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Federal Elections Coverage 2021

Why it’s been so hard to implement $10-a-day child care

February 8, 2023 Joe Fish Uncategorized 00:20:31 Comments Off on Why it’s been so hard to implement $10-a-day child care

In April of 2021, the federal government announced their intention to give all Canadians access to $10-a-day childcare, amounting to roughly $30-billion of federal funds over three years. It’s...

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As the winter thaw looms in Ukraine, NATO tanks will be critical

February 7, 2023 Joe Fish Uncategorized 00:27:13 Comments Off on As the winter thaw looms in Ukraine, NATO tanks will be critical

A Canadian tank arrived in Poland on Monday, and will head off to bolster Ukrainian efforts agains a Russian invasion. The single tank, obviously, isn’t critical on its own,...

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Employee monitoring goes to court, and we learn about “time theft”

February 6, 2023 Joe Fish Transcript, Uncategorized 00:23:45 Comments Off on Employee monitoring goes to court, and we learn about “time theft”

What counts as “work” and what doesn’t? If you’re sitting there, doing nothing, thinking of how to accomplish your goals … are you working? Well, if you’re using a...

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Are we looking for aliens in all the wrong places?

February 3, 2023 Joe Fish Transcript, Uncategorized 00:17:56 Comments Off on Are we looking for aliens in all the wrong places?

Much of humanity’s search for extraterrestrial life has focused on, well, our kind of life—the conditions that make possible the biology we see on Earth. But what if the...

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Is Toronto’s transit system entering a death spiral?

February 2, 2023 Joe Fish Transcript, Uncategorized 00:24:59 Comments Off on Is Toronto’s transit system entering a death spiral?

Even if you don’t live in the city, you’ve probably heard about the recent spate of violence on Toronto’s transit system. There have been some really ugly, seemingly random...

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We’re still short on kids’ fever meds, and those aren’t the only drugs we need

February 1, 2023 Joe Fish Transcript, Uncategorized 00:23:00 Comments Off on We’re still short on kids’ fever meds, and those aren’t the only drugs we need

Pain and fever meds for children—acetaminophen and ibuprofen, usually—have been in short (or no) supply across the country for several months. Purchases made by the government have begun to...

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