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The Agenda with Steve Paikin

The Agenda with Steve Paikin is TVO's flagship current affairs program - devoted to exploring the social, political, cultural and economic issues that are changing our world, at home and abroad. The Agenda airs weeknights at 8:00 PM EST on TVO - Ontario's Public Media ...

The Agenda with Steve Paikin is TVO's flagship current affairs program - devoted to exploring the social, political, cultural and economic issues that are changing our world, at home and abroad. The Agenda airs weeknights at 8:00 PM EST on TVO - Ontario's Public Media Broadcaster.

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    Laura Pasut: Big Sugar

    The Agenda digs into information revealed in a recent TVO ...

    The Agenda digs into information revealed in a recent TVO airing of the documentary, Sugar Coated. Laura Pasut of the Canadian Sugar Institute gives the sugar industry's perspective on the role of sugar in modern diets.

    May 29, 2015 Read more
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    Giulia Enders: Gut Reaction

    Giulia Enders had been working on her Ph.D in Gastroenterology ...

    Giulia Enders had been working on her Ph.D in Gastroenterology when a presentation on the gut won her the Science Slam prize in her native Germany. Her cheeky treatise on the gut went viral and resulted in her best-selling book "Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ." She visits The Agenda to talk about why the typical gut reaction to this topic is avoidance and what can be learned from understanding the relationship between gut health and overall well being.

    May 29, 2015 Read more
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    Ximena Ramos Salas: Roots of Obesity

    Ximena Ramos Salas, Education Director of the Canadian Obesity Network ...

    Ximena Ramos Salas, Education Director of the Canadian Obesity Network talks to Steve Paikin about the root causes of obesity and the stigma associated with it.

    May 29, 2015 Read more
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    Redefining Aboriginal Protests

    Legal scholars David Milward and Pamela Palmater have been sounding ...

    Legal scholars David Milward and Pamela Palmater have been sounding alarms on how Bill C-51 could have a serious and detrimental impact on Aboriginal protests in this country. Among their concerns is that the legislation could mean Aboriginal Canadians will be labelled terrorists should they be involved in land claim protest.

    May 28, 2015 Read more
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    A Leader of Nations

    Perry Bellegarde was elected National Chief of the Assembly of ...

    Perry Bellegarde was elected National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in December 2014. Nearly half a year into his term, The Agenda checks in to see what issues he's prioritized and what progress he's made on longstanding concerns such as land claims, education and missing and murdered aboriginal women and girls.

    May 28, 2015 Read more
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    This Land is Our (Title) Land

    Arthur Manuel has worked with the United Nations Permanent Forum ...

    Arthur Manuel has worked with the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues since its inception in 2002. With his book 'Unsettling Canada,' Manuel turns his attention to Aboriginal land and the land claims process in Canada. In the wake of a new federal report on the failings of the land claims process, Manuel offers up his criticisms of the Eyford report's findings.

    May 28, 2015 Read more
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    Reforming Islam?

    In her new book, 'Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation ...

    In her new book, 'Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now,' Ayaan Hirsi Ali writes: "Without fundamental alterations to some of Islam's core concepts we shall not solve the burning and increasingly global problem of political violence carried out in the name of religion." As a follow-up to our interview with Ayaan Hirsi Ali, The Agenda convenes a panel to respond and discuss her call to reform Islam.

    May 27, 2015 Read more
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    The Islamophobia Industry

    In his book, The Islamophobia Industry, Nathan Lean explores the ...

    In his book, The Islamophobia Industry, Nathan Lean explores the rising tide of anti-Muslim sentiment in North America and Europe and what he refers to as the "minds of the manufacturers of Islamophobia." He discusses his book and the relationship between New Atheism and Islamophobia.

    May 27, 2015 Read more
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    Islam: Time for a Religious Reformation?

    Ayaan Hirsi Ali has become a polarizing figure on the ...

    Ayaan Hirsi Ali has become a polarizing figure on the international stage. On one side, she has championed the rights of Muslim women and Western values; on the other, she has been vilified by liberal critics for her attacks on Islam. Hirsi Ali takes her critiques of Islam further with her new book 'Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now.' In it, she explains how the religion is divided and what tenets of the Muslim faith need to change in order to find peace and co-existence with the West.

    May 26, 2015 Read more
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    The Agenda's Week in Review

    From the current state of marriage to the fate of ...

    From the current state of marriage to the fate of iconic fast food chain, McDonald's, to a one-on-one with Toronto Mayor John Tory and debating his first six months in office. The Agenda brings you the Week in Review.

    May 23, 2015 Read more
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