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Federal Elections Coverage 2021

Why some convicted moms live with their kids in prison

May 29, 2023 robyn.simon Transcript, Uncategorized Comments Off on Why some convicted moms live with their kids in prison

It’s a rarely used program—little-known and tough to qualify for—that allows children under five to live inside Canadian women’s prisons with their mothers. And a look inside those prisons...

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Safe supply and the overdose crisis: An FAQ

May 26, 2023 Joe Fish Uncategorized 00:24:14 Comments Off on Safe supply and the overdose crisis: An FAQ

Harm reduction programs in general tend to be divisive, but safe supply might be the most controversial of them all. It involves providing drug users with, well, drugs—in the...

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How do we fight the bigger, hotter wildfires of the future?

May 25, 2023 Joe Fish Transcript, Uncategorized 00:25:05 Comments Off on How do we fight the bigger, hotter wildfires of the future?

The climate is changing, so wildfires are changing too. The “unprecedented” fires of the past few weeks, won’t be unprecedented when they happen again, and again. And the conditions...

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No public inquiry on foreign interference. Why not? What happens now?

May 24, 2023 Joe Fish Transcript, Uncategorized 00:19:31 Comments Off on No public inquiry on foreign interference. Why not? What happens now?

Despite the controversy dominating federal politics for months now, Canadians will not get a public inquiry about Chinese government interference into our democracy and elections. That’s one of the...

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The ignoble end of “the world’s worst McDonald’s”

May 23, 2023 Joe Fish Transcript, Uncategorized 00:26:51 Comments Off on The ignoble end of “the world’s worst McDonald’s”

It’s not easy to make yourself notorious among the more than 40,000 McDonald’s franchises in the world—but Ottawa’s Rideau Street location accomplished it. From dangerous violence, to drug use,...

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The past, present and future of Canadian farming

May 22, 2023 Joe Fish Transcript, Uncategorized 00:26:51 Comments Off on The past, present and future of Canadian farming

Right now, while controlling our own food security becomes more important than ever, Canada’s farming industry is in transition. An older generation of farmers are ready to retire—but many...

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