-by-yanis-varoufakis/)
Also, Vass and Katrina talk about whether Civil War is worth a trek to the theatre.
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- ‘What I eat in a day’ videos and the new diet culture
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- 2 years ago
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- Diet culture that celebrates thinness, weight loss and supplements, has been around for decades. But the global reach of social media and influencers talking about nutrition trends and advice is something new. And what they’re telling – and selling – to followers isn’t always safe or fact-based.
Christy Harrison is a registered dietitian, certified intuitive eating counsellor and author. Her most recent book, The Wellness Trap, discusses moving away from diet-culture and sifting through disinformation. She’s on the podcast to discuss diet-culture’s presence on social media, the harms of nutrition trends and how to maintain a safe relationship with food today.
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- How the politics of decriminalization played out in B.C.
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- 2 years ago
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- Last year, British Columbia’s government began an experiment in drug policy by decriminalizing illicit drug use, up to a certain amount. The pilot program was meant to address the worsening opioid crisis that killed thousands of people in B.C. in 2023. But now, the provincial government has made a major reversal on that cornerstone policy, after reports from mayors of urban centres, residents and health care workers of rampant open drug use.
Justine Hunter, The Globe’s B.C. politics reporter joins the podcast to talk about the politics of decriminalization and what this means for harm reduction policies across Canada in the future.
Read more: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-whats-next-for-bcs-decriminalization-experiment/
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- Introducing Machines Like Us
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- We are living in an age of breakthroughs propelled by advances in artificial intelligence. Technologies that were once the realm of science fiction will become our reality: robot best friends, bespoke gene editing, brain implants that make us smarter.
Every other Tuesday Taylor Owen sits down with someone shaping this rapidly approaching future.
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- Why running is more popular than ever
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- 2 years ago
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- Distance running, once a relatively niche sport, has exploded in popularity. The trend has been ongoing for at least a decade, but 2024′s running season may be the biggest one yet. Marathon race organizers are expecting record participation in races this year, both in Canada and in cities around the world.
Today, Ben Kaplan, general manager of iRun Magazine, Allison Hill, co-founder of Hill Run Club, and members of The Decibel’s own running club explain how the sport has grown more inclusive and diverse, drawing in a whole new generation of runners.
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- Sudan and the neglected wars
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- 2 years ago
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- Sudan is facing a dire humanitarian crisis. Nearly 9 million people are displaced from their homes and millions face severe hunger, all stemming from a conflict that broke out just over a year ago. But there are widespread concerns that the world is turning a blind eye to Sudan – and to other African countries facing conflicts.
Today, The Globe’s Africa Bureau Chief Geoffrey York explains what’s been going on in Sudan, why so little attention is being paid to this conflict among others, and what that means for the people on the ground.
Read more: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-darfur-villages-torched-in-echo-of-earlier-genocide-report-says/
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- The biggest EV investment in Canada yet
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- 2 years ago
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- By 2030, the federal government is hoping 60 per cent of new car sales will be zero-emission. By 2035, they want that number to be 100 per cent. To help with that goal, Canada and a number of provinces have been courting auto manufacturers to set up shop here. And just last week, Honda announced a $15-billion investment in EV production in Ontario – the biggest deal Canada has ever landed.
Adam Radwanski, The Globe’s climate policy columnist, is on the show to talk about a few of these Canadian deals and the future of the EV industry – both the prospect and obstacles ahead.
Read more: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-honda-ev-announcement-alliston-ontario/
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- Watch me lose my job
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- 2 years ago
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- It's playing out across screens everywhere: Employees log into Zoom only to find out they’re being let go, sometimes alongside hundreds of colleagues. And now they're pushing back by posting it all on TikTok.
Our guest is Amanda Hoover, a staff writer at Wired.com who recently wrote a story called The Stark Realities of Posting Your Layoff on TikTok. (https://www.wired.com/story/the-stark-realities-of-posting-your-layoff-on-tiktok/) She unpacks the viral layoff ecosystem, how HR practices are being outed on social media, and the unexpected upside of uploading your job loss trauma.
Also, Vass and Katrina talk about their own tragicomic layoff stories.
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Our executive producer is Katrina Onstad.
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- Breaking up with dating apps
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- 2 years ago
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- Dating apps got costly, creepy, and exhausting. Users are fleeing and the industry is anxious. But how did dating apps change us? And if you haven’t given up on connection, what comes next?
Our guest is Marina Adshade, an economist (https://economics.ubc.ca/profile/marina-adshade/) who looks at how the market affects our love lives. She’s the author of Dollars and Sex: How Economics Influences Sex and Love (https://books.google.ca/books/about/Dollars_and_Sex.html?id=IpRE66T1fucC&redir_esc=y) and teaches at the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver School of Economics.
Also, Vass and Katrina talk about the war room tactics Vass used to find her (now) husband.
This is Lately. Every week, we take a deep dive into the big, defining trends in business and tech that are reshaping our every day.
Lately is a Globe and Mail podcast.
Our executive producer is Katrina Onstad. The s...
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- How online reviews got gamed
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Welcome to Lately. Every week, we take a deep dive into the big, defining trends in business and tech that are reshaping our every day.
In our very first episode, we tackle the fake review economy: how online reviews got corrupted and if we can ever trust them again. Our guest is Joseph Reagle, (https://reagle.org/joseph/) an associate professor at Northeastern University and the author of several books, including Reading the Comments. He recently posted a positive review of a dog raincoat on Temu.
Also, Vass and Katrina talk about what it’s like to find your own name on a review for a rug you never bought!
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Our executive producer is Katrina Onstad.
The show is hosted by Vass Bednar and produced by Andrea Varsany.
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- The call to disband the Thunder Bay police
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- 2 years ago
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- This week, a group of First-Nations leaders called for the Thunder Bay Police Service to be disbanded for the second time – following charges against high ranking members of the service and board, and several reports accusing the police service of racism, discrimination and misconduct, specifically in the cases involving Indigenous people.
The Globe’s Willow Fiddler has been covering this story and is on the show to explain the problems with the Thunder Bay Police Service, and what led to this call for the service to be disbanded.
Read more: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-thunder-bay-indigenous-group-wants-province-to-dissolve-the-municipal/
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- How Hong Kong is cracking down on dissent
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- 2 years ago
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- The government in Hong Kong recently voted to pass a new national security law, referred to as Article 23. It includes seven new offences related to sedition, treason and state secrets, and is expected to have a chilling effect on protest. A number of countries, including Canada, denounced the law before it was passed, saying it’s too broad and risks undermining human rights.
James Griffiths, The Globe’s Asia Correspondent, is on the show to discuss Article 23 – what it is, how it’s affecting people in Hong Kong and who is most at risk.
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- As conflict rages in Gaza, a ‘silent war’ in the West Bank
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- 2 years ago
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- The Israel-Hamas war is continuing in Gaza, but tension extends to another Palestinian territory, the West Bank. Five hundred Palestinians have been killed by Israeli settlers or security forces, according to local authorities, and at least nine Israelis have been killed, according to the United Nations. The West Bank is also home to farmland where olive, fig and lemon trees grow. Since Oct. 7, Israeli settlements have expanded and some Palestinian farmers say they’ve lost access to agricultural land.
Nathan VanderKlippe, the Globe’s international correspondent, tells us what’s been happening on West Bank farmlands for the past six months and how this is increasing tensions in the region.
Read more: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-west-bank-farmers-israeli-settlements/
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- The capital gains tax, explained
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- When the federal government released their 2024 budget last week, they changed the capital gains tax for the first time in a quarter-century. The tax is set to bring in $19.3-billion dollars, and the government says it’ll only impact the wealthiest of Canadians. But many are disputing that.
Salmaan Farooqui, a personal finance reporter with the Globe’s Report on Business, is on the show to tell us about the basics of capital gains and how this tax might affect Canadians.
Read more: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/household-finances/article-middle-class-canadians-could-be-hit-by-increases-to-capital-gains-tax/
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- Drone captures harrowing footage of a baby orca trapped in a B.C. lagoon
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- 2 years ago
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- The young killer whale was circling her beached mother before swimming out into the lagoon near Zeballos, B.C., on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island on March 23, 2024.
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- ArriveCan and the government’s outsourcing problem
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- 2 years ago
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- On Wednesday, Kristian Firth became the first person in over a century held in contempt of Parliament and ordered to answer MP questions. It all has to do with the ArriveCan app, which his company, GC Strategies, was awarded millions of dollars to help develop.
An Auditor-General’s report estimates the app cost taxpayers $59.5 million and most of the work was outsourced to companies like GC strategies. Why the app cost so much and who got that money has come under scrutiny.
Bill Curry, the Globe’s Deputy Ottawa Bureau Chief, is on the show to tell us about what’s been going on with ArriveCan and what we learned from Kristian Firth’s historic appearance at the House of Commons.
Read more: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-rcmp-search-arrivecan-kristian-firth/
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- Huge floating crane swings into action to clear Baltimore bridge debris
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- 2 years ago
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- The Chesapeake 1000 is a huge floating crane working to clear sections of debris from the Baltimore bridge that collapsed after being struck by a ship. But there's an even larger crane laid up in New York that could swing into action to help rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
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- The stakes of India’s election as Modi seeks third term
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- 2 years ago
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- With nearly one billion eligible voters, India is the world’s biggest democracy. Beginning April 19, with voting staggered over six weeks, they will decide their leader for the next five years. Narendra Modi aims to consolidate power with his third term as prime minister, as a coalition opposition looks to unseat him.
Sanjay Ruparelia is an associate professor at Toronto Metropolitan University and Jarislowsky Democracy Chair explains why India’s elections matter for democracy – and the balance of power for the rest of the world.
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- What to know about India's election as the world's largest democracy goes to the polls
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- 2 years ago
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- Nearly one billion Indians will be eligible to vote in the world's biggest election starting this month. Opinion polls predict an easy win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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- What the 2024 federal budget means for you
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- 2 years ago
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- The 2024 Canadian federal budget has been unveiled, with a particular focus on affordability and housing this year. But the 430 page plan covers a wide gamut of other spending details – from defence, tax hikes, generational fairness and much more. Making sense of it all can be overwhelming.
We’ll cover all the key points of this year’s budget and explain how it will affect your wallet and financial prospects. A team of Globe and Mail journalists – senior political reporter Marieke Walsh, real estate reporter Rachelle Younglai, Report on Business reporter Mark Rendell and personal finance expert Rob Carrick – join The Decibel to explain what you need to know.
Read more: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-federal-budget-2024-highlights-include-new-taxes-housing-affordability/
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- How a new kind of drug could change the future of Alzheimer’s
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- 2 years ago
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- There are an estimated 650,000 cases of dementia in Canada right now. The last 20 years of research into the treatment of Alzheimer’s have been, as one expert put it, “agonizing.” But a new drug was approved in the United States and is being tested in Canada to see if it can delay or slow the progression of Alzheimer’s symptoms. And it’s giving researchers and patients some hope that a breakthrough could be on the way.
Kelly Grant, health reporter for The Globe, has been looking at this drug more closely. She’s on the show today to tell us what these trials mean for patients and the future of Alzheimer’s research.
Read more: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-alzheimers-lecanemab-ahead-clinical-trial/
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- What we’ve learned from the foreign interference inquiry
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- 2 years ago
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- After a spate of news stories and immense public pressure, the government of Canada established the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference to examine allegations that foreign countries like China and Russia interfered in our elections. The inquiry has heard from many high-ranking officials, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, about interference in the 2019 and 2021 elections.
Robert Fife, The Globe’s Ottawa bureau chief, is on the show to explain the main points from the public inquiry so far and whether it will answer the lingering questions around foreign interference in Canada.
Read more: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-trudeau-casts-doubt-on-csis-intelligence-about-chinese-interference-in/
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- Former health minister Jane Philpott’s plan to save health care
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- 2 years ago
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- Long wait times and the never ending battle to connect with a healthcare professional is a reality most people know all too well. Especially for the 6.5 million Canadian residents who do not have a family doctor. It’s a problem that has existed for years because it isn’t easy to solve.
Dr. Jane Philpott is the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen’s University. She is a family doctor, the former Minister of Health and recently published a new book, Health for All: A Doctor’s Prescription for a Healthier Canada. Dr. Philpott is on the show to talk about her ‘hopeful’ vision for primary care in Canada.
Read more: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-its-time-for-canadians-to-have-the-right-to-a-family-doctor/
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- Justin Trudeau testifies at public hearing into foreign interference in Canada
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- 2 years ago
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- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tells the foreign interference inquiry recent elections were ‘decided by Canadians.’ See his full testimony from the April 10 Foreign Interference Commission hearing in Ottawa.
For more on this go to: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-foreign-interference-public-inquiry-live-updates/
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- Public hearing into foreign interference in Canada
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- 2 years ago
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- The public inquiry into foreign interference in Canada from Ottawa on Wednesday, April 10.
Coverage of the full day of hearings at The Globe's live blog: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-foreign-interference-public-inquiry-live-updates/
Appearing today (in alphabetical order):
Minister Bill Blair
Minister Karina Gould
Minister Dominic LeBlanc
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
The Commission - https://foreigninterferencecommission.ca
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- Dominic LeBlanc testifies at public hearing into foreign interference in Canada
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- 2 years ago
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- Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc told the foreign-interference inquiry he was given briefings on campaigns targeting Kenny Chiu and Erin O’Toole. See his full testimony from the April 10 Foreign Interference Commission hearing in Ottawa.
For more on this go to: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-foreign-interference-public-inquiry-live-updates/
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- Bill Blair testifies at public hearing into foreign interference in Canada
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Defence Minister Bill Blair has held several cabinet roles in the Trudeau government. From 2019 to 2021, his portfolio was public safety, which put him in charge of overseeing CSIS. See his full testimony from the April 10 Foreign Interference Commission hearing in Ottawa.
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- Karina Gould testifies at public hearing into foreign interference in Canada
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Karina Gould was the federal minister of democratic institutions in the buildup to the 2019 election, implementing new measures to avert interference from hackers or foreign actors. See her full testimony from the April 10 Foreign Interference Commission hearing in Ottawa.
For more on this go to: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-foreign-interference-public-inquiry-live-updates/
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- Title
- Why major economies are trying to woo Vietnam
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Vietnam is having a moment on the world stage. Last month, Canada sent the largest ever “Team Canada” delegation of business leaders and government officials in a push to strengthen the bond with the country. And Canada isn’t alone – the U.S., Australia and China are all looking to do the same.
The Globe’s Asia correspondent, James Griffiths was recently in Vietnam and he’s on the show to explain why the southeast Asian country is so popular right now, what Canada is hoping to gain and what this all means for Vietnam’s future.
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- How seafood from North Korean forced labour ends up in Canada
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Where does your seafood come from? And who, along the supply chain, handled it? An investigation from the non-profit investigative journalism organization, Outlaw Ocean Project, reveals a network of North Korean labourers at Chinese seafood plants – a violation of United Nations sanctions – supplying certain Canadian seafood companies. The workers detail a pattern of hyper-surveillance, poor pay and sexual assault by their employers.
Ian Urbina, executive editor of The Outlaw Ocean Project, joins The Decibel to discuss the findings of the investigation, the working conditions inside the processing plants and how products made from forced labour are ending up on Canadian store shelves.
Read more: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-china-seafood-north-korea/
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- Total eclipse peeks through clouds at Niagara Falls
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The total eclipse peeked through clouds over Niagara Falls on Monday to give the huge crowds gathered there a view of the stellar phenomenon.
Read more about the eclipse - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-total-solar-eclipse-canada-live-updates/
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- View of the total eclipse from Mexico
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Mazatlan, Mexico was the first place in North America to see Monday's total eclipse as it began to sweep across the continent. Solar flares were visible around the shadow cast by the moon during totality. Video via NASA.
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- The big business bet on psychedelic drugs
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- In the last few years, there has been an increase in research around using psychedelic drugs, like LSD and magic mushrooms, as treatments for mental health conditions. And recently, two Canadian companies working in the sphere have gotten a special designation from a big U.S. regulator that could fast-track the development and review of their drugs.
Sean Silcoff is a journalist with The Globe’s Report on Business. He has been looking at recent developments in these companies and how that fits into the bigger picture of investor excitement around these drugs.
Read more: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-medical-psychedelic-drugs-investors-companies/
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- The U.S. wants to create a moon standard time
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The White House has directed NASA to establish a unified standard of time for the moon and other celestial bodies, as the United States aims to set international norms in space amid a growing lunar race among nations and private companies. But what does that mean?
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- Title
- The deadly challenges of getting aid into Gaza
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The deaths of seven World Central Kitchen humanitarian aid workers in Gaza has shone a light on the dangerous conditions facing people delivering essential supplies to Gazans. Some aid organizations have either suspended or modified deliveries in order to protect worker safety. It comes at a time when food and other supplies are desperately needed in Gaza. The UN says that a famine is looming for people living there. Simply put, getting aid into Gaza has long been difficult. But without a ceasefire it is a logistical nightmare.
Dr. Sarah Schiffling is an expert in humanitarian logistics. She’s the Deputy Director of the Hemlock Research Institute at the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland. She explains the challenges of getting aid into Gaza and what can be done to make it easier.
Read more: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-world-central-kitchen-charity-calls-for-investigation-to-determine-if/
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- Title
- School boards take on social media giants
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Educators across Canada are worried about the use of cellphones – and in particular social media – in classrooms, saying it’s disrupting class and causing mental health issues. Four school boards in Ontario are suing the companies behind Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat for billions of dollars, joining a long list of U.S. school districts doing the same.
Philip Mai, senior researcher and co-director of the Social Media Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University, explains why this might be a tough case to prove in court, and how it could make an impact on how young people engage with social media.
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- How to safely view the eclipse with your kids
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- From eclipse glasses to pinhole projection, Globe science reporter Ivan Semeniuk explains what parents need to know to enjoy the stellar event with their kids. The eclipse is April 8 and will be visible from a large swath of eastern Canada.
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